THIRD AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
THIRD AMENDMENT TO
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of June 5, 2020, and is entered into by and among CONN’S, INC., a Delaware corporation, as parent and guarantor (“Parent”), CONN APPLIANCES, INC., a Texas corporation (“CAI”), CONN CREDIT I, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“CCI”), CONN CREDIT CORPORATION, INC., a Texas corporation (“CCCI”; and together with CAI and CCI, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), each lender party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association, in its capacity as Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “Agent”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Borrowers and various lenders party thereto originally entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2008 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Original Loan Agreement”) and certain other loan documents relating to the same;
WHEREAS, Borrowers and various lenders party thereto, amended and restated the Original Loan Agreement in its entirety and entered into that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2010 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”) and certain other loan documents relating to the same.
WHEREAS, Borrowers and various lenders party thereto amended and restated the First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement in its entirety and entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”) and certain other loan documents relating to the same.
WHEREAS, Borrowers and various lenders party thereto, amended and restated the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement in its entirety and entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2015 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Borrowers and various lenders party thereto, amended and restated the Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement in its entirety and entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Fourth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”; and together with the Original Loan Agreement, First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified any time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Loan Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Obligors have requested, and Agent and Lenders have agreed, to amend certain terms of the Existing Loan Agreement and for ease of reference, have agreed to restate the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the undersigned agrees as follows:
Article I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. Initially capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the respective meanings given thereto in the Existing Loan Agreement, as amended hereby.
Section 1.02 Recitals. The Recitals above are incorporated herein as though set forth in full and Obligors stipulate to the accuracy of each of the Recitals.
Article II.
AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT
Section 2.01 Amendment to Existing Loan Agreement. Each of the parties hereto agrees and consents that, effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.
Article III.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent. This Agreement shall be effective upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent (or, other than with respect to clause (b) below, waived) in form and substance satisfactory to Agent (such date, the “Third Amendment Effective Date”) and, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) below, after giving effect to this Agreement:
(a) The representations and warranties contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except for such representations and warranties limited by their terms to a specific date.
(b) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(c) Obligors and Required Lenders have delivered to Agent, in form and substance acceptable to Agent, an executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(d) The Borrowers shall have paid to the Agent all reasonable documented and out-of-pocket fees, costs, and expenses owed to and/or incurred by the Agent arising in connection with this Agreement to the extent invoiced one (1) Business Day prior to the date hereof (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of McGuireWoods, LLP, as counsel to Agent.
Article IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Obligor hereby represents and warrants to Agent and each Lender, as of the date hereof, and with respect to Section 4.01 and 4.02, after giving effect to this Agreement, as follows:
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in Section 9 of the Existing Loan Agreement (as amended hereby) and in each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date.
Section 4.02 No Defaults. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
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Section 4.03 Authority. The execution, delivery, and performance by each Obligor of this Agreement is within the powers and authority of each Obligor and has been duly authorized by each such Obligor (as applicable).
Section 4.04 Enforceability. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of each Obligor, enforceable against each such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by the effect of general equitable principles.
Article V.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.01 Loan Documents Unmodified. Except as otherwise specifically modified by this Agreement, all terms and provisions of the Existing Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents, as modified hereby, shall remain in full force and effect. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way impair the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, or alter, waive, annul, vary, affect, or impair any provisions, conditions, or covenants contained therein or any rights, powers, or remedies granted therein, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement.
Section 5.02 Parties, Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon Agent, Lenders, Obligors and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 5.03 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by telecopy, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which, when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 5.04 Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this Agreement are for convenience only, are not a part of this Agreement, and shall not affect the interpretation hereof.
Section 5.05 Expenses of Agent. Without limiting the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, Borrowers agree to pay on demand all reasonable, documented and out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed pursuant hereto, including without limitation, the reasonable, documented and out-of-pocket costs and fees of one legal counsel to Agent.
Section 5.06 Choice of Law; Jury Trial Waiver; Consent to Forum. WITHOUT LIMITING THE APPLICABILITY OF ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THE EXISTING LOAN AGREEMENT (AS AMENDED HEREBY), THE TERMS OF SECTIONS 14.14, 14.15 AND 14.16 OF THE EXISTING LOAN AGREEMENT (AS AMENDED HEREBY) INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, MUTATIS MUTANDIS.
Section 5.07 Total Agreement. This Agreement, the Existing Loan Agreement (as amended hereby), and all other Loan Documents shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and shall not be changed or terminated orally.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered as of the date set forth above.
PARENT: | CONN’S, INC., a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Address: | |||||
2445 Technology Forest Blvd. | |||||
Building 4, Suite 800 | |||||
The Woodlands, TX 77381 | |||||
Attention: Office of General Counsel |
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BORROWERS: | CONN APPLIANCES, INC., | ||||
a Texas corporation | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
CONN CREDIT I, LP, | |||||
a Texas limited partnership | |||||
By: CAI HOLDING, LLC | |||||
a Delaware limited liability company, | |||||
its General Partner | |||||
By: CONN APPLIANCES, INC. | |||||
a Texas corporation, | |||||
its Sole Member | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
CONN CREDIT CORPORATION, INC., | |||||
a Texas corporation | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Address: | |||||
2445 Technology Forest Blvd. | |||||
Building 4, Suite 800 | |||||
The Woodlands, TX 77381 | |||||
Attention: Office of General Counsel |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT BY GUARANTORS: | CAI CREDIT INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., | ||||
a Louisiana corporation | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
CAI Holding, LLC, | |||||
a Delaware limited liability company | |||||
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: Chief Operating Officer | |||||
CONN LENDING, LLC, | |||||
a Delaware limited liability company | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Address: | |||||
2445 Technology Forest Blvd. | |||||
Building 4, Suite 800 | |||||
The Woodlands, TX 77381 | |||||
Attention: Office of General Counsel |
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AGENT AND LENDERS: |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | |||||
as Agent and a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Vice President |
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MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Director |
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REGIONS BANK, | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: Director |
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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: Vice President | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Vice President |
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BBVA USA, f/k/a COMPASS BANK, | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Senior Vice President |
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ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A. dba AMEGY BANK, | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Assistant Vice President |
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FIRST HORIZON BANK, formerly known as FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Vice President |
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FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor to MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A., | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Vice President |
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CATHAY BANK, | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: First Vice President |
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CITY NATIONAL BANK, | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Senior Vice President |
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CITIZENS BANK, N.A., | |||||
as a Lender | |||||
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Vice President |
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EXHIBIT A
Amended Existing Loan Agreement
See attached.
EXHIBIT A | ||||||||
To Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement | ||||||||
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT | ||||||||
Dated as of May 23, 2018 | ||||||||
CONN’S, INC., | ||||||||
as Parent and Guarantor | ||||||||
and | ||||||||
CONN APPLIANCES, INC., | ||||||||
CONN CREDIT I, LP, | ||||||||
and | ||||||||
CONN CREDIT CORPORATION, INC., | ||||||||
as Borrowers | ||||||||
CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, | ||||||||
as Lenders, | ||||||||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | ||||||||
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, | ||||||||
REGIONS BANK, and | ||||||||
MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., | ||||||||
as Co-Syndication Agents, | ||||||||
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC, | ||||||||
REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, a division of REGIONS BANK, | ||||||||
and | ||||||||
MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., | ||||||||
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, | ||||||||
and | ||||||||
BBVA COMPASS, | ||||||||
as Documentation Agent | ||||||||
Table of Contents | Page | |||||||
Section 1. | DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION | |||||||
1.1 | Definitions | |||||||
1.2 | Accounting Terms | |||||||
1.3 | Uniform Commercial Code | |||||||
1.4 | Certain Matters of Construction | |||||||
1.5 | Payment and Performance | |||||||
1.6 | Compliance with this Agreement | |||||||
1.7 | Classification | |||||||
1.8 | Certain Calculations | |||||||
Section 2. | CREDIT FACILITIES | |||||||
2.1 | Revolver Commitment | |||||||
2.2 | Increase in Revolver Commitments | |||||||
2.3 | Letter of Credit Facility | |||||||
Section 3. | INTEREST, FEES AND CHARGES | |||||||
3.1 | Interest | |||||||
3.2 | Fees | |||||||
3.3 | Computation of Interest, Fees, Yield Protection | |||||||
3.4 | Reimbursement Obligations | |||||||
3.5 | Illegality | |||||||
3.6 | Inability to Determine Rates | |||||||
3.7 | Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy | |||||||
3.8 | Mitigation | |||||||
3.9 | Funding Losses | |||||||
3.10 | Maximum Interest | |||||||
Section 4. | LOAN ADMINISTRATION | |||||||
4.1 | Manner of Borrowing and Funding Revolver Loans | |||||||
4.2 | Defaulting Lender | |||||||
4.3 | Number and Amount of LIBOR Revolver Loans; Determination of Rate | |||||||
4.4 | Borrower Agent | |||||||
4.5 | One Obligation | |||||||
4.6 | Effect of Termination | |||||||
Section 5. | PAYMENTS | |||||||
5.1 | General Payment Provisions | |||||||
5.2 | Repayment of Revolver Loans | |||||||
5.3 | Curative Equity | |||||||
5.4 | Reserved | |||||||
5.5 | Marshaling; Payments Set Aside | |||||||
5.6 | Application and Allocation of Payments | |||||||
5.7 | Dominion Account | |||||||
5.8 | Account Stated | |||||||
5.9 | Taxes | |||||||
5.10 | Lender Tax Information | |||||||
5.11 | Nature and Extent of Each Borrower’s Liability | |||||||
Section 6. | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT/SUBSEQUENT | |||||||
6.1 | Conditions Precedent to Initial Revolver Loans |
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6.2 | Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions | |||||||
Section 7. | COLLATERAL | |||||||
7.1 | Grant of Security Interest | |||||||
7.2 | Lien on Deposit Accounts; Cash Collateral | |||||||
7.3 | Real Estate Collateral | |||||||
7.4 | Reserved | |||||||
7.5 | Other Collateral | |||||||
7.6 | Contract Legend | |||||||
Section 8. | COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATION | |||||||
8.1 | Collateral Reports | |||||||
8.2 | Administration of Contracts | |||||||
8.3 | Administration of Inventory | |||||||
8.4 | Administration of Equipment | |||||||
8.5 | Administration of Deposit Accounts | |||||||
8.6 | Administration of Credit Card Accounts | |||||||
8.7 | General Provisions | |||||||
8.8 | Power of Attorney | |||||||
Section 9. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | |||||||
9.1 | General Representations and Warranties | |||||||
9.2 | Complete Disclosure | |||||||
Section 10. | COVENANTS AND CONTINUING AGREEMENTS | |||||||
10.1 | Affirmative Covenants | |||||||
10.2 | Negative Covenants | |||||||
10.3 | Financial Covenants | |||||||
10.4 | Curative Equity | |||||||
10.5 | Contract Forms | |||||||
10.6 | Reserved | |||||||
Section 11. | EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES ON DEFAULT | |||||||
11.1 | Events of Default | |||||||
11.2 | Remedies upon Default | |||||||
11.3 | License | |||||||
11.4 | Setoff | |||||||
11.5 | Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver | |||||||
Section 12. | AGENT | |||||||
12.1 | Appointment, Authority and Duties of Agent | |||||||
12.2 | Agreements Regarding Collateral and Borrower Materials | |||||||
12.3 | Reliance By Agent | |||||||
12.4 | Action Upon Default | |||||||
12.5 | Ratable Sharing | |||||||
12.6 | Indemnification | |||||||
12.7 | Limitation on Responsibilities of Agent | |||||||
12.8 | Successor Agent and Co-Agents | |||||||
12.9 | Due Diligence and Non-Reliance | |||||||
12.10 | Remittance of Payments and Collections | |||||||
12.11 | Individual Capacities | |||||||
12.12 | Titles | |||||||
12.13 | Bank Product Providers |
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12.14 | No Third Party Beneficiaries | |||||||
12.15 | Lender Representations and Warranties | |||||||
Section 13. | BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS | |||||||
13.1 | Successors and Assigns | |||||||
13.2 | Participations | |||||||
13.3 | Assignments | |||||||
13.4 | Replacement of Certain Lenders | |||||||
13.5 | Assignments/Participations with Respect to Securities Laws | |||||||
Section 14. | MISCELLANEOUS | |||||||
14.1 | Consents, Amendments and Waivers | |||||||
14.2 | Indemnity | |||||||
14.3 | Notices and Communications | |||||||
14.4 | [Reserved.] | |||||||
14.5 | Credit Inquiries | |||||||
14.6 | Severability | |||||||
14.7 | Cumulative Effect; Conflict of Terms | |||||||
14.8 | Counterparts; Execution | |||||||
14.9 | Entire Agreement | |||||||
14.10 | Relationship with Lenders | |||||||
14.11 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | |||||||
14.12 | Confidentiality | |||||||
14.13 | Intentionally Omitted | |||||||
14.14 | GOVERNING LAW | |||||||
14.15 | Consent to Forum; Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions | |||||||
14.16 | Waivers by Borrowers | |||||||
14.17 | Patriot Act Notice | |||||||
14.18 | NO ORAL AGREEMENT | |||||||
14.19 | Existing Loan Agreement, No Novation | |||||||
14.20 | Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibits to Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement
Exhibit A Revolver Note
Exhibit B Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit C Assignment Notice
Exhibit D Compliance Certificate
Schedules to Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement
Schedule 1.1 Revolver Commitments of Lenders
Schedule 1.1E(1) Existing Bank Products
Schedule 1.1E(2) Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 7.1(j) Equity Interests
Schedule 7.3 Real Estate
Schedule 8.5 Deposit Accounts
Schedule 8.6.1 Credit Card Agreements
Schedule 8.7.1 Business Locations
Schedule 9.1.4 Names and Capital Structure
Schedule 9.1.5 Former Names and Companies
Schedule 9.1.11 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses
Schedule 9.1.14 Environmental Matters
Schedule 9.1.16 Litigation
Schedule 9.1.20 Labor Contracts
Schedule 10.2.2 Existing Liens
Schedule 10.2.5 Restricted Investments
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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of May 23, 2018, by and among CONN’S, INC., a Delaware corporation, as parent and guarantor (“Parent”), CONN APPLIANCES, INC., a Texas corporation (“CAI”), CONN CREDIT I, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“CCI”), and CONN CREDIT CORPORATION, INC., a Texas corporation (“CCCI”, and together with CAI and CCI, each, a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), the financial institutions party to this Agreement from time to time as lenders (collectively, “Lenders”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association (“JPM”) as successor to Bank of America, N.A. (“BAML” and BAML as resigning agent being referred to herein as “Resigning Agent”), in its capacity as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “Agent”).
