CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT dated as of November 25, 2015 among LANNETT COMPANY, INC., as the Borrower, CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER, as Guarantors, THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS(1) and...
Exhibit 10.36
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
dated as of November 25, 2015
among
LANNETT COMPANY, INC.,
as the Borrower,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS(1)
and
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.,
as Co-Documentation Agents
and
XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
$910,000,000 Initial Term Loans
$125,000,000 Revolving Commitments
(1) RBC Capital Markets is a brand name for the capital markets activities of Royal Bank of Canada and its Affiliates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
1 | |
1.1 |
Definitions |
62 |
1.2 |
Accounting Terms |
62 |
1.3 |
Interpretation, Etc. |
63 |
1.4 |
Letter of Credit Amounts |
64 |
1.5 |
Rounding |
64 |
1.6 |
References to Agreements and Laws |
64 |
1.7 |
Times of Day |
64 |
1.8 |
Timing of Payment or Performance |
64 |
1.9 |
Limited Condition Acquisitions |
64 |
1.10 |
Pro Forma Calculations |
65 |
1.11 |
Calculation of Baskets |
66 |
1.12 |
Time Periods |
66 |
1.13 |
Loan Amounts |
67 |
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SECTION 2. LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT |
67 | |
2.1 |
Term Loans |
67 |
2.2 |
Revolving Loans |
68 |
2.3 |
Letters of Credit |
69 |
2.4 |
Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds |
80 |
2.5 |
Evidence of Debt; Register; Disqualified Lenders; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes |
81 |
2.6 |
Interest on Loans |
82 |
2.7 |
Conversion/Continuation |
83 |
2.8 |
Default Interest |
84 |
2.9 |
Commitment Fees |
84 |
2.10 |
Scheduled Payments |
85 |
2.11 |
Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions; Call Protection |
87 |
2.12 |
Mandatory Prepayments |
88 |
2.13 |
General Provisions Regarding Payments |
93 |
2.14 |
Ratable Sharing |
94 |
2.15 |
Making or Maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans |
94 |
2.16 |
Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy |
96 |
2.17 |
Taxes; Withholding, Etc. |
97 |
2.18 |
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of a Lender |
101 |
2.19 |
Defaulting Lenders |
103 |
2.20 |
Incremental Facilities or Commitments |
104 |
2.21 |
Refinancing Amendments |
109 |
2.22 |
Extensions of Loans |
116 |
2.23 |
Swing Line Loans |
120 |
2.24 |
Permitted Debt Exchanges |
123 |
SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
125 | |
3.1 |
Closing Date |
125 |
3.2 |
Conditions to Any Credit Extension After the Closing Date |
129 |
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
130 | |
4.1 |
Organization; Powers |
130 |
4.2 |
Authorization |
130 |
4.3 |
Enforceability |
130 |
4.4 |
Governmental Approvals; Third-Party Consents |
131 |
4.5 |
Financial Statements |
131 |
4.6 |
No Material Adverse Effect |
131 |
4.7 |
Title to Properties |
131 |
4.8 |
Equity Interests and Ownership of Subsidiaries |
131 |
4.9 |
Litigation; Compliance with Laws |
132 |
4.10 |
Federal Reserve Regulations |
132 |
4.11 |
Investment Company Act |
132 |
4.12 |
Use of Proceeds |
132 |
4.13 |
Tax Returns |
133 |
4.14 |
No Material Misstatements |
133 |
4.15 |
Employee Benefit Plans |
134 |
4.16 |
Environmental Matters |
134 |
4.17 |
Collateral Documents |
135 |
4.18 |
Insurance |
136 |
4.19 |
Solvency |
136 |
4.20 |
[Reserved] |
136 |
4.21 |
Intellectual Property |
137 |
4.22 |
Anti-Terrorism Laws |
137 |
4.23 |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
137 |
4.24 |
[Reserved] |
137 |
4.25 |
Undisclosed Liabilities |
138 |
4.26 |
Labor Matters |
138 |
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SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
138 | |
5.1 |
Existence; Material Properties |
138 |
5.2 |
Insurance |
139 |
5.3 |
Payment of Obligations |
139 |
5.4 |
Financial Statements, Reports, Etc. |
139 |
5.5 |
Litigation and Other Notices |
141 |
5.6 |
Compliance with Laws |
141 |
5.7 |
Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections |
141 |
5.8 |
Lender Calls |
142 |
5.9 |
Use of Proceeds |
142 |
5.10 |
Compliance with Environmental Laws |
142 |
5.11 |
Further Assurances; Additional Security |
142 |
5.12 |
Maintenance of Ratings |
145 |
SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
145 | |
6.1 |
Indebtedness |
145 |
6.2 |
Liens |
150 |
6.3 |
Investments, Loans and Advances |
155 |
6.4 |
Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets |
158 |
6.5 |
Restricted Payments |
162 |
6.6 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
166 |
6.7 |
Business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries |
168 |
6.8 |
Limitation on Modifications and Payments of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Etc. |
168 |
6.9 |
Changes in Fiscal Year |
171 |
6.10 |
Financial Performance Covenant |
171 |
6.11 |
Tranche A Term Loan Financial Performance Covenant |
172 |
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SECTION 7. GUARANTY |
172 | |
7.1 |
Guaranty of the Obligations |
172 |
7.2 |
Contribution by Guarantors |
172 |
7.3 |
Payment by Guarantors |
173 |
7.4 |
Liability of Guarantors Absolute |
173 |
7.5 |
Waivers by Guarantors |
175 |
7.6 |
Guarantors’ Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc. |
176 |
7.7 |
Subordination of Other Obligations |
177 |
7.8 |
Continuing Guaranty |
177 |
7.9 |
Authority of Guarantors or Borrower |
177 |
7.10 |
Financial Condition of Borrower |
177 |
7.11 |
Bankruptcy, Etc. |
178 |
7.12 |
Keepwell |
178 |
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SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
179 | |
8.1 |
Events of Default |
179 |
8.2 |
Right to Cure |
183 |
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SECTION 9. AGENTS |
184 | |
9.1 |
Authorization and Action |
184 |
9.2 |
Agent’s Reliance, Etc. |
185 |
9.3 |
MSSF and its Affiliates |
186 |
9.4 |
Lender Credit Decision |
187 |
9.5 |
Indemnification of Agents |
187 |
9.6 |
Successor Agents |
188 |
9.7 |
Arrangers and Documentation Agents Have No Liability |
188 |
9.8 |
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim |
189 |
9.9 |
Collateral and Guaranty Matters |
189 |
9.10 |
Withholding |
190 |
9.11 |
Intercreditor Agreements |
191 |
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS |
191 | |
10.1 |
Notices; Communications |
191 |
10.2 |
Survival of Agreement |
192 |
10.3 |
Binding Effect |
193 |
10.4 |
Successors and Assigns |
193 |
10.5 |
Expenses; Indemnity |
199 |
10.6 |
Right of Set-off |
201 |
10.7 |
Governing Law |
202 |
10.8 |
Waivers; Amendment |
202 |
10.9 |
Interest Rate Limitation |
205 |
10.10 |
Entire Agreement |
205 |
10.11 |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
205 |
10.12 |
Severability |
206 |
10.13 |
Counterparts |
206 |
10.14 |
Headings |
206 |
10.15 |
Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
206 |
10.16 |
Confidentiality |
207 |
10.17 |
Platform; Borrower Materials |
208 |
10.18 |
Release of Liens and Guarantees |
208 |
10.19 |
Judgment |
210 |
10.20 |
USA PATRIOT Act Notice |
210 |
10.21 |
Acknowledgements |
211 |
APPENDICES: |
A-1 |
Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitments |
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A-2 |
Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitments |
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A-3 |
Revolving Commitments |
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SCHEDULES: |
1.1(a) |
Guarantors |
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1.1(b) |
Immaterial Subsidiaries |
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1.1(c) |
Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
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4.4 |
Filings, Governmental Approvals and Third Party Consents |
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4.8 |
Equity Interests |
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4.9 |
Actions, Suits and Proceedings |
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4.16 |
Environmental Matters |
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4.18 |
Insurance |
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4.21 |
Intellectual Property |
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5.11 |
Post-Closing Deliverables |
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6.1(a) |
Certain Indebtedness |
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6.2(a) |
Certain Liens |
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6.3(h) |
Certain Investments |
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6.5(c) |
Certain Restricted Payments |
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6.6(b) |
Certain Affiliate Transactions |
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6.8 |
Non-Permitted Encumbrances |
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10.1 |
Notice Addresses |
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EXHIBITS: |
A-1 |
Funding Notice |
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A-2 |
Conversion/Continuation Notice |
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A-3 |
Request for L/C Credit Extension |
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B-1 B-2 |
Initial Tranche A Term Loan Note Initial Tranche B Term Loan Note |
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B-3 |
Revolving Loan Note |
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C |
Compliance Certificate |
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D |
Joinder Agreement |
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E |
Assignment Agreement |
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F-1, F-2, F-3 and F-4 |
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates |
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G |
Solvency Certificate |
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H |
Affiliated Lender Assignment Agreement |
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I |
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J |
Prepayment Notice |
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K |
Mortgage |
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L |
Intra-Group Subordination Agreement |
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M |
Intercreditor Agreement |
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of November 25, 2015, is entered into by and among LANNETT COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (as further defined in Section 1.1, the “Borrower”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER, as Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto from time to time, XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (“MSSF”) as Administrative Agent (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”) and as Collateral Agent (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, “Collateral Agent”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2015, by and among the Borrower and the Sellers (as defined herein) (together with all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters thereto, collectively, the “Acquisition Agreement”), the Borrower will acquire the Target Stock (as defined herein) from the Sellers (the “Acquisition”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower will issue and sell senior unsecured notes providing for gross proceeds of up to $250.0 million (the “Senior Notes”) pursuant to a Rule 144A and/or Regulation S offering, or other private placement;
WHEREAS, all the existing third-party indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower, the Target and their respective subsidiaries, including the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined herein), except for Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1, will be refinanced or repaid, and all security and guaranties in respect thereof discharged and released (the “Refinancing”);
WHEREAS, Lenders have agreed to extend certain credit facilities to the Borrower, consisting of (i) $275.0 million aggregate principal amount of Initial Tranche A Term Loans, (ii) $635.0 million aggregate principal of Initial Tranche B Term Loans, and (iii) $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of Initial Revolving Commitments (together, the “Facility”); and
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the Initial Tranche B Term Loans and the Senior Notes will be applied, as applicable, (i) to pay the Acquisition consideration, (ii) to pay the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (such fees and expenses, the “Transaction Costs”) and (iii) to pay for the Refinancing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions. The following terms used herein, including in the preamble, recitals, exhibits and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings:
“Acquisition” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Acquisition Agreement” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Seller or any seller party in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that a breach of such representations and warranties results in the Borrower (or any of its Affiliates) having the right to terminate the Borrower’s (or any such Affiliate’s) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or to decline to consummate the Acquisition pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement (in each case, without liability to the Borrower or such Affiliate).
“Additional Lender” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is not an existing Lender and that has agreed to provide Incremental Commitments pursuant to Section 2.20 or Refinancing Commitments pursuant to Section 2.21.
“Adjusted LIBOR” means, for any date with respect to an Interest Period in relation to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) (a) the London interbank offered rate administered by the ICE Benchmark Association Limited (or any other Person which takes over the administration of that rate) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such date, for the relevant Interest Period displayed on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate); provided that if such Reuters page or service ceases to be available, the Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Borrower or (b) if the rates referenced in the preceding clause (a) are not available, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest, expressed based upon a 360 day year, at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by the Administrative Agent and with a term and amount comparable to such Interest Period and principal amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loan as would be offered by the Administrative Agent’s London Branch to major banks in the offshore Dollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period; provided that if (a) and (b) are not available, the terms of Section 2.15(a) shall apply; by (ii) an amount equal to (x) one minus (y) the Applicable Reserve Requirement; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the Adjusted LIBOR with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and the Initial Tranche B Term Loans shall at no time be less than 1.00% per annum and (y) the Adjusted LIBOR with respect to the Revolving Loans shall not be less than 0.00% and there shall otherwise be no Adjusted LIBOR “floor” for the Revolving Loans.
“Administrative Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person.
“Affiliated Lender Assignment Agreement” as defined in Section 10.4(o)(i).
“Agent(s)” means the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable.
“Aggregate Amounts Due” as defined in Section 2.14.
“Aggregate Payments” as defined in Section 7.2.
“Agreement” means this Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2015 as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“All-In-Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof calculated in good faith consistent with generally accepted financial practices, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, upfront fees, Adjusted LIBOR floor (in the case of an Incremental Revolving Commitment, to the extent the operation of such Adjusted LIBOR floor would increase the yield on drawn amounts under any applicable existing Revolving Commitment on the proposed date of the initial availability thereof), or otherwise, in each case, incurred or payable by the Borrower generally to all the lenders or holders of such Indebtedness; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided, further, that “All-In-Yield” shall not include ticking fees, unused line fees, amendment fees, arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees and similar fees (regardless of whether paid, in whole or in part, to any or all lenders or holders of such Indebtedness) or other fees not paid generally to all lenders or holders of such Indebtedness.
“AML Legislation” as defined in Section 3.1(k).
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” as defined in Section 4.22.
“Applicable Margin” means (a) with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 4.75% per annum and with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 3.75% per annum, (b) with respect to Initial Tranche B Term Loans that are Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 5.375% per annum and with respect to Initial Tranche B Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 4.375% per annum, and (c) with respect to Initial Revolving Loans, Unused Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees for standby Letters of Credit, (i) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter commencing on or after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.4, (A) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, 4.75% per annum, (B) for Base Rate Loans, 3.75% per annum, (C) for Letter of Credit Fees, 4.75% per annum and (D) for Unused Commitment Fees, 0.50% per annum, and (ii) thereafter, with respect to the Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Fees and Unused Commitment Fees the following percentages per annum, based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.4(c):
Applicable Margin for Revolving Facility Loans, Etc.
Pricing Level |
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First Lien Net Leverage Ratio |
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Eurocurrency |
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Base Rate Loans |
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1 |
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> 2.00:1.00 |
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4.75 |
% |
3.75 |
% |
2 |
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< 2.00:1.00 but > 1.25:1.00 |
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4.50 |
% |
3.50 |
% |
3 |
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< 1.25:1.00 |
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4.25 |
% |
3.25 |
% |
Pricing Level |
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First Lien Net Leverage Ratio |
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Unused Commitment Fees |
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1 |
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> 2.00:1.00 |
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0.50 |
% |
2 |
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< 2.00:1.00 but > 1.25:1.00 |
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0.375 |
% |
3 |
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< 1.25:1.00 |
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0.25 |
% |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(c); provided that “Pricing Level 1” in the table immediately above shall apply (x) as of the first Business Day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) or (y) at the option of the Administrative Agent and upon written notice to the Borrower (provided, that in the case of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h), such notice shall automatically be deemed to have been provided), as of the first Business Day after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and shall continue to so apply to but excluding the date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived (and thereafter the pricing level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply).
If it is subsequently determined before the date on which all Loans have been repaid and all Commitments have been terminated that the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio set forth in any Compliance Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent is inaccurate for any reason and the result thereof is that the Lenders received interest or fees for any period based on an Applicable Margin that is less than that which would have been applicable had the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio been accurately determined, then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Margin” for any day occurring within the period covered by such Compliance Certificate shall retroactively be deemed to be the relevant percentage as based upon the accurately determined First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for such period, and any shortfall in the interest or fees theretofore paid by the Borrower for the relevant period as a result of the miscalculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be (and shall be) due and payable by the Borrower upon the date that is three Business Days after notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower of such miscalculation (even if, for the avoidance of doubt, such third Business Day occurs on or after the Maturity Date). During such three
Business Day period and thereafter, if the preceding sentence is complied with, the failure to previously pay such interest and fees at the correct Applicable Margin and the delivery of such inaccurate certificate shall not in and of themselves constitute a Default or Event of Default and no amounts shall be payable at the Default Rate in respect of any such interest or fees.
“Applicable Reserve Requirement” means, for any day, for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the maximum rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including any basic marginal, special, supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be maintained during such Interest Period against “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as such term is defined in Regulation D) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors or other applicable banking regulator. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Applicable Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by such member banks with respect to (i) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the applicable Adjusted LIBOR or any other interest rate of a Loan is to be determined, or (ii) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include Eurocurrency Rate Loans. A Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credit for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the applicable Lender. The rate of interest on Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Applicable Reserve Requirement.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to any Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuers and (ii) the Revolving Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Obligation, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.23, the Revolving Lenders.
“Approved Fund” as defined in Section 10.4(b).
“Arrangers” means MSSF, RBC Capital Markets and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.
“Asset Sale” means any sale, transfer or other disposition (other than by way of license or lease) of any assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall constitute “Asset Sales”: (1) issuances of Equity Interests by the Borrower, (2) issuances of Equity Interests by any subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower or any other subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent such issuances do not result in a reduction of the percentage of such subsidiary directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower, or such subsidiary, or (3) any disposition of assets permitted by Section 6.4 (other than clause (i) thereof).
“Assignment Agreement” means, as applicable, an assignment and acceptance agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Assignor” as defined in Section 10.4(b)(i).
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been or may be extended).
“Authorized Agent” as defined in Section 10.15(c)(i).
“Authorized Officer” means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president, vice president (or the equivalent thereof), chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of such Person or any other individual designated (i) by the Board of Directors or member of such Person or (ii) in writing to the Administrative Agent by an existing Authorized Officer of such Person as an authorized signatory of any document or certificate delivered hereunder.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iii).
“Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iv).
