TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.5(s)
Execution Version
TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 16, 2022 (the “Tenth Amendment”), among ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH (“DBNY”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and DBNY, as collateral agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) under the Credit Agreement referred to below (with capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this paragraph and the recitals below to be defined as provided in Section 1 below).
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and various other parties have previously entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2016, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2017, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2017, that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2018, that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2019, that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2019, that certain Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2019, that certain Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2020 and that certain Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2021 (as so amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBOR Screen Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans and the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have agreed, pursuant to Section 4.7(c) of the Credit Agreement, to establish Term SOFR as the alternate rate of interest to the LIBO Rate;
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent has provided notice of such alternate rate of interest to the Lenders in accordance with Section 4.7(c) of the Credit Agreement and has not received a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to this Tenth Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms; Rules of Construction. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement or, if not defined therein, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. The rules of construction specified in Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Tenth Amendment, including the terms defined in the preamble and recitals hereto.
SECTION 2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Tenth Amendment Effective Date, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein:
(i)the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the amended Credit Agreement attached hereto as Annex A; and
(ii)the Exhibits to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended to replace each reference therein to (x) “Eurocurrency Rate” with “Adjusted Term SOFR” and (y) “Eurocurrency Loans” with “SOFR Loans”.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the amendments set forth on Annex A, (i) with respect to any Loans accruing interest calculated using the Adjusted LIBO Rate outstanding on the Tenth Amendment Effective Date, such Loans shall continue at the rates and for the Interest Periods in effect immediately prior to the Tenth Amendment Effective Date and (ii) at the end of the applicable Interest Periods therefore, any request for a conversion to or continuation of such Loans shall thereafter be deemed to be for a conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans in accordance with the terms of Section 4.3 of the Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any terms or provisions of the Credit Agreement directly related to the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall remain as in effect immediately prior to the Tenth Amendment Effective Date unless and until any and all Loans accruing interest calculated using the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall have been converted into or continued as SOFR Loans.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Tenth Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to each other party hereto that, as of the Tenth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below): (i) the Tenth Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and each of this Tenth Amendment and the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby on the Tenth Amendment Effective Date) constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law); (ii) after giving effect to this Tenth Amendment and the transactions contemplated by this Tenth Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Tenth Amendment and the performance of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby on the Tenth Amendment Effective Date) shall not (a) violate its Organizational Document, (b) violate any Requirement of Law, Governmental Authorization or any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, the Convertible Notes Indentures and, in each case any Permitted Refinancings thereof) and (c) will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to its Organizational Documents, any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (including, without limitation, the Convertible Notes Indentures and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancings thereof) (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents and the Liens permitted by Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement), except for any violation set forth in clauses (b) or (c) which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4. Conditions of Effectiveness of this Tenth Amendment. This Tenth Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “Tenth Amendment Effective Date”) when each of the conditions set forth in this Section 4 shall have been satisfied (which, in the case of clause (ii), below, may be substantially concurrent with the satisfaction of the condition specified in clause (i) below):
(i)The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Borrower, each of the other Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
(ii)The Borrower shall have paid all costs, fees and other amounts due and payable to the Agents and the Lenders, including (A) to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Tenth Amendment and (B) any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Agents, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in each case as required to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
(iii)On the Tenth Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to this Tenth Amendment, (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
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continuing or would result from the transactions contemplated on the Tenth Amendment Effective Date and (B) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Tenth Amendment Effective Date (except to (I) the extent made as of a specific date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specific date and (II) representations and warranties qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects).
(iv)The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying compliance with the requirements of the immediately preceding clause (iii).
SECTION 5. Effect of Amendment.
(i)Except as expressly set forth in this Tenth Amendment or in the Credit Agreement, this Tenth Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Agents under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Security Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended by this Tenth Amendment. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.
(ii)On and after the Tenth Amendment Effective Date, each reference in (i) the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document shall be deemed a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified by this Tenth Amendment. This Tenth Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(iii)This Tenth Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(iv)This Tenth Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 6. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Tenth Amendment, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in each case, as required to be reimbursed pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 7. Reaffirmation. By executing and delivering a counterpart hereof, (i) each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto hereby agrees that all Loans incurred by the Borrower shall be guaranteed pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and shall be secured pursuant to the Security Documents in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and (ii) each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto hereby (A) agrees that, notwithstanding the
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effectiveness of this Tenth Amendment, after giving effect to this Tenth Amendment, the Security Documents continue to be in full force and effect, (B) agrees that all of the Liens and security interests created and arising under each Security Document remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, and the perfected status and priority of each such Lien and security interest continues in full force and effect on a continuous basis, unimpaired, uninterrupted and undischarged, as collateral security for its obligations, liabilities and indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and under its guarantees in the Loan Documents, in each case, to the extent provided in, and subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in, such Loan Documents (as amended by this Tenth Amendment) and (C) affirms and confirms all of its obligations, liabilities and indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document, in each case after giving effect to this Tenth Amendment, including its guarantee of the Obligations and the pledge of and/or grant of a security interest in its assets as Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents to secure such Obligations, all as provided in the Security Documents, and acknowledges and agrees that such obligations, liabilities, guarantee, pledge and grant continue in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, such Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case, to the extent provided in, and subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in, such Loan Documents (as amended by this Tenth Amendment).
SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS TENTH AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS TENTH AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 9. Counterparts. This Tenth Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including in “.pdf” or “.tif” format) of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Tenth Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Tenth Amendment. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
SECTION 10. Headings. Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Tenth Amendment.
SECTION 11. Severability. Section 11.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into this Tenth Amendment and shall apply to this Tenth Amendment, mutatis mutandis.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Tenth Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first above written.
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, as Borrower
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
APTINA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
XXXXXXXXX SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
XXXXXXXXX SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
Signature Page to ON Semi Tenth Amendment (2022)
XXXXXXXXX SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
ON MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
QUANTENNA, INC., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CFO, Treasurer and President
Signature Page to ON Semi Tenth Amendment (2022)
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent |
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Associate
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Associate
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Signature Page to ON Semi Tenth Amendment (2022)
ANNEX A
FORM OF AMENDED CREDIT AGREEMENT
[See attached]
ANNEX A
Conformed for the NinthTenth Amendment as
in effect on the NinthTenth Amendment Effective Date
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION,
as Borrower
as Borrower
The Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto
from Time to Time Parties Hereto
and
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
Dated as of April 15, 2016, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2017, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2017, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2018, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2019, as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2019, as further amended by that certain Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2019, as further amended by that certain Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2020 and, as further amended by that certain Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2021 and as further amended by that certain Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2022
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC. and
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, COMPASS BANKPNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TO BBVA USA (F/K/A COMPASS BANK), MUFG BANK, LTD., XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., BOKF, NA and KBC BANK N.V.,
as Co-Managers
and
HSBC BANK USA, N.A. and SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents;
with respect to the 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loans,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED, HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. and MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
and
COMPASS BANKPNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TO BBVA USA (F/K/A COMPASS BANK), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BOKF, NA, XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., KBC BANK N.V., NEW YORK BRANCH and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Co-Managers
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, COMPASS BANKPNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TO BBVA USA (F/K/A COMPASS BANK), MUFG BANK, LTD., XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., BOKF, NA and KBC BANK N.V.,
