AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIFTH AMENDED, RESTATED AND CONSOLIDATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FIFTH AMENDED, RESTATED AND CONSOLIDATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIFTH AMENDED, RESTATED AND CONSOLIDATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of October 8, 2021 is made by and among SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto as New Vehicle Borrowers (each a “New Vehicle Borrower” and collectively with the Used Vehicle Borrowers (defined below), the “Vehicle Borrowers”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto as Used Vehicle Borrowers (each a “Used Vehicle Borrower”, and collectively with the Company, the “Used Vehicle Borrowers”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and the New Lenders (collectively, the “Consenting Lenders”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“Bank of America”), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and as Revolving Swing Line Lender, New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and each of the other Loan Parties signatory hereto.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company, the Administrative Agent, Revolving Swing Line Lender, New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and the lenders parties thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”) have entered into that certain Fifth Amended, Restated and Consolidated Credit Agreement dated as of April 14, 2021 (as from time to time amended, modified, supplemented, restated, or amended and restated, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders have made available to the Company a revolving credit facility (including a letter of credit subfacility and a swing line subfacility) and to the Company and certain Subsidiaries of the Company a new vehicle floorplan revolving credit facility (including a swing line subfacility) and a used vehicle floorplan revolving credit facility (including a swing line subfacility).
WHEREAS, the Company and the Borrowers have advised the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of their desire (a) to consummate the acquisition by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries to acquire 100% of all the stock of RFJ Auto Partners, Inc., as contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 17, 2021 (the “RFJ Acquisition Agreement” and, together with the documents, agreements, certificates and instruments executed in connection therewith, collectively, the “RFJ Acquisition Documents” and such acquisition, the “RFJ Acquisition”), by and among RFJMS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, RFJ Auto Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation and The Resolute Fund III, L.P., as Company Equityholder Representative (collectively, the “RFJ Sellers”) and the Company, (b) for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to incur certain Indebtedness, which may include Indebtedness incurred under (i) the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby or (ii) any senior or senior subordinated notes or other securities issued in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering (the “Securities”) (such Indebtedness, the “RFJ Acquisition Indebtedness” and the documents, agreements, certificates and instruments executed in connection therewith, collectively, the “RFJ Acquisition Indebtedness Documents”), the proceeds of which will be used to consummate the transactions contemplated by the RFJ Acquisition Documents.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Borrowers have requested (a) an increase in each of the Facilities, so that after giving effect to such increase, (i) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments will be $350,000,000.00, (ii) the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments will be of $1,030,000,000, and (iii) the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments will be $1,570,000,000 (the increases described in clause (a) hereof are collectively referred to herein as the “Increase”), (b) that the concentration limit on the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility be removed, and (c) certain other amendments to the Credit Agreement, as more specifically set forth herein.
WHEREAS, the Consenting Lenders are willing to provide the Increase and the Administrative Agent and the Consenting Lenders have agreed to such requests, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment.
WHEREAS, by this Amendment, the Administrative Agent, the Consenting Lenders, the Company and the Borrowers desire and intend to evidence the amendments set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendments to Credit Agreement.
(a) Amendments to Credit Agreement Effective on Amendment No. 1 Effective Date. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended so that, as amended, it shall read as set forth in, and shall have the terms, covenants, conditions and other provisions in the form of Credit Agreement set forth as Exhibit A to this Amendment (the “Consolidated Form Credit Agreement”). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each amendment to the Credit Agreement reflected in the Consolidated Form Credit Agreement is and shall be effective as if individually specified in this Amendment (the parties further acknowledging that amending the Credit Agreement by reference to the Consolidated Form Credit Agreement provides a convenience to the parties to permit the amended terms to be read in the context of the full Credit Agreement), and that this Amendment is not a novation of the Credit Agreement or of any credit facility provided thereunder or in respect thereof. The signature pages contained may be left off of the Consolidated Form Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding that the cover page of the Consolidated Form Credit Agreement is dated “as of April 14, 2021”, the changes to the Credit Agreement effected by this Amendment shall be effective as of the satisfaction or waiver to the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment.
(b) Amendments to Credit Agreement Effective on Commitment Increase Effective Date. The Aggregate Revolving Commitments, Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments and Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments as in effect on the date hereof are set forth on Exhibit B-1. Simultaneously with the Commitment Increase Effective Date, the parties hereby agree that (a) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments will be increased to an amount of $350,000,000.00, (ii) the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments will be increased to an amount of $1,030,000,000, and (iii) the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments will be increased to an amount of $1,570,000,000, and (b) in order to effect such increase, Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety by the corresponding Schedule 2.01 attached as Exhibit B-2 hereto.
(c) Joinder of the New Lenders; Assignments and Allocations.
(i) By its execution of this Amendment, each of the Persons identified on the signature pages hereto as a New Lender (each, a “New Lender”) hereby confirms and agrees that, as of the Commitment Increase Effective Date, it shall be and become a party to the Credit Agreement as a Lender (including as a Revolving Lender, New Vehicle Floorplan Lender and Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender) and shall have all of the rights and be obligated to perform all of the obligations of a Lender thereunder with the Commitment equal to the amounts set forth on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto (and as from time to time adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement). Each New Lender hereby (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to be become a
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Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii) and (v) of the Credit Agreement, (iii) from and after the Commitment Increase Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the assets of the type present by its Commitment, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by such Commitment and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire such Commitment, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the schedules and exhibits thereto together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment (and to incur the rights and obligations as a Lender under the Credit Agreement), (v) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment; and (vi) if it is a Foreign Lender, it has delivered to the Administrative Agent any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the undersigned; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit and legal decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other document entered into in connection with the Loans thereunder, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement and such other documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender. On and after the Commitment Increase Effective Date, all references to “Lenders” in the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Lenders.
(ii) Simultaneously with the Commitment Increase Effective Date, the parties hereby agree that (A) the Revolving Commitment of each of the Revolving Lenders under the Credit Agreement shall be as set forth in Schedule 2.01 (as amended hereby), the outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans (as defined in and under the Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any Revolving Borrowings of Revolving Loans under the Credit Agreement on the Commitment Increase Effective Date, but after giving effect to any repayment or reduction thereof with the proceeds of any applicable sources) shall be reallocated in accordance with such Revolving Commitments and the requisite assignments shall be deemed to be made in such amounts by and between the Revolving Lenders and from each Revolving Lender to each other Revolving Lender (including to Revolving Lenders who increase their Revolving Commitments in connection with this Amendment), with the same force and effect as if such assignments were evidenced by applicable Assignments and Assumptions (as defined in the Credit Agreement) under the Credit Agreement but without the payment of any related assignment fee, and no other documents or instruments shall be, or shall be required to be, executed in connection with such assignments (all of which requirements are hereby waived), (B) the New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment of each of the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders under the Credit Agreement shall be as set forth in Schedule 2.01 (as amended hereby), the outstanding amount of the New Vehicle Floorplan Loans (as defined in and under the Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any New Vehicle Floorplan Borrowings of New Vehicle Floorplan Loans under the Credit Agreement on the Commitment Increase Effective Date, but after giving effect to any repayment or reduction thereof with the proceeds of any applicable sources) shall be reallocated in accordance with such New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments and the requisite assignments shall be deemed to be made in such amounts by and between the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders and from each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender to each other New Vehicle Floorplan Lender (including to New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders who increase their New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments in connection with this Amendment), with the same force and effect as if such assignments were evidenced by applicable Assignments and Assumptions (as defined in the Credit Agreement) under the Credit Agreement but without the payment of any related assignment fee, and no other documents or instruments shall be, or shall be required to be, executed in connection with such assignments (all of which requirements are hereby waived), and (C) the Used Vehicle
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Floorplan Commitment of each of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders under the Credit Agreement shall be as set forth in Schedule 2.01 (as amended hereby), the outstanding amount of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans (as defined in and under the Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any Used Vehicle Floorplan Borrowings of Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans under the Credit Agreement on the Commitment Increase Effective Date, but after giving effect to any repayment or reduction thereof with the proceeds of any applicable sources) shall be reallocated in accordance with such Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments and the requisite assignments shall be deemed to be made in such amounts by and between the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders and from each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender to each other Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender (including to Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders who increase their Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments in connection with this Amendment), with the same force and effect as if such assignments were evidenced by applicable Assignments and Assumptions (as defined in the Credit Agreement) under the Credit Agreement but without the payment of any related assignment fee, and no other documents or instruments, shall be, or shall be required to be, executed in connection with such assignments (all of which requirements are hereby waived).
(iii) On the Commitment Increase Effective Date, the applicable Lenders shall make full cash settlement with one another, in each case through the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent may direct or approve, with respect to all assignments, reallocations and other changes in Commitments, such that after giving effect to such settlements, each Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Aggregate Commitments equals (with customary rounding) its Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Loans.
(iv) The increase in Commitments pursuant to this Amendment is not an exercise of Section 2.23 of the Credit Agreement. However, nothing contained herein shall modify or alter such requirement of Section 2.23 of the Credit Agreement in the event the Company requests a separate increase in Commitments pursuant to Section 2.23 of the Credit Agreement at any time after the Commitment Increase Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the increase in Commitments pursuant to this Amendment shall not occur unless the Commitment Increase Effective Date has occurred.
(v) In the event of any assignment of a Commitment by a Lender, any increase in Commitments pursuant to Section 2.23 of the Credit Agreement, any reduction in Commitments pursuant to Section 2.15 of the Credit Agreement, any conversion of Aggregate Revolving Commitments, Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments to Aggregate Revolving Commitments, Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 2.15 of the Credit Agreement between the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and the Commitment Increase Effective Date, the Company, each other Loan Party and each Consenting Lender agrees that the Administrative Agent shall modify Schedule 2.01 as appropriate to reflect any such assignments, increases, reductions or conversions, as applicable, and the Company, each other Loan Party and each Consenting Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to so modify Schedule 2.01 and attach Schedule 2.01 (as so modified) to this Amendment.
2. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent.
(a) This Amendment (other than the amendments contained in Sections 1(b) and 1(c) of this Amendment) shall become effective upon the satisfaction or waiver by the Administrative Agent and Consenting Lenders of the following condition precedent (the date of such satisfaction or waiver, the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”):
(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Company, the other Borrowers, Bank of America, as Administrative Agent, Revolving Swing Line Lender, New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, each Guarantor, Lenders constituting Required Lenders, and each Lender increasing any of its Commitments pursuant to this Amendment and any New Lender;
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(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 require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party; and
(iii) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, Revolving Swing Line Lender, New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuers or the Lenders reasonably may require.
(b) The amendments contained in Sections 1(b) and 1(c) of this Amendment shall only be effective upon the satisfaction or waiver by the Administrative Agent and Consenting Lenders of each of the following conditions precedent (the date of such satisfaction or waiver, the “Commitment Increase Effective Date”) (in addition to the condition set forth in Section 2(a) of this Amendment) and so long as each of the conditions described in this Section 2(b) shall have been satisfied or waived prior to the earlier of (i) the termination of the RFJ Acquisition Agreement and (ii) February 1, 2022 (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent and Consenting Lenders):
(i) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of all documents, and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all other actions have been taken, in each case required by Sections 2.24, 2.25 and 6.14 of the Credit Agreement with respect to any Subsidiary that (x) did not execute the Credit Agreement on the Closing Date as a New Vehicle Borrower and Used Vehicle Borrower and (y) will acquire assets in connection with the RFJ Acquisition (each a “New Restricted Subsidiary”), each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders
(ii) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, and, as applicable, properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, and unless otherwise specified, each dated the Commitment Increase Effective Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials a recent date before the Commitment Increase Effective Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:
A. evidence that all insurance required to be maintained with respect to each New Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect, including endorsements naming the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) as an additional insured or lender’s loss payee, as the case may be, on all insurance policies maintained with respect to properties of such New Restricted Subsidiary constituting part of the Collateral;
B. (A) a Revolving Note executed by the Company in favor of each Lender requesting a Revolving Note, (B) a New Vehicle Floorplan Note executed by the New Vehicle Borrowers in favor of each Lender requesting a New Vehicle Floorplan Note, and (C) a Used Vehicle Floorplan Note executed by the Used Vehicle Borrowers in favor of each Lender requesting a Used Vehicle Floorplan Note;
C. 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 and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;
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D. such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that such Loan Party is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, and each other jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
E. a favorable opinion of Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, opinions of local counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
F. a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 2(b)(iii) and (b)(iv) have been satisfied;
G. a Pro Forma Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended prior to the date of execution of the RFJ Acquisition Agreement for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) of the Credit Agreement, giving pro forma effect to the RFJ Acquisition and the RFJ Acquisition Indebtedness (assuming the entire principal amount thereof is fully funded) signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company;
H. a duly completed Pro Forma Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent dated as of the Commitment Increase Effective Date certifying as to the Revolving Borrowing Base as of the end of the calendar month most recently ended prior to the RFJ Acquisition, giving pro forma effect to the RFJ Acquisition and the RFJ Acquisition Indebtedness (assuming the entire principal amount thereof is fully funded) signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company;
I. pro forma consolidated balance sheets for the Company and each Subsidiary as of the end of the calendar month most recently ended prior to the RFJ Acquisition, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, all in reasonable detail prepared by management of the Company, giving pro forma effect to the RFJ Acquisition and the RFJ Acquisition Indebtedness (assuming the entire principal amount thereof is fully funded);
J. forecasts (including assumptions) prepared by the management of the Company of consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements for the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for each of the first five fiscal years following the Commitment Increase Effective Date;
K. UCC search results with respect to the RFJ Sellers and New Restricted Subsidiaries showing only Liens acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or pursuant to which arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made to remove any unacceptable Liens on or prior to the Commitment Increase Effective Date);
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L. with respect to any Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate that is reflected in the Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to clause (H) above, each of the following, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and to the extent not previously delivered: (1) a FIRREA-conforming appraisal, (2) a Phase I (and, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, a Phase II) environmental report for such property, and (3) such other reports or certifications as related to such Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
M. if any New Restricted Subsidiary has a service loaner program with any Manufacturer or financial affiliate of a Manufacturer, a Service Loaner Intercreditor Agreement with respect to such program;
N. if any New Restricted Subsidiary has Permitted Silo Indebtedness, a Silo Lender Intercreditor Agreement with respect to such Indebtedness or an updated exhibit to an existing Silo Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable;
O. evidence that the RFJ Acquisition has been consummated on or prior to the Commitment Increase Effective Date in accordance with the RFJ Acquisition Documents and all applicable requirements of law, without giving effect to any amendments, consents or waivers by the Company that are materially adverse to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; and
P. such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, Revolving Swing Line Lender, New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuers or the Lenders reasonably may require.
(iii) The representations and warranties made by each Loan Party in Article V of the Credit Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party are true and correct on and as of the Commitment Increase Effective Date, both immediately before and after giving effect to the RFJ Acquisition and the RFJ Acquisition Indebtedness, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date.
(iv) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the Commitment Increase Effective Date, both immediately before and after giving effect to the RFJ Acquisition and the RFJ Acquisition Indebtedness.
(v) There has been no event or circumstance since the date of execution of the RFJ Acquisition Agreement that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the RFJ Acquisition Agreement).
(vi) (i) Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Commitment Increase Effective Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender, and such Lender shall be reasonably satisfied with, the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Act, in each case at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Commitment Increase Effective Date and (ii) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Commitment Increase Effective Date, any Loan Party that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall have delivered, to each Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Loan Party.
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(vii) Any fees required to be paid on or before the Commitment Increase Effective Date shall have been paid.
(viii) The Company shall have paid all accrued fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Commitment Increase Effective Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements 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 between the Company and the Administrative Agent).
(ix) The Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Advance Limit (such Total Revolving Outstandings and Revolving Advance Limit being calculated on a pro forma basis as if the RFJ Acquisition has occurred and the RFJ Acquisition Indebtedness has been incurred (assuming the entire principal amount thereof was fully funded) on the date of the most recent Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a)), as evidenced by a Pro Forma Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate received by the Administrative Agent.
3. Consent of the Loan Parties. Each of the Persons party hereto acknowledge and agree that this Amendment is not intended to be a novation or discharge of, and shall not be a novation or discharge of, any obligation of the Loan Parties under any Loan Document. The Company hereby consents, acknowledges and agrees to the amendments set forth herein and hereby confirms and ratifies in all respects the Company Guaranty (including without limitation the continuation of the Company’s payment and performance obligations thereunder upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment and the amendments contemplated hereby) and the enforceability of the Company Guaranty against the Company in accordance with its terms. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby consents, acknowledges and agrees to the amendments set forth herein and hereby confirms and ratifies in all respects the Subsidiary Guaranty (including without limitation the continuation of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s payment and performance obligations thereunder upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment and the amendments contemplated hereby) and the enforceability of such Subsidiary Guaranty against such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with its terms. Each Loan Party hereby consents, acknowledges and agrees to the amendments set forth herein and hereby confirms and ratifies in all respects each Security Instrument to which such Loan Party is a party (including without limitation the continuation of the perfection and priority of each Lien thereunder upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment and the amendments contemplated hereby) and the enforceability of such Security Instrument against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms.
4. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
(a) The representations and warranties made by each Loan Party in Article V of the Credit Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to this Amendment, in each case except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement will be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement;
(b) The Persons appearing as Subsidiary Guarantors on the signature pages to this Amendment constitute all Persons who are required to be Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation all Persons who became Subsidiaries or were otherwise required to become Subsidiary Guarantors after the Closing Date, and each of such Persons has become and remains a party to a Subsidiary Guaranty as a guarantor thereunder;
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(c) This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each of the other Loan Parties party hereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such party, except as may be limited by general principles of equity or by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally; and
(d) Both before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
5. Entire Agreement. This Amendment, together with all the other Loan Documents (collectively, the “Relevant Documents”), sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relating to such subject matter. No promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not set forth in the Relevant Documents shall bind any party hereto, and no such party has relied on any such promise, condition, representation or warranty. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Relevant Documents, no representations, warranties or commitments, express or implied, have been made by any party to the other in relation to the subject matter hereof or thereof. None of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be changed, modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except in writing and in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.
6. Full Force and Effect of Agreement. Except as hereby specifically amended, modified or supplemented, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects and shall be and remain in full force and effect according to their respective terms.
7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or electronic delivery (including by ..pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. This Amendment shall be subject to the provisions of Section 10.14 of the Credit Agreement.
8. Governing Law. This Amendment shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of North Carolina applicable to contracts executed and to be performed entirely within such State, and shall be further subject to the provisions of Section 10.14 of the Credit Agreement.
9. Enforceability. Should any one or more of the provisions of this Amendment be determined to be illegal or unenforceable as to one or more of the parties hereto, all other provisions nevertheless shall remain effective and binding on the parties hereto.
10. References. All references in any of the Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby and as further amended, modified, supplemented, restated, or amended and restated from time to time.
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11. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, each of the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective successors, legal representatives, and assignees to the extent such assignees are permitted assignees as provided in Section 10.06 of the Credit Agreement.
12. Loan Document. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, for all purposes.
[Signature pages follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be made, executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
COMPANY: | ||
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Title: | Executive Vice President |
NEW VEHICLE BORROWERS: |
ARNGAR, INC. |
AUTOBAHN, INC. |
FAA XXXXXXX HILLS, INC. |
FAA CONCORD H, INC. |
FAA LAS VEGAS H, INC. |
FAA POWAY H, INC. |
FAA SERRAMONTE H, INC. |
FAA SERRAMONTE L, INC. |
FRANCISCAN MOTORS, INC. |
XXXXXX XXXXX CORPORATION |
ONTARIO L, LLC |
XXXXXXXX MOTORS, LLC |
SAI ATLANTA B, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXX V, LLC |
SAI CHATTANOOGA N, LLC |
SAI DENVER B, INC. |
SAI DENVER M, INC. |
SAI FAIRFAX B, LLC |
SAI FALLSTON VW, LLC |
SAI FORT XXXXX B, LLC |
SAI FORT XXXXX M, LLC |
SAI FORT XXXXX VW, LLC |
SAI GLENWOOD SPRINGS A, INC. |
SAI GLENWOOD SPRINGS V, INC. |
SAI GRAND JUNCTION S, INC. |
SAI GRAND JUNCTION VW, INC. |
SAI IRONDALE IMPORTS, LLC |
SAI IRONDALE L, LLC |
SAI LONG BEACH B, INC. |
XXX XXXXXXXX M, LLC |
SAI MOMENTUM CDJR SEALY, LLC |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIFTH AMENDED, RESTATED AND CONSOLIDATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
(Sonic Automotive, Inc.)