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus ½ of 1.0%, (ii) the Prime Rate in effect for such day as announced from time to time and (iii) the Adjusted LIBOR for a one-month Interest Period for a deposit in Dollars on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.0%; provided that any change in such rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR, as the case may be; provided, further, that for the purpose of clause (iii), the Adjusted LIBOR for any day shall be based on the rate determined on such day at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time).
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds” as defined in the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds”.
“Beneficiary” means each Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender, Lender and Lender Counterparty.
“Board of Directors” means (i) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of such corporation or any duly authorized committee thereof; (ii) in the case of a limited liability company, the board of directors or managers, manager or managing member of such Person or duly authorized committee thereof; (iii) in the case of a partnership, the general partner of such Person or duly authorized committee thereof; and (iv) with respect to any other
entity, the board of directors or similar body of the general partner or managers of such entity or any duly authorized committee thereof.
“Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.
“Borrower” as defined in the preamble hereto. In the event the Borrower consummates any merger, amalgamation or consolidation in accordance with Section 6.4, the surviving Person in such merger, amalgamation or consolidation shall be deemed to be the “Borrower” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Borrower Materials” as defined in Section 10.17.
“Borrowing” means any Loans of the same Class and Type of Loan made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Minimum” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, $500,000 and (b) with respect to a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, $500,000.
“Borrowing Multiple” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, $250,000 and (b) with respect to a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, $250,000.
“Business Day” means (i) any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close in New York, New York and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the term “Business Day” means any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in deposits in the applicable currency in the London interbank market.
“Calculation Date” means any of (a) the date of delivery of each Funding Notice, (b) the date of issuance, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit, (c) the date of conversion or continuation of any Borrowing of a Loan, (d) each date a calculation of fees due under this Agreement is required to be made and (e) the last Business Day of each calendar quarter.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such 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, which obligations have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that any obligations that would not be accounted for as Capital Lease Obligations under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date shall not be deemed to be Capital Lease Obligations after the Closing Date as a result of any changes in GAAP or interpretations thereunder or otherwise.
“Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked account at MSSF (or any successor Administrative Agent or another commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the
sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit, as applicable, of the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the applicable L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, the Swing Line Loans or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either of the foregoing, cash or deposit account balances or, if the applicable L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, as applicable, the applicable L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender.
“Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the definition of “Cash Collateralize” and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, any of the following: (i) marketable securities or any other evidence of Indebtedness (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government or (b) issued by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America, or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case, maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Xxxxx’x; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Xxxxx’x; (iv) certificates of deposit, Dollar-denominated time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, the foreign equivalent) maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that (a) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $500.0 million or Dollar Equivalent (or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, any local office of any commercial bank organized under the law of the relevant jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof which has combined capital and surplus and undivided profits in excess of the Dollar Equivalent of $500.0 million); (v) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and (vi) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $250.0 million or Dollar Equivalent, and (c) has one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Xxxxx’x; provided, that, in the case of any Investment by any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, “Cash Equivalents” shall also include: (x) direct obligations of the sovereign nation (or any agency thereof) in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation (or any agency thereof), in each case, maturing within a year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating equivalent to at least A-2 from S&P and at least P-2 from Xxxxx’x,
(y) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (i) through (vi) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (z) shares of any money market mutual or similar fund that has substantially all its assets invested continuously in the types of investments otherwise satisfying the requirements of this definition (including this proviso).
“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide to Borrower or any of its subsidiaries cash management services for collections, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automated clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services), any demand deposit, payroll, trust or operating account relationships, commercial credit cards, merchant card, purchase or debit cards, non-card e-payables services, and other cash management services, including electronic funds transfer services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services allocation.
“Casualty Event” means any settlement of, or payment in respect of, (i) any property or casualty insurance claim or (ii) any seizure, condemnation, confiscation or taking under the power of eminent domain or expropriation of, requisition of title to or use of, or any similar event in respect of, or proceeding relating to, any asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
“CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.16, by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority, made or issued after the Closing Date; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives under or issued in connection with the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all interpretations and applications thereof and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating thereto and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated under or in connection with, all interpretations and applications of, and any compliance by a Lender with any request or directive relating to International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America 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, amended or issued, but only to the extent such rules, regulations, or published interpretation, written requests, guidelines or directives are applied to the Borrower and its subsidiaries by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in substantially the same manner as applied to other similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section 2.16.
“Change of Control” means the earliest to occur of:
(a) any “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act shall become beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the then outstanding voting stock of (i) so long as the Borrower is a wholly owned Subsidiary of any Parent Holding Company, the Relevant Parent Entity or (ii) otherwise, the Borrower; or
(b) any “change of control” or similar event under any Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1, in each case which constitutes Material Indebtedness, shall occur.
“Charges” as defined in Section 10.9.
“Class” (a) when used with respect to Lenders, refers to whether such Lenders have Loans or Commitments with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitments, Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitments, Initial Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments or Commitments in respect of Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, in each case, not designated part of another existing Class and (c) when used with respect to Loans, refers to whether such Loans are Initial Tranche A Term Loans, Initial Tranche B Term Loans, Initial Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments or Refinancing Term Loans, in each case not designated part of another existing Class. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.
“Closing Date” means first date on which all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 are satisfied or waived.
“Collateral” means all of the property and assets of the Credit Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be granted by any Collateral Document.
“Collateral Agent” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means the requirement that:
(a) on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Credit Party, a counterpart of the Pledge and Security Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party;
(b) on the Closing Date, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received subject to the exceptions (if any) set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, a pledge of all
the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each wholly owned direct Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) of the Borrower and each Guarantor and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(c) (i) on the Closing Date, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower having, in the case of each instance of Indebtedness, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million (other than (A) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries or (B) to the extent that a pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law) that is owing to any Credit Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note or an instrument and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement (or other applicable Collateral Document as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent); and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all such promissory notes or instruments, together with note powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; provided that if any such promissory notes, instruments, note powers or other instruments of transfer (collectively, the “Debt Transfer Documents”) cannot be provided on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so and without undue burden or expense to the Borrower, then such Debt Transfer Documents shall not be required to be delivered until the 90th day following the Closing Date (or on such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree to in its reasonable discretion);
(d) in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Credit Party after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Joinder Agreement and supplements to the Pledge and Security Agreement and the other applicable Credit Documents, in each case, substantially in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party and in accordance with Section 5.11;
(e) after the Closing Date, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, (i) all the outstanding Equity Interests of (A) any Person that becomes a Credit Party after the Closing Date and (B) subject to Section 5.11(c), all the Equity Interests that are acquired by a Credit Party after the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement; provided that in no event shall any Credit Party be required to pledge (x) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any class of Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary (including any FSHCO); and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) shall have received all certificates or other instruments (if any) representing such Equity Interests, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, to the extent required by the Pledge and Security Agreement;
(f) except as otherwise contemplated by the Collateral Documents, all documents and instruments, including UCC financing statements, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, filings with the United States Copyright Office, and all other instruments reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered, recorded or delivered to create the Liens intended to be created by the Collateral Documents (in each case,
including any supplements thereto) and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Collateral Documents, shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent (or a designated bailee thereof) for filing, registration or the recording concurrently with, or promptly following, the execution and delivery of each such Collateral Document; provided that if any such documents or instruments (other than documents or instruments with respect to Filing Collateral or Possessory Collateral) cannot be provided on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so and without undue burden or expense to the Borrower, then such documents and instruments shall not be required to be delivered until the 90th day following the Closing Date (or on such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree to in its reasonable discretion);
(g) except as otherwise contemplated by any Collateral Document, each Credit Party shall have obtained all consents and approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with (i) the execution and delivery of all Collateral Documents (or supplements thereto) to which it is a party and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder and (ii) the performance of its obligations thereunder; and
(h) after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) such other Collateral Documents as may be required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.11 and (ii) upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, evidence of compliance with any other requirements of Section 5.11.
The foregoing definition shall not require, and the Credit Documents shall not contain any requirements as to, the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, Mortgages on, or the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts or appraisals or taking other actions with respect to, any Excluded Property. The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in or the delivery of the Mortgages and the obtaining of title insurance, surveys, abstracts and appraisals with respect to particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Credit Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Documents, there shall be no requirement for (and no Default or Event of Default under the Credit Documents shall arise out of the lack of) (a) control agreements or control or similar arrangements with respect to deposit or securities accounts, (b) notices to account debtors or other contractual third parties prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (c) perfection (except to the extent perfected through the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) with respect to letter of credit rights, commercial tort claims and immaterial intercompany notes or (d) actions required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction in order to create any security interests in any assets or to perfect such security interests (including any intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction) (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).
In addition, the Borrower may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not otherwise required to be a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations and otherwise satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, in which case such Restricted Subsidiary shall be treated as a Guarantor under this Agreement and every other Credit Document for all purposes.
“Collateral Documents” means the Pledge and Security Agreement, any Mortgages, and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by or on behalf of any Credit Party pursuant to Section 5.11 that creates or purports to create, in favor of, Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a Lien on any property of that Credit Party as security for the Obligations, in each case, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Commitment” means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or Term Loan Commitment.
“Commitment Letter” means the Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated September 24, 2015, among the Borrower, the Arrangers, the Documentation Agents and the Administrative Agent, as amended and supplemented prior to the date hereof.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C or another form as may be agreed by the Borrower and Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower:
(a) increased, in each case (other than with respect to clause (xi)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in Consolidated Net Income, and in each case, without duplication with any other item described in this clause (a) or any item excluded pursuant to the definition of Consolidated Net Income, by:
(i) provision for Taxes based on income or profits or capital, including state, provincial, franchise, excise and similar Taxes and foreign withholding Taxes of such Person paid or accrued, including any penalties and interest relating to any Tax examinations; plus
(ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period; plus
(iii) depreciation and amortization expense of such Person for such period; plus
(iv) extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional losses, charges and expenses; plus
(v) losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions regardless of when paid (including, without limitation, the write-off of deferred financing fees capitalized on the balance sheet corresponding to the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, any financial advisory fees, filing fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees and related out-of-pocket expenses and other fees, discounts and commissions, including with regard to arranging or syndication); plus
(vi) (A) actual expenses, costs and charges related to business optimization, relocation or integration; (B) actual expenses, costs and charges related to Permitted Acquisitions after the Closing Date and (C) severance and other restructuring charges actually incurred; plus
(vii) losses, charges and expenses relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business (in each case whether or not consummated), as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower; plus
(viii) losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed or discontinued operations and losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations; plus
(ix) losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid); plus
(x) charges, expenses and fees incurred, including financial advisory, accounting, auditor, legal and other consulting and advisory fees and any or other filing fees and expenses, or any amortization thereof, in connection with any equity offering, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, investment, recapitalization, asset disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including deferred financing expenses), refinancing transaction, restructuring or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any transaction undertaken but not completed) and any non-recurring charges and expenses (including non-recurring merger or amalgamation expenses) incurred as a result of any such transaction; plus
(xi) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions (including, in connection with, mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions (including transactions described in clause (x) above)) taken or expected to be taken prior to or during such period (which “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be subject only to certification by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of the relevant period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) (x) in
the case of mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions and divestitures are expected to be realized (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within six fiscal quarters after the date of such action and (y) in other cases are expected to be realized within 18 months of the date of determination to take such action and (C) the aggregate amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies included in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to this paragraph (xi) during any Test Period shall not exceed 25.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Test Period, calculated after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (xi); plus
(xii) net unrealized losses on Hedge Agreements and non-controlling interests; plus
(xiii) any other non-cash losses, charges and expenses, including any write offs or write downs, reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period;
(b) decreased (in each case to the extent added in Consolidated Net Income), by (without duplication):
(i) net unrealized gains on Hedge Agreements and non-controlling interests; plus
(ii) gains relating to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business; plus
(iii) cash payments during such period on account of accruals on or reserves added to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (a) above; plus
(iv) non-cash gains, excluding any non-cash gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that were deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any prior period.
“Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents, as of the most recent date for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all liabilities that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as current liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness, (b) accruals of Consolidated Interest Expense (excluding Consolidated Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (c) accruals for current or deferred Taxes based on income or profits, (d) accruals, if any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transactions, (e) accruals of any costs or expenses related to (i) severance or termination of employees prior to the Closing Date or (ii) bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, and (f) accruals for add-backs to Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA included in clauses (a)(v), (a)(vi), (a)(xi) and (a)(xii) of the definition thereof, as of the most recent date for which for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation:
(a) any amortization of Indebtedness discount;
(b) the net payments (less net payments received) under any Hedge Agreement in respect of interest rate protection (including any amortization of discounts, but excluding xxxx to market movements in the valuation of obligations pursuant to any Hedge Agreement);
(c) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation;
(d) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances; and
(e) all accrued interest;
(2) the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and
(3) all capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period; provided that, without duplication:
(a) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded;
(b) the net after-Tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring, unusual or exceptional gains, losses, charges and expenses, including any relating to or arising in connection with claims or litigation (including legal fees, settlements, judgments and awards), shall be excluded;
(c) the net after-Tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to asset dispositions or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other
than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, shall be excluded;
(d) the net after-Tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to disposed, discontinued, closed or abandoned operations and any net after-Tax gains, losses, charges and expenses related to the disposal of disposed, abandoned, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;
(e) the net after-tax effect of gains, losses, charges and expenses attributable to the early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing expenses written off and premiums paid) shall be excluded;
(f) the net income for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in such period in cash;
(g) the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in connection with the Transaction, any acquisition or any joint venture investments or the amortization or write off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded;
(h) impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs, including impairment and amortization charges, asset write offs and write downs related to goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded;
(i) non-cash compensation charges and expenses, including any such charges and expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock or other rights or equity incentive programs and non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions shall be excluded;
(j) (i) charges and expenses pursuant to any management equity plan, long-term incentive plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement and (ii) charges, expenses, accruals and reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by management of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, to the extent that (in the case of any cash charges and expenses) such charges, expenses, accruals and reserves are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower shall be excluded;
(k) any non-cash loss, charge or expense relating to the incurrence of obligations in respect of an “earn out” or other similar contingent obligations shall be excluded, but only for so long as such loss, charge or expense remains a non-cash contingent obligation;
(l) to the extent covered by insurance (including business interruption insurance) and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that (i) such coverage is not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 270 days and (ii) such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), losses, charges, expenses, accruals and reserves with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded;
(m) (i) non-cash or unrealized gains or losses in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements or any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value of changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in each case, in respect of obligations under Hedge Agreements, and (ii) gains or losses resulting from currency translation gains or losses related to currency re-measurements of Indebtedness (including gains or losses resulting from (x) Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk and (y) intercompany Indebtedness) and all other foreign currency translation gains or losses to the extent such gains or losses are non-cash items shall be excluded;
(n) non-cash interest charges on defined benefit, defined contribution or other pension plans shall be excluded;
(o) any expenses or charges to the extent paid by a third party that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on behalf of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (and not required to be reimbursed), and any gain resulting from such payment, shall be excluded; and
(p) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available under clause (a)(ii) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit,” the net income (or loss) for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any of the Guarantors) shall be excluded to the extent the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, is otherwise restricted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its equity holders; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination and on a Pro Forma Basis for any acquisition or disposition or other Specified Transaction that has been consummated on or prior to the date of determination, the total amount of all assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP, as of the most recent date for which for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date and determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consisting of the types of Indebtedness set forth in clauses (a), (b), (d), (f), (h) (to the extent of unreimbursed amounts under Letters of Credit) and (i) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and all guarantees by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses of others; provided that, Consolidated Total Debt shall not include (i) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, except to the extent of drawn and unreimbursed amounts thereunder and (ii) obligations under Hedge Agreements.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Current Assets at such date of determination minus Consolidated Current Liabilities at such date of determination; provided that, increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Consolidated Current Assets or Consolidated Current Liabilities as a result of (i) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and non-current, (ii) the effects of purchase accounting; (iii) any changes in fair value of derivative instruments, to the extent those changes are excluded from Consolidated Net Income due to hedge accounting treatment of derivative instruments; or (iv) any acquisitions permitted pursuant to the terms hereof, of an operating or geographical unit of a business or Persons by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period.
“continuing” means, with respect to any default or event of default, that such default or event of default has not been cured or waived.
“Contributing Guarantors” as defined in Section 7.2.
“Conversion/Continuation Date” means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.
“Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.
“Covenant Trigger Event” means if as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter covered by the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.4, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans made pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and outstanding Letters of Credit (excluding (i) up to $5.0 million of undrawn Letters of Credit, (ii) any drawn Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized and (iii) with respect to each Test Period ending on or prior to December 31, 2016, up to $22,750,000 of Initial Revolving Loans drawn on the Closing Date) is greater than 30% of the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to any adjustment or reduction due to the issuance or cancellation of a Letter of Credit or borrowing or repayment of a Revolving Loan subsequent to such day).
“Credit Date” means the date of a Credit Extension.
“Credit Document” means any of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the Collateral Documents, the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement and any Intercreditor Agreement (on and after the execution thereof), each as amended, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Credit Extension” means, as to any Lender, the making of an Initial Tranche A Term Loan, an Initial Tranche B Term Loan, a Revolving Loan, a Swing Line Loan or an Incremental Revolving Loan (other than the initial extension of credit thereunder), and with respect to an Issuing Bank, the issuance or extension of a Letter of Credit.
“Credit Parties” means the Borrower and the Guarantors; each, individually, a “Credit Party”.