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, Borrowers, Agent and various lenders originally entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2008 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Original Loan Agreement”) and certain other loan documents relating to the same.
WHEREAS, Borrowers, Agent and various lenders amended and restated the Original Loan Agreement in its entirety and entered into that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2010 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”) and certain other loan documents relating to the same.
WHEREAS, Borrowers, Agent and various lenders amended and restated the First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement in its entirety and entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”) and certain other loan documents relating to the same.
WHEREAS, Borrowers, Agent and various lenders, amended and restated the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement in its entirety and entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2015 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”; and together with the Original Loan Agreement, First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, the “Existing Loan Agreement”) and certain other loan documents relating to the same.
WHEREAS, Borrowers have requested that Agent and Lenders amend and restate the Existing Loan Agreement in its entirety to, among other things, make available to Borrowers a revolving line of credit for loans and letters of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $650,000,000, which extensions of credit Borrowers will use for the purposes permitted hereunder.
WHEREAS, Agent and Lenders have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Loan Agreement in its entirety in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Lenders, Agent, Parent and Borrowers hereby agree to amend and restate the Existing Loan Agreement as follows:
Section 1.DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
1.1Definitions. As used herein, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
ABS Contract Balance: as of any date of determination, the Gross Contract Payments (less all unearned interest, fees and charges) as determined with respect to each Securitization Subsidiary.
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ABS Contract Portfolio: portfolio of Contracts subject to the Existing Securitization Facility and any other Permitted ABS Transaction.
ABS Excluded Leverage Ratio: the ratio, determined as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter for Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, of (a) the result of (x) all items that would be included as liabilities on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter (excluding Debt resulting from the Existing Securitization Facility and any other Permitted ABS Transaction), minus (y) Qualified Cash as of such date of measurement, to (b) Tangible Net Worth as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.
ABS Qualified Cash: as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash of Parent and its Subsidiaries that is restricted pursuant to the Existing Securitization Facility or any other Permitted ABS Transaction as required under the applicable documents setting forth the terms of the Existing Securitization Facility or any other Permitted ABS Transaction.
Acquisition: a transaction or series of transactions resulting in (a) the acquisition of a business, division or substantially all assets of a Person; (b) the acquisition of record or beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the Equity Interests of a Person (including, in any event, any Investment in (x) any Subsidiary which increases Parent’s interest, directly or indirectly, in such Subsidiary or (y) any joint venture for the purpose of increasing Parent’s interest (directly or indirectly) in such joint venture); or (c) the merger, consolidation or combination of a Borrower or Subsidiary with another Person.
Adjusted Tangible Assets: all assets of Parent and Borrowers on a consolidated basis, except (a) patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, franchises, goodwill, and other similar intangibles; (b) assets constituting intercompany Accounts; (c) assets located and notes and receivables due from obligors domiciled outside the United States of America or Canada; and (d) fixed assets to the extent of any write-up in the book value thereof.
Administrative Questionnaire: an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate: with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with the specified Person.
Agent: as defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Agent Indemnitees: Agent and its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, agents and attorneys.
Agent Professionals: attorneys, accountants, appraisers, auditors, business valuation experts, environmental engineers or consultants, turnaround consultants, and other professionals and experts retained by Agent.
Agreement: as defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Allocable Amount: as defined in Section 5.11.3(b).
Anti-Terrorism Law: any law relating to terrorism or money laundering, including the Patriot Act.
Applicable Law: all laws, rules, regulations and binding governmental guidelines applicable to the Person or matter in question, including all applicable statutory law, common law and equitable principles, as well as applicable provisions of constitutions, treaties, statutes, rules, regulations, orders and decrees of Governmental Authorities and all Consumer Finance Laws.
Applicable Margin: the margin set forth in the chart below, as determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter:
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Level | Leverage Ratio | Base Rate | LIBOR | ||||||||
1 | ≤ 1.752.23x | 1.50%2.00% | 2.50%3.00% | ||||||||
2 | > 1.752.23x ≤ 2.502.98x | 1.75%2.25% | 2.75%3.25% | ||||||||
3 | > 2.502.98x ≤ 3.253.73x | 2.00%2.50% | 3.00%3.50% | ||||||||
4 | > 3.253.73x | 2.25%2.75% | 3.25%3.75% |
Changes in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the first day of the calendar month following Agent’s receipt of the financial statements pursuant to Section 10.1.2(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (b), as applicable, and Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 10.1.2(d) with respect thereto. If any financial statement or Compliance Certificate has not been delivered within the time periods specified herein, then the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if Level 4 were applicable, from such day until the first day of the calendar month following the date Borrower delivers such financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate.
Approved Electronic Platform: as defined in Section 14.3.3.
Approved Fund: any entity that is owned or Controlled by a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender, and is engaged in making or investing in commercial loans in its ordinary course of activities.
Asset Disposition: a sale, lease, license, consignment, transfer or other disposition of Property of an Obligor, including a disposition of Property in connection with a sale-leaseback transaction or synthetic lease and including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division.
Assignment and Acceptance: an assignment agreement between a Lender and Eligible Assignee, in the form of Exhibit B or otherwise satisfactory to Agent and, to the extent the Borrowers’ consent in respect of the applicable assignment is necessary, the Borrower Agent.
Availability: the Borrowing Base minus Revolver Usage.
Average Quarterly Availability Percentage: as of any date of measurement, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the average daily Availability for the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such date or such other period of days as the context may require and (b) the denominator of which is the average Borrowing Base for the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such date or such other period of days as the context may require.
Bail-In Action: the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation: with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Bank Product: any of the following products or services extended to Parent, a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower: (a) Cash Management Services; (b) products under Hedging Agreements; (c) commercial credit card and merchant card services; and (d) leases and other banking products or services other than Letters of Credit, including the Existing Bank Products.
Bank Product Reserve: the aggregate amount of reserves established by Agent from time to time in its Permitted Discretion with respect to Secured Bank Product Obligations.
Bankruptcy Code: Title 11 of the United States Code.
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Base Rate: for any day, a per annum rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate for such day; (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day, plus 0.50%; or (c) LIBOR for a 30-day interest period as of such day, plus 1.0%; provided, that in no event shall the Base Rate be less than zero. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.6(b) hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
Base Rate Revolver Loan: a Revolver Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
Beneficial Ownership Certification: a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Beneficial Ownership Regulation: 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
Benefit Plan: any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”
Board of Governors: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Borrowed Money: with respect to any Obligor, without duplication, its (a) Debt of the type set forth in clauses (a), (b) (in respect of Debt of the type set forth in clauses (a) and (d) of the definition of Debt and clauses (b) and (c) of this definition of Borrowed Money) and (d) of the definition of Debt; (b) Capital Leases; and (c) letter of credit reimbursement obligations, in each case other than obligations owing to any Flooring Lender.
Borrower: as defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Borrower Agent: as defined in Section 4.4.
Borrower Materials: Borrowing Base Reports, Compliance Certificates and other information, reports, financial statements and other materials delivered by Borrowers hereunder, as well as other Reports and information provided by Agent to Lenders.
Borrowing: a group of Revolver Loans that are made or converted together on the same day and have the same interest option and, if applicable, Interest Period.
Borrowing Base: on any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate amount of Revolver Commitments; or (b) the sum of the CCI Borrowing Base, plus the CAI Borrowing Base.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (a) no Reserves shall be established or increased except upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ (or shorter period as agreed to by Borrower Agent) prior written notice to Borrower Agent, which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of such Reserve being established (during which period (i) Agent shall, if requested, discuss any such Reserve or increase with Borrower Agent and (ii) Borrower Agent may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Reserve or increase thereto no longer exists or exists in a manner that would result in the establishment of a lower Reserve or result in a lesser increase thereto, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to Agent), and (b) the amount of any Reserve established by Agent, and any increase in the amount of any Reserve, shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for such Reserve or such increase. Notwithstanding clause (a) of the preceding sentence, (i) changes to the Reserves solely for purposes of correcting mathematical or clerical errors shall not be subject to such notice period, (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to result from the imposition of any Reserve for a period of three (3) Business Days (or shorter period as agreed to by Borrower Agent) following notice to Borrower Agent and (iii) Borrowers shall not request any Revolver Loans or Letters of Credit and Agent, Lenders and Issuing Bank shall not
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be required to fund any Revolver Loan or issue any Letters of Credit hereunder during such period of three (3) Business Days (or shorter period as agreed to by Borrower Agent).
Borrowing Base Report: a report of the Borrowing Base by Borrowers, in form satisfactory to Agent.
Business Day: any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the laws of, or are in fact closed in, Illinois and Texas, and if such day relates to a LIBOR Revolver Loan, any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted between banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market.
CAI: as defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.
CAI Availability Reserve: the sum of (without duplication when taken into account with the CCI Availability Reserve, the Credit Card Account Formula Amount, the Inventory Formula Amount, the Contract Advance Rate Amount or any of their respective component definitions) (a) the Inventory Reserve; (b) the Rent and Charges Reserve; (c) the Bank Product Reserve; (d) the Sales Tax Reserve; (e) the Gift Card Reserve; (f) the Customer Deposit Reserve; (g) the aggregate amount of liabilities secured by Liens upon Collateral included in the CAI Borrowing Base that are senior to Agent’s Liens (but imposition of any such reserve shall not cure an Event of Default, if any, arising therefrom); and (h) such additional reserves, in such amounts and with respect to such matters, as Agent in its Permitted Discretion may elect to impose from time to time.
CAI Borrowing Base: the sum of the Credit Card Account Formula Amount, plus the Inventory Formula Amount, plus the Contract Advance Rate Amount applicable to CAI (without duplication when taken into account with the Contract Advance Rate Amount applicable to CCI), minus any CAI Availability Reserve.
CAIC: CAI Credit Insurance Agency, Inc., a Louisiana corporation.
CAIH: CAI Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
CAI Revolver Usage: (a) the aggregate amount of outstanding Revolver Loans under the CAI Borrowing Base; plus (b) the aggregate Stated Amount of outstanding Letters of Credit under the CAI Borrowing Base, except to the extent Cash Collateralized.
Capital Expenditures: for any period of calculation with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries, the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by Parent and its Subsidiaries during such period that, in accordance with GAAP, are required to be classified as capital expenditures, including Capital Leases incurred; provided that the following items shall be excluded:
(a) the purchase price of fixed or capital assets made with the proceeds of any combination of (A) used or surplus fixed or capital assets traded in at the time of such purchase and (B) the proceeds of a concurrent sale of used or surplus fixed or capital assets;
(b) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration, upgrade, development or repair of assets to the extent financed with (x) insurance or settlement proceeds paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced, substituted, restored, upgraded, developed or repaired or (y) awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced;
(c) the purchase price of assets that are purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing assets to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such property for the property being traded in at such time;
(d) the purchase price of property, plant or equipment or software in an amount equal to the identifiable proceeds of Asset Dispositions of fixed or capital assets;
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(e) expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures by Parent and its Subsidiaries that are actually paid for, or reimbursed to Parent and its Subsidiaries in cash or cash equivalents, by a Person other than Parent and its Subsidiaries;
(f) expenditures to the extent constituting any portion of an Acquisition (or Investment permitted hereunder);
(g) any capitalized interest expense reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries;
(h) expenditures relating to the construction, acquisition, replacement, reconstruction, development, refurbishment, renovation or improvement of any property which has been transferred to a Person other than Parent and its Subsidiaries during the same Fiscal Year in which such expenditures were made pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction to the extent of the cash proceeds received by Parent and its Subsidiaries pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; or
(i) expenditures financed with the proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of Parent so long as the proceeds of such issuance are received within 60 days of the applicable expenditure.
Capital Lease: any lease required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.
Capped Synergies: as defined in “Pro Forma Basis.”
Cash Collateral: cash delivered to Agent to Cash Collateralize any Obligations, and all interest, dividends, earnings and other proceeds earned thereon.
Cash Collateralize: the delivery of cash to Agent, as security for the payment of Obligations, in an amount equal to (a) with respect to LC Obligations, (i) if prior to the Revolver Termination Date, 100% of the aggregate LC Obligations and (ii) if on or after the Revolver Termination Date, 102% of the aggregate LC Obligations; (b) with respect to the Fronting Exposure of any Defaulting Lender (other than LC Obligations), 100% of the aggregate Fronting Exposure of such Defaulting Lender; (c) in the case of Section 5.2, 100% of the outstanding LC Obligations; and (d) with respect to other Obligations (including Secured Bank Product Obligations), Agent’s good faith estimate of the amount due or to become due, including all fees and other amounts relating to such Obligations. “Cash Collateralization” has a correlative meaning.
Cash Equivalents: (a) marketable obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by, and backed by the full faith and credit of, the United States government, maturing within 12 months of the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances maturing within 24 months of the date of acquisition, and overnight bank deposits, in each case which are issued by JPM or a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state or district thereof, rated A 1 (or better) by S&P or P-1 (or better) by Xxxxx’x at the time of acquisition, and (unless issued by a Lender) not subject to offset rights; (c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying investments of the types described in clauses (a) and (b) entered into with any bank described in clause (b); (d) commercial paper issued by JPM or rated A 1 (or better) by S&P or P-1 (or better) by Xxxxx’x, and maturing within 24 months of the date of acquisition; and (e) shares of any money market fund that has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to above, has net assets of at least $500,000,000 and has the highest rating obtainable from either Xxxxx’x or S&P.