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SAI MOMENTUM ARM, LLC |
SAI MONROVIA B, INC. |
XXX XXXXXXXXXX BCH, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXXXX CH, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE CSH, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE H, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE M, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE MOTORS, LLC |
SAI ORLANDO CS, LLC |
SAI PENSACOLA A, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXX T, LLC |
SAI RIVER OAKS P, LLC |
SAI ROARING FORK LR, INC. |
SAI ROCKVILLE IMPORTS, LLC |
SAI S ATLANTA JLR LLC |
SAI SYRACUSE C, INC. |
SAI WEST HOUSTON B, LLC |
SANTA XXXXX IMPORTED CARS, INC. |
SONIC – 0000 XXXXXXX XX., XXXXXXXXXXX, LLC |
SONIC – DENVER T, INC. |
SONIC – LAS VEGAS C WEST, LLC |
SONIC – LS CHEVROLET, LLC |
SONIC – XXXX XXXXX, LLC |
SONIC – XXXXXXXXXXX, LLC |
SONIC – STEVENS CREEK B, INC. |
SONIC ADVANTAGE PA, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE – 0000 X. XXXX, XX, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE 0000 XXXXXXX XX., XXXXXXXXXX, INC. |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE OF CHATTANOOGA, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE OF NASHVILLE, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE-9103 E. INDEPENDENCE, NC, LLC |
SONIC CALABASAS M, INC. |
SONIC HOUSTON JLR, LLC |
SONIC XXXXXXX XX, LLC |
SONIC MOMENTUM B, LLC |
SONIC MOMENTUM JVP, LLC |
SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC |
SONIC SANTA XXXXXX M, INC. |
SONIC WALNUT CREEK M, INC. |
SONIC–BUENA PARK H, INC. |
SONIC–HARBOR CITY H, INC. |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
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USED VEHICLE BORROWERS: |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC. |
AUTOMOTIVE, INC. |
ARNGAR, INC. |
AUTOBAHN, INC. |
ECHOPARK AL, LLC |
ECHOPARK AZ, LLC |
ECHOPARK CA, LLC |
ECHOPARK FL, LLC |
ECHOPARK GA, LLC |
ECHOPARK KY, LLC |
ECHOPARK LA, LLC |
ECHOPARK MD, LLC |
ECHOPARK NC, LLC |
ECHOPARK NV, LLC |
ECHOPARK NY, LLC |
ECHOPARK OH, LLC |
ECHOPARK SC, LLC |
ECHOPARK TN, LLC |
ECHOPARK TX, LLC |
ECHOPARK UT, LLC |
FAA XXXXXXX HILLS, INC. |
FAA CONCORD H, INC. |
FAA CONCORD T, INC. |
FAA LAS VEGAS H, INC. |
FAA POWAY H, INC. |
FAA SERRAMONTE H, INC. |
FAA SERRAMONTE L, INC. |
FORT MILL FORD, INC. |
FRANCISCAN MOTORS, INC. |
XXXXXX XXXXX CORPORATION |
ONTARIO L, LLC |
XXXXXXXX MOTORS, LLC |
SAI ATLANTA B, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXX V, LLC |
SAI CHATTANOOGA N, LLC |
SAI CLEARWATER T, LLC |
SAI DENVER B, INC. |
SAI DENVER M, INC. |
SAI FAIRFAX B, LLC |
SAI FALLSTON VW, LLC |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
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USED VEHICLE BORROWERS, continued: |
SAI FORT XXXXX B, LLC |
SAI FORT XXXXX M, LLC |
SAI FORT XXXXX VW, LLC |
SAI GLENWOOD SPRINGS A, INC. |
SAI GLENWOOD SPRINGS V, INC. |
SAI GRAND JUNCTION S, INC. |
SAI GRAND JUNCTION VW, INC. |
SAI IRONDALE IMPORTS, LLC |
SAI IRONDALE L, LLC |
SAI LONG BEACH B, INC. |
XXX XXXXXXXX M, LLC |
SAI MOMENTUM CDJR SEALY, LLC |
SAI MOMENTUM ARM, LLC |
SAI MONROVIA B, INC. |
XXX XXXXXXXXXX B, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXXXX BCH, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXXXX CH, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE CSH, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE H, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE M, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE MOTORS, LLC |
SAI ORLANDO CS, LLC |
SAI PENSACOLA A, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXX T, LLC |
SAI RIVER OAKS P, LLC |
SAI ROARING FORK LR, INC. |
SAI ROCKVILLE IMPORTS, LLC |
SAI S. ATLANTA JLR, LLC |
SAI SYRACUSE C, INC. |
SAI WEST HOUSTON B, LLC |
SANTA XXXXX IMPORTED CARS, INC. |
SONIC – 0000 XXXXXXX XX., XXXXXXXXXXX, LLC |
SONIC – DENVER T, INC. |
SONIC – LAS VEGAS C WEST, LLC |
SONIC – LS CHEVROLET, LLC |
SONIC – XXXX XXXXX, LLC |
SONIC – XXXXXXXXXX F, LLC |
SONIC – XXXXXXXXXXX, LLC |
SONIC – STEVENS CREEK B, INC. |
SONIC ADVANTAGE PA, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE – 0000 X. XXXX, XX, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE – 0000 X-00 XXXX, XX, LLC |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
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USED VEHICLE BORROWERS, continued: |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE 0000 XXXXXXX XX., XXXXXXXXXX, INC. |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE OF CHATTANOOGA, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE OF NASHVILLE, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE – 0000 X. XXXXXXXXXXXX, XX, LLC |
SONIC CALABASAS M, INC. |
SONIC HOUSTON JLR, LLC |
SONIC XXXXXXX XX, LLC |
SONIC MOMENTUM B, LLC |
SONIC MOMENTUM JVP, LLC |
SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC |
SONIC SANTA XXXXXX M, INC. |
SONIC WALNUT CREEK M, INC. |
SONIC – BUENA PARK H, INC. |
SONIC – HARBOR CITY H, INC. |
TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD, INCORPORATED |
TT DENVER, LLC |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
ECHOPARK PA, LLC |
EP TF CALIFORNIA, LLC |
EP TF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS: |
AM REALTY GA, LLC |
ANTREV, LLC |
ARNGAR, INC. |
AUTOBAHN, INC. |
CAR CASH OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. |
ECHOPARK AL, LLC |
ECHOPARK AUTOMOTIVE, INC. |
ECHOPARK AZ, LLC |
ECHOPARK CA, LLC |
ECHOPARK DRIVER EDUCATION, LLC |
ECHOPARK FL, LLC |
ECHOPARK GA, LLC |
ECHOPARK KY, LLC |
ECHOPARK LA, LLC |
ECHOPARK MD, LLC |
ECHOPARK NC, LLC |
ECHOPARK NV, LLC |
ECHOPARK NY, LLC |
ECHOPARK OH, LLC |
ECHOPARK REALTY CA, LLC |
ECHOPARK REALTY TX, LLC |
ECHOPARK SC, LLC |
ECHOPARK TN, LLC |
ECHOPARK TX, LLC |
ECHOPARK UT, LLC |
EP REALTY AZ, LLC |
EP REALTY MD, LLC |
EP REALTY NC, LLC |
EP REALTY SC, LLC |
FAA XXXXXXX HILLS, INC. |
FAA CONCORD H, INC. |
FAA CONCORD T, INC. |
FAA HOLDING LLC |
FAA LAS VEGAS H, INC. |
FAA POWAY H, INC. |
FAA SAN BRUNO, INC. |
FAA SERRAMONTE H, INC. |
FAA SERRAMONTE L, INC. |
FIRSTAMERICA AUTOMOTIVE, LLC |
FORT MILL FORD, INC. |
FRANCISCAN MOTORS, INC. |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS, continued: |
L DEALERSHIP GROUP, LLC |
XXXXXX XXXXX CORPORATION |
ONTARIO L, LLC |
XXXXXXXX MOTORS, LLC |
SAI AL HC1, INC. |
SAI AL HC2, INC. |
SAI ATLANTA B, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXX V, LLC |
SAI CHATTANOOGA N, LLC |
SAI CLEARWATER T, LLC |
SAI COLUMBUS T, LLC |
SAI DENVER B, INC. |
SAI DENVER M, INC. |
SAI FAIRFAX B, LLC |
SAI FALLSTON VW, LLC |
SAI FL HC2, INC. |
SAI FL HC3, INC. |
SAI FL HC4, INC. |
SAI FL HC8, INC. |
SAI FL HC9, INC. |
SAI FORT XXXXX B, LLC |
SAI FORT XXXXX M, LLC |
SAI FORT XXXXX VW, LLC |
SAI GA HC1, LLC |
SAI GLENWOOD SPRINGS A, INC. |
SAI GLENWOOD SPRINGS V, INC. |
SAI GRAND JUNCTION S, INC. |
SAI GRAND JUNCTION VW, INC. |
SAI IRONDALE IMPORTS, LLC |
SAI IRONDALE L, LLC |
SAI LONG BEACH B, INC. |
XXX XXXXXXXX M, LLC |
SAI MD HC1, INC. |
SAI MOMENTUM ARM, LLC |
SAI MOMENTUM CDJR SEALY, LLC |
SAI MONROVIA B, INC. |
XXX XXXXXXXXXX B, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXXXX BCH, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXXXX CH, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE CSH, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE H, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE M, LLC |
SAI NASHVILLE MOTORS, LLC |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS, continued: |
SAI ORLANDO CS, LLC |
SAI PEACHTREE, LLC |
SAI PENSACOLA A, LLC |
XXX XXXXXXXX T, LLC |
SAI RIVER OAKS P, LLC |
SAI ROARING FORK LR, INC. |
SAI ROCKVILLE IMPORTS, LLC |
SAI ROCKVILLE L, LLC |
SAI S. ATLANTA JLR, LLC |
SAI SIC, INC. |
XXX XXXXX MOUNTAIN T, LLC |
SAI SYRACUSE C, INC. |
SAI TN HC1, LLC |
SAI TN HC2, LLC |
SAI TN HC3, LLC |
SAI VA HC1, INC. |
SAI VEHICLE SUBSCRIPTION, INC. |
SAI VS GA, LLC |
SAI VS TX, LLC |
SAI WEST HOUSTON B, LLC |
SANTA XXXXX IMPORTED CARS, INC. |
SONIC – 0000 XXXXXXX XX., XXXXXXXXXXX, LLC |
SONIC – BUENA PARK H, INC. |
SONIC – CLEAR LAKE VOLKSWAGEN, LLC |
SONIC – DENVER T, INC. |
SONIC – FORT WORTH T, LLC |
SONIC – HARBOR CITY H, INC. |
SONIC – HOUSTON V, LLC |
SONIC – JERSEY VILLAGE VOLKSWAGEN, LLC |
SONIC – LAS VEGAS C WEST, LLC |
SONIC – LS CHEVROLET, LLC |
SONIC – LS, LLC |
SONIC – XXXX XXXXX, LLC |
SONIC – XXXXXXXXXX F, LLC |
SONIC – XXXXXXXXXXX, LLC |
SONIC – STEVENS CREEK B, INC. |
SONIC ADVANTAGE PA, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE – 0000 X. XXXX, XX, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE – 0000 X-00 XXXX, XX, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE – 0000 X. XXXXXXXXXXXX, XX, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE 0000 XXXXXXX XX., XXXXXXXXXX, INC. |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS, continued: |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE AVIATION, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE F&I, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE OF CHATTANOOGA, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE OF NASHVILLE, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE OF NEVADA, INC. |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE OF TEXAS, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE SUPPORT, LLC |
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE WEST, LLC |
SONIC CALABASAS M, INC. |
SONIC DEVELOPMENT, LLC |
SONIC DIVISIONAL OPERATIONS, LLC |
SONIC FFC 1, INC. |
SONIC FFC 2, INC. |
SONIC FFC 3, INC. |
SONIC HOUSTON JLR, LLC |
SONIC XXXXXXX XX, LLC |
SONIC MOMENTUM B, LLC |
SONIC MOMENTUM JVP, LLC |
SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC |
SONIC OF TEXAS, INC. |
SONIC RESOURCES, INC. |
SONIC SANTA XXXXXX M, INC. |
SONIC WALNUT CREEK M, INC. |
SONIC-INTEGRITY DODGE LV, LLC |
SRE ALABAMA 6, LLC |
SRE ALABAMA-2, LLC |
SRE ALABAMA-5, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA – 1, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA – 2, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA – 3, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA – 5, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA – 6, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA – 7 SCB, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA – 8 SCH, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA – 9 BHB, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA 10 LBB, LLC |
SRE CALIFORNIA 11 PH, LLC |
SRE COLORADO – 1, LLC |
SRE COLORADO – 2, LLC |
SRE COLORADO – 3, LLC |
SRE COLORADO – 4 RF, LLC |
SRE COLORADO – 5 CC, LLC |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS, continued: |
SRE FLORIDA – 1, LLC |
SRE GEORGIA 4, LLC |
SRE GEORGIA 5, LLC |
SRE GEORGIA 6, LLC |
SRE HOLDING, LLC |
SRE MARYLAND – 1, LLC |
SRE NEVADA-2, LLC |
SRE XXXXX XXXXXXXX -0, XXX |
XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX-0, LLC |
SRE OHIO 1, LLC |
SRE OHIO 2, LLC |
SRE OKLAHOMA-2, LLC |
SRE SOUTH CAROLINA – 2, LLC |
SRE SOUTH CAROLINA – 3, LLC |
SRE SOUTH CAROLINA – 4, LLC |
SRE TENNESSEE – 1, LLC |
SRE TENNESSEE – 2, LLC |
SRE TENNESSEE – 3, LLC |
SRE TENNESSEE 6, LLC |
SRE TENNESSEE 7, LLC |
SRE TENNESSEE 8, LLC |
SRE TENNESSEE-4, LLC |
SRE TENNESSEE-5, LLC |
SRE TEXAS – 1, LLC |
SRE TEXAS – 2, LLC |
SRE TEXAS – 3, LLC |
SRE TEXAS – 4, LLC |
SRE TEXAS – 5, LLC |
SRE TEXAS – 6, LLC |
SRE TEXAS – 7, LLC |
SRE TEXAS – 8, LLC |
SRE TEXAS 10, LLC |
SRE TEXAS 11, LLC |
SRE TEXAS 12, LLC |
SRE TEXAS 13, LLC |
SRE TEXAS 14, LLC |
SRE TEXAS 15, LLC |
SRE TEXAS 16, LLC |
SRE TEXAS 17, LLC |
SRE TEXAS 9, LLC |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS, continued: | ||
SRE VIRGINIA—1, LLC | ||
SRE VIRGINIA—2, LLC | ||
TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD, INCORPORATED | ||
TT DENVER, LLC | ||
TTRE CO 1, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
ECHOPARK PA, LLC | ||
EP REALTY PA, LLC | ||
EP STRATEGIC HOLDING, LLC | ||
EP TF CALIFORNIA, LLC | ||
EP TF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Typed Title: |
Vice President and Treasurer |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | ||
as Administrative Agent | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President |
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LENDERS: | ||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Revolving Swing Line Lender, | ||
New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, Used Vehicle | ||
Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer and as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Senior Vice President |
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BMW FINANCIAL SERVICES NA, LLC, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Credit Manager |
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxx Xxxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | General Manager, Credit |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender |
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Executive Director |
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MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCIAL SERVICES USA LLC, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Regional Dealer Credit Manager |
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TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | National Accounts Manager |
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Ben Pysch |
Typed Name: | Ben Pysch | |
Typed Title: | SVP |
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VW CREDIT, INC., as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Senior Manager Commercial Credit |
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AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Manager, Dealer Financial Services |
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Vice President |
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. |
Typed Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. | |
Typed Title: | Senior Vice President |
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CAPITAL ONE, N.A., as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Senior Vice President |
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MASSMUTUAL ASSET FINANCE LLC, as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Senior Vice President |
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TD BANK, N.A., as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. |
Typed Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. | |
Typed Title: | Vice President, Market Credit Manager II |
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WORLD OMNI FINANCIAL CORP., as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx XX |
Typed Name: | Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx XX | |
Typed Title: | VP – Credit Administration |
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TRUIST BANK, as a New Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | Director |
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA, as a New Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Typed Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Typed Title: | SVP |
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EXHIBIT A
CONSOLIDATED FORM CREDIT AGREEMENT
See attached.
EXHIBIT A
Consolidated Form Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT A
TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
“CONSOLIDATED FORM CREDIT AGREEMENT”
Published CUSIP Numbers
DEAL: 00000XXX0
REVOLVER: 00000XXX0
FLOORPLAN: 00000XXX0
FIFTH AMENDED, RESTATED
AND CONSOLIDATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 14, 2021, as amended by the that certain
Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 8, 2021
among
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.,
CERTAIN OF THE COMPANY’S SUBSIDIARIES,
as New Vehicle Borrowers,
CERTAIN OF THE COMPANY’S SUBSIDIARIES,
as Used Vehicle Borrowers,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Revolving Swing Line Lender, New Vehicle Swing Line Lender,
Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
and
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Syndication Agents,
THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO
and
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. |
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
1 | ||||||
1.01 | Assignments and Allocations; Amendment, Restatement and Consolidation |
1 | ||||||
1.02 | Defined Terms |
5 | ||||||
1.03 | Other Interpretive Provisions |
68 | ||||||
1.04 | Accounting Terms |
69 | ||||||
1.05 | Rounding |
70 | ||||||
1.06 | Times of Day |
70 | ||||||
1.07 | Letter of Credit Amounts |
70 | ||||||
1.08 | Rates |
70 | ||||||
ARTICLE II. |
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
71 | ||||||
2.01 | Revolving Committed Loans |
71 | ||||||
2.02 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Committed Loans |
71 | ||||||
2.03 | Letters of Credit |
72 | ||||||
2.04 | Revolving Swing Line Loans |
83 | ||||||
2.05 | New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans |
87 | ||||||
2.06 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans |
87 | ||||||
2.07 | New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan |
88 | ||||||
2.08 | New Vehicle Floorplan Overdrafts |
93 | ||||||
2.09 | Electronic Processing |
94 | ||||||
2.10 | Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans |
95 | ||||||
2.11 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans |
96 | ||||||
2.12 | Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans |
97 | ||||||
2.13 | Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdrafts |
102 | ||||||
2.14 | Prepayments |
103 | ||||||
2.15 | Termination, Reduction or Conversion of Commitments |
105 | ||||||
2.16 | Repayment of Loans |
107 | ||||||
2.17 | Interest |
111 | ||||||
2.18 | Fees |
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2.19 | Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate |
114 | ||||||
2.20 | Evidence of Debt |
114 | ||||||
2.21 | Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback |
115 | ||||||
2.22 | Sharing of Payments by Lenders |
117 | ||||||
2.23 | Increase in Commitments |
118 | ||||||
2.24 | New Vehicle Borrowers |
119 | ||||||
2.25 | Used Vehicle Borrowers |
121 | ||||||
2.26 | Removed Franchises |
123 | ||||||
2.27 | Cash Collateral and Other Credit Support |
124 | ||||||
2.28 | Defaulting Lenders |
125 | ||||||
2.29 | Extension of Maturity Date |
127 | ||||||
ARTICLE IIA. |
SECURITY |
128 | ||||||
2A.01. | Security |
128 | ||||||
2A.02. | Further Assurances |
129 | ||||||
2A.03. | Information Regarding Collateral |
129 | ||||||
ARTICLE III. |
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
130 | ||||||
3.01 | Taxes |
130 | ||||||
3.02 | Illegality |
135 | ||||||
3.03 | Inability to Determine Rates |
135 | ||||||
3.04 | Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans |
139 | ||||||
3.05 | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
141 | ||||||
3.06 | Survival |
141 | ||||||
ARTICLE IV. |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO AMENDMENT, RESTATEMENT AND CONSOLIDATION |
142 | ||||||
4.01 | Amendment, Restatement and Consolidation |
142 | ||||||
4.02 | Conditions to all Credit Extensions |
146 | ||||||
4.03 | Conditions to all Floorplan Borrowings pursuant to a Payment Commitment, Auction Agreement or a Payoff Letter Commitment |
147 | ||||||
ARTICLE V. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
147 | ||||||
5.01 | Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws |
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5.02 | Authorization; No Contravention |
148 | ||||||
5.03 | Governmental Authorization; Other Consents |
148 | ||||||
5.04 | Binding Effect |
148 | ||||||
5.05 | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect; No Internal Control Event |
148 | ||||||
5.06 | Litigation |
149 | ||||||
5.07 | No Default |
149 | ||||||
5.08 | Ownership of Property; Liens |
149 | ||||||
5.09 | Environmental Compliance |
149 | ||||||
5.10 | Insurance |
150 | ||||||
5.11 | Taxes |
150 | ||||||
5.12 | ERISA Compliance |
150 | ||||||
5.13 | Subsidiaries; Equity Interests |
151 | ||||||
5.14 | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act |
151 | ||||||
5.15 | Disclosure |
151 | ||||||
5.16 | Compliance with Laws |
152 | ||||||
5.17 | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc |
152 | ||||||
5.18 | Books and Records |
152 | ||||||
5.19 | Franchise Agreements and Framework Agreements |
152 | ||||||
5.20 | Collateral |
153 | ||||||
5.21 | Solvency |
153 | ||||||
5.22 | Labor Matters |
153 | ||||||
5.23 | Acquisitions |
153 | ||||||
5.24 | Real Estate Indebtedness |
153 | ||||||
5.25 | Service Loaner Vehicles; Powersports Inventory |
153 | ||||||
5.26 | Permitted Third Party Service Loaner Indebtedness; Permitted Silo Indebtedness; Permitted Powersports Indebtedness |
154 | ||||||
5.27 | OFAC |
154 | ||||||
5.28 | Anti-Corruption Laws |
154 | ||||||
5.29 | Affected Financial Institutions |
154 | ||||||
5.30 | Taxpayer Identification Number |
154 |
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5.31 | Covered Entities. No Loan Party is a Covered Entity |
154 | ||||||
ARTICLE VI. |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
154 | ||||||
6.01 | Financial Statements |
154 | ||||||
6.02 | Certificates; Other Information |
158 | ||||||
6.03 | Notices |
161 | ||||||
6.04 | Payment of Obligations |
163 | ||||||
6.05 | Preservation of Existence, Etc.; Maintenance of Vehicle Title Documentation |
163 | ||||||
6.06 | Maintenance of Properties; Repairs |
163 | ||||||
6.07 | Maintenance of Insurance |
163 | ||||||
6.08 | Compliance with Laws and Contractual Obligations |
164 | ||||||
6.09 | Books and Records |
164 | ||||||
6.10 | Inspection Rights |
164 | ||||||
6.11 | Use of Proceeds |
164 | ||||||
6.12 | Floorplan Audits |
165 | ||||||
6.13 | Location of Collateral |
165 | ||||||
6.14 | Additional Subsidiaries |
165 | ||||||
6.15 | New Floorplan Borrowers |
166 | ||||||
6.16 | Further Assurances |
167 | ||||||
6.17 | Landlord Waivers |
167 | ||||||
6.18 | Notices Regarding Indebtedness |
167 | ||||||
6.19 | Joinder of Additional Silo Lenders |
167 | ||||||
6.20 | Deposit Accounts |
168 | ||||||
6.21 | Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions |
168 | ||||||
6.22 | Joinder of Additional Powersports Lenders |
168 | ||||||
ARTICLE VII. |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
168 | ||||||
7.01 | Liens |
168 | ||||||
7.02 | Investments |
170 | ||||||
7.03 | Indebtedness |
171 | ||||||
7.04 | Fundamental Changes |
172 | ||||||
7.05 | Dispositions |
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7.06 | Restricted Payments |
174 | ||||||
7.07 | Change in Nature of Business |
175 | ||||||
7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates |
175 | ||||||
7.09 | Burdensome Agreements |
175 | ||||||
7.10 | Use of Proceeds |
175 | ||||||
7.11 | Financial Covenants |
175 | ||||||
7.12 | Acquisitions |
176 | ||||||
7.13 | Revolving Borrowing Base |
176 | ||||||
7.14 | Amendments of Certain Indebtedness |
176 | ||||||
7.15 | Prepayments, etc. of Certain Indebtedness |
177 | ||||||
7.16 | Silo Subsidiaries |
177 | ||||||
7.17 | Dual Subsidiaries |
177 | ||||||
7.18 | Related Swap Contracts |
177 | ||||||
7.19 | Disposition of Subsidiary or Franchise |
178 | ||||||
7.20 | Additional Credit Support Documentation |
178 | ||||||
7.21 | Perfection of Deposit Accounts |
178 | ||||||
7.22 | Sanctions |
178 | ||||||
7.23 | Certain Service Loaner Vehicles |
178 | ||||||
7.24 | Anti-Corruption Laws |
179 | ||||||
7.25 | Post-Closing Deliveries |
179 | ||||||
7.26 | Powersports Subsidiaries |
179 | ||||||
ARTICLE VIII. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
179 | ||||||
8.01 | Revolving Events of Default |
179 | ||||||
8.02 | Remedies Upon a Revolving Event of Default |
182 | ||||||
8.03 | Used Vehicle Events of Default |
182 | ||||||
8.04 | Remedies Upon Used Vehicle Event of Default |
185 | ||||||
8.05 | New Vehicle Events of Default |
187 | ||||||
8.06 | Remedies Upon New Vehicle Event of Default |
189 | ||||||
8.07 | Other Remedies Upon an Event of Default |
191 | ||||||
8.08 | Overdrawing of Loans |
191 |
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8.09 | Application of Funds |
192 | ||||||
ARTICLE IX. |
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
194 | ||||||
9.01 | Appointment and Authority |
194 | ||||||
9.02 | Rights as a Lender |
195 | ||||||
9.03 | Exculpatory Provisions |
195 | ||||||
9.04 | Reliance by Administrative Agent |
196 | ||||||
9.05 | Delegation of Duties |
196 | ||||||
9.06 | Resignation of Administrative Agent |
196 | ||||||
9.07 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arranger and Other Lenders |
198 | ||||||
9.08 | No Other Duties, Etc |
199 | ||||||
9.09 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding |
199 | ||||||
9.10 | Collateral and Guaranty Matters |
201 | ||||||
9.11 | Secured Cash Management Arrangements and Related Swap Contracts |
202 | ||||||
9.12 | Collateral |
202 | ||||||
9.13 | Certain ERISA Matters |
203 | ||||||
9.14 | Recovery of Erroneous Payments. |
204 | ||||||
ARTICLE X. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
204 | ||||||
10.01 | Amendments, Etc |
204 | ||||||
10.02 | Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication |
207 | ||||||
10.03 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement |
209 | ||||||
10.04 | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
210 | ||||||
10.05 | Payments Set Aside |
212 | ||||||
10.06 | Successors and Assigns |
212 | ||||||
10.07 | Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality |
218 | ||||||
10.08 | Right of Setoff |
219 | ||||||
10.09 | Interest Rate Limitation |
220 | ||||||
10.10 | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
220 | ||||||
10.11 | Survival of Representations and Warranties |
220 | ||||||
10.12 | Severability |
220 | ||||||
10.13 | Replacement of Lenders |
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10.14 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc |
222 | ||||||
10.15 | Waiver of Jury Trial |
223 | ||||||
10.16 | USA PATRIOT Act Notice |
223 | ||||||
10.17 | Designated Senior Indebtedness |
223 | ||||||
10.18 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
223 | ||||||
10.19 | Keepwell |
224 | ||||||
10.20 | Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents |
224 | ||||||
10.21 | Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions |
225 | ||||||
10.22 | Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
225 |
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SCHEDULES |
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Schedule 1.01A |
Silo Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 1.01B |
Dual Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 1.01C |
Certain ERISA Information | |
Schedule 1.01D |
Silo Lenders | |
Schedule 2.01 |
Commitments and Applicable Percentages | |
Schedule 2.01B |
Swing Line Commitments | |
Schedule 2.01C |
L/C Commitments | |
Schedule 2.03 |
Existing Letters of Credit | |
Schedule 2A.03(a) |
Information Regarding Collateral | |
Schedule 4.01 |
Good Standing Jurisdictions and Foreign Qualifications | |
Schedule 5.05 |
Material Indebtedness and Other Liabilities | |
Schedule 5.06 |
Litigation | |
Schedule 5.13 |
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests | |
Schedule 5.19 |
Franchise Agreements and Framework Agreements | |
Schedule 6.13 |
Location of Collateral | |
Schedule 7.01 |
Existing Liens | |
Schedule 7.03 |
Existing Indebtedness | |
Schedule 7.25 |
Post-Closing Deliveries | |
Schedule 10.02 |
Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices; Tax Identification Number |
EXHIBITS |
Form of: | |
Exhibit A-1 |
Revolving Committed Loan Notice | |
Exhibit A-2 |
New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice | |
Exhibit A-3 |
Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice | |
Exhibit B-1 |
Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice | |
Exhibit B-2 |
New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice | |
Exhibit B-3 |
Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice | |
Exhibit C |
Note | |
Exhibit D |
Assignment and Assumption | |
Exhibit E-1 |
Fifth Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guaranty | |
Exhibit E-2 |
Fourth Amended and Restated Company Guaranty | |
Exhibit F |
Compliance Certificate | |
Exhibit G |
Joinder Agreement | |
Exhibit H-1 |
Fifth Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement | |
Exhibit H-2 |
Fifth Amended and Restated Escrow and Security Agreement | |
Exhibit I |
Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate | |
Exhibit J |
Fifth Amended and Restated Security Agreement | |
Exhibit K |
Opinion Matters | |
Exhibit L |
Reserved | |
Exhibit M |
Reserved | |
Exhibit N |
Tax Compliance Certificates | |
Exhibit O |
Form of Notice of Loan Prepayment | |
Exhibit P |
Conversion Notice | |
Exhibit Q-1 |
New Vehicle Borrower Notice | |
Exhibit Q-2 |
Used Vehicle Borrower Notice |
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FIFTH AMENDED, RESTATED AND
CONSOLIDATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FIFTH AMENDED, RESTATED AND CONSOLIDATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of April 14, 2021, among SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and a “Used Vehicle Borrower”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto pursuant to Section 2.24 (each a “New Vehicle Borrower”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto pursuant to Section 2.25 (each a “Used Vehicle Borrower” and together with the Company and the New Vehicle Borrowers, the “Borrowers” and each individually a “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Revolving Swing Line Lender, New Vehicle Swing Line Lender and Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer.