“Cumulative Credit” means, at any time, an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to:
(a) (i) the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount at such time; plus
(ii) the aggregate amount of cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Stock of the Borrower (including upon exercise of warrants or options or upon the conversion of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owed to a Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary) received by the Borrower after the Closing Date and at or prior to such time; provided that this clause (ii) shall exclude sales of Disqualified Stock and Equity Interests issued in connection with the cure right pursuant to Section 8.2; plus
(iii) the cumulative amount of (x) capital contributions made to the Borrower in cash or Cash Equivalents (other than proceeds from (1) the issuance of Disqualified Stock, (2) Equity Interests issued in connection with the cure right pursuant to Section 8.2 and (3) capital contributions made on or prior to the Closing Date) and (y) the fair market value, as determined by the Borrower in good faith, of property or assets (other than cash) received by the Borrower as a capital contribution, in each case after the Closing Date; plus
(iv) an amount equal to the net reduction in Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(dd) in respect of any returns in cash, Cash Equivalents and assets (valued at the fair market value thereof, as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from such Investments after the Closing Date and in each case to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income used in calculating Excess Cash Flow and not required to be used for prepayments pursuant to Section 2.12 or are reinvested pursuant to Section 2.12; plus
(v) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or
transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, the fair market value of the Investments of the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary made with the Cumulative Credit in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, merger or consolidation (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), as determined by the Borrower in good faith; plus
(vi) the cumulative amount of mandatory prepayments declined by a Lender under Section 2.12(e) to the extent not used or required to make other permitted prepayments of permitted Indebtedness; minus
(b) the aggregate amount of any Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(dd), any Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.5(j) and any payments or distributions in respect of any Junior Financing made pursuant to Section 6.8(a)(1)(d)(2) after the Closing Date and at or prior to such time.
“Cure Notice” as defined in Section 8.2.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, winding-up, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the United States applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Debt Transfer Documents” as defined in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”.
“Default” means a condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (a) with respect to the amount of any principal or interest of any Loan not paid when due, the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum or (b) with respect to all other overdue amounts, the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Revolving Loans which are Base Rate Loans, plus 2.0% per annum.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.19, any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default”.
“Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC).
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower on the date a legally binding commitment for the relevant Disposition (or, if later, for the payment of such item) was entered into) of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an asset disposition that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the
amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent payment, redemption, retirement, sale or other disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
“Disinterested Directors” means, with respect to any transaction that is subject to the requirements of Section 6.6, one or more members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, or one or more members of the Board of Directors of a Parent Holding Company, having no material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such Affiliate Transaction. A member of any such Board of Directors shall not be deemed to have such a financial interest by reason of such member’s holding capital stock of the Borrower or any Parent Holding Company or any options, warrants or other rights in respect of such capital stock.
“Disqualified Lenders” means (i) certain banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders that have been specified to the Joint Lead Arrangers by the Borrower in writing at any time prior to September 2, 2015, (ii) any of the Borrower’s competitors that have been specified to the Joint Lead Arrangers before the Closing Date or to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date by the Borrower in writing at any time and from time to time and (iii) in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), any of their respective affiliates (other than any bona fide debt funds) that are either (x) identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time or (y) clearly identifiable on the basis of such affiliate’s name.
“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security into which such Equity Interests are convertible or for which such Equity Interests are redeemable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) mature or are mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) are convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, or (c) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, in each case prior to 91 days following the latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided, however, that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided further, however, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or its subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided further, however, that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.
“Distress Event” means, with respect to any Person (a “Distressed Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case filed with respect to such Distressed Person, under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official being appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or
any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person being subject to a forced liquidation, or such Distressed Person making a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or being otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Person by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.
“Distressed Person” as defined in the definition of “Distress Event”.
“Documentation Agent” means, collectively, Citizens Bank, National Association, PNC Bank, National Association and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as co-Documentation Agents.
“Dollars” and the sign “$” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
“Dutch Auction” means an auction of Term Loans conducted pursuant to Section 10.4(o) to allow a Purchasing Borrower Party to prepay Term Loans at a discount to par value and on a non pro rata basis, in each case, in accordance with the applicable Dutch Auction Procedures.
“Dutch Auction Procedures” means, with respect to a purchase or prepayment of Term Loans by a Purchasing Borrower Party pursuant to Section 10.4(o), Dutch auction procedures as reasonably agreed upon by such Purchasing Borrower Party and the Administrative Agent.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person other than a natural Person that is (i) a Lender, an affiliate of any Lender or an Approved Fund (any two or more Approved Funds being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof), or (ii) a commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and which extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of business; provided, no (a) Defaulting Lender, Credit Party or Affiliate of a Credit Party shall be an Eligible Assignee (except assignments pursuant to Section 10.4(o)) and (b) Disqualified Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee (except assignments pursuant to Section 10.4(i)).
“Employee Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA) which is or was sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed by, the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.
“Environmental Claim” means any notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order (conditional or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any
actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) in connection with any Hazardous Materials Activity; or (iii) in connection with any actual or alleged environmental damage, injury or harm.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all current or future foreign or domestic, federal, provincial or state (or any subdivision of any of them) laws, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations relating to (i) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity; (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials; or (iii) the protection of human, plant or animal health from exposure to any Hazardous Materials, in any manner applicable to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries.
“Equity Interests” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing (in each case, other than debt securities convertible into the foregoing, and royalties).
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, (i) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; and (iii) any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or business described in clause (ii) above is a member.
“ERISA Event” means (i) a “reportable event” within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Sections 412 and 430 of the Internal Revenue Code and Sections 302 and 303 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 302(c) of ERISA) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (iii) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal by the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (v) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a
trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the withdrawal of the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefore, or the receipt by the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (viii) receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of written notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ix) the imposition of a lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code; or (x) any event with respect to any Non-U.S. Plan which is similar to any event described in any of subsections (i) through (ix) hereof.
“Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR.
“Event of Default” means each of the conditions or events set forth in Section 8.1; provided that any requirement for the giving notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied; provided further that (i) a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant shall not be an Event of Default with respect to the Term Loans in the circumstances described in the last sentence of Section 8.1, and (ii) a Financial Covenant Default with respect to the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Performance Covenant shall not be an Event of Default with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Loans and any Term Loans (other than the Initial Tranche A Term Loans) in the circumstances described in the last sentence of Section 8.1.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount (if positive) equal to:
(1) the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis, increased, in each case, without duplication, by:
(a) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, but excluding (i) any such non-cash charges representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and (ii) amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period;
(b) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period;
(c) net cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income;
(d) the aggregate amount of any non-cash loss recognized as a result of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than any Asset Sale in the ordinary course of business) that resulted in a decrease to Consolidated Net Income (up to the amount of such decrease);
reduced by (without duplication):
(2) the sum, in each case, without duplication, of:
(a) an amount equal to the amount of all (i) non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any non-cash credit to the extent representing the reversal of an accrual or reserve described in clause (1)(a) above) and (ii) cash charges excluded by virtue of clauses (a) through (p) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income;
(b) the amount of any prepaid cash item deducted in part for such period, with the balance amortized over a subsequent period;
(c) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) the principal component of payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and (ii) the amount of any voluntary prepayment of Indebtedness (excluding (A) all prepayments in respect of any revolving credit facility (including Revolving Commitments), except to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder (other than the Revolving Commitments) and (B) all other prepayments of the Term Loans)) made during such period, in each case financed with Internally Generated Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(d) increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period;
(e) cash payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of the permanent reduction of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness) to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;
(f) [Reserved];
(g) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (j) below in prior Fiscal Years, (i) the amount of capital expenditures, including but not limited to the purchase of fixed assets, and (ii) the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with Investments made pursuant to Xxxxxxx 0.0(x), (x), (x), (x), (x), (xx) or (ff), during such period, in each case, to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(h) the amount of Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to Section 6.5 (other than clauses (i), (j) or (k) of Section 6.5) paid during such period in each case to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with Internally Generated Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(i) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment, early extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;
(j) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contractual Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments, capital expenditures or permitted acquisitions of Intellectual Property to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions (or similar Investments) or capital expenditures during such period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters (x) is financed by the issuance or incurrence of long-term Indebtedness by, or the issuance of Equity Interests by, or the making of capital contributions to, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or using the proceeds of any Asset Sale outside the ordinary course of business or other proceeds not included in Consolidated Net Income (the “Financed Amount”) or (y) is less than the Contract Consideration, the Financed Amount and/or the amount of such shortfall shall, in each case but without duplication, be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, at the end of such period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters;
(k) the amount of cash taxes (including penalties and interest) paid or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period;
(l) cash expenditures in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;
(m) proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event to the extent otherwise included in the definition of Excess Cash Flow and to the extent the Borrower is in compliance with the applicable mandatory prepayment requirements set forth in Section 2.12;
(n) the aggregate amount of any non-cash gain recognized as a result of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than any Asset Sale in the ordinary course of business) that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (up to the amount of such increase), and cash indemnity payments received pursuant to indemnification provisions in any acquisition or any other Investment permitted under this Agreement, in each case that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (up to the amount of such increase);
(o) the aggregate amount of fees, costs and expenses in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or Asset Sale, and any payments of Transaction Costs, to the extent not expensed and not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income; and
(p) to the extent not already deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, losses, charges and expenses related to internal software development that are expenses but could have been capitalized under alternative accounting policies in accordance with GAAP.
“Excess Cash Flow Calculation Date” as defined in Section 2.12(b).
“Excess Cash Flow Period” means each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, commencing with the Fiscal Year of the Borrower ending on June 30, 2017.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Excluded Amounts” as defined in Section 2.12(g).
“Excluded Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness not incurred in violation of Section 6.1 (other than Refinancing Loans and Refinancing Equivalent Debt).
“Excluded Property” means (a) (1) all owned real property interests with a fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith) equal to or less than $7.5 million; and (2) all leasehold interests (it is understood that there shall be no requirement to obtain landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access agreements or acknowledgements, bailee waivers and similar letters), (b) motor vehicles, rolling stock and other assets subject to certificates of title (unless otherwise capable of perfection by registration under the UCC), letter of credit rights with an individual face amount not exceeding $5.0 million (except to the extent constituting a support obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection of the security interest in such other Collateral is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement) and commercial tort claims below $5.0 million, (c) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements permitted hereunder, the property subject thereto, any insurance in respect thereof, any management or operating agreement with respect thereto and deposits made in respect thereof and all rights in relation to any of the foregoing, in each case, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement, purchase money, capital lease or a similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than a Credit Party) (d) (1) Equity Interests which constitute Margin Stock, (2) Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (3) Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly owned subsidiaries to the extent the granting of a security interest is not permitted by law or the terms of such subsidiary’s organizational, shareholders, acquisition, joint venture or governance documents (including as a result of minority ownership) or would trigger termination pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision, (e) pledges and security interests (including in respect of interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other non-wholly owned entities) to the extent prohibited by law or prohibited by agreements containing anti assignment clauses not overridden by the UCC or other applicable law, (f) foreign intellectual property, (g) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Credit Party (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), (h) deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts, futures accounts and other similar accounts of the Credit Parties (A) for the sole purpose of funding (1) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (2) tax accounts
(including without limitation, sales tax accounts), (3) escrow, defeasance, discharge and redemption accounts and (4) fiduciary and trust accounts, and, in the case of sub-clauses (1) through (4), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account, (B) that are zero-balance accounts, (C) that are accounts in jurisdictions other than in the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable granting Credit Party, the United States or any state thereof, and (D) that are accounts other than those described in the preceding clauses (A) through (C) with respect to which the average daily balance of the funds maintained on deposit therein does not exceed $5.0 million, (i) intellectual property specifically requiring a filing in a jurisdiction outside of the United States and “intent-to-use” trademark applications to the extent and during the period in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications or resulting registrations under applicable federal law, including prior to the filing and acceptance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (j) assets in circumstances where the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably determine in good faith that the cost, burden or consequences of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby and (k) the Borrower’s or its subsidiaries’ rights in relation to aircraft and airframes, including rights under any lease, sublease, charter, management, operating, crew, service, repair, maintenance, storage or other agreement relating to the aircraft, rights in the aircraft and any parts, accessions and accessories thereto, rights under insurance policies and security deposits and rights in income derived from and proceeds of any of the foregoing, in the ordinary course; provided that clauses (c), (d), (e) and (f) shall not include (x) items to the extent the prohibition or restriction on the assignment or pledge thereof under the Collateral Documents is ineffective under applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law or (y) proceeds and receivables of the assets referred to in such clause, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means any (a) Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) Immaterial Subsidiary, (c) subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation or by any contractual obligation existing on the Closing Date or on the date any such subsidiary is acquired (so long as, in respect of any such contractual prohibition, such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), from guaranteeing the payment of the Obligations or which would require consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority to provide a guarantee or which would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries (including as a result of the operation of Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar law or regulation in any applicable jurisdiction) as reasonably determined by the Borrower), (d) (subject to the Borrower’s option to designate any such subsidiary as not “Excluded”) subsidiary that is not wholly owned directly by the Borrower or one or more of its wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (e) Foreign Subsidiary, (f) FSHCO, (g) not-for-profit subsidiary, captive insurance subsidiary or other special purpose entity, or (h) notwithstanding the foregoing, additional subsidiaries may be excluded from the guarantee requirements in circumstances where the Administrative Agent and the Borrower determine in good faith that the cost or burden of providing such a guarantee is excessive in relation to the value afforded to the Lenders thereby.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof), after giving effect to any applicable guarantee or keepwell, support or other agreement, by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guaranty of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder, the following Taxes:
(a) any Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income (however denominated), net profits, net gains or franchise Taxes that (x) are imposed by the country in which the applicable recipient is legally organized or any political subdivision thereof, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, in each case including any political subdivision thereof or (y) that are Other Connection Taxes,
(b) any branch profits Taxes or any similar Tax (i) imposed by the United States of America, (ii) imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above or (iii) that is an Other Connection Tax,
(c) any withholding Tax that is attributable to the Administrative Agent’s or a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(c),
(d) any withholding Tax imposed by the United States on amounts payable by a Credit Party (or the Administrative Agent) in the case of a Lender, to the applicable lending office of such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.18(b)) or designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, 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 changes its lending office and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, to the Administrative Agent at the time it becomes a party to this agreement, except in the case of a successor Administrative Agent to the extent amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable to the preceding Administrative Agent,
(e) [Reserved],
(f) [Reserved], and
(g) any U.S. withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Executive Order” as defined in Section 4.22(a).
“Existing Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2013, among the Borrower, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Existing Revolver Tranche” as defined in Section 2.22(b).
“Existing Term Loan Tranche” as defined in Section 2.22(a).
“Extended Revolving Commitment” as defined in Section 2.22(b).
“Extended Term Loans” as defined in Section 2.22(a).
“Extending Lender” means Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Lender, as the context may require.
“Extending Revolving Lender” as defined in Section 2.22(c).
“Extending Term Lender” as defined in Section 2.22(c).
“Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan and/or Commitment pursuant to Section 2.22 and the applicable Extension Amendment.
“Extension Amendment” as defined in Section 2.22(d).
“Extension Election” as defined in Section 2.22(c).
“Extension Minimum Condition” means a condition to consummating any Extension that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Request, in the Borrower’s sole discretion) of any or all applicable Class or Classes be submitted for Extension.
“Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.
“Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.
“Facility” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Fair Share” as defined in Section 7.2.
“Fair Share Contribution Amount” as defined in Section 7.2.
“FATCA” means (a) Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, (b) any agreements entered into pursuant to
Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (c) any intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and any other jurisdiction which facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in clause (a) above and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official administrative practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.
“FCPA” as defined in Section 4.23.
“Federal Funds Effective 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, (i) 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 (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Fee Letter” means the Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated September 24, 2015, among the Borrower, the Arrangers, certain Documentation Agents and the Administrative Agent, as amended and supplemented prior to the date hereof.
“Filing Collateral” means any Lien in respect of assets in which such Lien may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC.
“Financed Amount” as defined in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow”.
“Financial Covenant Default” as defined in Section 8.1.
“Financial Officer” means, of any Person, the Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer, vice-president of finance, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of such Person (and, in the case of the Borrower, shall also mean each Person performing similar duties as the foregoing (including any director, manager or member of the Borrower)).
“Financial Performance Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Section 6.10 and Section 6.11.
“First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt secured by a Lien on the assets of any Credit Party (other than (x) Liens that are junior or subordinated to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations and (y) Liens on Collateral consisting of property or assets held in defeasance or deposited in trust for redemption, repayment, retirement, satisfaction, discharge or defeasance or similar arrangement for the benefit of indebtedness secured thereby) as of such date minus the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (except the proceeds of Indebtedness that is incurred for which the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is to be calculated and the proceeds of other Indebtedness incurred substantially contemporaneously therewith) to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Fiscal Quarter” means any of the quarterly accounting periods of the Borrower ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
“Fiscal Year” means the twelve-month accounting period of the Borrower ending on June 30 of each year.
“Flood Hazard Property” means any real estate asset located in the United States of America subject to a mortgage and located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means (a) any subsidiary of the Borrower which is (i) not organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) a FSHCO or (b) any subsidiary of a Person described in clause (a).
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to an L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations (other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof) and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Loans (other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof).
“FSHCO” means any Restricted Subsidiary (i) that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) that has no material assets other than Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries.
“Funding Guarantors” as defined in Section 7.2.
“Funding Notice” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.
“GAAP” means, subject to the provisions of Section 1.2, 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, as in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Authority” means any applicable foreign or domestic, federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal, supranational, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof (which shall include, without limitation, the European Central Bank and the Council of Ministers of the European Union) or any entity, officer or examiner exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government.
“Guaranteed Obligations” as defined in Section 7.1.
