FORM OF MARGIN LOAN AGREEMENT
Exhibit 4.2
FORM OF MARGIN LOAN AGREEMENT
This MARGIN LOAN AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 21, 2016 by and among LBC CHEETAH 5, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower (the “Borrower”), LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), as Guarantor (the “Guarantor”), [__], as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as Calculation Agent (in such capacity, the “Calculation Agent”), [__], as initial Lender (in such capacity, the “Initial Lender”), and any other Lender from time to time party hereto (collectively with the Initial Lender (so long as Initial Lender is a party hereto), the “Lenders”).
The Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit in the form of (a) an Initial Loan in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Initial Loan Commitment and (b) Delayed Draw Loans in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the Delayed Draw Commitment, and the Lenders are willing to make such loans on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Activities” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(b).
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Advance/Xxxxxxxx Partnership” means Advance/Xxxxxxxx Partnership, a New York general partnership.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Affiliated Persons” mean, with respect to any specified natural Person, (a) such specified Person’s parents, spouse, siblings, descendants, step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their respective spouses, (b) the estate, legatees and devisees of such specified Person and each of the Persons referred to in clause (a) and (c) any company, partnership, trust or other entity or investment vehicle Controlled by any of the Persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) or the holdings of which are for the primary benefit of any of such Persons.
“Agent” means each of the Administrative Agent and the Calculation Agent.
“Agent Account” means such account of the Administrative Agent in New York, New York as is designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders for such purpose.
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“Agent’s Group” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(b).
“Agented Lender” means any Lender who has taken a Loan hereunder by assignment, but has not yet entered into a joinder to the Security Agreement and the Collateral Account Control Agreement with respect to any of its Ratable Share of the Collateral securing the Obligations. Any reference in the Loan Documents to an Applicable Lender with respect to an Agented Lender shall be the Applicable Lender who assigned a Loan to such Agented Lender, and vice versa.
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower, the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 5.19.
“Applicable Lender” means any Lender that has, or purports to have, control (other than a Lender that is an Agented Lender solely as it relates to that portion of the Collateral for which such Lender is an Agented Lender) over any portion of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Account Control Agreement (it being understood that the termination of the Collateral Account Control Agreement (or the termination of the Collateral Account Control Agreement with respect to such Lender’s Ratable Share of the Collateral) without the written consent of the relevant Applicable Lender shall not result in such Lender ceasing to be an Applicable Lender).
“Applicable Percentage” means, (A) with respect to the Loans or Commitments hereunder, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding under this Agreement (or in the case of Section 2.02 and Section 6.12(b) and (c), the aggregate principal amount of Commitments outstanding under this Agreement) over (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding under this Agreement, plus the aggregate principal amount of the loans outstanding under the Other Margin Loan Agreement (or in the case of Section 2.02 and Section 6.12(b) and (c), the aggregate principal amount of Commitments outstanding under this Agreement, plus the aggregate principal amount of commitments outstanding under the Other Margin Loan Agreement) and (B) with respect to the loans or commitments under the Other Margin Loan Agreement, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate principal amount of the loans outstanding under the Other Margin Loan Agreement (or (x) in the case of Section 7.19 of the Other Margin Loan Agreement, the aggregate principal amount of loans and commitments outstanding under the Other Margin Loan Agreement or (y) in the case of Section 2.02 and Section 6.12(b) and (c) of the Other Margin Loan Agreement, the aggregate principal amount of commitments outstanding under the Other Margin Loan Agreement) over (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the loans outstanding under the Other Margin Loan Agreement, plus the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding under this Agreement (or in the case of Section 6.12(b) and (c) of the Other Margin Loan Agreement, the aggregate principal amount of commitments outstanding under the Other Margin Loan Agreement, plus the aggregate principal amount of Commitments outstanding under this Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, on the Funding Date the Applicable Percentage for each of (A) and (B) shall be 50%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Percentage of any Lender, when used with respect to any determination related to Collateral or payment or proceeds of Collateral, shall include the Applicable Percentage of each Agented Lender that such Applicable Lender holds Collateral for and the Applicable Percentage for such purpose of any
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Agented Lender with respect to such Collateral or payment or proceeds shall be zero (and the foregoing shall apply correspondingly with respect to the Other Margin Loans and the Cheetah 4 Margin Loans).
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is (or will be) administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of any Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Attributable Debt” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any obligation of a Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, the amount thereof that would appear as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Average Daily Trading Volume” means, for any Issuer, as of any date of determination at the close of trading on such date, and with respect to the relevant Shares, Merger Shares and/or Spin-Off Shares, the arithmetic average, for the thirty (30) Exchange Days ending on and including such date (or, in the case of an Issuer Tender Offer, Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, such other period as is reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent), of (i) the daily reported volume of trading in such Shares, Merger Shares and/or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, for each such Exchange Day (excluding elements of such average daily trading volume that may be attributed to any block trade that occurs on any such Exchange Day) as determined by the Calculation Agent by reference to Bloomberg L.P. (without regard to pre-opening or after hours trading outside of any regular trading session for such Exchange Day) or, if not so reported, any successor reporting entity thereto selected by the Calculation Agent, multiplied by (ii) the Market Reference Price of relevant Shares, Merger Shares and/or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, at the closing of trading for each such Exchange Day.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code.
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the Prime Rate; provided that, if the Base Rate as otherwise determined pursuant to this definition shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Base Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
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“Base Spread” means 210 basis points per annum.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Financial Statements” means a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Closing Date, (a) certifying that, after giving effect to the transactions to be consummated on the Closing Date and the Funding Date, the Borrower will have no other assets other than the Permitted Assets, and (b) containing a list of all Indebtedness, other liabilities and/or commitments of the Borrower that are individually in excess of $100,000 (other than under the Loan Documents and the Other Margin Loan Documents), a description of the material terms of each item on such list (including the amount of any liability thereunder, whether contingent, direct or otherwise, the due date for each such liability, the total unfunded commitment, if any, and the rate of interest, if any, applicable thereto) and a certification that such list is true, correct and complete in all material respects and that the Borrower has no other Indebtedness, liabilities or commitments that are in excess of $100,000 other than those set forth on such list and the Loan Documents and the Other Margin Loan Documents.
“Borrower Sole Member” means LMC Cheetah 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor, in its capacity as sole member and manager of the Borrower.
“Borrowing” means, individually or collectively, as the context may require, an Initial Loan Borrowing or a Delayed Draw Borrowing.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02 and substantially in the form of Exhibit I, or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Bright House Proxy” means the Proxy and Right of First Refusal Agreement to be entered by, among others, Parent and Advance/Xxxxxxxx Partnership upon closing of the Bright House Transaction, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 10.9 to the Form 8-K filed by Parent with the SEC on May 29, 2015.
“Bright House Transaction” means, collectively, the transactions contemplated by that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2015, by and among the CHTR Issuer, Advance/Xxxxxxxx Partnership, A/NPC Holdings LLC, CCH and Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, as amended by the First Amendment to the Contribution Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2015, by and among the CHTR Issuer, Advance/Xxxxxxxx Partnership, A/NPC Holdings LLC, CCH and Charter Communications Holdings, LLC.
“Business Day” means (i) any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed, in New York and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Loans (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any notices or determinations pursuant to Section 2.09), any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Calculation Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. All calculations and determinations made by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
“Cash” means U.S. dollars in immediately available funds.
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“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following: (a) readily marketable direct obligations of the government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof that are obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the government of the United States and have a maturity of not greater than 12 months from the date of issuance thereof or (b) insured certificates of deposit or time or demand deposits with the Custodian, so long as the Custodian is a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Custodian or its parent issues commercial paper rated at least P-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, and the long-term, unsecured debt of the Custodian is rated P-3 or better by Xxxxx’x and A-3 or better by S&P and having a remaining maturity of not longer than one year.
“CCH” means CCH I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“CCH Shares” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of CCH to be issued in connection with the Charter TWC Mergers.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” means (i) with respect to the Borrower, any event or transaction, or series of related events or transactions, as a result of which Parent, directly or indirectly, is the “beneficial owner” of less than 100% of Borrower’s common equity and (ii) with respect to Parent, (x) any event or transaction, or series of related events or transactions, as a result of which a “person” or “group” (other than a Permitted Holder) becomes the “beneficial owner” of sufficient shares of Parent to entitle such “person” or “group” to exercise more than 30% of the total voting power of all such shares entitled to vote generally at elections of directors of Parent (all within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) and (y) the Permitted Holders do not beneficially own shares of Parent having a percentage of the voting power of all shares entitled to vote generally at elections of directors of Parent in excess of such voting power held by such “person” or “group”.
“Charter TWC Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Mergers, dated as of May 23, 2015, among the CHTR Issuer, the TWC Issuer, CCH, Merger Subsidiary One, Nina Company II, LLC and Nina Company III, LLC, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to its terms.
“Charter TWC Mergers” means, collectively, the transactions contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Charter TWC Mergers Agreement and the transactions contemplated by Section 2(a)(i) of the Contribution Agreement.
“Charter TWC Mergers LTV Ratio” means 50.0%.
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“Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Agreements” means (i) that certain Margin Loan Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2014, among the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Borrower, the Guarantor, [__], as administrative agent and calculation agent, and the various lenders from time to time party thereto and (ii) that certain Margin Loan Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2014 among the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Borrower, the Guarantor, [__], as administrative agent and calculation agent, and the various lenders from time to time party thereto.
“Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Borrower” means LMC Cheetah 4, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in its capacity as the borrower under each of the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Agreements.
“Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Documents” means, collectively, the “Loan Documents” as such term is defined in each of the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Agreements.
“Cheetah 4 Margin Loans” means the “Loans” as defined in each of the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Agreements.
“CHTR Issuer” means Charter Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“CHTR Shares” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of CHTR Issuer; provided that following the occurrence of an Issuer 251(g) Merger Event with respect to CHTR Issuer, the shares of common stock issued by the resulting Delaware corporation shall be deemed to be the “CHTR Shares” (except for purposes of the definition of Issuer 251(g) Merger Event).
“Closing Date” means the first date on which all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived by the Lenders in accordance with Section 10.01.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor.
“Collateral” means any and all “Collateral” as defined in any Collateral Document.
“Collateral Account” means each custody account of the Borrower established and maintained by the Custodian and subject to the control of an Applicable Lender as secured party, including any subaccount, substitute, successor or replacement account for purposes of holding all Cash, Cash Equivalents, Shares and other property required or permitted to be pledged as Collateral hereunder or under the Security Agreement.
“Collateral Account Control Agreement” means a Collateral Account Control Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit A, by and among the Borrower, the Applicable Lenders party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Calculation Agent, and the Custodian (as the same may or be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time).
“Collateral Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Collateral Account Control Agreement and any additional pledges or security agreements required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents and any instruments of assignment or other instruments or agreements executed pursuant to the foregoing.
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“Collateral Requirement” means on any date the requirement that:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower counterparts of the Security Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower; |
(d) the Borrower shall have taken all other action required to be taken by the Borrower under the Collateral Documents to perfect, register and/or record the Liens granted by it thereunder; and |
“Collateral Shortfall Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a).
“Collateral Shortfall Notice Day” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a).
“Collateral Value” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the (i) sum of:
minus (ii) the amount of any withholding Tax that, in the reasonable determination of the Calculation Agent, would be imposed on a prospective sale of Collateral on behalf of any Loan
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Party upon exercise by a Secured Party of any remedies available to it under the Loan Documents as a result of a Change in Law or change of jurisdiction of any Issuer (provided that commercially reasonable steps were taken to designate another lending office in order to avoid or mitigate such imposition).
“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, such Lender’s Initial Loan Commitment or Delayed Draw Commitment.
“Communication” has the meaning specified in Section 7.17.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Constrictive Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(j).
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Contribution Agreement” means that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2015, by and among the Guarantor, Liberty Interactive, CHTR Issuer, CCH and Merger Subsidiary One.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, investments or policies (including investment policies) of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlling Shareholder” means, as of any date of determination, and without duplication, (a) the Borrower, (b) Parent, (c) Xxxx X. Xxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, (d) any Affiliate of the Borrower, Parent or Xxxx X. Xxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, that (i) is or may reasonably be considered to be a member of a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 13(g)(3) of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder) that includes the Borrower or any Affiliate that Controls the Borrower or Parent or (ii) files a joint Schedule 13D or 13G under the Exchange Act with the Borrower or Parent or any Affiliate that Controls the Borrower or Parent or (e) any other Person (including any Affiliate of the Borrower, Parent, Xxxx X. Xxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx to the extent not included in clause (d) above but excluding a Person that holds securities and other investment property as a custodian for others (but for the avoidance of doubt, any Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, held by any such custodian for a Controlling Shareholder shall be included for purposes of this clause (e))) that “beneficially owns” within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 or 16a-1(a)(2) of the Exchange Act more than 10% of the total number of Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, issued and outstanding as determined by (i) any publicly available information issued by such issuer or (ii) any publicly available filings with, or order, decree, notice or other release or publication of, any Governmental Authority.
