FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 10, 2025 among ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., as the Borrower, THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral...
Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of December 10, 2025
among
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.,
as the Borrower,
THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender,
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
ManufaCturers & Traders Trust Company,
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
TD BANK, N.A.,
and
TRUIST BANK,
as Co-Syndication Agents,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
and
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA,
as Co-Documentation Agents
and
THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO
Arranged By:
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
ManufaCturers & Traders Trust Company,
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,
TD BANK, N.A.,
and
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of December 10, 2025 (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) is entered into among ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below) or the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below), as applicable.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, credit facilities have been established pursuant to the terms of that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022 (as amended and modified prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and the other L/C Issuers party thereto;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto agree to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth below, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
Article i. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement; Effect of this Amendment; Reallocation; Breakage.
1.1. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. Effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date: (a) the Existing Credit Agreement is amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text or stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text or double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Existing Credit Agreement attached as Annex A hereto; and (b) Schedules 2.01, 6.10, 6.13, 6.17, 6.20(a)(i), 6.20(a)(ii), 6.20(b), 6.21, 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.09 and 11.02 to the Existing Credit Agreement are amended to read as set forth in Schedules 2.01, 6.10, 6.13, 6.17, 6.20(a)(i), 6.20(a)(ii), 6.20(b), 6.21, 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.09 and 11.02 attached hereto.
1.2. Effect of this Amendment. The parties hereto agree that, on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date, the following transactions shall be deemed to occur automatically, without further action by any party hereto: (a) all Obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date shall in all respects be
continuing and shall be deemed to be Obligations pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement; (b) the Guaranty provided pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the Obligations and is hereby reaffirmed by the Loan Parties; (c) all Letters of Credit outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit outstanding on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date under the Amended Credit Agreement; and (d) the Liens granted in favor of the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the Obligations and are hereby reaffirmed by the Loan Parties. Except as expressly modified and amended in this Amendment, all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. The Loan Documents and any and all other documents heretofore, now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby amended so that any reference to the Existing Credit Agreement shall mean a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement. The Amended Credit Agreement is not a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement.
1.3 Reallocation. On the First Amendment Effective Date: (a) the Revolving Commitment (as in effect immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date) of each Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement, and all outstanding Revolving Loans held by such Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, in each case, shall be reallocated and restated such that, after giving effect to such reallocation and restatement (as are necessary) and the other transactions contemplated by this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, each Revolving Lender party to this Amendment shall (i) have a Revolving Commitment in the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto, (ii) hold the portion of the Revolving Loans outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date corresponding to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage (as in effect under the Amended Credit Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date in accordance with the Revolving Commitment Percentages reflected on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto), and (iii) have participations in respect of Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans, in each case, outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date corresponding to such Revolving ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Revolving Commitment Percentage (as in effect under the Amended Credit Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date in accordance with the Revolving Commitment Percentages reflected on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto); and (b) the outstanding Term A Loan held by each Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date shall be reallocated and restated such that, after giving effect to such reallocation and restatement (as are necessary) and the other transactions contemplated by this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, each Term A Loan Lender party to this Amendment shall hold a Term A Loan outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date in the amount set forth opposite such Term A Loan Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto. The parties hereto agree that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to effect such assignments, prepayments, borrowings, reallocations and restatements as are necessary (including pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) to effectuate the reallocation contemplated by this Section 1.3.
2
1.4 Breakage. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Amendment, the Existing Credit Agreement or the Amended Credit Agreement, each Lender that is a party to this Amendment hereby waives any right to compensation pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date.
Article Ii. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment and the obligation of each Lender and each L/C Issuer to make its initial Credit Extension under the Amended Credit Agreement is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
2.1. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Amendment, properly executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party, each Lender (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, and in reliance on clause (9) of the final proviso to Section 11.01(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement, any Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement that, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, and after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated by the Amended Credit Agreement to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date, does not have any Commitment or outstanding Loans (each such Lender, an “Exiting Lender”)), Bank of America, as an L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
2.2. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of favorable opinions of legal counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (excluding any Exiting Lender) and dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
2.3. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel: (a)(i) except with respect to the bylaws of the Borrower, certification from a secretary or assistant secretary of each Loan Party that the Organization Documents of such Loan Party have not been amended, modified or terminated since the Closing Date (or, with respect to any Loan Party that became a Loan Party after the Closing Date, that such Loan Party’s Organization Documents have not been amended, modified or terminated since the date on which they were delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with such Loan Party becoming a Loan Party) and remain in full force and effect, and true and complete, in the form delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date (or, with respect to any Loan Party that became a Loan Party after the Closing Date, that such Loan Party’s Organization Documents remain in full force and effect, and true and complete, in the form delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with such Loan Party becoming a Loan Party), and (ii) with respect to the changes to the bylaws of the Borrower made since the Closing Date, copies of such changes in such bylaws and a certification from a secretary or assistant secretary of the Borrower that such changes to such bylaws are true and correct as of the First Amendment Effective Date; (b) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and (c) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and is validly existing, and in good standing in its state of organization or formation.
3
2.4. Receipt by the Collateral Agent of the following, for each Loan Party: (a) completion of searches for Uniform Commercial Code and Personal Property Securities Act filings in such Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization or formation (or, in the case of Personal Property Securities Act filings, in each other applicable jurisdiction which such filing is made in connection with the Collateral provided pursuant to the Collateral Documents); (b) the confirmation or filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code in appropriate jurisdictions to perfect security interests in the personal property collateral and of notices and filings with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office to perfect security interests in material intellectual property; and (c) original certificates evidencing certificated Capital Stock (including those evidencing Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries) pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents, together with undated stock powers executed in blank.
2.5. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of certificates of insurance of the Loan Parties evidencing general liability and property insurance meeting the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, naming the Collateral Agent as additional insured (in the case of general liability insurance) or lender’s loss payee for claims in excess of $10,000,000 (in the case of property insurance) on behalf of the holders of the Obligations.
2.6. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that, on the First Amendment Effective Date, immediately before and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Amended Credit Agreement to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date, (a) the conditions set forth in Sections 4.2.4 and 4.2.5 are satisfied, and (b) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
2.7. The Borrower shall have (i) paid all accrued and unpaid interest on the loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement to the First Amendment Effective Date, (ii) paid all accrued fees owing to the lenders and the letter of credit issuers under the Existing Credit Agreement to the First Amendment Effective Date, (iii) repaid in full all loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement (it being understood and agreed that, to the extent agreed among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lenders, the repayment in full of the existing loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement may occur by virtue of a rolling on the First Amendment Effective Date of such existing outstanding loans under the Existing Credit Agreement into Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement and a reallocation thereof (to the extent necessary and as otherwise contemplated by Section 1.3) among the applicable Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date), and (iv) repaid in full, to each Exiting Lender, the outstanding principal amount of, and accrued interest on, each loan made by, and all other amounts owing to, such Exiting Lender or accrued for the account of such Exiting Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
2.8 At least five (5) Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, (a) the Administrative Agent and each Lender (excluding any Exiting Lender) shall have received all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties as has been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or such Lender that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, and (b) if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (excluding any Exiting Lender) requesting the same, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.
4
2.9 Receipt by the Administrative Agent (or, with respect to any fees to be paid directly to BofA Securities, receipt by BofA Securities) of any fees required to be paid on or before the First Amendment Effective Date to BofA Securities, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.
2.10 Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid (or caused to have paid) all reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent required to be reimbursed by the Loan Parties, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of legal counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to each such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent), to the extent invoiced prior to or on the First Amendment Effective Date, plus such additional amounts of such reasonable, out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of such legal counsel as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent).
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Sections 10.03(c) and 10.04 of the Existing Credit Agreement, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 2, each Lender that has signed this Amendment shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed First Amendment Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
Article iII. Guarantor Acknowledgment. Each Guarantor (a) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (b) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party.
Article iV. Loan Party Ratification; Loan Party Representations and Warranties.
4.1. The Loan Documents and the obligations of the Loan Parties thereunder are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect according to their terms, as amended hereby.
4.2. Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
4.2.1. The execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Loan Party is a party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law; except in each case referred to in clause (b) or (c), to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5
4.2.2. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal Debtor Relief Laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.
4.2.3. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, such Loan Party of this Amendment or the Amended Credit Agreement, other than (a) those that have already been obtained and are in full force and effect, or (b) where the failure to obtain or make the same could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.2.4. Immediately before and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Amended Credit Agreement to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date, the representations and warranties of such Loan Party contained in Article VI of the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection therewith, are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, if already qualified by materiality) on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, if already qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date.
4.2.5. Immediately before and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Amended Credit Agreement to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date, no Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.2.6. The Persons signing this Amendment as Guarantors include all of the Subsidiaries existing as of the First Amendment Effective Date that are required to be Guarantors on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE V. Lender Representations and Warranties; Lender Covenants. Each Lender party hereto represents and warrants that, after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of such Lender set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct as of the First Amendment Effective Date. Each Lender party hereto ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to comply with the covenants applicable to such Lender set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement.
6
ARTICLE VI. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. Subject to Section 11.18 of the Existing Credit Agreement, this Amendment may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures (including facsimile and .pdf) and shall be considered an original, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. This Amendment may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Amendment. The authorization under this Section 6 may include use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Amendment which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into .pdf), or an electronically signed Amendment converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention.
ARTICLE VII. Loan Document. This Amendment is a Loan Document. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender, any L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor, except as expressly provided herein, constitute an amendment of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.
ARTICLE VIII. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
ARTICLE IX. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF VENUE; Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. The terms of Sections 11.14 and 11.15 of the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to submission to jurisdiction, waiver of venue, and waiver of right to trial by jury are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.
ARTICLE X. Severability. If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby, and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
ARTICLE XI. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
7
ARTICLE XII. Execution of This Amendment and Related Documents. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that notwithstanding the requirements set forth in the definition of “Responsible Officer” in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement, (a) the secretary of Turf Design, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“Turf Design”), shall be deemed to be a Responsible Officer of Turf Design, and (b) the secretary of ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇”), shall be deemed to be a Responsible Officer of ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, in each case, for purposes of the execution and delivery of this Amendment and any other instrument, document or agreement (including any other Loan Document) to be executed and delivered on the First Amendment Effective Date in connection with this Amendment.
[remainder of ▇▇▇▇ left intentionally blank; signature pages follow]
8
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER: |
|
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., |
|
|
|
a Pennsylvania corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
|
|
|
|
GUARANTORS: |
|
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ VENTURES, INC., |
|
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Title: |
Treasurer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AWI LICENSING LLC, |
|
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Title: |
Treasurer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TECTUM, INC., |
|
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Title: |
Treasurer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS GROUP, INC., |
|
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Title: |
Treasurer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TURF DESIGN, INC., |
|
|
|
an Illinois corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Secretary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARKTURA LLC, |
|
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Title: |
Treasurer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARK GROUP, LLC, |
|
|
|
a California limited liability company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Title: |
Treasurer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ WORLD INDUSTRIES (DELAWARE) LLC, |
|
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Title: |
Treasurer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3FORM, LLC, |
|
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Title: |
Treasurer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ COMPANY, LLC, |
|
|
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Secretary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
STEEL CEILINGS, INC., |
|
|
|
a Delaware corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III |
|
|
Title: |
Treasurer |
|
|
|
|
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: |
|
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
|
|
|
as the Administrative Agent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Vice President |
|
|
|
|
COLLATERAL AGENT: |
|
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
|
|
|
as the Collateral Agent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Vice President |
|
|
|
|
LENDERS: |
|
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
|
|
|
as a Lender, an L/C Issuer, and the Swing Line Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Vice President |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., |
|
|
|
as a Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Senior Vice President |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ManufaCturers & Traders Trust Company, |
|
|
|
as a Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Senior Vice President |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, |
|
|
|
as a Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. May |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. May |
|
|
Title: |
Senior Vice President |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TD BANK, N.A., |
|
|
|
as a Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRUIST BANK, |
|
|
|
as a Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., |
|
|
|
as a Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Managing Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA, |
|
|
|
as a Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Vice President |
|
|
|
|
|
|
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, |
|
|
|
as a Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
▇▇▇▇▇▇ BANK, N.A., |
|
|
|
as a Lender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Name: |
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
|
|
Title: |
Senior Vice President |
Annex A
Amended Credit Agreement
See attached.