The Company, certain of the Lenders (the “Existing Revolving Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to (but excluding) the date hereof, the “Existing Revolving Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which certain of the Existing Revolving Lenders agreed to make a revolving credit facility available to the Company in accordance with the terms thereof.
The Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, certain of the Lenders (the “Existing Floorplan Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as floorplan administrative agent entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Syndicated New and Used Vehicle Floorplan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to (but excluding) the date hereof, the “Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement” and, together with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreements”), pursuant to which certain of the Existing Floorplan Lenders agreed to make a revolving new vehicle floorplan facility and a revolving used vehicle floorplan facility available to certain of the Borrowers in accordance with the terms thereof.
The Company has requested that the Lenders amend, restate and consolidate the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement and the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement in order to continue to provide a revolving credit facility and floorplan credit facility and extend the maturity thereof and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01 Assignments and Allocations; Amendment, Restatement and Consolidation.
(a) Simultaneously with the Closing Date, the parties hereby agree that (i) the initial Aggregate Commitments are $1,800,000,000, the initial Commitment of each of the Lenders hereunder shall be as set forth in Schedule 2.01, the outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans
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(as defined in and under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any Borrowings of Loans under this Agreement on the Closing Date, but after giving effect to any repayment or reduction thereof with the proceeds of any applicable sources) and New Vehicle Floorplan Loans and Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans (as defined in and under the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any Borrowings of Loans under this Agreement on the Closing Date, but after giving effect to any repayment or reduction thereof with the proceeds of any applicable sources) shall be reallocated in accordance with such Commitments and the requisite assignments shall be deemed to be made in such amounts by and between the Lenders and from each Lender to each other Lender (including from Lenders who increase or reduce their Commitments in connection with this Agreement), with the same force and effect as if such assignments were evidenced by applicable Assignments and Assumptions (as defined in each of the Existing Credit Agreements) under the Existing Credit Agreements but without the payment of any related assignment fee, and no other documents or instruments, shall be, or shall be required to be, executed in connection with such assignments (all of which requirements are hereby waived), (ii) the revolving swing line facility provided pursuant to the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement shall continue as the revolving swing line subfacility hereunder, with the Revolving Swing Line Sublimit set out herein, and the Swing Line Loans (as defined in the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement), if any, shall continue as and deemed to be Revolving Swing Line Borrowings hereunder, (iii) the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line (as defined under the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) shall continue as the new vehicle floorplan swing line subfacility hereunder, with the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit set out herein, and the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans (as defined in the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement), if any, shall continue as and deemed to be New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowings hereunder, (iv) the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line (as defined under the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) shall continue as the used vehicle floorplan swing line subfacility hereunder, with the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit set out herein, and the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans (as defined in the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement), if any, shall continue as and deemed to be Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowings hereunder and (v) the letter of credit subfacility provided in the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement shall continue as the Letter of Credit facility hereunder with the Letter of Credit Sublimit set forth herein.
(b) On the Closing Date, the applicable Lenders shall make full or net cash settlement with one another and with any lender under the Existing Credit Agreements that may not be a Lender under this Agreement, in each case through the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent may direct or approve, with respect to all assignments, reallocations and other changes in Commitments, such that after giving effect to such settlements, (i) each Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Aggregate Commitments equals (with customary rounding) its Applicable Percentage of (x) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans and (y) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, (ii) each Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments equals (with customary rounding) its Applicable Revolving Percentage of (x) the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and (y) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, (iii) each Lender’s Applicable New Vehicle Percentage of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments equals (with customary rounding) its Applicable New Vehicle Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all New Vehicle Floorplan Loans and (iv) each Lender’s Applicable Used Vehicle Percentage of the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments equals (with customary rounding) its Applicable Used Vehicle Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans.
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(c) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Loan Parties hereby (x) acknowledge and agree that (A) Comerica Bank shall be repaid on the Closing Date the outstanding amount of all Obligations (as defined in each Existing Credit Agreement) owed to it under the Existing Credit Agreements and the other Loan Documents (as defined in each Existing Credit Agreement) (the “Comerica Payment”), (B) the Commitment (as defined in and under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement) of Comerica Bank and the Commitment (as defined in and under the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement, including the New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment and the Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment) of Comerica Bank shall automatically terminate on the Closing Date without further action; and (y) waive any requirement under Existing Credit Agreements and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreements) (including, without limitation, Sections 2.05, 2.06 and 2.13 of the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement and Sections 2.10, 2.11 and 2.18 of the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) that such Comerica Payment be made to the applicable lenders under the Existing Credit Agreements on a pro rata basis or any prior notice thereof.
(d) The Company, each other Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreements that in any manner govern or evidence the Obligations, the rights and interests of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in any of their respective capacities, and any terms, conditions or matters related to any thereof, shall be and hereby are amended, restated and consolidated in their entirety by the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, and the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreements, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be superseded by this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding this amendment, restatement and consolidation of the Existing Credit Agreements, including anything in this Section 1.01, and certain of the related “Loan Documents” as defined in each of the Existing Credit Agreements (the “Prior Loan Documents”), (i) after giving effect to any repayments, commitment reductions and commitment terminations on the date hereof, all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by the Company and the other Borrowers under any of the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement and other Prior Loan Documents shall continue as Obligations hereunder, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by the terms of this Agreement, (ii) each of this Agreement and the Notes and the other Loan Documents is given as a substitution or supplement of, as the case may be, and not as a payment of, the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Company, the other Borrowers (as defined in the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) and the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement) under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement or any Prior Loan Document and is not intended to constitute a novation thereof or of any of the other Prior Loan Documents, and (iii) certain of the Prior Loan Documents will remain in full force and effect, as set forth in this Agreement or in such Prior Loan Document. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, (i) all Committed Loans (as defined in the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement) owing by the Company and outstanding under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement shall continue as Revolving Committed Loans hereunder
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subject to the terms hereof, (ii) all Swing Line Loans (as defined in the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement) owing by the Company and outstanding under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement shall continue as Revolving Swing Line Loans hereunder subject to the terms hereof, (iii) all New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans (as defined in the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) owing by a New Vehicle Borrower and all Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans (as defined in the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) owing by a Used Vehicle Borrower (as defined in the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) and outstanding under the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement shall continue respectively as New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans or Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans of such Borrower hereunder subject to the terms hereof and (iv) all New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans (as defined in the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) owing by a New Vehicle Borrower and all Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans (as defined in the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) owing by a Used Vehicle Borrower (as defined in the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement) and outstanding under the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement shall continue respectively as New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans or Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans of such Borrower hereunder subject to the terms hereof. Base Rate Loans, as defined and outstanding under either the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement or the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement on the Closing Date, shall continue to accrue interest at the Base Rate hereunder, and Eurodollar Rate Loans, as defined and outstanding under either the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement or the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement on the Closing Date, shall continue to accrue interest at the Eurodollar Rate hereunder; provided, that, on and after the Closing Date, the margin applicable to any Loan or Letter of Credit hereunder shall be as set forth in the definition of Applicable Rate below, without regard to any margin applicable thereto under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement or the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement prior to the Closing Date. All accrued but unpaid interest and fees owing under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement or the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement as of the date hereof shall be repaid on the date hereof at the applicable rates set forth in the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement or the Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement, as applicable.
(f) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto hereby acknowledge that substantially all of the assets of Windward, Inc., a Hawaii corporation (the “Disposed Dealership Entity”), have been sold prior to the date hereof and agree that as of the date hereof (and until such time, if any, as such Person is required to become a “Guarantor” or “Loan Party” under the Loan Documents pursuant to the terms hereof), such Disposed Dealership Entity shall no longer constitute a “Guarantor” or “Loan Party” under the Loan Documents and the obligations of such Disposed Dealership Entity under any of the Prior Loan Documents are hereby released (except for any obligations or liabilities of such Disposed Dealership Entity thereunder which expressly survive such release) and (iii) the security interests and liens granted by such Disposed Dealership Entity under the Prior Loan Documents to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, securing the Obligations (such terms as defined in the Existing Credit Agreements) under the Prior Loan Documents are hereby released, provided that, in no event shall the release described above result in any additional obligations on the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any of the Loan Documents.
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1.02 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Account Debtor” means each Person obligated in any way on or in connection with an Account, chattel paper or general intangibles (including a payment intangible).
“Accounts” means, collectively, all of the following property of the Company or any Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, all accounts, as defined in the UCC, including any rights to payment for the sale, lease or license of goods or rendition of services, whether or not they have been earned by performance.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition of (i) a controlling equity interest or other controlling ownership interest in another Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type security to acquire such a controlling interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof), whether by purchase of such equity or other ownership interest or upon the exercise of an option or warrant for, or conversion of securities into, such equity or other ownership interest, (ii) assets of another Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a line or lines of business conducted by or a vehicle franchise or vehicle brand licensed or owned by such Person, or (iii) assets constituting a vehicle dealership.
“Acquisition Arrangement” has the meaning specified in Section 7.12.
“Additional Unsecured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company (which may be guaranteed by the Subsidiaries of the Company on an unsecured basis); provided that, (i) such Indebtedness is (A) not secured by any property of the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) does not have a maturity, and does not require any principal payments (whether by scheduled installment, mandatory prepayment or redemption, or the exercise of any put right), earlier than six (6) months following the Maturity Date (other than reasonable and customary prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance obligations in connection with (i) sales of assets (so long as the terms relating thereto are not materially less favorable to the Loan Parties than the comparable terms governing the Indenture and the Indenture Notes), (ii) a change in control, (iii) the exercise of remedies in connection with the occurrence of an event of default and (iv) a special mandatory redemption in the event of the abatement, termination or non-consummation of the RFJ Acquisition (any such special mandatory redemption, a “RFJ Termination Special Mandatory Redemption”), and (C) has terms (including terms of maturity and amortization) that are typical for indebtedness of such type issued at such time and such terms (other than applicable rates of interest) are otherwise no more restrictive, or less advantageous to the Lenders, than the Loan Documents or are otherwise on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) after giving effect to the issuance of such Indebtedness, (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result therefrom and (B) all other requirements set forth in Section 7.03(j) shall have been met.
“Additional Unsecured Indebtedness Prepayment” means any prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance, settlement in cash or other satisfaction prior to the scheduled maturity thereof of any Additional Unsecured Indebtedness, provided, however, that “Additional Unsecured Indebtedness Prepayment” shall not include any amount prepaid (x) with the proceeds of the refinancing of such Additional Unsecured Indebtedness with new or additional Additional Unsecured Indebtedness or (y) as a requirement of an RFJ Termination Special Mandatory Redemption.
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“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Company and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire 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.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Aggregate Floorplan Facility Commitments” means the combined Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments and the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments.
“Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments” means the New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments of all the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders.
“Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means the Revolving Commitments of all the Revolving Lenders.
“Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments” means the Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments of all the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Fifth Amended, Restated and Consolidated Credit Agreement.
“Amendment No. 1” means that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date among the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Swingline Lender, the New Vehicle Swingline Lender, the Used Vehicle Swingline Lender and the Lenders party thereto.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means October 8, 2021.
“Applicable Facility” means the Revolving Facility, the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility or the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility, as applicable.
“Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage” means with respect to any New Vehicle Floorplan Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments represented by such Lender’s New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.28. If the commitment of each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender to make New Vehicle Floorplan Loans have
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been terminated pursuant to Section 8.06 or if the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments have expired, then the Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender. The initial Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender is set forth opposite the name of such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.28. If the commitment of each Lender under an Applicable Facility to make Loans or (in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility) the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, Section 8.04 or Section 8.06 or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, as applicable, have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined in accordance with the second sentence of the definition of “Applicable Revolving Percentage”, “Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage” or “Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage”, as the case may. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“Applicable Rate” means:
(i) with respect to the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility, the following percentages per annum:
Commitment Fee |
Eurodollar Rate Loans | Base Rate Loans | ||
0.15% | 1.20% | 0.25% |
(ii) with respect to the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility, the following percentages per annum:
Commitment Fee |
Eurodollar Rate Loans | Base Rate Loans | ||
0.15% | 1.45% | 0.50% |
(iii) with respect to the Revolving Facility, the following percentages per annum, adjusted from time to time based upon the Consolidated Total Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a)(i):
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Pricing |
Consolidated Total Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio |
Commitment Fee |
Eurodollar Rate Loans |
Letter of Credit Fee |
Base Rate Loans |
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1 | Less than 2.50:1.00 |
0.15 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.875 | % | 0.15 | % | |||||||||
2 | Less than 3.50:1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00 |
0.20 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.125 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||||
3 | Less than 4.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 3.50:1.00 |
0.25 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.375 | % | 0.50 | % | |||||||||
4 | Less than 4.50:1.00 but greater than or equal to 4.00:1.00 |
0.30 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.625 | % | 0.75 | % | |||||||||
5 | Greater than or equal to 4.50:1.00 |
0.40 | % | 2.00 | % | 1.875 | % | 1.00 | % |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate with respect to the Revolving Facility resulting from a change in the Consolidated Total Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day of the calendar month immediately succeeding the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a)(i); provided, however, that (i) if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, Pricing Level 5 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 and (ii) the Applicable Rate with respect to the Revolving Facility in effect from the Closing Date through the first Business Day of the calendar month immediately succeeding the date the Compliance Certificate with respect to the fiscal quarter which contains the Closing Date is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a)(i) shall be Pricing Level 2.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate with respect to the Revolving Facility for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.17(b).
“Applicable Revolving Percentage” means with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time. If the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Revolving Percentage of each Revolving Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Revolving Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The initial Applicable Revolving Percentage of each Revolving Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Revolving Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Revolving Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage” means with respect to any Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments represented by such Lender’s Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.28. If the commitment of each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender to make Used Vehicle Floorplan
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Loans has been terminated pursuant to Section 8.04 or if the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender. The initial Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“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 BofA Securities, Inc., in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.
“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.
“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 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit D or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“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, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Auction Agreements” means any written agreement entered into between the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and any auction house acceptable to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender providing for payment of funds directly by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender to the applicable auction house for the purchase of one or more Used Vehicles by one or more Used Vehicle Borrowers, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b).
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“Automatic Debit Date” means the fifth day of a calendar month, provided that if such day is not a Business Day, the respective Automatic Debit Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
“Availability Period” means,
(a) in the case of the Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.15, and (iii) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and of the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02;
(b) in the case of the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.15 and (iii) the date of termination of the commitment of each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender to make New Vehicle Floorplan Loans pursuant to Section 8.06, and
(c) in the case of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.15 and (iii) the date of termination of the commitment of each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender to make Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans pursuant to Section 8.04.
“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.
“Bank of America Letter” means the letter agreement, dated March 8, 2021, among the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%; provided that if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. 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
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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 such 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. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, 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 Committed Loan” means a Revolving Committed Loan, a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan or a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan, as the context may require, that is a Base Rate Loan.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership 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 and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Borrower” and “Borrowers” each has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Committed Borrowing, a Revolving Swing Line Borrowing, a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing, a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing, a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing or a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Borrowing Base Real Estate Permitted Liens” means, collectively:
(a) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents and securing the Obligations; and
(b) zoning, easements and other restrictions on any real estate which do not materially detract from the value of such real estate or (in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent) the mortgageability of such real estate, and which do not materially impair the use of such real estate.
“Bridge Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(m).
“Bridge Indebtedness Prepayment” means any prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance, settlement in cash or other satisfaction prior to the scheduled maturity thereof of any Bridge Indebtedness, provided, however, that “Bridge Indebtedness Prepayment” shall not include any amount prepaid with the proceeds of the refinancing of such Bridge Indebtedness with new or additional Bridge Indebtedness.
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“Builder Basket Amount” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Restricted Payment, Subordinated Indebtedness Prepayment, Additional Unsecured Indebtedness Prepayment or Bridge Indebtedness Prepayment, the sum of:
(A) | $303,300,000; plus |
(B) | 50% of the aggregate Consolidated Net Income of the Company accrued on a cumulative basis during the period beginning January 1, 2021 and ending on the last day of the Company’s last fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such Restricted Payment, Subordinated Indebtedness Prepayment, Additional Unsecured Indebtedness Prepayment or Bridge Indebtedness Prepayment, or, if such aggregate cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss; plus |
(C) | 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of assets other than cash received after December 31, 2020, and on or prior to such date of determination, by the Company either (x) as capital contributions in the form of common equity to the Company or (y) from the issuance or sale (other than to any of its Subsidiaries) of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any options, warrants or rights to purchase such Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (except, in each case, to the extent such proceeds are used to purchase, redeem or otherwise retire Capital Stock, Subordinated Indebtedness, Additional Unsecured Indebtedness or Bridge Indebtedness as set forth below) (and excluding the net cash proceeds and the fair market value of assets other than cash received from the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock financed, directly or indirectly, using funds borrowed from the Company or any Subsidiary until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid); plus |
(D) | 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of assets other than cash received after December 31, 2020, and on or prior to such date of determination, by the Company (other than from any of its Subsidiaries) upon the exercise of any options, warrants or rights to purchase Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (and excluding the net cash proceeds and the fair market value of assets other than cash received from the exercise of any options, warrants or rights to purchase Qualified Capital Stock financed, directly or indirectly, using funds borrowed from the Company or any Subsidiary until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid); plus |
(E) | 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of assets other than cash received after December 31, 2020, and on or prior to such date of determination, by the Company from the conversion or exchange, if any, of debt securities or Redeemable Capital Stock of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries into or for qualified Capital Stock of the Company plus, to the extent such debt securities or Redeemable Capital Stock were issued after December 31, |
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2020, upon the conversion or exchange of such debt securities or Redeemable Capital Stock, the aggregate of net cash proceeds and the fair market value of assets other than cash received from their original issuance (and excluding the net cash proceeds and the fair market value of assets other than cash received from the conversion or exchange of debt securities or Redeemable Capital Stock financed, directly or indirectly, using funds borrowed from the Company or any Subsidiary until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid); plus |
(F) | in the case of the disposition or repayment of any Specified Investment made after December 31, 2020, and on or prior to such date of determination, an amount (to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income) equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the initial amount of such Investment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes. |
“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, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.
“Buyer Notes” means those promissory notes received by the Company or any Subsidiary as partial or full payment consideration for Dispositions of vehicle dealerships, associated dealership real estate or related businesses, or Dispositions of Subsidiaries, by the Company or such Subsidiary to the obligors of such promissory notes.
“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights in or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s capital stock or other equity interests whether now outstanding or issued after the date of this Agreement, including limited liability company interests, partnership interests (whether general or limited), 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 (other than a distribution in respect of Indebtedness), the issuing Person, including any Preferred Stock and any rights (other than debt securities convertible into Capital Stock), warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such Capital Stock.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the respective L/C Issuer, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender or the Revolving Swing Line Lender (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, Obligations in respect of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans or Revolving Swing Line Loans, or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the applicable L/C Issuer or the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender or the Revolving Swing Line Lender benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the respective L/C Issuer or the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender or the Revolving 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.
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“Cash Management Arrangement” means any arrangement or agreement to provide cash management products and services, including treasury products, depository products and services, overdrafts, credit or debit cards, merchant card processing exposure, ACH and other electronic funds transfer products, immediate credit facilities on deposited dealer drafts, check guarantee letters and other cash management arrangements.
“Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Arrangement, 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 Cash Management Arrangement, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Arrangement (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceases to be a Lender).
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, 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 Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof 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:
(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) (other than (i) Sonic Financial; (ii) a Xxxxx Family Member; or (iii) any trust, corporation, partnership, estate, limited liability company or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners and owners of which are Xxxxx Family Members, (so long as in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), a Xxxxx Family Member(s) or a Person(s) comprising all or a portion of the Xxxxx Group retains a majority of the voting rights associated with such ownership) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of equity securities of the Company entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Company representing 49% or more of the combined voting power of such securities on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right);
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(b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Company cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body;
(c) any Person or two or more Persons (excluding Xxxxx Family Members and Family Controlled Entities (so long as Xxxxx Family Member(s), collectively or individually, retain(s) a Controlling influence over the management of such Family Controlled Entities) acting in concert shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Company, or control over the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Company on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such Person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) representing 49% or more of the combined voting power of such securities; or
(d) the Company fails to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary other than as a result of the sale of all Equity Interests in a Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Disposition.
As used in the definition of “Change of Control”: (a) the term “Xxxxx Group” means: (i) O. Xxxxxx Xxxxx (“Xxxxx”) and his guardian, conservator, committee or attorney in fact; (ii) each lineal descendant of Xxxxx (each, a “Descendant”) and their respective guardians, conservators, committees or attorneys in fact; and (iii) each Family Controlled Entity; and (b) the term “Xxxxx Family Member” means, individually and collectively, (i) O. Xxxxxx Xxxxx; (ii) any spouse or immediate family member of O. Xxxxxx Xxxxx (individually, and collectively with O. Xxxxxx Xxxxx); and (c) the term “Family Controlled Entity” means: (i) any not for profit corporation if at least 80% of its Board of Directors is composed of Xxxxx and/or Descendants; (ii) any other corporation if at least 80% of the value of its outstanding equity is owned by members of the Xxxxx Group; (iii) any partnership if at least 80% of the value of the partnership interests are owned by members of the Xxxxx Group; (iv) any limited liability or similar company if at least 80% of the value of the company is owned by members of the Xxxxx Group; and/or (v) any trust if (A) at least 80% of the current beneficiaries of the trust are members of the Xxxxx Group or (B) members of the Xxxxx Group have sole dispositive power and sole voting power with respect to at least 80% of the shares of Class B Common Stock in the Company held by the trust.
“Closing Date” means April 14, 2021.
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral” means, collectively, the assets and rights and interests in property of any Person in which the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, is granted a Lien under any Security Instrument as security for all or any portion of the Obligations.
“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the Revolving Commitment, the New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment and the Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment, of such Lender.
“Commitment Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Amendment No. 1
“Committed Borrowing” means a Revolving Committed Borrowing, a New Vehicle Committed Borrowing or a Used Vehicle Committed Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Committed Loan” means a Revolving Committed Loan, a New Vehicle Committed Loan or a Used Vehicle Committed Loan, as the context may require.
“Committed Loan Notice” means a Revolving Committed Loan Notice, a New Vehicle Committed Loan Notice or a Used Vehicle Committed Loan Notice, as the context may require.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Company Guaranty” means that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Company Guaranty Agreement executed by the Company in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2, as supplemented, amended, or modified from time to time.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
“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.
“Consolidated Current Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the current assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date (but excluding in any event (i) any long-term assets of discontinued operations held for sale, other than such assets which (x) are the subject of an executed non-cancelable purchase and sale agreement between the applicable Loan Party and a Person which is not an Affiliate of any Loan Party and (y) the applicable Loan Party intends, in good faith, to Dispose of within 60 days of such date of determination and (ii) any Investment described in Section 7.02(g)).