as Co-Managers
and
HSBC BANK USA, N.A. and SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents;
with respect to the 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loans,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED, HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. and MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
and
COMPASS BANKPNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TO BBVA USA (F/K/A COMPASS BANK), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BOKF, NA, XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., KBC BANK N.V., NEW YORK BRANCH and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Co-Managers
with respect to the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, MUFG BANK, LTD., BBVA SECURITIES INC. and CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., BOKF, NA and KBC BANK N.V.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, MUFG BANK, LTD., BBVA SECURITIES INC. and CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, XXXXXX XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC., BOKF, NA and KBC BANK N.V.,
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NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Co-Managers
as Co-Managers
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Table of Contents
Page
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS 711
1.1 Defined Terms 711
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions 6068
1.3 Determination of Dollar Amounts 6169
1.4 Pro Forma Calculations 6170
1.5 Currency Equivalents Generally 6472
1.6 Schedules 6472
1.7 Divisions.. 6573
1.8 Rates. 73
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF TERM COMMITMENTS 6573
2.1 Term Commitments 6573
2.2 Procedure for Term Loan Borrowings 6776
2.3 Repayment of Term Loans 6876
2.4 Incremental Term Loans 6876
2.5 Incremental Equivalent Debt 7179
2.6 Extensions of Loans 7180
2.7 Fees 7281
SECTION 3. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF REVOLVING COMMITMENTS 7381
3.1 Revolving Commitments 7381
3.2 Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing 7382
3.3 Fees 7482
3.4 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments 7483
3.5 L/C Commitment 7483
3.6 Procedure for Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension of Letters of Credit; Certain Conditions 7583
3.7 Fees and Other Charges; Role of Issuing Lender; Applicability of ISP and UCP 7684
3.8 L/C Participations 7786
3.9 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower 7887
3.10 Obligations Absolute 7988
3.11 Letter of Credit Payments 7988
3.12 Applications; Issuer Documents 8088
3.13 Interim Interest 8088
3.14 Replacement of Issuing Lender 8089
3.15 Defaulting Lenders 8089
3.16 Incremental Revolving Commitments 8392
SECTION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 8593
4.1 Optional Prepayments 8593
4.2 Mandatory Prepayments 8695
4.3 Conversion and Continuation Options 8897
4.4 Limitations on EurocurrencySOFR Tranches 8998
4.5 Interest Rates and Payment Dates 8998
4.6 Computation of Interest and Fees; Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent; Obligations of Lenders Several 93101
4.7 Inability to Determine Interest Rate 93102
4.8 Pro Rata Treatment; Application of Payments; Payments 95106
4.9 Requirements of Law 97108
4.10 Taxes 98109
4.11 Indemnity 101112
4.12 Change of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 000000
4.13 Replacement of Lenders 102113
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4.14 Evidence of Debt 103114
4.15 Illegality 103114
SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 103114
5.1 Financial Condition 104115
5.2 No Change 105116
5.3 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law 105116
5.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations 105116
5.5 No Legal Bar 106117
5.6 Litigation 106117
5.7 No Default 106117
5.8 Ownership of Property; Liens 106117
5.9 Intellectual Property 106117
5.10 Taxes 107118
5.11 Federal Regulations 107118
5.12 Labor Matters 107118
5.13 ERISA 107118
5.14 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations 107118
5.15 Subsidiaries 107118
5.16 Use of Proceeds 107119
5.17 Environmental Matters 109120
5.18 Accuracy of Information, etc. 109120
5.19 Security Documents 109120
5.20 Solvency 110122
5.21 Senior Indebtedness 111122
5.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws 111122
5.23 Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions 111123
5.24 EEA Financial Institution 112123
5.25 Insurance 112123
SECTION 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 112123
6.1 Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit on the Closing Date 112123
6.2 Conditions to Release from Escrow and Extensions of Credit on the Acquisition Effective Date 114125
6.3 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit After the Acquisition Effective Date 117128
SECTION 7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 117128
7.1 Financial Statements 117128
7.2 Certificates; Other Information 118129
7.3 Payment of Taxes 119131
7.4 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance 120131
7.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance 120131
7.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions 120131
7.7 Notices 120131
7.8 Environmental Laws 121132
7.9 Collateral; Post-Closing Obligations 121132
7.10 Further Assurances 125136
7.11 Rated Credit Facility; Corporate Ratings 125136
7.12 Use of Proceeds 125136
7.13 [Reserved] 125136
7.14 Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and Sanctions 125136
SECTION 8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS 125136
8.1 Maximum Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio.. 125136
8.2 Indebtedness 125137
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8.3 Liens 128139
8.4 Fundamental Changes 131142
8.5 Disposition of Property 131143
8.6 Restricted Payments 133145
8.7 Investments 135146
8.8 Optional Payments and Modifications of Certain Debt Instruments 138149
8.9 Transactions with Affiliates 139150
8.10 Sales and Leasebacks 139150
8.11 Hedge Agreements 139150
8.12 Changes in Fiscal Periods; Accounting Changes 139150
8.13 Negative Pledge Clauses 140151
8.14 Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions 140151
8.15 Line of Business 141152
8.16 Designation of Subsidiaries 141152
SECTION 9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT 142153
9.1 Events of Default Prior to the Acquisition Effective Date 142153
9.2 Events of Default From and After the Acquisition Effective Date 143154
9.3 Remedies 145156
SECTION 10. THE AGENTS 146157
10.1 Appointment 146157
10.2 Delegation of Duties 147158
10.3 Exculpatory Provisions 147158
10.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent 148159
10.5 Notice of Default 148159
10.6 Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders 148159
10.7 Indemnification 149160
10.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity 149160
10.9 Successor Administrative Agent; Resignation of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 149160
10.10 Agents Generally 150161
10.11 Lender Action 150161
10.12 Withholding Taxes 150161
10.13 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding 151162
SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS 152163
11.1 Amendments and Waivers 152163
11.2 Notices 156167
11.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 158169
11.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties 158169
11.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes 158169
11.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments 159170
11.7 Sharing of Payments; Set-off 165176
11.8 Counterparts 166177
11.9 Severability 166177
11.10 Integration 166177
11.11 GOVERNING LAW 166177
11.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers 166177
11.13 Acknowledgments 166177
11.14 Releases of Guarantees and Liens 167178
11.15 Confidentiality 167178
11.16 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL 168179
11.17 Patriot Act Notice 168179
11.18 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 168179
11.19 Judgment Currency 169180
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11.20 Intercreditor Agreements 169180
11.21 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs. 169180
SECTION 12. Applicability of Covenants; Enforcement 170181
SCHEDULES:
1.1 Commitments
EXHIBITS:
A Form of Assignment and Assumption
B Form of Compliance Certificate
B-1 Form of Committed Loan Notice
C Form of Guarantee and Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
X-0, X-0, X-0
and D-4 Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
and D-4 Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
E-1 Form of Term Note
E-2 Form of Revolving Note
F-1 Form of Closing Date Closing Certificate
F-2 Form of Acquisition Effective Date Closing Certificate
G [Reserved]
H Form of Intercompany Note
I-1 Form of Closing Date Solvency Certificate
I-2 Form of Acquisition Effective Date Solvency Certificate
J Form of Auction Procedures
AMERICAS 107210868117439267 | (iv) |
This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 15, 2016, as amended as of the First Amendment Effective Date, as further amended as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, as further amended as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, as further amended as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, as further amended as of the Subsequent Fifth Amendment Effective Date, as further amended as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and as further amended as of the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date among ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), DBNY, as collateral agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and DBNY and Bank of America, N.A. (“BoA”), as Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 18, 2015 (together with all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters thereto, collectively, and as amended, modified or supplemented in a manner consistent with Section 6.2(a), the “Acquisition Agreement”), among the Borrower, Falcon Operations Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower (“MergerCo”), and Xxxxxxxxx Semiconductor International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Target” and, together with its Subsidiaries, the “Acquired Business”), the Borrower will acquire (the “Acquisition”), directly or indirectly, 100% of the common stock of the Target on the Acquisition Effective Date and, upon the consummation of the Acquisition, MergerCo will be merged with and into the Target, with the Target surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Acquisition, the Borrower will provide consideration to the holders of the capital stock of the Target consisting of cash (such consideration, the “Acquisition Consideration”) in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, the Acquisition Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent were parties to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2013 and amended pursuant to Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 1, 2015, Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 1, 2015 and the Consent Memorandum, dated as of April 11, 2016 (such agreement as so amended and as may be further amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide new credit facilities which will be used to fund in part the Acquisition Consideration, to repay the Existing Credit Agreement and all other existing indebtedness of the Borrower, other than Permitted Surviving Indebtedness (the “Refinancing”), to pay fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (such fees and expenses, “Transaction Costs”) and to provide general working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and the Lenders have agreed to provide such facilities on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Agents, the Borrower and the Lenders have agreed that the proceeds of the Closing Date Term Loans will be held in one or more escrow accounts and the escrow accounts and the property credited to such escrow accounts will be pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and that such proceeds shall be released on the Acquisition Effective Date pursuant to the Escrow Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1.DEFINITIONS
1.1Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
“2016 Converted Replacement Term Loans”: the Term Loans resulting from the 2016 Replacement Term Loan Conversion.
“2016 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender”: as of the Initial First Amendment Effective Date, each Term Lender that has executed and delivered (as a “2016 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender”) a counterpart of the First Amendment, together with a Lender Election Form, to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms thereof.
“2016 Eurodollar Borrowing”: has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.5(g).
“2016 Incremental Term Loan Commitment”: with respect to each 2016 Incremental Term Loan Lender, the commitment of such 2016 Incremental Term Loan Lender to make 2016 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(b) as set forth on Schedule 1 to the Second Amendment, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1(b).
“2016 Incremental Term Loan Conversion”: as defined in the First Amendment.
“2016 Incremental Term Loan Lender”: as of the Initial First Amendment Effective Date, each Person that has executed and delivered in its capacity as a “2016 Incremental Term Loan Lender” a counterpart of the First Amendment to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms thereof.
“2016 Incremental Term Loans”: term loans made by the 2016 Incremental Term Loan Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2. 1(b).
“2016 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment”: with respect to each 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Lender, the commitment of such 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Lender to make 2016 New Replacement Term Loans pursuant to Section 2. 1(b) as set forth on Schedule 1 to the First Amendment, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2. 1(b).