CUSIP Number: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Revolver CUSIP Number: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Term A Loan CUSIP Number: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of December 7, 2022
among
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.,
as the Borrower,
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. IDENTIFIED HEREIN,
as the Guarantors,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender,
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
ManufaCturers & Traders Trust Company,
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
TD BANK, N.A.,
and
TRUIST BANK,
as Co-Syndication Agents,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
and
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA,
as Co-Documentation Agents
and
THE OTHER LENDERS AND L/C ISSUERS PARTY HERETO
Arranged By:
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
ManufaCturers & Traders Trust Company,
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,
TD BANK, N.A.,
and
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
|
|
|
PAGE |
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
1 |
||
|
|
||
|
Section 1.01 |
Defined Terms. |
1 |
|
Section 1.02 |
Other Interpretive Provisions. |
37 |
|
Section 1.03 |
Accounting Terms. |
38 |
|
Section 1.04 |
Rounding. |
40 |
|
Section 1.05 |
Times of Day. |
4040 |
|
Section 1.06 |
Letter of Credit Amounts; Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Amounts. |
4040 |
|
Section 1.07 |
UCC Terms. |
41 |
|
Section 1.08 |
Interest Rates. |
41 |
|
|||
ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
41 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
Section 2.01 |
Revolving Loans and Term Loans |
41 |
|
Section 2.02 |
Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans |
4444 |
|
Section 2.03 |
Letters of Credit |
46 |
|
Section 2.04 |
Swing Line Loans |
54 |
|
Section 2.05 |
Prepayments. |
57 |
|
Section 2.06 |
Termination or Reduction of Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount. |
5859 |
|
Section 2.07 |
Repayment of Loans |
59 |
|
Section 2.08 |
Interest. |
60 |
|
Section 2.09 |
Fees |
60 |
|
Section 2.10 |
Computation of Interest and Fees |
6061 |
|
Section 2.11 |
Evidence of Debt |
61 |
|
Section 2.12 |
Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback |
6162 |
|
Section 2.13 |
Sharing of Payments by Lenders |
63 |
|
Section 2.14 |
Cash Collateral |
64 |
|
Section 2.15 |
Defaulting Lenders |
65 |
|
Section 2.16 |
ESG Amendment. |
66 |
|
|||
ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
6768 |
||
|
|||
|
Section 3.01 |
Taxes |
6768 |
|
Section 3.02 |
Illegality. |
7172 |
|
Section 3.03 |
Inability to Determine Rates |
7273 |
|
Section 3.04 |
Increased Costs |
74 |
|
Section 3.05 |
Compensation for Losses. |
7576 |
|
Section 3.06 |
Mitigation of Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
7576 |
|
Section 3.07 |
Survival |
7677 |
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE IV. GUARANTY |
7677 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
Section 4.01 |
The Guaranty |
7677 |
|
Section 4.02 |
Obligations Unconditional |
7677 |
|
Section 4.03 |
Reinstatement |
7778 |
|
Section 4.04 |
Certain Additional Waivers |
78 |
|
Section 4.05 |
Remedies |
7879 |
|
Section 4.06 |
Rights of Contribution |
7879 |
|
Section 4.07 |
Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee |
7879 |
i
|
Section 4.08 |
Keepwell |
79 |
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE V. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
7980 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
Section 5.01 |
[Reserved] |
7980 |
|
Section 5.01 |
Conditions to Initial Credit Extension |
79 |
|
Section 5.02 |
Conditions to all Credit Extensions |
8182 |
|
|||
ARTICLE VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
8182 |
||
|
|||
|
Section 6.01 |
Existence, Qualification and Power |
8182 |
|
Section 6.02 |
Authorization; No Contravention |
8283 |
|
Section 6.03 |
Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. |
8283 |
|
Section 6.04 |
Binding Effect |
8283 |
|
Section 6.05 |
Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect. |
8283 |
|
Section 6.06 |
Litigation. |
8384 |
|
Section 6.07 |
No Default. |
8384 |
|
Section 6.08 |
Ownership of Property; Liens |
8384 |
|
Section 6.09 |
Environmental Compliance |
8384 |
|
Section 6.10 |
Insurance. |
8485 |
|
Section 6.11 |
Taxes |
8485 |
|
Section 6.12 |
ERISA Compliance |
8485 |
|
Section 6.13 |
Subsidiaries |
8586 |
|
Section 6.14 |
Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act. |
8586 |
|
Section 6.15 |
Disclosure |
8586 |
|
Section 6.16 |
Compliance with Laws; OFAC; Patriot Act, Etc. |
8587 |
|
Section 6.17 |
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. |
8687 |
|
Section 6.18 |
Solvency |
8788 |
|
Section 6.19 |
Perfection of Security Interests in the Collateral |
8788 |
|
Section 6.20 |
Business Locations |
8788 |
|
Section 6.21 |
Labor Matters |
8788 |
|
Section 6.22 |
Outbound Investment Rules |
89 |
|
|||
ARTICLE VII. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
8889 |
||
|
|||
|
Section 7.01 |
Financial Statements |
8889 |
|
Section 7.02 |
Certificates; Other Information |
8890 |
|
Section 7.03 |
Notices. |
9091 |
|
Section 7.04 |
Payment of Obligations. |
9192 |
|
Section 7.05 |
Preservation of Existence, Etc. |
9192 |
|
Section 7.06 |
Maintenance of Properties |
9192 |
|
Section 7.07 |
Maintenance of Insurance |
9193 |
|
Section 7.08 |
Compliance with Laws |
9293 |
|
Section 7.09 |
Books and Records |
9293 |
|
Section 7.10 |
Inspection Rights |
9293 |
|
Section 7.11 |
Use of Proceeds |
9294 |
|
Section 7.12 |
Additional Subsidiaries |
9294 |
|
Section 7.13 |
ERISA Compliance |
9394 |
|
Section 7.14 |
Pledged Assets |
9394 |
|
Section 7.15 |
Further Assurances |
9496 |
|
|||
ARTICLE VIII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
9596 |
||
|
|||
ii
|
Section 8.01 |
Liens |
9596 |
|
Section 8.02 |
Investments |
9899 |
|
Section 8.03 |
Indebtedness. |
100101 |
|
Section 8.04 |
Fundamental Changes |
103105 |
|
Section 8.05 |
Dispositions. |
103105 |
|
Section 8.06 |
Restricted Payments |
104106 |
|
Section 8.07 |
Change in Nature of Business |
105107 |
|
Section 8.08 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
105107 |
|
Section 8.09 |
Burdensome Agreements |
105107 |
|
Section 8.10 |
Use of Proceeds. |
106108 |
|
Section 8.11 |
Financial Covenants |
107109 |
|
Section 8.12 |
Prepayment of Other Indebtedness, Etc |
107109 |
|
Section 8.13 |
Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation and Form of Entity |
107109 |
|
Section 8.14 |
Outbound Investment Rules. |
109 |
|
|||
ARTICLE IX. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
108110 |
||
|
|||
|
Section 9.01 |
Events of Default. |
108110 |
|
Section 9.02 |
Remedies Upon Event of Default |
109112 |
|
Section 9.03 |
Application of Funds |
110112 |
|
|||
ARTICLE X. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; COLLATERAL AGENT |
111113 |
||
|
|||
|
Section 10.01 |
Appointment and Authority. |
111113 |
|
Section 10.02 |
Rights as a Lender |
112114 |
|
Section 10.03 |
Exculpatory Provisions |
112115 |
|
Section 10.04 |
Reliance by Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent |
114116 |
|
Section 10.05 |
Delegation of Duties |
114116 |
|
Section 10.06 |
Resignation of Administrative Agent. |
114116 |
|
Section 10.07 |
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Arrangers, Sustainability Coordinators and Other Lenders |
116118 |
|
Section 10.08 |
No Other Duties; Etc. |
117119 |
|
Section 10.09 |
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim |
117119 |
|
Section 10.10 |
Collateral and Guaranty Matters |
118120 |
|
Section 10.11 |
Secured Swap Contracts, Secured Treasury Management Agreements and Secured Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit. |
119121 |
|
Section 10.12 |
Certain ERISA Matters |
119121 |
|
Section 10.13 |
Recovery of Erroneous Payments. |
120122 |
|
|||
ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS |
120123 |
||
|
|||
|
Section 11.01 |
Amendments, Etc. |
120123 |
|
Section 11.02 |
Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications |
125127 |
|
Section 11.03 |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement. |
127129 |
|
Section 11.04 |
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
127129 |
|
Section 11.05 |
Payments Set Aside. |
129131 |
|
Section 11.06 |
Successors and Assigns. |
129132 |
|
Section 11.07 |
Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality |
135138 |
|
Section 11.08 |
Set-off |
136139 |
|
Section 11.09 |
Interest Rate Limitation. |
137139 |
|
Section 11.10 |
Integration; Effectiveness |
137139 |
iii
|
Section 11.11 |
Survival of Representations and Warranties |
137140 |
|
Section 11.12 |
Severability |
138140 |
|
Section 11.13 |
Replacement of Lenders. |
138140 |
|
Section 11.14 |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. |
139141 |
|
Section 11.15 |
Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. |
140142 |
|
Section 11.16 |
USA PATRIOT Act Notice |
140142 |
|
Section 11.17 |
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
140143 |
|
Section 11.18 |
Electronic Execution. |
141143 |
|
Section 11.19 |
Existing Credit Agreement Superseded |
142144 |
|
Section 11.20 |
Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions |
142145 |
|
Section 11.21 |
Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
143145 |
|
Section 11.22 |
Appointment of Borrower |
143146 |
SCHEDULES |
||
|
|
|
|
1.01 |
Excluded Property |
|
2.01 |
Commitments and Pro Rata Shares; L/C Commitments |
|
6.10 |
Insurance |
|
6.13 |
Subsidiaries |
|
6.17 |
IP Rights |
|
6.20(a)(i) |
Location of Chief Executive Office, Etc. |
|
6.20(a)(ii) |
Location of Real Properties |
|
6.20(b) |
Changes in Legal Name, State of Organization and Structure |
|
6.21 |
Labor Matters |
|
8.01 |
Liens Existing on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date |
|
8.02 |
Investments Existing on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date |
|
8.03 |
Indebtedness Existing on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date |
|
8.05 |
Dispositions |
|
8.09 |
Burdensome Agreements |
|
11.02 |
Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices |
|
||
EXHIBITS |
||
|
|
|
|
A-1 |
Form of Loan Notice (Borrowing) |
|
A-2 |
Form of Loan Notice (Continuation/Conversion) |
|
B |
Form of Swing Line Loan Notice |
|
C-1 |
Form of Revolving Note |
|
C-2 |
Form of Swing Line Note |
|
C-3 |
Form of Term Loan Note |
|
D |
Form of Compliance Certificate |
|
E |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
|
F |
Form of Guaranty Joinder Agreement |
|
G |
Form of Collateral Joinder Agreement |
|
H |
Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates |
|
I |
Form of Letter of Credit Report |
|
J |
Form of Notice of Additional L/C Issuer |
|
K |
Form of Secured Party Designation Notice |
iv
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of December 7, 2022 among ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and the other L/C Issuers party hereto.