Cash Management Services: services relating to operating, collections, payroll, trust, or other depository or disbursement accounts, including automated clearinghouse, e-payable, electronic funds transfer, wire transfer, controlled disbursement, overdraft, depository, information reporting, lockbox and stop payment services.
Cash Recovery Percent: the percent, calculated as of the end of the last day of each month, equal to the amount determined by dividing (a) the actual Gross Cash Collections received by Borrowers from payments made
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by Contract Debtors during the previous three (3) months by (b) the sum of the Gross Contract Payments outstanding as of the beginning of the first day of each of the previous three (3) months. The Cash Recovery Percent shall be calculated based on the Managed Contract Portfolio; provided however, that if for a period of 18 months after the closing of any Permitted ABS Transaction that is not a “revolving” transaction entered into after the Closing Date at least 85% of the value of all Contracts of Borrowers as of any Cut-Off Date of such Permitted ABS Transaction are not transferred to such Permitted ABS Transaction, then the Cash Recovery Percent shall be determined based on the lower of (i) the Cash Recovery Percent determined based on the Owned Contract Portfolio, and (ii) the Cash Recovery Percent determined based on the Managed Contract Portfolio.
CCCI: as defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.
CCI: as defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.
CCI Availability Reserve: the sum of (without duplication when taken into account with the CAI Availability Reserve, the Contract Advance Rate Amount or itsany of their respective component definitions) (a) the Rent and Charges Reserve; (b) the Bank Product Reserve; (c) the Sales Tax Reserve; (d) the aggregate amount of liabilities secured by Liens upon Collateral included in the CCI Borrowing Base that are senior to Agent’s Liens (but imposition of any such reserve shall not cure an Event of Default, if any, arising therefrom); and (e) such additional reserves, in such amounts and with respect to such matters, as Agent in its Permitted Discretion may elect to impose from time to time.
CCI Borrowing Base: the sum of the Contract Advance Rate Amount applicable to CCI (without duplication when taken into account with the Contract Advance Rate Amount applicable to CAI), minus any CCI Availability Reserve.
CCI Revolver Usage: (a) the aggregate amount of outstanding Revolver Loans under the CCI Borrowing Base; plus (b) the aggregate Stated Amount of outstanding Letters of Credit under the CCI Borrowing Base, except to the extent Cash Collateralized.
CERCLA: the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.).
Change in Law: the occurrence, after the date hereof, of (a) the adoption, taking effect or phasing in of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof; or (c) the making, issuance or application of any request, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided, that “Change in Law” shall include, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued, all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives (i) under or relating to the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or (ii) promulgated pursuant to Basel III by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any similar authority) or any other Governmental Authority.
Change of Control: (a) Parent ceases to own and control, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, all Equity Interests in CAI; (b) CAI ceases to own and control, beneficially and of record, directly or indirectly, all Equity Interests of CCI and CCCI; (c) personsPersons who were (i) directors of Parent on the Closing Date, (ii) nominated, appointed or approved for consideration for election by the board of directors of Parent or (iii) appointed or elected by directors who were directors of Parent on the Closing Date or were nominated, appointed, or approved as provided in clause (ii) above, cease to occupy a majority of the seats (excluding vacant seats) on the board of directors of Parent; or (d) all or substantially all of a Borrower’s assets are sold or transferred, other than as permitted pursuant to Section 10.2.9.
Claims: all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, proceedings, interest, costs and expenses of any kind (including remedial response costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and Extraordinary Expenses (but limited, in the case of attorneys’ fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of one lead firm of counsel to Agent and, if necessary, one (1) local counsel in each
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relevant local jurisdiction to Agent and, in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, one (1) additional firm of lead counsel to all affected Indemnitees, taken as a whole and, in each case, without duplication of attorneys’ fees and expenses included in the definition of Claims) at any time (including after Full Payment of the Obligations, or replacement of Agent, or any Lender) incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Obligor or other Person in any way relating to (a) any Revolver Loans, Letters of Credit, Loan Documents, Borrower Materials, or the use thereof or transactions relating thereto, (b) any action taken or omitted in connection with any Loan Documents, (c) the existence or perfection of any Liens, or realization upon any Collateral, (d) exercise of any rights or remedies under any Loan Documents or Applicable Law, (e) failure by any Obligor to perform or observe any terms of any Loan Document, in each case including all costs and expenses relating to any investigation, litigation, arbitration or other proceeding (including an Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceedings), whether or not the applicable Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (f) failure by any Obligor (directly or indirectly), Credit and Collection Guideline, Contract or Third Party Contract to comply with or otherwise satisfy any Consumer Finance Law in any respect.
CLL: Conn Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Closing Date: as defined in Section 6.1.
Code: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Collateral: all Property described in Section 7.1, all Property described in any Security Documents as security for any Obligations, and all other Property that now or hereafter secures (or is intended to secure) any Obligations; provided that “Collateral” shall not include any Excluded Collateral.
Collateral Adjustment Percentage: calculated as of the first day of each month, the sum of the Past Due Percent and the Net Charge-Off Percent. The Collateral Adjustment Percentage shall be calculated based on the higher of (x) the Collateral Adjustment Percentage determined based on the Owned Contract Portfolio, and (y) the Collateral Adjustment Percentage determined based on the Managed Contract Portfolio.
Commodity Exchange Act: the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).
Compliance Certificate: a certificate in the form of Exhibit D in which Borrowers certify compliance with Sections 10.2.3 and 10.3 and calculate the applicable level for the Applicable Margin.
Confidential Information: as defined in Section 10.2.1(c).
Connection Income Taxes: Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), or are franchise or branch profits Taxes.
Consumer Finance Laws: all laws, rules, regulations, and binding governmental guidelines of any kind relating to the extension, securing or administration of consumer credit, whether relating to secured or unsecured credit, real or personal security, advertising, solicitation, marketing, underwriting, origination, documentation, brokering, purchase, assignment, administration, servicing, collection or other activities relating thereto, in each case applicable to the Person, including any of the foregoing relating to consumer protection, usury, privacy, discriminatory or predatory practices, or unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices, and specifically including the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, RESPA, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxx Warranty Act, Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act, Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regulations B, M, N, O P, V, X and Z, and Federal Reserve Board Regulations B and Z.
Contingent Obligation: any obligation of a Person (without duplication) arising from a guaranty, indemnity or other assurance of payment or performance of any Debt, lease, dividend or other obligation (“primary obligations”) of another obligor (“primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any
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obligation of such Person under any (a) guaranty, endorsement, co-making or sale with recourse of an obligation of a primary obligor; (b) obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments regardless of nonperformance by any other party to an agreement; and (c) arrangement (i) to purchase any primary obligation or security therefor, (ii) to supply funds for the purchase or payment of any primary obligation, (iii) to maintain or assure working capital, equity capital, net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iv) to purchase Property or services for the purpose of assuring the ability of the primary obligor to perform a primary obligation, or (v) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation (or, if less, the maximum amount for which such Person may be liable under the instrument evidencing the Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability with respect thereto.
Contract Advance Rate Amount: 80% of Net Eligible Contract Payments; provided, that such percentage shall be subject to reduction as of the first day of each month, based on the then existing Collateral Adjustment Percentage and Cash Recovery Percent (whichever results in a lower percentage), as follows:
(a) the percentage above shall be reduced by 1% for each whole percentage or fraction thereof that the Collateral Adjustment Percentage exceeds 22%; and
(b) the percentage above shall be reduced by 1% for each incremental range of the Cash Recovery Percent, beginning with 4.79%, as illustrated by the table set forth below:
Cash Recovery Percent | Contract Advance Rate Amount | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.79% but greater than 4.74% | 79% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.74% but greater than 4.69% | 78% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.69% but greater than 4.64% | 77% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.64% but greater than 4.59% | 76% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.59% but greater than 4.54% | 75% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.54% but greater than 4.49% | 74% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.49% but greater than 4.44% | 73% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.44% but greater than 4.39% | 72% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.39% but greater than 4.34% | 71% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.34% but greater than 4.29% | 70% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
Less than or equal to 4.29% but greater than 4.25% | 69% of Net Eligible Contract Payments | ||||
The Cash Recovery Percent table shall continue to be reduced in exact increments as set forth above | The Contract Advance Rate Amount table shall continue to be reduced by 1% for each incremental reduction of the Cash Recovery Percent |
Notwithstanding the above, the portion of the Contract Advance Rate Amount supported by Eligible Revolving Contracts shall at no time exceed 10% of the CCI Borrowing Base.
Contract Debtor: each Person who is obligated to a Borrower to perform any duty under or to make any payment pursuant to the terms of a Contract.
Contracts: all of each Borrower’s now owned and hereafter acquired loan agreements, accounts, revolving credit agreements, retail installment sale contracts, consumer loans, Instruments, notes, documents, chattel paper, and all other forms of obligations owing to such Borrower, including any collateral for any of the foregoing, including all rights under any and all security documents and merchandise returned to or repossessed by such Borrower, in each case excluding any Third Party Contract.
Control: the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of a Person’s management or policies, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
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Covenant Relief Period: the period commencing on April 30, 2020 and continuing up to and including the earlier of (a) the date on which Borrowers deliver financial statements and a Compliance Certificate in accordance with clauses (a)(i) and (d) of Section 10.1.2 reflecting compliance with Section 10.3 for the period ending January 31, 2021 and (b) the date which is 10 Business Days after Agent receives written notice from Borrower Agent electing to terminate the Covenant Relief Period.
Credit and Collection Guidelines: Borrowers’ guidelines which state in the credit criteria used by Borrowers in extending credit to Contract Debtors and the collection criteria used by Borrowers in collection of amounts due from Contract Debtors.
Credit Card Account: Accounts together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof, owed by a Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor to a Borrower resulting from charges by a retail customer of a Borrower on credit or debit cards in connection with the sale of goods by a Borrower, or services performed by a Borrower, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Credit Card Account Formula Amount: 90% of the Value of Eligible Credit Card Accounts.
Credit Card Agreements: with respect to each Borrower, all agreements now or hereafter entered into by such Borrower with any Credit Card Issuer or any Credit Card Processor.
Credit Card Issuers: any personPerson (other than a Borrower) who issues or whose members issue credit cards, including, MasterCard or VISA bank credit or debit cards or other bank credit or debit cards issued through MasterCard International, Inc., VISA, U.S.A., Inc. or Visa International and American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and other non-bank credit or debit cards.
Credit Card Processor Notifications: with respect to each Borrower, individually and collectively, the letter agreements executed by such Borrower and delivered to such Borrower’s Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors who are parties to Credit Card Agreements, acknowledging Agent’s first priority Lien in the monies due and to become due to such Borrower under the Credit Card Agreements of such Borrower, and instructing such Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors to transfer all such amounts to the Dominion Accounts.
Credit Card Processors: with respect to each Borrower, any servicing or processing agent or any financial intermediary who facilitates, services, processes or manages the credit authorization, billing transfer and/or payment procedures with respect to any of such Borrower’s sales transactions involving credit card or debit card purchases by customers using credit cards or debit cards issued by any Credit Card Issuer.
Curative Equity: common equity contributions made to Parent which Parent contributes as additional common equity contributions to any Borrower and which is designated “Curative Equity” by Borrower Agent under Section 10.4 at the time it is contributed.
Customer Deposit Reserve: as of any measurement date, a reserve equal to the aggregate amount of deposits paid by the customers of any Borrower for the purchase of goods.
Cut-Off Date: with respect to any pool of Contracts to be transferred to a Securitization Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted ABS Transaction on any date, the date that is the latest origination date of any Contract in such pool.
CWA: the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.).
Debt: as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, to the extent included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
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(b) the maximum amount of all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of the Debt of any other Person which are monetary obligations once they become primary obligations;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Hedging Agreement;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business and (ii) earn out obligations until such obligations appear in the liabilities section of the balance sheet);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse but, in the case of limited recourse indebtedness, the amount of such Debt shall be deemed equal to the lesser of aggregate unpaid amount of such Debt and the fair market value (as reasonably estimated by the Borrower Agent) of the encumbered property;
(f) all obligations of such Person in respect of Capital Leases; and
(g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person or any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, in each case prior to the date that is 91 days later than the Revolver Termination Date (as in effect on the date such Equity Interest, warrant right or option is issued) and other than solely as a result of a change of control or asset sale, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
For all purposes hereof, (i) the Debt of any Person shall include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Debt is expressly made non-recourse to such Person and (ii) Debt shall not include (A) amounts owed to Flooring Lenders on account of flooring arrangements paid in the Ordinary Course of Business or (B) Permitted Convertible Notes Hedging Agreements. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedging Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the swap termination value thereof as of such date.
Default: an event or condition that, with the lapse of time or giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default.
Default Rate: for any Obligation under the Loan Documents (including, to the extent permitted by law, interest not paid when due), 2% plus the highest level of interest set forth in the Applicable Margin grid.
Defaulting Lender: any Lender that (a) has failed to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, and such failure is not cured within two Business Days; (b) has notified Agent or any Borrower that such Lender does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder or generally under other credit facilities, or has made a public statement to that effect; (c) has failed, within three Business Days following request by Agent or any Borrower, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to Agent and Borrowers that such Lender will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder; or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become the subject of an Insolvency Proceeding (including reorganization, liquidation, or appointment of a receiver, custodian, administrator or similar Person by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other regulatory authority) or Bail-In Action; provided, that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of a Governmental Authority’s ownership of an equity interest in such Lender or parent company unless the ownership provides immunity for such Lender from jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets, or permits such Lender or Governmental Authority to repudiate, disavow, disaffirm or otherwise to reject any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.
Delaware Divided LLC: means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.
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Delaware LLC: means any limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Delaware LLC Division: means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
Deposit Account Control Agreements: the deposit account control agreements executed by each institution maintaining a Deposit Account for a Borrower, in favor of Agent as security for the Obligations (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, Excluded Accounts).
Designated Jurisdiction: a country or territory that is the target of a Sanction.