“2016 New Replacement Term Loan Lender”: a Term Lender with a 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment.
“2016 New Replacement Term Loans”: term loans made by the 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b).
“2016 Non-Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender”: each Term Lender party hereto immediately prior to the occurrence of the Initial First Amendment Effective Date and which is not a 2016 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender.
“2016 Replacement Term Loan Conversion”: the conversion of Term Loans as described in Section 2.1(b).
“2016 Replacement Term Loan Lender”: (a) as of the Initial First Amendment Effective Date (prior to giving effect to the 2016 Replacement Term Loan Conversion), each 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Lender and each 2016 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender and (b) on and after the Initial First Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the 2016 Replacement Term Loan Conversion), each Term Lender with an outstanding 2016 Replacement Term Loan.
“2016 Replacement Term Loans”: collectively, (a) the 2016 Converted Replacement Term Loans and (b) the 2016 New Replacement Term Loans; provided that upon the occurrence of the 2016 Incremental Term Loan Conversion, the term “2016 Replacement Term Loans” shall include 2016 Incremental Term Loans converted into “2016 Replacement Term Loans” pursuant to the 2016 Incremental Term Loan Conversion.
“2017 Converted Replacement Term B-2 Loans”: the Term Loans resulting from the 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Conversion.
“2017 Converted Replacement Term Loans”: the Term Loans resulting from the 2017 Replacement Term Loan Conversion.
“2017 Converting Replacement Term B-2 Lender”: as of the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date, each Term Lender that has executed and delivered (as a “2017 Converting Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender”) a counterpart of the Third Amendment, together with a Lender Election Form, to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms thereof.
“2017 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender”: as of the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date, each Term Lender that has executed and delivered (as a “2017 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender”) a counterpart of the Second Amendment, together with a Lender Election Form, to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms thereof.
“2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Commitment”: with respect to each 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender, the commitment of such 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender to make 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(d) as set forth on Schedule 1 to the Third Amendment, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1(d).
“2017 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment”: with respect to each 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Lender, the commitment of such 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Lender to make 2017 New Replacement Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(c) as set forth on Schedule 1 to the Second Amendment, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1(c).
“2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender”: a Term Lender with a 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Commitment.
“2017 New Replacement Term Loan Lender”: a Term Lender with a 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment.
“2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loans”: Term Loans made by the 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(d).
“2017 New Replacement Term Loans”: Term Loans made by the 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(c).
“2017 Non-Converting Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender”: each Term Lender party hereto immediately prior to the occurrence of the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date and which is not a 2017 Converting Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender.
“2017 Non-Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender”: each Term Lender party hereto immediately prior to the occurrence of the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date and which is not a 2017 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender.
“2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Conversion”: the conversion of Term Loans as described in Section 2.1(d).
“2017 Replacement Term Loan Conversion”: the conversion of Term Loans as described in Section 2.1(c).
“2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender”: (a) as of the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date (prior to giving effect to the 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Conversion), each 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender and each 2017 Converting Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender and (b) on and after the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Conversion), each Term Lender with an outstanding 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan.
“2017 Replacement Term Loan Lender”: (a) as of the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date (prior to giving effect to the 2017 Replacement Term Loan Conversion), each 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Lender and each 2017 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender and (b) on and after the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the 2017 Replacement Term Loan Conversion), each Term Lender with an outstanding 2017 Replacement Term Loan.
“2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loans”: collectively, (a) the 2017 Converted Replacement Term B-2 Loans and (b) the 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loans.
“2017 Replacement Term Loans”: collectively, (a) the 2017 Converted Replacement Term Loans and (b) the 2017 New Replacement Term Loans.
“2018 Converted Replacement Term B-3 Loans”: the Term Loans resulting from the 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Conversion.
“2018 Converting Replacement Term B-3 Lender”: as of the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date, each Term Lender that has executed and delivered (as a “2018 Converting Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender”) a counterpart of the Fourth Amendment, together with a Lender Election Form, to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms thereof.
“2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Commitment”: with respect to each 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender, the commitment of such 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender to make 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(e) as set forth on Schedule 1 to the Fourth Amendment, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1(e).
“2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender”: a Term Lender with a 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Commitment.
“2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loans”: Term Loans made by the 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(e).
“2018 Non-Converting Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender”: each Term Lender party hereto immediately prior to the occurrence of the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date and which is not a 2018 Converting Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender.
“2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Conversion”: the conversion of Term Loans as described in Section 2.1(e).
“2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender”: as of the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date (prior to giving effect to the 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Conversion), each 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender and each 2018 Converting Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender and (b) on and after the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Conversion), each Term Lender with an outstanding 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan.
“2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loans”: collectively, (a) the 2018 Converted Replacement Term B-3 Loans and (b) the 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loans.
“2019 Converted Replacement Term B-4 Loans”: the Term Loans resulting from the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Conversion.
“2019 Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender”: as of the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date, each Term Lender that has executed and delivered (as a “2019 Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender”) a counterpart of the Seventh Amendment, together with a Lender Election Form, to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms thereof.
“2019 Eurodollar Borrowing”: has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.5(j).
“2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Commitment”: with respect to each 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Lender, the commitment of such 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Lender to make 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(f) as set forth on Schedule 1 to the Seventh Amendment, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1(f).
“2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Conversion”: as defined in the Seventh Amendment.
“2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Lender”: as of the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date, each Person that has executed and delivered in its capacity as a “2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Lender” a counterpart of the Seventh Amendment to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms thereof.
“2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loans”: the Term Loans made by the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(f).
“2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Commitment”: with respect to each 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender, the commitment of such 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender to make 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(f) as set forth on Schedule 1 to the Seventh Amendment, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1(f).
“2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender”: a Term Lender with a 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Commitment.
“2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans”: the Term Loans made by the 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(f).
“2019 Non-Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender”: each Term Lender party hereto immediately prior to the occurrence of the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date and which is not a 2019 Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender.
“2019 Replacement Term Loan Conversion”: the conversion of Term Loans as described in Section 2.1(f).
“2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender”: (a) as of the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date (prior to giving effect to the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Conversion), each 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender and each 2019 Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender and (b) on and after the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Conversion), each Term Lender with an outstanding 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan.
“2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans”: collectively, (a) the 2019 Converted Replacement Term B-4 Loans and (b) the 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans; provided that upon the occurrence of the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Conversion, the term “2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans” shall include 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loans converted into “2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans” pursuant to the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Conversion.
“2023 Convertible Notes”: the notes issued pursuant to the 2023 Convertible Notes Indenture.
“2023 Convertible Notes Indenture”: the Indenture dated as of March 31, 2017 among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which the Borrower has issued 1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023, in an aggregate initial principal amount of up to $500,000,000.
“2027 Convertible Notes”: the notes issued pursuant to the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture.
“2027 Convertible Notes Indenture”: the Indenture dated on or about the Ninth Amendment Effective Date among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which the Borrower expects to issue 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 in an aggregate initial principal amount of up to $805,000,000.
“ABR”: when used in reference to any Loan, refers to a Loan, or the Loans comprising such borrowing, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Acquired Business”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Acquired Person”: as defined in Section 8.2(n).
“Acquisition”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Acquisition Agreement”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Acquisition Consideration”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Acquisition Effective Date”: means the date that the Escrow Conditions are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.1) and the closing of the Acquisition occurs.
“Additional Third Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Third Amendment.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate”: with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate”: shall have the meaning provided thereto immediately prior to the Tenth Amendment Effective Date.
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided, if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Adjustment Date”: as defined in the Pricing Grid.
“Administrative Agent”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent Parties”: as defined in Section 11.2(c).
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate”: as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
“Agent Related Parties”: the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, and any of their respective Affiliates and the partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, trustees, advisors or representatives of the foregoing.
“Agents”: the collective reference to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Co-Managers, which term shall include, for purposes of Section 10 and 11.5 only, the Issuing Lenders.
“Aggregate Exposure”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal the sum of (a) the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans, (b) the amount of such Lender’s Term Commitments then in effect and (c) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding, giving effect to any assignments.
“Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place)) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
“Agreed Currencies”: Dollars, euros, Pounds Sterling, Japanese Yen or any other currency (other than Dollars) approved by the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Lender; provided that, at such time (x) with respect to euros, Pounds Sterling, Japanese Yen or any other currency (other than Dollars), such currency is quoted under the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such periods (and for the avoidance of doubt, such currencies will not be available for borrowings hereunder after December 31, 2021 or for any interest period ending after December 31, 2021, in each case, subject to any amendments implemented pursuant to Section 4.7(c)) and (y) (a) such other currency is dealt with in the London interbank deposit market, (b) such other currency is freely transferable and convertible into Dollars in the London foreign exchange market, and (c) no central bank or other
governmental authorization in the country of issue of such other currency is required (i) to permit use of such other currency by any Revolving Lender for making Revolving Loans or by any Issuing Lender for issuing any Letter of Credit and/or (ii) to permit the Borrower to repay Revolving Loans or reimburse L/C Disbursements on any Letter of Credit and/or to pay any other amounts owing in respect of such Revolving Loans and/or Letters of Credit (unless such authorization has been obtained and is in full force and effect).