WHEREAS, revolving credit and term loan facilities were established pursuant to the terms of that Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 1, 2016 (as amended and modified prior to the Closing Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) among the Borrower, certain of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, as guarantors thereunder, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders thereunder;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain modifications to the revolving credit and term loan facilities under the Existing Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the undersigned Lenders have agreed to the requested modifications on the terms and conditions provided herein; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is given in amendment to, restatement of and substitution for the Existing Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
Article I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Acquisition”, by any Person, means the acquisition by such Person, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of all or any substantial portion of the Property of, or of a business unit or division of, another Person or at least a majority of the Voting Stock of another Person, in each case whether or not involving a merger or consolidation with such other Person and whether for cash, property, services, assumption of Indebtedness, securities or otherwise.
“Adequate Assurance” means, as it relates to any Defaulting Lender:
1
“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address as set forth on Schedule 11.02, or such other address as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire for the Lenders in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution, or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Affiliated Lender” means a Lender that is an Affiliate of the Borrower (but excluding, in any case, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries).
“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 11.02(c).
“Agent and Arranger Party” means each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and each Arranger and each Sustainability Coordinator.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the aggregate amount of all Term Loan Commitments.
“Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments of all the Revolving Lenders.
“Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
“Agreement” means this Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended and modified.
“Applicable Rate” means, from time to time:
2
|
|
Revolving Loans and Term A Loans |
Letter of Credit Fee |
|||
Pricing Level |
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio |
Commitment Fee |
Term SOFR Loans |
Base Rate Loans |
Standby Letters of Credit |
Commercial Letters of Credit |
1 |
≥ 3.5:1.0 |
0.3000.250% |
2.1252.00% |
1.1251.00% |
2.1252.00% |
1.1251.00% |
2 |
≥ 2.5:1.0 but < 3.5:1.0 |
0.2500.225% |
1.8751.75% |
0.8750.75% |
1.8751.75% |
0.8750.75% |
3 |
≥ 1.5:1.0 but < 2.5:1.0 |
0.200% |
1.6251.50% |
0.6250.50% |
1.6251.50% |
0.6250.50% |
4 |
< 1.5:1.0 |
0.200% |
1.3751.25% |
0.3750.25% |
1.3751.25% |
0.3750.25% |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a); provided that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance therewith, then Pricing Level 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered. The Applicable Rate in effect from the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date until the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date of delivery of the Compliance Certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 20232026 shall be determined based upon Pricing Level 34. Determinations by the Administrative Agent of the appropriate Pricing Level shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
“Approved Bank” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Cash Equivalents”.
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arranger” means each of BofA Securities, Citizens Bank, N.A., Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company, PNC Capital Markets, LLC, TD Bank, N.A., and Truist Securities, Inc., in each case in their capacities as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including an electronic documentation form generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
3
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease, (c) in respect of any Securitization Transaction of any Person, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into account reserve accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment and (d) in the case of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted in accordance with GAAP at the debt rate implied in the applicable lease) of the obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the term of such lease.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20212024, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
“Availability Period” means, with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Revolving Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and of the obligation of the of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 9.02.
“Available Incremental Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) an amount equal to the greater of (i) $375,000,000550,000,000, and (ii) 100% of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to SectionSections 7.01(a) or (b) (or, prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(b), determined by reference to the Interim Financial Statements), plus (b) additional amounts such that, after giving effect to the incurrence of the then-contemplated Incremental Loan Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt on a Pro Forma Basis (and assuming for such purposes that such Incremental Loan Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt is fully drawn), the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio would be less than 3.00:1.00; it being understood and agreed that the Borrower may incur Incremental Loan Facilities and Incremental Equivalent Debt in reliance on clause (b) above prior to incurring Incremental Loan Facilities and Incremental Equivalent Debt in reliance on clause (a) above.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) 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, rule, regulation, or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
4
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code.
“Bankruptcy Proceedings” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(b)(vii)(C).
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half of one percent (0.50%), (b) the Prime Rate and (c) Term SOFR plus one percent (1.00%); provided that if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03(b), then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means 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 Internal Revenue 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 Internal Revenue Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued under a bi-lateral agreement for the account of the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Lender” means any Person in its capacity as issuer of a Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit that, at the time it issues such Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceases to be a Lender); provided that for any of the foregoing to be included as a “Secured Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Lender (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.
“Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Obligations” means (a) the amount available to be drawn under outstanding Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit, (b) the aggregate amount of unreimbursed amounts in respect of Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit and any loans or advances made by the issuer of any such Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit in respect thereof, and (c) all obligations in respect thereof, whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, including interest and fees that may accrue after the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, regardless of whether such interest is allowed as claims in the proceeding.
“BofA Securities” means BofA Securities, Inc.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.
5
“Borrowing” means (a) in the case of a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan, a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01, and (b) in the case of a Swing Line Loan, a borrowing of such Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, New York, New York.
“Businesses” means, at any time, a collective reference to the businesses operated by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time.
“Campus Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means the Sale and Leaseback Transaction of the Borrower’s corporate headquarters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
“Campus Adjacent Land Sale” means the sale of up to approximately 465.8 acres of real property (e.g., largely undeveloped land and buildings and improvements, if any) located adjacent to the Borrower’s corporate headquarters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
“Canadian Pledge Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Canadian Pledge Agreement dated as of the Closing Date with respect to the pledge of 65% of the Capital Stock of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ World Industries Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower organized and existing under the laws of Canada, to the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations.
“Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any Property by that Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
“Capital Stock” means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests and (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
“Capital Stock Equivalents” means warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange of any items of Capital Stock (including through convertible securities).
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender (as applicable) and the Lenders, as appropriate, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, Obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans, or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender benefiting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender (as applicable). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date, (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve
6
months from the date of acquisition, (b) Dollar denominated time deposits and certificates of deposit of (i) any Lender, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (iii) any bank whose short‑term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A‑1 or the equivalent thereof or from ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ is at least P‑1 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities of not more than 270 days from the date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A‑1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P‑1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within six months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with a bank or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations, (e) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which are administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least $500,000,000 and the portfolios of which are limited to Investments of the character described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), and (f) with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries, instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:
7
“Claim” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(b)(vii)(C).
“Closing Date” means December 7, 2022.
“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.
“Collateral” means a collective reference to all Property with respect to which ▇▇▇▇▇ in favor of the Collateral Agent are purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents.
“Collateral Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as collateral agent for the holders of the secured obligations identified in the Collateral Documents, and its successors and assigns in such capacity.
“Collateral Documents” means a collective reference to the Security Agreement, each Pledge Agreement, each Collateral Joinder Agreement and other security documents as may be executed and delivered by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of Section 7.14.
“Collateral Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, by which an additional pledgor or guarantor may be added to a Pledge Agreement or the Security Agreement.
“Commitment” means a Revolving Commitment or a Term Loan Commitment, as the context may require.
“Commitment Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a).
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).
“Communication” has the meaning specified in Section 11.18.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “SOFR,” the definition of “Term SOFR,” the definition of “Interest Period,” the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of “Business Day” and the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, and the length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
8
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to (a) Consolidated Operating Income for such period, plus (b) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (c) to the extent relating to the applicable period, (i) all extraordinary, nonrecurring or one-time charges, (ii) pro forma cost savings for acquisitions in an aggregate amount of up to the greater of (A) $30,000,000, and (B) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA, as yet unrealized, projected in good faith over the next twelve months, (iii) all non-cash charges (provided that for any such non-cash charges resulting in a cash payment or cash outlay in a subsequent period, Consolidated EBITDA will be reduced by the amount of the cash payment or cash outlay in the period made), (iv) cash restructuring charges limited to $25,000,000 in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, (v) cost initiative charges embedded in cost of goods sold (cash and non-cash charges) and which taken together with cost initiative charges embedded in selling, general and administrative expenses shall be limited to $10,000,000 in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, (vi) cost initiative charges embedded in selling, general and administrative expenses (cash and non-cash charges) and which taken together with cost initiative charges embedded in cost of goods sold shall be limited to $10,000,000 in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, and (vii) losses on sales of assets (cash and non-cash), minus (d) gains on sales of assets (cash and non-cash).
“Consolidated Foreign Assets” means, on any date, total assets of the Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter end immediately preceding such date for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) (or, prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a), determined as of September 30, 2022 by reference to the Interim Financial Statements).
“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest but excluding non-cash amortizing fees) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) the portion of rent expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period under Capital Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Income” means, for any period, interest income for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b), to (b) the difference of (i) cash Consolidated Interest Charges for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b), minus (ii) cash Consolidated Interest Income for such period (it being understood and agreement that the difference calculated pursuant to this clause (b) shall not be less than zero).
9
“Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date, minus (ii) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on hand of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b).
“Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Secured Funded Indebtedness as of such date, minus (ii) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on hand of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b).
“Consolidated Operating Income” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the operating income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before deductions for interest and taxes) for that period, as determined in accordance with GAAP, including in any event, the Borrower’s share of reported net income from WAVE for such period on an “as-earned” basis rather than on an “as-received” basis.
“Consolidated Secured Funded Indebtedness” means Consolidated Funded Indebtedness secured by a Lien.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, on any date, total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter end immediately preceding such date for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) (or, prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a), determined as of September 30, 2022 by reference to the Interim Financial Statements).
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate”.
“Corporate Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by either S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ of the corporate credit rating or corporate family rating of the Borrower, as appropriate.
“Covenant Holiday” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.11(b).
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing; and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
10
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).
“Debt Transaction” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, any sale, issuance, placement, assumption or guaranty of Indebtedness, whether or not evidenced by a promissory note or other written evidence of Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided that with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus two percent (2%) per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is a result of such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such
11
ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.15(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means, at any time, a country, region or territory that is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive territorial Sanctions.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of any Property by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding (a) the sale, lease, license, transfer or other disposition of inventory or other Property in the ordinary course of business, (b) the sale, lease, license, transfer or other disposition of machinery, equipment or other Property no longer used or useful in the conduct of business, (c) any sale, lease, license, transfer or other disposition of Property to any Loan Party, (d) any Disposition to the extent constituting a Permitted Investment, (e) any sale, lease, license, transfer or other disposition of Property by any Foreign Subsidiary to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (f) dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement equipment or property or (ii) the proceeds of such disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement equipment or property, (g) licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (h) sales or discounts of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and (i) dispositions set forth on Schedule 8.05.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Pledge Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement dated as of the Closing Date given by the Loan Parties, as pledgors, to the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any State of the United States or the District of Columbia.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
12
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Electronic Copy” has the meaning specified in Section 11.18.
“Electronic Record” has the meaning assigned to that term in 15 U.S.C. § 7006.
“Electronic Signature” has the meaning assigned to that term in 15 U.S.C. § 7006.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local, foreign and other applicable statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code).
“ERISA Event” means: (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any 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) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“ESG” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
13
“ESG Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“ESG Applicable Rate Adjustments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“ESG Pricing Provisions” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.
“Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Loan Party: (a)(i) any owned or leased real Property, and (ii) any owned or leased personal Property which is located outside of the United States which cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code; (b) any personal Property (including motor vehicles and aircraft) in respect of which perfection of a Lien is not either (i) governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or (ii) effected by appropriate evidence of the Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office; (c)(i) to the extent not pledged to secure the Obligations on the Closing Date, the Capital Stock of any (A) Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Material Domestic Subsidiary, (B) Excluded Subsidiary that is not a Material Excluded Subsidiary, and (C) First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, and (ii) the Capital Stock of any Material Excluded Subsidiary or Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, in each case to the extent not pledged to secure the Obligations on the Closing Date or not required to be pledged to secure the Obligations pursuant to Section 7.14(b); (d) any personal Property which, subject to the terms of Section 8.09, is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section 8.01(i) pursuant to documents which prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such Property; provided that in any such case the prohibition would not be rendered ineffective by the Uniform Commercial Code (including the provisions of Sections 9-407 and 9-408 thereof) or other applicable Law (including Debtor Relief Laws); (e) any Property that is sold, conveyed or otherwise transferred or subjected to a Lien pursuant to a Securitization Transaction permitted pursuant to Section 8.03(k); (f) the Capital Stock of WAVE; (g) any permit, lease, license, contract or instrument, now or hereafter in effect of a Loan Party, or rights relating thereto, if the grant of a security interest in such permit, lease, license, contract or instrument, or rights relating thereto, in a manner contemplated by the Loan Documents, under the terms thereof or under applicable Law, is prohibited and would result in the termination thereof or give the other parties thereto the right to terminate, accelerate or otherwise materially and adversely alter such Loan Party’s rights, titles and interests thereunder (including upon the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both); provided that in any such case the prohibition, termination or rights to terminate, accelerate or materially and adversely alter such Loan Party’s rights, titles and interests would not be rendered ineffective by the Uniform Commercial Code (including the provisions of Sections 9-407 and 9-408 thereof) or other applicable Law (including Debtor Relief Laws); provided, further, that nothing herein shall exclude or prohibit a security interest in the proceeds of any property described in this clause (g); (h) any Property listed in Schedule 1.01 under the heading “Excluded Property”; (i) any Property as to which the Collateral Agent and the Borrower agree in writing that the cost or other consequences of obtaining a security interest therein or perfection thereof are excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the secured parties therefrom; and (j) Capital Stock owned by such Loan Party in any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Loan Party, but only to the extent the granting of a security interest therein in the manner contemplated by the Collateral Documents is prohibited by such non-wholly-owned Subsidiary’s Organization Documents (and such prohibition existed on the Closing Date (or existed on the date such non-wholly-owned Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of such Loan Party, so long as such prohibition was not entered into in connection with such non-wholly-owned Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary of such Loan Party or otherwise for the purpose of causing the Capital Stock of such non-wholly-owned Subsidiary to be excluded from Collateral)); provided that the foregoing shall not exclude
14
the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of such Loan Party that are otherwise subject to a Lien granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents in favor of the Collateral Agent at the time such Organization Documents are entered into; and (k) any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB).
“Excluded Subsidiary” means a Domestic Subsidiary which is a disregarded entity for United States federal income Tax purposes and directly holds any interest in a Foreign Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation incurred after the Closing Date, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant under a Loan Document by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 4.08 and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swap Contracts for which such Guaranty or security interest becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means, any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in such Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 11.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii), (a)(iii) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e); and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereof.
“Facilities” means, at any time, a collective reference to the facilities and real properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the Aggregate Commitments have terminated, (b) all Obligations arising under the Loan Documents have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted), and (c) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuers shall have been made).
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
15
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” means the fee letter agreement dated September 21, 2022November 5, 2025 among the Borrower, Bank of America and BofA Securities.
“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, Bank of America, in its capacities as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and the other L/C Issuers party thereto.
“First Amendment Effective Date” means December 10, 2025.
“First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means each Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower that is owned directly by a Loan Party.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s pro rata share of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s pro rata share of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
16
“Funded Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, the principal amount of all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
For purposes hereof, except as provided in clause (d) above, obligations arising under letters of credit and similar instruments shall not constitute Funded Indebtedness.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, consistently applied and as in effect from time to time, subject to Section 1.03(a) and (b).
17
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness payable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.
“Guarantor” means (a) the Borrower (for purposes of (i) Obligations under Secured Swap Contracts, (ii) Obligations under Secured Treasury Management Agreements, (iii) Obligations under Secured Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit, and (iv) any Swap Obligation of a Specified Loan Party (determined before giving effect to Section 4.01 and Section 4.08)), and (b) each Material Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages heretoto the First Amendment and each other Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.12, together with their successors and permitted assigns; provided that in no event shall any Securitization Subsidiary or any Insurance Subsidiary constitute a Guarantor.
“Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the holders of the Obligations pursuant to Article IV.
“Guaranty Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement by which a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower or other Person may become a Guarantor hereunder. A form of Guaranty Joinder Agreement is attached as Exhibit F.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“HMT” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Sanctions”.
“Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“Incremental Add-on Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).
18
“Incremental Add-on Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Incremental Add-on Term Loan Lender under an Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, its obligation to make an Incremental Add-on Term Loan under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility pursuant to the documentation governing such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility.
“Incremental Add-on Term Loan Commitment Percentage” means, for each Incremental Add-on Term Loan Lender under an Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, a fraction (expressed as a percentage carried to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is, prior to funding of its Incremental Add-on Term Loan under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Lender’s Incremental Add-on Term Loan Commitment, and after funding of its Incremental Add-on Term Loan under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, the outstanding principal amount of such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Lender’s Incremental Add-on Term Loan under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, and the denominator of which is, prior to funding of the Incremental Add-on Term Loans under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Add-on Term Loan Commitments of the Incremental Add-on Term Loan Lenders under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, and after funding of the Incremental Add-on Term Loans under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, the Outstanding Amount of the Incremental Add-on Term Loans under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility.
“Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(c).
“Incremental Add-on Term Loan Lender” means, with respect to any Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, each of the Persons identified as lender under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility in the documentation governing such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, each other Person that becomes a lender under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, and their respective successors and assigns.
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” means any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of (a) one or more series of secured or unsecured bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments or (b) term loans.
“Incremental Loan Facility” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(c).
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Incremental Term Loan Lender under an Incremental Term Loan Facility, its obligation to make an Incremental Term Loan under such Incremental Term Loan Facility pursuant to the documentation governing such Incremental Term Loan Facility.
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment Percentage” means, for each Incremental Term Loan Lender under an Incremental Term Loan Facility, a fraction (expressed as a percentage carried to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is, prior to funding of its Incremental Term Loan under such Incremental Term Loan Facility, such Incremental Term Loan Lender’s Incremental Term Loan Commitment, and after funding of its Incremental Term Loan under such Incremental Term Loan Facility, the outstanding principal amount of such Incremental Term Loan Lender’s Incremental Term Loan under such Incremental Term Loan Facility, and the denominator of which is, prior to funding of the Incremental Term Loans under such Incremental Term Loan Facility, the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments of the Incremental Term Loan Lenders under such Incremental Term Loan Facility, and after funding of the Incremental Term Loans under such Incremental Term Loan Facility, the Outstanding Amount of the Incremental Term Loans under such Incremental Term Loan Facility.
19
“Incremental Term Loan Facility” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01(c).
“Incremental Term Loan Lender” means, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility, each of the Persons identified as lender under such Incremental Term Loan Facility in the documentation governing such Incremental Term Loan Facility, each other Person that becomes a lender under such Incremental Term Loan Facility, and their respective successors and assigns.
“Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” means, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility, the maturity date for such Incremental Term Loan Facility set forth in the documentation governing such Incremental Term Loan Facility.
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) above, Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.
“Insurance Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of, and to be engaged solely in the business of, insuring the businesses or facilities owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or joint ventures or to insure unrelated businesses; provided that such unrelated business premiums do not exceed 35% of the annual premiums collected by such Subsidiary.
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the applicable Maturity Date, (b) as to any Swing Line Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, the Revolving Maturity Date and any other dates as may be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and the Swing Line Lender, and (c) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period for such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date. If an Interest Payment Date falls on a date that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be deemed to be the next Business Day.
“Interest Period” means, as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one (1) or three (3) months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability), as selected by the Borrower in
20
its Loan Notice; provided that: (a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and (c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans to which such Interest Period applies.
“Interim Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 6.05(b).
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Capital Stock of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) an Acquisition. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested, as determined at the time of each such Investment, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, net of (i) any return representing a return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) any dividend, distribution or other return on capital with respect to such Investment.
“Involuntary Disposition” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.17.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means, with respect to any standby Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Document” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the applicable L/C Issuer and relating to any such Letter of Credit.
“Joinder Agreement” means a Guaranty Joinder Agreement, a Lender Joinder Agreement and/or a Collateral Joinder Agreement, as appropriate.
“KPIs” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
21
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Revolving Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing of Revolving Loans.
“L/C Commitment” means, with respect to each L/C Issuer, the commitment of such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of each L/C Issuer’s L/C Commitment as of the First Amendment Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or, with respect to any Person that becomes an L/C Issuer after the First Amendment Effective Date, in the Notice of Additional L/C Issuer pursuant to which such L/C Issuer becomes an L/C Issuer hereunder. The L/C Commitment of an L/C Issuer may be modified from time to time by agreement between such L/C Issuer and the Borrower, and notified to the Administrative Agent.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Issuer” means with respect to a particular Letter of Credit (a) Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of such Letter of Credit or (b) such other Lender selected by the Borrower (with the consent of such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the Administrative Agent (such consent of the Administrative Agent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)) from time to time to issue such Letter of Credit, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. In the event there is more than one L/C Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the L/C Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the L/C Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all L/C Issuers, as the context may require.
“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“LCA Test Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03(e).
“Lender” means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages heretoto the First Amendment (and, as appropriate, includes the Swing Line Lender) and each Person who joins as a Lender pursuant to the terms hereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Incremental Term Loan Lender and any Incremental Add-on Term Loan Lender), together with their respective successors and assigns.
“Lender Joinder Agreement” means, with respect to any Incremental Loan Facility, the documentation governing such Incremental Loan Facility (including any document pursuant to which any Person providing any portion of an Incremental Loan Facility under this Agreement is joined as a party to this Agreement), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Lender Party” means each Lender, the Swing Line Lender, and each L/C Issuer.
22
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, the office or offices of such Person described as such in such Person’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as such Person may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; which office may include any Affiliate of such Person or any domestic or foreign branch of such Person or such Affiliate.
“Letter of Credit” means each letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit. For the avoidance of doubt, as used herein, Letters of Credit shall not be or include Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a letter of credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is thirty (30) days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i).
“Letter of Credit Report” means a report substantially in the form of Exhibit I or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a)(i). The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means a Permitted Acquisition that is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
“Loan” means any Revolving Loan, any Swing Line Loan or any Term Loan, and the Base Rate Loans and Term SOFR Loans comprising such Loans.
“Loan Document” means this Agreement, the First Amendment, each Note, each Letter of Credit, each Letter of Credit Application, each Joinder Agreement, each Collateral Document, each Issuer Document, each ESG Amendment, the Fee Letter and any other agreement, instrument or document designated by its terms as a “Loan Document” (but specifically excluding Secured Swap Contracts, Secured Treasury Management Agreements, and Secured Bi-Lateral Letter of Credits).
“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing of Revolving Loans or Term Loans, (b) a conversion of Revolving Loans or Term Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Loan Party” means the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract”.
23
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to perform their obligations under any Loan Document to which they are a party, or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole of any Loan Document to which they are a party.
“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that individually, or together with its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, has assets of more than $25,000,000; provided that in no event shall any Insurance Subsidiary or Securitization Subsidiary constitute a Material Domestic Subsidiary.
“Material Excluded Subsidiary” means any Excluded Subsidiary that directly holds any interest in a Material Foreign Subsidiary.
“Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means (a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ World Industries Canada Ltd. and (b) any other First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary that individually, or together with its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, has assets of more than $25,000,000; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the following Foreign Subsidiaries shall not constitute Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries: (i) any Foreign Subsidiary organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China or any state or other political subdivision thereof or Russia or any state or other political subdivision thereof; (ii) any Insurance Subsidiary; and (iii) any other Foreign Subsidiary if a pledge of such Foreign Subsidiary’s Capital Stock violates any Law or could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the business of such Foreign Subsidiary.