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as of any date of determination, the current liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date.
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“Consolidated EBITDAR” means for any period, on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries, the sum of the amounts for such period, without duplication, of (a) Consolidated Net Income, plus (b) to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense with respect to non-floorplan Indebtedness (including interest expense not payable in cash), (ii) charges against income for foreign, Federal, state and local income taxes, (iii) depreciation expense, (iv) amortization expense, including, without limitation, amortization of other intangible assets and transaction costs, (v) non-cash charges, (vi) all extraordinary losses, (vii) legal fees, broker fees and other transaction expenses incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition (not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate for each such Acquisition), (viii) Consolidated Rental Expense, and (ix) non-cash lease termination charges, net of any amortization of such charges, minus (c) to the extent included in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period, (i) extraordinary gains and (ii) all gains on repurchases of long-term Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense with respect to non-floorplan Indebtedness for such period (excluding any interest expense not payable in cash and not payable as a result of any default), plus (b) Consolidated Principal Payments for such period, plus (c) Consolidated Rental Expenses for such period, plus (d) Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash by the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such period, plus (e) dividends and distributions paid in cash by the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such period, minus (f) cash refunds of Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes received by the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis during such period. The calculation of “Consolidated Fixed Charges” is further described in Section 1.04(d).
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the difference of (i) Consolidated EBITDAR for the four fiscal quarter period ending on such date minus (ii) an amount equal to $100,000 (representing assumed maintenance capital expenditures) multiplied by the average daily number of physical dealership locations at which the Subsidiaries operated franchised vehicle dealerships during such period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period.
“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), (e) Attributable Indebtedness in respect of capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations, (f) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (e) above of Persons other than the Company or any Subsidiary, and (g) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Company or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Company or such Subsidiary.
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“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest (before factory assistance or subsidy), premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the portion of rent expense of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Liquidity Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the sum of Consolidated Current Assets (excluding Temporary Excess Cash) plus the Revolving Facility Liquidity Amount to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Current Liabilities (but excluding, without duplication and only to the extent such amounts would otherwise have been included in this clause (b)(i), (A) such Consolidated Current Liabilities consisting of any holder put right, balloon, bullet or similar final scheduled principal payment that would repay any Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03 in full, other than any such holder put right, balloon, bullet or final payment which is due within ninety (90) days following such date of determination, and (B) any Temporary Indebtedness) plus (ii) without duplication, Indebtedness (whether or not reflected as a Consolidated Current Liability) under all floorplan financing arrangements.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period.
“Consolidated Principal Payments” means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all scheduled payments of principal and amortization of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with Indebtedness for money borrowed (including Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets which payments are made or are required to be made during such period, in each case to the extent treated as principal in accordance with GAAP (other than any balloon, bullet or similar final scheduled principal payment that repays such Indebtedness in full). It is acknowledged that payments permitted under Section 7.15 shall not be deemed to be scheduled payments of principal for purposes of determining “Consolidated Principal Payments”.
“Consolidated Rental Expense” means, for any period, on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of fixed and contingent rentals payable in cash by the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to leases of real and personal property (excluding capital lease obligations) determined in accordance with GAAP for such period (subject to Section 1.04(b)).
“Consolidated Total Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated Total Outstanding Indebtedness (excluding (v) Indebtedness under the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility, (w) Permitted Silo Indebtedness for New Vehicle or Used Vehicle inventory, (x) Indebtedness under the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility, (y) Temporary Indebtedness, (z) Permitted Third Party Service Loaner Indebtedness
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and (aa) Permitted Powersports Indebtedness for Powersports Inventory) as of such date minus (ii) the aggregate amount as of the date of determination of unrestricted domestic cash held in (x) accounts on the consolidated balance sheet of the applicable Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date to the extent the use thereof for application to payment of Indebtedness is not prohibited by law or any contract to which any such Person is a party and such cash is not subject to any Lien, (y) accounts established with Silo Lenders or Powersports Lenders, if any, as an offset to floor plan notes payable that are reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the applicable Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date to the extent the use thereof is not prohibited or restricted by law or any contract to which any such Person is a party and is not subject to any Lien and (z) the New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount (if any) or the Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount (if any) as of such date; plus (iii) six (6) times Consolidated Rental Expense for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended (excluding Consolidated Rental Expense relating to any real property acquired during the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended but including as Consolidated Rental Expense the “rental payments” for any real property Disposed of and leased back to the Company or its Subsidiaries during the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended as if such sale-leaseback transaction had occurred on and such “rental payments” began on the first day of such applicable four fiscal quarter period) to (b) Consolidated EBITDAR for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended.
“Consolidated Total Outstanding Indebtedness” means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period.
“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” 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.
“Conversion Notice” means a notice from the Company delivered pursuant to Section 2.11 requesting that (a) any portion of any Commitments under an Applicable Facility be converted into Commitments under another Applicable Facility, which notice, in each case, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit P.
“Cost of Acquisition” means, with respect to any Acquisition, as at the date of entering into any agreement therefor, the sum of the following (without duplication): (i) the value of the Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary to be transferred in connection with such Acquisition, (ii) the amount of any cash and fair market value of other property (excluding property described in clause (i) and the unpaid principal amount of any debt instrument) given as consideration in connection with such Acquisition, (iii) the amount (determined by using the face amount or the amount payable at maturity, whichever is greater) of any Indebtedness incurred, assumed or acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with such Acquisition, (iv) all additional purchase price amounts in the form of earnouts and other contingent
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obligations that should be recorded on the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP in connection with such Acquisition, (v) all amounts paid in respect of covenants not to compete, consulting agreements that should be recorded on the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, and other affiliated contracts in connection with such Acquisition, and (vi) the aggregate fair market value of all other consideration given by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with such Acquisition; provided that (x) the Cost of Acquisition shall not include the purchase price of floored vehicles acquired in connection with such Acquisition, (y) to the extent such Acquisition (or any other Acquisition or proposed Acquisition included in the calculation of any threshold set forth in Section 6.14 or 7.12) includes the purchase or leasing of any real property, the consideration attributable to such real property shall be excluded from the calculation of Cost of Acquisition, and (z) amounts under clause (iv) above shall be excluded from the calculation of Cost of Acquisition to the extent that such amounts as of the date of entering into any agreement with respect to such Acquisition are not reasonably expected to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate (each such determination for each applicable year of earnouts and other contingent obligations with respect to the applicable Acquisition to be based on the reasonably expected operations and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the first year after the date of the applicable Acquisition). For purposes of determining the Cost of Acquisition for any transaction, the Equity Interests of the Company shall be valued in accordance with GAAP.
“Covered Entity” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21.
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Dealership Sale” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(b)(iii).
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, 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.
“Deemed Floored” means, (i) with respect to each New Vehicle, the date the initial New Vehicle Floorplan Borrowing is deemed to be made with respect to such New Vehicle by a New Vehicle Floorplan Lender, including the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, under the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility and (ii) with respect to each Used Vehicle, the date the initial Used Vehicle Floorplan Borrowing is deemed to be made with respect to such Used Vehicle by a Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender, including the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, under the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes a Revolving Event of Default, a New Vehicle Event of Default or a Used Vehicle Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be a Revolving Event of Default, a New Vehicle Event of Default or a Used Vehicle Event of Default.
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“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, however, that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.28(b), any Lender that, as determined by the Administrative Agent, (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder including in respect of its Loans hereunder or participations in respect of Letters of Credit, Revolving Swing Line Loans, New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans or Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, in each case within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder or thereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’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 writing) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified any Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with any such funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’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) with respect to its funding obligations hereunder, thereunder or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with such funding obligations (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 Company), 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, a custodian appointed for it, 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 such Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.28(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 Company, the L/C Issuer, the Revolving Swing Line Lender, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
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“Demonstrator” means a New Vehicle that (i) has not been previously titled (other than to a New Vehicle Borrower in accordance with applicable law), (ii) is the then current model year or last model year, (iii) has an odometer reading of less than 7500 miles and (iv) is designated by the applicable New Vehicle Borrower as such.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.
“Disposition Deliveries” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(c).
“Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”
“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Dual Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary which (i) operates more than one franchised vehicle dealership and (ii) has entered into separate floorplan financing arrangements with either (A) more than one Silo Lender or (B) the Floorplan Lenders and at least one Silo Lender. The Dual Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 1.01B. The Company may designate other Subsidiaries as Dual Subsidiaries from time to time in accordance with Section 2.26 and Section 7.17.
“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.
“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.
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“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii), and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).
“Eligible Accounts” means the Accounts, other than contracts-in-transit, of the Company and the Grantors arising from the sale, lease or license of goods or rendition of services in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Grantors, which the Administrative Agent, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, determines to be Eligible Accounts. Without limiting the discretion of the Administrative Agent to establish other criteria of ineligibility, Eligible Accounts shall not (unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent) include any Account:
(a) with respect to which more than 90 days have elapsed since the date of the original invoice therefor or which is more than 60 days past due;
(b) with respect to which any of the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in the Loan Documents are incorrect or have been breached;
(c) with respect to which Account (or any other Account due from such Account Debtor), in whole or in part, a check, promissory note, draft, trade acceptance or other instrument for the payment of money has been received, presented for payment and returned uncollected for any reason;
(d) which represents a progress billing (as hereinafter defined) or as to which the Company or any Grantor has extended the time for payment without the consent of the Administrative Agent; for the purposes hereof, “progress billing” means any invoice for goods sold or leased or services rendered under a contract or agreement pursuant to which the Account Debtor’s obligation to pay such invoice is conditioned upon the Company’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s completion of any further performance under the contract or agreement;
(e) with respect to which any one or more of the following events has occurred to the Account Debtor on such Account: death or judicial declaration of incompetency of an Account Debtor who is an individual; the filing by or against the Account Debtor of a request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, adjudication as a bankrupt, winding-up, or other relief under Debtor Relief Laws; the making of any general assignment by the Account Debtor for the benefit of creditors; the appointment of a receiver or trustee for the Account Debtor or for any of the assets of the Account Debtor, including, without limitation, the appointment of or taking possession by a “custodian,” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code of the United States; the institution by or against the Account Debtor of any other type of insolvency proceeding (under Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise) or of any formal or informal proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of, settlement of claims against, or winding up of affairs of, the Account Debtor; the sale, assignment, or transfer of all or any material part of the assets of the Account Debtor; the nonpayment generally by the Account Debtor of its debts as they become due; or the cessation of the business of the Account Debtor as a going concern;
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(f) owed by an Account Debtor if twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the aggregate Dollar amount of outstanding Accounts owed at such time by such Account Debtor is classified as ineligible under clause (a) above;
(g) owed by an Account Debtor which: (1) does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States or Canada; (2) is not organized under the laws of the United States, Canada or any state or province thereof; (3) is not, if a natural person, a citizen of the United States or Canada residing therein; or (4) is a Governmental Authority of any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof;
(h) owed by an Account Debtor which is an Affiliate, officer, director or employee of the Company or any Grantor;
(i) except as provided in clause (k) below, with respect to which either the perfection, enforceability, or validity of the Administrative Agent’s Liens in such Account, or the Administrative Agent’s right or ability to obtain direct payment to the Administrative Agent of the proceeds of such Account, is governed by any federal, state, or local statutory requirements other than those of the UCC;
(j) owed by an Account Debtor to which the Company or any Grantor is indebted in any way, or which is subject to any right of setoff or recoupment by the Account Debtor (including, without limitation, all Accounts that are subject to any agreement encumbering or limiting in any manner the Company’s or any Grantor access to such Accounts), unless the Account Debtor has entered into an agreement acceptable to the Administrative Agent to waive setoff rights; or if the Account Debtor thereon has disputed liability or made any claim with respect to any other Account due from such Account Debtor, but in each such case only to the extent of such indebtedness, setoff, recoupment, dispute, or claim;
(k) owed by any Governmental Authority, unless the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. § 3727 et seq.), and any other steps necessary to perfect the Administrative Agent’s Liens therein, have been complied with to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction with respect to such Account;
(l) owed by any Governmental Authority and as to which the Administrative Agent determines that its Lien therein is not or cannot be perfected;
(m) which represents a sale on a xxxx-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on approval, consignment, or other repurchase or return basis;
(n) which is evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument or by chattel paper;
(o) with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in any state requiring the filing of a Notice of Business Activities Report or similar report in order to permit the Company or any Grantor to seek judicial enforcement in such state of payment of such Account, unless the Company or any Grantor has qualified to do business in such state or has filed a Notice of Business Activities Report or equivalent report for the then current year;
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(p) which arises out of a sale not made in the ordinary course of the Company’s or the applicable Grantor’s business or out of finance or similar charges;
(q) with respect to which the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and delivered to and accepted by the Account Debtor or the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed by the Company or the applicable Grantor’s and, if applicable, accepted by the Account Debtor, or the Account Debtor revokes its acceptance of such goods or services;
(r) owed by an Account Debtor which is obligated to the Company or the applicable Grantor’s respecting Accounts the aggregate unpaid balance of which exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate unpaid balance of all Accounts owed to the Company or the applicable Grantor at such time by all of the Company’s or the applicable Grantor’s Account Debtors, but only to the extent of such excess;
(t) which is not subject to the Administrative Agent’s Liens, which are perfected as to such Accounts, or which are subject to any other Lien whatsoever, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01(j);
(s) in which the payment thereof has been extended, the Account Debtor has made a partial payment, or such Account arises from a sale on a cash-on-delivery basis; or
(t) which includes a billing for interest, fees or late charges, provided that ineligibility shall be limited to the extent of such billing.
The Company, by including an Account in any computation of the Revolving Borrowing Base, shall be deemed to represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that such Account is not of the type described in any of (a) through (t) above, and if any Account at any time ceases to be an Eligible Account, then such Account shall promptly be excluded by the Company from the calculation of Eligible Accounts. For the sake of clarity, it is understood that the term “Eligible Account” shall not include a loan, receivable, instrument or chattel paper that has a maturity date or permits any payment more than ninety (90) days after the date of the respective loan or advance.
“Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate” means any real property of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor that satisfies each of the following conditions:
(i) the property is owned in fee simple by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(ii) the property has been designated by the Company from time to time as property to be included in the Revolving Borrowing Base, unless the Company has subsequently removed such property from the Revolving Borrowing Base and has not thereafter re-designated it to be included in the Revolving Borrowing Base;
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(iii) the property is not subject to any lien or encumbrances (other than Borrowing Base Real Estate Permitted Liens);
(iv) the property (A) is the headquarters of the Company or (B) is utilized by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor for a Permitted Borrowing Base Real Estate Use, or (C) is being developed by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor for a Permitted Borrowing Base Real Estate Use (provided that, with respect to property described in the immediately preceding clauses (A), (B), or (C), such property is not occupied by any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(v) the address(es), tenant(s), value(s) and date(s) included for the property, and whether or not such property is located in a flood hazard area, are detailed quarterly in a Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate (and, if applicable, the Pro Forma Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate first reflecting such property) delivered to the Administrative Agent;
(vi) the Administrative Agent has received (A) a FIRREA-conforming appraisal for such property of the current value of such property as of a date that is within 12 months before the date of the first Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects such property, which appraisal shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, (B) a Phase I (or, if necessary, a Phase II) environmental report for such property, and (C) a title report for such property, provided that, for any real property included as Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate as of the Closing Date, the initial title report relating to such property shall be due as described in clause (viii) below;
(vii) the property is located in a state within the United States or in the District of Columbia; and
(viii) if the property has been deemed Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate for 36 consecutive months or longer then (including as so deemed under the Existing Credit Agreement), (a) with respect to each third anniversary of the date such property was first deemed Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate, the Administrative Agent has received (x) a FIRREA-conforming appraisal as of a date within sixty (60) days of such anniversary date, which appraisal shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, (y) if requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, an updated Phase I (or if necessary, a Phase II) environmental report and (z) if requested by Administrative Agent, a title report for such property, and (b) the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, deems the property to be acceptable and mortgageable each time a new FIRREA-conforming appraisal is provided, with sufficient closing cost liquidity and market access available to the Company to consummate a mortgage financing and recordation in the open market;
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provided that if the Administrative Agent deems such real property not to be acceptable or mortgageable, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company in writing of such determination (such notice being referred to as a “Real Estate Exclusion Notice”) and such real property shall cease to be Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate at the time of delivery by the Company of the first Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate after the Administrative Agent has delivered such Real Estate Exclusion Notice. With respect to the FIRREA-conforming appraisal provided in connection with clause (viii)(x) above, (1) if the appraisal shows that the value of the property has decreased in value, the value of the Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate will be reduced by a corresponding amount and (2) if the appraisal shows that the value of the property has increased in value and the increased value (as set forth in such FIRREA-conforming appraisal) will subsequently be added to the value of the Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate. Each such FIRREA-conforming appraisal shall be performed by an appraiser engaged by the Administrative Agent. If the Company desires to remove any real property from the Revolving Borrowing Base, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Pro Forma Revolving Borrowing Certificate (reflecting the exclusion of such property), and the Revolving Borrowing Base and Revolving Advance Limit shall be adjusted immediately in accordance with such certificate.
“Eligible Equipment” means Equipment of the Company or a Grantor which the Administrative Agent, in the exercise of its reasonable commercial discretion, determines to be Eligible Equipment. Without limiting the discretion of the Administrative Agent to establish other criteria of ineligibility, Eligible Equipment shall not (unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent) include any Equipment:
(a) that is not legally owned by the Company or a Grantor;
(b) that is not subject to the Administrative Agent’s Liens, which are perfected as to such Equipment, or that are subject to any other Lien whatsoever, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01(j), and (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) in no event shall “Eligible Equipment” include any Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness Collateral;
(c) that is not in good working condition for its intended use or for sale;
(d) that is located outside the United States or at a location other than a place of business of the Company or a Grantor; or
(e) that is located in a facility leased by the Company or the applicable Grantor, if the lessor has not delivered to the Administrative Agent, if requested by the Administrative Agent, a Landlord Waiver in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
The Company, by including Equipment in any computation of the Revolving Borrowing Base, shall be deemed to represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that such Equipment is not of the type described in any of (a) through (e) above, and if any Equipment at any time ceases to be Eligible Equipment, then such Equipment shall promptly be excluded by the Company from the calculation of Eligible Equipment.
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“Eligible Inventory” means Inventory consisting of parts and accessories which the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, determines to be Eligible Inventory. Without limiting the discretion of the Administrative Agent to establish other criteria of ineligibility, Eligible Inventory shall not (unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent) include any Inventory:
(a) that is not owned by the Company or a Grantor;
(b) that is not subject to the Administrative Agent’s Liens, which are perfected as to such Inventory, or that are subject to any other Lien whatsoever, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01(j), and (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) in no event shall “Eligible Inventory” include any Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness Collateral;
(c) that does not consist of finished goods;
(d) that consists of raw materials, work-in-process, chemicals, samples, prototypes, supplies, or packing and shipping materials;
(e) that is not in good condition, is unmerchantable, or does not meet all standards imposed by any Governmental Authority, having regulatory authority over such goods, their use or sale;
(f) that is not currently either usable or salable, at prices approximating at least cost, in the normal course of the Company’s or the applicable Grantor business, or that is slow moving or stale;
(g) that is obsolete or returned or repossessed or used goods taken in trade;
(h) that is located outside the United States of America or Canada (or that is in-transit from vendors or suppliers);
(i) that is located in a public warehouse or in possession of a bailee or in a facility leased by the Company or the applicable Grantor, if the warehouseman, or the bailee, or the lessor has not delivered to the Administrative Agent, if requested by the Administrative Agent, a subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(j) that contains or bears any IP Rights licensed to the Company or the applicable Grantor by any Person, if the Administrative Agent is not satisfied that it may sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and Section 9.10 without infringing the rights of the licensor of such IP Rights or violating any contract with such licensor, and, as to which the Company or the applicable Grantor has not delivered to the Administrative Agent a consent or sublicense agreement from such licensor in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent if requested; or
(k) that is Inventory placed on consignment.
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The Company, by including Inventory in any computation of the Revolving Borrowing Base, shall be deemed to represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that such Inventory is not of the type described in any of (a) through (k) above, and if any Inventory at any time ceases to be Eligible Inventory, such Inventory shall promptly be excluded by the Company from the calculation of Eligible Inventory.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, 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 Company, 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 or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equipment” means all of the Company’s and the Grantor’s now owned and hereafter acquired machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, trade fixtures, and other tangible personal property (except Inventory), including computer equipment, embedded software, construction in progress, parts and accessories, motor vehicles (which are not Inventory) with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued, dies, tools, jigs, molds and office equipment, as well as all of such types of property leased by the Company or any Grantor and all of the Company’s and Grantors’ rights and interests with respect thereto under such leases (including, without limitation, options to purchase); together with all present and future additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, component and auxiliary parts and supplies used or to be used in connection therewith, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing, and all manuals, drawings, instructions, warranties and rights with respect thereto; wherever any of the foregoing is located.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
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“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity 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 that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Borrower under Title IV of ERISA in excess of $1,000,000; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Borrower under Title IV of ERISA in excess of (y) in the case of the Automotive Industries Pension Trust Fund (EIN # 00-0000000), Plan No. 001, $25,000,000 and (z) in all other cases, $1,000,000; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan; (f) any event or condition which is reasonably likely to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; (g) except as set forth on Schedule 1.01C, the determination that any Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) 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 any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in excess of (y) in the case of the Automotive Industries Pension Trust Fund (EIN # 00-0000000), Plan No. 001, $25,000,000 and (z) in all other cases, $1,000,000.
“Escrow and Security Agreement” means that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Escrow and Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date made by the Company and certain Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 attached hereto, as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Joinder Agreements pursuant to Section 6.14, and as otherwise supplemented, amended, or modified from time to time.
“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.
“Eurodollar Rate” means,
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for U.S. Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period) (“LIBOR”), as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and
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(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time determined two London Banking Days prior to such date for U.S. Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day;
provided that, if the Eurodollar Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
A Loan bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate may be (a) borrowed on a day other than the first day of the applicable Interest Period and (b) repaid or converted to a different Type of Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period without giving rise to any additional payment for “break funding” losses.
“Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan” means a Committed Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan which bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.
“Event of Default” means any of a Revolving Event of Default, a New Vehicle Event of Default or a Used Vehicle Event of Default, as the context may require.
“Excluded Investment” means (i) any Investment in the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person which, as a result of such Investment, (a) becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (b) is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) Indebtedness of the Company owing to a Restricted Subsidiary, Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to another Restricted Subsidiary, or guarantees by a Restricted Subsidiary of Subordinated Indebtedness, Additional Unsecured Indebtedness or Bridge Indebtedness; (iii) Investments in any of the Subordinated Indebtedness, Additional Unsecured Indebtedness or Bridge Indebtedness; (iv) Temporary Cash Investments; (v) Investments acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an asset sale permitted by Subordinated Indebtedness, Additional Unsecured Indebtedness or Bridge Indebtedness to the extent such Investments are non-cash proceeds; (vi) any Investment to the extent the consideration therefor consists of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (vii) Investments representing Capital Stock or obligations issued to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of the good faith settlement of claims against any other Person by reason of a composition or readjustment of debt or a reorganization of any debtor or any Restricted Subsidiary; (viii) prepaid expenses advanced to employees in the ordinary course of business or other loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $1.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding; (ix) Investments in existence on May 9, 2013; (x) deposits, including interest-bearing deposits, maintained in the ordinary course of business in banks or with floor plan lenders; endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business by such Person of bank drafts and similar negotiable instruments of
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such other Person received as payment for ordinary course of business trade receivables; (xi) Investments acquired in exchange for the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Capital Stock or Preferred Stock) of the Company or acquired with the net cash proceeds received by the Company after the date of this Agreement from the issuance and sale of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Capital Stock or Preferred Stock); provided that such net cash proceeds are used to make such Investment within 10 days of the receipt thereof; (xii) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and worker’s compensation, performance and other similar deposits provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business; (xiii) consumer loans and leases entered into, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries, as lender, lessor or assignee, as applicable, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (xiv) items described in clause (c) of the definition of “Investment”; and (xv) in addition to the Investments described in clauses (i) through (xiv) above, Investments in an amount not to exceed the greater of (a) $25.0 million and (b) 1% of the Company’s consolidated tangible assets in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.
“Excluded Real Estate Collateral” shall mean Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate and any related contracts, real property rights, fixtures, or proceeds thereof located at, attached to, or relating to any Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guaranty of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 10.19 and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Loan Party and any and all guarantees of such Loan Party’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the guaranty of such Loan Party, or a grant by such Loan Party 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, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
“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 the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by any Borrower under Section 10.13) 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 U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
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“Existing Credit Agreements” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.