Distribution: (a) any payment of a distribution, interest or dividend on any Equity Interest and (b) any purchase, redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interest, excluding any distribution related to equity compensation plans of Parent and its Subsidiaries.
Dollars: lawful money of the United States.
Dominion Accounts: special accounts established by Borrowers at JPM, any Lender or other banks reasonably acceptable to Agent, over which Agent has “springing” exclusive control for withdrawal purposes.
Dominion Trigger Period: the period (a) commencing on the day that (i) an Event of Default occurs; (ii) average Availability during any month (as reflected in the Loan Account) is less than 10% of the Borrowing Base; or (iii) Availability (as reflected in the Loan Account) is at any time less than 7.5% of the Borrowing Base, and (b) ending on the day on which, during the preceding 60 consecutive days, (x) no Event of Default has existed, (y) average Availability during any month during such period (as reflected in the Loan Account) has at all times been greater than 12.5% of the Borrowing Base.
EBITDA: for any period of measurement, determined on a consolidated basis for Parent and its Subsidiaries derived from financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, net income, calculated before
(a) interest expense,
(b) provision for taxes, including, without limitation, foreign, federal, state, local, franchise, excise and similar taxes, foreign withholding taxes (including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from tax examinations, and including pursuant to any tax sharing arrangements),
(c) depreciation and amortization expense,
(d) stock based compensation,
(e) gains or losses arising from the sale of assets (other than the bulk sale of Contracts) outside the Ordinary Course of Business,
(f) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains or losses (in each case, to the extent included in determining net income and including any book loss reserve with respect to Contracts), provided that the aggregate amount added back to EBITDA pursuant to this clause (f), when combined with clause (m) below and the Capped Synergies, in any period shall not exceed 20% of the EBITDA for such period (prior to giving effect to any such add back),
(g) any non-cash asset write-offs relating to construction in process,
(h) any other non-cash charges, losses or expenses (other than the book loss reserve with respect to Contracts),
(i) [reserved],
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(j) [reserved],
(k) any increases in loss reserve resulting solely from a Borrower’s repurchase of Contracts subject to a Permitted ABS Transaction occurring after such Permitted ABS Transaction has been deconsolidated from Parent and its Subsidiaries financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP,
(l) any gain or loss from the Ordinary Course of Business sale of residual interests of cash flows subject to a Permitted ABS Transaction,
(m) business optimization expenses and restructuring charges and reserves (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems establishment costs, excess pension charges, contract termination costs (including future lease commitments) and costs to consolidate facilities and relocate employees); provided that with respect to each business optimization expense or restructuring charge or reserve, Borrower Agent shall have delivered to Agent a certificate of a Senior Officer of Borrower Agent specifying and quantifying such expense, charge or reserve and stating that such expense, charge or reserve is a business optimization expense or restructuring charge or reserve, as the case may be; provided further that the aggregate amount added back to EBITDA pursuant to this clause (m), when combined with clause (f) above and the Capped Synergies, in any period shall not exceed 20% of the EBITDA for such period (prior to giving effect to any such add back),
(n) fees, costs and expenses incurred directly in connection with any transaction, including any equity issuance or offering, Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or incurrence, repayment, amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement, renewal, extension and refinancing of Debt, including such fees, costs and expenses related to this Agreement, any Existing Securitization Facility, any Permitted Securitization Facility, the Existing HY Notes, any Permitted Additional HY Notes, any Permitted Convertible Notes or any Refinancing Debt) (in each case, (A) not prohibited under this Agreement and (B) whether or not consummated) during such period,
(o) to the extent reimbursable by third parties pursuant to indemnification provisions, other transaction fees, costs and expenses, provided that Borrower in good faith expects to receive reimbursement for such fees, costs and expenses within the next 4 Fiscal Quarters,
(p) costs of legal settlement, fines, judgments or orders,
(q) any unrealized losses in the fair market value of any Hedging Agreements,
(r) (A) any charges or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, pension plan, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement or any distributor equity plan or agreement and (B) any charges, costs, expenses, accruals or reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of equity interests held by management, in each case under this clause (B), to the extent such charges, costs, expenses, accruals or reserves are funded with the net cash proceeds of any issuance of Equity Interests, and
(s) the proceeds of business interruption insurance, in an amount not to exceed the earnings for the applicable period that such proceeds are intended to replace; provided that Borrower in good faith expects to receive such business interruption proceeds within the next 4 Fiscal Quarters.
EBITDA Loss Reserve: at any date is the sum of (i) Net Charge-Offs of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the 12-month period ending on the measurement date, plus (ii) the positive net change, measured quarterly as compared to the prior quarter, in Net Balances over 180 days past due of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period ending on the measurement date. EBITDA Loss Reserve shall be calculated based on the Managed Contract Portfolio.
EBITDA Loss Reserve Shortfall: an amount equal to (if a positive result) the difference between (a) the EBITDA Loss Reserve measured as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter or such other determination date, minus (b)
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Parent and its Subsidiaries’ recorded loss reserve measured as of the end of the same Fiscal Quarter or such other determination date.
EEA Financial Institution: (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in an EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority; (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) above; or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country that is a subsidiary of an institution described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority: any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of an EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
Electronic System: any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, web portal access for such Borrower and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted Agent or any Issuing Bank and any of its respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.
Eligible Assignee: (a) a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; (b) an assignee approved by Borrower Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and Agent; or (c) during an Event of Default, acceptable to Agent in its discretion.
Eligible Contracts: Contracts fulfilling the following requirements:
(a) such Contract is owned by a Borrower and such Borrower has good and marketable title to such Contract;
(b) the Contract complies in all material respects with all of Borrowers’ warranties and representations contained herein;
(c) no payment due under the Contract is more than 60 days contractually delinquent;
(d) no Borrower has during the term of any Contract granted to the Contract Debtor more than 3 extensions of time (each no longer than 60 days) for the payment of any sum due under the Contract;
(e) the Contract or payments due thereunder are not subject to any defense, counterclaim, offset, discount, or allowance other than discounts provided in connection with promotional credit, such as same as cash offerings or deferred interest programs (to the extent of such defense, counterclaim, offset, discount, or allowance);
(f) the terms of the Contract and all related documents and Instruments comply in all respects with all Requirement of Law;
(g) the Contract Debtor is not an Affiliate or an employee of an Obligor;
(h) the Contract (i) conforms to the Credit and Collection Guidelines in all material respects and (ii) has conformed at the time of origination in all material respects to Borrowers’ then-applicable underwriting standards (taking into account the permissible exceptions therein);
(i) the Contract Debtor is not subject to an active or pending Insolvency Proceeding under federal law or any similar proceeding under state law;
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(j) the first scheduled payment pursuant to the terms of the Contract is, or was, due within 45 days following the execution of the Contract and all other payments are scheduled to be made on the same date of each month thereafter;
(k) the payment schedule for such Contract is fully amortizing on a monthly basis;
(l) with respect to installment Contracts only, the original term of the Contract is not more than 48 months;
(m) repayment of the Contract is secured by a first priority interest in any merchandise sold in connection therewith, the merchandise subject to such Contract has been delivered and such merchandise has not been repossessed by a Borrower or returned by the Contract Debtor to a Borrower;
(n) to the extent that the balance of the Contract includes sums representing the financing of “service maintenance plans,” such plans are in compliance with all applicable Consumer Finance Laws, including any and all special insurance laws relating thereto;
(o) the Contract is not a Modified Contract;
(p) the Contract is originated or acquired in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(q) Agent has a first priority perfected Lien in the Contract;
Notwithstanding the above, Eligible Contracts shall not include Contracts which do not satisfy other criteria determined by Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
Eligible Credit Card Accounts: Credit Card Accounts fulfilling the following requirements:
(a) such Credit Card Account is owned by a Borrower and such Borrower has good and marketable title to such Credit Card Account;
(b) such Credit Card Account constitutes a “Payment Intangible” or an “Account” (as defined in the UCC) and such Credit Card Account has not been outstanding for more than 5 Business Days;
(c) the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor of the applicable credit card with respect to such Credit Card Account is not the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings;
(d) such Credit Card Account is a valid, legally enforceable obligation of the applicable issuer with respect thereto;
(e) such Credit Card Account is subject to a properly perfected first priority Lien in favor of Agent (it being the intent that chargebacks in the ordinary course by the Credit Card Processor shall not be deemed violative of this clause);
(f) the Credit Card Account conforms to all representations, warranties or other provisions in the Loan Documents relating to Credit Card AccountAccounts;
(g) such Credit Card Account is owed by a Person that has executed a Credit Card Processor Notification;
(h) such Credit Card Account is not evidenced by “chattel paper” or an “instrument” of any kind unless such “chattel paper” or “instrument” is in the possession of Agent, and to the extent necessary or appropriate, endorsed to Agent;
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(i) such Credit Card Account indicates no Person other than a Borrower as payee or remittance party;
(j) such Credit Card Account has been earned and represents the bona fide amounts due to a Borrower from a Credit Card Processor and/or Credit Card Issuer, and in each case originated in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(k) such Credit Card Account has not been disputed, is without recourse, and with respect to which no claim, counterclaim, offset, or chargeback has been asserted (to the extent of such claim, counterclaim, offset, or chargeback); or
Notwithstanding the above, Eligible Credit Card Accounts shall not include Credit Card Accounts which do not satisfy other criteria determined by Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
Eligible Inventory: Inventory fulfilling the following requirements:
(a) such Inventory is finished goods or raw materials, and not work-in-process, packaging or shipping materials, labels, samples, bags, replacement parts or manufacturing supplies;
(b) such Inventory is neither held on consignment, nor subject to any deposit or down payment;
(c) such Inventory is in new and saleable condition and is not damaged, defective, shopworn or otherwise unfit for sale;
(d) is not slow-moving, obsolete or unmerchantable, and does not constitute returned or repossessed goods (in each case, without duplication of items included in the determined NOLV Percentage or Inventory reserve);
(e) such Inventory meets all standards imposed by any Governmental Authority, has not been acquired from a Person subject to any Sanction or on any specially designated nationals list maintained by OFAC, and does not constitute hazardous materials under any Environmental Law;
(f) such Inventory conforms with the covenants and representations herein;
(g) such Inventory is subject to Agent’s duly perfected, first priority Lien, and no other Lien other than Permitted Liens (and is not subject to any warehouse receipt or other negotiable Document in which Agent does not have a first priority Lien);
(h) such Inventory is within the continental United States, is not in transit (except between locations of Borrowers), is not consigned to any Person and is not located in a clearance center or service center;
(i) such Inventory is not subject to any License or other arrangement that restricts such Borrower’s or Agent’s right to dispose of such Inventory, unless Agent has received an appropriate Lien Waiver;
(j) such Inventory is not located on leased premises or in the possession of a warehouseman, processor, repairman, mechanic, shipper, freight forwarder or other Person, unless the lessor or such Person has delivered a Lien Waiver or an appropriate Rent and Charges Reserve has been established as set forth in Section 6.4.1;
(k) such Inventory is reported net of shrinkage accrual;
(l) such Inventory is reflected in the details of a current perpetual inventory report of Borrowers;
(m) such Inventory is insured in compliance with the provisions of Section 8.7.2 hereof; and
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Notwithstanding the above, Eligible Inventory shall not include Inventory which do not satisfy other criteria determined by Agent in its Permitted Discretion.
Eligible Revolving Contract: Eligible Contract under which the applicable Contract Debtor may borrow, repay and re-borrow up to the credit limit thereunder.
Enforcement Action: any action to enforce any Obligations (other than Secured Bank Product Obligations) or Loan Documents or to exercise any rights or remedies relating to any Collateral, whether by judicial action, self-help, notification of Account Debtors, setoff or recoupment, credit bid, deed in lieu of foreclosure, action in an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise.
Environmental Laws: Applicable Laws (including programs, permits and guidance promulgated by regulators) relating to public health in respect of exposure to hazardous materials (other than occupational safety and health regulated by OSHA) or the protection or pollution of the environment, including CERCLA, RCRA and CWA.
Environmental Notice: a written notice from any Governmental Authority or other Person of any possible noncompliance with, investigation of a possible violation of, litigation relating to, or potential fine or liability under any Environmental Law, or with respect to any Environmental Release, environmental pollution or hazardous materials, including any complaint, summons, citation, order, claim, demand or request for correction, remediation or otherwise.
Environmental Release: a release as defined in CERCLA or under any other Environmental Law.
Equity Interest: the interest of any (a) shareholder in a corporation; (b) partner in a partnership (whether general, limited, limited liability or joint venture); (c) member in a limited liability company; or (d) other Person having any other form of equity security or ownership interest.
Equity Interest Pledge Agreement: a pledge agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, executed by Parent, CAIH and CLL, granting a security interest in the Equity Interests in each of such grantor’s Subsidiaries in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
ERISA: means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate: any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with an Obligor within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
ERISA Event:
(a) Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan;
(b) withdrawal of an Obligor or ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA;
(c) complete or partial withdrawal of an Obligor or ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization;
(d) filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan;
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(e) determination that a Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in critical or endangered status under the Code or ERISA;
(f) an event or condition that constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for termination of, or appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan;
(g) imposition of any liability on an Obligor or ERISA Affiliate under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA; or
(h) failure by an Obligor or ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or to make a required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association, as in effect from time to time.
Event of Default: as defined in Section 11.1.
Excluded Accounts: (i) any Deposit Account or Securities Account (i) exclusively used for Tax and Trust Funds or to hold funds constituting collateral for Permitted Liens of the type described in Section 10.2.2 and, (ii) an accountused to service Third Party Contracts or to hold the proceeds of Third Party Contracts and (iii) containing not more than $10,000 at any time.
Excluded Assets: (i) motor vehicles subject to certificate-of-title statutes; (ii) Excluded Accounts; and (iii) any property to the extent that such grant of a security interest of the type otherwise created hereby (A) is prohibited by any applicable law, (B) requires a consent not obtained of any Governmental Authority pursuant to such Law or (C) is prohibited by a negative pledge or anti-assignment provision or gives rise to any type of right of termination or default remedy under any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or giving rise to such property, except, in each case, to the extent that such Law or the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document or shareholder or similar agreement providing for such prohibition, breach, default or termination or requiring such consent is ineffective under applicable Law (including Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9 409 of the UCC).