“Material Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary that individually, or together with its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, has assets of more than $25,000,000; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the following Foreign Subsidiaries shall not constitute Material Foreign Subsidiaries: (a) any Foreign Subsidiary organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China or any state or other political subdivision thereof or Russia or any state or other political subdivision thereof; (b) any Insurance Subsidiary; and (c) any other Foreign Subsidiary if a pledge of such Foreign Subsidiary’s Capital Stock violates any Law or could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the business of such Foreign Subsidiary.
“Maturity Date” means (a) as to the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit (and the related L/C Obligations), the Revolving Maturity Date, (b) as to the Term A Loans (including any Incremental Add-on Term Loans related to the Term A Loans), the Term A Loan Maturity Date, and (c) as to any Incremental Term Loans under any Incremental Term Loan Facility (including any Incremental Add-on Term Loans related to such Incremental Term Loans), the Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date with respect to such Incremental Term Loan Facility; provided that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 11.09.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, and (b) otherwise, an amount equal to 105% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.
24
“▇▇▇▇▇’▇” means ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any 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 Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds (including insurance proceeds and condemnation awards) received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, (c) the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien on the related Property and (d) amounts paid or reserved to fund any liabilities in connection with any Disposition; it being understood and agreed that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non‑cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any Disposition or Involuntary Disposition when and as received.
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 11.13.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
“Note” means a Revolving Note, the Swing Line Note or a Term Loan Note, as the context may require.
“Notice of Additional L/C Issuer” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit J or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Obligations” means, collectively, (a) all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding, (b) all obligations under any Secured Swap Contract, to the extent such Swap Contract is permitted pursuant to Section 8.03(d), (c) all obligations under any Secured Treasury Management Agreement and (d) all obligations under any Secured Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit that are permitted under Section 8.03(f); provided that the “Obligations” of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement, and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
25
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).
“Outbound Investment Rules” means the regulations administered and enforced, together with any related public guidance issued, by the United States Treasury Department under U.S. Executive Order 14105 of August 9, 2023, or any similar law or regulation; as of the First Amendment Effective Date, and as codified at 31 C.F.R. § 850.101 et seq.
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date, (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts, and (c) with respect to any Term Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any prepayments or repayments of such Term Loans on such date.
“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate and (b) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the applicable L/C Issuer, or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 11.16.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” means 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 the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any 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 immediately preceding five plan years.
“Permitted Acquisition” means an Investment consisting of an Acquisition by a Loan Party; provided that (a) immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition, such Loan Party would be in compliance with Section 8.07, (b) in the case of an Acquisition of the Capital Stock of another Person, the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) of such other Person shall have duly approved
26
such Acquisition, (c) subject to Section 1.03(e), no Default or Event of Default shall exist immediately before or immediately after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, (d) subject to Section 1.03(e), the Borrower will be in compliance with the financial covenants under Section 8.11 after giving effect thereto on Pro Forma Basis and (e) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate confirming the foregoing, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Investment” means, at any time, an Investment by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries permitted to exist at such time pursuant to the terms of Section 8.02.
“Permitted Lien” means, at any time, a Lien in respect of Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries permitted to exist at such time pursuant to the terms of Section 8.01.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.
“Pledge Agreement” means (a) the Domestic Pledge Agreement, (b) the Canadian Pledge Agreement or (c) any other pledge agreement given by any Person to the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations, in each case as amended and modified.
“Prime Rate” means, on any day, the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate.” The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s 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 announced rate. Any change in the “prime 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” means, in respect of any Disposition, any Involuntary Disposition, any sale or other disposition that results in a Person ceasing to be a Subsidiary, any Investment that results in any Person becoming a Subsidiary, any Acquisition, any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, or any other transaction that, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, requires satisfaction of a condition on a Pro Forma Basis, that such transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the most recent four fiscal quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b): (a) with respect to any Disposition, Involuntary Disposition or other sale or disposition pursuant to which a Person ceases to be a Subsidiary, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the Person or Property disposed of shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such transaction and (ii) Indebtedness which is retired shall be excluded and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of the applicable period and (b) with respect to any Acquisition or any other Investment that results in a Person becoming a Subsidiary, (i) income statement items attributable to the Person or Property acquired shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement items for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in this Section 1.01 and (B) such items are supported by
27
financial statements or other information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including the Person or Property acquired) in connection with such transaction and any Indebtedness of the Person or Property acquired which is not retired in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period and (B) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination.
“Pro Rata Share” means, as to each Lender at any time: (a) with respect to the Revolving Commitments, such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Revolving Commitment Percentage; provided that if the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, then such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Revolving Commitment Percentage shall be such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Revolving Commitment Percentage in effect immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof; (b) with respect to the Term A Loans and the Term A Loan Commitments for such Term A Loans, such Lender’s Term A Loan Commitment Percentage; (c) for any Incremental Term Loan Facility, with respect to the Incremental Term Loans under such Incremental Term Loan Facility and the Incremental Term Loan Commitments for such Incremental Term Loans, such Lender’s Incremental Term Loan Commitment Percentage for such Incremental Term Loan Facility; (d) for any Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility, with respect to the Incremental Add-on Term Loans under such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility and the Incremental Add-on Term Loan Commitments for such Incremental Add-on Term Loans, such Lender’s Incremental Add-on Term Loan Commitment Percentage for such Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility; and (e) with respect to the aggregate amount of Loans and L/C Obligations hereunder, a percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) equal to such Lender’s share of the Aggregate Commitments; provided that if the Aggregate Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, then such amount shall be a percentage (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place) equal to such Lender’s share of the aggregate amount of Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding. The initial Pro Rata Shares of each Lender on the First Amendment Effective Date with respect to the Revolving Commitments and the Term A Loans isare set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01.
“Property” means any interest of any kind in any property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Indenture” means any indenture executed by the Borrower pursuant to which Public Notes have been or will be issued.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.
“Public Notes” means any senior unsecured notes issued by the Borrower after the Closing Date pursuant to an offering consummated in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 or pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
28
“Qualified Acquisition” means a Permitted Acquisition (or series of related Permitted Acquisitions consummated in any six (6)-month period) for which the aggregate consideration is at least $250,000,000; provided that for any Permitted Acquisition or series of Permitted Acquisitions to qualify as a “Qualified Acquisition,” the Administrative Agent shall have received, prior to, or concurrently with, the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (or, in the case of a series of Permitted Acquisitions, prior to, or concurrently with the consummation of the first Permitted Acquisition in such series of Permitted Acquisitions), a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that such Permitted Acquisition or series of Permitted Acquisitions meet the criteria set forth in this definition and notifying the Administrative Agent that the Borrower has elected to treat such Permitted Acquisition or series of Permitted Acquisitions as a “Qualified Acquisition”.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and, in each case, can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer and any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(b).
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty day notice period has been waived.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans or Term Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Borrowing of a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.
“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Lenders having Total Revolving Exposures representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Revolving Exposures of all Revolving Lenders. The Total Revolving Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Lenders at any time; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination.
29
“Required Term A Loan Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Term A Loan Lenders having Total Term A Loan Exposures representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Term A Loan Exposures of all Term A Loan Lenders. The Total Term A Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Term A Loan Lenders at any time.
“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(b)(ii).
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(a).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means, for a Loan Party, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, vice president, treasurer or controller, and solely for purposes of certifications of corporate documents and incumbency certificates provided hereunder or in connection herewith, the secretary or an assistant secretary, and solely for purposes of notices of borrowing, payments, prepayments and the like under Article II, any other officer or employee so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, each Responsible Officer will provide an updated incumbency certificate and appropriate authorization documentation, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Capital Stock or of any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Capital Stock.
“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans. The amountamounts of the initial Revolving Commitments isin effect on the First Amendment Effective Date are identified on Schedule 2.01.
“Revolving Commitment Percentage” means, for each Revolving Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage carried to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount. The initial Revolving Commitment Percentages on the First Amendment Effective Date are set out in Schedule 2.01.
“Revolving Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans of such Lender at such time, plus (b) such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations at such time, plus (c) such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s participation in Swing Line Loans at such time.
30
“Revolving Lender” means, at any time, (a) so long as any Revolving Commitment is in effect, any Person that has a Revolving Commitment at such time, (b) if the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount has expired or is terminated, any Person that has Revolving Exposure at such time, and (c) in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns. The initial Revolving Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date are identified on the signature pages hereto and are set out in Schedule 2.01.
“Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
“Revolving Maturity Date” means December 710, 20272030; provided that, if such date is not a Business Day, the Revolving Maturity Date shall be the immediately prior Business Day.
“Revolving Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).
“Revolving Obligations” means Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.
“Sanctions” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), the Government of Canada or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b)(ii).
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit” means any Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit not prohibited by this Agreement issued by a Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Lender.
“Secured Party Designation Notice” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit K, or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Secured Swap Contract” means any Swap Contract not prohibited by this Agreement between the Borrower or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any Swap Bank, on the other hand.
“Secured Treasury Management Agreement” means any Treasury Management Agreement between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Treasury Management Bank, on the other hand.
“Securitization Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness under any Securitization Transaction.
“Securitization Receivables” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Securitization Transaction”.
31
“Securitization Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any special purpose subsidiary or affiliate to which such Person sells, conveys or otherwise transfers, or grants a Lien on Securitization Receivables pursuant to a Securitization Transaction.
“Securitization Transaction” means any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to which the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇ on, accounts, payments, receivables, accounts receivable, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment and in each case any related assets (the “Securitization Receivables”) to a Securitization Subsidiary.
“Security Agreement” means the second amended and restated security agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed in favor of the Collateral Agent by each of the Loan Parties.
“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
“SOFR Adjustment” means: (a) with respect to Daily Simple SOFR, 0.10% (10 basis points); and (b) with respect to Term SOFR, 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration, and 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-month’s duration.
“Solvent” or “Solvency” means, with respect to any Person as of a particular date, that on such date (a) such Person is generally able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature, (b) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s Property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged or is to engage, (c) the fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person and (d) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay all liabilities of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default pursuant to Section 9.01(a), Section 9.01(f) or Section 9.01(g).
“Specified Loan Party” has the meaning specified in Section 4.08.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than Capital Stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
32
“Sustainability Coordinator” means each Lender (or each Affiliate of a Lender) that is appointed as a sustainability coordinator by the Borrower, in consultation with the Administrative Agent, in each case, in its capacity as a sustainability coordinator.
“Swap Bank” means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Swap Contract that, (a) at the time it enters into a Swap Contract with the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is permitted by this Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender, is a party to a Swap Contract with the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is permitted by this Agreement, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceases to be a Lender); provided that, in the case of a Secured Swap Contract with a Person who is no longer a Lender (or Affiliate of a Lender), such Person shall be considered a Swap Bank only through the stated termination date (without extension or renewal) of such Secured Swap Contract; provided, further, that for any of the foregoing to be included as a “Secured Swap Contract” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Swap Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Obligation” means with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.
“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
33
“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Borrowing of Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Swing Line Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).
“Swing Line Sublimit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a). The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount.
“Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing arrangement whereby the arrangement is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease or does not otherwise appear on a balance sheet under GAAP.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term A Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
“Term A Loan Commitment” means, for each Term A Loan Lender, the commitment of such Term A Loan Lender to make a Term A Loan hereunder. The aggregate amount of the Term A Loan Commitments of all Term A Loan Lenders on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date is FOUR HUNDRED FIFTYTEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($450,000,000410,625,000). The amountamounts of the Term A Loan Commitments isof the Term A Loan Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date are identified on Schedule 2.01.
“Term A Loan Commitment Percentage” means, for each Term A Loan Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage carried to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is, prior to funding of its Term A Loan, such Term A Loan Lender’s Term A Loan Commitment, and after funding of its Term A Loan, the outstanding principal amount of such Term A Loan Lender’s Term A Loan, and the denominator of which is, prior to funding of the Term A Loans, the aggregate principal amount of the Term A Loan Commitments of the Term A Loan Lenders, and after funding of the Term A Loans, the Outstanding Amount of the Term A Loans. The initial Term A Loan Commitment Percentages on the First Amendment Effective Date are set out in Schedule 2.01.