“Agreement”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“All-in Yield”: as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate; margin; “OID”, upfront fees; Eurocurrency rate floorthe Floor; or otherwise, in each case incurred or payable by the Borrower generally to the lenders; provided that (a) “OID” and upfront fees to be included in the calculation of “All-In Yield” shall only include such “OID” and upfront fees payable in the initial primary syndication of such Indebtedness, and (b) “OID” and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a four-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees and underwriting fees or other fees not paid generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness.
“Allocated Replacement Term Loan Conversion Amount”: with respect to (a) each Term Lender that is a 2016 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender, the amount determined by the Administrative Agent as the final amount of such Term Lender’s 2016 Replacement Term Loan Conversion on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date and notified to each such Lender by the Administrative Agent promptly following the Initial First Amendment Effective Date, (b) each 2016 Replacement Term Loan Lender that is a 2017 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender, the amount determined by the Administrative Agent as the final amount of such 2016 Replacement Term Loan Lender’s 2017 Replacement Term Loan Conversion on the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date and notified to each such 2016 Replacement Term Loan Lender by the Administrative Agent promptly following the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date, (c) each 2017 Replacement Term Loan Lender that is a 2017 Converting Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender, the amount determined by the Administrative Agent as the final amount of such 2017 Replacement Term Loan Lender’s 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Conversion on the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date and notified to each such 2017 Replacement Term Loan Lender by the Administrative Agent promptly following the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date, (d) each 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender that is a 2018 Converting Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender, the amount determined by the Administrative Agent as the final amount of such 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender’s 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Conversion on the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date and notified to each such 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender by the Administrative Agent promptly following the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date and (e) each 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender that is a 2019 Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender, the amount determined by the Administrative Agent as the final amount of such 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender’s 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Conversion on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date and notified to each such 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender by the Administrative Agent promptly following the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date. The “Allocated Replacement Term Loan Conversion Amount” of any Term Lender shall not exceed (but may be less than) the amount set forth in the applicable Lender Election Form of such Term Lender. All such determinations made by the Administrative Agent shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person with respect to such determination absent gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
“Alternate Base Rate”: 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 prime commercial lending rate announced by DBNY from time to time as its prime lending rate and (c) the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR for a one month Interest Period (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) (determined after giving effect to any applicable “floor”the Floor) plus 1.00%; provided that, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day, subject to the interest rate floors set forth therein. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate or
the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR, respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Alternative Rate”: has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.7(a).
“Anti-Terrorism Laws”: Executive Order No. 13224, the Patriot Act, the laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, the laws administered by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and other applicable foreign anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing laws and sanctions of Governmental Authorities (each as from time to time in effect).
“Applicable Margin”: the rate per annum set forth below:
(a)with respect to Term Loans (i) after the Initial First Amendment Effective Date but prior to the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date (A) for Eurocurrency Loans, 3.25% and (B) for ABR Loans, 2.25%, (ii) after the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date but prior to the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date (A) for Eurocurrency Loans, 2.25% and (B) for ABR Loans, 1.25%, (iii) after the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date (A) for Eurocurrency Loans, 2.00% and (B) for ABR Loans, 1.00%, (iv) after the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date (A) for Eurocurrency Loans, 1.75% and (B) for ABR Loans, 0.75% and, (v) after the Subsequent Seventh Amendment Effective Date (A) for Eurocurrency Loans, 2.00% and (B) for ABR Loans, 1.00%; and (vi) after the Tenth Amendment Effective Date (A) for SOFR Loans, 2.00% and (B) for ABR Loans, 1.00%
(b)with respect to Revolving Loans after the Initial Fourth Amendment Effective Date (i) for EurocurrencySOFR Loans, 1.25%, (ii) for ABR Loans, 0.25% and (iii) for the Commitment Fee Rate, 0.20%; provided that, on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after the completion of the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower occurring after the Initial Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Loans will be determined pursuant to the following:
PRICING GRID FOR REVOLVING LOANS
Pricing Level | Applicable Margin for EurocurrencySOFR Loans | Applicable Margin for ABR Loans | Commitment Fee Rate | ||||||||
I | 1.75% | 0.75% | 0.30% | ||||||||
II | 1.50% | 0.50% | 0.25% | ||||||||
III | 1.25% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans and the Commitment Fee Rate shall be adjusted, on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after the completion of the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower to occur after the Initial Fourth Amendment Effective Date, based on changes in the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, with such adjustments to become effective on the date (the “Adjustment Date”) that is three (3) Business Days after the date on which the relevant financial statements are delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.1 and to remain in effect until the next adjustment to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified in Section 7.1, then, until the date that is three (3) Business Days after the date on which such financial statements are delivered, the highest rate set forth in each column of the Pricing Grid shall apply. On each Adjustment Date, the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans and the Commitment Fee Rate shall be adjusted to be equal to the Applicable Margins opposite the Pricing Level determined to exist on such Adjustment Date from the financial statements relating to such Adjustment Date. As used herein, the following rules shall govern the determination of Pricing Levels on each Adjustment Date:
‘Pricing Level I’ shall exist on an Adjustment Date if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for the relevant period is greater than 2.25 to 1.00.
‘Pricing Level II’ shall exist on an Adjustment Date if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for the relevant period is less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00.
‘Pricing Level III’ shall exist on an Adjustment Date if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for the relevant period is less than 1.75 to 1.00.
“Applicable Percentage”: with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments represented by such Revolving Xxxxxx’s Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
“Application”: an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by an Issuing Lender.
“Approved Fund”: with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and is administered or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender, or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages such Lender.
“Asset Sale”: any Disposition of Property or series of related Dispositions of Property, including, without limitation, any sale or issuance of Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary to a Person other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (excluding in any case any such Disposition permitted by Sections 8.5(a) through (g) and Sections 8.5(i) through (u)) that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
“Assignee”: as defined in Section 11.6(b).
“Assignment and Assumption”: an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee and accepted by the Administrative Agent, and, if applicable, the Borrower and each Issuing Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Receivables Indebtedness”: at any time, the principal amount of Indebtedness which (a) if a Permitted Foreign Receivables Facility is structured as a lending agreement or other similar agreement, constitutes the principal amount of such Indebtedness or (b) if a Permitted Foreign Receivables Facility is structured as a purchase agreement or other similar agreement, would be outstanding at such time under the Permitted Foreign Receivables Facility if the same were structured as a lending agreement rather than a purchase agreement or such other similar agreement.
“Authorized Collateral Agent”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.6(b).
“Available Amount”: a cumulative amount equal to the remainder of (I) (a) the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount, plus (b) the cash proceeds of new public or private equity issuances of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock), plus (c) capital contributions to the Borrower made in cash or Cash Equivalents (other than in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock), plus (d) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received in cash or Cash Equivalents by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on or proceeds of Dispositions of Investments made using the Available Amount plus (e) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness (other than (i) Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) any Convertible Notes (or other Indebtedness convertible into Capital Stock by the express terms thereof)) that has been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Borrower, minus (II) without duplication of any deductions to "Excess Cash Flow" pursuant to clause b(iv) of the definition thereof, the amount of any Voluntary Cash Convertible Note Payments (which remainder may be a negative number).
“Available Amount Starter Basket”: an amount equal to $50,000,000 in the aggregate, which may be used to make Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 8.6(f) and/or Investments permitted pursuant to Section 8.7(s) during the term of this Agreement.
“Available Incremental Amount”: as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Available Revolving Commitment”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Commitment then in effect over (b) such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if the then current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (f) of Section 4.7.
“Bail-In Action”: 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”: (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, regulation rule 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).
“Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 4.7.
“Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) 0.10% (10 basis points); or
(2) for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date, the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to the clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 4.11 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator
that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 4.7 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 4.7.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefitted Lender”: as defined in Section 11.7(a).
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Blocked Person”: as defined in Section 5.22(b).
“BMO Capital”: BMO Capital Markets Corp.