Excluded Collateral: (i) any Excluded Assets, (ii) the Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent such Equity Interests exceed 65% of the voting power of all classes of Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary entitled to vote or (iii) the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.
Excluded Swap Obligation: with respect to an Obligor, each Swap Obligation as to which, and only to the extent that, such Obligor’s guaranty of or grant of a Lien as security for such Swap Obligation is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act because the Obligor does not constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the act (determined after giving effect to any keepwell, support or other agreement for the benefit of such Obligor and all guarantees of Swap Obligations by other Obligors) when such guaranty or grant of Lien becomes effective with respect to the Swap Obligation. If an agreement, contract or transaction governs more than one Swap Obligation, only the Swap Obligation(s) or portions thereof described in the foregoing sentence shall be Excluded Swap Obligation(s) for the applicable Obligor.
Excluded Taxes: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by a Recipient’s net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes (i) as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax, or (ii) constituting Other Connection Taxes; (b) U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender with respect to its interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect when the Lender acquires such interest (except pursuant to an assignment request by Borrower Agent under Section 13.4) or changes its Lending Office, unless the Taxes were payable to its assignor immediately prior to such assignment or
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to the Lender immediately prior to its change in Lending Office; (c) Taxes attributable to a Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.10; and (d) U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
Existing BAML Bank Products: Bank Products extended to Parent or its Affiliates by BAML (including all investments, earnings, increases and proceeds thereof) as in effect on the Second Amendment Effectiveness Date.
Existing BAML Letters of Credit: that certain (a) Letter of Credit issued by Bank of America, N.A. in the stated face amount of $66,977.14 as letter of credit number 68087655 and (b) Letter of Credit issued by Bank of America, N.A. in the stated face amount of $375,000.00 as letter of credit number 00000000.
Existing Bank Products: Bank Products provided under the Existing Loan Agreement and in existence on the Closing Date consisting of those listed on Schedule 1.1E(1).
Existing HY Note Indenture: that certain Senior Notes Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2014, by and among Parent, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as amended.
Existing HY Notes: Parent’s 7.250% Senior Notes due 2022 issued pursuant to the Existing HY Note Indenture.
Existing Letters of Credit: the issued and outstanding letters of credit as set forth in Schedule 1.1E(2).
Existing Loan Agreement: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
Existing Securitization Facilities (a) the transaction established pursuant to that certain (i) Base Indenture dated as of April 19, 2017, by and between Conn’s Receivables Funding 2017-A, LLC, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, and (ii) Series 2017-A Supplement to the Base Indenture, dated as of April 19, 2017, by and between Conn’s Receivables Funding 2017-A, LLC and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, (b) the transaction established pursuant to that certain (i) Base Indenture dated as of December 20, 2017, by and between Conn’s Receivables Funding 2017-B, LLC, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, and (ii) Series 2017-B Supplement to the Base Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2017, by and between Conn’s Receivables Funding 2017-B, LLC and Wilmington Trust, National Association (c) the transaction established pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of February 24, 2017, by and among Conn’s Receivables Warehouse, LLC, Conn Appliances, Inc., Conn’s Receivables Warehouse Trust, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, and Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch and (d) any other Permitted ABS Transaction entered into after the Closing Date; provided that any reference in this Agreement to “the Existing Securitization Facility” shall be a reference to any of the foregoing.
Extraordinary Expenses: all costs, expenses or advances that Agent may incur during the existence an Event of Default, or during the pendency of an Insolvency Proceeding of an Obligor or any Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents, including those relating to (a) any audit, inspection, repossession, storage, repair, appraisal, insurance, manufacture, preparation or advertising for sale, sale, collection, or other preservation of or realization upon any Collateral; (b) any action, arbitration or other proceeding (whether instituted by or against Agent, any Lender, any Obligor, any representative of creditors of an Obligor or any other Person) in any way relating to any Collateral (including the validity, perfection, priority or avoidability of Agent’s Liens with respect to any Collateral), Loan Documents, Letters of Credit or Obligations, including any lender liability or other Claims; (c) the exercise, protection or enforcement of any rights or remedies of Agent in, or the monitoring of, any Insolvency Proceeding; (d) settlement or satisfaction of any taxes, charges or Liens with respect to any Collateral; (e) any Enforcement Action; (f) negotiation and documentation of any modification, waiver, workout, restructuring or forbearance with respect to any Loan Documents or Obligations; and (g) Protective Advances. Such costs, expenses and advances include transfer fees, Other Taxes, storage fees, insurance costs, permit fees, utility reservation and standby fees, legal fees, appraisal fees, brokers’ fees and commissions, auctioneers’ fees and commissions, accountants’ fees, environmental study fees, wages and salaries paid to employees of any Obligor or independent contractors in liquidating any Collateral, and travel expenses; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein (a) attorneys’ fees and expenses shall be limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of one
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lead firm of counsel to Agent and, if necessary, one (1) local counsel in each relevant local jurisdiction to Agent and, in the case of any actual or potential conflict of interest, one (1) additional counsel to all Lenders, taken as a whole and (b) Extraordinary Expenses shall be subject to the limitations set forth herein including the limitations on inspections and appraisals set forth in Section 10.1.1.
FATCA: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (including any amended or successor version if substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
Federal Funds Effective Rate: (a) the weighted average per annum interest rate on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on the applicable day (or the preceding Business Day, if the applicable day is not a Business Day), as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next Business Day; or (b) if the rate is not so published, the average rate per annum (rounded up to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) charged to Bank of America on the applicable day on such transactions, as determined by Agent; provided, that in no event shall the Federal Funds Effective Rate be less than zero.
Fee Letter: one or more fee letter agreements between Agent and Borrowers dated as of even date herewith.
First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
First Amendment Effective Date: August 26, 2019.
Fiscal Quarter: each period of three months, commencing on the first day of a Fiscal Year.
Fiscal Year: the fiscal year of Parent and its Subsidiaries for accounting and tax purposes, ending on January 31 of each year.
Flooring Intercreditor Agreement: each intercreditor agreement entered into by Agent and a Flooring Lender, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Flooring Lender: any lender which provides financing for the purchase of Inventory by a Borrower.
FLSA: the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Flood Laws: the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and related laws.
Foreign Lender: any Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
Foreign Plan: any employee benefit plan or arrangement (a) maintained or contributed to by any Obligor or its Subsidiary that is not subject to the laws of the United States; or (b) mandated by a government other than the United States for employees of any Obligor or its Subsidiary.
Foreign Subsidiary: a Subsidiary of Parent that is a “controlled foreign corporation” under Section 957 of the Code, such that a guaranty by such Subsidiary of the Obligations or a Lien on the assets of such Subsidiary to secure the Obligations would result in material tax liability to Borrowers.
Fronting Exposure: a Defaulting Lender’s interest in LC Obligations, Swingline Loans and Protective Advances, except to the extent Cash Collateralized by the Defaulting Lender or allocated to other Lenders hereunder.
Full Payment: with respect to any Obligation (a) the full cash payment thereof (other than contingent obligations for which no claim or demand has been made), including any interest, fees and other charges accruing during an Insolvency Proceeding (whether or not allowed in the proceeding); and (b) if such Obligations are LC Obligations or contingent in nature (other than contingent obligations (other than LC Obligations) for which no
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claim or demand has been made), Cash Collateralization thereof (or delivery of a standby letter of credit acceptable to Agent in its discretion, in the amount of required Cash Collateral). A Full Payment of Revolver Loans shall not be deemed to have occurred unless all Revolver Commitments related to such Revolver Loans are terminated or have expired.
GAAP: generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States from time to time. If Borrower Agent notifies Agent that it is required to report under IFRS or has elected to do so through an early adoption policy, upon the execution and effectiveness of an amendment hereof in accordance therewith to accommodate such change in accordance with Section 1.2, “GAAP” means international financial reporting standards pursuant to IFRS, it being understood and agreed that all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Gift Card Reserve: a reserve equal to 50% of the face amount of gift cards which are issued by a Borrower and are outstanding as of any measurement date.
Governmental Approval: any authorization, consent, approval, license or exemption of, or any registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority.
Governmental Authority: any federal, state, local, foreign or other agency, authority, body, commission, court, instrumentality, political subdivision, central bank, or other entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions for any governmental, judicial, investigative, or regulatory authority (including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or European Central Bank).
Gross Cash Collections: total Contracts payments received from Contract Debtors and applied to such Contracts during any applicable period.
Gross Contract Payments: as of the date of determination, (i) with respect to an interest-bearing Contract, the outstanding balance thereof including all accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other charges (including administrative fees and escrow fees but excluding late charges), owing by the Contract Debtor, and (ii) with respect to a precomputed Contract, the outstanding balance thereof including all unearned interest, fees, and charges (including administrative fees and escrow fees but excluding late charges), owing by the Contract Debtor.
Guarantor Payment: as defined in Section 5.11.3(b).
Guarantors: Parent, CAIH, CAIC, CLL and each other Person who guarantees payment or performance of any Obligations.
Guaranty: each guaranty agreement executed by a Guarantor in favor of Agent.
Hedging Agreement: any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one (1) or more rates, currencies, 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; provided that no phantom stock or other employee benefit plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees, members of management or consultants of Parent, Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
HY Note Indenture: the Existing HY Note Indenture and any Permitted Additional HY Note Indenture.
HY Note Subordination Agreement: one or more subordination agreements entered into between Agent and the trustee with respect to a HY Note Indenture, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
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HY Notes: the Existing HY Notes and any Permitted Additional HY Notes.
Increased Reporting Period: at any time after (i) an Event of Default occurs, (ii) average Availability during any month (as reflected in the Loan Account) is less than 12.5% of the Borrowing Base, or (iii) Availability (as reflected in the Loan Account) is less than 10% of the Borrowing Base at any time for four or more consecutive days. When in place, such Increased Reporting Period shall be deemed continuing so long as (a) such Event of Default has not been waived, and/or (b) if the Increased Reporting Period arises as a result of Borrowers’ failure to achieve Availability as required hereunder, until average Availability during any month (as reflected in the Loan Account) has exceeded 15% of the Borrowing Base for ninety (90) consecutive days, in which case an Increased Reporting Period shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement; provided, that an Increased Reporting Period shall be deemed continuing (even if an Event of Default is no longer continuing and/or Availability exceeds the required amount for ninety (90) consecutive days) at all times after an Increased Reporting Period has occurred and been discontinued on two (2) occasions after the Closing Date.
Indemnified Taxes: (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or relating to any payment of an Obligation; and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
Indemnitees: Agent Indemnitees, Lender Indemnitees, Issuing Bank Indemnitees and JPM Indemnitees.
Insolvency Proceeding: any case or proceeding commenced by or against a Person under any state, federal or foreign law for, or any agreement of such Person to, (a) the entry of an order for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or any other insolvency, debtor relief or debt adjustment law; (b) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, administrator, conservator or other custodian for such Person or any part of its Property; or (c) an assignment or trust mortgage for the benefit of creditors.
Intellectual Property: all intellectual and similar Property of a Person, including inventions, designs, patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information, customer lists, know-how, software and databases; all embodiments or fixations thereof and all related documentation, applications, registrations and franchises; all Licenses or other rights to use any of the foregoing; and all books and records relating to the foregoing.
Intellectual Property Claim: any claim or assertion (whether in writing, by suit or otherwise) that a Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s ownership, use, marketing, sale or distribution of any Inventory, Equipment, Intellectual Property or other Property violates another Person’s Intellectual Property.
Interest Coverage Ratio: the ratio, determined as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter on a consolidated basis for Parent and its Subsidiaries (including EBITDA and Interest Expense under the Existing Securitization Facility and any other Permitted ABS Transactions whether or not consolidated in Parent’s financial statements), of (a) EBITDA less the EBITDA Loss Reserve Shortfall divided by 2 in the case of Section 10.3.1(a) and 4 in the case of Section 10.3.1(b) to (b) Interest Expense.
Interest Expense: with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for any period of measurement, the interest expense (net of interest income to the extent not included in the calculation of EBITDA) for such period whether paid or accrued (excluding (i) the amortization of debt discounts, (ii) the amortization of all closing fees incurred with respect to the initial closing of or any amendment to (a) an Existing Securitization Facility or any Permitted ABS Transaction, (b) the HY Notes, Permitted Additional HY Notes or any Permitted Convertible Notes, (c) the Loan Documents and (d) any other documents evidencing Debt payable in connection with the incurrence of Debt to the extent included in interest expense, and (iii) backup servicing fees, field exam and other non-interest expenses but only if such expenses are otherwise deducted from ordinary operating expenses or the definition of EBITDA for covenant calculation purposes, and including (x) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letters of credit, (y) the portion of any payments or accruals with respect to Capital Leases allocable to interest expense and (z) net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant to interest rate Hedging Agreements).
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Interest Period: as defined in Section 3.1.3.
Inventory: as defined in the UCC, including all goods intended for sale, lease, display or demonstration; all work in process; and all raw materials, and other materials and supplies of any kind that are or could be used in connection with the manufacture, printing, packing, shipping, advertising, sale, lease or furnishing of such goods, or otherwise used or consumed in a Borrower’s business (but excluding Equipment).
Inventory Formula Amount: the lesser of (i) 33.33% of the Revolver Commitments then in effect; or (ii) 85% of the NOLV Percentage of the Value of Eligible Inventory.
Inventory Reserve: reserves established by Agent in its Permitted Discretion to reflect factors that may negatively impact the Value of Eligible Inventory and are not reflected in the determination of the NOLV Percentage and without duplication of items addressed in the eligibility criterion of Eligible Inventory. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Inventory Reserves may include (but are not limited to) reserves based on change in salability, obsolescence, seasonality, theft, imbalance, change in composition or mix, markdowns and vendor chargebacks.