“Guarantor” means (a) each Restricted Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.1(a) (such Restricted Subsidiaries not to include any Excluded Subsidiary) and each other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower thereafter that becomes, or is required to become, a Guarantor after the Closing Date in accordance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective Guarantor is released from all of its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof and (b) with respect to Obligations owing by any other Credit Party under any Hedge Agreement or with respect to Swap Obligations, the Borrower.
“Guaranty” as defined in Section 7.1.
“Hazardous Materials” means any chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited, governed or regulated by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hazardous Materials Activity” means any use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Materials, and any corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, spot, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, foreign exchange, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, Hedge Agreements shall not be deemed speculative or entered into for speculative purposes if any Hedge Agreement is intended in good faith, at inception of execution, (A) to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with any debt securities or debt facilities of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (B) for foreign exchange or currency exchange management or (C) to hedge any exposure that the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries may have to counterparties under other Hedge Agreements such that the combination of such Hedge Agreements is not speculative taken as a whole.
“Honor Date” as defined in Section 2.3(d)(i).
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower (a) identified on Schedule 1.1(b) or (b) designated by the Borrower as an Immaterial Subsidiary hereunder after the Closing Date by written notice to the Administrative Agent, that (x) as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, (i) such subsidiary did not have assets with a value in excess of 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 2.5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of such date and (ii) when taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, such Immaterial Subsidiaries did not have assets with a value in excess of 7.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 7.5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as of such date, and (y) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower, certifying to such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of clause (x) above. Any Immaterial Subsidiary may be designated to be a Material Subsidiary for the purposes of this Agreement by written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Any determination of whether a subsidiary shall cease to qualify as an Immaterial Subsidiary shall be made on the date that financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.4(a). To the extent a subsidiary ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary in connection with such determination, the Borrower shall have 90 days from the date of delivery of such financial statements to cause such subsidiary to comply with any applicable requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with extensions of such 90-day period as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower and consented to by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
“Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness means any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms or in the form of common stock of the Borrower and the accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference.
“Incremental Amendment” as defined in Section 2.20(f).
“Incremental Amount” means, at any date of determination,
(x) the maximum aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness (not less than $0) that can be incurred, at such time, such that after giving Pro Forma Effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio of the Borrower is less than or equal to 2.50:1.00 (it being understood that (A) Pro Forma Effect shall be given to the entire committed amount of any such Indebtedness (assuming that the entire committed amount thereof is fully drawn on the effective date thereof) and such committed amount may thereafter be borrowed and reborrowed, in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with this clause and (B) for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio solely for purposes of this definition, (i) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (x), (y) or (z) of this definition, (ii) any outstanding Refinancing Loans, Refinancing Equivalent Debt, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes and Rollover Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness and (iii) in each case any Refinancing Indebtedness thereof incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(b) shall, in each case, be treated as if such amount is Consolidated Total Debt of the type included in clause (i) of the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio”, regardless of whether such amount is actually secured on such a basis), plus
(y) (1) $200,000,000 minus (2) the aggregate amount of any and all Incremental Commitments, Incremental Equivalent Debt and other Indebtedness incurred or issued pursuant to Sections 2.20 at or prior to such time in reliance on this clause (y), plus
(z) an amount equal to all voluntary prepayments, repayments or redemptions of Loans (and in the case of Revolving Loans accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction) made pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and any Refinancing Indebtedness thereof secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (whether Refinancing Loans, Refinancing Equivalent Debt, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes and Rollover Indebtedness or
otherwise), other than such voluntary prepayments, repayments or redemptions financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness;
provided that, it is understood that (1) at the Borrower’s option, Incremental Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt may be incurred under any of clauses (x), (y) and (z) above as selected by the Borrower in its sole discretion and (2) Incremental Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt may be incurred under (i) clause (x) above and (ii) clause(s) (y) and/or (z) above in a single transaction by first calculating the incurrence under clause (x) (without giving effect to any Incremental Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred under clause(s) (y) and/or (z)) and then calculating the incurrence under clause(s) (y) and/or (z).
“Incremental Commitments” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness issued in accordance with Section 2.20(h) consisting of one or more series of pari passu notes, junior lien notes, subordinated notes or unsecured notes or unsecured loans, in each case, issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement transaction, a bridge facility in lieu of the foregoing, or junior lien or subordinated loans, secured or unsecured mezzanine Indebtedness or debt securities, in each case subject to the terms set forth in Section 2.20(i).
“Incremental Lenders” as defined in Section 2.20(c).
“Incremental Loan” as defined in Section 2.20(b).
“Incremental Loan Request” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Incremental Revolving Commitments” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Incremental Revolving Lender” as defined in Section 2.20(c).
“Incremental Revolving Loan” as defined in Section 2.20(b).
“Incremental Term Commitments” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Incremental Term Lender” as defined in Section 2.20(c).
“Incremental Term Loan” as defined in Section 2.20(b).
“Incremental Tranche Closing Date” as defined in Section 2.20(d).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, (e) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness described in the other clauses of this definition of others, (f) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (g) all net
payments that such Person would have to make in the event of an early termination, on the date Indebtedness of such Person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Hedge Agreements, (h) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit (other than letters of credit issued in respect of trade payables), (i) the principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances (other than bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables) and (j) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock); provided that Indebtedness shall not include (i) current trade liabilities and current intercompany liabilities (other than any refinancings, extensions, renewals or replacements thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business and not overdue for more than 60 days, (iii) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (iv) earn-out obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (v) obligations in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables or (vi) interest, fees, premium, and expenses and additional payments, if any. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such Person in respect thereof.
“Indemnified Costs” as defined in Section 9.5.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) all Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” as defined in Section 10.5(b).
“Information” as defined in Section 4.14(a).
“Initial Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Initial Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Appendix A-3 under the caption “Initial Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate Initial Revolving Credit Commitment of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $125,000,000 on the Closing Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Initial Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to a Borrower in respect of an Initial Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.2 or Section 2.20.
“Initial Term Loans” means the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and the Initial Tranche B Term Loans.
“Initial Tranche A Term Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that has an Initial Tranche A Term Commitment or holds an Initial Tranche A Term Loan, in each case, at such time.
“Initial Tranche A Term Loan” as defined in Section 2.1(a)(i).
“Initial Tranche A Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Initial Tranche A Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Appendix A-1 under the caption “Initial Tranche A Term Commitment”, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Initial Tranche A Term Commitments is $275.0 million.
“Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans of such Lender; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment.
“Initial Tranche A Term Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-1, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Initial Tranche B Term Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that has an Initial Tranche B Term Commitment or holds an Initial Tranche B Term Loan, in each case, at such time.
“Initial Tranche B Term Loan” as defined in Section 2.1(a)(ii).
“Initial Tranche B Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Initial Tranche B Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Appendix A-2 under the caption “Initial Tranche B Term Commitment”, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Initial Tranche B Term Commitments is $635.0 million.
“Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Tranche B Term Loans of such Lender; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Initial Tranche B Term Loans, the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment.
“Initial Tranche B Term Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Intellectual Property” as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit M, entered into by the Agents pursuant to Section 9.11 hereof, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Interest Payment Date” means with respect to (i) any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December of each year (commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date) and the final maturity date of such Loan and (ii) any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan; provided, in the case of each Interest Period of longer than three months, “Interest Payment Date” shall also include each date that is three months, or an integral multiple thereof, after the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Interest Period” means, in connection with a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, an interest period of one, two, three or six months or, if agreed to by all relevant Lenders, twelve months, as selected by the Borrower in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, (i) initially, commencing on the Credit Date or Conversion/Continuation Date thereof, as the case may be; and (ii) thereafter, commencing on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires; provided that, (a) if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clauses (c) and (d) of this definition, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; (c) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of any Class of Term Loans shall extend beyond such Class’s Maturity Date; and (d) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Revolving Loans shall extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
“Interest Rate Determination Date” means, with respect to any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the date that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute.
“Internally Generated Cash” means, with respect to any period, any cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries generated during such period, excluding Net Cash Proceeds and any cash that is generated from an incurrence of Indebtedness, an issuance of Equity Interests or a capital contribution.
“Intra-Group Subordination Agreement” means the Intra-Group Subordination Agreement among MSSF, as Administrative Agent (as defined therein), each other agent party thereto, the Borrower and each subsidiary of the Borrower listed on the signature pages thereto
or that becomes a party thereto pursuant to Section 3.12 thereof substantially in the form of Exhibit L, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, (a) any purchase or other acquisition by such Person of, or of a beneficial interest in, any of the Equity Interests of any other Person (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), (b) the acquisition by purchase or otherwise (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, goods, materials, supplies and/or equipment in the ordinary course of business) of all or a substantial portion of the business, property or fixed assets of any Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any Person (in each case, other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the purchaser is a Credit Party following consummation thereof) and (c) any loan, advance (other than (i) advances to current or former employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business, (ii) advances made on an intercompany basis in the ordinary course of business for the purchase of inventory, (iii) accounts receivable and other extensions of trade credit in accordance with customary practices and (iv) prepaid expenses and workers’ compensation, utility, lease (including leases and other agreements related to aircraft) and similar deposits in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any other Person (other than the Borrower or any Credit Party). Subject to Section 6.3, the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment, but giving effect to any repayments of principal in the case of Investments in the form of loans and any return of capital or return on Investment in the case of equity Investments (whether as a distribution, dividend, redemption or sale but not in excess of the amount of the initial Investment).
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by any L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any subsidiary of the Borrower) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D, with such changes as may be required by or reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent.
“judgment currency” as defined in Section 10.19.
“Junior Financing” as defined in Section 6.8(a).
“LCA Election” as defined in Section 1.10(b).
“LCA Test Date” as defined in Section 1.10(b).
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date required under Section 2.3(d)(i) or refinanced as a Revolving Loan.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Exposure” means at any time the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all L/C Advances that have not yet been reimbursed at such time. The L/C Exposure of any Lender at any time means its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate L/C Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standard Practices, International Chamber of Commerce No. 590, or by the reason of article 36 of UCP 600 being excluded as a governance, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided that, with respect to any Letter of Credit that by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
“L/C Issuer” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, MSSF, RBC Capital Markets, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citizens Bank, National Association and PNC Bank, National Association, together with their respective Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns in such capacity and any Revolving Lender (including any Person who is a Revolving Lender as of the date such Person becomes an L/C Issuer but subsequently, after agreeing to become an L/C Issuer, ceases to be a Revolving Lender and is subject to Section 2.3(m)) which, at the request of the Borrower, and with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld), agrees in such Revolving Lender’s sole discretion to become an L/C Issuer for the purposes of issuing such Letter of Credit, together with its Affiliates, permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“L/C Overnight Rate” means for any day, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the applicable L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Incremental Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
“Lender” means each lender party to this Agreement from time to time and, as the context requires, includes each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender; provided, however, that the term “Lender” shall not include any L/C Issuer for purposes of Section 2.18.
“Lender Counterparty” means (a) each Lender, each Agent and each of their respective Affiliates counterparty to a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement (including any Person who was an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof as of the date on which such Person became a counterparty to a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement but subsequently ceases to be an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof, as the case may be) and (b) with respect to any Hedge Agreement entered prior to the Closing Date, any Person who is an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof as of the Closing Date or in connection with the initial syndication of the Loans; provided, at the time of entering into a Cash Management Agreement or a Hedge Agreement, no Lender Counterparty shall be a Defaulting Lender.
“Lender Default” means (a) the refusal (which may be given orally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one (1) Business Day after the date of such refusal or failure; (b) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due; (c) a Lender having notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or having made a public statement to that effect with respect to any of its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit; (d) a Lender has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with any of its funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (d) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower); or (e) a Lender becomes subject to a Distress Event or has admitted in writing that it is insolvent.
“Lender Party” means any of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Arranger or any Lender.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit shall be a standby letter of credit and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, in each case, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by any L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Fee” as defined in Section 2.3(i).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of $15.0 million and the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments in effect. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.
“Lien” means with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, encumbrance, charge, assignment by way of security or security interest in or on such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities (other than securities representing an interest in a joint venture that is not a subsidiary), any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities; provided that in no event shall an operating lease (including aircraft leases) or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition by one or more of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets, business or Person permitted by this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
“Limited Conditionality Provisions” as defined in Section 3.1.
“Loan” means an Initial Tranche A Term Loan, an Initial Tranche B Term Loan, a Revolving Loan, Swing Line Loan, an Incremental Loan, a Refinancing Loan or an Extended Term Loan, as the context may require.
“Margin Stock” as defined in Regulation U.
“Market Disruption Event” as defined in Section 2.15(a).
“Material Adverse Effect” means:
(a) on the Closing Date, a “Material Adverse Effect” as defined in the Acquisition Agreement; and
(b) after the Closing Date, a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, business, financial condition or results of operations, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under any Credit Document or (iii) the rights and remedies of
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Secured Party under any Credit Document, taken as a whole.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than (x) Indebtedness hereunder and (y) Indebtedness owed by the Borrower to any Credit Party or by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Credit Party) of the Borrower or any subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $35.0 million.
“Material Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Maturity Date” means (i) with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) the date on which all Initial Tranche A Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise, (ii) with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans, the earlier of (a) the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) the date on which all Initial Tranche B Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise, (iii) with respect to the Revolving Loans, the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) the date on which all Revolving Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise, (iv) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Request accepted by the respective Lender or Lenders, (v) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment and (vi) with respect to any Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such day.
“Maximum Rate” as defined in Section 10.9.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Mortgage” means a deed of trust, trust deed, hypothecation or mortgage, as applicable, made by the Credit Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit K.
“Mortgage Policies” as defined in Section 5.11(b).
“MSSF” as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
“Narrative Report” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a customary “managements’ discussion and analysis” report describing the operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the applicable Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of
such period to which such financial statements relate. For the avoidance of doubt, such Narrative Report need not comply with the requirements of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act applicable to a Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Result of Operations.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means:
(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when actually received) in respect of any Asset Sale (except as provided below) or Casualty Event, net of (i) documented and invoiced attorneys’ fees, auditors’ fees, securities laws filing fees, printers’ fees, accountants’ fees, consultant fees, investment banking, placement agent and advisory fees actually incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the applicable event, (ii) documented search and recording charges actually incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the applicable event, (iii) required debt payments and required payments of other obligations in respect of Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than any Lien created pursuant to a Collateral Document or a Lien which is pari passu with the Liens created pursuant to any Collateral Document (in which case the pro rata portion (determined based on the then outstanding principal amount of all pari passu Indebtedness that would otherwise be required to be prepaid with such Net Cash Proceeds) of such Net Cash Proceeds applied in respect of any such payments secured by the Liens pursuant to any Collateral Document shall not constitute Net Cash Proceeds for purposes hereof) or junior to the Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents), (iv) other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (v) Taxes, including sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, transfer, deed or mortgage recording Taxes, paid or estimated to be payable as a result thereof, and any other payment required by applicable law as a result of such Asset Sale, (vi) any reserve established in accordance with GAAP (provided that such reserved amounts shall be Net Cash Proceeds to the extent and at the time of any reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount)), and (vii) any payment amount required to be paid by law, rule or regulation upon receipt to a third party related to the transaction (including to labor unions and environmental trusts) in each case, as determined in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower; provided that, with respect to any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, (x) no proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds unless such proceeds shall exceed $10.0 million and (y) no proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds in any Fiscal Year until the aggregate amount of all such proceeds in such Fiscal Year shall exceed $20.0 million (the proceeds described in this proviso, the “Below Threshold Asset Sale Proceeds”).
(b) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (x) any Indebtedness not permitted to be incurred under this Agreement and (y) Refinancing Loans and Refinancing Equivalent Debt, net of all Taxes and documented and invoiced attorneys’ fees, auditors’ fees, securities laws filing fees, printers’ fees, accountants’ fees, consultant fees, investment banking fees, placement agent fees, advisory fees, underwriting discounts, commissions, costs and other expenses, in each case,
incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such incurrence, issuance or sale.
“New York Courts” as defined in Section 10.15(a).
“Non-Consenting Lender” as defined in Section 2.18(c).
“Non-Credit Party Limitation” as defined in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iii).
“Non-Public Information” means material non-public information (within the meaning of United States Federal or state securities Laws) with respect to the Borrower or its subsidiaries or securities.
“Non-Reinstatement Deadline” as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iv).
“Non-U.S. Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan maintained by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries for employees outside the United States.
“Note” means an Initial Tranche A Term Loan Note, an Initial Tranche B Term Loan Note or a Revolving Loan Note.
“Obligations” means all obligations of every nature of each Credit Party, including obligations from time to time owed to Agents (including former Agents), Lenders or any of them and Lender Counterparties, under any Credit Document, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Credit Party, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Credit Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Secured Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, excluding, in each case Excluded Swap Obligations.
“Obligations of the Borrower” means all obligations of every nature of the Borrower, including obligations from time to time owed to Agents (including former Agents), Lenders or any of them and Lender Counterparties, under any Credit Document, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to the Borrower, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against the Borrower for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Secured Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
“Obligee Guarantor” as defined in Section 7.7.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“OFAC Lists” means, collectively, the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked persons maintained by OFAC, as amended from time to time, or any similar lists issued by OFAC.
“Organizational Documents” means (i) with respect to any corporation or company, its certificate, memorandum or articles of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance, organization or association, as amended, and its by-laws, as amended, (ii) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate or declaration of limited partnership, as amended, and its partnership agreement, as amended, (iii) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, as amended, (iv) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization, as amended, and its operating agreement, as amended, and (v) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, the equivalent thereof in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Credit Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official including an official of a non-United States government, the reference to any such “Organizational Document” shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official in such official’s relevant jurisdiction.
“Other Applicable Indebtedness” as defined in Section 2.12(a)(ii).
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent and any Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Administrative Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from the Administrative Agent and such Lender 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 this Agreement, or sold or assigned an interest in this Agreement).