“Custodian” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Security Agreement.
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“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.13(d), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder or has made a public statement to that effect, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.13(d)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and each Lender promptly following such determination.
“Delayed Draw Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the earlier of (a) the date that is the first anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) the date of termination of all of the Delayed Draw Commitments.
“Delayed Draw Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Delayed Draw Loans.
“Delayed Draw Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Delayed Draw Loans hereunder up to the amount set forth on Schedule I, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Delayed Draw Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 10.06. The aggregate amount of the Delayed Draw Commitments on the Closing Date is $50,000,000.
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“Delayed Draw Commitment Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(d).
“Delayed Draw Lender” means a Lender with a Delayed Draw Commitment.
“Delayed Draw Loan” means a Loan made by the Delayed Draw Lenders to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Delayed Draw Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing the Delayed Draw Loans held by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2.
“Designated Exchange” means any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, or any successor to any of the foregoing.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of any Sanctions.
“Disclosures” has the meaning specified in Section 5.05.
“Disposition” and “Dispose” means (i) the sale, transfer, license, lease, dividend, distribution or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith or any Equity Interests held by such Person and (ii) with respect to any Indebtedness owed to a Person by another Person, forgiveness of any such Indebtedness by the Person to whom such Indebtedness is owed. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the following shall constitute a “Disposition”: (x) any pledge of Shares in connection with any transaction permitted by this Agreement, the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Documents and the Other Margin Loan Documents, (y) any Restricted Transaction and (z) the transactions contemplated in the Charter TWC Merger Agreement or the Bright House Transaction.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company or any of its successors.
“Early Closure” means the closure on any Exchange Day of the applicable Exchange prior to its scheduled closing time for such day unless such earlier closing time is announced by such Exchange at least one hour prior to the actual closing time for the regular trading session on such Exchange on such Exchange Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
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“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender, a Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender) that is (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of any Lender, (c) an Approved Fund or (d) a commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that extends credit or makes loans in the ordinary course of its activities, and, in each case, that makes the Purchaser Representations; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower, the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Borrower or the Guarantor.
“Eligible Cash Collateral” means Cash and Cash Equivalents over which an Applicable Lender has a valid and perfected First Priority Lien, created under the Collateral Documents.
“Eligible Pledged Shares” means the Pledged Shares (i) held in the Collateral Accounts subject to a valid and perfected First Priority Lien, created under the Collateral Documents, in favor of an Applicable Lender, (ii) which are in book-entry format and are listed for trading on a Designated Exchange and (iii) are not subject to Transfer Restrictions (other than the Permissible Transfer Restrictions); provided that (a) the aggregate number of TWC Shares that are pledged as Collateral hereunder shall not exceed the Maximum TWC Share Number at any one time, and (b) the aggregate number of CHTR Shares (and, after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Charter TWC Merger Agreement, the CCH Shares) that are pledged as Collateral hereunder shall not exceed the Maximum CHTR Share Number at any one time; provided, further, that if an Issuer Event with respect to the TWC Issuer or the TWC Shares shall have occurred, the TWC Shares shall no longer constitute “Eligible Pledged Shares” hereunder, but for the avoidance of doubt, any CCH Shares received in respect of such TWC Shares (after giving effect to the Charter TWC Mergers) shall constitute Eligible Pledged Shares to the extent credited to the Collateral Accounts of each Applicable Lender in accordance with their Ratable Shares of such CCH Shares.
“Equity Interests” means with respect to any Person (including the Borrower), all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“ERISA” means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
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“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Exchange” means, with respect to (i) the CHTR Shares, The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or its successor), (ii) the TWC Shares, the New York Stock Exchange (or its successor) and (iii) Merger Shares and Spin-Off Shares, if any, the applicable Designated Exchange, in each case, as such may be modified pursuant to the definition of Issuer Delisting.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Day” means any day the applicable Exchange is open for trading during its regular trading session.
“Exchange Disruption” means any event that materially disrupts or impairs the ability of market participants in general to effect transactions in, or obtain market values for, the Shares, any Merger Shares or any Spin-Off Shares, as the case may be, on the applicable Exchange on any Exchange Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the Laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.05) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(g), and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Transfer Restrictions” means Transfer Restrictions under or arising in connection with (a) the federal securities laws of the United States arising solely from (i) the fact that the Borrower (or, if applicable, a Lender or the Agent) is an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 144) of the CHTR Issuer (and, after a Spin-Off Event with respect to the CHTR Issuer, the resulting Spinco) or (ii) any lien routinely imposed on all securities by the Exchange, (b) the Original Stockholders Agreement or (c) the Voting Agreement.
“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury Regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code and any intergovernmental agreements between the United States and another country which modify the provisions of the foregoing.
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“FCPA” has the meaning specified in Section 5.19.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided, that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is published on such next succeeding Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Fee Letter” means that certain letter agreement, dated the Closing Date, among Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Initial Lender.
“First Priority” means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, that such Lien is the only Lien to which such Collateral is subject other than Permitted Liens.
“Floating Rate” means, with respect to an Interest Period, a per annum rate equal to the applicable LIBOR plus the Base Spread (or, if the Loans have been converted to Base Rate Loans pursuant to clause (i) of Section 3.02, the Base Rates applicable to each day during such period plus the Base Spread less 1.00%).
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a U.S. person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Free Float” means, as of any date of determination, the quotient, expressed as percentage, obtained by dividing (a) the total number of Free Shares issued and outstanding by (b) the total number of Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, issued and outstanding as determined by the applicable issuer’s most recent filings with the SEC.
“Free Shares” means, as of any date of determination, and without duplication, a number of Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, equal to (i) the total number of Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, then issued and outstanding as determined by the applicable issuer’s most recent filings with the SEC minus (ii) the total number of Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, “beneficially owned” within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 or 16a-1(a)(2) of the Exchange Act by Controlling Shareholders as determined by the applicable issuer’s or such Controlling Shareholder’s most recent filings with the SEC, to the extent such information is reported in such filings. For purposes of clause (ii), with respect to a Long Position of a Controlling Shareholder, the total number of Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, underlying such Long Position shall be used.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
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“Funding Date” means the date on which the Initial Loans are made hereunder pursuant to Section 2.01; provided that such date shall not be later than five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental Authority” means, with respect to any Person, the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supranational bodies) having jurisdiction or authority over such Person.
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include any endorsement of an instrument for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of the Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guarantee Agreement” means that certain Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by Parent in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto.
“Guarantor” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Impacted Interest Period” has the meaning specified in the definition of “LIBOR.”
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
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(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; |
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of any other Person. |
For all purposes hereof the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness under clause (f) as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Debt in respect thereof as of such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, any obligation to pay reasonable fees and expenses related to the ownership, administration and management of Permitted Assets (including reasonable Independent Manager fees), in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and any other accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, shall not constitute Indebtedness.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Documents and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
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“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Independent Manager” means an individual who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three (3) years of employment experience (who may be provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Corporation, Lord Securities Corporation or another nationally recognized company that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower, the Guarantor or any Issuer and that provides independent managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business) and which individual:
(i) is duly appointed as an “independent manager” pursuant to Section 18-101(10) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act entitled to all the rights and privileges of such a manager on all Independent Manager Matters and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as Independent Manager be, any of the following: (i) a Related Party of the Borrower, the Guarantor or any Issuer, or (ii) a Permitted Holder (any of the foregoing, a “Disqualified Person”) other than as an Independent Manager; |
(j) to the fullest extent permitted by Law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, shall consider only the interests of the Borrower, including its respective creditors, in acting or otherwise voting on Independent Manager Matters; |
(k) is under no fiduciary duty to any Disqualified Person; and |
(l) has been disclosed to the Lenders (together with a brief description of such Person’s prior professional activities and other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request) prior to the effectiveness of such Person’s appointment. |
“Independent Manager Matters” means any act (a) instituting or consenting to the institution of any proceeding with respect the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law, (b) making a general assignment for the benefit of creditors with respect the Borrower; or (c) applying for or consenting to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, ad hoc manager or similar officer for the Borrower or for all or any material part of the Borrower’s property.
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.
“Initial Lender” means a Lender with an Initial Loan Commitment or an outstanding Initial Loan.
“Initial Loan” means a Loan made by the Initial Lenders to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 on the Funding Date.
“Initial Loan Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Initial Loans.
“Initial Loan Commitment” means with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make an Initial Loan hereunder on the Funding Date in the amount set forth on Schedule I. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Initial Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is $100,000,000.
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“Initial Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of an Initial Lender evidencing the Initial Loans of such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1.
“Initial LTV Ratio” means 45.0%.
“Initial Pledged Shares” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Pledged Shares”.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) Xxxxx 00, 0000, (x) the last day of each of March, June, September and December thereafter and (c) the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means (a) in the case of the initial Interest Period for the Initial Loans, the period commencing on the Funding Date and ending on but excluding the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, (b) in the case of the initial Interest Period for any Delayed Draw Loan, the period commencing on the date of the Delayed Draw Borrowing and ending on but excluding the next succeeding Interest Payment Date and (c) in the case of any subsequent Interest Period, the period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period and ending on but excluding the next succeeding Interest Payment Date. No Interest Period for the Loans shall extend beyond the Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, all determinations hereunder of “LIBOR” shall be determined based on an Interest Period of three months, and, at the end of each Interest Period, subject to Section 3.02, all outstanding Loans shall be continued as a Borrowing with an Interest Period of three months.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, (a) the purchase or other acquisition by such Person of Equity Interests or securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution by such Person to, Guarantee by such Person or assumption of Indebtedness by such Person of, or purchase or other acquisition by such Person of any Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) by such Person of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit.
“Investment Agreement” means the Investment Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2015, among the CHTR Issuer, CCH and Parent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Issuer 251(g) Merger Event” means a merger of an Issuer pursuant to which such Issuer becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company that satisfies each of the following conditions: (a) Persons that “beneficially owned” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) the voting stock of such Issuer immediately prior to such transaction “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) shares of voting stock representing 100% of the total voting power of all outstanding classes of voting stock of such holding company and such Persons’ proportional voting power immediately after such transaction, vis-à-vis each other, with respect to the securities they receive in such transaction will be in substantially the same proportions as their respective voting power, vis-à-vis each other, immediately prior to such transaction and (b) such transaction meets each of the requirements for a merger without a shareholder vote pursuant to Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. For purposes of this definition, “voting stock” means capital stock of any class or kind the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of the applicable issuer, even if the right to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.
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“Issuer Acknowledgement” means the notification and acknowledgement from CHTR Issuer substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto, pursuant to which, among other provisions, CHTR Issuer provides certain acknowledgments to the Lenders in respect of the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereunder.
“Issuer Acquisition” means, for any Issuer, the occurrence, effectiveness or consummation of any transaction or event pursuant to which (i) such Issuer directly or indirectly becomes a “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of an Equity Interest in the Borrower or more than 5% of Parent’s Equity Interests or (ii) any Pledged Shares are subject to Transfer Restrictions other than Permissible Transfer Restrictions.
“Issuer Delisting” means, for any Issuer, the public announcement that the relevant Shares or Merger Shares, as the case may be, are no longer listed or admitted for trading on any Designated Exchange, for any reason (other than as a result of an Issuer Merger Event or an Issuer Tender Offer) and are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any other Designated Exchange or quotation system (provided that, if the Shares or Merger Shares are so immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any other Designated Exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the “Exchange”).
“Issuer Event” means, for any Issuer, the Triggering of (a) a Share Price Event, (b) an Issuer Delisting, (c) an Issuer Trading Suspension, (d) an Issuer Tender Offer, (e) a Share Volume Event, (f) an Issuer Nationalization, or (g) an Issuer Acquisition.
“Issuer Merger Event” means, for any Issuer, as determined by the Calculation Agent, any (a) reclassification or change of the relevant Shares that results in a transfer of or an irrevocable commitment to transfer 100% of such outstanding Shares (without regard to any actions needed) to another Person, (b) consolidation, amalgamation, merger or binding share exchange of such Issuer with or into another Person (other than a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or binding share exchange in which such Issuer is the continuing entity and which does not result in a reclassification or change of 100% of such outstanding Shares), (c) takeover offer, tender offer, exchange offer, solicitation, proposal or other event by any Person to purchase or otherwise obtain 100% of the relevant outstanding Shares that results in such Person purchasing, or otherwise obtaining or having the right to obtain, by conversion or other means, 100% of the relevant outstanding Shares or (d) consolidation, amalgamation, merger or binding share exchange of such Issuer with or into another entity in which such Issuer is the continuing entity and which does not result in a reclassification or change of 100% of the outstanding Shares but results in the enterprise value of such Issuer being less than 100% of the enterprise value of the Person or Persons being acquired (prior to such acquisition), in each case determined by the Calculation Agent as of the announcement date of any such transaction; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) an Issuer 251(g) Merger Event will not constitute an Issuer Merger Event and (ii) all the Charter TWC Mergers shall be deemed to be one collective Issuer Merger Event that will be deemed to be effective on the last to occur of such mergers.