“BoA”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
“Borrower”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Borrowing”: Loans of the same Type and Class, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of EurocurrencySOFR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect; provided that immediately following the incurrence of each of the 2016 New Replacement Term Loans and the 2016 Incremental Term Loans and the consummation of each of the 2016 Replacement Term Loan Conversion and the 2016 Incremental Term Loan Conversion on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date, the term “Borrowing” shall include the consolidated “borrowing” of the 2016 New Replacement Term Loans, the 2016 Converted Replacement Term Loans and the 2016 Incremental Term Loans as described in Section 2.1(b); provided further that immediately following the incurrence of the 2017 New Replacement Term Loans and the consummation of the 2017 Replacement Term Loan Conversion on the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date, the term “Borrowing” shall include the consolidated “borrowing” of the 2017 New Replacement Term Loans and the 2017 Converted Replacement Term Loans as described in Section 2.1(c); provided further that immediately following the incurrence of the 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loans and the consummation of the 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Conversion on the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date, the term “Borrowing” shall include the consolidated “borrowing” of the 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loans and the 2017 Converted Replacement Term B-2 Loans as described in Section 2.1(d); provided further that immediately following the incurrence of the 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loans and the consummation of the 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Conversion on the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the term “Borrowing” shall include the consolidated “borrowing” of the 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loans and the 2018 Converted Replacement Term B-3 Loans as described
in Section 2.1(e); provided further that immediately following the incurrence of each of the 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans and the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loans and the consummation of each of the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Conversion and the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Conversion on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date, the term “Borrowing” shall include the consolidated “borrowing” of the 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans, the 2019 Converted Replacement Term B-4 Loans and the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loans as described in Section 2.1(f).
“Borrowing Date”: any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
“Business Day”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close; provided that, when used in connection with a EurocurrencySOFR Loan or Borrowing, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in the relevant Agreed Currency in the London interbank market or the principal financial center of such Agreed Currency (and, if the Borrowings or L/C Disbursements which are the subject of a borrowing, drawing, payment, reimbursement or rate selection are denominated in euro, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which the TARGET2 payment system is not open for the settlement of payments in euro).
“Capital Expenditures”: for any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries for the acquisition of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) that should be capitalized under GAAP on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries but excluding (a) expenditures financed with any Reinvestment Deferred Amount, (b) expenditures made in cash to fund the purchase price for assets acquired in Permitted Acquisitions or the Acquisition or incurred by the Person acquired in the Permitted Acquisition or the Acquisition prior to (but not in anticipation of) the closing of such Permitted Acquisition or the Acquisition, (c) expenditures made with cash proceeds from any issuances of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or contributions of capital made to the Borrower, (d) expenditures in respect of normal replacements and maintenance that are properly charged to current operations and (e) expenditures made as a tenant as leasehold improvements during such period to the extent reimbursed by the relevant landlord during such period.
“Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock or shares of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest; provided that Capital Stock shall not include any debt securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing Capital Stock.
“Cash Collateralize”: (a) in respect of an obligation, provide and pledge cash collateral in Dollars, pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (b) in respect of L/C Obligations under Letters of Credit, either the deposit of cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of such outstanding L/C Obligations or the delivery of a “backstop” Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender. The term “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents”:
(c)direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), in each case maturing within two years from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d)marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within two years from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a
nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing such ratings generally;
(e)senior corporate debt obligations of an issuer organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof that are rated BBB or better by S&P or Baa2 or better by Moody’s (or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing such ratings generally) that mature not more than two years after the date of acquisition thereof and that are actively traded in a secondary market, provided that obligations described in this clause (c) that are rated BBB by S&P or Baa2 by Moody’s shall not at any time comprise more than 10% of all Cash Equivalents held by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;
(f)investments in commercial paper maturing within one year after the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, a credit rating of at least A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) from S&P or at least P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) from Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing such ratings generally;
(g)investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and demand or time deposits, in each case maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof, issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market Deposit Accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000;
(h)fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;
(i)money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing such ratings generally, and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000;
(j)securities issued by any foreign government or any political subdivision of any foreign government or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest credit ratings obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing such ratings generally;
(k)in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, other short-term investments that are analogous to the foregoing, are of comparable credit quality and are customarily used by companies in the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary for cash management purposes; and
(l)investments in funds that invest solely in one or more types of securities described in clauses (a), (b) and (h) above.
“Cash Management Agreement”: any agreement for the provision of Cash Management Services.
“Cash Management Services”: (a) cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements and (b) commercial credit card and merchant card services.
“Change in Law”: 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, (i) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control”: an event or series of events by which:
(m)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 acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) 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, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the equity securities of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower 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);
(n)the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person that is not a Loan Party;
(o)occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (ii) appointed or approved by the directors so nominated; or
(p)a “change of control”, fundamental change, delisting or termination of trading or similar provision as set forth in any Convertible Notes Document (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof) or any other indenture or other instrument evidencing any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has occurred obligating the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem, repay or convert into cash all or any part of the Indebtedness provided for therein.
“China JV”: Leshan Phoenix Semiconductor Co., Ltd., an entity existing under the laws of The People’s Republic of China.
“Class”: (a) with respect to Commitments, Loans or Borrowings, those of such Commitments, Loans or Borrowings that have the same terms and conditions (without regard to differences in the Type of Loan, Interest Period, upfront fees, OID or similar fees paid or payable in connection with such Commitments or Loans, or differences in tax treatment (e.g., “fungibility”)) and (b) with respect to Lenders, those of such Lenders that have Commitments or Loans of a particular Class; provided, that (i) with respect to a Borrowing of 2016 New Replacement Term Loans incurred on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date, the 2016 New Replacement Term Loans shall constitute a separate “Class” at the time of the incurrence thereof, (ii) immediately after the incurrence of 2016 New Replacement Term Loans and the consummation of the 2016 Replacement Term Loan Conversion on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date (and immediately prior to the consummation of the 2016 Incremental Term Loan Conversion), all 2016 New Replacement Term Loans and all 2016 Converted Replacement Term Loans shall constitute a single “Class” of 2016 Replacement Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (iii) immediately after the transactions described in preceding clause (ii) and the incurrence of 2016 Incremental Term Loans on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date, all 2016 Incremental Term Loans shall convert into, and become, 2016 Replacement Term Loans pursuant to the 2016 Incremental Term Loan Conversion and shall, together with all 2016 New Replacement Term Loans and all 2016 Converted Replacement Term Loans, constitute a single “Class” of 2016 Replacement Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided further that (i) with respect to a Borrowing of 2017 New Replacement Term Loans incurred on the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date, the 2017 New Replacement Term Loans shall constitute a separate “Class” at the time of the incurrence thereof and (ii) immediately after the incurrence of 2017 New
Replacement Term Loans and the consummation of the 2017 Replacement Term Loan Conversion on the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date, all 2017 New Replacement Term Loans and all 2017 Converted Replacement Term Loans shall constitute a single “Class” of 2017 Replacement Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided further that (i) with respect to a Borrowing of 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loans incurred on the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date, the 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loans shall constitute a separate “Class” at the time of the incurrence thereof and (ii) immediately after the incurrence of 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loans and the consummation of the 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Conversion on the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date, all 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loans and all 2017 Converted Replacement Term B-2 Loans shall constitute a single “Class” of 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided further that (i) with respect to a Borrowing of 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loans incurred on the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loans shall constitute a separate “Class” at the time of the incurrence thereof and (ii) immediately after the incurrence of 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loans and the consummation of the 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Conversion on the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date, all 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loans and all 2018 Converted Replacement Term B-3 Loans shall constitute a single “Class” of 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided further that (i) with respect to a Borrowing of 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans incurred on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date, the 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans shall constitute a separate “Class” at the time of the incurrence thereof, (ii) immediately after the incurrence of 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans and the consummation of the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Conversion on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date (and immediately prior to the consummation of the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Conversion), all 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans and all 2019 Converted Replacement Term B-4 Loans shall constitute a single “Class” of 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (iii) immediately after the transactions described in preceding clause (ii) and the incurrence of 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loans on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date, all 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loans shall convert into, and become, 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans pursuant to the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Conversion and shall, together with all 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans and all 2019 Converted Replacement Term B-4 Loans, constitute a single “Class” of 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Closing Date”: April 15, 2016.
“Closing Date Revolving Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 to this Agreement or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Closing Date Term Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder (to be deposited in the Escrow Account pending consummation of the Acquisition on the Acquisition Effective Date) in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 to this Agreement or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Closing Date Term Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1.
“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral”: all property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document. For the avoidance of doubt, no “Excluded Assets” (as such term is defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) shall constitute “Collateral”.
“Collateral Agent”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Collateral Agent Payment Default Notice”: as defined in the Escrow Agreement.
“Commitment”: any 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Commitment, any 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Commitments or Revolving Commitment of any Lender.
“Commitment Fee”: as defined in Section 3.3.
“Commitment Fee Rate”: as determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid.