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, recording, filing or similar Taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and any interest, fines, penalties and additions related thereto.
“Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Loans on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
“Parent Holding Company” means any Person of which the Borrower becomes a subsidiary and which was organized at the direction of the Borrower or an existing Parent
Holding Company and not in contemplation of an acquisition of the Borrower or a Parent Holding Company; provided that any such Person that is a direct parent of the Borrower shall be in compliance with the requirements of Section 5.11(g).
“Participant” as defined in Section 10.4(d).
“Participant Register” as defined in Section 10.4(d).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.
“Pension Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition, directly or indirectly (including in one transaction or a series of related transactions), of all or substantially all the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares issued to foreign nationals) in, or merger or consolidation or amalgamation with, a Person or division or line of business of a Person or franchisee rights, assets or operations (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division, line of business or franchisee rights, assets or operations previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition), if immediately after giving effect thereto: (a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (b) to the extent subject to testing, before and after giving effect to such acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Performance Covenants, (c) [Reserved], (d) any Credit Party making such acquisition and any Person acquired in such acquisition comply with the requirements of Section 5.11 or make arrangements to comply with such Section 5.11 after the effectiveness of such Permitted Acquisition within the time periods set forth in Section 5.11 and (e) the aggregate consideration funded by a Credit Party for any and all such acquisitions of any Person that is not and will not become a Credit Party concurrently with or reasonably promptly following such acquisition shall not, when aggregated with Investments made pursuant to Section 6.3(l) and Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties owing to a Credit Party pursuant to Section 6.1(g)(ii), exceed the greater of (i) $100.0 million and (ii) 8.50% of Consolidated Total Assets (the “Non-Credit Party Limitation”); provided that if greater than 80% of the assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA being acquired in any Permitted Acquisition is generated by entities that will become Credit Parties concurrently with or reasonably promptly following such Permitted Acquisition, assets being acquired by Credit Parties or any combination of the foregoing, such Investment shall not reduce the Non-Credit Party Limitation.
“Permitted Debt Exchange” as defined in Section 2.24(a).
“Permitted Debt Exchange Notes” as defined in Section 2.24(a)
“Permitted Debt Exchange Offer” as defined in Section 2.24(a).
“Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).
“Permitted Liens” means each of the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2.
“Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).
“Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).
“Person” means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, unlimited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint stock companies, joint ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and Governmental Authorities.
“Platform” as defined in Section 10.17.
“Pledge and Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement to be executed by the Borrower and each Guarantor substantially in the form of Exhibit I, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Prepayment Minimum” means, with respect to a payment of Loans or a reduction in Commitments, as the case may be, and with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, $500,000.
“Prepayment Multiple” means, with respect to a payment of Loans or a reduction in Commitments, as the case may be, with respect to Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments $250,000.
“Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant” means, at any time, any financial maintenance covenant that (a) is not included in the Credit Documents at such time or (b) is only applied to the Revolving Loans at such time.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum published by the Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “prime rate”.
“Principal Office” means, for each of the Administrative Agent and L/C Issuers, such Person’s “Principal Office” as set forth on Schedule 10.1, or such other office or office of a third party or sub-agent, as appropriate, as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
“Possessory Collateral” means any Lien in respect of capital stock in which such lien may be perfected by the delivery of a definitive stock certificate.
“Pro Forma” or “Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement, including the determination of any financial ratio or test or the amount of revenue or Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, that any Specified Transaction occurring since the first day of the relevant period to and including the relevant date such determination is made (including after the relevant quarter or period end, if applicable) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, including pro forma adjustments arising out of events attributable to such Specified Transaction (including giving effect to those specified in accordance with the definitions of
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Net Income); provided that, any event, occurrence or transaction that would otherwise be deemed a Specified Transaction, but for failure to meet the monetary threshold in the definition thereof, shall also be given effect on a “Pro Forma Basis”. Upon giving effect to a transaction on a “Pro Forma Basis,” (i) any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Specified Transaction (or any other transaction which occurred during the relevant period) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (ii) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, then the rate of interest for such Indebtedness for the applicable period for purposes of the calculations contemplated by this definition shall be determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of such calculations, (iii) income statement items (whether positive or negative) and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA attributable to all property acquired in such Specified Transaction or to the Investment constituting such Specified Transaction, as applicable, shall be included as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (iv) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to all property disposed of in any Specified Transaction (including any income statement items attributable to disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations), shall be excluded as if such Specified Transaction has occurred as of the first day of the relevant period, (v) such other pro forma adjustments which would be permitted or required by United States Federal or state securities Laws, as amended shall be taken into account, (vi) any adjustments permitted pursuant to any applicable financial definition or test shall be taken into account and (vii) such other adjustments made by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) shall be taken into account. Interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, bankers’ acceptances market rate, or other rate, shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate. Any such adjustments included in calculations made on a Pro Forma Basis shall continue to apply to subsequent calculations of any applicable financial ratios or tests, including during any subsequent test period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized.
“Pro Rata Share” means (i) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Initial Tranche A Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (ii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Initial Tranche B Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders (iii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders and (iv) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to any other Class of Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans of such Class
held by such Lender by (b) an amount equal to the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans of such Class held by all Lenders. For all other purposes with respect to each Lender, “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure and the Revolving Exposure of that Lender, by (B) an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure, the aggregate Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure and the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.
“Prohibited Person” means any Person subject to international economic sanctions adopted, administered or enforced by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Canada (including any Persons subject to country-specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development), the United Kingdom, OFAC (including any persons subject to country-specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by OFAC and any persons named on any OFAC List), the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State or pursuant to any other law, rules, regulations or other official acts of the United States (each of the foregoing, collectively, “Sanctions”). As of the date hereof, certain information regarding Prohibited Persons issued by the United States can be found on the website of the United States Department of Treasury at xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxx/.
“Projections” means the financial projections of the Borrower delivered to MSSF on November 18, 2015.
“Public Lenders” means Lenders that do not wish to receive material Non-Public Information with respect to the Borrower, its subsidiaries or their securities.
“Purchasing Borrower Party” means the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that becomes an assignee hereof pursuant to Section 10.4.
“Qualified Stock” of any Person means any Equity Interests of such Person that is not Disqualified Stock.
“Ratio-Based Debt Baskets” as defined in Section 1.10(c).
“Ratio-Based Lien Baskets” as defined in Section 1.10(d).
“Refinance” as defined in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness”.
“Refinanced Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
“Refinanced Loans” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).
“Refinancing” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Refinancing Amendment” as defined in Section 2.21(f).
“Refinancing Closing Date” as defined in Section 2.21(d).
“Refinancing Commitments” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
“Refinancing Equivalent Debt” as defined in Section 2.21(h)(i).
“Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, to “Refinance”) the Indebtedness (or unutilized commitments in respect of Indebtedness) being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Refinancing Indebtedness); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus the amount of unpaid accrued or capitalized interest and premiums thereon (including tender premiums), underwriting discounts, original issue discount, defeasance costs, fees (including upfront fees, underwriting fees, legal fees, accounting and audit fees and other similar or customary fees), commissions and expenses and an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder), (b) except with respect to Section 6.1(c), the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness is greater than or equal to the shorter of (i) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (ii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness being Refinanced that were due on or after the Latest Maturity Date were instead due on the date that is the Latest Maturity Date; provided that no Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this subclause (ii) shall have any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Latest Maturity Date in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such Latest Maturity Date for the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (c) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations under this Agreement, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable taken as a whole to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided, further, that with respect to a Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is subordinated in right of payment, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall (A) be expressly subordinated in right of payment to the guarantee by the Borrower and the Guarantors of the Obligations and (B) be otherwise on terms not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided further, that Indebtedness constituting Refinancing Indebtedness shall not cease to constitute Refinancing Indebtedness as a result of the subsequent extension of the Latest Maturity Date, (d) no Refinancing Indebtedness shall have different obligors, or greater guarantees or security than, the Indebtedness being Refinanced (provided that (i) Indebtedness (A) of any Credit Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another Credit Party and (B) of any subsidiary that is not a Credit Party may be Refinanced to add or substitute as an obligor another subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, in each case to the extent not prohibited by Section 6, and (ii) other guarantees and security may be added to the extent then permitted by Section 6) and (e) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is secured by a Lien on any Collateral (whether equally and ratably with, or junior to, the Lien of the Secured Parties or otherwise), such Refinancing Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on such Collateral (including any Collateral pursuant to after-acquired property clauses to the extent any such Collateral would have secured the Indebtedness being Refinanced) on terms relating to such Collateral not materially less favorable to the Secured Parties (as determined conclusively by the Borrower and evidenced by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower) than those contained in the documentation
(including any intercreditor agreement) governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced, or on terms otherwise then permitted by Section 6.2.
“Refinancing Lenders” as defined in Section 2.21(c).
“Refinancing Loan” as defined in Section 2.21(b).
“Refinancing Loan Notice” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
“Refinancing Revolving Commitments” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
“Refinancing Revolving Lender” as defined in Section 2.21(c).
“Refinancing Revolving Loan” as defined in Section 2.21(b).
“Refinancing Term Commitments” as defined in Section 2.21(a).
“Refinancing Term Lender” as defined in Section 2.21(c).
“Refinancing Term Loan” as defined in Section 2.21(b).
“Refunded Swing Line Loans” as defined in Section 2.23(b)(iv).
“Register” as defined in Section 2.5(b).
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Reinvestment Deferred Amount” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Term Loans as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Event” means any Asset Sale or Casualty Event in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Notice” means a written notice executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower stating that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary intends and expects to use all or a portion of the amount of Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Casualty Event to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, maintain, upgrade, develop, replace or
otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to make Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3; it being understood that (a) the Borrower may elect by such notice to reinvest proceeds attributable to any such Asset Sale or Casualty Event prior to actual receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds and (b) upon such receipt, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be deemed reinvested so long as such reinvestment has been consummated.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Amount” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto, less any amount expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, maintain, upgrade, develop, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to make Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Date” means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date (which shall be a Business Day) occurring twelve months after such Reinvestment Event (or, if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have entered into a legally binding commitment within one year after such Reinvestment Event to restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, maintain, upgrade, develop, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to make Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.03 with the applicable Reinvestment Deferred Amount, the date occurring eighteen months after such Reinvestment Event) and (b) the date on which the Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, restore, rebuild, repair, construct, improve, maintain, upgrade, develop, replace or otherwise acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to make Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.3 with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, controlling persons, and other representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.
“Relevant Four Fiscal Quarter Period” as defined in Section 8.2.
“Relevant Parent Entity” means any Parent Holding Company so long as the Borrower is a Subsidiary thereof and such Parent Holding Company is not a Subsidiary of any other Parent Holding Company.
“Repatriation Limitation” as defined in Section 2.12(g).
“Repricing Transaction” means, in connection with a transaction the primary purpose of which is to prepay, refinance, substitute or replace the Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans with Indebtedness with a lower All-In-Yield than the Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans, as applicable, or to amend this Agreement to reduce the All-In-Yield, (a) the prepayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement of all or a portion of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans with the incurrence of any new long-term first lien bank indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries having an All-In-Yield at the time of incurrence thereof that is less than the All-In-Yield of such Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans, as applicable, at the time of such incurrence or (b) any amendment to this Agreement that, directly or indirectly, reduces the All-In-Yield of such Initial Tranche A Term Loans or Initial Tranche B Term Loans, as applicable (or any Lender must assign its Loans under the Term Loans as a result of its failure to consent to any such amendment). No “Repricing Transaction” shall be deemed to occur in connection with any Change of Control or transformative investment or acquisition.
“Required Mortgages” as defined in Section 5.11(f).
“Required Percentage” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, 75.0%; provided that (a) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 2.00:1.00 but greater than 1.50:1.00, such percentage shall be 50.0%, (b) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 1.50: 1.00 but greater than 1.00:1.00, such percentage shall be 25.0% and (c) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 1.00: 1.00, such percentage shall be 0%.
“Requisite Class Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to one or more Classes, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount under such Class or Classes (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations under such Class or Classes being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Class or Classes. The Outstanding Amount and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Requisite Class Lenders at any time.
“Requisite Financial Covenant Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, one or more Lenders having or holding Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure and representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Voting Power Determinants of all Lenders having or holding Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure. The Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure, as applicable, of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Requisite Financial Covenant Lenders at any time.
“Requisite Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, one or more Lenders having or holding Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure and representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Voting Power Determinants of all Lenders. The
Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure, as applicable, of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Requisite Lenders at any time.
“Reset Date” as defined in Section 1.5.
“Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution on account of any class of Equity Interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of Equity Interests of the Borrower that are not Disqualified Stock, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value of any shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” means, at any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the sum of the amount of Excess Cash Flow for all Excess Cash Flow Periods ending on or prior to the date of determination in which Excess Cash Flow was a positive number, minus (b) the sum at the time of determination of the aggregate amount of prepayments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.12(b) through the date of determination (if such prepayments are accepted by the Lenders) calculated without regard to any reduction in such sum that resulted from voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans or Revolving Loans referred to in Section 2.12(b); provided that, in the case of any Excess Cash Flow Period in respect of which the amount of Excess Cash Flow shall have been calculated as contemplated by Section 2.12(b) but the prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.12(b) is not yet due and payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12(b) as of the date of determination, the amount of prepayments that will be so required to be made in respect of such Excess Cash Flow shall be deemed to be made for purposes of this paragraph.
“Revolver Extension Request” as defined in Section 2.22(b).
“Revolver Extension Series” as defined in Section 2.22(b).
“Revolver Financial Performance Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 6.10.
“Revolving Commitment” means an Initial Revolving Commitment, an Incremental Revolving Commitment, a Refinancing Revolving Commitment or an Extended Revolving Commitment, and “Revolving Commitments” means all of them, collectively.
“Revolving Commitment Period” means the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
“Revolving Commitment Termination Date” means, with respect to any Class of Revolving Commitments, the earliest to occur of (a) (i) in the case of the Revolving Commitments in respect of the Initial Revolving Commitments, the fifth anniversary of the
Closing Date, (ii) in the case of any Extended Revolving Commitments, the date specified in the applicable Extension Amendment and (iii) in the case of any Refinancing Revolving Commitments, the date specified in the relevant Refinancing Amendment, (b) the date the Revolving Commitments of such Class are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.11(c), and (c) the date of the termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 8.1.
“Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Commitments, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender, (b) in the case of any L/C Issuer, the aggregate L/C Obligations in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by that L/C Issuer (net of any participations by Lenders in such Letters of Credit), (c) the aggregate amount of all participations by that Lender in any outstanding Letters of Credit or any Unreimbursed Amount, (d) in the case of the Swing Line Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans (net of any participations therein by other Lenders) and (e) the aggregate amount of all participations therein by that Lender in any outstanding Swing Line Loans.
“Revolving Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or a Revolving Loan at such time.
“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(a), Section 2.20, Section 2.21 or Section 2.22 (and pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 2.23 as provided therein).
“Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Rollover Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower issued to any Lender in lieu of such Lender’s pro rata portion of any prepayment of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.11 or 2.12(a)(ii); provided that (other than in connection with a refinancing in full of the Facility) the terms of any such Indebtedness shall comply with the proviso set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness”.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a Division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement, direct or indirect, with any Person whereby the Borrower sells or transfers any property, real or personal, used or useful in the Borrower’s business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.
“Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.
“Sanctioned Jurisdiction” means any country or territory, in each case, to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject (or becomes the subject) of Sanctions. As of the Closing Date, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria are sanctioned jurisdictions.
“Sanctions” as defined in the definition of “Prohibited Person”.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means a Cash Management Agreement entered into with a Lender Counterparty.
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means a Hedge Agreement entered into with a Lender Counterparty.
“Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt secured by a Lien on the assets of any Credit Party (other than Liens on Collateral consisting of property or assets held in defeasance or deposited in trust for redemption, repayment, retirement, satisfaction, discharge or defeasance or similar arrangement for the benefit of indebtedness secured thereby) as of such date minus the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Secured Parties” means (a) the Agents, the L/C Issuers, the Swing Line Lender, the Lenders and the Lender Counterparties and shall include, without limitation, all former Agents, L/C Issuers, Swing Line Lenders, Lenders and Lender Counterparties to the extent that any Obligations owing to such Persons were incurred while such Persons were Agents, L/C Issuers, Swing Line Lenders, Lenders or Lender Counterparties and such Obligations have not been paid or satisfied in full and (b) any Secured Parties under and as defined in any Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Sellers” means the Seller Parties (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).
“Senior Notes” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture dated the date hereof, among the Borrower, as the issuer, the guarantors thereunder and as trustee thereunder and pursuant to which the Senior Notes have been issued.
“Solvency Certificate” means a Solvency Certificate of any Financial Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“Specified Equity Contribution” as defined in Section 8.2.
“Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default under Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(c), Section 8.1(g) or Section 8.1(h).
“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1(a) and(d), 4.2(a), 4.2(b)(A)(ii), 4.3, 4.10, 4.11, 4.17(a) and (b) (subject to the limitations in Sections 3.1(a), (i) and (j)), 4.19 and 4.22(c).
“Specified Transaction” means with respect to any period, any (i) Investment involving the acquisition of an operating or geographical unit of a business or that constitutes an acquisition of all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and involves the payment of consideration by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $2.0 million, (ii) sale or transfer of assets or property or other asset disposition (including any disposal, abandonment or discontinuance of operations) that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $2.0 million or involves the abandonment or discontinuation of operations with a value in excess of $2.0 million, (iii) incurrence, amendment, modification, repayment or refinancing of Indebtedness, (iv) Restricted Payment, (v) designation or redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiary, (vi) provision of Incremental Revolving Commitment increases, (vii) operational change or implementation of initiative not in the ordinary course of business or (viii) other event, in each case that by the terms of the Credit Documents requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; provided, in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interest in the nature of a “qualifying share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding.