Investment: as to any Person, an Acquisition, an acquisition of record or beneficial ownership of any Equity Interests of another Person, or a loan or advance of money, or capital contribution to, another Person.
IRS: the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Issuing Bank: JPM and any other Lender acceptable to Borrower Agent including any Lending Office of JPM or such Lender, or any replacement issuer appointed pursuant to Section 2.3.4.
Issuing Bank Indemnitees: Issuing Bank and its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, agents and attorneys.
JPM: as defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.
JPM Indemnitees: JPM and its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, agents and attorneys.
LC Application: an application by Borrower Agent to Issuing Bank for issuance of a Letter of Credit, in form and substance satisfactory to Issuing Bank and Agent.
LC Conditions: upon giving effect to issuance of a Letter of Credit, (a) the conditions in Section 6.2 are satisfied; (b) total LC Obligations do not exceed the Letter of Credit Subline, Revolver Usage does not exceed the Borrowing Base, CAI Revolver Usage does not exceed the CAI Borrowing Base and CCI Revolver Usage does not exceed the CCI Borrowing Base; (c) the Letter of Credit and payments thereunder are denominated in Dollars or other currency reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank; and (d) the form of the proposed Letter of Credit is reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank.
LC Documents: all documents, instruments and agreements (including LC Requests and LC Applications) delivered by Borrowers or any other Person to Issuing Bank or Agent in connection with any Letter of Credit.
LC Obligations: the sum of (a) all amounts owing by Borrowers for any drawings under Letters of Credit; and (b) the Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.
LC Request: a request for issuance of a Letter of Credit, to be provided by Borrower Agent to Issuing Bank in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank.
LCA Election: as defined in Section 1.8.
LCA Test Time: as defined in Section 1.8.
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Leasehold Mortgages: each of the mortgages and deeds of trust, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent, pursuant to which a Borrower grants to Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Liens upon the Real Estate leased by such Borrower as security for the Obligations.
Leasehold Mortgage Consent: each consent signed by the land owner for each Real Estate subject to a Leasehold Mortgage, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent.
Legal Action: any judicial action, suit, or proceeding at law, in equity, or before any Governmental Authority.
Lender Indemnitees: Lenders and their officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, agents and attorneys.
Lenders: lenders party to this Agreement, including Agent in its capacity as a provider of Swingline Loans and any Person who hereafter becomes a “Lender” pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, in each case including any Lending Office of any Lender.
Lending Office: the office (including any domestic or foreign Affiliate or branch) designated as such by Agent, a Lender or Issuing Bank by notice to Borrower Agent and, if applicable, Agent.
Letter of Credit: any standby or documentary letter of credit, foreign guaranty, documentary bankers acceptance or similar instrument issued by Issuing Bank for the account or benefit of a Borrower or Affiliate of a Borrower.
Letter of Credit Subline: $40,000,000.
Leverage Ratio: the ratio, determined as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter for Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, of (a) the result of (i) all items that would be included as liabilities on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter (including debt under the Existing Securitization Facility and any other Permitted ABS Transactions whether or not included as a liability on the balance sheets), minus (ii) the sum of Qualified Cash and ABS Qualified Cash as of such date of measurement, to (b) Tangible Net Worth as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.
LIBOR: the per annum rate of interest (rounded up to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) determined by Agent at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to an Interest Period, for a term equivalent to such period, equal to the LIBOR Screen Rate; provided, that in no event shall LIBOR be less than zero0.75%. It is understood and agreed that all of the terms and conditions of this definition of “LIBOR” shall be subject to Section 3.6.
LIBOR Revolver Loan: a Revolver Loan that bears interest based on LIBOR.
LIBOR Screen Rate: the London Interbank Offered Rate, or comparable or successor rate approved by Agent, as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or other commercially available source designated by Agent from time to time); provided, that any comparable or successor rate shall be applied by Agent, if administratively feasible, in a manner consistent with market practice.
LIBOR Successor Rate: as defined in Section 3.6(b).
LIBOR Successor Amendment: as defined in Section 3.6(b).
LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes: with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Base Rate, Interest Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the commercially reasonable discretion of the Agent in consultation with the Borrower Agent, to reflect the adoption of such LIBOR Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or
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that no market practice for the administration of such LIBOR Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Agent determines in consultation with the Borrower Agent).
License: any written license or agreement under which an Obligor is authorized to use Intellectual Property in connection with any manufacture, marketing, distribution or disposition of Collateral, any use of Property or any other conduct of its business.
Licensor: any Person from whom an Obligor obtains the right to use any Intellectual Property.
Lien: with respect to any asset, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including 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 the foregoing), in each case, relating to such asset and in the nature of security.
Lien Waiver: an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, by which (a) for any material Collateral located on leased premises, the lessor waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, and agrees to permit Agent to enter upon the premises and remove the Collateral or to use the premises to store or dispose of the Collateral; (b) for any Collateral held by a warehouseman, processor, shipper, customs broker or freight forwarder, such Person waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, agrees to hold any Documents in its possession relating to the Collateral as agent for Agent, and agrees to deliver the Collateral to Agent upon request; (c) for any Collateral held by a repairman, mechanic or bailee, such Person acknowledges Agent’s Lien, waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, and agrees to deliver the Collateral to Agent upon request; and (d) for any Collateral subject to a Licensor’s Intellectual Property rights, the Licensor grants to Agent the right, vis à vis such Licensor, to enforce Agent’s Liens with respect to the Collateral, including the right to dispose of it with the benefit of the Intellectual Property, whether or not a default exists under any applicable License.
Limited Condition Acquisition: any Permitted Acquisition that the Parent or one or more of its Subsidiaries has contractually committed to consummate, the terms of which do not condition the Parent’s or its Subsidiary’s, as applicable, obligations to close such Permitted Acquisition on the availability of third-party financing.
Limited Repurchase Obligations: any obligation of a Person that is a seller of Contracts directly or indirectly to a Securitization Subsidiary to repurchase such Contracts arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant, including as a result of a Contract or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.
Liquidity: the sum of (i) cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent and the Borrowers which are not subject to any Liens other than the Liens permitted under Section 10.2.2(a), (c), (e), (i), (x), (z), (aa), (dd) and (ee) plus (ii) Availability.
Loan Account: the loan account established by each Lender on its books pursuant to Section 5.8.
Loan Documents: this Agreement, Other Agreements, Security Documents and the Flooring Intercreditor Agreements.
Loan Year: each 12-month period commencing on the Closing Date or an anniversary thereof.
Managed Contract Portfolio: the Owned Contract Portfolio and ABS Contract Portfolio.
Margin Stock: as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors.
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Material Adverse Effect: (a) a material adverse effect on the business, operations, Properties or financial condition of Obligors, taken as a whole; (b) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Agent and the Lenders thereunder, taken as a whole; or (c) a material adverse impairment of the ability of the Obligors, collectively, to perform any obligations under the Loan Documents, including repayment of any Obligations, or on the ability of Agent or any Lender to enforce or collect any Obligations under the Loan Documents or to realize upon any Collateral.
Material Contract: any agreement or arrangement to which any Obligor is a party (other than the Loan Documents) (a) for which breach, termination, nonperformance or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (b) that relates to Debt with an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $35,000,000 or more.
Modified Contract: a Contract which, at any time, was in payment default for more than 60 days and such payment default was cured by execution of a new Contract in order to adjust, amend, or reduce the payment terms of the original Contract.
Moody’s: Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
Mortgage: each mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt pursuant to which a Borrower grants to Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, Liens upon the Real Estate fee owned by such Borrower, as security for the Obligations.
Multiemployer Plan: any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Obligor or ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
Net Balance: means, as of the date of determination, the Gross Contract Payments of a Contract less all unearned interest owing by the Contract Debtor.
Net Charge-Off: for any period, the aggregate amount of all unpaid payments due under Contracts which have been charged off during such period, as reduced by the amount of unearned interest, unearned insurance, accrued but unpaid interest, unpaid late charges, repossession recoveries, cash recoveries and amounts recovered in cash from other third parties, with respect to Contracts which had been charged off during previous periods or during such period.
Net Charge-Off Percent: the percent, calculated as of the last day of each month, equal to (a) aggregate amount of Net Charge-Offs for the 3 preceding months then ended multiplied by 4, divided by (b) the sum of the Net Balance owing under all Contracts outstanding during the trailing 3 months then ended, divided by 3.
Net Eligible Contract Payments: means, as of the date of determination, the remainder of (a) the Gross Contract Payments owing under all Eligible Contracts, minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount, to the extent included within the definition of Gross Contract Payments, of all unearned interest, fees, and charges applicable to the Eligible Contracts and (ii) the unearned insurance commissions as presented on the books and records of Borrowers.
Net Proceeds: with respect to an Asset Disposition, proceeds (including, when received, any deferred or escrowed payments) received by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in cash from such disposition, net of (a) reasonable and customary costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith, including legal fees and sales commissions; (b) amounts applied to repayment of Debt secured by a Permitted Lien senior to Agent’s Liens on Collateral sold; (c) transfer or similar taxes; and (d) reserves for indemnities, until such reserves are no longer needed.
NOLV Percentage: the net orderly liquidation value of Inventory, expressed as a percentage, expected to be realized at an orderly, negotiated sale held within a reasonable period of time, net of all liquidation expenses, as
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determined from the most recent appraisal of Borrowers’ Inventory performed by an appraiser and on terms reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Non-Consenting Lender: any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders, or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 14.1.1 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
Notice of Borrowing: a request by Borrower Agent for a Borrowing of Revolver Loans, in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Notice of Conversion/Continuation: a request by Borrower Agent for conversion or continuation of any Revolver Loan as a LIBOR Revolver Loan, in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Obligations: all (a) principal of and premium, if any, on the Loans, (b) LC Obligations and other obligations of Obligors with respect to Letters of Credit, (c) interest, expenses, fees, indemnification obligations, Extraordinary Expenses and other amounts payable by Obligors under the Loan Documents, (d) Secured Bank Product Obligations, and (e) other Debts, obligations and liabilities of any kind owing by Obligors pursuant to the Loan Documents, in each case, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether evidenced by a note or other writing, whether allowed in any Insolvency Proceeding, whether arising from an extension of credit, issuance of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, and whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, or joint or several; provided, that Obligations of an Obligor shall not include its Excluded Swap Obligations.
Obligor: each Borrower, Guarantor or other Person that is liable for payment of any Obligations or that has granted a Lien on its assets in favor of Agent to secure any Obligations.
OFAC: Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.
Ordinary Course of Business: the ordinary course of business of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or consistent with past practices.
Organic Documents: with respect to any Person, its charter, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, limited liability agreement, operating agreement, members agreement, shareholders agreement, partnership agreement, certificate of partnership, certificate of formation, voting trust agreement, or similar agreement or instrument governing the formation or operation of such Person.
Original Loan Agreement: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
OSHA: the Occupational Safety and Hazard Act of 1970.
Other Agreement: each Revolver Note, LC Document, Fee Letter, Permitted ABS Intercreditor Agreement or other subordination or intercreditor agreement entered into by Agent in connection with Debt permitted under Section 10.2.1(b).
Other Connection Taxes: Taxes imposed on a Recipient due to a present or former connection between it and the taxing jurisdiction (other than connections arising from the Recipient having executed, delivered, become party to, performed obligations or received payments under, received or perfected a Lien or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, enforced, or sold or assigned an interest in, any Revolver Loan or Loan Document).
Other Taxes: all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a Lien under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 13.4(c)).
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Overadvance: as defined in Section 2.1.5.
Owned Contract Portfolio: portfolio of Contracts subject to Agent’s Lien pursuant to the Security Documents.
Parent: as defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.
Participant: as defined in Section 13.2.1.
Past Due Percent: the percent, calculated as of the beginning of the first day of each month, equal to (a) the Gross Contract Payments owing under all Contracts (excluding Contracts charged-off), as to which any portion of an installment due thereunder is more than 30 days past due as determined on a contractual basis as of the last day of the month immediately preceding the date of calculation, divided by (b) the Gross Contract Payments owing under all Contracts (excluding Contracts charged-off) as of the last day of the month immediately preceding the date of calculation.
Patriot Act: the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272 (2001).
Payment Conditions: with respect to (a) any Permitted Distribution, incurrence of Debt, payment of Debt or Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, so long as immediately before and after giving effect thereto, (i) no Event of Default exists and (ii) the sum of (A) Qualified Cash plus (B) Availability is greater than 25% of the sum of (x) Qualified Cash plus (y) the Borrowing Base and (b) in the case of a Permitted Distribution, so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default exists and (ii) financial statements and Compliance Certificates delivered by Parent to Agent pursuant to Section 10.1.2 for the most recent Fiscal Quarter ended reflect that Parent has achieved, on a Pro Forma Basis, an Interest Coverage Ratio of greater than or equal to 1.75:1.00 for the trailing two Fiscal Quarters ending immediately prior to giving effect to such Distribution or payment.
Payment Item: each check, draft or other item of payment payable to a Borrower, including those constituting proceeds of any Collateral.
PBGC: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Pension Funding Rules: Code and ERISA rules regarding minimum required contributions (including installment payments) to Pension Plans set forth in, for plan years ending prior to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 effective date, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, both as in effect prior to such act, and thereafter, Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
Pension Plan: any employee pension benefit plan (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Obligor or ERISA Affiliate or to which the Obligor or ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the preceding five plan years.
Permitted ABS Agent: with respect to a Permitted ABS Transaction, the entity acting as trustee, collateral agent or other secured party or pledgee under such Permitted ABS Transaction.
Permitted ABS Documents: the Permitted ABS Financing Agreements, the Permitted ABS Purchase Agreements and all documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith.
Permitted ABS Financing Agreement: an agreement entered into in connection with a Permitted ABS Transaction, including an indenture, by and between a Securitization Subsidiary and a Permitted ABS Agent,
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whereby a Securitization Subsidiary grants a security interest in, or deposits into trust, Contracts and which prior to its execution by such Securitization Subsidiary.