“Existing Floorplan Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means those Letters of Credit described on Schedule 2.03.
“Existing Revolving Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.
“Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the Borrowers shall have permanently terminated the credit facilities under the Loan Documents by final payment in full of all Outstanding Amounts, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon, other than (i) the undrawn portion of Letters of Credit and (ii) all letter of credit fees relating thereto accruing after such date (which fees shall be payable solely for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer and shall be computed (based on interest rates and the Applicable Rate then in effect) on such undrawn amounts to the respective expiry dates of the Letters of Credit), that have, in each case, been fully Cash Collateralized or as to which other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer shall have been made; (b) all Commitments shall have terminated or expired; and (c) the Company and each other Loan Party shall have fully, finally and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full all of their respective Obligations and liabilities arising under the Loan Documents (except for future obligations consisting of continuing indemnities and other contingent Obligations of the Company or any Loan Party that may be owing to the Administrative Agent, any of its Related Parties or any Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents and expressly survive termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document).
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.
“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 purposes of this Agreement.
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“Fleet Vehicle” means one of a large group of New Vehicles sold to a Person (e.g., a rental car agency) which purchases in excess of ten (10) Vehicles per purchase contract for commercial use.
“Flood Hazard Property” means any real property with respect to which the Administrative Agent requests a flood hazard determination in its sole discretion and which is determined to be in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mudslide hazards.
“Flood Requirements” means the following, with respect to any Flood Hazard Property, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders: (a) the applicable Loan Party’s written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification from the Administrative Agent (i) as to the fact that such real property is a Flood Hazard Property and (ii) as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (b) such other flood hazard determination forms, notices and confirmations thereof as requested by the Lenders and naming the Administrative Agent as loss payee on behalf of the Lenders; and (c) property level information sufficient for the Lenders to determine the adequacy of flood insurance.
“Floorplan Event of Default” means a New Vehicle Floorplan Event of Default or a Used Vehicle Floorplan Event of Default.
“Floorplan Facility” means, collectively or individually, as the context may require, the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility or the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility.
“Floorplan Lenders” means, collectively, the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders and the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders.
“Floorplan Loan” means any New Vehicle Floorplan Loan or any Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan.
“Floorplan Offset Account” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Agreement”.
“Floorplan On-line System” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09.
“Foreign Lender” means (a) with respect to any Borrower that is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) with respect to any Borrower that is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign Person” means any Person that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the District of Columbia or any of the states of the United States.
“Framework Agreement” means a framework agreement, in each case between a Loan Party and a manufacturer or distributor of New Vehicles.
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The term “franchise” when used with respect to any vehicle manufacturer or distributor shall be deemed to include each dealership that is authorized by a Franchise Agreement to sell New Vehicles manufactured or distributed by such manufacturer or distributor, whether or not such dealership is expressly referred to as a franchise in the respective Franchise Agreement or Framework Agreement.
“Franchise Agreement” means a franchise agreement, in each case between a Loan Party and a manufacturer or distributor of New Vehicles.
“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 an L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer other than L/C Obligations as to which (i) such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated pursuant to Section 2.28(a)(iv), or (ii) Cash Collateral or other credit support acceptable to such L/C Issuer shall have been provided in accordance with Section 2.03, (b) with respect to the Revolving Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of Revolving Swing Line Loans other than Revolving Swing Line Loans as to which (i) such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated pursuant to Section 2.28(a)(iv), or (ii) Cash Collateral or other credit support acceptable to the Revolving Swing Line Lender shall have been provided in accordance with Section 2.04, (c) with respect to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans other than New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans as to which (i) such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated pursuant to Section 2.28(a)(iv), or (ii) Cash Collateral or other credit support acceptable to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall have been provided in accordance with Section 2.27, and (d) with respect to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans other than Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans as to which (i) such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated pursuant to Section 2.28(a)(iv), or (ii) Cash Collateral or other credit support acceptable to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall have been provided in accordance with Section 2.27.
“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 activities.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
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“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).
“Grantor” has the meaning specified in Section 2A.03.
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of 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.
“Guaranties” means, collectively, the Company Guaranty and the Subsidiary Guaranty.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) the Company and (b) the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“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.
“Hedge 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, 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, 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 ceased to be a Lender); provided, in the case of a Related Swap Contract with a Person who is no longer a Lender (or Affiliate of a Lender), such Person shall be considered a Hedge
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Bank only through the stated termination date (without extension or renewal) of such Related Swap Contract.
“Impacted Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(a).
“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.23(d).
“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:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and, in each case, not past due for more than 60 days after the date on which such trade account payable was created);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f) capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;
(g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
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“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 (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Indenture” means that certain 6.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 Indenture, dated as of March 10, 2017, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
“Indenture Notes” means the notes issued pursuant to the Indenture.
“Individual Facility Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(c).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.
“Interest Payment Date” means the Automatic Debit Date of each calendar month.
“Interest Period” means a period of approximately one month commencing on the first Business Day of each month and ending on the first Business Day of the following month.
“Internal Control Event” means a material weakness in, or fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, in each case as described in the Securities Laws.
“Inventory” has the meaning given such term in Section 9-102 of the UCC.
“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 or other securities 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 and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
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“ISP” means the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the respective L/C Issuer and the Company (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to any such Letter of Credit.
“Joinder Agreement” means each Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, executed and delivered by a Subsidiary or any other Person to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to Section 6.14.
“Landlord Waiver” means, as to any leasehold interest of a Loan Party, a landlord waiver and consent agreement executed by the landlord of such leasehold interest, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“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.
“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 Applicable Revolving Percentage.
“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 Revolving Committed Borrowing.
“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 is set forth on Schedule 2.01C, or if an L/C Issuer has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or has otherwise assumed a L/C Commitment after the Closing Date, the amount set forth for such L/C Issuer as its L/C Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent. 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 Company, 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 increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Disbursement” means a payment made by an L/C Issuer pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
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“L/C Issuer” means Bank of America, as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. All singular references to the L/C Issuer shall mean any L/C Issuer, the L/C Issuer that has issued the applicable Letter of Credit or all L/C Issuers, as the context may require. Any L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such L/C Issuer, in which case the term “L/C Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“L/C Obligations” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, including any automatic or scheduled increases provided for by the terms of such Letters of Credit, determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could be met at that time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. The L/C Obligations of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the total L/C Obligations at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the UCP or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Company and each Revolving Lender shall remain in full force and effect until the L/C Issuers and the Revolving Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.
“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the Revolving Swing Line Lender, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender and the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Company and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.
“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder and shall include the Existing 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 fifteen days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(j).
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“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $50,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.
“LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.
“LIBOR Replacement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).
“LIBOR Screen Rate” means the LIBOR quote on the applicable screen page the Administrative Agent designates to determine LIBOR (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“LIBOR Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).
“LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Base Rate, Interest Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of Business Day, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such LIBOR Successor Rate 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 LIBOR Successor 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).
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Company under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan, a New Vehicle Floorplan Loan or a Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan, as the context may require.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each Note, each Payment Commitment, each Payoff Letter Commitment, each Auction Agreement, each Issuer Document, the Security Agreement, the Escrow and Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, each Joinder Agreement, each other Security Instrument, each Guaranty, the Bank of America Letter, any New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Agreement, any Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Agreement, any Revolving Autoborrow Agreement and any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral or other credit support pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.27 of this Agreement.
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“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Company, each other Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor, and each Person (other than the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Silo Lender, any Powersports Lender or any landlord executing a Landlord Waiver) executing a Security Instrument.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Master Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement dated as of July 8, 2011 among the Administrative Agent, the silo lenders party thereto and acknowledged by the Company on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, and the exhibits thereto, as supplemented by joinder agreements thereto and revised exhibits, and as otherwise supplemented, amended or modified prior to the date hereof.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their respective obligations under any Loan Document to which any of them is a party (unless such Borrower, Subsidiary Guarantor or other Loan Party has repaid in full all of its respective Obligations and is no longer a Loan Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) or (b) an adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
“Maturity Date” means the later of (a) April 14, 2025 and (b) if maturity is extended pursuant to Section 2.29, such extended maturity date as determined pursuant to Section 2.29; provided that, in each case, if any date determined to be a “Maturity Date” is not a Business Day, such Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Mileaged Final Curtailment Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Mileaged Monthly Curtailment Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company 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.
“Multiple Employer Plan” shall mean a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Company or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“Net Book Value” means, (i) for any Eligible Account, the gross amount of such Eligible Account less sales, excise or similar taxes, and less returns, discounts, claims, credits, allowances, accrued rebates, offsets, deductions, counterclaims, disputes and other defenses of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed in respect of such Eligible Account, (ii) for any Eligible Inventory, the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or market, (iii) for any Eligible Equipment, the then-current book value of such Eligible
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Equipment (giving effect to any adjustments to such book value on or prior to the date of measurement thereof) less all accumulated depreciation and amortization of such Equipment through the date of measurement, (iv) for any contract-in-transit, the net book value of such contract-in-transit as reflected on the books of the Company in accordance with GAAP and (v) for any Vehicle, the net book value of such Vehicle as reflected on the books of the Company in accordance with GAAP, after netting out (without limitation) (a) the cost of payoff of any Lien (including any consumer Lien) on such Vehicle excluding the Lien of the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and (b) reserves maintained in accordance with the Company’s internal accounting policies; provided that, in no event shall “Net Book Value” of any asset described herein exceed the value of such asset reflected on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Disposition by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of:
(i) the sum of cash and cash equivalents received in connection with such transaction (including any cash or cash equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over
(ii) the sum of
(A) (1) any Indebtedness that is secured by the applicable asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (including any new or used vehicle floorplan loans or any Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness required to be repaid in connection therewith) and (2) any net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract that relates to such Indebtedness and is also required by the terms of such Swap Contract to be repaid,
(B) the reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in connection with such transaction and
(C) income taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of the date of the relevant transaction as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith; provided that, if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to subclause (C) exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of such Disposition, the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds.
“New Vehicle” means a Vehicle which has never been owned except by a manufacturer, distributor or dealer and (except in the case of Service Loaner Vehicles) has never been registered, and (notwithstanding clause (c) of the definition of “Vehicle”) includes Rental Vehicles, Demonstrators and Service Loaner Vehicles, in each case whether or not held for sale.
“New Vehicle Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto; provided that, subject to Section 2.26, in no event shall a Foreign Person, an Unrestricted Subsidiary, a Silo Subsidiary or a Powersports Subsidiary be a “New Vehicle Borrower”.
“New Vehicle Borrower Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(b).
“New Vehicle Borrowers’ Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(c).
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“New Vehicle Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.06.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Borrowing” means a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing or a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment” means, as to each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender, its obligation to (a) make New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans to the New Vehicle Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.05, and (b) purchase participations in New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans of the same Type made by each of the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders pursuant to Section 2.05.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing, or (b) a conversion of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans from one Type to the other, pursuant to Section 2.05, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 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 Company.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Facility” means the new vehicle floorplan facility described in Sections 2.05 through 2.08 providing for New Vehicle Floorplan Loans to the New Vehicle Borrowers by the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Lender” means each Lender that has a New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment or, following termination of the New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, has New Vehicle Floorplan Loans outstanding.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Loan” means an extension of credit by a New Vehicle Floorplan Lender to a New Vehicle Borrower under Article II in the form of a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan or a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Agreement.”
“New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Agreement” means, an offset agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, (i) providing for the crediting of monies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a general ledger account maintained with Bank of America (a “Floorplan Offset Account”), and the withdrawal of monies from such account, and (ii) providing that interest accrued on New
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Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans will be offset by an amount equal to (A) the amount that is credited to the Floorplan Offset Account from time to time (a “New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount”), multiplied by (B) the interest rate applicable to New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans from time to time; provided, however, that the New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all New Vehicle Floorplan Loans at any time.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Arrangement” means the offset arrangement described in the definition of “New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Agreement.”
“New Vehicle Floorplan Operations Group” means the group at Bank of America that operates and administers the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line” means the revolving credit facility made available by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.07.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.07.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(a).
“New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.07(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 in the case of a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing and Exhibit B-2 in the case of a conversion of any New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan from one Type to the other 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 Company.
“New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $85,000,000 plus the New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount and (b) the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments. The New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments.
“New Vehicle Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, or any successor new vehicle swing line lender hereunder.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b).
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“Note” means a promissory note made by a Borrower or Borrowers, in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender to such Borrower or Borrowers, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Notice of Loan Prepayment” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit O 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.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, Letter of Credit, Secured Cash Management Arrangement or any Related Swap Contract, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against 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.
“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.
“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 3.05).
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“Out of Balance” means, with respect to (i) a New Vehicle Floorplan Loan, the outstanding balance thereof has not been paid in accordance with Section 2.16(b)(iii) and (ii) a Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan, the outstanding balance thereof has not been paid in accordance with Section 2.16(c)(iii).
“Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Revolving Committed Loans and Revolving Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Committed Loans and Revolving Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date, (ii) with respect to New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans and New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans and New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date, (iii) with respect to Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans and Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments of repayments of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans and Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date, and (iv) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the 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 Company of Unreimbursed Amounts.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“Payment Commitment” means a written agreement entered into between the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicles, or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicles, and a vehicle manufacturer or distributor (and if required pursuant to the terms of the Payment Commitment, the applicable Borrower), providing for advances of the proceeds of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans or Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, as applicable, directly by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, to such manufacturer or distributor in payment for the purchase of New Vehicles by the applicable New Vehicle Borrower or Used Vehicles by the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower, respectively.
“Payoff Letter Commitment” means a written agreement entered into between the Administrative Agent or the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicles, or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicles, and a financial institution (and if required pursuant to the terms of the Payoff Letter Commitment, the applicable Borrower), which agreement is delivered in connection with the payoff of floorplan financing provided by such financial institution and provides for advances of the proceeds of New Vehicle Floorplan Loans or Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans, as applicable, directly by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the applicable Lenders, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, to such financial institution in order to pay for or refinance the purchase of New Vehicles by the applicable New Vehicle Borrower or Used Vehicles by the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower, respectively.
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“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Act” shall mean the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by any Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition permitted by Section 7.12.
“Permitted Borrowing Base Real Estate Use” means, with respect to any property, that such property is used by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor as a motor vehicle dealership or as a facility for the sale, repair, service or storage of motor vehicles or the provision of related goods or services.
“Permitted Disposition” means any Disposition permitted by Section 7.05.
“Permitted Powersports Guaranty” means, with respect to any Permitted Powersports Indebtedness provided by any Powersports Lender, the guaranty of such Indebtedness by (a) the Company or (b) any Subsidiary that operates one or more dealerships at which Powersports Inventory floorplan financing is provided by such Powersports Lender.
“Permitted Powersports Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (including Permitted Powersports Guaranties but excluding Indebtedness provided pursuant hereto) incurred from time to time by the Company or any of the Company’s current or future Subsidiaries consisting of financing for Powersports Inventory, which financing is provided by manufacturers, manufacturer affiliated finance companies or other Persons to the Company or such Subsidiary (“Powersports Lenders”) so long as (i) such Indebtedness is secured solely by a Lien on said Powersports Inventory so financed by the respective Powersports Lenders and the proceeds of such Powersports Inventory; and (ii) the Company has obtained and delivered to the Administrative Agent an intercreditor agreement (a “Powersports Intercreditor Agreement”) executed by such applicable Powersports Lender, which intercreditor agreement (x) is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (y) acknowledges that such Indebtedness is secured solely by a Lien on said Powersports Inventory so financed and the proceeds thereof; provided that, Permitted Powersports Indebtedness provided by a Powersports Lender may be cross-collateralized with other Permitted Powersports Indebtedness provided by such Powersports Lender.
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“Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary owing to non-Affiliated Persons secured solely by Liens on Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness Collateral so long as the amount of such Indebtedness (as measured for any specified real property parcel and improvements (if any) financed thereby) is no greater than eighty-five percent (85%) of the value of such parcel and improvements set forth in an appraisal thereof prepared by a member of the Appraisal Institute and an independent appraisal firm satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and commissioned in connection with such financing, a copy of which such appraisal has been provided to the Administrative Agent upon its request.
“Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness Collateral” means, with respect to any particular Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness, the applicable real property used (at the time of the incurrence of such Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness) by a Subsidiary of the Company for the operation of a vehicle dealership or a business ancillary thereto, together with related real property rights, improvements, fixtures (other than trade fixtures), insurance payments, leases and rents related thereto and proceeds thereof; provided that Permitted Real Estate Indebtedness Collateral shall not include Excluded Real Estate Collateral.
“Permitted Silo Guaranty” means, with respect to any Permitted Silo Indebtedness provided by any Silo Lender, the guaranty of such Indebtedness by (a) the Company or (b) any Subsidiary that operates one or more dealerships at which New Vehicle floorplan financing is provided by such Silo Lender.
“Permitted Silo Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (including Permitted Silo Guaranties but excluding Indebtedness provided pursuant hereto) incurred from time to time by any of the Company’s current or future Subsidiaries consisting of floorplan financing for New Vehicles or Used Vehicles provided by financial institutions or manufacturer-affiliated finance companies set forth on Schedule 1.01D (“Silo Lenders”) to such Subsidiaries, provided that (i) such indebtedness is secured solely by New Vehicles so financed by the respective Silo Lender and the proceeds of such Vehicles, and (iii) the Company has obtained and delivered to the Administrative Agent an intercreditor agreement (a “Silo Lender Intercreditor Agreement”) executed by such applicable Silo Lender, which intercreditor agreement (x) is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (y) acknowledges that such Indebtedness is secured solely by a Lien on said Vehicles so financed and the proceeds thereof; provided that, Permitted Silo Indebtedness provided by a Silo Lender may be cross-collateralized with other Permitted Silo Indebtedness provided by such Silo Lender.
“Permitted Third Party Service Loaner Indebtedness” means Indebtedness incurred from time to time by any of the Company’s current or future Subsidiaries consisting of financing for Service Loaner Vehicles, which financing is provided by manufacturers, manufacturer affiliated finance companies or other Persons to the Company or such Subsidiary (“Service Loaner Lenders”) so long as (i) such Indebtedness is secured solely by a Lien on said Service Loaner Vehicles so financed by the respective Service Loaner Lenders and the proceeds of such Service Loaner Vehicles, (ii) such Indebtedness is on terms (including pricing terms) that, taken as a whole, are more favorable to the Company and its Subsidiaries than the terms hereof, and (iii) the Company has obtained and delivered to the Administrative Agent an intercreditor agreement (a “Service Loaner Intercreditor Agreement”) executed by such applicable Service Loaner Lender, which intercreditor agreement (x) is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (y) acknowledges that such Indebtedness is secured solely by a Lien on said Service Loaner Vehicles so financed and the proceeds thereof.
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“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (generally including a Pension Plan, but excluding a Multiemployer Plan and Multiple Employer Plan), maintained by the Company or, in the case of a Pension Plan, by an ERISA Affiliate, for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Pledge Agreement” means that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Securities Pledge Agreement dated as of the Closing Date made by the Company and certain Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 attached hereto, as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Joinder Agreements pursuant to Section 6.14 and as otherwise supplemented, amended, or modified from time to time.
“Powersports Intercreditor Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Powersports Indebtedness”.
“Powersports Inventory” means Inventory of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries consisting of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and personal watercraft, and parts and accessories relating thereto. For purposes of clarification, Powersports Inventory shall not constitute “Vehicles” financed by the Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents.
“Powersports Lenders” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Powersports Indebtedness.”
“Powersports Subsidiaries” means, those Subsidiaries from time to time obligated pursuant to Permitted Powersports Indebtedness as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Company may designate other Subsidiaries as Powersports Subsidiaries from time to time in accordance with Section 7.26. As of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, there are no Powersports Subsidiaries.
“Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).
“Preferred Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions, or as to the distributions of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over the Capital Stock of any other class in such Person.
“Pro Forma Compliance” means that the Company and its Subsidiaries are in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 and the Revolving Borrowing Base, as applicable, in each case calculated as if the event with respect to which Pro Forma Compliance is being tested had occurred on the first day of each relevant period with respect to
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which current compliance with such financial covenant and Revolving Borrowing Base would be determined (for example, in the case of a financial covenant based on Consolidated EBITDAR, as if such event had occurred on the first day of the four fiscal quarter period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter in respect of which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b)). Pro forma calculations made pursuant to this definition that require calculations of Consolidated EBITDAR on a pro forma basis will be made in accordance with Section 1.04(d).
“Pro Forma Compliance Certificate” means, with respect to any event, a duly completed Compliance Certificate demonstrating Pro Forma Compliance for such event.
“Pro Forma Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate” means, with respect to any event, a duly completed Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate demonstrating Pro Forma Compliance for such event.
“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 Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Qualified Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all Capital Stock of such Person other than Redeemable Capital Stock.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” shall mean, 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 can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under §1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Real Estate Exclusion Notice” has the meaning specified in the definition of Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate.
“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.
“Redeemable Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that, either by its terms or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or exchangeable (at the option of the holders thereof), is or upon the happening of an event or passage of time would be, required to be redeemed prior to the Maturity Date or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof at any time prior to the Maturity Date (other than upon a change of control of or sale of assets by the Company in circumstances where a holder of any Subordinated Indebtedness, Additional Unsecured Indebtedness or Bridge Indebtedness would have similar rights), or is convertible into or exchangeable for debt securities at any time prior to any such stated maturity at the option of the holder thereof.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).
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“Registered Public Accounting Firm” has the meaning specified in the Securities Laws and shall be independent of the Company as prescribed in the Securities Laws.
“Related Acquisition or Related Proposed Acquisition” means, with respect to any specified Acquisition (a “Specified Acquisition”), any other Acquisition, or any proposed Acquisition subject to an Acquisition Arrangement, that in each case (a) is part of a related series of Acquisitions or proposed Acquisitions that includes the Specified Acquisition, (b) involves any seller or transferor that is a seller or transferor (or an Affiliate of a seller or transferor) involved in the Specified Acquisition and (c) occurs or is reasonably expected to occur within six (6) months before or after the date of the Specified Acquisition.
“Related Adjustment” means, in determining any LIBOR Successor Rate, the first relevant available alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent applicable to such LIBOR Successor Rate:
(A) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the relevant Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate (taking into account the interest period, interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated and/or tenor thereto) and which adjustment or method (x) is published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion or (y) solely with respect to Term SOFR, if not currently published, which was previously so recommended for Term SOFR and published on an information service acceptable to the Administrative Agent; or
(B) the spread adjustment that would apply (or has previously been applied) to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions (taking into account the interest period, interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated and/or tenor thereto).
“Related Agreements” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(d).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors, consultants, service providers and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Related Swap Contract” means all Swap Contracts that are entered into or maintained with a Hedge Bank that are not prohibited by the express terms of the Loan Documents.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“Removed Franchise” has the meaning specified in Section 2.26(a).
“Rental Vehicle” means a New Vehicle less than two years old owned by a New Vehicle Borrower and purchased directly from a manufacturer as a New Vehicle and that is used as a service loaner vehicle or is periodically subject to a rental contract with customers of the New Vehicle Borrower for loaner or rental periods of up to thirty (30) consecutive days or is used by dealership personnel in connection with parts and service operations.
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“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Revolving Borrowing, or conversion of Revolving Committed Loans, a Revolving Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing, or conversion of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans, a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice, (c) with respect to a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing, or conversion of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans, a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice, (d) with respect to a Revolving Swing Line Loan, or conversion of Revolving Swing Line Loans, a Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice , (e) with respect to a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, or conversion of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice, (f) with respect to a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, or conversion of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice and (g) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.
“Required Financial Information” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary”.
“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders whose Applicable Percentages aggregate more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments, provided that, if the commitment of each Lender under an Applicable Facility to make Loans or the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 8.06, the Commitments under such Applicable Facility shall be calculated based on the Total Revolving Outstandings, Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings, or Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings (as the case may be) with respect to such Applicable Facility (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations, Revolving Swing Line Loans, New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans and Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, as applicable, being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that (i) the Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders, (ii) in the event that at the time of such determination any New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft is outstanding, each of (x) the Aggregate Commitments and the Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings, and (y) the Commitment of or Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings held by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender (as the case may be), shall be deemed for purposes of this determination to be increased in the amount of such outstanding New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft and (iii) in the event that at the time of such determination any Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft is outstanding, each of (x) the Aggregate Commitments and the Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings, and (y) the Commitment of or Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings held by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender (as the case may be), shall be deemed for purposes of this determination to be increased in the amount of such outstanding Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft.