“Issuer Nationalization” means, for any Issuer, that (i) all or substantially all of the relevant Shares or the assets of such Issuer are nationalized, expropriated or are otherwise required to be transferred to any governmental agency, authority, entity or instrumentality thereof, or (ii) the adoption, promulgation, enactment, order or decree, or the announcement of any of the foregoing, by or with effect on any governmental agency, authority, entity or instrumentality thereof at any time, of any event or circumstance (whether or not subsequently
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amended or appealed) that, if completed, would lead to any event set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i).
“Issuer Tender Offer” means, for any Issuer, as determined by the Calculation Agent, a takeover offer, tender offer, exchange offer, solicitation, proposal or other event by any Person that results in such Person purchasing, or otherwise obtaining or having the right to obtain, by conversion or other means, greater than 30% and less than 100% of the relevant outstanding Shares or Merger Shares, as applicable, as determined by the Calculation Agent, based upon the making of filings with governmental or self-regulatory agencies or such other information as the Calculation Agent deems relevant; provided that, no Issuer Tender Offer shall be deemed to occur for an Issuer if following the date of such takeover offer, tender offer, exchange offer, solicitation, proposal or other event or transaction the Average Daily Trading Volume for the Shares of such Issuer has not fallen to less than (i) with respect to the CHTR Shares, $125,000,000 and (ii) with respect to the TWC Shares, $137,500,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, based upon the making of public filings, such Issuer Tender Offer is in connection with a proposed Issuer Merger Event such that promptly following such Issuer Tender Offer (and in any event prior to the Maturity Date) an Issuer Merger Event will reasonably be likely to occur, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent, then such Issuer Tender Offer shall be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the definition of “Issuer Event” (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the related Issuer Merger Event may still occur upon its effectiveness), unless the Calculation Agent later determines that an Issuer Merger Event will not reasonably be likely to occur promptly following such Issuer Tender Offer, in which case such Issuer Tender Offer shall be deemed to have occurred on the Business Day following such determination unless the such Issuer Tender Offer fails and the parties terminate the agreement that would have resulted in the Issuer Merger Event, in which case such Issuer Tender Offer shall be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the definition of “Issuer Event”.
“Issuer Trading Suspension” means, for any Issuer, any suspension of trading of the relevant Shares or Merger Shares by the Exchange on any Exchange Day (whether by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Exchange or otherwise) for more than (i) two (2) consecutive Scheduled Trading Days where other securities trade generally on the Exchange or (ii) five (5) consecutive Scheduled Trading Days where other securities do not trade generally on the Exchange, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
1 “Issuers” means, collectively, (i) each of CHTR Issuer and TWC Issuer, in each case for so long as any Shares of each such issuer are Pledged Shares and Eligible Pledged Shares, (ii) following the occurrence of an Issuer Merger Event, Newco, and (iii) following the occurrence of a Spin-Off Event, Spinco, and each of the foregoing being an “Issuer”; provided that following the occurrence of an Issuer 251(g) Merger Event, the resulting Delaware corporation shall be deemed to be an “Issuer” (except for purposes of the definition of Issuer 251(g) Merger Event). |
“Laws” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, all international, foreign, U.S. federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof applicable to such Person, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations, requirements and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
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“Lender” means the Initial Lender, and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.06, in each case, unless and until such Person ceases to be a “Lender” hereunder as a result of an assignment pursuant to Section 10.06.
“Lender Appointment Period” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06.
“Liberty Interactive” means Liberty Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Liberty Media” means Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“LIBOR” means, with respect to any Interest Period or other period determined by the Administrative Agent with respect to any overdue amount, the per annum rate as determined by the Administrative Agent with such Interest Period (or other period) equal to the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for U.S. Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period (or other period) as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case the “Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or other period); provided that if the Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (or other period) (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then “LIBOR” shall mean the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the Screen Rate for the longest period for which the Screen Rate is available that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided, however, that if adequate and reasonable means for ascertaining the Screen Rates are not available to the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to Borrower. If such notice is given and until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, then the applicable LIBOR shall be the rate notified to the Administrative Agent by each Lender as soon as practicable and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage a rate per annum equal to the cost to that Lender of funding its Loan from whatever source it may reasonably select. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if LIBOR as otherwise determined pursuant to this definition shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever.
“Loan” means, individually or collectively, as the context may require, the Initial Loans and the Delayed Draw Loans.
“Loan Document” means any of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the Collateral Documents, the Guarantee Agreement, the Issuer Acknowledgement and all other documents, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by the Borrower for the benefit of any Agent or any Lender in connection herewith on or after the date hereof.
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“Loan Party” means each of the Borrower and the Guarantor.
“Lock-Ups” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permissible Transfer Restrictions”.
“Long Position” means any option, warrant, convertible security, swap agreement or other security, contract right or derivative position, whether or not presently exercisable, in respect of the Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, that is (i) a “call equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(b) of the Exchange Act, including any of the foregoing that would have been a “call equivalent position” but for the exclusion in Rule 16a-1(c)(6) of the Exchange Act, or (ii) otherwise constitutes an economic long position in respect of the Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent by reference to the applicable issuer’s or the relevant Person’s most recent filings with the SEC, to the extent such information is reported in such filings; provided that options, warrants and securities granted by any Issuer (or, as to Spin-Off Shares, Spinco) which relate to securities that are not yet issued or outstanding shall not be deemed a “Long Position”, until such securities are actually issued and become outstanding.
“LTV Event Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(c).
“LTV Margin Call Level” means 55.0%.
“LTV Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the percentage determined by the Calculation Agent after the close of trading on each Exchange Day by dividing (a)(i) the sum of (x) the then outstanding principal amount of the Loans and (y) all accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon to and including such date minus (ii) the face amount of Eligible Cash Collateral consisting of Cash (or 99% of the fair market value, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the amount of Cash Equivalents) on deposit in the Collateral Account by (b) the Collateral Value.
“LTV Reset Level” means 45.0%.
“Mandatory Prepayment Event” means the occurrence of (a) a Change of Control of the Borrower or Parent or (b) an Issuer Event; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the case of an Issuer Event with respect to the TWC Issuer or the TWC Shares, no Mandatory Prepayment Event shall be deemed to have occurred if immediately following such Issuer Event, either (x) the LTV Ratio is equal to or less than the LTV Margin Call Level or (y) if the LTV Ratio exceeds the LTV Margin Call Level, the Borrower complies with the provisions of Section 2.09(a).
“Mandatory Prepayment Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).
“Market Disruption Event” means a Trading Disruption, an Exchange Disruption or an Early Closure, related to any Shares, Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as the case may be.
“Market Reference Price” means, as of any date of determination, the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid and the average last ask prices) of the relevant Shares, Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, on the applicable Exchange as reported in composite transactions for the applicable Exchange on (x) such date of determination, if such date of determination is an Exchange Day and the relevant determination is made following the close of trading on the Exchange on such Exchange Day and (y) otherwise,
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the immediately preceding day (or if such date is not an Exchange Day for such Exchange, the immediately preceding Exchange Day for such Exchange); provided that if a Market Disruption Event has occurred on such date, the “Market Reference Price” shall be the “Market Reference Price” determined on the immediately preceding Exchange Day for such Exchange; provided, further, that if a Market Disruption Event has occurred and continues to occur for more than one consecutive Scheduled Trading Day, the “Market Reference Price” of one relevant Share, Merger Share or Spin-Off Share, as applicable, shall be equal to the applicable “Market Reference Price” (determined without giving effect to this proviso) on the immediately preceding day (or if such date is not an Exchange Day for such Exchange, the immediately preceding Exchange Day for such Exchange) multiplied by a percentage (expressed as a fraction) equal to (A) 100% less the (B) the product of (i) 5% and (ii) the number of consecutive Scheduled Trading Days for which a Market Disruption Event has occurred less one, until a Market Reference Price is determined (without regard to this proviso) for an Exchange Day on which no Market Disruption Event occurs. The Market Reference Price shall be determined by the Calculation Agent.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract.”
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower or Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Borrower or the Guarantor of any Loan Document; or (c) a material adverse effect on the ability of any Applicable Lender to exercise its remedies at the times and in the manner contemplated by the Collateral Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the imposition of Transfer Restrictions on the Pledged Shares other than the Permissible Transfer Restrictions).
“Material Contract” means, with respect to any Person, any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party (other than the Loan Documents) for which breach thereof could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Maturity Date” means March 21, 2018 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).
“Maximum CHTR Share Number” means (a) prior to the effectiveness of the Charter TWC Mergers, 50% of the difference of (i) 15,200,000, minus (ii) the aggregate number of CHTR Shares constituting “Pledged Shares” under, and as defined in, each of the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Agreements and (b) upon and after the effectiveness of the Charter TWC Mergers, and CCH becoming an “Issuer” hereunder, 50% of the difference between (i) 17,564,956 minus (ii) the aggregate number of CCH Shares constituting “Pledged Shares” under, and as defined in, each of the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Agreements; provided that if the Cheetah 4 Margin Loans are repaid, then each of the 15,200,000 and the 17,564,956 numbers, respectively, referred to in clauses (a)(i) and (b)(i) shall be reduced by 7,000,000 (in lieu of any reduction pursuant to clause (a)(ii) or (b)(ii), respectively).
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.
“Maximum TWC Share Number” means 1,182,478 TWC Shares; provided that in no event shall the aggregate amount of the Maximum TWC Share Number for the TWC Shares plus the “Maximum TWC Share Number” under, and as defined in, the Other Margin Loan Agreement exceed 2,364,956 TWC Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to clause (b) of the definition of Maximum CHTR Share Number, in the event of an Issuer Merger
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Event or Spin-Off Event, the Calculation Agent may adjust the Maximum TWC Share Number and provide for a Maximum TWC Share Number applicable to the Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, as it deems reasonably necessary pursuant to Section 1.02(d).
“Merger Shares” means shares of common stock into which the relevant Shares are reclassified, converted into or exchanged in connection with an Issuer Merger Event and are (or will be upon the consummation of such Issuer Merger Event) listed for trading on a Designated Exchange and issued by an entity incorporated or organized under the law of the United States or any state thereof.
“Merger Subsidiary One” means Nina Corporation I, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Minimum ADTV Level” means $75,000,000 for the CHTR Shares and $100,000,000 for the TWC Shares; provided that, in the event of an Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, the Calculation Agent may adjust the Minimum ADTV Level and provide for a Minimum ADTV Level applicable to the Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, as it deems reasonably necessary pursuant to Section 1.02(d).
“Minimum Price” means $80.00 for the CHTR Shares and $85.00 for the TWC Shares; provided that, in the event of an Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, the Calculation Agent may adjust the Minimum Price and provide for a Minimum Price applicable to the Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, as it deems reasonably necessary pursuant to Section 1.02(d).
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Newco” means, in connection with an Issuer Merger Event, the issuer of the Merger Shares.
“Non-public Information” means information which has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD.
“Note” means, individually or collectively, as the context may require, an Initial Loan Note or Delayed Draw Loan Note.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Borrower arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to the Loans, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Borrower of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming the Borrower as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“Organization Documents” means (a) with respect to the Borrower, its certificate of formation adopted on September 8, 2015 and its limited liability company agreement adopted on September 8, 2015, as amended and restated on March 21, 2016 and (b) with respect to Parent, its certificate of incorporation adopted on June 26, 2014 and restated on November 3, 2014 and its by-laws dated August 11, 2015.
“Original Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2013, between CHTR Issuer and Liberty Media, as amended by (a) the Side Letter, dated April 25, 2014, from CHTR Issuer to Liberty Media, (b) the Amendment to Stockholders
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Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2014, by and among Parent, Liberty Media and CHTR Issuer, and (c) the Investment Agreement, as the same may be further amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Margin Loan” means the loans made pursuant to the Other Margin Loan Agreement.
“Other Margin Loan Agreement” means that certain Margin Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof among the Borrower, the Guarantor, [__], as administrative agent and calculation agent, and the various lenders from time to time party thereto.
“Other Margin Loan Documents” means “Loan Documents” as defined in the Other Margin Loan Agreement.
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.05).
“Parent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Parent Group Collateral Value” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the product of (i) the applicable Market Reference Price of each of the Shares for such date and (ii) the number of such Shares (other than Shares subject to transactions permitted under clauses (iii) (A) or (B) of the definition of “Restricted Transaction” owned by Parent and its Subsidiaries (if any) to the extent such transactions are secured by such Shares).
“Parent Group LTV Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the percentage determined by dividing (a)(i) the then outstanding principal amount of the Loans, the Cheetah 4 Margin Loans and the Other Margin Loan minus (ii) the face amount of Eligible Cash Collateral consisting of Cash (or 99% of the fair market value, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the amount of Cash Equivalents) on deposit in the Collateral Account minus (iii) the face amount of “Eligible Cash Collateral” (under and as defined in each of the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Agreements and the Other Margin Loan Agreement) consisting of Cash (or 99% of the fair market value, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the amount of Cash Equivalents) on deposit in the “Collateral Account” (under and as defined in each of the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Agreements and the Other Margin Loan Agreement) by (b) the Parent Group Collateral Value.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).