“Subsidiary Redesignation” as defined in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”.
“Supplemental Agent” as defined in Section 9.1(c).
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swing Line Lender” means MSSF in its capacity as Swing Line Lender hereunder, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
“Swing Line Loan” means a Loan made by Swing Line Lender to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means the lesser of (a) $15.0 million and (b) the aggregate unused amount of Revolving Commitments then in effect.
“Target Stock” means, collectively, the Transferred Share (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).
“Transferred Subsidiary” as defined in the Acquisition Agreement.
“Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (together with interest, penalties and other additions thereto) of any nature and whatever called imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority.
“Term Loan” means an Initial Tranche A Term Loan, an Initial Tranche B Term Loan, an Incremental Term Loan, a Refinancing Term Loan or Extended Term Loan, as the context may require.
“Term Loan Commitment” means the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment, the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment, the Incremental Term Commitment or the Refinancing Term Commitment of a Lender, and “Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders.
“Term Loan Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Lender; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Term Loans, the Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.
“Term Loan Extension Request” as defined in Section 2.22(a).
“Term Loan Extension Series” as defined in Section 2.22(a).
“Term Loan Increase” as defined in Section 2.20(a).
“Term Loan Lender” means at any time, a Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment or holds a Term Loan, in each case, at such time.
“Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.4.
“Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date minus the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (except proceeds of Indebtedness that is incurred for which the Total Net Leverage Ratio is to be calculated and the proceeds of other Indebtedness incurred substantially contemporaneously therewith) to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements are available, which may include internal financial statements prepared in good faith by the Borrower.
“Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving Loans made for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans or reimbursing any L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, but not yet so applied), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans and (iii) the aggregate L/C Obligations.
“Tranche A Term Loan Financial Performance Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 6.11.
“Transaction Costs” as defined in the recitals hereto.
“Transaction Documents” means any and all agreements, instruments or documents, in each case entered into in contemplation of or in connection with the Transactions.
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the Credit Documents and the borrowings contemplated hereby(c) the issuance and sale of the Senior Notes and the performance of obligations contemplated by the Senior Notes Indenture, (d) the Refinancing and (e) the payment of Transaction Costs.
“TSD” as defined in Section 4.16.
“Type of Loan” means with respect to either Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.
“Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
“Unreimbursed Amount” as defined in Section 2.3(d)(i).
“Unrestricted Cash” means, as at any date of determination, the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as at such date, to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents are not (A) subject to a Lien securing any Indebtedness or other obligations, other than (i) the Obligations or (ii) any such other Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement or (B) classified as “restricted” (unless so classified solely because of any provision under the Credit Documents, or any other agreement or instrument governing any such other Indebtedness that is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement governing the application thereof or because they are subject to a Lien securing the Obligations or other Indebtedness that is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) $200.0 million.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any subsidiary of the Borrower identified on Schedule 1.1(c), (b) any additional subsidiary of the Borrower that is designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that the Borrower shall only be permitted to so designate a new Unrestricted Subsidiary
so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) if immediately after giving effect to such designation the Borrower would be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not then in effect) and the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Performance Covenant; provided further that such designation shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the portion of the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith which determination shall be conclusive) of the net assets of such subsidiary attributable to the Borrower’s equity interest therein (and such designation shall only be permitted to the extent such Investment is permitted under Section 6.3), and (c) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement (each, a “Subsidiary Redesignation”); provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, certifying to the best of such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of preceding clause (i) and (iii) if immediately after giving effect to such designation the Borrower would be in Pro Forma Basis compliance with the Revolver Financial Performance Covenant (whether or not then in effect) and the Tranche A Term Loan Financial Performance Covenant.
“Unused Commitment Fee” as defined in Section 2.9.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” as defined in Section 2.17(c)(i).
“Voting Power Determinants” means, collectively, Initial Tranche A Term Loan Exposure and/or the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal (excluding nominal amortization), including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest 1/12) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
1.2 Accounting Terms. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and all terms of an accounting or financial nature that are used in the computation of any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) set forth in any Credit Document shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with GAAP; provided that, in the event of any change in GAAP or the application thereof, from that applied in the preparation of the financial statements of the Borrower most recently delivered on or prior to the Closing Date that would affect the computation of any financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement set forth in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, if the Borrower or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lenders and the
Borrower shall negotiate in good faith, each acting reasonably (and without the requirement of any fee), to amend such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the application thereof; provided, further, that, until so amended as provided in the preceding proviso, (a) such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP or the application thereof without regard to such change or conversion therein, and (b) the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the financial statements required under this Agreement, and a reconciliation between such financial statements and the calculations of such financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP; provided that (i) no amendment fee shall be payable in connection therewith, (ii) any such amendments that relate to Section 6.10 shall be subject solely to the prior written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to Revolving Loans (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and not the Requisite Lenders, (iii) any such amendments, that relate to Section 6.11 shall be subject solely to the prior written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and not the Requisite Lenders, and (iv) all amendments relating to the Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio and First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (other than in connection with Section 6.10 and Section 6.11) shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and not the Requisite Class Lenders with respect to Revolving Loans. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (x) each financial covenant, ratio, accounting definition or requirement used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under GAAP to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (y) Capital Lease Obligations shall be excluded for purposes of (1) calculating Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Total Debt and Indebtedness and (2) any restriction, basket, covenant or carve-out, in each case, to the extent such Capital Lease Obligations would have been characterized as operating leases in accordance with GAAP as of the Closing Date, shall instead be treated as operating leases.
1.3 Interpretation, Etc. Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Section, Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to a Section, an Appendix, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The use herein of the word “include” or “including”, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. The terms lease and license shall include sub-lease, charter (including related to corporate aircraft leases) and sub-license, as applicable. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person refers to such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and excludes from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person.
1.4 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
1.5 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
1.6 References to Agreements and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including, without limitation, the Credit Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by any Loan Document and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.
1.7 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight savings or standard, as applicable).
1.8 Timing of Payment or Performance. When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as specifically provided in Section 2.13 or as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.
1.9 Limited Condition Acquisitions. In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default, Event of Default or Specified Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, such condition shall, at the option of the Borrower, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or Specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has exercised its option under the first sentence of this Section 1.9, and any Default, Event of Default or Specified Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements for the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such Default, Event of Default or Specified Event of Default shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing solely for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder.
1.10 Pro Forma Calculations.
(a) For purposes of the calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Total Net Leverage Ratio, in the period from the Closing Date to the first date on which Borrower is required to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section 5.4, such ratio shall be calculated based on Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended June 30, 2015 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis).
(b) In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of:
(i) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio, First Lien Net Leverage Ratio or Secured Net Leverage Ratio; or
(ii) testing baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets);
in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “LCA Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder, shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “LCA Test Date”), and if, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCA Election and any of the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Acquisition, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of Investments, Restricted Payments, prepayments of Junior Financing, dispositions, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
(c) For purposes of calculating the principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to (w) either Section 2.20(d)(iv) or (h), in each case, in reliance on clause (x) of the definition “Incremental Amount,” (x) Section 6.1(c) or (y) Section 6.1(j) (collectively, the “Ratio-Based Debt Baskets”), any pro forma calculation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio or the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, as applicable, shall be determined without giving effect to any other incurrence of Indebtedness on the date of determination pursuant to Section 2.20(d)(iv) or (h) in reliance on clauses (y) or (z) of the definition “Incremental Amount” and/or any clause or sub-clause of Section 6.01 other than a Ratio-Based Debt Basket.
(d) For purposes of calculating the amount of Liens permitted to be incurred pursuant to (x) (solely with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 2.20(d)(iv) or (h) in reliance of clause (x) of the definition of “Incremental Amount”) Section 6.2(b), or (y) Section 6.2(dd) (collectively, the “Ratio-Based Lien Baskets”), any pro forma calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be determined without giving effect to any other incurrence of Liens on the date of determination pursuant to Section 2.20(d)(iv) or (h) in reliance on clauses (y) or (z) of the definition “Incremental Amount” and/or any clause or sub-clause of Section 6.2 other than a Ratio-Based Lien Basket.
1.11 Calculation of Baskets.
(a) Unless otherwise specified herein, the baskets and other exceptions set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement (or in any defined term used in Section 6) shall be tested solely at the time of consummation of the relevant transaction or action utilizing any of such baskets or other exceptions and, for the avoidance of doubt, if any of such baskets (including ratio based baskets) are exceeded as a result of fluctuations to Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period after the last time such baskets (including ratio based baskets) were calculated for any purpose under Section 6, such baskets (including ratio based baskets) will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If any Indebtedness or Liens securing Indebtedness are incurred to refinance Indebtedness or Liens securing Indebtedness, in each case, initially incurred in reliance on a basket measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of incurrence, and such refinancing would cause the percentage of Consolidated Total Assets restriction to be exceeded if calculated based on the Consolidated Total Assets on the date of such refinancing, such percentage of Consolidated Total Assets restriction shall not be deemed to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Indebtedness or Indebtedness secured by such Liens, as applicable, does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness or Indebtedness secured by such Liens, as applicable, being refinanced, plus an amount equal to premiums, defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection therewith.
(b) For purposes of determining whether the incurrence of any Indebtedness or Lien or the making of any Investment, disposition, Restricted Payment or prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Junior Financing complies with any basket that is based upon the greater of a specified Dollar amount and a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Total Assets shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
1.12 Time Periods. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any and all time periods for the submission by the Borrower of any notice hereunder (including, without
limitation, a notice in respect of a conversion of a Loan, a continuation of a Loan, a mandatory prepayment or any optional prepayment of any Loan, but excluding notices in respect of new Borrowings) may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
1.13 Loan Amounts. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any minimum amounts or multiples of any amount specified in this Agreement (including, without limitation, any minimum amounts or multiples of any amount in respect of any Borrowings, mandatory prepayments, optional prepayments or Incremental Commitments) may be in such lower minimum amounts or multiples as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
SECTION 2. LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
2.1 Term Loans.
(a) Loan Commitments.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender with an Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, one or more term loans (each, an “Initial Tranche A Term Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars in an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment which shall be on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.1(a)(i) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Subject to Sections 2.11(a) and 2.12, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date applicable to such Initial Tranche A Term Loans. Each Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan Commitment on such date.
(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender with an Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date one or more term loans (each, an “Initial Tranche B Term Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars in an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment which shall be on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.1(a)(ii) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Subject to Sections 2.11(a) and 2.12, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date applicable to such Initial Tranche B Term Loans. Each Lender’s Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Initial Tranche B Term Loan Commitment on such date.
(b) Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans for Initial Tranche A Term Loans and Initial Tranche B Term Loans.
(i) The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice no later than 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date (or such later time as may be acceptable to Administrative Agent). Promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such Funding Notice, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing.
(ii) Each Lender shall make its Initial Tranche A Term Loan and its Initial Tranche B Term Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, by wire transfer of Same Day Funds in Dollars at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and the Initial Tranche B Term Loans available to the Borrower on the Closing Date by causing an amount of Same Day Funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent or to such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by the Borrower.
2.2 Revolving Loans.
(a) Revolving Commitments. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans in Dollars in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Revolving Loans in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. Each Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.
(b) Borrowing Mechanics for Revolving Loans.
(i) Revolving Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of the Borrowing Minimum and integral multiples of the Borrowing Multiple in excess of that amount.
(ii) Whenever the Borrower desires that Lenders make Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) (A) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or (B) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) in the case of a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan. Except as otherwise provided herein, a
Funding Notice for a Revolving Loan that is a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the requesting Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.
(iii) Notice of receipt of each Funding Notice in respect of Revolving Loans, together with the amount of each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, if any, together with the applicable interest rate, shall be provided by the Administrative Agent to each applicable Lender by telefacsimile with reasonable promptness, but (provided the Administrative Agent shall have received such notice by 10:00 a.m. (New York City time)) not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same day as the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such Funding Notice from the Borrower, unless the date on which the Funding Notice is received is the Credit Date, in which case by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time); provided, however, that if, on the date the Funding Notice with respect to such Revolving Loans is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Loan, first, shall be applicable to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and Swing Line Loans and second, shall be made available to the Borrower.
(iv) Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of Same Day Funds in Dollars at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Revolving Loans available to the Borrower on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of Same Day Funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Revolving Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Principal Office designated by the Administrative Agent or such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.
2.3 Letters of Credit.
(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Borrower and the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.3, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for the account of the Borrower or its subsidiaries (so long as the Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder), and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or its subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that, after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (w) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect, (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans of
any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect, (y) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, and (z) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans made by each L/C Issuer, plus the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, plus such L/C Issuer’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations issued by other L/C Issuers shall not exceed such L/C Issuer’s Revolving Commitment at such time. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(ii) No L/C Issuer shall issue any Letter of Credit, if:
(A) subject to Section 2.3(b)(iii), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the applicable L/C Issuer approves such expiry date; or
(B) the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders and the applicable L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date.
(iii) No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Issuer in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(B) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C) such Letter of Credit is a commercial Letter of Credit (unless the applicable L/C Issuer consents to the issuance of a commercial Letter of Credit);
(D) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $50,000;
(E) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the applicable L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral (in an amount at least equal to 103% of such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure), satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or
(F) the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.
(iv) No L/C Issuer shall amend any Letter of Credit if such L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
(v) An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(vi) Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuers shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Section 9 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by any L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Agent” as used in Section 9 included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to each L/C Issuer.
(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto- Extension Letters of Credit.
(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the applicable L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3, appropriately completed and signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit
Application and Request for L/C Credit Extension must be received by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof (including a final expiration date in the case of an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit); (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may require (which may include the form of the requested Letter of Credit). In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the applicable L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the applicable L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the applicable L/C Issuer has received written notice from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender or Credit Party through the Administrative Agent), at least one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 3 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the applicable L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period
(commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (which shall be a Business Day) (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the applicable L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.3(a) or otherwise) or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender or Credit Party through the Administrative Agent) or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3.2 is not then satisfied (or a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), and in each such case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(iv) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that permits the automatic reinstatement of all or a portion of the stated amount thereof after any drawing thereunder (each, an “Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit”). Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer to permit such reinstatement. Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, except as provided in the following sentence, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to reinstate all or a portion of the stated amount thereof in accordance with the provisions of such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit permits such L/C Issuer to decline to reinstate all or any portion of the stated amount thereof after a drawing thereunder by giving notice of such non-reinstatement within a specified number of days after such drawing (the “Non-Reinstatement Deadline”), such L/C Issuer shall not permit such reinstatement if it has received a notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Reinstatement Deadline from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 3.2 is not then satisfied (or a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit Extension for purposes of this clause) and, in each case, directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement.
(v) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the
beneficiary thereof, the applicable L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(vi) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of any conflict between the terms of any Letter of Credit Application and those of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall be controlling.
(c) Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the Letter of Credit Expiration Date in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if consented to by such L/C Issuer which issued such Letter of Credit, if one or more other Classes of Revolving Commitments under which Letters of Credit are issued in respect of which the Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall not have occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit for which consent of the respective L/C Issuer has been obtained shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Sections 2.3(d) and (e)) under (and ratably participated in by Revolving Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating Classes up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i) and unless provisions reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer for the treatment of such Letter of Credit as a letter of credit under a successor credit facility have been agreed upon, the Borrower shall, on or prior to the applicable Maturity Date, cause all such Letters of Credit to be replaced and returned to the applicable L/C Issuer undrawn and marked “cancelled” or to the extent that the Borrower is unable to so replace and return any Letter(s) of Credit, such Letter(s) of Credit shall be secured by a “back to back” letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral for any such Letter of Credit. Commencing with the Maturity Date of any Class of Revolving Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit shall be agreed solely with such L/C Issuer; provided that, at the request of the Borrower, the Letter of Credit Sublimit immediately following such Maturity Date shall be no less than the Letter of Credit Sublimit immediately prior to such Maturity Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments immediately following such Maturity Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments immediately prior to such Maturity Date.
(d) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer, in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing in Dollars. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the
“Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan (if denominated in Dollars) to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.2 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 (other than the delivery of a Funding Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.3(d)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.3(d)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Principal Office designated by such L/C Issuer in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3(d)(iv), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall reasonably promptly remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer in Dollars.
(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan because the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the applicable L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Letter of Credit Fees Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(d)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.3.
(iv) Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.3(d) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of such L/C Issuer.
(v) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.3(d), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against any L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each
Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.3(d) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Funding Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.3(d) by the time specified in Section 2.3(d)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the L/C Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Commitment or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the applicable L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after the applicable L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.3(d), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the L/C Overnight Rate. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(f) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing (whether made to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries) shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other Credit Document;
(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect, or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or any payment made by the applicable L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver, curator or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any subsidiary.
The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against such L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(g) Role of an L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the
Lenders or the Requisite Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment); or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.3(d); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against any L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such L/C Issuer or any of its Related Parties (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, any L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and such L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.
(h) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued or when it is amended with the consent of the beneficiary thereof, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
(i) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) (i) for each commercial Letter of Credit equal to an amount per annum to be agreed at the time of issuance times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and (ii) for each standby Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Margin times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit; provided, however, any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.19 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Pro Rata Share allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.19(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to such L/C Issuer for its own account. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on
demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Margin during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each standby Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in effect.
(j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate equal to an amount to be agreed at the time of issuance of each such commercial Letter of Credit, computed on the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer, computed on the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum equal to 0.125% per annum, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the last Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.4. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(k) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(l) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such subsidiaries.