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“Required New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, at least three (3) New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders whose Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentages aggregate at least 50% of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, provided that, (i) if there are three (3) New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders on such date of determination, “Required New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders” shall mean at least two (2) New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders whose Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentages aggregate at least 50% of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, (ii) if there is one (1) New Vehicle Floorplan Lender on such date of determination, “Required New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders” shall mean such Lender, and (iii) if the commitment of each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender to make New Vehicle Floorplan Loans has been terminated pursuant to Section 8.06, the New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments shall be calculated based on the Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided further that the New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment of, and the portion of the Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Lenders having more than 50% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or, if the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, Revolving Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Total Revolving Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Revolving Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Revolving Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that the Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.
“Required Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, at least three (3) Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders whose Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentages aggregate at least 50% of the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, provided that, (i) if there are three (3) Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders on such date of determination, “Required Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders” shall mean at least two (2) Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders whose Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentages aggregate at least 50% of the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, (ii) if there is one (1) Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender on such date of determination, “Required Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders” shall mean such Lender, and (iii) if the commitment of each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender to make Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans has been terminated pursuant to Section 8.04, the Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments shall be calculated based on the Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided further that the Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders.
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“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.21(b)(ii).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party and solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificate pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party, and, solely for the purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer 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 incumbency certificate and to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, appropriate authorization documentation, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of the Company 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 other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof) of the Company or any Subsidiary.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company that (i) has total assets (including Equity Interests in other Persons) of equal to or greater than $10,000 (calculated as of the most recent fiscal period with respect to which the Administrative Agent shall have received financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) or (b) (or if prior to delivery of any financial statements pursuant to such Sections, then calculated based on the Audited Financial Statements) (the “Required Financial Information”)), or (ii) has revenues (on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) equal to or greater than $10,000 for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (calculated for the most recent four fiscal quarter period for which the Administrative Agent has received the Required Financial Information); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Restricted Subsidiaries” (i) shall also include any Subsidiaries designated as “Restricted Subsidiaries” pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiaries” and (ii) shall not include any Special Purpose Insurance Captive.
“Revolving Advance Limit” means, as of any date of a Revolving Borrowing or other date of determination, calculated as of the most recent date for which a Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate has been delivered pursuant to the terms hereof, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (ii) the Revolving Borrowing Base.
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“Revolving Autoborrow Advance” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b).
“Revolving Autoborrow Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b).
“Revolving Borrowing” means a Revolving Committed Borrowing or a Revolving Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Revolving Borrowing Base” means as of any date of calculation, the lesser of (1) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (2) the sum of:
(A) the sum of (i) 80% of the Net Book Value of Eligible Accounts which constitute factory receivables, net of holdback, (ii) 80% of the Net Book Value of Eligible Accounts which constitute current finance receivables, provided that in no event shall Buyer Notes or the rights or obligations thereunder be considered finance receivables or otherwise be included in the calculation of the Revolving Borrowing Base, (iii) 80% of the Net Book Value of Eligible Accounts which constitute receivables for parts and services (after netting any amounts payable in connection with such parts and services), (iv) 65% of the Net Book Value of Eligible Inventory which constitutes parts and accessories, and (v) 40% of the Net Book Value of Eligible Equipment (the portion of the Revolving Borrowing Base described in this clause (A) being referred to as the “Personal Property Portion”);
plus (B) 75% of the appraised value of the Eligible Borrowing Base Real Estate (as reflected in the most recent FIRREA-conforming appraisal that the Administrative Agent has received with respect to such property); provided that if the most recent limited updated appraisal received by the Administrative Agent shows a lower value for any real estate than the value reflected in the most recent FIRREA-conforming appraisal thereof, then such lower value shall be deemed to be the value of such real estate, and provided, further that amounts added to the Revolving Borrowing Base pursuant to this clause (B) shall not at any time exceed 25% of the aggregate amount of the Personal Property Portion of the Revolving Borrowing Base.
“Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate by a Responsible Officer of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit I (or another form acceptable to the Administrative Agent) setting forth the calculation of the Revolving Borrowing Base, including a calculation of each component thereof, all in such detail as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. All calculations of the Revolving Borrowing Base in connection with the preparation of any Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate shall originally be made by the Company and certified to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have the right to review and adjust, in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment, any such calculation to the extent that such calculation is not in accordance with this Agreement.
“Revolving Commitment” means (a) make Revolving Committed Loans to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Revolving Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
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“Revolving Committed Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Committed Loans of the same Type made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Revolving Committed Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“Revolving Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Revolving Borrowing or (b) a conversion of Revolving Committed Loans from one Type to the other, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1or 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 Company.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Committed Loans and such Revolving Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Revolving Swing Line Loans at such time.
“Revolving Default” means any event or condition that constitutes a Revolving Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be a Revolving Event of Default.
“Revolving Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Revolving Facility” means the revolving credit facility described in Sections 2.01 through 2.04 providing for Revolving Loans to the Company by the Revolving Lenders.
“Revolving Facility Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of:
(a) the difference of the Revolving Advance Limit minus Total Revolving Outstandings, and
(b) the largest principal amount of Revolving Loans that may then be borrowed hereunder without resulting in a Revolving Event of Default under Section 7.11(c) (on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which a Compliance Certificate was delivered or required to be delivered), after giving pro forma effect to such Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Lender” means each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or, following termination of the Revolving Commitments, has Revolving Loans outstanding.
“Revolving Loan” means an extension of credit by a Revolving Lender to the Company under Article II in the form of a Revolving Committed Loan or a Revolving Swing Line Loan.
“Revolving Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Revolving Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.
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“Revolving Swing Line Commitment” means as to any Lender (a) the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01B hereof or (b) if such Lender has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or has otherwise assumed a Revolving Swing Line Commitment after the Closing Date, the amount set forth for such Lender as its Revolving Swing Line Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.06(c).
“Revolving Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Revolving Swing Line Loans, or any successor revolving swing line lender hereunder.
“Revolving Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
“Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Revolving Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 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 Company.
“Revolving Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $35,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The Revolving Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.
“RFJ Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries of 100% of the Equity Interests of RFJ Auto Partners, Inc., as contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 17, 2021, by and among RFJMS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, RFJ Auto Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation and The Resolute Fund III, L.P., as Company Equityholder Representative, and the Company
“RFJ Termination Special Mandatory Redemption” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Additional Unsecured Indebtedness”
“Sanction(s)” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx” means the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Cash Management Arrangement” means any Cash Management Arrangement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank, in each case, in such Cash Management Bank’s sole discretion.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, with respect to each of the Security Instruments, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Cash Management Banks and the Hedge Banks.
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“Securities Laws” means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of the foregoing may be amended and in effect on any applicable date hereunder.
“Security Agreement” means that certain Fifth Amended, Restated and Consolidated Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the Company, each other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto, as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Joinder Agreements pursuant to Section 6.14, and as otherwise supplemented, amended, or modified from time to time.
“Security Instruments” means, collectively or individually as the context may indicate, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Escrow and Security Agreement, any Joinder Agreement, any Silo Lender Intercreditor Agreement, any Powersports Intercreditor Agreement, any Service Loaner Intercreditor Agreement, any Landlord Waiver, and all other agreements (including control agreements), instruments and other documents, whether now existing or hereafter in effect, pursuant to which the Company, any other Loan Party, or any other Person shall grant or convey to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties a Lien in, or any other Person shall acknowledge any such Lien in, property as security for all or any portion of the Obligations, any other obligation under any Loan Document and any obligation or liability arising under any Related Swap Contract.
“Service Loaner Intercreditor Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Third Party Service Loaner Indebtedness.”
“Service Loaner Lenders” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Third Party Service Loaner Indebtedness.”
“Service Loaner Vehicles” means vehicles which are provided as service loaner vehicles for customers of a Subsidiary that are having their vehicles serviced by such Subsidiary.
“Silo Financing Commencement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(b)(iii).
“Silo Lender Intercreditor Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Silo Indebtedness.”
“Silo Lenders” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Silo Indebtedness.”
“Silo Subsidiaries” means, those Subsidiaries (other than Dual Subsidiaries) from time to time obligated pursuant to Permitted Silo Indebtedness as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, which such Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 1.01A. The Company may designate other Subsidiaries as Silo Subsidiaries from time to time in accordance with Section 7.16.
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“SOFR” with respect to any Business Day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source) at approximately 8:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the immediately succeeding Business Day and, in each case, that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that at the time of determination:
(a) the fair value of its assets (both at fair valuation and at present fair saleable value on an orderly basis) is in excess of the total amount of its liabilities, including contingent obligations; and
(b) it is then able and expects to be able to pay its debts as they mature; and
(c) it has capital sufficient to carry on its business as conducted and as proposed to be conducted.
“Sonic Financial” means Sonic Financial Corporation, a North Carolina corporation.
“Special Purpose Insurance Captive” means a Person which (a) at all times shall remain a wholly-owned Subsidiary of a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, (b) shall not engage in any business other than the provision of dealer physical damage insurance for new vehicle inventory, workers compensation insurance or healthcare insurance to the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) if organized in North Carolina (or, in any other jurisdiction, to the extent otherwise permitted by Law) has its Equity Interests pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement and (d) has not and shall not (i) transfer any funds to any Person other than (x) payment in the ordinary course of business and on customary market terms of liability claims made by third parties against the Company and its Subsidiaries, (y) payment of its own business expenses in the ordinary course of business and on customary market terms, and (z) distributions to any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; (ii) make any Investment (other than Investments permitted under applicable insurance guidelines and made in the Company’s reasonable business judgment) in any Person, (iii) incur any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness from time to time owed to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) or xxxxx x Xxxx on any of its assets (other than to secure Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor), (iv) provide any compensation to directors or employees other than on customary market terms for captive insurance companies or (v) have its Equity Interests pledged to any Person other than as described in clause (c) above. The parties hereto acknowledge that as of the date hereof, SRM Assurance, Ltd. is a Special Purpose Insurance Captive. A Special Purpose Insurance Captive shall not be permitted to have, acquire or form any direct or indirect Subsidiary.
“Specified Investment” means any Investment in any Person other than an Excluded Investment.
“Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.19).
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“Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company (which may be guaranteed by the Subsidiaries of the Company on an unsecured, subordinated basis); provided that, (i) such Indebtedness is not secured by any property of the Company or any Subsidiary and at the time of issuance, (A) does not have a maturity, and does not require any principal payments (whether by scheduled installment, mandatory prepayment or redemption, or the exercise of any put right), earlier than six (6) months following the Maturity Date (other than reasonable and customary prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance obligations in connection with (i) sales of assets (so long as the terms relating thereto are not materially less favorable to the Loan Parties than the comparable terms governing the Indenture and the Indenture Notes), (ii) a change in control and (iii) the exercise of remedies in connection with the occurrence of an event of default), (B) has terms (including terms of maturity and amortization) that are typical for indebtedness of such type issued at such time and such terms (other than applicable rates of interest) are otherwise no more restrictive, or less advantageous to the Lenders, than the Loan Documents or are otherwise on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C) is subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or has subordination terms substantially similar to those in the Indenture and (D) has customary standstill and blockage provisions with regard to payments and enforcement actions and (ii) after giving effect to the issuance of such Indebtedness, (a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result therefrom and (b) all other requirements set forth in Section 7.03(i) shall have been met. For purposes of clarification, the parties hereto acknowledge that Indebtedness under the Indenture and Indenture Notes as in effect as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date constitutes “Subordinated Indebtedness”.
“Subordinated Indebtedness Prepayment” means any prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance, settlement in cash or other satisfaction prior to the scheduled maturity thereof of any Subordinated Indebtedness, provided, however, that “Subordinated Indebtedness Prepayment” shall not include any amount prepaid with the proceeds of the refinancing of such Subordinated Indebtedness with new or additional Subordinated Indebtedness or Additional Unsecured Indebtedness.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company and shall include, without limitation, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, all Restricted Subsidiaries executing a Subsidiary Guaranty on the Closing Date and all other Subsidiaries that enter into a Joinder Agreement.
“Subsidiary Guaranty” means the Fifth Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement made by the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 as supplemented from time to time by execution and delivery of Joinder Agreements pursuant to Section 6.14 and as otherwise supplemented, amended, or modified from time to time.
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“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 Obligations” means with respect to any Loan Party 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 xxxx-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 the Revolving Swing Line Lender, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender and the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, as the context may require.
“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice, a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice and a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice, as the context may require.
“Swing Line Loans” means any Revolving Swing Line Loans, the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans and the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, as the context may require.
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
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“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Temporary Cash Investments” means (a) cash or (b) Investments held in the form of cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities.
“Temporary Excess Cash” means cash proceeds received by the Company from the issuance of Subordinated Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(i) or Additional Unsecured Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(j), which cash (as set forth in a notice delivered by the Company to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days of the Company’s receipt of such cash proceeds) is intended by the Company to be applied to the prepayment or purchase (whether by open market purchase or pursuant to a tender offer) of other Subordinated Indebtedness or Additional Unsecured Indebtedness, but has not yet been so applied solely because the Company has not completed such prepayment, repurchase or refinancing, so long as such cash is so applied within six (6) months of receipt thereof.
“Temporary Indebtedness” means Subordinated Indebtedness or Additional Unsecured Indebtedness the Company intends to repay (whether by open market purchase or pursuant to a tender offer) using cash proceeds received by the Company from the issuance of other Subordinated Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(i) or Additional Unsecured Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(j); provided that, such applicable Subordinated Indebtedness or Additional Unsecured Indebtedness shall only qualify as “Temporary Indebtedness” for so long as such cash proceeds qualify as “Temporary Excess Cash”.
“Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate for any period that is approximately (as determined by the Administrative Agent) as long as any of the Interest Period options set forth in the definition of “Interest Period” and that is based on SOFR and that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body, in each case as published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion.
“Threshold Amount” means $20,000,000.
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments and the Total Outstandings of such Lender at such time.
“Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all New Vehicle Floorplan Loans.
“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings, the Total Revolving Outstandings and Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings.
“Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and all L/C Obligations.
“Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans.
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“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code then in effect in the state of North Carolina or, if the context so indicates, another applicable jurisdiction.
“UCP” means, with respect to any 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 applicable time).
“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.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“Unrestricted Subsidiaries” means all Subsidiaries of the Company other than the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that in no event shall the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as a whole have more than $100,000 in total assets or more than $100,000 in total revenues for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (in each case) calculated as of the most recent four fiscal quarter period for which the Administrative Agent has received the Required Financial Information; and if either such threshold is exceeded, the Company shall immediately designate one or more such Subsidiaries to be “Restricted Subsidiaries” and deliver to the Administrative Agent all documents specified in Section 6.14 for such Subsidiaries, so that after giving effect to such designation, the remaining Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall satisfy such requirements; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the assets and revenues of Special Purpose Insurance Captives shall not be taken into account for the purposes of determining the Company’s compliance with, and its covenants relating to, the thresholds described in this definition.
“Used Vehicle” means a Vehicle other than a New Vehicle; provided that model year of such Vehicle may not be more than 6 years old and mileage may not exceed 80,000 miles, unless in either case of age or mileage otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, as applicable, in its sole discretion.
“Used Vehicle Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto; provided that, subject to Section 2.25, in no event shall a Foreign Person, an Unrestricted Subsidiary, a Silo Subsidiary or a Powersports Subsidiary be a “Used Vehicle Borrower”.
“Used Vehicle Borrower Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.25(b).
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“Used Vehicle Borrowers’ Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.25(c).
“Used Vehicle Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Borrowing” means a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing or a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment” means, as to each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender, its obligation to (a) make Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans to the Used Vehicle Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.10, and (b) purchase participations in Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans of the same Type made by each of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders pursuant to Section 2.10.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing, or (b) a conversion of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans from one Type to the other, pursuant to Section 2.11(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3 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 Company.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility” means the used vehicle floorplan facility described in Sections 2.10 through 2.13 providing for Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans to the Used Vehicle Floorplan Borrowers by the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender” means each Lender that has a Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment or, following termination of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, has Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans outstanding..
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan” means an extension of credit by a Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender to the Used Vehicle Borrowers under Article II in the form of a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan or a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Agreement” means, an offset agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, (i) providing for the crediting of monies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a Floorplan Offset Account, and the withdrawal of monies from such account, and (ii) providing that interest accrued on Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans will be offset by an amount equal to (A) the amount that is credited to the Floorplan Offset Account from time to time (a
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“Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount”), multiplied by (B) the interest rate applicable to Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans from time to time; provided, however, that the Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans at any time.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Agreement.”
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Arrangement” means the offset arrangement described in the definition of “Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Agreement.”
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Operations Group” means the group at Bank of America that operates and administers the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line” means the revolving credit facility made available by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.12.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.12.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a).
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.12(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 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), and if applicable for such form, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company.
“Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $85,000,000 plus the Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount and (b) the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments. The Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments.
“Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, or any successor used vehicle swing line lender hereunder.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(III).
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“Vehicle” means an automobile or truck with a gross vehicle weight of less than 16,000 pounds which satisfies the following requirements: (a) the vehicle is owned by a Grantor free of any title defects or any liens or interests of others except (i) the security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (ii) the security interests subject to a Silo Lender Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) the security interests subject to a Service Loaner Intercreditor Agreement and (iv) other Liens to which the Administrative Agent consents in writing in its sole discretion; (b) except as set forth in Section 6.13, the vehicle is located at one of the locations identified in Schedule 6.13; (c) the vehicle is held for sale in the ordinary course of a Grantor’s business and is of good and merchantable quality and (d) the vehicle is not a commercial truck designated as Class 4 or above by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.
“Vehicle Title Documentation” has the meaning specified in Section 6.05.
“Within Line Limitation” means,
(a) with respect to any Borrower, any dealer location and any specific vehicle manufacturer, distributor or auction house, as applicable, limitations on the amount of New Vehicle Floorplan Loans or Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans, as applicable, that may be advanced to such manufacturer, distributor or auction house with respect to New Vehicles or Used Vehicles, as applicable, purchased or to be purchased by such Borrower for such dealer location, or
(b) with respect to any Borrower, any dealer location and any specific vehicle manufacturer, distributor or auction house, as applicable, and Demonstrators, Rental Vehicles and Fleet Vehicles, limitations on the amount of New Vehicle Floorplan Loans or Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans, as applicable, that may be advanced to such manufacturer, distributor or auction house with respect to Demonstrators, Rental Vehicles and Fleet Vehicles purchased or to be purchased by such Borrower for such dealer location,
which limitations (in each case) are agreed to from time to time by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicles, and the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicles, and such distributor, manufacturer or auction house from time to time.
“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.
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1.03 Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), provided that, any reference to a defined term in any such agreement, instrument or other document which has been terminated shall have the meaning set forth in such document immediately prior to such termination, (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”
(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d) Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity.
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1.04 Accounting Terms.
(a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein; provided that, all calculations of financial covenants shall reflect the results of both continuing operations and discontinued operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and in the event of any such discontinued operations, the Company shall provide subtotals for each of “continuing operations”, “discontinued operations” and “consolidated operations”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded. In connection with the Company’s delivery of financial statements hereunder, the Company shall deliver a reconciliation of the calculations of the financial covenants before and after giving effect to the adjustments from FASB ASC 825 described in this Agreement.
(b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Company or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Company shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Section 7.11, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above.
(c) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Company is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.
(d) Calculation of Consolidated EBITDAR, Consolidated Fixed Charges and Consolidated Rental Expense. Consolidated EBITDAR shall be calculated for any period by including the actual amount for such period, including the Consolidated EBITDAR attributable to Acquisitions permitted hereunder and occurring during such period and (to the extent
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otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income) excluding the Consolidated EBITDAR attributable to Permitted Dispositions of assets occurring during such period on a pro forma basis for the period from the first day of the applicable period through the date of the closing of each such permitted Acquisition or Permitted Disposition, utilizing (i) where available or required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, historical audited and/or reviewed unaudited financial statements obtained from the seller, broken down by fiscal quarter in the Company’s reasonable judgment or (ii) unaudited financial statements (where no audited or reviewed financial statements are required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) reviewed internally by the Company, broken down in the Company’s reasonable judgment; provided, however, that (x) any such pro forma adjustment of Consolidated EBITDAR shall reflect the Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ pro forma rental payments related to the assets acquired in any applicable Acquisition (and shall not reflect any rental expense payments of the applicable seller), and (y) any such pro forma adjustment of Consolidated EBITDAR shall not result in an increase of more than 10% of Consolidated EBITDAR prior to such adjustment, unless the Company provides to the Administrative Agent (A) the supporting calculations for such adjustment and (B) such other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to determine the accuracy of such calculations. For purposes of determining “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for any period, the Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Principal Payments and Consolidated Rental Expenses attributable to such Permitted Dispositions described above during such period may, at the option of the Company and subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), be excluded therefrom.
1.05 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
1.06 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
1.07 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
1.08 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 the rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or with respect to any rate that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any of such rate (including, without limitation, any LIBOR Successor Rate) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes.
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ARTICLE II.
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01 Revolving Committed Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Committed Loan”) to the Company from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Committed Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Advance Limit, and (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Revolving Amount of the Revolving Committed Loans of any Revolving Lender, plus such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Outstanding Revolving Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Outstanding Revolving Amount of all Revolving Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Company may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.14, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Revolving Committed Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Committed Loans.
(a) Each Revolving Committed Borrowing and each conversion of Revolving Committed Loans from one Type to the other, shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Revolving Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Revolving Committed Loan Notice. Each such Revolving Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Revolving Committed Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Revolving Committed Loans to Base Rate Revolving Committed Loans or of any conversion of Base Rate Revolving Committed Loans to Eurodollar Rate Revolving Committed Loans, and (ii) one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Committed Loans. Each Revolving Committed Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Revolving Committed Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Revolving Committed Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Revolving Committed Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Revolving Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Company is requesting a Revolving Committed Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving Committed Loans from one Type to the other, (ii) the requested date of the Revolving Committed Borrowing or conversion, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Revolving Committed Loans to be borrowed or converted, and (iv) the Type of Revolving Committed Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Revolving Committed Loans are to be converted. If the Company fails to provide a timely Revolving Committed Loan Notice requesting a conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, such Loans shall, subject to Article III, continue as Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Company fails to specify a Type of Revolving Committed Loan in a Revolving Committed Loan Notice, then the applicable Revolving Committed Loans shall, subject to Article III, be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans.
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(b) Following receipt of a Revolving Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly (and in any event, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of advance of the applicable Revolving Committed Loans) notify each Revolving Lender of the amount of its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the applicable Revolving Committed Loans. Each Revolving Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Committed Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Revolving Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Revolving Committed Borrowing is an initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Company in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by crediting the account of the Company on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds; provided, however, that if, on the date the Revolving Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Revolving Committed Borrowing is given by the Company, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Committed Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Company as provided above.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Revolving Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Revolving Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Revolving Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.
2.03 Letters of Credit.
(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in addition to the Revolving Committed Loans provided for in Section 2.01, the Company may request any L/C Issuer, in reliance on the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, to issue, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for its own account or the account of any of its Subsidiaries in such form as is acceptable to such L/C Issuer in its reasonable determination. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Revolving Commitments.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension, Reinstatement or Renewal. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment of the terms and conditions, extension of the terms and conditions, extension of the expiration date, or reinstatement of amounts paid, or renewal of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Company shall deliver (or
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transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable L/C Issuer) to an L/C Issuer selected by it and to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, extended, reinstated or renewed, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with clause (d) of this Section 2.03), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, extend, reinstate or renew such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Company also shall submit a letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement on such L/C Issuer’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement or other agreement submitted by the Company to, or entered into by the Company with, an L/C Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
If the Company so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application (or the amendment of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit shall permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon by the Company and the applicable L/C Issuer at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Company shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiration date not later than the date permitted pursuant to Section 2.03(d); provided, that such L/C Issuer shall not (i) permit any such extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (except that the expiration date may be extended to a date that is no more than one year from the then-current expiration date) or (B) it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (ii) be obligated to permit such extension if it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Lender or the Company that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
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(c) Limitations on Amounts, Issuance and Amendment. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, extended, reinstated or renewed only if (and upon issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of each Letter of Credit the Company shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (i) the aggregate amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit issued by any L/C Issuer shall not exceed its L/C Commitment, (ii) the aggregate L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (iii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Lender shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment, (iv) the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments and (v) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Advance Limit.
(i) No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Issuer in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $500,000;
(D) any Revolving Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Company or such Revolving Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.28(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or
(E) the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.
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(ii) No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(d) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall have a stated expiration date no later than the earlier of (i) the date twelve months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension of the expiration date thereof, whether automatic or by amendment, twelve months after the then current expiration date of such Letter of Credit) and (ii) the Letter of Credit Expiration Date.
(e) Participations.
(i) By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount or extending the expiration date thereof), and without any further action on the part of the applicable L/C Issuer or the Revolving Lenders, such L/C Issuer hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such L/C Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this clause (e) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments.