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“Permissible Transfer Restrictions” means (i) the Existing Transfer Restrictions as of the date hereof, (ii) Transfer Restrictions arising from Permitted Liens, (iii) Transfer Restrictions arising under the Loan Documents, the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Documents and the Other Margin Loan Documents, in each case, as of the date hereof or (iv) solely with respect to any Issuer 251(g) Merger Event, Spin-Off Shares or Merger Shares, any additional Transfer Restrictions that the Calculation Agent determines in its reasonable sole discretion are analogous to, and no more restrictive than, the Existing Transfer Restrictions; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Transfer Restrictions arising in connection with (x) the Stockholders Agreement (as of the date of this Agreement except for such amendments that do not adversely affect the Lenders in any material respect) or (y) the Bright House Proxy (as of the date of this Agreement except for such amendments that do not adversely affect the Lenders in any material respect), in each case, shall be deemed analogous to, and no more restrictive than, the Existing Transfer Restrictions. Permissible Transfer Restrictions shall not include any “holding period” restrictions within the meaning under Rule 144 on such shares or upon any resale of such shares or the shares being “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144. Any Transfer Restriction arising from a customary “lock up” imposed upon the Borrower or the Guarantor in connection with an Issuer Merger Event or an Issuer Tender Offer undertaken in connection with an Issuer Merger Event, an Issuer Tender Offer by a Permitted Holder or an Issuer Acquisition (a “Lock-Up”), shall constitute a Permissible Transfer Restriction until the (i) consummation of the transaction constituting an Issuer Merger Event or an Issuer Tender Offer undertaken in connection with an Issuer Merger Event or (ii) the Triggering of an Issuer Tender Offer by a Permitted Holder or Issuer Acquisition if, in the case of this clause (ii), (a) the Borrower provides the Administrative Agent a copy of such Lock-Up at least five (5) Business Days prior to its execution and (b) the Borrower provides evidence satisfactory to the Calculation Agent that a Person other than the Borrower or the Guarantor with a credit acceptable to the Calculation Agent, will be obligated to pay the Lenders all obligations of the Borrower following the consummation of such Issuer Tender Offer or Issuer Acquisition. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) a Lock-Up will not be permitted in any way to limit the grant of a Lien on any Pledged Shares or other Collateral or a Lender’s ability to exercise its rights and remedies hereunder or under the other Loan Documents with respect to any Pledged Shares or other Collateral or otherwise, and (ii) a Lock-Up shall not constitute a Permissible Transfer Restriction on and after the consummation of the related Issuer Merger Event or the Triggering of the related Issuer Tender Offer or Issuer Acquisition.
“Permitted Assets” means (i) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Permitted Securities, Shares and Collateral, (ii) proceeds of the forgoing consisting of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Permitted Securities, Shares and Collateral and (iii) dividends and distributions in respect of any Cash Equivalents, Permitted Securities, Shares and/or Collateral.
“Permitted Holder” means any one or more of (a) Liberty Interactive (or its successors), (b) Liberty Media (or its successors), (c) the Guarantor, (d) Xxxx X. Xxxxxx or any other executive officer or director of Liberty Interactive (or its successors) or the Guarantor (or its successors), (e) each of the respective Affiliated Persons of the Persons referred to in clause (d) and (f) any Person a majority of the aggregate voting power of all the outstanding classes or series of the Equity Interests of which are beneficially owned by any one or more of the Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e); provided that none of any Issuer or its Subsidiaries shall be, directly or indirectly, a Permitted Holder. For purposes of this definition, “person” and “group” have the meanings given to them for purposes of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions, and the term “group” includes any group acting for the purposes of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision.
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“Permitted Liabilities” means (a) all Contractual Obligations under the Loan Documents and the Other Margin Loan Documents, (b) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied upon the Borrower or upon its income, profits or property, (c) all costs and expenses of the Independent Manager, (d) any other liabilities or obligations of any nature expressly allowed to be incurred by the Borrower pursuant to the definition of “Special Purpose Entity” and (e) liabilities and obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to the administration, ownership and management of the Collateral and the collateral for the Other Margin Loans which (A) do not exceed, at the date of determination, a maximum amount equal to the lesser of (x) two percent (2%) of the aggregate amount of the Loans and the Other Margin Loans then outstanding and (y) $200,000 and (B) are paid within thirty (30) days of the date incurred or, if later, invoiced.
“Permitted Liens” means (a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document, (b) Permissible Transfer Restrictions, (c) inchoate Liens in respect of Taxes and claims permitted not to be paid in accordance with Section 6.06 and (d) the security interest of the Custodian to the extent expressly permitted under the Collateral Account Control Agreement.
“Permitted Securities” means any of the following:
(a) readily marketable direct obligations of the government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof that are obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the government of the United States that have a maturity of not greater than 5 years; |
(b) short-term commercial paper issued by United States corporations and rated at least A-l by S&P or P‑1 by Moody’s; provided that the aggregate value of all commercial paper of any single issuer shall not exceed $10 million; |
(c) indebtedness of any Person rated at least A by S&P or A2 by Moody’s with a maturity of five years or less; provided that the aggregate value of all such indebtedness of any single issuer shall not exceed $10 million; and |
(d) money market mutual funds; provided that such funds invest only in Cash, Cash Equivalents or other Permitted Securities and/or repurchase agreements for securities described in clause (a) above. |
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) whether or not subject to ERISA or the Code, established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA or any substantially similar non-US law, any ERISA Affiliate.
“Pledged Shares” means (i) as of the date hereof, 600,000 CHTR Shares and 1,182,478 TWC Shares (the Shares referred to in this clause (i), collectively, the “Initial Pledged Shares”) and (ii) after the date hereof, all Shares credited to any and all Collateral Accounts.
“Potential Adjustment Event” means any of the following:
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(h) a call by an Issuer in respect of its Shares or a call by Spinco in respect of Spin-Off Shares, in each case, that are not fully paid; |
(k) any other event (other than an Issuer Event) that may have a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares, as determined by the Calculation Agent. |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, an Issuer 251(g) Merger Event shall not result in a Potential Adjustment Event.
“Prepayment Amount” means, with respect to any prepayment of the Loans by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.04 or Section 2.05 or with respect to any payment upon or following an acceleration of the maturity of the Loans under Section 8.02, (a) if such prepayment or payment on or following acceleration occurs on or prior to the Prepayment Date, an amount equal to the product of (x) the principal amount being prepaid, (y) the Base Spread and (z) the actual number of calendar days from the date of such prepayment to the Prepayment Date divided by 360, or (b) if such prepayment or payment on or following an acceleration occurs after Prepayment Date, zero.
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“Prepayment Date” means the first Business Day immediately following the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date.
“Prime Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest in effect for such day as announced as the “prime rate” published in the “Money Rates” Section of The Wall Street Journal; provided that (a) if The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “prime rate,” then the “Prime Rate” shall be the “prime rate” published by an equivalent publication selected by the Administrative Agent and (b) if such “prime rate” is no longer generally published or is limited, regulated or administered by a Governmental Authority or other quasi-governmental body, then the “Prime Rate” shall be a comparable interest rate index selected by the Administrative Agent.
“Pro Rata Basis” means, in respect of the Loans and Commitments hereunder and the loans and commitments under the Other Margin Loan Agreement, in proportion to the Applicable Percentage relating to the Loans and Commitments under this Agreement and the loans and commitments under the Other Margin Loan Agreement, as applicable.
“Purchaser Representations” means the following representations, warranties and agreements made by an assignee or participant, as applicable: (i) a representation and warranty that such assignee or participant is a QIB, a QP and an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act and is entering into such assignment or participation as principal and not for the benefit of any third party, (ii) a representation that such assignee or participant is not a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower or any Issuer or an Affiliate of the Borrower or any Issuer, (iii) an acknowledgment that such assignee or participant fully understands any restrictions on transfers, sales and other dispositions in the Loan Documents or relating to any Collateral consisting of the Pledged Shares, (iv) an acknowledgment that such assignee or participant is able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the participation and is currently able to afford a complete loss of such investment, (v) a covenant that such assignee or participant will only assign its Loans or sell its participation or participations therein pursuant to documentation including such Purchaser Representations, (vi) an acknowledgment by such assignee or participant that the Pledged Shares forming part of the Collateral cannot be sold by the Borrower without registration under, or in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements under, the Securities Act, (vii) an acknowledgment that such assignee or participant is not entering into such assignment or participation on the basis of any material Non-public Information with respect to the Borrower, the relevant Issuer, their Subsidiaries or their securities, and, if applicable, it has implemented reasonable policies and procedures, taking into consideration the nature of its business, to ensure that individuals making investment decisions would not violate the laws prohibiting trading on the basis of material Non-public Information (it being understood that such assignee or participant may have material Non-public Information on the private side of its information wall, sometimes referred to as a “Chinese Wall,” at the time of such assignment or participation); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, “material Non-public Information concerning the Borrower, any Issuer, their Subsidiaries or their securities” shall not include any information made available to both the assignee and the assignor or both the participant and the seller of a participation interest, as the case may be, and (vii) an acknowledgment that it has made an independent decision to purchase its Loans or participation based on information available to it, which it has determined adequate for the purpose.
“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
“QP” means a “qualified purchaser” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act.
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“Ratable Share” (a) of any amount means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding at such time owed to such Lender, and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding at such time and (ii) such amount and (b) of any type of Collateral, means, with respect to any Applicable Lender at any time, the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding at such time owed to such Applicable Lender, plus such portion of the Loans of each Agented Lender that such Applicable Lender is holding Collateral on behalf of, and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding at such time and (ii) the aggregate amount of such type of Collateral.
“Recipient” means (a) any Agent and (b) any Lender.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10.
“Regulation FD” means Regulation FD as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Replacement CHTR Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(j)(i)(A).
“Replacement Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(f)(i).
“Required Delayed Draw Lenders” means at any time Lenders holding at least a majority of the sum of the aggregate unused Delayed Draw Commitments; provided that the Delayed Draw Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Delayed Draw Lenders
“Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders holding at least a majority of the sum of (a) the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and (b) the aggregate principal amount of the unused Commitments (if any); provided that the outstanding Loans held by, and unused Commitments of, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Responsible Officer” means the president, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or any vice president of a Loan Party or the Borrower Sole Member, solely for purposes of delivery of certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iii), the secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party or the Borrower Sole Member and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other person duly authorized to act for and on behalf of such Loan Party or the Borrower Sole Member, as applicable. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of the applicable Loan Party or the Borrower Sole Member, as applicable and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such applicable Loan Party or the Borrower Sole Member, as applicable.
“Restricted Payment” means, with respect to any Person, any dividend or other distribution (however denominated, including as “yield” and whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of such Person, or any payment
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(whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to such Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).
“Restricted Transaction” means, in respect of the Borrower, the Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries,
(i)any financing transaction, secured by or referencing any Shares (other than the Loans, the Cheetah 4 Margin Loans and the Other Margin Loans and, for the avoidance of doubt, any transaction of the type described in clauses (iii) (A) or (iii)(B) of this definition),
(ii)any grant, occurrence or existence of any Lien on any Shares (other than (x) Liens securing the obligations under the Loan Documents, the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Documents and the Other Margin Loan Documents, (y) Permitted Liens and (z) Liens on assets not constituting Collateral with respect to any swap, hedge or derivative transaction described in clauses (iii)(A) or (iii)(B) of this definition), or
(iii)any swap, hedge or derivative transaction (including by means of a physically- or cash-settled derivative or otherwise) related to any Shares, other than:
(A)exchangeable securities relating to a number of any Shares owned by any of the Guarantor or its Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower) that (i) are sold in a registered offering or Rule 144A transaction that is broadly distributed and (ii) contain customary terms for such securities or terms that are substantially similar to those contained in exchangeable securities referencing shares of common stock of an Affiliate of Liberty Interactive that have previously been sold by one or more Affiliates of Liberty Interactive ; and
(B)a transaction relating to a number of any Shares owned by any of the Guarantor or its Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower or the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Borrower), in each case, which is a counterparty thereto, and which is not secured by Shares that constitute Collateral that consists of (a) (x) put options purchased by the Guarantor, or its Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower) (“Put Options”) and/or (y) call options sold by such party (provided any such call options have a strike price greater than the strike price of the Put Options in the event that Put Options have been purchased in connection therewith), (b) forward transactions by the Guarantor or its Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower or the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Borrower) as seller and/or (c) any other similar sale transaction that has the same economic effect (including associated trading activity), including any related loans customarily entered into in connection with such transactions described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c); provided that prior to the Guarantor or any such Subsidiary entering into any such derivative transaction as contemplated by this clause (iii)(B), the Guarantor shall have notified each Lender and provided such Lender with a reasonable opportunity to participate in such derivative transaction.