“Committed Loan Notice”: a notice of (a) a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Type and Class and, in the case of EurocurrencySOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.1, (b) a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and Class and, in the case of EurocurrencySOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 3.1, (c) a conversion of Loans of the same Class from one Type to the other Type pursuant to Section 4.3, or (d) a continuation of EurocurrencySOFR Loans pursuant to Section 4.3, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Commodity Exchange Act”: the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Communications”: as defined in Section 11.2(b).
“Company Disclosure Letter”: as defined in the Acquisition Agreement as of November 18, 2015.
“Company Material Adverse Effect”: a change, event or effect that is materially adverse to the business, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Acquired Business (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement), taken as a whole, but shall not include changes, events or effects relating to or resulting from: (i) changes or developments in economic or political conditions or in securities, credit or financial markets, including changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates, (ii) changes or developments in or affecting the industries in which the Acquired Business operates, including changes in Law (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) or regulation affecting such industries, (iii) the execution and delivery of the Acquisition Agreement or the public announcement or pendency of the Tender Offer or Merger or the other Transactions (as each term is defined in the Acquisition Agreement for purposes of this definition) including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Acquired Business, including with employees, customers, suppliers, distributors or partners, (iv) the identity of the Borrower or any of its affiliates as the acquiror of the Target, or its or their plans for the Target, (v) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, the Acquisition Agreement or consented to by the Borrower, (vi) any acts of terrorism or war, acts of God, natural disasters, weather conditions or other calamities, (vii) changes in GAAP or the interpretation thereof, (viii) any stockholder class action, derivative or similar litigation relating to the Acquisition Agreement or the Transactions, (ix) any failure to meet internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earning predictions for any period, including analyst expectations or projections, forecasts or predictions or (x) any decrease or decline in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) (provided that, in the case of clauses (ix) and (x), the facts and circumstances underlying any such failure, decrease or decline may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred), except in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (vi) and (vii) to the extent that the Acquired Business, taken as a whole, are disproportionately affected thereby relative to other peers in the industries in which the Acquired Business operate.
“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Computation Date”: as defined in Section 1.3.
“Connection Income Taxes”: 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”: at any date, all amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities”: at any date, all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, but excluding (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) without duplication of clause (a) above, all Indebtedness consisting of Revolving Loans to the extent otherwise included therein.
“Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment”: for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the effect of any Disposition of any Person, facility or line of business or acquisition of any Person, facility or line of business during such period (outside the ordinary course of business) and (b) the application of purchase or recapitalization accounting.
“Consolidated EBITDA”: for any period, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus
(q)without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income (or loss), the sum of:
(i)Consolidated Interest Expense for such period,
(ii)consolidated income tax expense for such period,
(iii)all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period,
(iv)all extraordinary charges during such period and costs, expenses, awards and the amount of any judgment actually paid in connection with the ongoing proceedings brought by Power Integrations against the Target and any successor-in-interest or Affiliate thereof,
(v)noncash expenses during such period resulting from the grant of stock options and restricted stock, restricted stock units or other awards to management, directors, consultants or employees of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries,
(vi)any non-recurring fees, expenses or premiums related to the redemption, repayment or repurchase of any securities of the Borrower,
(vii)(A) cash restructuring expenses to the extent expensed, including all non-recurring restructuring costs, facilities relocation costs, acquisition integration costs and fees in connection therewith, including cash severance payments and (B) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of the Transactions or any Significant Transaction after the Closing Date (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (x) such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies are reasonably anticipated to be realized and factually supportable and quantifiable in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, (y) such actions are to be taken within (I) in the case of any such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies in connection with the Transactions, not later than eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, and (II) in all other cases, within 18 months after the
consummation of the Significant Transaction, which is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies and (z) and no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vii)(B) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period (with the total add-back pursuant to this clause (vii)(B) or pursuant to Section 1.4(c) in respect of Significant Transactions after the Closing Date to be limited to 25% of Consolidated EBITDA in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower (determined after giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to this clause (vii)(B)),
(viii)all other noncash expenses or losses of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding any such expense or loss that constitutes an accrual of or a reserve for cash payments to be made in any future period),
(ix)any non-recurring fees, expenses or charges recognized by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period related to any offering of capital stock, incurrence of Indebtedness or Permitted Acquisition including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Transactions, and minus
(r)without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of:
(i)any extraordinary gains for such period,
(ii)all noncash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any items that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period) and
(iii)all gains during such period attributable to any sale or disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business).
“Consolidated First Lien Indebtedness”: at any date, Consolidated Total Indebtedness outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary but excluding any such Indebtedness in which the applicable Liens are expressly subordinated and junior to the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to intercreditor arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Consolidated Interest Expense”: for any period, the interest expense (including without limitation interest expense under Finance Lease Obligations that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, net costs under interest rate Hedge Agreements to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP).
“Consolidated Net Income”: for any period, the net income or loss of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, provided that there shall be excluded from such net income or loss (a) the income of any Person (other than a consolidated Restricted Subsidiary) in which any other Person (other than the Borrower or any consolidated Restricted Subsidiary or any director holding qualifying shares in compliance with applicable law) owns Capital Stock, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of the consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period and (b) the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date on which it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any consolidated Restricted Subsidiary or the date on which such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any consolidated Restricted Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Total Tangible Assets” as of the date of any time of determination thereof, the aggregate amount of all assets (as reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) after deducting therefrom all goodwill, Intellectual Property, unamortized debt
discount and expenses and capitalized research and development costs (to the extent included in said aggregate amount of assets) and other like intangibles, as set forth on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any portion thereof attributable to Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and other non-Subsidiary Investments), with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness”: as of the date of any determination thereof, without duplication, the sum of (a) the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time in accordance with GAAP, including any Convertible Notes, and (b) Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (a) hereof of another Person guaranteed by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio”: at any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date minus the aggregate amount of the unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the Reference Period then most recently ended.
“Consolidated Working Capital”: at any date, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets on such date over Consolidated Current Liabilities on such date.
“Contractual Obligation”: 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.
“Convertible Notes”: collectively, the 2023 Convertible Notes, the 2027 Convertible Notes and any Permitted Convertible Notes issued pursuant to the Convertible Notes Indentures.
“Convertible Notes Documents”: collectively, the Convertible Notes Indentures, the Convertible Notes and all other documents executed and delivered with respect to the Convertible Notes or Convertible Notes Indentures.
“Convertible Notes Indentures”: collectively, the 2023 Convertible Notes Indenture, the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture and any indenture entered into to issue Permitted Convertible Notes.
“Corporate Family Rating”: an opinion issued by Moody’s of a corporate family’s ability to honor all of its financial obligations that is assigned to a corporate family as if it had a single class of debt and a single consolidated legal entity structure.
“Corporate Rating”: an opinion issued by S&P of an obligor’s overall financial capacity (its creditworthiness) to pay its financial obligations.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(1) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(2) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(3) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.21.
“CSA Amount”: in respect of any applicable period set forth in the Borrower’s 10-Q or 10-K filed with the SEC and without duplication, an amount equal to (a) the Domestic R&D Expenses for such period multiplied by the Foreign CSA Allocation Ratio for such period minus (b) the aggregate amount of all payments in respect of Intercompany R&D made by any Loan Party during such period to any Foreign Subsidiary multiplied by the applicable U.S. CSA Allocation Ratio for such period.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such day or (ii) if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrower.
“DBNY”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“DBSI”: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
“Debtor Relief Laws”: 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 Requirements of Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Declined Prepayments”: as defined in Section 4.2(g).
“Default”: any of the events specified in Section 9.1 or 9.2, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender”: subject to Section 3.15(c), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Xxxxxx’s good-faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due or (iii) pay over to any Loan Party any other amount required to be paid by it within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Xxxxxx’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Xxxxxx’s good-faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect Parent Company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.15(c)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Lender and each Lender.
“Deposit Account”: a demand, time savings passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
“Designated Permitted Dispositions”: any Disposition set forth on Schedule 8.5 of the Disclosure Letter.
“Disclosure Letter”: the disclosure letter, dated as of the date hereof, delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
“Disposition”: with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, license, sub-license, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The term “Dispose” shall have a correlative meaning.
“Disqualified Capital Stock”: any Capital Stock that is not Qualified Capital Stock.
“Disqualified Institution”: each of (a) certain Persons identified in writing to the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent prior to date hereof, (b) bona fide competitors of the Borrower, the Target and their respective Subsidiaries, including Persons whose net sales are primarily derived from semiconductors, in each case specified by the Borrower to the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof and as may be identified by reasonable written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, or (c) Affiliates of such Persons set forth in clauses (a) and (b) that are clearly identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that to the extent Persons are identified as Disqualified Institutions in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date pursuant to clause (b), the inclusion of such Persons as Disqualified Institutions shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any parties that have previously properly acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of any Loan under this Agreement; provided, further, that other than a Person which is excluded pursuant to clause (a) or clause (c) by reference to clause (a), a bona fide competitor or an affiliate of a bona fide competitor shall not include any bona fide debt fund or investment vehicle that is primarily engaged in, or that advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which the bona fide competitor does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity.