(ii) In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of the applicable L/C Issuer, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by an L/C Issuer not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the notice provided by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.03(f) until such L/C Disbursement is reimbursed by the Company or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the Company for any reason, including after the Maturity Date. Such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02 with respect to Loans made by such Revolving Lender (and Section 2.02 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable L/C Issuer the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Company pursuant to Section 2.03(f), the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable L/C Issuer or, to the extent that the Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse such L/C Issuer, then to such Revolving Lenders and such L/C Issuer as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse an L/C Issuer for any L/C Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.
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(iii) Each Revolving Lender further acknowledges and agrees that its participation in each Letter of Credit will be automatically adjusted to reflect such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at each time such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment is amended pursuant to the operation of Section 2.14, as a result of an assignment in accordance with Section 10.06 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.
(iv) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(e), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the applicable L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the applicable L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Committed Loan included in the relevant Revolving Committed Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of any L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iv) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) Reimbursement. If an L/C Issuer shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Company shall reimburse such L/C Issuer in respect of such L/C Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon on (i) the Business Day that the Company receives notice of such L/C Disbursement, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m. or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Company receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time, provided that, if such L/C Disbursement is not less than $1,000,000, the Company may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.02 or Section 2.04 that such payment be financed with a Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Committed Loans or Revolving Swing Line Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Company’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Committed Loans or Revolving Swing Line Loan. If the Company fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment then due from the Company in respect thereof (the “Unreimbursed Amount”) and such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Committed Percentage thereof. In such event, the Company shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Committed Loans to be disbursed on the date of payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the
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minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Revolving Committed Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Revolving Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(f) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(g) Obligations Absolute. The Company’s obligation to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in clause (f) of this Section 2.03 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of:
(iii) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Letter of Credit, or any term or provision herein or therein;
(iv) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Company or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(v) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(vi) waiver by any L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for such L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Company or any waiver by such L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Company;
(vii) honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit required that demand be in the form of a draft;
(viii) any payment made by any L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;
(ix) payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by any L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
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(x) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.03, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Company’s obligations hereunder.
The Company 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 Company’s instructions or other irregularity, the Company will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Company shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against each L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
None of the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders, any L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit by the applicable L/C Issuer or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable L/C Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse an L/C Issuer from liability to the Company to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Company that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of an L/C Issuer (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), an L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination, and that:
(i) an L/C Issuer may replace a purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such or waive a requirement for its presentation;
(ii) an L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and without regard to any non-documentary condition in such Letter of Credit;
(iii) an L/C Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(iv) this sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by an L/C Issuer when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, any standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).
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Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders, any L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of (i) any presentation that includes forged or fraudulent documents or that is otherwise affected by the fraudulent, bad faith, or illegal conduct of the beneficiary or other Person, (ii) an L/C Issuer declining to take-up documents and make payment (A) against documents that are fraudulent, forged, or for other reasons by which that it is entitled not to honor or (B) following the Company’s waiver of discrepancies with respect to such documents or request for honor of such documents or (iii) an L/C Issuer retaining proceeds of a Letter of Credit based on an apparently applicable attachment order, blocking regulation, or third-party claim notified to such L/C Issuer.
(h) Applicability of ISP and UCP; Limitation of Liability. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Company when a Letter of Credit is issued by it (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Issuer shall be responsible to the Company for, and no L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Company shall be impaired by, any action or inaction of any L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where any L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade—International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.
(i) Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.
(j) Letter of Credit Fees. The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit; provided, however, any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral or other credit support arrangements satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to the other Revolving Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Applicable Revolving Percentages allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.28(a)(iv),
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with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to such L/C Issuer for its own account. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.07. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears, (ii) due and payable on the Automatic Debit Date after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (iii) automatically debited from a deposit account maintained by the Company with Bank of America (provided that if there are not sufficient funds in such account to pay such Letter of Credit Fees, then the Company shall pay such fees in cash when due). If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders, while any Revolving Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.
(k) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The Company shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified (in the case of Bank of America) in the Bank of America Letter, in each case computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee (i) shall be due and payable on the Automatic Debit Date after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand, and (ii) in the case of fronting fees owing to Bank of America, may be automatically debited from a deposit account maintained by the Company with Bank of America (provided that if there are not sufficient funds in such account to pay such fronting fees, then the Company shall pay such fees in cash when due). For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.07. In addition, the Company shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(l) Disbursement Procedures. The L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by applicable Laws or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. Such L/C Issuer shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing of such demand for payment if such L/C Issuer has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Issuer and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.
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(m) Interim Interest. If the L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall make any L/C Disbursement, then, unless the Company shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date the Company reimburses such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Base Rate Revolving Committed Loans; provided that if the Company fails to reimburse such L/C Disbursement when due pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03, then Section 2.17(b) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this clause (m) shall be for account of such L/C Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03 to reimburse such L/C Issuer shall be for account of such Revolving Lender to the extent of such payment.
(n) Replacement of any L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement between the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of an L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Company shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(j). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to include such successor or any previous L/C Issuer, or such successor and all previous L/C Issuer, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(o) Cash Collateralization. If any Revolving Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Company receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Revolving Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Revolving Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with L/C Obligations representing at least 66-2/3% of the total L/C Obligations) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this clause (o), the Company shall immediately deposit into an account established and maintained on the books and records of the Administrative Agent (the “Collateral Account”) an amount in cash equal to 105% of the total L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Revolving Event of Default with respect to the Company described in clause (f) of Section 8.01. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing or clause (d) of this Section 2.03, if any L/C Obligations remain outstanding after the expiration date specified in said clause (d), the Company shall immediately deposit into the Collateral Account an amount in cash equal to 105% of such L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the Collateral Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Company’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear
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interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in the Collateral Account. Moneys in the Collateral Account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse each L/C Issuer for L/C Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed, together with related fees, costs, and customary processing charges, and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Company for the L/C Obligations at such time or, if the maturity of the Revolving Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with L/C Obligations representing 66-2/3% of the total L/C Obligations), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Company under this Agreement. If the Company is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of a Revolving Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Company within three Business Days after all Revolving Events of Default have been cured or waived.
(p) L/C Issuer Reports to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section 2.03, provide the Administrative Agent a Letter of Credit Report, as set forth below:
(v) reasonably prior to the time that such L/C Issuer issues, amends, renews, increases or extends a Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension and the stated amount of the applicable Letters of Credit after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed);
(vi) on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer makes a payment pursuant to a Letter of Credit, the date and amount of such payment;
(vii) on any Business Day on which the Company fails to reimburse a payment made pursuant to a Letter of Credit required to be reimbursed to such L/C Issuer on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such payment;
(viii) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer; and
(ix) for so long as any Letter of Credit issued by an L/C Issuer is outstanding, such L/C Issuer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) on the last Business Day of each calendar month, (B) at all other times a Letter of Credit Report is required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, and (C) on each date that (1) an L/C Credit Extension occurs or (2) there is any expiration, cancellation and/or disbursement, in each case, with respect to any such Letter of Credit, a Letter of Credit Report appropriately completed with the information for every outstanding Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer.
(q) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Company shall be obligated to reimburse, indemnify and compensate the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as if such
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Letter of Credit had been issues solely for the account of the Company. The Company irrevocably waives any and all defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of any or all of the obligations of such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit. The Company hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Company, and that the Company’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
(r) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
2.04 Revolving Swing Line Loans.
(a) The Revolving Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in any Revolving Autoborrow Agreement, if any, the Revolving Swing Line Lender may, in its sole discretion and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Swing Line Loan”) to the Company from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Revolving Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Revolving Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Revolving Outstanding Revolving Amount of Revolving Committed Loans and L/C Obligations of the Revolving Lender acting as Revolving Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Advance Limit and (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Committed Loans of any Revolving Lender, plus such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and provided, further, that the Company shall not use the proceeds of any Revolving Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Revolving Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Company, may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.14, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Revolving Swing Line Loan may be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Revolving Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Revolving Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Revolving Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage times the amount of such Revolving Swing Line Loan.
(b) Borrowing Procedures. At any time a Revolving Autoborrow Agreement under the revolving credit facility provided herein is not in effect, each Revolving Swing Line Borrowing and each conversion of Revolving Swing Line Loans from one type to the other shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Revolving Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) by a Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Revolving Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Revolving Swing Line
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Loan Notice. Each such Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice must be received by the Revolving Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date or date of conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans or of any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans, and in each case shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day and (iii) the Type of Revolving Swing Line Loan to be borrowed or to which existing Revolving Swing Line Loans are to be converted. Promptly after receipt by the Revolving Swing Line Lender of any Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice, the Revolving Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Revolving Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Revolving Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Revolving Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Revolving Swing Line Lender not to make such Revolving Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Revolving Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Revolving Swing Line Loan available to the Company at its office by crediting the account of the Company on the books of the Revolving Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds. If the Company fails to provide a timely Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice requesting a conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, such Loans shall, subject to Article III, continue as Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Company fails to specify a Type of Revolving Swing Line Loan in a Revolving Swing Line Loan Notice, then the applicable Revolving Swing Line Loan shall, subject to Article III, be made as a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
In order to facilitate the borrowing of Revolving Swing Line Loans, the Revolving Swing Line Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree with the Company to, (and the Revolving Swing Line Lender and the Company are hereby authorized to) enter into an autoborrow agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Swing Line Lender (the “Revolving Autoborrow Agreement”) providing for the automatic advance by the Revolving Swing Line Lender of Revolving Swing Line Loans under the conditions set forth in such agreement, which shall be in addition to the conditions set forth herein (each such advance, an “Revolving Autoborrow Advance”). At any time such a Revolving Autoborrow Agreement is in effect, the requirements for Revolving Swing Line Borrowings set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph shall not apply, and all Revolving Swing Line Borrowings shall be made in accordance with the Revolving Autoborrow Agreement, until the right to such Revolving Swing Line Borrowings is suspended or terminated hereunder or in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Autoborrow Agreement. For purposes of determining the Outstanding Amount at any time during which a Revolving Autoborrow Agreement is in effect, the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Swing Line Loans shall be deemed to be the amount of the Revolving Swing Line Sublimit. For purposes of any Revolving Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to a Revolving Autoborrow Agreement, all references to Bank of America shall be deemed to be a reference to Bank of America, in its capacity as Revolving Swing Line Lender hereunder.
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(c) Refinancing of Revolving Swing Line Loans.
(i) The Revolving Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the Company (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Revolving Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Eurodollar Rate Revolving Committed Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount of Revolving Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Revolving Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Eurodollar Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Revolving Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Company with a copy of the applicable Revolving Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount specified in such Revolving Committed Loan Notice available (including for this purpose Cash Collateral and other credit support made available with respect to the applicable Revolving Swing Line Loan) to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Revolving Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Revolving Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Eurodollar Rate Revolving Committed Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Revolving Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any Revolving Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Committed Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Eurodollar Rate Revolving Committed Loans submitted by the Revolving Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Revolving Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Revolving Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
(iii) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Revolving Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Revolving Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Revolving Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Revolving Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Lender pays such
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amount (and such Revolving Lender has also paid such interest and fees as aforesaid), such amount (other than any such interest and fees as aforesaid) so paid shall constitute such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Committed Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Revolving Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Revolving Swing Line Lender submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Committed Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Revolving Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against the Revolving Swing Line Lender, the Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Company to repay Revolving Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Revolving Swing Line Loan, if the Revolving Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Revolving Swing Line Loan, the Revolving Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Revolving Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Revolving Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Revolving Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Revolving Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Revolving Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Revolving Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Revolving Swing Line Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Revolving Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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(e) Interest for Account of Revolving Swing Line Lender. The Revolving Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Company for interest on the Revolving Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of any Revolving Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Revolving Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Revolving Swing Line Lender.
(f) Payments Directly to Revolving Swing Line Lender. The Company shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Revolving Swing Line Loans directly to the Revolving Swing Line Lender.
2.05 New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan”) to the New Vehicle Borrowers, jointly and severally, from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (ii) the Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans of any New Vehicle Floorplan Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment, and (iv) on a per New Vehicle basis, such Loan shall not exceed 100% of the original invoice price (including freight charges) of each New Vehicle financed, provided, further, that the proceeds of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans shall only be used to pay the purchase price of New Vehicles, including the refinancing of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans or other New Vehicle Floorplan Loans utilized for such purpose. Within the limits of each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the New Vehicle Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.05, prepay under Section 2.14, and reborrow under this Section 2.05. New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
2.06 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans.
(a) Each New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing and each conversion of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans from one Type to the other shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice. Each such New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) one Business Day prior to the requested date of any New Vehicle Floorplan Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Committed Loans or of any conversion of Base Rate Committed Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (ii) one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Committed Loans. Each New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Company is requesting a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing or a conversion of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans
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from one Type to the other, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing or conversion, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans to be borrowed or converted, (iv) the Type of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans to be borrowed or to which existing New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans are to be converted, (v) the applicable New Vehicle Borrower, and (vi) (in the case of a Committed Borrowing that is not used to pay down a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan) the make, model, and vehicle identification number of each New Vehicle to be financed thereby. If the Company fails to provide a timely New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice requesting a conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, such Loans shall continue as Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Company fails to specify a Type of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan in a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice then the applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans shall, subject to Article III, be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(b) Following receipt of a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly (and in any event, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of advance of the applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans) notify each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender of the amount of its Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans. Each such Lender shall make the amount of its New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is an initial Borrowing, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the applicable New Vehicle Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its New Vehicle Floorplan Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.
2.07 New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan.
(a) The New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender may, in its sole discretion and in reliance upon the agreements of the other New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders set forth in this Section 2.07, make loans (each such loan, a “New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan”) to the New Vehicle
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Borrowers, jointly and severally, from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans of the Lender acting as New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, (i) subject to Section 2.08, the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (ii) subject to Section 2.08, the Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, (iii) subject to Section 2.08, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans of any New Vehicle Floorplan Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s New Vehicle Floorplan Commitment, and (iv) such Loan, together with the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all other New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans made on or prior to such date shall not exceed any applicable Within Line Limitation unless otherwise consented to by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender in its sole discretion; and provided, further, that the proceeds of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans shall only be used (x) to honor New Vehicle Floorplan drafts presented by the applicable vehicle manufacturer or distributor to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to Payment Commitments, (y) to honor New Vehicle Floorplan drafts presented by the applicable financial institution to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to Payoff Letter Commitments or (z) otherwise to pay the purchase price of New Vehicles. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the New Vehicle Borrowers, may borrow under this Section 2.07, prepay under Section 2.14, and reborrow under this Section 2.07. Each New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan may be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan. Except as otherwise provided with respect to New Vehicle Floorplan Overdrafts, immediately upon the making of a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage times the amount of such New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan.
(b) Payment Commitments and Payoff Letter Commitments.
(i) The New Vehicle Swing Line Lender is authorized to make New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans for the account of the New Vehicle Borrowers directly to certain individual manufacturers or distributors that provide New Vehicles to the New Vehicle Borrowers, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the respective Payment Commitment agreed to between the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender and each such manufacturer or distributor, and without any further notice as otherwise required in this Section. Each New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan made pursuant to a Payment Commitment shall be a Eurodollar Rate Loan at the time of such Borrowing, but may be converted to a Base Rate Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The New Vehicle Borrowers shall be and remain jointly and severally liable to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, or the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders, as applicable, for all payments made to a manufacturer or distributor pursuant to a Payment Commitment.
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(ii) The New Vehicle Swing Line Lender is authorized to make New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans for the account of the New Vehicle Borrowers directly to certain individual financial institutions that financed New Vehicles for the New Vehicle Borrowers, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the respective Payoff Letter Commitment agreed to between the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender and each such financial institution, and without any further notice as otherwise required in this Section. Each New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan made pursuant to a Payoff Letter Commitment shall be a Eurodollar Rate Loan at the time of such Borrowing, but may be converted to a Base Rate Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The New Vehicle Borrowers shall be and remain jointly and severally liable to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, or the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders, as applicable, for all payments made to a financial institution pursuant to a Payoff Letter Commitment.
(c) Borrowing Procedures. Each New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing and each conversion of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans from one Type to the other shall be made pursuant to (i) a Payment Commitment, (ii) a Payoff Letter Commitment, (iii) upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender by delivery of a written New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice, or (iv) in the case of a dealer trade, pursuant to the Floorplan On-line System in accordance with practices agreed to from time to time between the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender and the applicable New Vehicle Borrower. Each such notice from the Company must be received by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day of the requested borrowing date or date of conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans or of any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans, and in each case shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day, (iii) the Type of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan to be borrowed or to which existing New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans are to be converted, (iv) the applicable New Vehicle Borrower and (v) the applicable New Vehicle(s) (including the make, model and vehicle identification number of such New Vehicle(s)). The New Vehicle Swing Line Lender will, not later than 6:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan available directly to the manufacturer or distributor pursuant to a Payment Commitment, to the financial institution pursuant to a Payoff Letter Commitment or to the applicable New Vehicle Borrower at the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender’s office by crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender. If the Company fails to provide a timely New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice requesting a conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, such Loans shall, subject to Article III, continue as Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Company fails to specify a Type of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan in a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice or if a Payment Commitment or Payoff Letter Commitment fails to specify a Type of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, then the applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan shall, subject to Article III, be made as a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
(d) Authorization. Each New Vehicle Borrower authorizes the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender (and each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender consents to such authorization) to enter into, modify or terminate Payment Commitments and Payoff Letter Commitments (in each case, in the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender’s discretion) and to advise each manufacturer or distributor or financial institution, as the case may be, that provides New Vehicles to such New Vehicle Borrower of any change or termination which may occur with respect to the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line. The New Vehicle Swing Line Lender will promptly notify the Company of any such modification or termination.
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(e) Refinancing of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans.
(i) The New Vehicle Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the New Vehicle Borrowers (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender make a Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the amount of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans then outstanding (including, subject to Section 2.08(b)(iv), any New Vehicle Floorplan Overdrafts, but excluding New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans in the amount of the New Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount); provided that the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender intends to request each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender to make such Eurodollar Rate Committed Loans no less frequently than once in any given calendar month. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.06, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Eurodollar Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The New Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Company, upon request from the Company, with a copy of the applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice. Each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the amount specified in such New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice available (including for this purpose Cash Collateral and other credit support made available with respect to the applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan) to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day specified in such New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.07(b)(ii), each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan (other than a New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft) cannot be refinanced by such a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07(e)(i), the request for Eurodollar Rate New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans submitted by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender that each of the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.07(e)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
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(iii) If any New Vehicle Floorplan Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07(e) by the time specified in Section 2.07(e)(i), the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender pays such amount (and such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender has also paid such interest and fees as aforesaid), such amount (other than any such interest and fees as aforesaid) so paid shall constitute such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender submitted to any New Vehicle Floorplan Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s obligation to make New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.07(e) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such New Vehicle Floorplan Lender may have against the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s obligation to make New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.07(e) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the New Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) to repay New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(f) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any New Vehicle Floorplan Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, if the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
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(ii) If any payment received by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan (other than a New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft) is required to be returned by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender shall pay to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender its Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(g) Interest for Account of New Vehicle Swing Line Lender. The New Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the New Vehicle Borrowers for interest on the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans. Until each New Vehicle Floorplan Lender funds its Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.07 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of any New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage shall be solely for the account of the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
(h) Payments Directly to New Vehicle Swing Line Lender. Each New Vehicle Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans directly to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
2.08 New Vehicle Floorplan Overdrafts. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 2.05, 2.06 and 2.07,
(a) if the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender has (acting in its discretion), according to the terms hereof, taken action to suspend or terminate Payment Commitments and/or Payoff Letter Commitments and such Payment Commitments and/or Payoff Letter Commitments, as the case may be, have in fact been suspended or terminated in accordance with their respective terms, then the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall not fund any draft with respect to such Payment Commitments and/or Payoff Letter Commitments;
(b) if on any day the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.03 have been satisfied and a draft with respect to a Payment Commitment or a Payoff Letter Commitment is presented for payment, the payment of which would cause (i) (A) the Outstanding Amount of all New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans, plus (B) the Outstanding Amount of all New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, plus (C) the aggregate principal amount of all Requests for Borrowings of New Vehicle Floorplan Loans outstanding as of such day to exceed the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments as of such day or (ii) the Outstanding Amount of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans to exceed the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit, then, in such event:
(i) the Company or any New Vehicle Borrower may either immediately reduce any pending Requests for Borrowing (if any) of a New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan or make a payment of principal on New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans and/or New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans in an amount which would prevent the aggregate amounts described in (A), (B) and (C) above from exceeding the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments; or
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(ii) the Company may request an increase in the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.23, and such Payment Commitment or Payoff Letter Commitment shall be funded to the extent of such increase in accordance with said Section; or
(iii) regardless of whether the conditions of Section 4.03 have otherwise been met, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion, but shall not be obligated to, fund the payment due under such Payment Commitment or Payoff Letter Commitment in whole or in part (the amount of any such funding made by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the “New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft”). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a commitment by or as requiring the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender to fund any such New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft. The New Vehicle Floorplan Lenders shall not be obligated to purchase any portion of or any participation in any such New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft; or
(iv) if such New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan would not cause the aggregate amounts described in (A), (B) and (C) above to exceed the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion, but shall not be obligated to, fund the payment due under such Payment Commitment or Payoff Letter Commitment in whole or in part, notwithstanding that such Loan would cause the Outstanding Amount of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans to exceed the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit (and the amount of any such funding made by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall not be deemed to be a New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft); provided that, within five (5) Business Days after funding such payment, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall make a demand upon the Company that the Borrowers immediately repay such New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans to the extent that the Outstanding Amount of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans exceeds the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit.
2.09 Electronic Processing. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, in their respective sole discretion, the Borrowers must request Loans electronically by access to the Administrative Agent’s web based floorplan on-line system (“Floorplan On-line System”) in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions established between the Administrative Agent, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the Used Vehicle Floor Plan Lender and the Company from time to time. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, in their respective sole discretion, in connection with the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility or the Used Vehicle
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Floorplan Facility, as applicable, (i) interest due pursuant to Section 2.17 shall be automatically debited on the Automatic Debit Date of each month from the applicable Borrower’s account with Bank of America pursuant to on-line procedures established and agreed to from time to time between such Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, (“On-Line Procedures”), (ii) curtailments and other payments due pursuant to Section 2.16(b) and (c) must be made in immediately available funds on the due date thereof pursuant to On-Line Procedures, (iii) fees due pursuant to Section 2.18 must be made in immediately available funds on the due date thereof pursuant to On-Line Procedures and (iv) any other amounts otherwise due in respect of each Vehicle must be made in immediately available funds on the due date thereof pursuant to On-Line Procedures, including without limitation, automatic debits to cure Out of Balance conditions pursuant to Section 8.04 or Section 8.06; provided that, such payments due as a result of a Dealership Sale, a Removed Franchise, or a termination of Commitments in accordance with Section 2.15, may be made via wire transfer of immediately available funds. The Borrowers have requested access to the Floorplan On-line System to retrieve monthly bills, to permit the Borrowers to access certain account information relating to the Loans and to facilitate the making of any payments on the Loans by authorizing the Administrative Agent and the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicle Floor Plan Loans, to debit any one or more of the applicable Borrowers’ deposit accounts with the Administrative Agent or the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of New Vehicle Borrowers, or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, in the case of Used Vehicle Borrowers. In consideration for the Administrative Agent’s, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender’s and the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender’s granting to the Borrowers access to the Floorplan On-line System to view loan account information and make payments, the Borrowers acknowledge responsibility for the security of such Borrowers’ passwords and other information necessary for access to Floorplan On-line System, and the Company and each Borrower fully, finally, and forever releases and discharges the Administrative Agent, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and their employees, agents, and representatives from any and all causes of action, claims, debts, demands, and liabilities, of whatever kind or nature, in law or equity that the Company or any Borrower may now or hereafter have, in any way relating to the Company or any Borrower’s access to, or use of, the Floorplan On-line System, other than those arising out of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
2.10 Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan”) to the Used Vehicle Borrowers, jointly and severally, from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (ii) the Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans of any Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Used Vehicle
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Floorplan Commitment, and (iv) on a per Used Vehicle basis, such Loan shall not exceed (A) 100% of the acquisition cost if purchased at an auction facility satisfactory to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender or (B) the lesser of (x) 100% of the acquisition cost or (y) 100% of wholesale value as determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, of each Used Vehicle financed, provided, further, that the proceeds of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans shall only be used to pay the purchase price of Used Vehicles, including the refinancing of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans or other Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans utilized for such purpose. Within the limits of each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Used Vehicle Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.10, prepay under Section 2.14, and reborrow under this Section 2.10. Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
2.11 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans.