For the avoidance of doubt, any sale or other transfer of the Equity Interests of the Borrower Sole Member or the Borrower shall not constitute a Restricted Transaction.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or any successor provision.
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“S&P” means Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, or any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person Controlled by any such Person.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Scheduled Trading Day” means any day on which the applicable Exchange is scheduled to be open for trading during the regular trading session.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, each of the Applicable Lenders, as collateral agent for the benefit of each Lender and each Agent, and each such Applicable Lender, individually being a Secured Party.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement to be executed by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Share Price Event” means the occurrence on any Exchange Day at the close of trading of the Market Reference Price of any Shares being equal to or less than the Minimum Price for such Shares.
“Share Volume Event” means the occurrence on any Exchange Day at the close of trading of the Average Daily Trading Volume of any Shares being less than the relevant Minimum ADTV Level for such Shares, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
“Shares” means, collectively, (i) the CHTR Shares and the TWC Shares and (ii) following the occurrence of an Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, Merger Shares and/or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable; provided that following the occurrence of an Issuer 251(g) Merger Event, the shares of common stock issued by the resulting Delaware corporation shall be deemed to be “Shares” (except for purposes of the definition of Issuer 251(g) Merger Event).
“Solvency Certificate” means a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H.
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“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, that as of any date of determination, (i) the present fair value of such Person’s assets exceeds the total amount of such Person’s liabilities (including contingent liabilities), (ii) such Person has capital and assets sufficient to carry on its businesses, (iii) such Person is not engaged and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction for which its remaining assets are unreasonably small in relation to such business or transaction and (iv) such Person does not intend to incur or believe that it will incur debts and/or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as they become due. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Special Purpose Entity” means a limited liability company which, at all times since its formation and thereafter, shall be (i) organized solely for the following purposes set forth in clauses (a) through (e) below and (ii) operated in accordance with clauses (f) through (ff) below:
(l) to acquire, own, hold, vote, sell, transfer, exchange, assign, dispose of, manage, encumber and otherwise deal with and in the Permitted Assets in a manner not prohibited by the Loan Documents, |
(n) to receive and distribute to the Borrower Sole Member, in the sole discretion of the Borrower Sole Member, as manager of the Borrower, (i) the proceeds of borrowings under this Agreement and the Other Margin Loan Agreement as a dividend or a return of capital, (ii) any Permitted Assets and (iii) any proceeds of any of the foregoing, in each case to the extent not prohibited by the Loan Documents and the Other Margin Loan Documents, |
(o) to incur, issue, pay or discharge Permitted Liabilities, |
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(s) has not bought or held and will not buy or hold any evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person, other than Permitted Assets, |
(u) has not failed and will not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity, |
(x) has maintained and will maintain a separate statement of assets and liabilities showing its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person and not permit its assets and liabilities to be listed on the financial statements of any other Person; provided that the financial statements of an Issuer may be consolidated into the Borrower’s financial statements to the extent required by GAAP; provided, further, that the Borrower’s assets and liabilities may be included in the consolidated financial statements of the Guarantor so long as (A) appropriate notations shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of the Borrower and the Guarantor and to include that the Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debt and other obligations of the Guarantor or any other Person and (B) such assets shall also be listed on the Borrower’s own separate balance sheet, |
(bb) is and intends to remain Solvent, and has paid and will pay its own debts and liabilities out of its own funds and assets (to the extent of such funds and assets) as the same shall become due, and will give prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent of the |
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(ii) other than in connection with the Loan Documents or the Other Margin Loan Documents, has not pledged and will not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person, |
(jj) has held itself out and identified itself and will hold itself out and identify itself to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person and under its own name, |
(oo) has not formed, acquired or held and will not form, acquire or hold any Subsidiary (whether corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other), |
(pp) has caused and will use its best efforts to cause its agents and other representatives to act at all times with respect to the business and affairs of such entity in compliance with the foregoing, and |
(qq) has and will have an Independent Manager. |
“Spinco” means, in connection with a Spin-Off Event, the issuer of the Spin-Off Shares.
“Spin-Off Event” means a distribution, whether as a dividend or otherwise, of the common stock of any Person (other than any Issuer) by any Issuer to the holders of the relevant Shares, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
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“Spin-Off Shares” means the shares of common stock of a Person (other than any Issuer) distributed to the holders of the relevant Shares in connection with a Spin-Off Event and are (or will be upon the consummation of such Spin-Off Event) listed for trading on a Designated Exchange and issued by an entity incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof.
“Stockholders Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2015, between the CHTR Issuer, CCH, Advance/Xxxxxxxx Partnership and Parent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise Controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person; provided that no Issuer shall be included as a “Subsidiary” of the Borrower or the Guarantor for any purposes under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
“Substituted Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(f)(i).
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms, and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contract(s), (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contract(s) have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the xxxx-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined in accordance with the methodology for determining termination value in such Swap Contract.
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic or off-balance sheet lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
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“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Threshold Amount” means (a) with respect to Borrower, $500,000 and (b) with respect to the Guarantor, $1,000,000.
“Threshold Market Capitalization” means, with respect to a surviving or successor entity to (i) CHTR Issuer, $10.0 billion and (ii) TWC Issuer, $27.0 billion.
“Trading Disruption” means the occurrence or existence during the one-half hour period ending on the scheduled close of trading on any Exchange Day of any material suspension of or limitation imposed on trading by the relevant Exchange (whether by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by such Exchange or otherwise) in any Shares, Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as the case may be, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
“Trading with the Enemy Act” has the meaning specified in Section 5.19.
“Transfer Restrictions” means, with respect to any property (including, in the case of securities, security entitlements in respect thereof), any condition to or restriction on the ability of the holder thereof to sell, assign, pledge or otherwise transfer such property or to enforce the provisions thereof or of any document related thereto whether set forth in such property itself or in any document related thereto, including (i) any requirement that any sale, assignment, pledge or other transfer or enforcement of such property be subject to any volume limitations or be consented to or approved by any person, including the issuer thereof or any other obligor thereon, (ii) any limitations on the type or status, financial or otherwise, of any purchaser, pledgee, assignee or transferee of such property, (iii) any requirement of the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document of any person to the issuer of, any other obligor on or any registrar or transfer agent for, such property, prior to the sale, pledge, assignment or other transfer or enforcement of such property, (iv) any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such property pursuant to any federal, state or foreign securities law (including any such requirement arising under the Securities Act of 1933), (v) any condition to or restriction on the ability of a potential purchaser, assignee, pledgee or transferee to acquire such property from the holder thereof and (vi) any legend or other notification appearing on any certificate representing such property to the effect that any such condition or restriction exists; except that the required delivery of any assignment, instruction or entitlement order from the Borrower or any pledgor, assignor or transferor of such property, together with any evidence of the corporate or other authority of such Person, shall not constitute such a condition or restriction.
“Triggering” means with respect to an Issuer Event:
(rr) that is an Issuer Nationalization, Issuer Trading Suspension, Share Price Event or Share Volume Event, the occurrence or effectiveness thereof; provided that if a Share Price Event or Share Volume Event occurs following a Potential Adjustment Event, Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, as applicable, the Triggering shall not occur until such time as the Calculation Agent has made its determination as to the appropriate adjustments, if any, to be made to the Minimum Price, the Maximum CHTR Share Number (except in connection with the Charter TWC Mergers), the Maximum TWC Share Number (except in connection with the Charter TWC Mergers) and the Minimum ADTV Level; provided, further, that no Triggering of |
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an Issuer Nationalization, Issuer Trading Suspension, Share Price Event or Share Volume Event, in each case that relates to Spin-Off Shares, shall be deemed to have occurred (x) to the extent that such Spin-Off Shares are not included in the Collateral or (y) if such Spin-Off Shares are included in the Collateral, to the extent that at the time of such Issuer Nationalization, Issuer Trading Suspension, Share Price Event or Share Volume Event with respect such Spin-Off Shares, the LTV Ratio (calculated without giving any Collateral Value to such Spin-Off Shares) does not exceed the LTV Margin Call Level, as determined by the Calculation Agent; |
(ss) that is an Issuer Acquisition or Issuer Tender Offer, the announcement or public filing of any event or transaction that if consummated or completed would, in the reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, result in an Issuer Acquisition or Issuer Tender Offer; provided that the Triggering shall be the occurrence or effectiveness of such Issuer Acquisition or an Issuer Tender Offer by a Permitted Holder, if Borrower provides evidence satisfactory to the Calculation Agent that a Person other than the Borrower or the Guarantor with a credit acceptable to the Calculation Agent will be obligated to pay the Lenders all obligations of the Borrower following such Issuer Event; and |
(tt) the effectiveness, consummation or occurrence of an Issuer Event as to which no Triggering occurred pursuant to the previous clauses; provided that in the case of an Issuer Acquisition set forth under clause (i) of the definition thereof as to which a Triggering occurred without a public announcement, public filing or notice by the Borrower, the Calculation Agent shall give the Borrower reasonable evidence of the occurrence of such Triggering and the Triggering shall occur five (5) Business Days thereafter, unless otherwise cured. |
“Treasury Regulations” means the final or temporary regulations that have been issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury pursuant to its authority under the Code, and any successor regulations.
“TWC Issuer” means Time Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“TWC Shares” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of TWC Issuer; provided that following the occurrence of an Issuer 251(g) Merger Event with respect to TWC Issuer, the shares of common stock issued by the resulting Delaware corporation shall be deemed to be the “TWC Shares” (except for purposes of the definition of Issuer 251(g) Merger Event).
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“U.S. Person” means any Person who is a U.S. person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(g)(iii)(B)(III).
“Valuation Percentage” means, with respect to any Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as the case may be, the applicable percentage reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent, after non-binding consultation with the Borrower for up to three (3) Business Days during the period
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prior to the effectiveness of the related Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, as applicable (or such longer period of time as determined by the Calculation Agent), for purposes of determining the Collateral Value with respect to such Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as the case may be; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (i) the Valuation Percentage may be a percentage between 0% and 100%, inclusive, and (ii) the Calculation Agent may, but is not required to, determine the Valuation Percentage by reference to, among other factors and without limitation, applicable Transfer Restrictions other than Permissible Transfer Restrictions (whether in the hands of the Borrower or any Lender or Agent exercising its rights with respect thereto under the Loan Documents) and the liquidity of the relevant securities; provided, further, that if, in the reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, the Valuation Percentage cannot reasonably be determined prior to or upon the effectiveness of the related Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, then the Valuation Percentage shall be a good faith estimate as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent which may be adjusted by the Calculation Agent as soon as practicable following such effectiveness and after non-binding consultation with the Borrower for up to three (3) Business Days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, with respect to the Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, no Transfer Restrictions other than Permissible Transfer Restrictions (whether in the hands of the Borrower or any Lender or Agent exercising its rights with respect thereto under the Loan Documents) apply and such Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, are (or upon consummation of the relevant Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event will be (it being understood and agreed that such Shares shall not constitute Eligible Pledged Shares until such time as such Shares are listed for trading on a Designated Exchange)) listed for trading on a Designated Exchange, the Valuation Percentage shall be 100% with respect to such Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, if the Calculation Agent determines that each of the following conditions is satisfied: (A) the issuer of such Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, (i) has filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, for at least twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that such issuer was required to file such reports) and (ii) has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File (as defined in Rule 11 of Regulation S-T) required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, for at least twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that such issuer was required to submit and post such files), (B) the market capitalization of the issuer of the Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, is greater than the Threshold Market Capitalization, (C) the Average Daily Trading Volume of the Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner, is (x) no worse than the Average Daily Trading Volume of the relevant Shares immediately prior to the time of the Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event and (y) greater than the Minimum ADTV Level, in each case, as determined following the applicable Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, and (D) the Free Float of the Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares, as applicable, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner is at least 70%. Upon receipt of written request from the Borrower following any determination of a Valuation Percentage, the Calculation Agent shall reasonably promptly provide Borrower with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation or determination made by it in determining such Valuation Percentage (including any quotations, market data or information from internal sources used in making such calculations, but without disclosing Calculation Agent’s proprietary models or confidential information).
“Voluntary Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.
“Voluntary Prepayment Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.