“Dollar Amount” of any currency at any date shall mean (a) the amount of such currency if such currency is Dollars or (b) the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars if such currency is a Foreign Currency, calculated on the basis of the Exchange Rate for such currency, on or as of the most recent Computation Date provided for in Section 1.3.
“Dollars” and “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
“Domestic R&D Expenses”: in respect of any applicable period set forth in the Borrower’s 10-Q or 10-K filed with the SEC and without duplication, all expenses incurred by a Loan Party from time to time and recorded to "research and development" on such 10-Q or 10-K filed with the SEC.
“Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a “United States Person,” as defined in the Code, other than a Foreign Subsidiary.
“DQ List”: as defined in Section 11.6(k)(iv).
“Dutch Auction”: as defined in Section 11.6(j).
“Earn-Out Obligations”: those certain unsecured obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in connection with any acquisition of assets or businesses permitted under Section 8.7 to the seller of such assets or businesses and the payment of which is dependent on the future earnings or performance of such assets or businesses and contained in the agreement relating to such acquisition or in an employment agreement delivered in connection therewith.
“ECF Percentage”: 50%; provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist, with respect to each fiscal year of the Borrower commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, the ECF Percentage shall be reduced to 25% if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, calculated as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 2.75 to 1.00 and to 0% if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, calculated as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 2.00 to 1.00.
“EEA Financial Institution”: (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”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority”: any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eighth Amendment”: that certain Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2020 among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and certain of the Lenders.
“Eighth Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Eighth Amendment.
“Eligible Assignee”: any Assignee permitted by and consented to in accordance with Section 11.6(b); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (a) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) any natural person or (c) any Disqualified Institution.
“Environmental Laws”: any and all applicable foreign, federal, state, provincial, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health, preservation or restoration of natural resources, Materials of Environmental Concern, or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
“Environmental Liability”: any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, administrative oversight costs, fines, penalties or indemnities), of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary 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 Materials of Environmental Concern, (c) exposure to any Materials of Environmental Concern, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Materials of Environmental Concern into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate”: any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event”: (a) any Reportable Event; (b) the failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan
administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“Escrow Account”: as defined in the Escrow Agreement.
“Escrow Agent”: MUFG Union Bank, N.A., in its capacity as escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.
“Escrow Agreement”: Escrow Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Escrow Agent.
“Escrow Conditions”: as defined in Section 6.2.
“Escrow Conditions Deadline”: November 18, 2016.
“Escrow Property”: as defined in the Escrow Agreement.
“Escrow Proceeds”: means the proceeds from the Closing Date Term Loans paid into the Escrow Account with the Escrow Agent on the Closing Date and any other amounts paid (or caused to be paid) by the Borrower into such Escrow Account. The term “Escrow Proceeds” shall include any interest earned on the amounts held in escrow.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“euro”: the single currency of the Participating Member States.
“Eurocurrency”: when used in reference to a currency means an Agreed Currency and when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, means that such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.shall have the meaning provided thereto immediately prior to the Tenth Amendment Effective Date.
“Eurocurrency Tranche”: the collective reference to Eurocurrency Loans under a particular Facility the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
“Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 9.1 or 9.2; provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Excess Cash Flow”: for any fiscal year of the Borrower, the excess, if any, of
(a)the sum, without duplication, of
(i)Consolidated Net Income (or loss) for such fiscal year,
(ii)the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(iii)Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment for such fiscal year, and
(iv)the aggregate net amount of non-cash loss on the Disposition of Property by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal year (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, over
(b)the sum, without duplication, of the amount of:
(i)all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,
(ii)the aggregate amount actually paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such fiscal year on account of Capital Expenditures and Investments permitted pursuant to Section 8.7(h), (s), (t) and (x) (excluding (A) the principal amount of Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans) incurred to finance such expenditures (but including repayments of any such Indebtedness incurred during such period or any prior period to the extent such repaid amounts may not be reborrowed) and (B) any such expenditures financed with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount) in each case to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash made during such fiscal year,
(iii)the aggregate amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness (including the Term Loans and the SMBC Term Loan), including payments at stated maturity (including any Convertible Notes or the SMBC Term Loan), of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries made during such fiscal year (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder) to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash made during such fiscal year,
(iv)the aggregate amount of (A) all mandatory payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding the Convertible Notes), (B) all voluntary payments of Indebtedness that is pari passu in right of payment with the Loans (excluding the Term Loans and the Convertible Notes) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (C) with respect to the Convertible Notes, (x) any cash payments in connection with any mandatory redemption, repurchase or put right, (y) any cash payment with respect to any cash “net settlement” upon a conversion relating to the principal portion of the conversion value of the 2026 Convertible Notes or (z) cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with any conversion of Convertible Notes into Capital Stock of the Borrower, in each case, made during such fiscal year to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash made during such fiscal year,
(v)cash payments made in satisfaction of noncurrent liabilities (excluding payments of Indebtedness for borrowed money) (to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash made during such fiscal year),
(vi)cash payments made in connection with recognition of other non-current assets,
(vii)Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 8.6(e) and (g)(i) made by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash to a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash made during such fiscal year,
(viii)customary fees, expenses or charges paid in cash related to any permitted Investments (including Permitted Acquisitions) and Dispositions permitted under Section 8.5 hereof to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash made during such fiscal year, and
(ix)any premium paid in cash during such period in connection with the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction prior to scheduled maturity of Indebtedness permitted to be prepaid, redeemed, purchased, defeased or satisfied hereunder to the extent financed with Internally Generated Cash made during such fiscal year.
“Excess Cash Flow Application Date”: as defined in Section 4.2(c).
“Excess Cash Flow Payment Period”: with respect to the prepayment required on each Excess Cash Flow Application Date, the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Borrower.
“Exchange Act”: as defined in Section 7.2(e).
“Exchange Rate”: on any day, with respect to any Foreign Currency, the rate at which such Foreign Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date on the Reuters World Currency Page for such Foreign Currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate with respect to such Foreign Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent (and promptly notified to the Borrower upon request) or, in the event no such service is selected, such Exchange Rate shall instead be calculated on the basis of the arithmetical mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent for such Foreign Currency on the London market at 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date for the purchase of Dollars with such Foreign Currency, for delivery two (2) Business Days later (which rate shall be promptly notified to the Borrower upon request); provided, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Borrower, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate (and which rate shall be promptly notified to the Borrower upon request), and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“Excluded Indebtedness”: all Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.2.
“Excluded Information”: any non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities to the extent such information could have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, an assigning Term Lender’s decision to assign Term Loans or a purchasing Term Lender’s decision to purchase Term Loans.
“Excluded Swap Obligation”: with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes”: any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 4.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.10(b), 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 paragraph (g) or paragraph (i) of Section 4.10 and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Extended Revolving Commitment”: any Class of Revolving Commitments the maturity of which shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.6.
“Extended Revolving Loan”: any Revolving Loans made pursuant to the Extended Revolving Commitments.
“Extended Term Loan”: any Class of Term Loans the maturity of which shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.6.
“Extension”: as defined in Section 2.6(a).
“Extension Amendment”: an amendment to this Agreement (which may, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, be in the form of an amendment and restatement of this Agreement) among the Loan Parties, the applicable extending Lenders, the Administrative Agent and, to the extent required by Section 2.6, each Issuing Lender implementing an Extension in accordance with Section 2.6.
“Extension Offer”: as defined in Section 2.6(a).
“Facility”: each of (a) the Revolving Facility (including, if applicable, any Incremental Revolving Commitment) and (b) the Term Facility (including, if applicable, any Incremental Term Facility) and “Facilities”, collectively, all of the foregoing.
“FATCA”: 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), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any U.S. or non-U.S. fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules, guidance, notes or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such sections of the Code or analogous provisions of non-U.S. law.
“Federal Funds Rate”: for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the immediately preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Fee Letter”: that certain Fee Letter, dated as of November 18, 2015 among the Borrower, DBNY, DBSI, BoA and MLPFS.
“FEMA”: the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that administers the National Flood Insurance Program.
“Fifth Amendment”: that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2019.
“Finance Lease”: any lease of Property classified as a “finance lease” under GAAP, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Operating Leases or any other non-finance lease.
“Finance Lease Obligations”: in respect of any Person, the amount of the obligations of such Person under Finance Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Financial Covenant Adjustment Period” means, for each Permitted Acquisition (or series of related Permitted Acquisitions) with aggregate consideration (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith) in excess of $250,000,000, the four consecutive fiscal quarter period commencing with the fiscal quarter in which such Permitted Acquisition (or series of related Permitted Acquisitions) occurred.