(m) Resignation as L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer (unless it is the sole L/C Issuer, in which case, so long as a replacement L/C Issuer reasonably acceptable to the Borrower has agreed to assume the responsibilities of the L/C Issuer, such L/C Issuer) may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of any L/C Issuer; provided, further, that the resignation of such L/C Issuer shall only become effective upon the payment of all fees and other amounts due and owing hereunder by such successor to such resigning L/C Issuer. If MSSF or
another Lender resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit that it issued, including Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.3(d)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit and the successor L/C Issuer shall arrange for the return and cancellation of all such Letters of Credit to the resigning L/C Issuer.
2.4 Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds.
(a) Pro Rata Shares. All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby, nor shall any Term Loan Commitment or any Revolving Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.
(b) Availability of Funds. Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on such Credit Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to Administrative Agent on such Credit Date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. In the event that (i) Administrative Agent does not make available to Borrower a requested amount on the applicable Credit Date until such time as all applicable Lenders have made payment to Administrative Agent, (ii) any payment by or on behalf of a Lender hereunder is not made in Same Day Funds prior to the time period specified herein, and (iii) such delay causes Administrative Agent’s failure to fund to Borrower in accordance with its Funding Notice, such payment shall be deemed a non-conforming payment and such Lender shall not receive interest hereunder with respect to the requested amount of such Lender’s Loans for the period commencing with the time specified in this Agreement for receipt of payment by Borrower through and including the time of Borrower’s receipt of the requested amount. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount
to Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the rate payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans for such Class of Loans. Nothing in this Section 2.4(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitments and Revolving Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
2.5 Evidence of Debt; Register; Disqualified Lenders; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes.
(a) Lenders’ Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrower to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (b), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and provided further, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.
(b) Register. The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Revolving Commitments and the principal amounts and stated interest of the Loans of each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The Administrative Agent shall record, or shall cause to be recorded, in the Register the Revolving Commitments and the Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.4, and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided that failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Revolving Commitments or the Borrower’s Obligations in respect of any Loan. The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrower’s non-fiduciary agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.5, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent Administrative Agent serves in such capacity, the Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees”.
(c) Disqualified Lenders. The list of Disqualified Lenders will be available to the Lenders and the Agents upon request to the Administrative Agent. The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to be in default under this Agreement or to have any duty or responsibility or to incur any liabilities as a result of a breach of this Section 2.5(c), nor shall the Administrative Agent have any duty, responsibility or liability to monitor or enforce assignments, participations or other actions in respect of Disqualified Lenders (except to the extent of the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment)), or otherwise take (or omit to take) any action with respect
thereto (it being understood that any assignment or participation to any Disqualified Lender without the Borrower’s prior written consent thereto shall be without effect and void and the Administrative Agent shall not consider any Disqualified Lender to be a Lender or have any rights hereunder). The parties to this Agreement further acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding the right of the Borrower to supplement the list of Disqualified Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition thereof, in no event shall any such supplement apply retroactively to disqualify any Person or Persons that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest under this Agreement that is otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that upon the effectiveness of any such supplement, any such Person or Persons shall not be permitted to acquire additional Loans, Commitments or participations hereunder.
(d) Notes. If so requested by any Lender by written notice to Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after receipt by Borrower of such notice), the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 10.4) on the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after the Borrower’s receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence such Lender’s Initial Tranche A Term Loan, Initial Tranche B Term Loan or Revolving Loan, as the case may be; provided that any excise, stamp or similar tax required to be paid by the Borrower or any other Credit Party pursuant to Rule 12B-4 of the Florida Administrative Code (or any successor or replacement provision thereto) as a result of the delivery of such Note shall be for the account of the Lender requesting such Note.
2.6 Interest on Loans.
(a) Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Class of Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:
(i) if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; or
(ii) if a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, at the Adjusted LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan, and the Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, shall be selected by the Borrower and notified to Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be.
(c) In connection with Eurocurrency Rate Loans, there shall be initially no more than ten Interest Periods plus three Interest Periods in respect of each additional Class of Commitments. With respect to the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the Initial Tranche B Term Loans and Revolving Loans borrowed by the Borrower, in the event the Borrower fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan and a Eurocurrency Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Loan, (i) if outstanding as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, will
be automatically continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan with a one-month Interest Period on the last day of the then-current Interest Period for such Loan, (ii) if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan, will remain as a Base Rate Loan, (iii) [Reserved] or (iv) if not then outstanding, will be made as a Base Rate Loan. In the event the Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the Eurocurrency Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Borrower and each Lender.
(d) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Base Rate at times when the Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Base Rate or Adjusted LIBOR shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Term Loan, the last Interest Payment Date with respect to such Term Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided, if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day’s interest shall be paid on that Loan.
(e) Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan (i) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect to interest accrued on and to each such payment date; (ii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears upon any prepayment of that Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid; and (iii) shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears at maturity of the Loans, including final maturity of the Loans; provided, however, with respect to any voluntary prepayment of a Base Rate Loan, accrued and unpaid interest shall instead be payable on the applicable Interest Payment Date.
2.7 Conversion/Continuation.
(a) Subject to Section 2.15 and so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing.
(i) The Borrower shall have the option to convert at any time all or any part of any Revolving Loans or any Term Loan, in each case, equal to or greater than $500,000 from one Type of Loan to another Type of Loan; provided a Eurocurrency Rate
Loan may only be converted on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower shall pay all amounts due under Section 2.15 in connection with any such conversion; or
(ii) Borrower shall have the option upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to or greater than $500,000 as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.
(b) Subject to Section 3.2(b), the Borrower shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to Administrative Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan). Except as otherwise provided herein, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for conversion to (solely with respect to Initial Tranche A Term Loans and Initial Tranche B Term Loans), or continuation of, any Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be irrevocable on and after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the related Interest Rate Determination Date and the Borrower shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which a Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice has not been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day such Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.
2.8 Default Interest. During the continuance of any Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts owing by it hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws; provided that no interest at the Default Rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
2.9 Commitment Fees.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender, in accordance with its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement, an unused commitment fee (the “Unused Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Margin for Unused Commitment Fees times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Commitments exceeds the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Swing Line Loans) and (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations; provided that any Unused Commitment Fee accrued with respect to any of the Revolving Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; and provided, further, that no Unused Commitment Fee shall accrue on any of the Revolving Commitments of a Defaulting Lender. The Unused Commitment Fee on the Revolving Commitments shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date for the Revolving Loans, and shall be
due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Loans. The Unused Commitment Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Margin during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in effect.
(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).
2.10 Scheduled Payments.
(a) Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders of the applicable Class as follows:
(i) on the following dates (or, if any such date is not a Business Day, on the last Business Day immediately preceding such date) an aggregate amount equal to the respective percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Tranche A Term Loans (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Sections 2.11, 2.12 and 2.13, as applicable):
Date |
|
Percentage of Principal Amount of |
|
March 31, 2016 |
|
1.25 |
% |
June 30, 2016 |
|
1.25 |
% |
September 30, 2016 |
|
1.25 |
% |
December 31, 2016 |
|
1.25 |
% |
March 31, 2017 |
|
1.25 |
% |
June 30, 2017 |
|
1.25 |
% |
September 30, 2017 |
|
1.25 |
% |
December 31, 2017 |
|
1.25 |
% |
March 31, 2018 |
|
2.50 |
% |
June 30, 2018 |
|
2.50 |
% |
September 30, 2018 |
|
2.50 |
% |
December 31, 2018 |
|
2.50 |
% |
March 31, 2019 |
|
2.50 |
% |
June 30, 2019 |
|
2.50 |
% |
September 30, 2019 |
|
2.50 |
% |
December 31, 2019 |
|
2.50 |
% |
March 31, 2020 |
|
2.50 |
% |
June 30, 2020 |
|
2.50 |
% |
September 30, 2020 |
|
2.50 |
% |
(ii) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December commencing with the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, an aggregate amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Tranche B Term Loans (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Sections 2.11, 2.12 and 2.13, as applicable);
(iii) on the Maturity Date for the Initial Tranche A Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Tranche A Term Loans outstanding on such date; and
(iv) on the Maturity Date for the Initial Tranche B Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Tranche B Term Loans outstanding on such date;
provided that the amount of any such payment set forth above shall be adjusted to account for the addition of any Extended Term Loan or Incremental Term Loans to contemplate (A) the reduction in the aggregate principal amount of any Term Loans that were converted in connection with the incurrence of such Extended Term Loans, and (B) any increase to payments to the extent and as required pursuant to the terms of any applicable Incremental Amendment involving a Term Loan Increase to the Term Loans, a Refinancing Amendment to the amount of Term Loans or an Extension Amendment increasing the amount of Term Loans.
(b) Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Loans the aggregate principal amount of all of its Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.
2.11 Voluntary Prepayments/Commitment Reductions; Call Protection.
(a) Voluntary Prepayments.
(i) At any time and from time to time, the Borrower may prepay any Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part upon notice substantially in the form of Exhibit J delivered within the periods set forth in clause (ii) below, with any partial prepayment being (x) in the case of the Term Loans, in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000, and integral multiples of $250,000, in excess of that amount and (y) in the case of the Revolving Loans, in an aggregate minimum amount of the Prepayment Minimum and integral multiples of the Prepayment Multiple in excess of that amount.
(ii) All such prepayments shall be made:
(1) upon not less than one Business Day’s prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Base Rate Loans; and
(2) upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans,
in each case given to the Administrative Agent by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit such original notice for Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as the case may be, by telefacsimile or telephone to each Lender). Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein; provided that any such prepayment notice may condition the prepayment obligation on the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including a Change of Control, refinancing transaction or Permitted Acquisition or other Investment), in which case such notice may be revoked (or extended) by the Borrower (in its sole discretion) if such condition is not satisfied. Voluntary prepayments of any Class of Term Loan permitted hereunder shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof pursuant to Section 2.10 in a manner determined at the sole discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment, and on a pro rata basis among Classes of Term Loans. In the event that the Borrower does not specify the order in which to apply prepayments to reduce scheduled installments of principal or as between Classes of Term Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected that such prepayment be applied to reduce the scheduled installments of principal in direct order of maturity on a pro rata basis among Classes of Term Loan.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.11, any Lender may, with the consent of the Borrower, elect to accept Rollover Indebtedness in lieu of all or part of such Lender’s pro rata portion of any prepayment of Term Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.11.
(b) Term Loan Call Protection. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, on or prior to the date which is twelve months after the Closing Date, the Borrower (x) prepays, refinances, substitutes or replaces any Initial Tranche A Term Loans or any Initial Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to a Repricing Transaction, or (y) effects any amendment of this
Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Term Loan Lenders, (I) in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Tranche A Term Loans and/or Initial Tranche B Term Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (II) in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Initial Tranche A Term Loans and Initial Tranche B Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the date of effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not be subject to the requirements of this Section 2.11 with respect to any Repricing Transaction occurring after the twelve month anniversary of the Closing Date.
(c) Voluntary Commitment Reductions.
(i) The Borrower may, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (which original written notice the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile or telephone to each applicable Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part, without premium or penalty, the Revolving Commitments in an amount up to the amount by which the Revolving Commitments exceed the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments at the time of such proposed termination or reduction; provided any such partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000, and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of that amount.
(ii) The Borrower’s notice to the Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount of any partial reduction, and such termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be effective on the date specified in the Borrower’s notice and shall reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Lender proportionately to its Pro Rata Share thereof; provided that any such termination or reduction notice may condition the termination or reduction on the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event (including a Change of Control, refinancing transaction, Permitted Acquisition or other Investment) in which case such notice may be revoked (or extended) by the Borrower if such condition is not satisfied.
(iii) If, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.
2.12 Mandatory Prepayments.
(a) Asset Sales; Casualty Events; Debt. The Borrower shall apply all Net Cash Proceeds to prepay Term Loans:
(i) within five Business Days following actual receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale or the Net Cash Proceeds from a Casualty Event (unless the
Borrower shall have delivered a Reinvestment Notice on or prior to such fifth Business Day); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date, an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event shall be applied to such prepayment (together with accrued interest thereon); (B) the Borrower shall only be required to make a mandatory prepayment with the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event pursuant to this Section 2.12(a)(i) if the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds in any Fiscal Year in respect of all Asset Sales or all Casualty Events, respectively, exceeds the greater of $20.0 million and 1.15% of Consolidated Total Assets; and (C) to the extent such aggregate Net Cash Proceeds do not exceed $20.0 million and 1.15% of Consolidated Total Assets in any Fiscal Year, then the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to retain any such Net Cash Proceeds, with no prepayment obligation, and use such Net Cash Proceeds for any purposes not prohibited under this Agreement; and
(ii) within one Business Day following receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness (other than Excluded Indebtedness);
provided, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above and in the case of Section 2.12(b) below, if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower shall be required to, or to offer to, repurchase or redeem or repay or prepay any Refinancing Loans or any Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with or senior to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale, Casualty Event or incurrence, issuance or sale of Indebtedness or with such Excess Cash Flow (such Indebtedness required to be offered to be so repurchased, “Other Applicable Indebtedness”), then the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) may apply such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (but not the Revolving Loans) and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time); provided that if no Term Loans subject to such mandatory prepayment requirement are outstanding or will be outstanding after the application of such prepayment, then the Borrower may apply all such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow after the repayment of such Term Loans to repay the Other Applicable Indebtedness; provided, further, that the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such Net Cash Proceeds or such Excess Cash Flow shall be allocated to the Term Loans (in accordance with the terms hereof); provided, further, that to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness repurchased or repaid with such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, the declined amount of such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof (to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, would otherwise have been required to be so applied if such Other Applicable Indebtedness was not then outstanding).
(b) Excess Cash Flow. Commencing with respect to the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2017, not later than ten Business Days after the date on which the Borrower is required to deliver financial statements with respect to the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period under Section 5.4(a) for such Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower shall calculate Excess Cash Flow for the relevant Excess Cash Flow Period (the “Excess Cash Flow Calculation Date”) and the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to (i) the Required Percentage times the amount of such Excess Cash Flow, minus (ii) the amount of any voluntary prepayments, repurchase or redemptions of principal during such Excess Cash Flow Period or, at the Borrower’s option, on or prior to the Excess Cash Flow Calculation Date (to the extent not financed with (A) the proceeds of the incurrence of Indebtedness having a maturity of more than twelve months from the date of incurrence thereof (excluding prepayments with Revolving Loans hereunder or pursuant to other revolving commitments available to the Borrowers) or (B) the proceeds of Refinancing Loans or the proceeds of Refinancing Equivalent Debt), in each case, not previously deducted pursuant to this clause (ii) in any prior period, of (w) Term Loans (provided that with respect to any prepayment of Term Loans below the par value thereof, the aggregate amount of such prepayment for purposes of this clause (ii) shall be the amount of the Borrower’s cash payment in respect of such prepayment), (x) Revolving Loans or Incremental Revolving Loans (in each case, to the extent commitments in respect thereof are permanently reduced by the amount of such prepayments), (y) Refinancing Loans, Incremental Loans, Incremental Equivalent Debt and any other Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1 that in each case is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and (z) any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing that is secured by the same collateral, and with the same priority, as the Indebtedness being refinanced, in each case, permitted hereunder, minus (iii) the amount of any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans actually made pursuant to Section 2.10 during such Excess Cash Flow Period.
(c) AHYDO Saver Payments. If the Initial Tranche B Term Loans would otherwise constitute an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, at the end of each tax accrual period ending after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrower shall prepay in cash a portion of each Initial Tranche B Term Loan then outstanding equal to the “Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment Amount” (as defined below) with respect to such tax accrual period (each such prepayment, an “Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment”). The prepayment price for the portion of each Initial Tranche B Term Loan prepaid pursuant to an Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment shall be 100% of the principal amount of such portion plus any accrued interest thereon on the date of such prepayment. The “Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment Amount” with respect to a tax accrual period means the portion of each Initial Tranche B Term Loan required to be prepaid with respect to such tax accrual period so that none of the outstanding Initial Tranche B Term Loans is treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; provided that if there is uncertainty (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) regarding the determination of the portion so required to be prepaid, such portion shall be set at an amount not less than the amount the Borrower determines in good faith to be so required, and each such determination by the Borrower shall be conclusive and binding, and such portion shall constitute the Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment Amount with respect to such tax accrual period, for all purposes under
this Agreement (regardless of any subsequent determination that such portion may have exceeded the amount so required to be prepaid). For the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Tranche B Mandatory Principal Prepayment Amount with respect to a tax accrual period shall represent the same percentage of the principal amount of each outstanding Initial Tranche B Term Loan with respect to such tax accrual period.
(d) Exceeding Revolving Commitments. If for any reason the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations at any time exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall promptly (but in any event, within one Business Day) prepay Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize any other L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.12(d).
(e) Declining Lender. With respect to any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(a)(i) or (b), the Borrower may elect, at its option, to allow the Term Lenders to decline to accept the applicable prepayment. If the Borrower allows the Term Lenders to decline a prepayment, any Lender may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile transmission or PDF attachment to an e-mail) at least one Business Day prior to the required prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of such mandatory prepayment of its Loans pursuant to this Section 2.12, in which case the aggregate amount of the mandatory prepayment that would have been applied to prepay Loans but was so declined shall be applied as required under the terms of any permitted Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and may otherwise be retained by the Borrower and shall increase the Cumulative Credit.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Other Foreign Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Net Cash Proceeds in respect of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event or any Excess Cash Flow attributable to a Foreign Subsidiary that is required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(a)(i) or (b), (i) would be prohibited or restricted under applicable local law (including, without limitation, as a result of laws or regulations relating to financial assistance, corporate benefit, restrictions on upstreaming of cash intragroup and fiduciary and statutory duties of directors of relevant subsidiaries) (provided that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall take all commercially reasonable actions available under local law to permit such repatriation) or (ii) would result in material adverse tax consequences as determined in good faith by the Borrower (which shall be conclusively evidenced by a certificate of the Borrower) (including, without limitation, as a result of any withholding tax), then in each case, the Borrower shall not be required to prepay such amounts (the “Excluded Amounts”) as required under Section 2.12(a)(i) or (b) (any such limitation, a “Repatriation Limitation”). The non-application of the Excluded Amounts as a consequence of any Repatriation Limitation will not constitute an Event of Default hereunder. For purposes of the foregoing, Excess Cash Flow shall be allocated among Restricted Subsidiaries in various jurisdictions determined by the Borrower and the Excluded Amounts shall be available for working capital or other purposes of the Borrower, the Foreign Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary. Excluded Amounts shall not
be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, regardless of whether the Repatriation Limitation ceases to apply after such initial determination.