(a) Each Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing and each conversion of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans from one Type to the other, shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice. Each such Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Used Vehicle Floorplan Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Committed Loans or of any conversion of Base Rate Committed Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (ii) one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Committed Loans. Each Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Company is requesting a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing or a conversion of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans from one Type to the other, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing or conversion, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans to be borrowed or converted, (iv) the Type of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans are to be converted, (v) the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower, and (vi) (in the case of a Committed Borrowing that is not used to pay down a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan) the make, model, and vehicle identification number of each Used Vehicle to be financed thereby. If the Company fails to provide a timely Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice requesting a conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, such Loans shall, subject to Article III, continue as Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Company fails to specify a Type of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan in a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice, then the applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans shall, subject to Article III, be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(b) Following receipt of a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly (and in any event, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of advance of the applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans) notify each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender of the amount of its Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan
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Percentage of the applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans. Each Lender shall make the amount of its Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is an initial Borrowing, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.
2.12 Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans.
(a) The Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender may, in its sole discretion and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders set forth in this Section 2.12, make loans (each such loan, a “Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan”) to the Used Vehicle Borrowers, jointly and severally, from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender acting as Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan (i) subject to Section 2.13, the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (ii) subject to Section 2.13, the Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, (iii) subject to Section 2.13, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans of any Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitment, and (iv) such Loan, together with the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all other Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans made on or prior to such date shall not exceed any applicable Within Line Limitation unless otherwise consented to by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender in its sole discretion; and provided, further, that the proceeds of Used Vehicle
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Floorplan Swing Line Loans shall only be used (x) to honor Used Vehicle Floorplan drafts presented by the applicable vehicle manufacturer, distributor or auction house to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to Payment Commitments or Auction Agreements, as applicable, (y) to honor Used Vehicle Floorplan drafts presented by the applicable financial institution to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to Payoff Letter Commitments or (z) otherwise to pay the purchase price of Used Vehicles. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Used Vehicle Borrowers, may borrow under this Section 2.12, prepay under Section 2.14, and reborrow under this Section 2.12. Each Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan may be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan. Except as otherwise provided with respect to Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdrafts, immediately upon the making of a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage times the amount of such Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan.
(b) Payment Commitments; Auction Agreements and Payoff Letter Commitments.
(i) The Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender is authorized to make Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans for the account of the Used Vehicle Borrowers directly to certain individual manufacturers, distributors or auction houses that provide Used Vehicles to the Used Vehicle Borrowers, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the respective Payment Commitment or Auction Agreement, as the case may be, agreed to between the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and each such manufacturer, distributor or auction house, and without any further notice as otherwise required in this Section. Each Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan made pursuant to a Payment Commitment or Auction Agreement shall be a Eurodollar Rate Loan at the time of such Borrowing, but may be converted to a Base Rate Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Used Vehicle Borrowers shall be and remain jointly and severally liable to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, or the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders, as applicable, for all payments made to a manufacturer, distributor or auction house pursuant to a Payment Commitment or Auction Agreement.
(ii) The Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender is authorized to make Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans for the account of the Used Vehicle Borrowers directly to certain individual financial institutions that financed Used Vehicles for the Used Vehicle Borrowers, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the respective Payoff Letter Commitment agreed to between the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and each such financial institution, and without any further notice as otherwise required in this Section. Each Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan made pursuant to a Payoff Letter Commitment shall be a Eurodollar Rate Loan at the time of such Borrowing, but may be converted to a Base Rate Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Used Vehicle Borrowers shall be and remain jointly and severally liable to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, or the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders, as applicable, for all payments made to a financial institution pursuant to a Payoff Letter Commitment.
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(c) Borrowing Procedures. Each Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Borrowing and each conversion of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans from one Type to the other shall be made pursuant to (i) a Payment Commitment, (ii) an Auction Agreement or (iii) a Payoff Letter Commitment, (iv) upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender by delivery of a written Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice, or (v) in the case of a dealer trade, pursuant to the Floorplan On-line System in accordance with practices agreed to from time to time between the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower. Each such notice from the Company must be received by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day of the requested borrowing date or date of conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans or of any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans, and in each case shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day, (iii) the Type of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan to be borrowed or to which existing Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans are to be converted, (iv) the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower and (v) the applicable Used Vehicle(s) (including the make, model and vehicle identification number of such Used Vehicle(s)). The Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender will, not later than 6:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan available directly to the manufacturer, distributor or auction house pursuant to a Payment Commitment or Auction Agreement, as applicable, to the financial institution pursuant to a Payoff Letter Commitment or to the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower at the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender’s office by crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender. If the Company fails to provide a timely Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice requesting a conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, such Loans shall, subject to Article III, continue as Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Company fails to specify a Type of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan in a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan Notice or if a Payment Commitment, Auction Agreement or Payoff Letter Commitment fails to specify a Type of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, then the applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan shall, subject to Article III, be made as a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
(d) Authorization. Each Used Vehicle Borrower authorizes the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender (and each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender consents to such authorization) to enter into, modify or terminate Payment Commitments, Auction Agreements and Payoff Letter Commitments (in each case, in the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender’s discretion) and to advise each manufacturer, distributor, financial institution or auction house, as the case may be, that provides Used Vehicles to such Used Vehicle Borrower of any change or termination which may occur with respect to the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line. Each Borrower authorizes the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender to furnish each auction house covered by an Auction Agreement information reflecting the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility provided by this Agreement. The Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender is further authorized to advise any applicable auction house of any change or termination which may occur with respect to the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility. The Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender may rely on written or telefax instructions for Borrowings under an Auction Agreement given by any Borrower, or if authorized under the Auction Agreement, by the auction house.
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(e) Refinancing of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans.
(i) The Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the Used Vehicle Borrowers (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender make a Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan in an amount equal to such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the amount of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans then outstanding (including, subject to Section 2.13, any Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdrafts, but excluding Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans in the amount of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Offset Amount); provided that the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender intends to request each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender to make such Eurodollar Rate Committed Loans no less frequently than once in any given calendar month. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.11, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Eurodollar Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Company, upon request by the Company, with a copy of the applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice. Each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of the amount specified in such Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice available (including for this purpose Cash Collateral and other credit support made available with respect to the applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan) to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.12(e)(ii), each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan (other than a Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft) cannot be refinanced by such a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.12(e)(i), the request for Eurodollar Rate Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans submitted by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender that each of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(e)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
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(iii) If any Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12(e) by the time specified in Section 2.12(e)(i), the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender pays such amount (and such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender has also paid such interest and fees as aforesaid), such amount (other than any such interest and fees as aforesaid) so paid shall constitute such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender submitted to any Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s obligation to make Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.12(e) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender may have against the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s obligation to make Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.12(e) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Used Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) to repay Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(f) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after any Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, if the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender its Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
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(ii) If any payment received by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan (other than a Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft) is required to be returned by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender shall pay to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender its Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(g) Interest for Account of Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender. The Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Used Vehicle Borrowers for interest on the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans. Until each Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender funds its Eurodollar Rate Committed Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.12 to refinance such Used Vehicle Floorplan Lender’s Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage of any Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
(h) Payments Directly to Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender. Each Used Vehicle Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans directly to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender.
2.13 Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdrafts. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12,
(a) if the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender has (acting in its discretion), according to the terms hereof, taken action to suspend or terminate Payment Commitments, Auction Agreements and/or Payoff Letter Commitments and such Payment Commitments, Auction Agreements and/or Payoff Letter Commitments, as the case may be, have in fact been suspended or terminated in accordance with their respective terms, then the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall not fund any draft with respect to such Payment Commitments, Auction Agreements and/or Payoff Letter Commitments;
(b) if on any day the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.03 have been satisfied and a draft with respect to a Payment Commitment, Auction Agreement or a Payoff Letter Commitment is presented for payment, the payment of which would cause (i) (A) the Outstanding Amount of all Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans, plus (B) the Outstanding Amount of all Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, plus (C) the aggregate principal amount of all Requests for Borrowings of Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans outstanding as of such day to exceed the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments as of such day or (ii) the Outstanding Amount of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans to exceed the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit, then, in such event:
(i) the Company or any Used Vehicle Borrower may either immediately reduce any pending Requests for Borrowing (if any) of a Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan or make a payment of principal on Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans and/or Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans in an amount which would prevent the aggregate amounts described in (A), (B) and (C) above from exceeding the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments; or
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(ii) the Company may request an increase in the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.23, and such Payment Commitment, Auction Agreement or Payoff Letter Commitment shall be funded to the extent of such increase in accordance with said Section; or
(iii) regardless of whether the conditions of Section 4.03 have otherwise been met, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion, but shall not be obligated to, fund the payment due under such Payment Commitment, Auction Agreement or Payoff Letter Commitment in whole or in part (the amount of any such funding made by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, the “Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft”). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a commitment by or as requiring the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender to fund any such Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft. The Used Vehicle Floorplan Lenders shall not be obligated to purchase any portion of or any participation in any such Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft; or
(iv) if such Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan would not cause the aggregate amounts described in (A), (B) and (C) above to exceed the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender may in its sole and absolute discretion, but shall not be obligated to, fund the payment due under such Payment Commitment, Auction Agreement or Payoff Letter Commitment in whole or in part, notwithstanding that such Loan would cause the Outstanding Amount of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans to exceed the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit (and the amount of any such funding made by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall not be deemed to be a Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft); provided that, within five (5) Business Days after funding such payment, the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender shall make a demand upon the Company that the Borrowers immediately repay such Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans to the extent that the Outstanding Amount of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans exceeds the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit.
2.14 Prepayments.
(a) The Company may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Loan Prepayment, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Committed Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of prepayment of such Loans; and (ii) any prepayment of Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, whether such prepayment is applicable to the Revolving Committed Loans, New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans or Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans and the Type(s) of Loans to be
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prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage, Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage or Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage, as applicable, of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Subject to Section 2.28, each such prepayment of Committed Loans of the Lenders shall be applied in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages, Applicable Revolving Percentages, Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentages and Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentages, as the case may be.
(b) At any time during which a Revolving Autoborrow Agreement is not in effect, the Company may, upon notice to the Revolving Swing Line Lender pursuant to delivery to the Revolving Swing Line Lender of a Notice of Loan Prepayment (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Revolving Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Revolving Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.
(c) The Company may, upon notice to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to delivery to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender of a Notice of Loan Prepayment (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that such notice must be received by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment (or 6:00 p.m. if such prepayment is accomplished through the Floorplan On-line System). Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the New Vehicle(s) (including the make, model and vehicle identification number of such New Vehicle(s)) attributable to such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.
(d) The Company may, upon notice to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender pursuant to delivery to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender of a Notice of Loan Prepayment (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment (or 6:00 p.m. if such prepayment is accomplished through the Floorplan On-line System). Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the dated specified therein.
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(e) If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the Revolving Advance Limit then in effect (including the Revolving Borrowing Base in effect after giving pro forma effect to any Disposition required to be reported pursuant to Sections 6.02(c) and 6.03(g)), the Company shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.14(e) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the Revolving Advance Limit then in effect.
(f) If for any reason the Total New Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments then in effect, the Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall immediately prepay New Vehicle Floorplan Loans in an aggregate amount at least equal to such excess.
(g) If for any reason the Total Used Vehicle Floorplan Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments then in effect, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans in an aggregate amount at least equal to such excess.
(h) If for any reason the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Swing Line Loans exceeds the Revolving Swing Line Sublimit, the Company shall immediately prepay Revolving Swing Line Loans in an aggregate amount at least equal to such excess.
(i) If for any reason the Outstanding Amount of any New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans exceeds either any applicable Within Line Limitation (unless otherwise agreed to by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender) or the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit, the Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall immediately prepay such New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans in an aggregate amount at least equal to such excess.
(j) If for any reason the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans exceeds either any applicable Within Line Limitation (unless otherwise agreed to by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender) or the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit, the Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall immediately prepay Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans in an aggregate amount at least equal to such excess.
(k) Prepayments made in respect of any New Vehicle Floorplan Loan must specify the applicable New Vehicle Borrower and New Vehicle(s) (including the make, model and vehicle identification number of such New Vehicle(s)) attributable to such prepayment.
(l) Prepayments made in respect of any Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan must specify the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower and Used Vehicle(s) (including the make, model and vehicle identification number of such Used Vehicle(s)) attributable to such prepayment.
2.15 Termination, Reduction or Conversion of Commitments.
(a) The Company may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of
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$10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Advance Limit and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Revolving Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the applicable Revolving Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. Any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be applied to the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender in accordance with (x) its respective Applicable Revolving Percentage. All fees and interest accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
(b) The Company may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent and the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, as applicable, terminate the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent and the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, as applicable, not later than 11:00 a.m. 30 days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, the New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, the Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. In connection with any reduction of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments, the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender or the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender, as applicable, in its discretion may suspend and/or terminate all or a portion of the then outstanding Payment Commitments, Auction Agreements or Payoff Letter Commitments which shall be promptly selected by the Company, in an amount that corresponds to the size of said reduction. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the applicable Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments. Any reduction of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender in accordance with (x) its respective Applicable New Vehicle Floorplan Percentage and (y) its respective Applicable Used Vehicle Floorplan Percentage, as the case may be. All fees and interest accrued under the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility as of the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination; provided that, interest due and payable to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender (in such capacity) shall be due and payable pursuant to terms acceptable to the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender in its sole discretion. All fees and interest accrued under the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility as of the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Used
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Vehicle Floorplan Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination; provided that, interest due and payable to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender (in such capacity), shall be due and payable pursuant to terms acceptable to the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender in its sole discretion.
(c) At any time there exists any unused portion of Aggregate Revolving Commitments, Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments (each, “Individual Facility Commitments”), and provided that, unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company may, by delivering to the Administrative Agent, the New Vehicle Floorplan Operations Group and the Used Vehicle Floorplan Operations Group a Conversion Notice in substantially the form of Exhibit P not less than three days prior to the date of such conversion, request the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to convert all or a part of such unused portion of such applicable Individual Facility Commitments into one (or both) of the other Individual Facility Commitments, provided, further that, (i) any such conversion shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among the Lenders holding Commitments in the Applicable Individual Facility Commitments being converted, (ii) in the case of a conversion from Aggregate Revolving Commitments to one or both of the other Individual Facility Commitments, after giving effect to any such conversion, the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Advance Limit, as evidenced by a Pro Forma Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate giving pro forma effect to such conversion which has been delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with any such conversion; (iii) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments must be at least $50,000,000 but no more than $300,000,000 (prior to the Commitment Increase Effective Date) or $400,000,000 (on and after the Commitment Increase Effective Date), and (iv) any Aggregate Revolving Commitments converted to Aggregate Used Vehicle Floorplan Commitments or Aggregate New Vehicle Floorplan Commitments will be assessed a commitment fee for the applicable Floorplan Facility. Following such notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent, the New Vehicle Floorplan Operations Group and the Used Vehicle Floorplan Operations Group and subject to the foregoing, the Individual Facility Commitments, shall upon such request, be increased and decreased, as the case may be, by the amount so requested by the Company.
2.16 Repayment of Loans.
(a) Repayment of Revolving Loans.
(i) The Company shall repay to the Revolving Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Committed Loans outstanding on such date.
(ii) The Company shall repay each Revolving Swing Line Loan (x) at any time on demand by the Revolving Swing Line Lender and (y) on the Maturity Date.
(b) Repayment of New Vehicle Floorplan Loans.
(i) The New Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall repay the New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loans on the Maturity Date.
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(ii) The New Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall repay each New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan (x) at any time on demand by the New Vehicle Swing Line Lender and (y) on the Maturity Date.
(iii) (A) The New Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall pay in full an amount equal to the New Vehicle Floorplan Loan with respect to any New Vehicle (including without limitation, any New Vehicles that are dealer trades, Rental Vehicles, Demonstrators, and Service Loaner Vehicles) that has been sold or leased (other than the ordinary course lease of a Rental Vehicle) by any New Vehicle Borrower: (1) with respect to New Vehicles (other than Fleet Vehicles), the earliest to occur of (x) fifteen (15) days after such sale or lease thereof or (y) with respect any New Vehicle for which cash has been received upon such sale or lease thereof, within five (5) days of the receipt of such cash, and (2) with respect to Fleet Vehicles, upon the earliest to occur of (aa) thirty (30) days after the date of such sale or lease (other than the ordinary course lease of a Rental Vehicle) and (bb) two (2) Business Days following receipt of proceeds from such sale or lease thereof. With respect to each New Vehicle that has not been sold, the New Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall pay in full an amount equal to (i) in the case of any such New Vehicle held as Inventory, beginning 12 months after the date such New Vehicle is Deemed Floored, monthly payments of 10% of the original amount of the New Vehicle Floorplan Loan relating to such New Vehicle, with the final payment for all amounts then outstanding under such New Vehicle Floorplan Loan due 15 months after the date such New Vehicle is Deemed Floored, and (ii) in the case of each Demonstrator, Rental Vehicle, Service Loaner Vehicle and other mileaged Vehicle, beginning the date such New Vehicle is Deemed Floored, monthly payments of 2% of the original amount of the New Vehicle Floorplan Loan relating to such New Vehicle (each such required payment, a “Mileaged Monthly Curtailment Payment”), with the final payment for all amounts then outstanding under such New Vehicle Floorplan Loan due 24 months after the date such New Vehicle is Deemed Floored (each such required payment, a “Mileaged Final Curtailment Payment”). Upon the funding thereof, any New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft shall be due and payable in full by the New Vehicle Borrowers on the next following Business Day.
(B) If any Loan Party sells all or substantially all of the assets of a dealership or franchise to a Person other than a New Vehicle Borrower or Used Vehicle Borrower (each such sale being referred to as a “Dealership Sale”), then the New Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall pay in full an amount equal to the outstanding New Vehicle Floorplan Loan, if any, with respect to each New Vehicle that had been owned by (or identified as an asset on the books or records of) such dealership or franchise immediately prior to such Dealership Sale, which payment shall be made no later than five (5) Business Days following the receipt of proceeds from such Dealership Sale (whether or not such New Vehicle was sold in connection with such Dealership Sale).
(C) If the Company terminates the designation of a Subsidiary as a “New Vehicle Borrower” with respect to any Removed Franchise in accordance with Section 2.26, then the New Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall (1) repay each New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan and each New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan with
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respect to any New Vehicle that is subsequently financed by Permitted Silo Indebtedness at such Removed Franchise immediately upon the applicable date (each such date, a “Silo Financing Commencement Date”) such Subsidiary begins to finance New Vehicles through Permitted Silo Indebtedness as permitted by Section 2.26, and (2) repay (within five (5) Business Days after the applicable Silo Financing Commencement Date) any New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan or New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan with respect to any other Vehicle that is owned by any respective Removed Franchise on or after the applicable Silo Financing Commencement Date.
(iv) Payments required to be made by any New Vehicle Borrower as set forth in Section 2.16(b)(i) and (ii) shall be applied in the following order: (1) first, to the outstanding principal balance and then to accrued interest on any New Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft, (2) second, to the outstanding principal balance of New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, and (3) finally, to the remaining outstanding principal balance of the New Vehicle Floor Plan Committed Loans. Payments required to be made by any New Vehicle Borrower as set forth in Section 2.16(b)(iii) shall be applied first to the outstanding principal balance and then to accrued interest on the New Vehicle Floorplan Loan with respect to such New Vehicle, and then in the order set forth in the sentence above.
(v) In the event of any disputed or duplicate New Vehicle Floorplan Loan (each a “Disputed Existing New Vehicle Loan”) being refinanced or paid down by any New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan or New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan in reliance on information provided by the Company, any Subsidiary or any existing lender pursuant to any audit completed under Section 4.01(a)(xviii), the Borrowers will (jointly and severally) upon demand, repay any New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan or New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan related to such Disputed Existing New Vehicle Loan, including accrued interest with respect to such New Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan or New Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan, regardless of whether such Disputed Existing New Vehicle Loan has been resolved with the prior lender.
(vi) Without limiting any other rights or obligations hereunder, interest, curtailment and other payments then due pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) or Section 2.18(b) shall be automatically debited on the Automatic Debit Date of each month from a deposit account maintained by the applicable New Vehicle Borrower with Bank of America pursuant to the Floorplan On-line System (provided that if there are not sufficient funds in such account to pay such amounts, then the New Vehicle Borrowers, jointly and severally, shall pay such amounts in cash when due). Without limiting any other rights or obligations hereunder, commitment fees with respect to the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility that are then due pursuant to Section 2.18(a) shall be automatically debited on the Automatic Debit Date of each month from a deposit account maintained by the Company with Bank of America (provided that if there are not sufficient funds in such account to pay such amounts, then the New Vehicle Borrowers, jointly and severally, shall pay such amounts in cash when due).
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(vii) Payments made in respect of any New Vehicle Floorplan Loan must specify the applicable New Vehicle Borrower and New Vehicle(s) (including the make, model and vehicle identification number of such New Vehicle(s)) attributable to such payment.
(c) Repayment of Used Vehicle Floorplan Loans.
(i) The Used Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall repay each Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan on the Maturity Date.
(ii) The Used Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall repay each Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan (y) at any time on demand by the Used Vehicle Swing Line Lender and (z) on the Maturity Date.
(iii) (A) The Used Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall pay in full an amount equal to the Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan with respect to any Used Vehicle (including without limitation, any Used Vehicles that are dealer trades) that has been sold or leased by any Used Vehicle Borrower: upon the earliest to occur of (x) fifteen (15) days after such sale or lease thereof or (y) with respect any Used Vehicle for which cash has been received upon such sale or lease thereof, within five (5) days of the receipt of such cash. With respect to each Used Vehicle that has not been sold, the Used Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall pay in full an amount equal to, beginning 3 months after the date such Used Vehicle is Deemed Floored, monthly payments of 2% of the original amount of the Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan relating to such Used Vehicle, with the final payment for all amounts then outstanding under such Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan due 6 months after the date such Used Vehicle is Deemed Floored. Upon the funding thereof, any Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft shall be due and payable in full by the Used Vehicle Borrowers on the next following Business Day.
(B) If any Loan Party sells all or substantially all of the assets pursuant to a Dealership Sale, then the Used Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall pay in full an amount equal to the outstanding Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan, if any, with respect to each Used Vehicle that had been owned by (or identified as an asset on the books or records of) such dealership or franchise immediately prior to such Dealership Sale, which payment shall be made no later than five (5) Business Days following the receipt of proceeds from such Dealership Sale (whether or not such Used Vehicle was sold in connection with such Dealership Sale).
(C) If the Company terminates the designation of a Subsidiary as a “Used Vehicle Borrower” with respect to any Removed Franchise in accordance with Section 2.26, then the Used Vehicle Borrowers (jointly and severally) shall repay each Used Vehicle Floorplan Committed Loan and each Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loan at such Removed Franchise immediately upon such termination.
(iv) Payments required to be made by any Used Vehicle Borrower as set forth in Section 2.16(c)(i) and (ii) shall be applied in the following order: (1) first, to the outstanding principal balance and then to accrued interest on any Used Vehicle Floorplan Overdraft, (2) second, to the outstanding principal balance of Used Vehicle Floorplan Swing Line Loans, and (3) finally, to the remaining outstanding principal balance of the
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Used Vehicle Floor Plan Committed Loans. Payments required to be made by any Used Vehicle Borrower as set forth in Section 2.16(c)(iii) shall be applied first to the outstanding principal balance and then to accrued interest on the Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan with respect to such Used Vehicle, and then in the order set forth in the sentence above.
(v) Without limiting any other rights or obligations hereunder, interest, curtailment and other payments then due pursuant to this Section 2.16(c) or Section 2.18(b) shall be automatically debited on the Automatic Debit Date of each month from a deposit account maintained by the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower with Bank of America pursuant to the Floorplan On-line System (provided that if there are not sufficient funds in such account to pay such amounts, then the Used Vehicle Borrowers, jointly and severally, shall pay such amounts in cash when due). Without limiting any other rights or obligations hereunder, commitment fees with respect to the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility that are then due pursuant to Section 2.18(a) shall be automatically debited on the Automatic Debit Date of each month from a deposit account maintained by the Company with Bank of America (provided that if there are not sufficient funds in such account to pay such amounts, then the Used Vehicle Borrowers, jointly and severally, shall pay such amounts in cash when due).
(vi) Payments made in respect of any Used Vehicle Floorplan Loan must specify the applicable Used Vehicle Borrower and Used Vehicle(s) (including the make, model and vehicle identification number of such Used Vehicle(s)) attributable to such payment.
2.17 Interest.
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(i) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by any Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable gra