Permitted ABS Intercreditor Agreement: an intercreditor agreement by and among Permitted ABS Agent and Agent.
Permitted ABS Purchase Agreement: any agreement by and between one or more Borrowers and a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted ABS Transaction for the purpose of effecting one or more transfers of Contracts.
Permitted ABS Transaction: means (A) any Existing Securitization Facility or (B) any other transaction pursuant to which a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent acquires or has the right to acquire by capital contribution or sale Contracts originated or acquired by one or more Borrowers or other direct or indirect Subsidiaries of Parent or a Borrower, which such Subsidiary acquires or has the right to acquire either (i) from time to time or (ii) in one or more contemporaneous transfers that taken together constitute one transaction, in either case for the purpose of pooling such assets and pledging or granting a security interest in such pool to secure indebtedness (whether in the form of a term or revolving loan or the issuance of securities, certificates or notes, including term notes or variable funding notes) or depositing such pool with a trustee for the purpose of issuing certificates or other instruments representing a beneficial interest in the assets of a trust, in each case so long as:
(a) on each day on which a Borrower transfers a pool of Contracts thereunder, after giving effect to such transfer and any prepayment of the aggregate principal amount of Revolver Loans, the Revolver Usage shall not exceed the Borrowing Base;
(b) such transactions are entered into without recourse to any Obligor, other than Limited Repurchase Obligations and customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such transactions;
(c) such transaction is on current market terms for facilities of such type (as reasonably determined by Borrowers);
(d) upon the closing of such transaction or within 10 days (or such later date as shall be reasonably acceptable to Agent) thereafter, Agent has received all of the material documentation related to such transaction; and
(e) in the case of any Permitted ABS Transaction entered into after the Closing Date:
(i) if (and only if) a Dominion Trigger Period exists before or would exist, after giving effect to any transfer of a pool of Contracts under such transaction, the net cash proceeds of such Permitted ABS Transaction payable to the Borrowers shall be used to repay an aggregate principal amount of Revolver Loans outstanding in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of such Permitted ABS Transaction received by the Borrowers;
(ii) if such Permitted ABS Transaction is a “revolving” transaction, for each transfer of a pool of Contracts thereunder, Agent has received (x) evidence reasonably acceptable to it that such pool of Contracts to be transferred on the Cut-Off Date pursuant to such Permitted ABS Transaction are randomly selected as of the related Cut-Off Date from the Contracts owned by the Obligors that are eligible to be advanced against under such Permitted ABS Transaction at such time (it being understood that, for purposes of determining whether such pool of Contracts are randomly selected, any Securitized Contracts with respect to any other Permitted ABS Transaction that are assigned and transferred to a Borrower upon the termination of such Permitted ABS Transaction shall be disregarded) and (y) a pro forma Borrowing Base Report; and
(iii) if such Permitted ABS Transaction is not a “revolving” transaction, (x) if fewer than 85% of the Contracts owned by the Obligors at such time are contributed or sold to a Securitization Subsidiary as
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part of such Permitted ABS Transaction, Agent has received evidence reasonably acceptable to it that (A) the pool of Contracts to be transferred on the Cut-Off Date pursuant to such Permitted ABS Transaction are randomly selected from the Contracts owned by the Obligors that are eligible to be advanced against under such Permitted ABS Transaction (it being understood that, for purposes of determining whether such pool of Contracts are randomly selected, any Securitized Contracts with respect to any other Permitted ABS Transaction that are assigned and transferred to a Borrower upon the termination of such Permitted ABS Transaction shall be disregarded) or (B) after giving effect to such Permitted ABS Transaction the Collateral shall, in the Agent’s determination, remain consistent in all material respects with the Collateral as it existed prior to such Permitted ABS Transaction and (y) Borrower Agent shall deliver to Agent a pro forma Borrowing Base Report.
Permitted Acquisition: any Acquisition as long as:
(a) the assets, business or Person being acquired is located or organized within the United States;
(b) no more than two (2) (or such greater number as is acceptable to Agent) such Acquisitions are consummated within any 12 month period and no more than four (4) (or such greater number as is acceptable to Agent) such Acquisitions are consummated prior to the Revolver Termination Date;
(c) the Acquisition is consensual;
(d) (i) the Payment Conditions are satisfied with respect to such Acquisition and (ii) to the extent the business or Person being acquired has EBITDA less than $0 for the 12 month period most recently ended for which the Borrowers have financial information, the Borrowers shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with Section 10.3.1.
(e) Obligors are in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 10.3 after giving effect to such Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis and Parent has delivered to Agent a certificate demonstrating such compliance; and
(f) Borrowers deliver to Agent a certificate stating that the Acquisition is a “Permitted Acquisition” and demonstrating compliance with the foregoing requirements.
Permitted Additional HY Note Indenture: an indenture to be entered into in respect of any Permitted Additional HY Notes between Parent and an indenture trustee.
Permitted Additional HY Notes: senior or senior subordinated notes issued by Parent after the Closing Date with the following terms and conditions:
(a) the obligations of Parent or any other Person to repay such Debt are unsecured; and
(b) no principal payments are required to be paid with respect thereto prior to the date which is 91 days after the Revolver Termination Date other than principal payments which are required to be paid after acceleration of such Debt and principal payments due in connection with customary asset sale or change of control provisions.
Permitted Asset Disposition: an Asset Disposition that is:
(a) a sale of Inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) a disposition of Equipment (other than those set forth in clause (e) below), that, in the aggregate during any 12-month period, has a book value of $20,000,000 or less;
(c) a disposition of Inventory or Property that is obsolete, worn out, unmerchantable or otherwise unsalable in the Ordinary Course of Business;
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(d) a termination of a lease of real or personal Property that is not necessary for the Ordinary Course of Business;
(e) a disposition of any Borrower’s Real Estate and related Equipment affixed thereto in connection with a sale or sale-leaseback transaction;
(f) a Permitted Contract Transfer;
(g) an exchange of like property for use in a similar business of Parent and its Subsidiaries;
(h) a sale, lease, assignment, sublease, license or sublicense of any real or personal property in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(i) exercise of termination rights under any lease, sublease, license, sublicense, concession or other agreement or pursuant to buy/sell arrangements under any joint venture or similar agreement or arrangement;
(j) the grant in the Ordinary Course of Business of any licenses or sublicenses of Intellectual Property;
(k) a discount of Inventory or notes receivable or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(l) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;
(m) a disposition in connection with the outsourcing of services in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(n) termination or unwinding of Hedging Agreements not resulting in an Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.1(f);
(o) a sale or other disposition of Equity Interests under any compensation plan or agreement and other sales of Equity Interests which do not result in a Change of Control;
(p) an Asset Disposition constituting a merger, consolidation or other business combination or the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries, in each case as permitted under Section 10.2.9;
(q) sales of accounts receivable in connection with the collection, settlement or compromise thereof or in an Insolvency Proceeding of the relevant account debtor, in each case, in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(r) a Permitted Distribution or Investments permitted by Section 10.2.5;
(s) a disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents in the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(t) approved in writing by the Required Lenders, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
Permitted Contingent Obligations: Contingent Obligations:
(a) arising from endorsements of Payment Items for collection or deposit in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) arising from Hedging Agreements permitted hereunder;
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(c) existing on the Closing Date, and any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement, renewal, extensions or refinancing which does not increase the amount of such Contingent Obligation except by an amount equal to accrued and unpaid interest, penalties and premiums (including tender premiums) and defeasance costs, in each case on the primary obligation, and fees, commissions and expenses related to such any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement, renewal, extensions or refinancing of the Contingent Obligation and the underlying primary obligation;
(d) incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business with respect to bids, trade contracts (other than for Borrowed Money), leases (other than Capital Leases), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance, performance and completion and return of money bonds, government contracts, financial assurances and completion guarantees and similar obligations, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business (including Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments in lieu of such items to support the issuance thereof);
(e) arising from agreements of Parent and its Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase or acquisition price or similar obligations (including without limitation earn-out obligations), in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of any business or assets (including Equity Interests of Subsidiaries) of any Subsidiary of Parent permitted by Section 10.2.5 or Section 10.2.6, other than Contingent Obligations of Debt incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business or assets for the purpose of financing such acquisition;
(f) arising under the Loan Documents;
(g) relating to indemnification, guaranty or repurchase obligations arising under Permitted ABS Documents; and
(h) (i) all other Contingent Obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000 at any time outstanding and (ii) any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement, renewal, extensions or refinancing which does not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof except by an amount equal to accrued and unpaid interest, penalties and premiums (including tender premiums) and defeasance costs on the underlying obligation, and fees, commissions and expenses related to such any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement, renewal, extensions or refinancing.
Permitted Contract Transfer: (a) a sale or other transfer by a Borrower to a Securitization Subsidiary of Contracts pursuant to the Permitted ABS Purchase Agreement, (b) a sale or other transfer of Contracts between Borrowers in connection with a Permitted ABS Transaction, (c) a sale or other transfer of Contracts between two Securitization Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted ABS Transaction, (d) a capital contribution of Contracts by a Borrower to a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted ABS Transaction with the consent of Agent and (e) the granting by a Securitization Subsidiary to a Permitted ABS Agent of a security interest in Contracts subject to a Permitted ABS Transaction.
Permitted Convertible Notes: senior and/or subordinated convertible debt securities of Parent (a) that are unsecured, (b) that may be guaranteed by any or all of the Subsidiaries of Parent, including, without limitation, any Borrower, (c) that are not subject to any sinking fund or any prepayment, redemption or repurchase requirements, whether scheduled, triggered by specified events or at the option of the holders thereof (it being understood that none of (i) a customary “change in control” or “fundamental change” put, (ii) a right to convert such securities into common stock of the Company, cash or a combination thereof as the Company may elect or (iii) an acceleration upon an event of default will be deemed to constitute such a sinking fund or prepayment, redemption or repurchase requirement), (d) that have the benefit of covenants and events of default customary for comparable convertible securities (as determined by Parent in good faith) and (e) have a scheduled maturity date at least 91 days later than the Revolver Termination Date (as in effect on the date of issuance of the Permitted Convertible Notes).
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Permitted Convertible Notes Hedging Agreements: (a) a Hedging Agreement pursuant to which Parent acquires a call or a capped call option requiring the counterparty thereto to deliver to Parent shares of common Equity Interests of Parent, the cash value of such shares or a combination thereof from time to time upon exercise of such option and (b) if entered into by Parent in connection with any Hedging Agreement described in clause (a) above, a Hedging Agreement pursuant to which Parent issues to the counterparty thereto warrants to acquire common Equity Interests of Parent, in each case, entered into by Parent in connection with, and prior to or concurrently with, the issuance of any Permitted Convertible Notes; provided that the terms, conditions and covenants of each such Hedging Agreement shall be such as are typical and customary for hedging agreements of such type (as determined by Parent in good faith).
Permitted Discretion: means a determination made by Agent in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment, exercised in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for comparable asset-based lending transactions in the retail and consumer finance industry, as applicable to the relevant component of the Borrowing Base and as it relates to the establishment of reserves or eligibility criteria shall require that the amount of any such reserve or category of ineligibility so established or the effect of any adjustment shall, as it relates to a reserve, be a reasonable quantification (as reasonably determined by Agent in good faith) of the incremental dilution of the Borrowing Base attributable to such contributing factors and, as it relates to an ineligible category, be reasonably related (as reasonably determined by Agent in good faith) to facts or circumstances discovered by Agent after the Closing Date or a material change in facts or circumstances that existed and were discovered by Agent prior to the Closing Date.
Permitted Distribution:
(a) Distributions declared and made by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries solely for the purpose of making, or permitting Parent to make, payments on account of obligations owed under any HY Notes, Permitted Additional HY Notes and Permitted Convertible Notes which payments are permitted to be made under Section 10.2.8(c);
(b) payable solely in Equity Interests of Parent;
(c) consisting of or constituting a Permitted Tax Distribution;
(d) deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;
(e) by Borrowers, or by Borrowers to Parent to enable Parent, to purchase or redeem fractional shares (or cash payments in lieu thereof) of Equity Interests in connection with the exercise of warrants, options, other rights to acquire Equity Interests or other securities convertible or exchangeable for Equity Interests of Parent;
(f) as shall be necessary to allow Parent to pay (i) operating expenses in the Ordinary Course of Business and other corporate overhead, legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses (including, without limitation, those owing to third parties plus any customary indemnification claims made by directors, officers, employees, members of management or consultants of Parent, (ii) fees and expenses related to any debt or equity offering, Investment or acquisition permitted hereunder (in each case, whether or not successful), (iii) franchise or similar taxes and other fees and expenses required in connection with the maintenance of its existence and its ownership of Borrower, (iv) the consideration to finance any Investment permitted hereunder (provided that such Distribution under this clause (g)(iv) shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment), (v) customary salary, bonus, severance, indemnification obligations and other fees, benefits or expenses reimbursements payable to directors, officers, employees, members of management and consultants of Parent and any payroll, social security or similar taxes thereof, (vi) any incremental state or local income or franchise tax (net of any federal income tax benefits, as determined in good faith by Parent) payable by Parent as a result of any Permitted Distribution to such entity permitted hereby, and (vii) any amounts permitted to be paid pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vii) of Section 10.2.17;
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(g) made or expected to be made by Borrowers in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by any future, present or former officers, directors, employees, members of management or consultants of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (or the estate, heirs, family members, spouse, former spouse, domestic partner or former domestic partner of the foregoing) and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including demand repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options;
(h) made within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such Restricted PaymentDistribution would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(i) made by any Subsidiary of the Obligors to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis according to their interests; and
(j) so long as the Covenant Relief Period is not in effect, other Distributions declared and made by Parent or any Borrower which are approved by such Person’s board of directors and which satisfy the Payment Conditions as of the date such Distribution is paid.
Permitted Liens: as defined in Section 10.2.2.