(h) Order of Payments. Except as may be otherwise set forth with respect to Loans incurred in connection with any Refinancing Amendment, Term Loan Extension Request or Incremental Amendment, (i) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be applied ratably to each Class of Term Loans then outstanding, except that the Borrower may direct that any proceeds of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans or Refinancing Equivalent Debt shall be applied to the Class or Classes of Term Loans being refinanced as selected by the Borrower (provided that any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of Term Loans may be prepaid prior to such Class of Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans); (ii) with respect to each Class of Term Loans, each prepayment pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.12 shall be applied to the remaining installments as directed by the Borrower (and, if not so directed, in direct order of maturity) and (iii) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of such prepayment.
(i) Break-Funding Savings Clause. Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.12, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.12, prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.12 in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit an amount sufficient to make any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder together with accrued interest to the last day of such Interest Period into a Cash Collateral Account until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Credit Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.12. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Credit Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 8.1. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.
(j) Prepayment Certificate. Concurrently with any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Sections 2.12(a), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the calculation of the amount of the applicable Net Cash Proceeds. In the event that Borrower shall subsequently determine that the actual amount of Net Cash Proceeds received exceeded the amount set forth in such certificate, the Borrower shall promptly make an additional prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to such excess in accordance with Section 2.12(a), and the Borrower shall concurrently therewith deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the derivation of such excess.
2.13 General Provisions Regarding Payments.
(a) All payments by the Borrower of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in Same Day Funds, without defense, recoupment, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition, and delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent for the account of Lenders; for purposes of computing interest and fees, funds received by the Administrative Agent after that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid by Borrower on the next succeeding Business Day.
(b) All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan (other than voluntary prepayments of Revolving Loans) shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and, in any event, any payments in respect of any Loan on a date when interest is due and payable with respect to such Loan) shall be applied to the payment of interest then due and payable before application to principal.
(c) The Administrative Agent (or its agent or sub-agent appointed by it) shall promptly distribute to each Lender, at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such Lender’s applicable share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together with all other amounts due thereto, including all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by the Administrative Agent.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Conversion/Continuation Notice is withdrawn as to any Lender requesting compensation pursuant to Section 2.16(b), the Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.
(e) Subject to the provisos set forth in the definition of “Interest Period” as they may apply to Revolving Loans, whenever any payment to be made hereunder with respect to any Loan shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to Revolving Loans only, such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder or of the Revolving Commitment fees hereunder.
(f) Administrative Agent shall deem any payment by or on behalf of Borrower hereunder that is not made in Same Day Funds prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) for any payments in Dollars to be a non-conforming payment. Any such payment shall not be deemed to have been received by the Administrative Agent until the later of (i) the time such funds become available funds, and (ii) the applicable next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt telephonic notice to the Borrower and each applicable Lender (confirmed in writing) if any payment is non-conforming. Any non-conforming payment may constitute or become a Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of Section 8.1(a). Interest shall continue to accrue on any principal as to which a non-conforming payment is made until such funds become available funds (but in no event less than the period from the date of such payment to the next succeeding applicable Business Day) at the rate
determined pursuant to Section 2.6 from the date such amount was due and payable until the date such amount is paid in full.
(g) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and not otherwise been waived, and the maturity of the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to Section 8.1 or pursuant to any sale of, any collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral, all payments or proceeds received by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in respect of any of the Obligations shall be applied in accordance with the application arrangements described in Section 4.02 of the Pledge and Security Agreement.
2.14 Ratable Sharing. Lenders hereby agree among themselves that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Collateral Documents with respect to amounts realized from the exercise of rights with respect to Liens on the Collateral, if any of them shall, whether by voluntary or mandatory payment (other than a voluntary or mandatory prepayment of Loans made and applied in accordance with the terms hereof), through the exercise of any right of set-off or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of Letters of Credit, fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (collectively, the “Aggregate Amounts Due” to such Lender) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion of such payment to purchase participations (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller of a participation simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment) in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided, if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any holder of a participation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, consolidation, set-off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by the Borrower to that holder with respect thereto as fully as if that holder were owed the amount of the participation held by that holder. The provisions of this Section 2.14 shall not be construed to apply to (a) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (b) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration for the assignment or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or other Obligations owed to it.
2.15 Making or Maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans.
(a) Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan:
(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBOR for such Interest Period; or
(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Requisite Lenders that the Adjusted LIBOR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans included for such Interest Period (each of clause (i) and (ii), a “Market Disruption Event”);
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the applicable Lenders by telephone, facsimile transmission or PDF attachment to an e-mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Funding Notice that requests the conversion of any applicable Loan to, or continuation of any such Loan as, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be revoked by the Borrower or, failing revocation, shall be ineffective and such Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing. During any period in which a Market Disruption Event is in effect, the Borrower may request that the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders, as applicable, confirm that the circumstances giving rise to the Market Disruption Event continue to be in effect; provided that (A) the Borrower shall not be permitted to submit any such request more than once in any 30-day period and (B) nothing contained in this Section 2.15 or the failure to provide confirmation of the continued effectiveness of such Market Disruption Event shall in any way affect the Administrative Agent’s or Requisite Lenders’ right to provide any additional notices of a Market Disruption Event as provided in this Section 2.15. If the Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, as applicable, have not confirmed within 10 Business Days after request of such report from the Borrower that a Market Disruption Event has occurred, then such Market Disruption Event shall be deemed to be no longer existing.
(b) Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or if any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Closing Date that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make or maintain any Eurocurrency Rate Loans, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligations of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), either convert all Borrowings of such Lender to Base Rate Borrowings on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term Loans. Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted.
(c) Compensation for Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency
Rate Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for its actual loss, cost and expense (if any) attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
2.16 Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy.
(a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in Adjusted LIBOR;
(ii) subject the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes and Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (in each case, other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender, upon written request of such Lender, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) as a result of a Change in Law resulting from Basel III or the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation from similarly situated borrowers (to the extent that, with respect to such Change
in Law, such Lender has the right to do so under its credit facilities with similarly situated borrowers).
(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.16 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.
(d) Promptly after any Lender has determined that it will make a request for increased compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16, such Lender shall notify the Borrower. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.16 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
2.17 Taxes; Withholding, Etc.
For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.
(a) Payments to Be Free and Clear. All amounts payable by or on behalf of any Credit Party hereunder and under the other Credit Documents to or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall (except to the extent required by applicable law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Tax.
(b) Withholding of Taxes. If any Credit Party, other applicable withholding agent or Administrative Agent is required by applicable law or the administrative practice of any Governmental Authority to make any deduction or withholding on account of any Tax from any amount paid or payable by any Credit Party under any of the Credit Documents to or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender: (i) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any such requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as it becomes aware of it; (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall deduct or withhold such Tax and pay, or cause to be paid, any such Tax deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority, (iii) if the Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the amount payable by such Credit Party in respect of which the relevant deduction, withholding or payment is required shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of the deduction, withholding or payment for Indemnified Taxes (including any deduction, withholding or payment applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section 2.17), the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender, as the case may be, receives on the due date a net amount equal to what it would have received had no such deduction, withholding or payment for Indemnified Taxes been required or made; and (iv) as soon as practicable after the due date of payment to the relevant Governmental Authority of any Tax deducted or withheld in accordance with clause (ii) above, the applicable withholding agent 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 satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of such deduction, withholding or payment and of the remittance thereof to the relevant Governmental Authority.
(c) Tax Documentation.
(i) If the Administrative Agent or any Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall deliver, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation that is required by applicable law or the administrative practice of any Governmental Authority and that is reasonably requested in writing 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, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, if reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law and reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) the Administrative Agent shall, to the extent legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower on or prior to the date on which it becomes the Administrative Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower), executed originals of the applicable IRS Form W-8/W-9;
(B) any Lender 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 becomes a Lender 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 is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(C) any Lender 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 Lender becomes a Lender 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:
(1) in the case of a Lender 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 (as appropriate) 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 Credit Document, IRS Form 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;
(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as appropriate); or
(4) to the extent a 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 (as appropriate), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; and
(D) the Administrative Agent and any Lender 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 the Administrative Agent or such Lender becomes the Administrative Agent or a Lender 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, withholding agent or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
(d) The Credit Parties shall timely pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable law or, at the option of the Administrative Agent, timely reimburse it for such Other Taxes, in each case, within 10 days after demand therefor. The relevant Credit Party shall deliver to 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 Administrative Agent in respect of any Other Taxes payable hereunder, as soon as practicable after payment of such Other Taxes.
(e) The Credit Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and any Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes (including any such Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17 paid by the Administrative Agent or Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Person, and for any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, 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 shall be delivered such Credit Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) 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 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable and documented 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 as soon as reasonably practicable the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (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 (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) 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 giving rise to such refund 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, or to arrange its affairs in any particular manner.
(g) If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender 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 Internal Revenue 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 has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (g), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(h) The Administrative Agent and each Lender 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.
(i) [Reserved].
(j) Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 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 Credit Document.
2.18 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of a Lender.
(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate the effects of the event giving rise to such request or payment, including, in the case of a Lender, designating a different lending office for funding or booking its Term Loans, Revolving Loans or participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans made hereunder or assigning its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17, as applicable, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or the Borrower is borrowing any Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments and such Lender is not an Extending Lender or any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, either (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, prepay such Lender’s outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans hereunder in full without premium or penalty or (ii) require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions
contained in Section 10.4), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Term Loans, Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the Borrower or, in the case of an assignment, from the Borrower or the assignee and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.16 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. No action by or consent of the replaced Lender shall be necessary in connection with such removal or assignment, in the case of clause (ii) above, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, such replaced Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 10.4; provided that if such replaced Lender does not comply with Section 10.4 within three Business Days after the Borrower’s request, compliance with Section 10.4 shall not be required to effect such assignment.
(c) If any Lender (such Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”) has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination which, pursuant to the terms of Section 10.8, requires the consent of all of the Lenders affected or all Lenders and with respect to which the Requisite Lenders or Requisite Class Lenders, as applicable, shall have granted their consent, then the Borrower shall have the right (unless such Non-Consenting Lender grants such consent), at its sole expense, to either (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, prepay such Lender’s outstanding Term Loans, Revolving Loans and participations in L/C Advances and Swing Line Loans hereunder in full without premium or penalty (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 10.4(b)(ii)(C)) or (ii) replace such Non-Consenting Lender by deeming such Non-Consenting Lender to have assigned its Loans and its Commitments hereunder to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable to the Borrower; provided that (A) all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Non-Consenting Lender (including accrued fees and any amounts due under Section 2.11(a), Section 2.15, Section 2.16 or Section 2.17) being removed or replaced shall be paid in full to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such removal or assignment and (B) in the case of clause (ii) above, the replacement Lender shall purchase the Loans and Commitments of the Non-Consenting Lender by paying to such Non-Consenting Lender a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. No action by or consent of the Non-Consenting Lender shall be necessary in connection with such removal or assignment, in the case of clause (ii) above, which shall be immediately and automatically effective upon payment of such purchase price. In connection with any such assignment, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 10.4; provided that if such Non-Consenting Lender does not comply with Section 10.4 within three Business Days after the Borrower’s request, compliance with Section 10.4 shall not be required to effect such assignment.
2.19 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.8.
(ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8.1 or otherwise) 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 the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to an L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by an L/C Issuer, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation or Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing), 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; fifth, 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 Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, 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 eighth, 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 Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans, L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings or Swing Line Loans owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, 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 or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.19(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.9(a) for any period during which that Lender 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) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.3(i).
(iv) Reallocation of Pro Rata Share to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3 or Swing Line Loans, the “Pro Rata Share” of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loans, L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default has occurred and is continuing; and (ii) such reallocation does not cause the Revolving Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitments.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer 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 (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), 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 and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the applicable Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv)), 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; and 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 having been a Defaulting Lender.
2.20 Incremental Facilities or Commitments.
(a) Incremental Commitments. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (an “Incremental Loan Notice”), indicate that it has obtained or is requesting (A) one or more new commitments which may be of the same Class as any outstanding Term Loan (a “Term Loan Increase”) or a new Class of Term Loans (collectively with any Term Loan Increase, the “Incremental Term Commitments”), and/or (B) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Commitments (including Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series and Refinancing Revolving Commitments) (the “Incremental Revolving Commitments” and the Incremental Revolving Commitments, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments,
the “Incremental Commitments”), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy of such Incremental Loan Notice to each of the Lenders.
(b) Incremental Loans. On any Incremental Tranche Closing Date on which any Incremental Term Commitments of any Class are effected (including through any Term Loan Increase), subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.20, (i) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the requesting Borrower (an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and (ii) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and the Incremental Term Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. On any Incremental Tranche Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Commitments of any Class are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.20, (i) each Incremental Revolving Lender of such Class shall make its Incremental Revolving Commitment available to the requesting Borrower (when borrowed, an “Incremental Revolving Loan” and collectively with any Incremental Term Loan, an “Incremental Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Revolving Commitment of such Class and (ii) each Incremental Revolving Lender of such Class shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitment of such Class and the Incremental Revolving Loans of such Class made pursuant thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incremental Term Loans may have identical terms (other than with respect to closing conditions, issuance date and other terms necessary to effectuate the implementation of such Incremental Term Loans) to any of the Term Loans and be treated as the same Class as any of such Term Loans.
(c) Incremental Loan Request. Each Incremental Loan Notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (but no existing Lender will have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lenders to provide any Incremental Commitment) or by any Additional Lender (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such Commitment or Loan, an “Incremental Revolving Lender” or “Incremental Term Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “Incremental Lenders”); provided that the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender shall have consented (not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) to such Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Incremental Revolving Commitments to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.4(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, to such Additional Lender.
(d) Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, and the Incremental Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (the “Incremental Tranche Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions:
(i) (A) no Default or Event of Default exists or shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Amendment and (B) to the extent subject to testing, the
Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Performance Covenants after giving effect to such Incremental Amendment;
(ii) [Reserved];
(iii) each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $25.0 million and shall be in an increment of $5.0 million (provided that such amount may be less than $25.0 million and not in an increment of $5.0 million if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (iv) below), and each Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $25.0 million and shall be in an increment of $5.0 million (provided that such amount may be less than $25.0 million and not in an increment of $5.0 million if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (iv) below); and
(iv) the aggregate amount of the Incremental Commitments shall not exceed the Incremental Amount (at the time of incurrence or establishment of such Incremental Commitment).
(e) Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of any Incremental Term Loan or any Incremental Term Commitment shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Term Commitments, and except as otherwise set forth herein, to the extent not substantially consistent with the Term Loans existing on the Incremental Tranche Closing Date (as determined by the Borrower and conclusively evidenced by a certificate of the Borrower), shall be consistent with clauses (i) and (ii) below, as applicable, and otherwise shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such) (other than in respect of pricing, fees, rate floors, optional prepayment, redemption terms, amortization or maturity), it being understood that to the extent any Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant is added for the benefit of any Incremental Loan or Incremental Commitment, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any existing Lender to the extent such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant is (A) also added for the benefit of the Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, existing on the Incremental Tranche Closing Date (it being understood that a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is added solely for the benefit of any Incremental Revolving Commitments shall not be required to be added for the benefit of any Term Loans) or (B) only applicable after the Maturity Date of any Term Loan or Revolving Commitment, as applicable, existing on the Incremental Tranche Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Term Loan Increase or Incremental Revolving Commitment, the terms, provisions and documentation of such Term Loan Increase or Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be identical (other than with respect to underwriting, commitment or upfront fees, original issue discount or similar fees) to the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being increased. In any event,
(i) each Incremental Term Loan or Incremental Term Commitment:
(A) will rank pari passu in right of payment and in right of security with the other Loans or Commitments, as applicable, of such Class;
(B) shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans (prior to giving effect to any extensions thereof);
(C) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of each Class of Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Term Commitment (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of the Initial Tranche B Term Loans prior to the time of such incurrence);
(D) shall have fees and, subject to clauses (e)(i)(B) and (e)(i)(C) above and clause (e)(ii) below, amortization as determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders; and
(E) may provide for the ability to participate on a pro rata basis, or on a less than pro rata basis, (but not on a greater than pro rata basis unless such Term Loans were made pursuant to an escrow or other similar arrangement), in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment.
(ii) the All-In-Yield applicable to the Incremental Term Loans of each Class shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, however, that the All-In-Yield applicable to any such Incremental Term Loans shall not be greater than the applicable All-In-Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement with respect to the Initial Tranche B Term Loans plus 50 basis points per annum, unless the Applicable Margin (together with, as provided in the proviso below, Adjusted LIBOR or Base Rate floor) with respect to such Initial Tranche B Term Loans is increased so as to cause the then applicable All-In-Yield under this Agreement on such Initial Tranche B Term Loans to equal the All-In-Yield then applicable to the Incremental Term Loans minus 50 basis points; <