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“Voting Agreement” means the Voting Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2015, between TWC Issuer and Parent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: |
(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. |
(d) Following the occurrence of an Issuer Merger Event, Spin-Off Event or Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent shall adjust one or more terms of any Loan Document, as applicable (including the definitions of Minimum Price, the Maximum CHTR |
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Share Number (except in connection with the Charter TWC Mergers), the Maximum TWC Share Number (except in connection with the Charter TWC Mergers), Minimum ADTV Level, Issuer Delisting, Issuer Event, Issuer Merger Event, Issuer Nationalization, Issuer Tender Offer, Issuer Trading Suspension, Share Price Event, Share Volume Event or any other term or provision), in an equitable manner as the Calculation Agent determines necessary to preserve for the Lenders and the Borrower the intent of the parties (including the intention expressed through definitions) and the fair value and risks in the Loans and determine the effective date(s) of the adjustment(s), after non-binding consultation with the Borrower. Upon receipt of written request from Borrower following any such determination by the Calculation Agent, the Calculation Agent shall reasonably promptly provide Borrower with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation or determination made by it in making such determination (including any quotations, market data or information from internal sources used in making such calculations, but without disclosing Calculation Agent’s proprietary models or confidential information). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Calculation Agent may not adjust the determination of Valuation Percentage of Merger Shares or Spin-Off Shares if, pursuant to the definition thereof, such Valuation Percentage would be 100%. It is understood and agreed that all determinations made by the Calculation Agent pursuant to this Agreement (whether under this Section 1.02(d) or otherwise) and the other Loan Documents shall be made in consultation with the “Calculation Agent” under, and as defined in, the Other Margin Loan Agreement. |
(e) Each of the Agents and Lenders shall be permitted to provide prompt written notice to the “Agents” and “Lenders” (each, under and as defined in the Other Margin Loan Agreement) of any notices provided to or received from the Borrower or the Guarantor in connection with the Loan Documents (whether pursuant to Section 6.03, in connection with the exercise of remedies or otherwise) and all amendments, waivers, supplements and other modifications of, or adjustments to, any of the Loan Documents (or requests for any of the foregoing). It is understood and agreed that all determinations with respect to the Collateral and any amendments, waivers, supplements and other modifications of, or adjustments to, any of the Loan Documents may be made in consultation with the “Agents” and “Lenders” (each, under and as defined in the Other Margin Loan Agreement). |
(f) Each of the Loan Parties hereby acknowledges that (i) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) no Agent nor Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to such Loan Party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, and the relationship between such Loan Party, on the one hand, and the Agents and the Lenders, on the other hand, in connection herewith, is solely that of debtor and creditor; and (iii) no joint venture is created hereby or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the parties hereto. |
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Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable) in the United States.
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(a) Each Lender shall make the proceeds of the Loans to be funded by it available to the Administrative Agent who shall either (i) credit the account of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent with the amount of such proceeds or (ii) transfer by wire transfer such proceeds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower. |
(b) To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall deliver a duly completed and executed Borrowing Request to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree to) prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the following information in compliance with this Section 2.02: |
(i) that the requested Borrowing is to be a Borrowing of Initial Loans or Delayed Draw Loans; |
(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing; |
(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day; |
(iv) the location and number of the applicable Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed; and |
(v) that the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 (solely in the case of the Initial Loans) and Sections 4.02(b) through (e) have been satisfied as of the date of the notice. |
Subject to Section 6.12(b), each request for a Delayed Draw Borrowing shall be made on a Pro Rata Basis with requests for delayed draw borrowings under the Other Margin Loan Documents.
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Prepayment Amount and any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.04 on the date specified in such Voluntary Prepayment Notice, and all such amounts shall be due and payable on such date; provided that a Voluntary Prepayment Notice delivered by Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of certain events, including the closing of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by Borrower (by notice to Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such conditions are not satisfied. Any Voluntary Prepayment described in this Section 2.04 shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the ratable accounts of the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall forward to each Lender its Ratable Share of such payment. All Voluntary Prepayments and Voluntary Prepayment Notices shall be made and given in accordance with Section 6.12. |
(a) The Borrower shall prepay on the first Business Day following notice by Administrative Agent (a “Mandatory Prepayment Notice”) of the occurrence of a Mandatory Prepayment Event (which need not be continuing) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding on such date together with all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.04 and any applicable Prepayment Amount. For purposes of the Mandatory Prepayment Notice and Section 10.02, (i) Borrower consents to the delivery of such notice by electronic communications and (ii) Borrower’s “normal business hours” shall be 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., New York City time, each Business Day. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that a Mandatory Prepayment Event occurs following any Potential Adjustment Event, Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, then the Administrative Agent agrees not to send a Mandatory Prepayment Notice until such time as Calculation Agent has made its determination as to the appropriate adjustments, if any, to be made to (i) the Minimum Price, (ii) the Maximum CHTR Share Number, (iii) the Maximum TWC Share Number and/or (iv) the Minimum ADTV Level. |
(b) Any prepayment described in this Section 2.05 shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the ratable accounts of the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall forward to each Lender its Ratable Share of such payment. |
(a) Ordinary Interest. The Loans shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period from the first day of such period to the last day thereof at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Floating Rate for such Interest Period. Accrued interest shall be payable by the Borrower in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for the Loans upon determination of such interest rate. |
(b) If any amount due and payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (x) the Floating Rate applicable to such amount and (y) 2.0% for each day until such amount and any interest thereon is paid in full. |
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(i) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand. |
(d) Delayed Draw Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to each Delayed Draw Lender a commitment fee (the “Delayed Draw Commitment Fee”) equal to 0.50% (50 basis points) per annum on the average daily unused amount of each Delayed Draw Commitment of such Delayed Draw Lender during the period from and including the date hereof to but excluding the earlier to occur of (x) the expiration of the Delayed Draw Availability Period and (y) the date on which such Delayed Draw Commitment terminates. Accrued Delayed Draw Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears (i) on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on March 31, 2016 and (ii) on the date on which such Delayed Draw Commitment terminates. Delayed Draw Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (including on the first day but excluding the last day). |
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termination or partial reduction, and (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Any reduction of Delayed Draw Commitments shall be applied to the Delayed Draw Commitments of each Delayed Draw Lender, ratably according to the Delayed Draw Commitments held by such Lender. All fees accrued with respect thereto until the effective date of any termination or reduction of the Delayed Draw Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination or reduction. |
(a) If, upon the close of trading on any Exchange Day, the LTV Ratio exceeds the LTV Margin Call Level, as determined by the Calculation Agent, the Borrower shall, (i) no later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day following its receipt of notice thereof (a “Collateral Shortfall Notice”) from the Calculation Agent (the day of receipt of such notice, a “Collateral Shortfall Notice Day”) inform the Calculation Agent that it intends to satisfy such Collateral Shortfall Notice; (ii) no later than Noon, New York City time, on the second Business Day following a Collateral Shortfall Notice Day, provide the Calculation Agent with SWIFT or Fedwire instructions for such delivery contemplated in clause (iii) below and (iii) no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day after a Collateral Shortfall Notice Day either voluntarily prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 2.04 or cause Eligible Cash Collateral or Eligible Pledged Shares to be delivered to each Applicable Lender in accordance with Section 3 of the Security Agreement, in an amount sufficient to reduce the LTV Ratio to be equal to or less than the LTV Reset Level, as of the date of payment, all as determined by the Calculation Agent. Without the consent of the Calculation Agent and the “Calculation Agent” under, and as defined in, the Other Margin Loan Agreement, (i) prior to the effectiveness of the Charter TWC Mergers, to the extent the number of CHTR Shares that are Eligible Pledged Shares credited to the Collateral Accounts after the Closing Date exceeds 3,500,000 under this Agreement (or 7,000,000 in the aggregate under this Agreement and under the Other Margin Loan Agreement), the Collateral Value of such excess CHTR Shares shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the LTV Ratio; and (ii) upon and after the effectiveness of the Charter TWC Mergers, to the extent the number of CCH Shares that are Eligible Pledged Shares (other than CCH Shares received in respect of CHTR Shares that are Initial Pledged Shares and Replacement CHTR Shares) exceeds 3,500,000 under this Agreement (or 7,000,000 in the aggregate under this Agreement and under the Other Margin Loan Agreement), the Collateral Value of such excess CCH Shares shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the LTV Ratio. For purposes of the Collateral Shortfall Notice and Section 10.02, (i) Borrower consents to the delivery of such notice by electronic communications and (ii) Borrower’s “normal business hours” shall be 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., New York City time, each Business Day. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the LTV Ratio exceeds the LTV Margin Call Level, as determined by the Calculation Agent, following a Potential Adjustment Event, a Spin-Off Event or an Issuer Merger Event, then the Administrative Agent agrees not to send a Collateral Shortfall Notice until such time as the Calculation Agent has made its determination as to the appropriate adjustments, if any, to be made to (i) the Minimum Price, (ii) the Maximum CHTR Share Number, (iii) the Maximum TWC Share Number and/or (iv) the Minimum ADTV Level. |
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the withdrawal or abandonment of such Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event, or the Calculation Agent determines following consummation of the such Issuer Merger Event or Spin-Off Event that the Valuation Percentage is greater than initially determined for purposes of calculating the LTV Event Amount, then each Applicable Lender shall cause such portion of the LTV Event Amount to be released from the Collateral Account such that the LTV Ratio does not exceed the LTV Margin Call Level as calculated by the Calculation Agent to correspond to the revised Valuation Percentage (provided that the Borrower may elect to maintain in the Collateral Account all or any portion of such LTV Event Amount permitted to be so released). Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Calculation Agent sending notice of an LTV Event Amount, the Calculation Agent shall make all other adjustments pursuant to Section 1.02(d) hereof and any LTV Event Amount shall be calculated based on such adjustments. Upon receipt of written request from the Borrower following any such determination of adjustments pursuant to Section 1.02(d) hereof, the Calculation Agent shall reasonably promptly provide the Borrower with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation or determination made by it in determining such adjustments pursuant to Section 1.02(d) hereof (including any quotations, market data or information from internal sources used in making such calculations, but without disclosing the Calculation Agent’s proprietary models or confidential information). |
(d) The Borrower may not withdraw any Collateral from the Collateral Account, except (i) in accordance with the immediately following subsections (e), (f) or (j), (ii) with the prior written consent of each Lender or (iii) in connection with a disposition of Pledged Shares held in the Collateral Account as permitted under Section 7.04 and Section 7.07; provided that, at the time of any such withdrawal, in the event the Collateral consists of Shares and Spin-Off Shares, the Calculation Agent may, in an equitable manner as the Calculation Agent determines necessary to preserve for the Lenders and the Borrower the intent of the parties and the fair value and risks in the Loans before giving effect to the Spin-Off Event relating to such Spin-Off Shares, after non-binding consultation with the Borrower, determine the required ratio of the value (determined based on the Market Reference Price) of the Shares of the relevant Issuer relating to such Spin-Off Event constituting Collateral to the value (determined based on the Market Reference Price) of the Spin-Off Shares relating to such Spin-Off Event constituting Collateral, in each case, after giving effect to such withdrawal, to be withdrawn; provided, further, that, in the event such ratio results in the value (determined based on the Market Reference Price) of Shares issued by a particular Issuer constituting 75% or more of the value (determined based on the Market Reference Price) of the Collateral consisting of Pledged Shares remaining after giving effect to such withdrawal, then the Borrower may elect to include such Shares issued by such Issuer in the Collateral in a percentage in excess of 75% of the value (determined based on the Market Reference Price) of the Collateral consisting of Pledged Shares, and other Shares not issued by such Issuer shall be permitted to be released to the extent otherwise permitted under (i), (ii) or (iii) above. Other than in connection with a substitution of TWC Shares with Replacement CHTR Shares pursuant to Section 2.09(j), if, at the time of any such withdrawal, there are both CHTR Shares and TWC Shares constituting Collateral, the Borrower shall consult with the Calculation Agent on the proportion of CHTR Shares and/or TWC Shares to be released, and to extent the Calculation Agent reasonably objects to the proposed withdrawal ratio because such proposed withdrawal ratio would, in the reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, materially increase the risk or impact the fair value of the Loans due to changes since the Closing Date in the financial condition, prospects or outlook of |
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either the CHTR Issuer or the TWC Issuer, as compared to the other Issuer, then the Borrower and the Calculation Agent shall jointly determine, in good faith, a mutually acceptable ratio of CHTR Shares and TWC Shares to be released, which ratio shall preserve for the Lenders and the Borrower the fair value and risks of the Loans. |
(e) Collateral may be released from the Liens created under the Collateral Documents as follows: |
(i) each Applicable Lender shall have received a written notice from the Borrower requesting a release of such Collateral on the date specified therein (which date shall be no earlier than the Business Day immediately following the first Business Day on which the Applicable Lenders have received such notice by 1:00 p.m.), including the amount and type of Collateral requested to be released; |
(ii) (A) with respect to Collateral other than Eligible Cash Collateral, (x) the LTV Ratio has been equal to or less than the Initial LTV Ratio for at least fifteen (15) of the most recent twenty (20) Business Days immediately preceding the date of such written notice (and including the last day of such period); and (y) after giving effect to such release and any other release or substitution otherwise requested or effected pursuant to this Section 2.09 and any Disposition pursuant to Section 7.04, the LTV Ratio would be equal to or less than the Initial LTV Ratio, and (B) with respect to Eligible Cash Collateral, (x) the LTV Ratio has been equal to or less than the LTV Reset Level for at least fifteen (15) of the most recent twenty (20) Business Days immediately preceding the date of such written notice (and including the last day of such period); and (y) after giving effect to such release and any other release or substitution otherwise requested or effected pursuant to this Section 2.09 and any Disposition pursuant to Section 7.04, the LTV Ratio would be equal to or less than the LTV Reset Level; |
(iii) no Event of Default shall exist or would occur immediately after giving effect to such release; and |
(iv) on the date of such release the Borrower is not required to make any prepayment or take any other action under Section 2.05 or this Section 2.09 (and will not be required to take any such action as a result of the proposed release). |
Any such notice delivered pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i) shall contain a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the items set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (ii) and (iii). Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, but subject to Section 2.09(d), Collateral of the type requested by the Borrower shall be released from the Lien created under the Collateral Documents (A) on a ratable basis among the Applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Ratable Shares of the amount and type of Collateral being released and (B) in an aggregate amount equal to the lowest of (I) the amount of Collateral requested to be released by the Borrower in such written notice, (II) an amount of Collateral with a value such that, after giving effect to such release and any other release otherwise requested or effected pursuant to this Section 2.09 and any Disposition pursuant to Section 7.04, the LTV Ratio would not be greater than the Initial LTV Ratio and (III) the aggregate amount of such item of Collateral held in the Collateral Account and subject to a First
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Priority Lien in favor of an Applicable Lender, as collateral agent, for the benefit of the Lenders and Agents.