Permitted Originator Notes: one or more promissory notes made by a Securitization Subsidiary or a Borrower, as a purchaser of Contracts in a Permitted Contract Transfer, in favor of a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower, as a seller of Contracts in a Permitted Contract Transfer, evidencing that portion of the purchase price represented by Debt incurred by such purchaser in connection with its purchase of Contracts and related assets from such seller and which, in the case of a promissory note issued by a non-Obligor in favor of an Obligor, is subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably acceptable to Agent.
Permitted Purchase Money Debt: Purchase Money Debt and Capital Leases of Borrowers and its Subsidiaries that is unsecured or secured only by a Purchase Money Lien, as long as the aggregate outstanding amount does not exceed $50,000,000 at any time.
Permitted Tax Distributions: for each taxable year or portion thereof with respect to which Parent, any Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries are members (or constituent parts) of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar income or franchise tax group for U.S. federal and/or applicable state or local income or franchise Tax purposes of which Parent is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), aggregate distributions Parent to pay the portion of any consolidated, combined, unitary or similar U.S. federal, state or local income and franchise Taxes (as applicable) of such Tax Group for such taxable year that are attributable to the income of the Subsidiaries of Parent; provided that (i) the amount of such dividends or other distributions for any taxable year or portion thereof shall not exceed the amount of such Taxes that the Subsidiaries would have paid had the Subsidiaries been a stand-alone corporate taxpayer (or a stand-alone corporate group).
Person: any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, land trust, business trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan: an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) maintained by any Obligor or any Subsidiary of an Obligor for its employees, or to which any Obligor or any Subsidiary of an Obligor is required to contribute on behalf of its employees.
Prime Rate: the rate of interest announced by Bank of America from time to time as its prime rate. Such rate is set by Bank of America on the basis of various factors, including its costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above or below such rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
Pro Forma Basis: as to any calculation of the Interest Coverage Ratio, the Leverage Ratio or the ABS Excluded Leverage Ratio or other financial ratio or metric for any events as described below that occur subsequent
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to the commencement of any relevant measurement period (the “Reference Period”) for which the financial effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such events occurred after giving effect thereto (it being understood and agreed that (x) unless otherwise specified for the calculation of any such financial ratio or metric, such Reference Period shall be deemed to be the relevant measurement period for such financial ratio or metric ending on the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter of Parent for which financial statements available and such pro forma adjustments shall be excluded to the extent already accounted for in the calculation of EBITDA for such period and (y) if any Person that became a Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into a Borrower or any Subsidiary of Parent shall have experienced any event requiring adjustments pursuant to this definition, then such calculation shall give pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such event occurred at the beginning of such period): (i) in making any determination of EBITDA, pro forma effect shall be given to any Asset Disposition of a Subsidiary of Parent or line of business, to any Acquisition, any discontinued operation or any operational change in each case that occurred during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made with respect to any action the taking of which hereunder is subject to compliance on a Pro Forma Basis or otherwise with any ratio (any such action, a “Restricted Action”) occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date of such determination) and (ii) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, (x) all Debt (including Debt incurred or assumed and for which the financial effect is being calculated, whether incurred under this Agreement or otherwise, but excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Debt incurred for working capital purposes) incurred or permanently repaid, returned, redeemed or extinguished during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made with respect to any Restricted Action, occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date of such determination) shall be deemed to have been incurred or repaid, returned, redeemed or extinguished at the beginning of such period (it being understood that for purposes of any calculation of any ratio and or financial metric, the use of proceeds of any such Debt shall be taken into account in such calculation) and (y) Interest Expense of such Person attributable to (A) interest on any Debt, for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in the preceding clause (x), bearing floating interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Debt as at the relevant date of determination as if such rate had been actually in effect during the period for which pro forma effect is being given taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Debt, (B) any Capital Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a Senior Officer of Parent or Borrower Agent to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease in accordance with GAAP and (C) interest on any Debt that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered 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 Parent or any Subsidiary may designate.
Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis” shall be determined in good faith by a Senior Officer of Parent or Borrower Agent and, for any fiscal period ending on or prior to the date that is 12 months following the date of any such Acquisition, Asset Disposition, discontinued operation or operational change, may include adjustments to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies reasonably expected to result from such Acquisition, Asset Disposition, discontinued operation or operational change and for purposes of determining compliance with the such adjustments may reflect additional operating expense reductions and other additional operating improvements and synergies that (x) would be includable in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X and (y) such other adjustments not includable in Regulation S-X under the Securities Act for which substantially all of the steps necessary for the realization thereof have been taken or are reasonably anticipated by Borrower to be taken in the next 12-month period following the consummation thereof and, are estimated on a good faith basis by Parent or Borrower Agent (this clause (y), the “Capped Synergies”); provided, however that the aggregate amount of any such adjustments pursuant to clause (y) shall not exceed (together with the aggregate add backs to EBITDA pursuant to clause (f) and clause (m) of the definition of EBITDA with respect to the applicable period) 20% of the EBITDA of Parent and its Subsidiaries for any such period (prior to giving effect to any such add backs).
Pro Rata: with respect to any Lender, a percentage (rounded to the ninth decimal place) determined (a) by dividing the amount of such Lender’s Revolver Commitment by the aggregate outstanding Revolver Commitments; or (b) following termination of the Revolver Commitments, by dividing the amount of such Lender’s Revolver
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Loans and LC Obligations by the aggregate amount of all outstanding Revolver Loans and LC Obligations or, if Full Payment of all Revolver Loans and LC Obligations has occurred or all Revolver Loans and/or LC Obligations have been Cash Collateralized, by dividing such Lender’s and its Affiliates’ remaining Obligations by the aggregate remaining Obligations.
Properly Contested: with respect to any obligation of an Obligor, (a) the obligation is subject to a bona fide dispute regarding amount or the Obligor’s liability to pay; (b) the obligation is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently pursued; (c) appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (d) non-payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (e) if the obligation results from entry of a judgment or other order, such judgment or order is stayed pending appeal or other judicial review.
Property: any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.
Protective Advances: as defined in Section 2.1.6.
PTE: means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as such exemption may be amended from time to time.
Purchase Money Debt: Debt incurred for the payment of the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, additions, accessions and/or improvements (including any industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings) incurred prior to or within two hundred seventy (270) days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, addition, accession and/or improvement of the respective asset in order to finance such acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, addition, accession and/or improvement.
Purchase Money Lien: a Lien that secures Purchase Money Debt, encumbering only the fixed or capital assets acquired with such Debt (and any construction repairs, replacements, additions, accessions and improvements thereto, any proceeds thereof or of the foregoing) or constituting a Capital Lease.
Qualified Cash: as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash of Parent and its Subsidiaries that (i) is subject to a first priority Lien in favor of Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties and (ii) is subject to (x) a Deposit Account Control Agreement if maintained in a Deposit Account and (y) a Securities Account Control Agreement if maintained in a Securities Account.
Qualified ECP: an Obligor with total assets exceeding $10,000,000, or that constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of such act.
RCRA: the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 6991-6991i).
Recipient: Agent, Issuing Bank, any Lender or any other recipient of a payment to be made by an Obligor under a Loan Document or on account of an Obligation under the Loan Documents.
Real Estate: all right, title and interest (whether as owner, lessor or lessee) in any real Property and any buildings, structures, parking areas or other improvements thereon.
Refinancing Conditions: the following conditions for Refinancing Debt:
(a) the Refinancing Debt is in an aggregate principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount of the Debt being extended, renewed or refinanced (plus an amount necessary to pay all accrued and unpaid interest and penalties premiums (including tender premiums) thereon and defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses related to such extension, renewal or refinancing) unless (i) such excess is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 10.2.1 or (ii) the excess is used to repay the outstanding Revolver Loans and at the election
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of Required Lenders the Revolver Commitments are reduced by the amount of the repayment (and if no Revolver Loans are outstanding, at the election of Required Lenders, the Revolver Commitments are reduced by the excess);
(b) in respect of Sections 10.2.1(l), (m) and Section 10.2.1(i) (as it relates to Refinancing Debt in respect of Debt incurred under Sections 10.2.1(l) and (m)), it has a final maturity no sooner than, a weighted average life no less than, and an interest rate no greater than, the Debt being extended, renewed or refinanced;
(c) if the Debt being extended, renewed, or refinanced is subordinated to the Obligations such Debt being extended, renewed or refinanced is subordinated to the Obligations at least to the same extent as the Debt being extended, renewed or refinanced;
(d) the representations, covenants and defaults applicable to it are not materially less favorable to Borrowers than those applicable to the Debt being extended, renewed or refinanced or such terms are current market terms (as determined by Borrower Agent);
(e) no additional Lien is granted to secure it except to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 10.2.2; and
(f) no additional Person is obligated on such Debt to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 10.2.1.
Refinancing Debt: Debt that is the result of an extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement of Debt permitted under Section 10.2.1(b), (c), (d), (e), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m) and (aa), including any expenses and premiums in connection therewith.
Regulatory Event: either: (a) a “Level One Regulatory Event”, which shall mean the formal commencement by written notice by any Governmental Authority of any Legal Action against any of Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of Borrowers, any servicer or asset manager of their respective or collective portfolios of Contracts or Third Party Contracts owned or serviced by a Borrower or its Subsidiary, denying its authority to originate, hold, own, service, collect or enforce any category or group of Contracts or such Third Party Contracts, in each case that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, which Legal Action is not released or terminated within 180 calendar days of commencement thereof; or (b) a “Level Two Regulatory Event”, which shall mean the issuance or entering of any stay, cease and desist order, injunction, temporary restraining order, or other judicial or non-judicial sanction (other than the imposition of a monetary fine), against any of Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of Borrowers, any servicer or asset manager of their respective or collective portfolios of Contracts or Third Party Contracts owned or serviced by a Borrower or its Subsidiary, for material violations of applicable law regarding the originating, holding, pledging, collecting, servicing or enforcing of any Contracts or such Third Party Contracts, in each case that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Reimbursement Date: as defined in Section 2.3.2.
Related Parties: as to any Person, its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, agent and attorneys.
Related Real Estate Documents: with respect to any Real Estate subject to a Mortgage, the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and received by Agent for review: (a) all information required by Agent or any Lender for due diligence pursuant to Flood Laws; (b) a mortgagee title policy (or binder therefor) covering Agent’s interest under the Mortgage, in a form and amount and by an insurer reasonably acceptable to Agent, which must be fully paid on such effective date; (c) a current, as-built survey of the Real Estate, containing a metes-and-bounds property description and flood plain certification, and certified by a licensed surveyor reasonably acceptable to Agent; (d) a life-of-loan flood hazard determination and, if any Real Estate is located in a special flood hazard zone, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by Borrower Agent), flood
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insurance documentation and coverage as required by Flood Laws or lesser amount reasonably satisfactory to each Lender; (e) a current appraisal of the Real Estate, prepared by an appraiser reasonably acceptable to Agent; (f) an environmental assessment, prepared by environmental engineers reasonably acceptable to Agent and (g) such other documents, instruments or agreements as Agent may reasonably require with respect to the Real Estate and Mortgage.
Rent and Charges Reserve: the aggregate of (a) all past due rent and other amounts owing by an Obligor to any landlord, warehouseman, processor, repairman, mechanic, shipper, freight forwarder, broker or other Person who possesses any Collateral included in the Borrowing Base or could assert a Lien on any such Collateral; and (b) a reserve at least equal to three months rent and other charges that could be payable to any such Person (if any), unless it has executed a Lien Waiver.
Report: as defined in Section 12.2.3.
Reportable Event: any event set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than an event for which the 30-day notice period has been waived.
Required Lenders: Lenders holding more than 50% of (a) the aggregate outstanding Revolver Commitments; or (b) after termination of the Revolver Commitments, the aggregate outstanding Revolver Loans, LC Obligations and other Obligations under the Loan Documents; provided, that Revolver Commitments, Revolver Loans and other Obligations held by a Defaulting Lender and its Affiliates shall be disregarded in making such calculation.
Requirement of Law: as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property is subject.
Reserve: the CAI Availability Reserve, the CCI Availability Reserve and their respective component parts including, without limitation, the Inventory Reserve, Rent and Charges Reserve, Bank Product Reserve, Sales Tax Reserve, Gift Card Reserve, and Customer Deposit Reserve.
Restricted Investment: any Investment by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than
(a) Investments in its Subsidiaries to the extent existing on the Closing Date;
(b) Investments (i) by the Obligors in Subsidiaries that are Obligors, (ii) by any non-Obligor in an Obligor or any other Subsidiary and (iii) by any Obligor in any non-Obligor (other than, during the Covenant Relief Period, any Securitization Subsidiary) in an outstanding amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time;
(c) Cash Equivalents;
(d) Permitted Originator Notes;
(e) Investments by CAI which are consistent with the corporate investment policy of CAI from time to time in effect, as approved by Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld);
(f) Investments (i) in and by a Securitization Subsidiary permitted under a Permitted ABS Transaction and (ii) other Investments in a Securitization Subsidiary in the form of (x) a direct investment in cash, (y) the purchase of any securities issued by a Securitization Subsidiary (whether by tender offer or otherwise) or (z) the transfer of any pool of Contracts by any Borrower to a Securitization Subsidiary (which may be in exchange for an underperforming pool of Contracts), in each case so long as (A) immediately before and after giving effect to such other Investment, no Event of Default exists, (B) the financial statements and Compliance Certificates delivered by Parent to Agent pursuant to Section 10.1.2 for the most recent Fiscal Quarter ended reflect that Parent is in compliance with the applicable financial covenants set forth in Section 10.3 measured on a Pro Forma Basis
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for the Fiscal Quarter ending immediately prior to giving effect to Investment and (C) the aggregate amount of such Investments under this clause (f)(ii) (and with respect to clause (f)(ii)(z) above, following the application of the Contract Advance Rate Amount in measuring the amount of any such Investment) do not exceed $50,000,000 at any time;
(g) Investments for the purpose of funding the repurchase of Contracts which are subject to a Permitted ABS Transaction from a Securitization Subsidiary so long as immediately before and after giving effect to each such repurchase, no Event of Default exists;