“Term A Loan Lender” means (a) at any time on orimmediately prior to the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date, each Person with a Term A Loan Commitment at such time, (b) at any time after the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date, each Person holding a Term A Loan at such time, and (c) in each case, their successors and permitted assigns. The initial Term A Loan Lenders on the First Amendment Effective Date are identified on the signature pages hereto and on Schedule 2.01.
“Term A Loan Maturity Date” means December 710, 20272030; provided that if such date is not a Business Day, the Term A Loan Maturity Date shall be the immediately prior Business Day.
“Term Loan” means a Term A Loan, an Incremental Term Loan or an Incremental Add-on Term Loan, as the context may require.
34
“Term Loan Commitment” means a Term A Loan Commitment, an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or an Incremental Add-on Term Loan Commitment, as the context may require.
“Term Loan Lender” means a Term A Loan Lender, an Incremental Term Loan Lender or an Incremental Add-on Term Loan Lender, as the context may require.
“Term Loan Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).
“Term SOFR” means: (a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date, then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto; in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and (b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such date with a term of one month commencing that day; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto; provided that if Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) would otherwise be less than zero, Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Term SOFR.”
“Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the unused Commitments of such Lender at such time, plus (b) the Revolving Exposure of such Lender at such time, plus (c) the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans of such Lender at such time.
“Total Revolving Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the unused Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender at such time, plus (b) the Revolving Exposure of such Revolving Lender at such time.
“Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans, all Swing Line Loans and all L/C Obligations.
“Total Term A Loan Exposure” means, as to any Term A Loan Lender at any time, the Outstanding Amount of such Term A Loan Lender’s Term A Loan at such time.
“Treasury Management Agreement” means any agreement governing the provision of treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, purchasing card, travel card, account reconciliation, overdraft and reporting and trade finance services.
35
“Treasury Management Bank” means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Treasury Management Agreement that, (a) at the time it enters into a Treasury Management Agreement with a Borrower or any Subsidiary, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender, is a party to a Treasury Management Agreement with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Treasury Management Agreement (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceases to be a Lender); provided that for any of the foregoing to be included as a “Secured Treasury Management Agreement” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Treasury Management Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.
“Type” means, with respect to any Revolving Loan or any Term Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan.
“UCP” means, with respect to any commercial Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any applicable jurisdiction from time to time.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“United States Person” means any United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including any foreign branch of any such entity, or any Person in the United States.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any ofday except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable. recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(III).
36
“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.
“WAVE” means the unincorporated joint venture established pursuant to that Joint Venture Agreement dated March 23, 1992, between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Ventures, Inc. and Worthington Industries, Inc.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Section 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions.
With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
37
Section 1.03 Accounting Terms.
38
39
Section 1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
Section 1.05 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section 1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts; Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit or a Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time or such Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit or any Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document or other documentation related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit or such Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit, as applicable, shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such
40
Letter of Credit such Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
Section 1.07 UCC Terms. Terms defined in the UCC in effect on the Closing Date and not otherwise defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the meanings provided by those definitions. Subject to the foregoing, the term “UCC” refers, as of any date of determination, to the UCC then in effect.
Section 1.08 Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
ARTICLE II.
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 2.01 Revolving Loans and Term Loans.
41
42
In connection with establishment of any Incremental Loan Facility, (1) none of the Lenders or their affiliates shall have any obligation to provide commitments or loans for any Incremental Loan Facility without their prior written approval, (2) neither the Administrative Agent nor any of the Arrangers shall have any responsibility for arranging any such additional commitments without their prior written consent and subject to such conditions, including fee arrangements, as they may provide in connection therewith and (3) Schedule 2.01 will be deemed to be revised to reflect the Lenders, Loans, Commitments and pro rata shares or percentages after giving effect to the establishment of such Incremental Loan Facility.
Any increase in the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount shall be a part of the Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments hereunder subject to the same terms and conditions without distinction from the Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments existing prior to such increase.
43
Any Incremental Add-on Term Loan Facility established under Section 2.01(d) shall be a part of the applicable tranche of Term Loans being increased and subject to the same terms and conditions without distinction from such Term Loans existing prior to their establishment.
In connection with the establishment of any Incremental Term Loan Facility, this Agreement may be amended to incorporate additional terms (including customary “MFN” protections, soft call protection, and excess cash flow mandatory prepayments, in each case, that may be applicable solely with respect to any proposed Incremental Term Loan Facility) or conditions (including any additional conditions to the release of Collateral as provided in Section 7.14(e)) to the extent such terms or conditions are required by the Incremental Term Loan Lenders for such Incremental Term Loan Facility, with any such amendment requiring only the approval of the Loan Parties, such Incremental Term Loan Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
Section 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
44
45
Section 2.03 Letters of Credit.
46
47
48
49
50
The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the applicable L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
51
52
53
Section 2.04 Swing Line Loans.
54
55
56
Section 2.05 Prepayments.
All such notices must be in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each such notice of voluntary prepayment hereunder shall be irrevocable and shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and the Loans and Types of Loans that are being prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans; provided that the Borrower may rescind any notice of voluntary prepayment hereunder if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the Loans and the Aggregate Commitments, and such refinancing shall not have been consummated or shall otherwise have been delayed. The Administrative Agent will give prompt notice to the applicable Lenders of any prepayment on the Loans and the Lender’s interest therein. Prepayments of Term SOFR Loans hereunder shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount prepaid and breakage amounts, if any, under Section 3.05.
57
58
Section 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount.
The Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount may be permanently reduced in whole or in part by notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent; provided that (a) any such notice thereof must be received by 11:00 a.m. at least three Business Days prior to the date of reduction or termination and any such reduction or termination shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining amount of the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount), and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount may not be reduced to an amount less than the Total Revolving Outstandings. The Administrative Agent will give prompt notice to the Revolving Lenders of any such reduction in Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount. Any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount shall be applied to the Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective interests therein, except as provided in Section 2.15. All commitment or other fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
Section 2.07 Repayment of Loans.
59
Section 2.08 Interest.
Section 2.09 Fees.
In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03:
60
Section 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees.
Section 2.11 Evidence of Debt.
61
Section 2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
62
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
Section 2.13 Sharing of Payments by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff pursuant to Section 11.08 or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of (a) Obligations due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations due and payable to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all the Lenders at such time or (b) Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to
63
all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all of the Lenders at such time, then, in each case, the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (A) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (B) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and sub-participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Obligations then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be; provided that (1) if any such participations or sub-participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or sub-participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (2) the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in this Agreement, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or sub-participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall apply). Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
Section 2.14 Cash Collateral.
64
Section 2.15 Defaulting Lenders.
65
66
Section 2.16 ESG Amendment.
(a) After the Closing Date, the Borrower, in consultation with the Sustainability Coordinators and the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to establish specified key performance indicators (“KPIs”) with respect to certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) targets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. The Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement (such amendment, an “ESG Amendment”) solely for the purpose of incorporating the KPIs and other related provisions (the “ESG Pricing Provisions”) into this Agreement, and any such amendment shall become effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of the consent of the Required Lenders. Upon the effectiveness of any such ESG Amendment, based on the Borrower’s performance against the KPIs, certain adjustments (increase, decrease or no adjustment) (such adjustments, the “ESG Applicable Rate Adjustments”) to the Applicable Rate otherwise applicable will be made; provided that the amount of the ESG Applicable Rate Adjustments shall not exceed (A) in the case of the Applicable Rate for the Commitment Fee, an increase and/or decrease of 0.01%, and (B) in the case of the Applicable Rate for the Revolving Obligations, the Term A Loans (including any Incremental Add-on Term Loans related to the Term A Loans) and, if agreed by the Incremental Term Loan Lenders providing any Incremental Term Loans, such Incremental Term Loans, an increase and/or decrease of 0.05%; provided, further, that in no event shall the Applicable Rate be less than zero. The KPIs, the Borrower’s performance against the KPIs, and any related ESG Applicable Rate Adjustments resulting therefrom, will require, among other things, reporting and validation of the measurement of the KPIs, and will be determined based on certain certificates, reports
67
and other documents, in each case, setting forth the calculation and measurement of the KPIs in a manner that is aligned with the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (as published from time to time by the Loan Market Association, Asia Pacific Loan Market Association and Loan Syndications & Trading Association) and to be mutually agreed among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Sustainability Coordinators.
(b) Following the effectiveness of an ESG Amendment, any modification to the ESG Pricing Provisions shall be subject only to the consent of the Required Lenders so long as such modification does not have the effect of reducing the Applicable Rate to a level not otherwise permitted by Section 2.16(a).
ARTICLE III.
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Section 3.01 Taxes.
68
69
70
71
Section 3.02 Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case, until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loans, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.
72
Section 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates.
73
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (a) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (b) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then, in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then-current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03(b) at the end of any Interest Period, relevant Interest Payment Date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar Dollar-denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar Dollar-denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.
The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate. Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, such Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
For purposes of this Section 3.03(b), those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, the relevant Loans in Dollars shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders.
Section 3.04 Increased Costs.
74
75
Section 3.05 Compensation for Losses.
Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
Section 3.06 Mitigation of Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
76
Section 3.07 Survival.
All of the Loan Parties’ obligations under this Article III shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, the Facility Termination Date and the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV.
GUARANTY
Section 4.01 The Guaranty.
Section 4.02 Obligations Unconditional.
The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 4.01 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, validity, or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other agreement or instrument referred to therein, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 4.02 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article IV until such time as the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full and the commitments relating thereto have expired or terminated. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent
77
permitted by law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:
With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Guaranteed Obligations exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other agreement or instrument referred to therein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 4.03 Reinstatement.
The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article IV shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each other holder of the Guaranteed Obligations on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any law firm or other counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other such holder of Guaranteed Obligations in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.
Section 4.04 Certain Additional Waivers.
Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (a) the guaranty given hereby may be enforced without the necessity of resorting to or otherwise exhausting remedies in respect of any other security or collateral interests, and without the necessity at any time of having to take recourse against the Borrower hereunder or against any collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise, (b) it will not assert any right to require the action first be taken against the Borrower or any other Person (including any co-guarantor) or pursuit of any other remedy or enforcement any other right and (c) nothing contained herein shall prevent or limit action being taken against the Borrower hereunder, under the other Loan Documents
78
or the other documents and agreements relating to the Guaranteed Obligations or from foreclosing on any security or collateral interests relating hereto or thereto, or from exercising any other rights or remedies available in respect thereof, if neither the Borrower nor the Guarantors shall timely perform their obligations, and the exercise of any such rights and completion of any such foreclosure proceedings shall not constitute a discharge of the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder unless as a result thereof, the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in full and the commitments relating thereto shall have expired or been terminated, it being the purpose and intent that the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder be absolute, irrevocable, independent and unconditional under all circumstances.
Each Guarantor further agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the Guaranteed Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section 4.02 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section 4.06.
Section 4.05 Remedies.
The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other holders of the Guaranteed Obligations, on the other hand, the Guaranteed Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 9.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Section 9.02) for purposes of Section 4.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Guaranteed Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Guaranteed Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 4.01. The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the holders of the Guaranteed Obligations may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.
Section 4.06 Rights of Contribution.
The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until all Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.
Section 4.07 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee.
The guarantee in this Article IV is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.
Section 4.08 Keepwell.
Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty in this Article IV by any Loan Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (a “Specified Loan Party”) or the grant of a security interest under the Loan Documents by any such Specified Loan Party, in either case, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in
79
respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article IV, or otherwise under this Agreement, voidable under applicable Debtor Relief Laws, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each applicable Loan Party under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full and the commitments relating thereto have expired or terminated. Each Loan Party intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
ARTICLE V.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 5.01 [Reserved].
Section 5.01 Conditions to Initial Credit Extension. The effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligation of each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Loan Documents. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Agreement, any Notes requested by any Lender, the Security Agreement, the Domestic Pledge Agreement and the Canadian Pledge Agreement, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party and, in the case of this Agreement, by each ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the L/C Issuer.
(b) Opinions of Counsel. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of favorable opinions of legal counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender and dated as of the Closing Date, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Organization Documents, Resolutions, Etc. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:
(i) copies of the Organization Documents of each Loan Party certified to be true and complete as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state or other jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, where applicable, and certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party to be true and correct as of the Closing Date;
(ii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party; and
(iii) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and is validly existing, and in good standing in its state of organization or formation.
(d) Perfection and Priority of Liens. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following for each Loan Party: (i) completion of searches for Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of organization or formation and for confirmation of ownership and filings in respect of intellectual property
80
in the records of the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office; (ii) the confirmation or filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code in appropriate jurisdictions to perfect security interests in the personal property collateral and of notices and filings with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office to perfect security interests in intellectual property; and (iii) receipt by the Collateral Agent of the original certificates evidencing certificated Capital Stock (including those evidencing Material First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries) pledged as collateral to secure the loans and obligations hereunder, together with undated stock powers executed in blank.
(e) Evidence of Insurance. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of certificates of insurance of the Loan Parties evidencing general liability and property insurance meeting the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, naming the Collateral Agent as additional insured (in the case of general liability insurance) or lender’s loss payee for claims in excess of $10,000,000 (in the case of property insurance) on behalf of the holders of the Obligations.
(f) Closing Certificate. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that, on the Closing Date, immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the initial Loans and Credit Extensions and the transactions contemplated in connection therewith, (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article VI or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, if already qualified by materiality) on and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, if already qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date, (ii) no Default shall exist, and (iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
(g) Existing Credit Agreement. The Borrower shall have (i) paid all accrued and unpaid interest on the loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement to the Closing Date, (ii) paid all accrued fees owing to the lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement to the Closing Date, and (iii) repaid in full all loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement (it being understood and agreed that, to the extent agreed among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lenders, the repayment in full of the existing loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement may occur by virtue of a rolling on the Closing Date of such existing outstanding loans under the Existing Credit Agreement into Loans hereunder and a reallocation thereof (to the extent necessary) among the applicable Lenders on the Closing Date).
(h) KYC; Beneficial Ownership Certifications. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, (i) the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have received all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties as has been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or such Lender that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, and (ii) if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender requesting the same, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.
(i) Fees. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date to BofA Securities, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.
81
(j) Expenses. Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid (or caused to have paid) all expenses of the Administrative Agent required to be reimbursed by the Loan Parties, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of legal counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to each such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent), to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of such legal counsel as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent).
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 10.04, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
Section 5.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension is subject to the following conditions precedent:
Each Request for Credit Extension submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
ARTICLE VI.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
Section 6.01 Existence, Qualification and Power. Each Loan Party (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
82
Section 6.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not: (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law (including Regulation U or Regulation X issued by the FRB); except in each case referred to in clause (b) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than (a) those that have already been obtained and are in full force and effect, (b) filings to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents, or (c) where the failure to obtain or make the same could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party that is party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal Debtor Relief Laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.
Section 6.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
83
Section 6.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.07 No Default.
Section 6.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
Section 6.09 Environmental Compliance. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
84
Section 6.10 Insurance. The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which may be Insurance Subsidiaries, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates. The insurance coverage of the Loan Parties as in effect on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date is outlined as to carrier, policy number, expiration date, type, amount and deductibles on Schedule 6.10.
Section 6.11 Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.12 ERISA Compliance.
85
Section 6.13 Subsidiaries. Set forth on Schedule 6.13 is a complete and accurate list as of the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date of each Subsidiary, together with (a) jurisdiction of organization, (b) with respect to the Loan Parties only, the number of shares of each class of Capital Stock outstanding, (c) percentage of outstanding shares of each class owned (directly or indirectly) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (d) number and effect, if exercised, of all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and all other similar rights with respect thereto. The outstanding Capital Stock of each Subsidiary is validly issued, fully paid and non‑assessable.
Section 6.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
Section 6.15 Disclosure.
The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. As of the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date, the information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects.
86
Section 6.16 Compliance with Laws; OFAC; Patriot Act, Etc.
Section 6.17 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the legal right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Loan Parties, are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses. Set forth on Schedule 6.17 is a list of all material IP Rights registered or pending registration with the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office and owned by each Loan Party as of the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date. Except for such claims and infringements that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any IP Rights or the validity or effectiveness of any IP Rights, nor does any Loan Party know of any such claim, and, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Loan Parties, the use of any IP Rights by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the granting of a right or a license in respect of any IP Rights from the Borrower or any Subsidiary does not infringe on the rights of any Person. As of the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date, none of the material IP Rights owned by any of the Loan Parties is subject to any licensing agreement or similar arrangement except as set forth on Schedule 6.17.
87
Section 6.18 Solvency. The Loan Parties are Solvent on a consolidated basis.
Section 6.19 Perfection of Security Interests in the Collateral.
Section 6.20 Business Locations.
Section 6.21 Labor Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.21, there are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as of the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five years that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
88
Section 6.22 Outbound Investment Rules. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary is a “covered foreign person” as that term is used in the Outbound Investment Rules. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary currently engages, or has any present intention to engage in the future, directly or indirectly, in (a) a “covered activity” or a “covered transaction”, as each such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, (b) any activity or transaction that would constitute a “covered activity” or a “covered transaction”, as each such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, if such Loan Party or such Subsidiary were a United States Person or (c) any other activity that would cause the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender to be in violation of the Outbound Investment Rules or cause the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender to be legally prohibited by the Outbound Investment Rules from performing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
article vii.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted under the Loan Documents) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall and shall cause each Subsidiary (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 7.01, 7.02, and 7.03) to:
Section 7.01 Financial Statements.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for further distribution to each Lender):
89
As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 7.02(d), the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under Section 7.01(a) or Section 7.01(b), but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in Section 7.01(a) and Section 7.01(b) at the times specified therein.
Section 7.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for further distribution to each Lender), in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
90
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) or Section 7.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02, (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third‑party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent), or (iii) on which such documents are filed with the SEC on ▇▇▇▇▇. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and, to the extent otherwise delivered by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, the Borrower shall not have an obligation to deliver paper copies of the documents referred to above.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting Borrower Materials on SyndTrak or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws (provided that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07), (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Investor,” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not marked as “Public Investor.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be under any obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”
Section 7.03 Notices.
91
Each notice pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
Section 7.04 Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including: (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness; except in each case to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc.
Section 7.06 Maintenance of Properties.
92
Section 7.07 Maintenance of Insurance.
Section 7.08 Compliance with Laws.
Section 7.09 Books and Records.
Section 7.10 Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom (it being understood and agreed that to the extent any such records constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07), and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower.
93
Section 7.11 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions (a) to refinance existing indebtedness, including indebtedness under the Existing Creditthis Agreement immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and (b) to finance working capital, capital expenditures and other lawful corporate purposes; provided that in no event shall the proceeds of the Credit Extensions be used in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.
Section 7.12 Additional Subsidiaries.
Section 7.13 ERISA Compliance.
Cause, and cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to cause, each Plan that is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to maintain such qualification, and make all required contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code, except where the failure to do so would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.14 Pledged Assets.
94
95
Section 7.15 Further Assurances. Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, subject any Loan Party’s Property to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the holders of the Obligations the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the holders of the Obligations under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or is to be a party.
articLE viii.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted under the Loan Documents) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
Section 8.01 Liens.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:
96
97
98
Section 8.02 Investments.
Make any Investments, except:
99
100
Section 8.03 Indebtedness.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
101
102
provided, further, that on the incurrence of all such Indebtedness under this subsection (h), (x) no Default or Event of Default shall exist immediately before or immediately after giving effect thereto, (y) the Borrower will be in compliance with the financial covenants under Section 8.11 after giving effect thereto on Pro Forma Basis and (z) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate confirming the foregoing, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
103
104
Section 8.04 Fundamental Changes.
Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.04 but subject to the terms of Sections 7.12 and 7.14, (a) the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any of its Subsidiaries (provided that in any such case the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person), (b) subject to the proviso in clause (a) above, any Loan Party may merge or consolidate with any other Loan Party, (c) subject to the proviso in clause (a) above, any Domestic Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with and into another Domestic Subsidiary (provided that if a Loan Party is a party thereto, it shall be the continuing or surviving Person), (d) any Foreign Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with or into any Loan Party (provided that such Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person), (e) any Foreign Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with or into any other Foreign Subsidiary, (f) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge with any Person that is not a Loan Party in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (provided that in any such case the continuing or surviving Person shall be (i) the Borrower, if the Borrower is a party to such transaction, (ii) subject to the foregoing clause (i), a Loan Party, if a Loan Party is party to such transaction, or (iii) otherwise, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person), (g) any Subsidiary may dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs at any time, so long as such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as applicable, could not have a Material Adverse Effect (provided that if any such dissolution, liquidation or winding up involves a Loan Party, the remaining assets of such Loan Party shall be transferred to another Loan Party in connection therewith), (h) any Loan Party and any Subsidiary may make any Permitted Investments (other than by reference to this Section 8.04 (or any clause hereof)) and (i) any Loan Party and any Subsidiary may make any Disposition permitted under Section 8.05 (other than by reference to this Section 8.04 (or any clause hereof)).
Section 8.05 Dispositions.
Make any Disposition (other than an Involuntary Disposition) other than the following:
(d) the Campus Adjacent Land Sale.
105
Section 8.06 Restricted Payments.
Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that:
provided that, in each case, that payment of any dividend or distribution pursuant to this Section 8.06 may be made within sixty (60) days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration (i) such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) no Event of Default occurred and was continuing.
106
Section 8.07 Change in Nature of Business.
Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the ClosingFirst Amendment Effective Date or any business related, incidental, complementary or ancillary thereto or reasonable developments or extensions thereof.
Section 8.08 Transactions with Affiliates.
Enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of transactions with any Affiliate of such Person other than (a) advances of working capital to any Loan Party, (b) transactions solely among Loan Parties, (c) intercompany transactions expressly permitted by Section 8.02, Section 8.03, Section 8.04, Section 8.05 or Section 8.06 (in each case, other than by reference to this Section 8.08 (or any clause hereof)), (d)(i) transactions solely among the Borrower and its wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries and (ii) guarantees provided by (and, to the extent arising in connection with such guarantees, investments made by) the Borrower or any of its wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries of operating lease obligations (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any such obligations that constitute Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, to the extent such obligations arise in the ordinary course of business, and (e) except as otherwise specifically limited in this Agreement, other transactions which are entered into in the ordinary course of such Person’s business on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to such Person as would be obtainable by it in a comparable arms‑length transaction with a Person other than an officer, director or Affiliate.
Section 8.09 Burdensome Agreements.
Enter into, or permit to exist, any Contractual Obligation that (a) encumbers or restricts on the ability of any such Person to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to any Loan Party on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, (ii) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Loan Party, or (iii) make loans or advances to any Loan Party or (b) prohibits or otherwise restricts the existence of any Lien upon the Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of any Material Domestic Subsidiary in favor of the Administrative Agent for the purpose of securing the Obligations; provided that the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations which:
107
Section 8.10 Use of Proceeds.
Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly,
(a) whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose;
(b) to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation of by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Sustainability Coordinator, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender or otherwise) of Sanctions, or to lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity for any such purposes; or
108
(c) for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, or other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions.
Section 8.11 Financial Covenants.
Section 8.12 Prepayment of Other Indebtedness, Etc.
If any Default has occurred and is continuing or shall exist immediately after giving effect thereto, make (or give any notice with respect thereto) any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including by way of depositing money or securities with the trustee with respect thereto before due for the purpose of paying when due), refund, refinance or exchange of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents and Securitization Indebtedness).
Section 8.13 Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation and Form of Entity.
Section 8.14 Outbound Investment Rules.
109
ARTICLE iX.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 9.01 Events of Default.
Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:
110
111
Section 9.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default.
If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:
provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Section 9.03 Application of Funds.
After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 9.02), or if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all Obligations then due hereunder, any amounts received on account of the Obligations, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.14 and 2.15, shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:
First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, in each case in its capacity as such;
Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
112
Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings and Letter of Credit Fees, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third held by them;
Fourth, to payment of (a) that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, (b) Obligations then owing under Secured Swap Contracts, (c) Obligations then owing under Secured Treasury Management Agreements, and (d) Obligations then owing under Secured Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuers, the Swap Banks, the Treasury Management Banks, and the Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;
Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuers, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.14; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.14, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above. Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or, for the avoidance of doubt, with proceeds of any Collateral pledged by such Guarantor, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, obligations arising under Secured Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit, obligations arising under Secured Treasury Management Agreements, and obligations arising under Secured Swap Contracts, in each case, shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received a Secured Party Designation Notice, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Lender, the applicable Treasury Management Bank, or the applicable Swap Bank, as the case may be. Each Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Lender, each Treasury Management Bank and each Swap Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article X for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.
ARTICLE X.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; COLLATERAL AGENT
Section 10.01 Appointment and Authority.
113
Section 10.02 Rights as a Lender.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
The Person serving as the Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Collateral Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Collateral Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
114
Section 10.03 Exculpatory Provisions.
115
Section 10.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section 10.05 Delegation of Duties.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub‑agents appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any such sub‑agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub‑agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any such sub‑agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
Section 10.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent.
116
117
Section 10.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Arrangers, Sustainability Coordinators and Other Lenders.
Each Lender and the L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges that none of the Agent and Arranger Parties has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any of the Agent and Arranger Parties hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any of the Agent and Arranger Parties to any Lender or the L/C Issuer as to any matter, including whether any of the Agent and Arranger Parties have disclosed material information in their (or their respective Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents to the Agent and Arranger Parties that it has, independently and without reliance upon any of the Agent and Arranger
118
Parties, any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any of the Agent and Arranger Parties, any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (a) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, and (b) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or the L/C Issuer for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.
Section 10.08 No Other Duties; Etc.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners, arrangers, syndication agents, documentation agents, Sustainability Coordinators or co-agents shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.
Section 10.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
119
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or in any such proceeding.
Section 10.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.
It is acknowledged that Subsidiaries will be automatically released from their guaranty obligations hereunder and from the security interests pledged by them under the Collateral Documents upon consummation of transactions permitted hereunder (including a merger, consolidation or liquidation) and Liens to secure Obligations hereunder will be automatically released upon sales, dispositions or other transfers by Loan Parties permitted hereunder. In the event that any action is required to evidence any such release, the Lenders and L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take any such action, including:
Upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s, as applicable, authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, and of the Administrative Agent to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, pursuant to this Section 10.10. In each case as specified in this Section 10.10, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 10.10.
120
Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
Section 10.11 Secured Swap Contracts, Secured Treasury Management Agreements and Secured Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit.
No Swap Bank, Treasury Management Bank or Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Lender that obtains the benefits of Section 9.03, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including any notice of or right to consent to any amendment, wavier or modification of the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document) or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article X to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Swap Contracts, Obligations arising under Secured Treasury Management Agreements or Obligations arising under Secured Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit unless the Administrative Agent has received a Secured Party Designation Notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the Swap Bank, Treasury Management Bank or Bi-Lateral Letter of Credit Lender, as the case may be; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Swap Contracts, Obligations arising under Secured Treasury Management Agreements or Obligations arising under Secured Bi-Lateral Letters of Credit, in the case of the Facility Termination Date.
Section 10.12 Certain ERISA Matters.
121
Section 10.13 Recovery of Erroneous Payments.
Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender Party, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by the Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender Party in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate. Each Lender Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
122
ARTICLE XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01 Amendments, Etc.
123
124
provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:
125
126
(12) in order to implement an ESG Amendment in accordance with Section 2.16(a), this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) for such purpose (but solely to the extent necessary to implement an ESG Amendment in accordance with Section 2.16(a)) by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders.
Section 11.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
127
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
128
Section 11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.
No failure by any Lender, L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including the imposition of the Default Rate) preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided in each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 9.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 11.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02, and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
Section 11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
129
130
Section 11.05 Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Loan Party is made to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the Facility Termination Date and the termination of this Agreement.
131
Section 11.06 Successors and Assigns.
132
133
(1) (x) all such assignments shall be subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (y) all holders of Term Loans shall be offered a bona fide opportunity to participate in each assignment of Term Loans to an Affiliated Lender on a pro rata basis and on identical terms (including as to any consideration paid in connection therewith); and (z) any consideration paid in connection with such assignment shall be cash and not, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness to be held by (or proceeds of Indebtedness concurrently issued to) the Lenders whose Term Loans are assigned;
(2) the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed Assignment and Assumption Agreement, with such modifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require (and which may include, among other things, confirmation that the Affiliated Lender is an “accredited investor” as referenced and defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 and that it is making the purchase for its own account in the ordinary course and without a view to distribution within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or other securities laws); and
(3) after giving effect to any such assignment, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by all Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding.
134
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such
135
assignment; provided that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso of Section 11.01(a) that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and
136
expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
137
Section 11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates, its auditors and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (or in Swap Contracts and Treasury Management Agreements that are Obligations hereunder) or any Eligible Assignee invited to become a Lender as provided herein, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder, (ii) the provider of any Platform or other electronic delivery service used to deliver Borrower Materials or notices to the Lenders, or (iii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the application, issuance, publishing and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Borrower or, (i) to the extent required by a potential or actual insurer or reinsurer in connection with providing insurance, reinsurance or credit risk mitigation coverage under which payments are to be made or may be made by reference to this Agreement or (j) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or (z) is independently discovered or developed by a party hereto without utilizing any Information received from the Borrower or violating the terms of this Section 11.07. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein prohibits any individual from communicating or disclosing information regarding suspected violations of laws, rules or regulations to a governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory authority without any notification to any person.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than (x) any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (y) any such information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date which is clearly identified at the time of delivery as nonconfidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
138
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws.
Section 11.08 Set-off.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, the L/C Issuer or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 11.09 Interest Rate Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
Section 11.10 Integration; Effectiveness.
This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01,
139
this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 11.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
Section 11.12 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
Section 11.13 Replacement of Lenders.
If (i) the Borrower is entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06(b), (ii) a Lender (a “Non-Consenting Lender”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 11.01 and, or (iii) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
140
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Each party hereto agrees that (a) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 11.13 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (b) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender; provided, further, that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11.13 to the contrary, (i) any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements satisfactory to such Lender (including the furnishing of a backstop standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or the depositing of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer) have been made with respect to such outstanding Letter of Credit and (ii) the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 10.06.
Section 11.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
141
Section 11.15 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 11.16 USA PATRIOT Act Notice.
Each Lender and each L/C Issuer that is subject to the Patriot Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
142
October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Loan Parties, which information includes the name and address of the Loan Parties and other information that will allow such Lender, such L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. The Loan Parties shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent, such L/C Issuer or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.
Section 11.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a)(i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agent and Arranger Parties and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agent and Arranger Parties and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Borrower and each of other Loan Parties is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b)(i) each of the Agent and Arranger Parties and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, any of the other Loan Parties or their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) none of the Agent and Arranger Parties or Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower, any of the other Loan Parties or their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Agent and Arranger Parties and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Agent and Arranger Parties or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any of the other Loan Parties or their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against any of the Agent and Arranger Parties or the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 11.18 Electronic Execution.
This Agreement, any other Loan Document, and any other document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (each, a “Communication”), including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender Party agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered. Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of any Communication by facsimile or other electronic messaging means (e.g. “.pdf” or “.tif”) shall be effective
143
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of such Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this Section 11.18 may include use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into .pdf), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Lender Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (each, an “Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swing Line Lender or any L/C Issuer is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swing Line Lender or such L/C Issuer has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Lender Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party and/or any Lender Party without further verification and regardless of the appearance or form of such Electronic Signature, and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender Party, any Communication executed using an Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart.
None of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swing Line Lender or any L/C Issuer shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s, the Swing Line Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swing Line Lender and each L/C Issuer shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).
Each Loan Party and each Lender Party hereby waives (a) any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, and (b) any claim against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender Party for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s and/or such Lender Party’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Loan Parties to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
Section 11.19 Existing Credit Agreement Superseded.
This Agreement shall, on the Closing Date, supersede the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety. On the Closing Date: (i) the rights and obligations of the parties under each of the Existing Credit Agreement and the “Notes” defined therein shall cease to be governed by the Existing Credit Agreement and shall be governed by this Agreement and the Notes; (ii) the “Obligations” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be Obligations hereunder; and (iii) the Obligations incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement shall, to the extent outstanding on the Closing Date, continue outstanding under this Agreement and shall not be deemed to
144
be paid, released, discharged or otherwise satisfied by the execution of this Agreement. The Lenders’ interests in such Obligations, and participations in such Letters of Credit, shall be reallocated on the Closing Date in accordance with each Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Shares. Each Lender party hereto that is a lender under the Existing Credit Agreement hereby waives any right to request compensation under Section 3.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement in connection with the transactions to occur on the Closing Date (including any reallocation of loans under the Existing Credit Agreement as Loans outstanding hereunder on the Closing Date).
Section 11.20 Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by: (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and (b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable, (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability, (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
Section 11.21 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs.
To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree that, with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States), in the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
145
Section 11.22 Appointment of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that (a) the Borrower may execute such documents and provide such authorizations on behalf of such Loan Parties as the Borrower deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Loan Party shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document and/or authorization executed on its behalf, (b) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer or a Lender to the Borrower shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, authorization, instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower on behalf of each of the Loan Parties.
[signature pages followintentionally omitted]
146
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER: |
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., |
||
|
a Pennsylvania corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
GUARANTORS: |
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ VENTURES, INC., |
||
|
a Delaware corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
AWI LICENSING LLC, |
||
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
TECTUM, INC., |
||
|
a Delaware corporation |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS GROUP, INC., |
||
|
a Delaware corporation |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
TURF DESIGN, INC., |
|
|
|
an Illinois corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
ARKTURA LLC, |
||
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
ARK GROUP, LLC, |
||
|
a California limited liability company |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ WORLD INDUSTRIES (DELAWARE) LLC, |
||
|
a Delaware limited liability company |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
||
|
as the Administrative Agent |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
COLLATERAL AGENT: |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
||
|
as the Collateral Agent |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
LENDERS: |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
||
|
as a Lender, an L/C Issuer, and the Swing Line Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
ManufaCturers & Traders Trust Company, |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
pnc bank, national association, |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
td bank, n.a., |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
truist bank, |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
jpmorgan chase bank, n.a., |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
the bank of nova scotia, |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
first national bank of pennsylvania, |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
credit industriel et commercial, new york branch, |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
▇▇▇▇▇▇ bank, n.a., |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
the huntington national bank, |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
comerica bank, |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
|
s&t bank, |
||
|
as a Lender |
||
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
|
|
|
Name: |
|
|
|
Title: |
|
|