(f) Pledged Shares may be released from the Liens created under the Collateral Documents for the sole purpose of substituting such Collateral as follows: |
(i) each Applicable Lender shall have received a written notice from the Borrower requesting a release of Pledged Shares on the date specified therein (which date shall be no earlier than the Business Day immediately following the first Business Day on which each Applicable Lender has received such notice by 1:00 p.m.), including the amount and type of Pledged Shares requested to be released (the “Substituted Shares” for such substitution), and identifying the Shares (the “Replacement Shares” for such substitution) to be transferred to the Collateral Account in replacement of and substitution for the released Pledged Shares; |
(ii) no Event of Default shall exist or would occur immediately after giving effect to such release; and |
(iii) on the date of such release the Borrower is not required to make any prepayment or take any other action under Section 2.05 or this Section 2.09 (and will not be required to take any such action as a result of the proposed release). |
Any such notice delivered pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i) shall contain a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the items set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (ii) and (iii). Upon (x) satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence and (y) transfer of the Replacement Shares to the Collateral Account, subject to Section 2.09(d), so long as such Replacement Shares constitute Eligible Pledged Shares upon such transfer, then Substituted Shares shall be released from the Lien created under the Collateral Documents (A) on a ratable basis among the Applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Ratable Shares of the amount and type of Collateral being released and (B) in an aggregate number equal to the lowest of (I) the number of Substituted Shares requested to be released by the Borrower in such written notice, (II) a number of Substituted Shares with a value such that, after giving effect to such release, the transfer of the Replacement Shares specified in the immediately preceding clause (y) and any release otherwise requested or effected pursuant to this Section 2.09 and any Disposition pursuant to Section 7.04, the LTV Ratio would not be greater than the lower of the Initial LTV Ratio and the LTV Ratio that would then be in effect if no such release, replacement, substitution or Disposition had occurred and (III) the aggregate amount of such Substituted Shares held in the Collateral Account and subject to a First Priority Lien in favor of an Applicable Lender, as collateral agent, for the benefit of the Lenders and Agents.
(g) The Borrower may transfer Eligible Pledged Shares and/or Eligible Cash Collateral into the Collateral Account on any Business Day and the Calculation Agent shall adjust the LTV Ratio accordingly which shall become effective one (1) Business Day after the posting of such additional Eligible Cash Collateral or Eligible Pledged Shares; provided that the Calculation Agent shall only be required to make such adjustment with respect to a transfer by the Borrower having a Collateral Value of at least $1,000,000. |
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(h) Upon the later to occur of (x) satisfaction of the requirements set forth in subsections (d), (e) or (f) of this Section 2.09, and (y) one (1) Business Day of its receipt of such applicable request for release, each Applicable Lender shall originate an instruction or entitlement order to the Custodian directing the transfer of the applicable Collateral from the such Applicable Lender’s Collateral Account to the Borrower. |
(i) To the extent that the Borrower elects or is required to transfer or deposit Shares, Cash, Cash Equivalents or any other item of Collateral into any Collateral Accounts, the Borrower shall effect such transfer or deposit by transferring or depositing into each Applicable Lender’s Collateral Account, such Shares, Cash, Cash Equivalents or any other item of Collateral in accordance with their Ratable Shares of such item of Collateral. |
(j) Charter TWC Mergers. |
(i) The TWC Shares may be released from the Liens created under the Collateral Documents in connection with the Charter TWC Mergers as follows: |
(A) each Applicable Lender shall have received a written notice from the Borrower and requesting a release of the TWC Shares on the date specified therein (which date shall be no earlier than the Business Day immediately following the first Business Day on which each Applicable Lender has received such notice by 1:00 p.m.; provided that in no event shall such release occur prior to the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of the Charter TWC Mergers) and specifying the number of CHTR Shares (the “Replacement CHTR Shares”) to be transferred to the Collateral Account in replacement of and substitution for the released TWC Shares; and |
(B) after giving effect to such release, the transfer of the Replacement CHTR Shares and any release otherwise requested or effected pursuant to this Section 2.09 and any Disposition pursuant to Section 7.04, the LTV Ratio would not be greater than the Charter TWC Mergers LTV Ratio. |
(ii) Any such notice delivered pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (A) shall contain a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the item set forth in the immediately preceding clause (B). Upon (x) satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence and (y) transfer of the Replacement CHTR Shares to the Collateral Account, so long as such Replacement CHTR Shares constitute Eligible Pledged Shares upon such transfer, the TWC Shares shall be automatically released from the Lien created under the Collateral Documents. |
(iii) Within one (1) Business Day following the effectiveness of the Charter TWC Mergers, each Applicable Lender shall originate an instruction or entitlement order to the Custodian directing the transfer of an aggregate number of CCH Shares, not to exceed the number of Replacement CHTR Shares credited to such Applicable Lender’s Collateral Account pursuant to this Section 2.09(j), from such Applicable Lender’s Collateral Account to the Borrower. |
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(iv) At the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, the Custodian or the Borrower, the parties hereto agree to execute and deliver such documents, agreements or instruments as are reasonably requested to evidence and/or give effect to the release of Liens described in this Section 2.09(j), as well as any confirmations or acknowledgements of the continuing applicability of the Loan Documents to the Merger Shares resulting from the consummation of the Charter TWC Mergers. Except with respect to any CCH Shares that are transferred or to be transferred following the Charter TWC Mergers pursuant to Section 2.09(j)(iii), the Loan Parties shall promptly take any actions and execute, deliver and/or file any documents, agreements or instruments reasonably requested by any Applicable Lender in order to grant or perfect, or confirm or acknowledge the grant or perfection of, the security interest of such Applicable Lender in its Ratable Share of any CCH Shares the Borrower receives, following the effectiveness of the Charter TWC Mergers. |
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pro rata in accordance with their Ratable Shares of the Loans. The Administrative Agent agrees to forward to the Lenders such principal, interest and other payments on the same Business Day as such amounts are received, collected or applied by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, unless the Administrative Agent receives such amounts after 11:00 a.m., in which case such payments may be forwarded by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders on the next Business Day. |
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were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 shall not apply to any exercise by an Applicable Lender of remedies against the Collateral controlled by such Applicable Lender or the assignment or participation of Loans or Delayed Draw Commitments otherwise permitted hereunder. |
(a) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver, consent or adjustment with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definitions of “Required Lenders” and “Required Delayed Draw Lenders” or in Section 8.01. |
(b) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to any Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Event of Default has occurred), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund future Loans under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Event of Default has occurred, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its Ratable Share and (y) such Loan were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.13(b) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto. |
(c) Delayed Draw Commitment Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.06(d) for any period during which that Lender |
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is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender). |
(d) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Ratable Share of the Loans, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. |
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whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. |
(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.01, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. |
(i) Any Lender or Agent that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender or Agent, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender or Agent is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(g)(iii)(A), (iii)(B) and (iii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s or Agent’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender or Agent |
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to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender or Agent. |
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person: |
(A) any Lender or Agent that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender or Agent becomes a Lender or Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender or Agent is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; |
(B) any Foreign Lender or Agent that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender or such Agent becomes a Lender or Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable: |
(I) in the case of a Foreign Lender or Agent claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty; |
(II) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI; |
(III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or |
(IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, |
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a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 or Exhibit J-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; |
(C) any Foreign Lender and any Agent which is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender or Agent becomes a Lender or Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and |
(D) if a payment made to a Lender or Agent under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender or Agent were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender or Agent shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender or Agent has complied with such Lender’s or Agent’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. |
Each Lender and Agent agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.01 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such |
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refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this subsection (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this subsection (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person. |
(i) Tax Documentation by Loan Parties. To the extent it is legally entitled to do so, each Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Laws, when reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and promptly upon the obsolescence, invalidity or expiration of any form previously provided by such Loan Party, such property completed and executed documentation or certification prescribed by applicable Laws and such other reasonably requested information, certification or documentation as will permit the Administrative Agent to determine that a sale of the Collateral would not be subject to any withholding with respect to Taxes. |
(j) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document. |
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the Loan to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain its portion of the Loan as Floating Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid. |
(iii) impose on a Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or the portion of the Loans made by such Lender; |
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or Agent of making, continuing or maintaining its portion of the Loans (or of maintaining its obligation to make its portion of the Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Agent hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or Agent, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Agent such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
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(a) any payment or prepayment of the Loans on a day other than an Interest Payment Date (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise); or |
including any loss of anticipated profits (other than Base Spread) and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain its portion of the Loans or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Floating Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor, over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market.
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pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or Agent to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or Agent. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by a Lender or Agent in connection with any such designation, assignment or action. |
4.01. Conditions Precedent to Funding Date. The obligation of the Initial Lender to make the extension of the Initial Loan hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: |
(ii) if requested by the Initial Lender, a Note executed by the Borrower; |
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(viii) a Solvency Certificate from Parent and the Borrower executed by a Responsible Officer thereof; |
(ix) evidence of the results of searches for Liens and judgments against the Borrower and the Guarantor satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and |
(x) all applicable “know your customer” and other account opening documentation required by the PATRIOT Act to be provided by the Borrower. |
(i) delivered or transferred the Pledged Shares to the Custodian (and such Pledged Shares shall be held in or credited to the Collateral Accounts of each Applicable Lender based on its Ratable Share of the Collateral); and |
(ii) provided evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Borrower has satisfied the Collateral Requirement. |
(f) The fees payable to the Administrative Agent and the Initial Lender pursuant to the Fee Letter shall have been paid. |
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(g) Substantially concurrently with the Closing Date, the Cheetah 4 Margin Loan Agreements shall have been amended in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders and such amendments shall have been executed and delivered and shall be in full force in effect. |
4.02. Conditions Precedent to All Loans. The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan (including the Initial Loans) shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: |
(a) The Borrower shall have delivered a Borrowing Request to the Administrative Agent signed by the Borrower in accordance with the requirements hereof. |
(b) Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party set forth in Article V hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality, in which case to that extent it shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such Loan with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties are already qualified by materiality, in which case to that extent they shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date). |
(c) No Default shall exist as of the date of such Borrowing or would result from the making of the Loans or from the application of the proceeds thereof. |
(d) The LTV Ratio as of such date, after giving effect to the Loans made on such date and the delivery of any additional Eligible Pledged Shares to the Applicable Lenders in accordance with Section 3 of the Security Agreement concurrently with or prior to the making of such Loan, shall be equal to or less than the Initial LTV Ratio. |
(e) The Borrower shall have delivered to each Lender a Form U-1 or Form G-0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx xr an amendment to a Form U-1 or Form G-0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx xreviously delivered to such Lender hereunder, duly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (in each case, unless such Lender has confirmed that it does not require either such form). |
Each Borrowing Request shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by Borrower that the conditions specified in Section 4.01 (solely for the Initial Loans on the Funding Date), and Section 4.02, as applicable, have been satisfied on and as of the date of the making of a Loan.
Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Agents that as of the Closing Date and as of the date of any Borrowing hereunder:
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authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents (to the extent a party thereto), and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its respective business requires such qualification or license, except to the extent the failure to so qualify has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(c) The public filings of the Parent with the SEC present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Parent and there is no material misstatement or omission contained therein, and since December 31, 2015, there has been no event or circumstances, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed written Tax assessment against any Loan Party and there is no current or, to the Loan Parties’ knowledge, pending audit or other formal investigation of any Loan Party by any Governmental Authority, in each case, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower does not have, and has never had, a trade or business or a permanent establishment in any country other than the United States. Each of the Borrower and the Borrower Sole Member is disregarded as an entity separate from the Parent for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the Parent is a “domestic corporation” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. |
The Borrower has no assets other than Permitted Assets and does not engage in any business or conduct any activity, nor has it since its formation engaged in any business or conducted any activity other than (i) the acquisition, ownership, holding, voting, sale, transfer, exchange, assignment, disposition or management of, or other dealings in or with, Permitted Assets, (ii) the performance of the transactions contemplated by the Permitted Liabilities and performance of ministerial activities and payment of taxes and administrative fees necessary for compliance with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Other Margin Loan Documents and (iii) any transaction permitted under Sections 7.04, 7.05 or 7.07 hereunder and under Sections 7.04, 7.05 or 7.07 under the Other Margin Loan Agreement. Except for the Liens created by the Loan Documents, the Other Margin Loan Documents, any transaction permitted under Sections 7.04, 7.05 or 7.07 hereunder and under Sections 7.04, 7.05 or 7.07 under the Other Margin Loan Agreement and other Permitted Liens and “Permitted Liens” under the Other Margin Loan Documents, the assets of the Borrower are subject to no Liens. Other than the Loan Documents, the Other Margin Loan Documents, any agreements not prohibited under the Loan Documents (including agreements with respect to Permitted Liabilities) or the Other Margin Loan Documents, the Borrower’s Organization Documents and the documents whereby the Borrower acquired the Pledged Shares and other Collateral, the Borrower is not, nor has it been since its formation, a party to any contract or other agreement or arrangement.
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(as defined in Section 3(42) of ERISA) or assets of any Plan pursuant to any substantially similar non-US or other law. |
5.14. Organization Documents. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor is in compliance with the terms and provisions of its Organization Documents. |
(a) None of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the Loans and the use of proceeds thereof) will violate Regulations T, U and X of the FRB. |
(b) The Pledged Shares are not subject to any shareholders agreement that includes any Transfer Restrictions, other than Permissible Transfer Restrictions. |
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Neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor nor, to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Guarantor, any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Borrower or the Guarantor (a) is currently (i) the subject of any Sanctions or (ii) located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or (b) has been engaged in any transaction with any Person who, to the knowledge of the Borrower or the Guarantor, is now or was then the subject of Sanctions or located, organized or residing in a Designated Jurisdiction. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”). |
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5.25. Restricted Transactions. None of the Borrower, Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries is a party to a Restricted Transaction. |
So long as the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied:
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6.02. Certificates; Other Information. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: |
(a) concurrently with the delivery of any statement of assets and liabilities referred to in Section 6.01, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer; |
(d) promptly, after request therefor, such additional information regarding compliance by the Borrower or the Guarantor with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in writing. |
(a) The Borrower shall promptly and in any event within two (2) Business Days after Borrower obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence, notify the Administrative Agent of: |
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(b) the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event on the date such notice is received or made), notify the Administrative Agent of, and provide a copy of, notices received or made under the Other Margin Loan Documents. |
(c) the Borrower Sole Member shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent upon receiving a notice of resignation of the Independent Manager of the Borrower. |
Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action any of the Loan Parties has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto except, in, the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent (x) such information is subject to confidentiality obligations with a third party which prevents disclosure of such information or (y) such information is subject to attorney-client privilege or (z) the sharing of which information is prohibited by any applicable Law. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
6.05. Special Purpose Entity/Separateness. The Borrower shall be and shall continue to be a Special Purpose Entity in all material respects. |
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its regarded owner (directly or indirectly through another disregarded entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
(a) The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans (i) for distribution as a dividend or a return of capital to the equity or limited liability company interests of any Person owning Equity Interests in the Borrower, (ii) for the purchase of margin stock and (iii) otherwise for general corporate purposes. |
(b) Neither the Borrower nor the Guarantor shall use, and the Borrower and the Guarantor shall procure that the Guarantor’s Subsidiaries and the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Borrower, the Guarantor and the Guarantor’s Subsidiaries shall not use, the proceeds of the Loans (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto. |
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(a) Subject to subsection (b) below, at any time that the Borrower, (i) (A) makes any prepayment or (B) withdraws or posts any Collateral or “Collateral” under the Other Margin Loan Documents (including Permitted Assets hereunder or under the Other Margin Loan Documents), the Borrower will take the same action with respect to the Loans and the Other Margin Loans on a Pro Rata Basis, (ii) reduces the amount of any commitment (including the Delayed Draw Commitment and the “Delayed Draw Commitment” under, and as defined in, the Other Margin Loan Agreement), the Borrower will take the same action with respect to the Commitments and the commitments under the Other Margin Loan Agreement on a Pro Rata Basis, or (iii) requests any borrowing of Loans or Other Margin Loans, the Borrower will request Loans and Other Margin Loans on a Pro Rata Basis. Subject to Section 6.12(b) below, the Collateral shall be substantially identical to the collateral securing the Other Margin Loan such that (x) the LTV Ratio shall be the same as the LTV Ratio (as defined in the Other Margin Loan Agreement), (y) the proportion of the Collateral constituting Cash and Cash Equivalents shall be substantially similar to the proportion of the collateral for the Other Margin Loan which constitutes Cash and Cash Equivalents, respectively, and (z) the proportion of the Collateral constituting (1) CHTR Shares shall be substantially similar to the proportion of the collateral for the Other Margin Loan constituting CHTR Shares and (2) TWC Shares shall be substantially similar to the proportion of the collateral for the Other Margin Loan constituting TWC Shares. |
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (but subject to compliance with Section 6.13), the Borrower shall not be required to take any action on a Pro Rata Basis or otherwise maintain substantially identical Collateral as provided in the second sentence of Section 6.12(a) above if (i) in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) of subsection (a) above, any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or any lender under the Other Margin Loan Agreement becomes a “Defaulting Lender” under, and as defined in, the Other Margin Loan Agreement or (ii) any amendment, modification or supplement to, or adjustment under, (A) the Loan Documents or (B) the Other Margin Loan Documents is made to any provision implicated by Section 6.12(a) above that is not also made to, in the case of clause (A), the Other Margin Loan Documents or, in the case of clause (B), the Loan Documents. |
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So long as the Loans or other Obligations (other than contingent obligations in respect of which no claim has been asserted) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders:
7.01. Restricted Transaction. The Borrower and the Guarantor shall not, and the Borrower and the Guarantor shall cause their respective Subsidiaries not to, enter into any Restricted Transaction. |
7.03. Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than Permitted Liabilities. |
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and, in each case, the proceeds thereof, so long as such proceeds constitute “Permitted Assets” hereunder. |
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7.14. No Subsidiaries. The Borrower shall not have, form, create, organize, incorporate or acquire any Subsidiaries or conduct any business or hold any assets through any Subsidiary. |
(a) maintain, contribute or incur any obligation to, or agree to maintain, contribute or incur any obligation to, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to maintain, contribute or incur any obligation to or agree to maintain, contribute or incur any obligation to, any Plan where such obligation or agreement could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or |
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7.20. Anti-Terrorism Laws. The Borrower and the Guarantor shall not, and the Borrower and the Guarantor shall cause their respective Subsidiaries not to, in each case: |
(a) (i) violate any Anti-Terrorism Laws or (ii) engage in any transaction, investment, undertaking or activity that conceals the identity, source or destination of the proceeds from any category of prohibited offenses designated from time to time by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (or any successor organization or task force); or |
(b) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction related to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to any Anti-Terrorism Law or (ii) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempt to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law or the FCPA; |
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days after the earlier of the date on which (i) the Borrower becomes aware of such failure or (ii) the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent of such failure; or |
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(m) Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower or the Guarantor shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) in excess of the Threshold Amount, when and as the same shall become due and payable (after the expiration of any grace or cure period applicable thereto); or (ii) any event or condition occurs that results in any Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Guarantor in excess of the Threshold Amount becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any such Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any such Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity (or require an offer to purchase or redeem or prepay to be made to the holders of such Indebtedness), but in each case, only after the expiration of any grace |
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or cure period applicable thereto; provided that this clause shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, and in connection therewith such secured Indebtedness which is due is repaid (provided that, if such secured Indebtedness is Other Margin Loans, the Loans are repaid on a Pro Rata Basis to the extent required under this Agreement). |
(b) exercise all rights and remedies available to it under the Loan Documents (including the enforcement of any and all Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents) and applicable Law; |
provided that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01(e) or 8.01(f), the Commitments of all Lenders shall automatically terminate and the unpaid principal amount of the Loans, any Prepayment Amount and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without further act of any Lender or Agent. If any Lender elects to take any of the foregoing actions individually (without the Administrative Agent acting on behalf of such Lender), such Lender shall notify the other Lenders and the Administrative Agent of such election and action prior to or substantially concurrent with the taking of such action.
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(a) For the avoidance of doubt, each Applicable Lender may choose to exercise any remedies provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, or refrain from exercising such remedies, in its sole discretion with respect to the Collateral subject to its control under the Collateral Account Control Agreement. No Applicable Lender shall have any fiduciary or other express or implied duties to the other Lenders in connection with the exercise of remedies with respect to its applicable Collateral Account or the Collateral credited thereto or otherwise and no Lender shall interfere with such exercise of remedies, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by each Applicable Lender in its capacity as collateral agent for the benefit of itself, the other Lenders and the Agents in accordance with the terms thereof. No Lender shall claim (or support any claim by any third party) that a sale or other disposition of such Applicable Lender’s Collateral by such Applicable Lender was not commercially reasonable. Each Applicable Lender shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment reasonably equal to that which such Applicable Lender accords its own property. |
(b) In connection with any assignment by a Lender, the Borrower agrees to (i) unless the applicable assignee elects to be an Agented Lender with respect to such assigned interest or is an existing Applicable Lender and the establishment of a Collateral Account and the execution and delivery of a joinder to the Collateral Account Control Agreement is not necessary due to such Applicable Lender’s existing Collateral Account and Collateral Account Control Agreement or otherwise, (x) establish a separate Collateral Account with the Custodian, (y) enter into a joinder to the Collateral Account Control Agreement with respect to such Collateral Account, and (z) if reasonably requested by the Custodian, enter into a customer account agreement or other agreement with the Custodian and (ii) make appropriate amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to reflect any administrative, technical or similar changes as are reasonably requested by the Applicable Lenders, the assignee or the Administrative Agent. |
(c) Upon any Applicable Lender’s sale or other disposition of such Collateral in its Collateral Account pursuant to this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the security interest of each other Lender in such Collateral shall automatically terminate. Each Lender will execute, deliver and file such documents (including UCC-3 financing statements), if any, reasonably requested by an Applicable Lender to evidence such Lender’s release of its security interest in the Collateral pledged to the foreclosing Applicable Lender that has been sold or otherwise disposed of. |
(d) Each Lender agrees that it will not challenge or question or support any other Person in challenging or questioning in any proceeding the validity, attachment, perfection or priority of any Lien of any Applicable Lender under any Collateral Document or the validity or enforceability of the priorities, rights or duties with respect to the Collateral established by the other provisions of this Agreement. |
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(b)Each of the Lenders and each of the Agents hereby irrevocably appoints each Applicable Lender as its collateral agent for the benefit of itself, the Lenders and the Agents to act on its behalf for purposes of the Collateral Account Control Agreement to which it is a party, Section 8.03 and the Security Agreement and authorizes each Applicable Lender to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are contemplated by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Solely for the purpose of performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Applicable Lender shall act solely as an agent of the other Lenders and Agents. Each Applicable Lender does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any fiduciary relationship or trust with or for any Loan Party, any other Lender or any Agent.
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businesses for its own account or on behalf of others (including the Borrower and its Affiliates and including holding, for its own account or on behalf of others, equity, debt and similar positions in the Borrower or its Affiliates), including trading in or holding long, short or derivative positions in securities, loans or other financial products of one or more of the Borrower and its Affiliates. Each Lender understands and agrees that in engaging in the Activities, an Agent’s Group may receive or otherwise obtain information concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates (including information concerning the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents) which information may not be available to any of the Lenders that are not members of an Agent’s Group. No Agent nor any member of such Agent’s Group shall have any duty to disclose to any Lender or use on behalf of the Lenders, and shall not be liable for the failure to so disclose or use, any information whatsoever about or derived from the Activities or otherwise (including any information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) or to account for any revenue or profits obtained in connection with the Activities, except that an Agent shall deliver or otherwise make available to each Lender such documents as are expressly required by this Agreement to be transmitted by an Agent to the Lenders. |
(a) An Agent’s duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are solely ministerial and administrative in nature and no Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein or therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an Agent (i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, but shall be required to act or refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the written direction of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein); provided that an Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent or any of its |
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Affiliates to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay (if any) under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law, and (iii) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. |
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Lender unless an officer of an Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated hereby shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of the Loans. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. |
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each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above in this paragraph. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as an Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties as an Agent of the retiring, retired or removed Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring, retired or removed Agent, and the retiring, retired or removed Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations as an Agent hereunder and/or under the other Loan Documents but shall not be relieved of any of its obligations as a Lender (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this paragraph). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring, retired or removed Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article |