“Financial Covenant Event of Default”: as defined in Section 9.2(c).
“Financial Covenants”: the financial condition covenants set forth in Section 8.1 hereof.
“First Amendment”: that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016 among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and certain of the Lenders (including each 2016 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender, each 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Lender, each 2016 Incremental Term Loan Lender and each Revolving Lender).
“First Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the First Amendment.
“First Amendment Lead Arrangers”: DBSI, MLPFS (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), HSBC Securities and BMO Capital as joint lead arrangers with respect to the First Amendment.
“First Lien Net Leverage Ratio”: at any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Indebtedness as of such date minus up to the aggregate amount of the unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the Reference Period then most recently ended.
“Floor” means 0.00% per annum.
“Foreign Currencies”: Agreed Currencies other than Dollars.
“Foreign Currency Exposure”: as defined in Section 4.2(h).
“Foreign Currency Sublimit”: $75,000,000.
“Foreign CSA Allocation Ratio”: the ratio (expressed as a percentage) obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate amount of revenue with a ship-to location of any jurisdiction located outside the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom by (2) total consolidated revenue set forth in such 10-Q or 10-K, as applicable.
“Foreign Lender”: any Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Subsidiary”: (a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or of the Target, as applicable, (i) that has no material assets other than Capital Stock in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries or (ii) that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or (b) any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or of the Target, as applicable, for so long as such Subsidiary would not be able to execute a guaranty or pledge without creating an investment in “United States property” (within the meaning of Section 956 of the Code) that could give rise to taxable income for any Loan Party pursuant to Section 956 of the Code. For purposes hereof, any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary shall be deemed to be a Foreign Subsidiary, unless otherwise mutually agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Fourth Amendment”: means that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2018 among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Revolving Lender, each 2018 Converting Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender and each 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender.
“Fourth Amendment Co-Managers”: PNC Bank, National Association, successor to BBVA USA (f/k/a Compass Bank), Barclays Bank PLC, BOKF, NA, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc., KBC Bank N.V., New York Branch and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as co-managers with respect to the Fourth Amendment.
“Fourth Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Fourth Amendment.
“Fourth Amendment Lead Arrangers”: DBSI, MLPFS (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or
related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), HSBC Securities, SMBC, BMO Capital and MUFG Bank, Ltd. as joint lead arrangers with respect to the Fourth Amendment.
“Fronting Exposure”: at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to any Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Funding Office”: the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 11.2 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Funds Certain Provisions”: as defined in Section 6.2.
“GAAP”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (or, as it relates to any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of Canada or any province thereof, generally accepted accounting principles in Canada) as in effect on the date hereof or otherwise as provided in Section 1.2(e).
“GCA Disclosure Letter”: the disclosure letter in respect of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Governmental Authority”: any nation or government, any state or provincial or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government (including any supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any securities exchange.
“Governmental Authorization”: all laws, rules, regulations, authorizations, consents, decrees, permits, licenses, waivers, privileges, approvals from and filings with all Governmental Authorities necessary in connection with any Group Member’s business.
“Group Members”: the collective reference to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”: the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, and as amended by the First Amendment.
“Guarantee Obligation”: as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such
Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“Guarantor”: shall include each Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrower (solely with respect to its Obligations other than its direct Obligations as a primary obligor (as opposed to a guarantor) under the Loan Documents, any Specified Hedge Agreement or any Specified Cash Management Agreement).
“Hedge Agreements”: any agreement with respect to any cap, swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or interest rate, commodities and foreign exchange protection agreements or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that (a) no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Hedge Agreement and (b) the Convertible Notes shall not be Hedge Agreements.
“HSBC Securities”: HSBC Securities USA Inc.
“Immaterial Subsidiary”: each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower now existing or hereafter acquired or formed and each successor thereto, which individually, or all such Restricted Subsidiaries in the aggregate, accounts for not more than 2.50% of the Consolidated Total Tangible Assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter as reflected on the financial statements for such quarter after giving pro forma effect to any Significant Transactions since the start of such four quarter period and on or prior to the date of determination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall any Restricted Subsidiary that owns, or holds an exclusive license in, Material Intellectual Property be designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Impacted Interest Period”: as defined in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.
“Increase Revolving Joinder”: as defined in Section 3.16.
“Increase Term Joinder”: as defined in Section 2.4.
“Incremental Equivalent Debt”: Indebtedness of the Borrower issued in accordance with Section 2.5 that is (a) Junior Indebtedness consisting of one or more series of junior lien notes, subordinated notes or senior unsecured notes, in each case, issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement transaction, a bridge facility in lieu of the foregoing, or junior lien or subordinated loans, junior lien or unsecured mezzanine Indebtedness or debt securities or (b) Permitted Pari Passu Indebtedness (including a bridge facility in lieu thereof), in each case subject to the terms set forth in Section 2.5.
“Incremental Lender”: any Person that makes a Loan pursuant to Section 2.4 or 3.16, or has a commitment to make a Loan pursuant to Section 2.4 or 3.16.
“Incremental Revolving Commitment”: as defined in Section 3.16(a).
“Incremental Revolving Loans”: as defined in Section 3.16(c).
“Incremental Term Facility”: as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment”: as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Incremental Term Loans”: as defined in Section 2.4(c).
“Indebtedness”: of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to
property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) accounts payable and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business (including any intercompany accounts payable) and deferred compensation payable to directors, officers or employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) unless the same are reflected as indebtedness or liabilities on the balance sheet of such Person, obligations which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Finance Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (k) all Attributable Receivables Indebtedness of such Person and (l) liquidation value of all Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, other than for purposes of Section 8.2 and 9.1(e), the term “Indebtedness” shall not include obligations under Hedge Agreements or Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements.
“Indemnified Liabilities”: as defined in Section 11.5(a).
“Indemnified Taxes”: (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee”: as defined in Section 11.5(a).
“Initial First Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the First Amendment.
“Initial Fourth Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Fourth Amendment.
“Initial Second Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Second Amendment.
“Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Seventh Amendment.
“Initial Third Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Third Amendment.
“Intellectual Property”: collectively, all United States and foreign (a) patents, patent applications, certificates of inventions, industrial designs (whether established or registered or recorded in the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof), together with any and all inventions described and claimed therein, and reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part thereof and amendments thereto; (b) trademarks, service marks, certification marks, tradenames, rights in slogans, logos and trade dress, Internet Domain Names, and other source identifiers, whether statutory or common law, whether registered or unregistered, and whether established or registered in the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, together with any and all registrations and applications for any of the foregoing, and reissues, continuations, extensions and renewals thereof and amendments thereto; (c) copyrights (whether statutory or common law, whether established, registered or recorded in the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and whether published or unpublished), rights in copyrightable subject matter, and all mask works (as such term is defined in 17 U.S.C. Section 901, et seq.), together with any and all registrations and applications therefor, and renewals and extensions thereof and amendments thereto; (d) rights in computer programs (whether in source code, object code, or other form), algorithms, databases, compilations and data, technology supporting the foregoing, and all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, related to any of the foregoing; (e) trade secrets and rights in proprietary or confidential information, data and databases, know-how and proprietary processes, designs, inventions, invention disclosures, engineering or other technical data, financial data, procedures, designs personal information, supplier lists, customer lists, business, production or marketing plans, formulae, methods (whether or not patentable), processes, compositions, schematics, ideas, algorithms, techniques, analyses,
proposals, source code, object code and any other similar intangible rights, to the extent not covered by the foregoing, whether statutory or common law, whether registered or unregistered, and whether established or registered in the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof; (f) rights to income, fees, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable under or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages, claims and payments for past, present or future infringements, misappropriations or other violations thereof, (g) rights and remedies to sue for past, present and future infringements, misappropriations and other violations of any of the foregoing, and (h) rights, priorities, and privileges corresponding to any of the foregoing or other similar intangible assets throughout the world.
“Intellectual Property Security Agreements”: an intellectual property security agreement or such other agreement, as applicable, pursuant to which each Loan Party that owns any registered or applied for Intellectual Property grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in such Intellectual Property, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Intercompany Note”: the Global Intercompany Note executed and delivered by the Borrower and certain Restricted Subsidiaries, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, or such other form as the Administrative Agent may agree including to reflect additional tranches of pari passu Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder.
“Intercompany R&D Services”: services performed pursuant to any applicable R&D Agreement.
“Intercreditor Agreement”: with respect to any Replacement Facility, Refinancing Notes, Permitted Pari Passu Indebtedness or Second Lien Indebtedness, an intercreditor agreement between the Administrative Agent and the agent, trustee or other representative on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any EurocurrencySOFR Loan having an Interest Period of three (3) months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any EurocurrencySOFR Loan having an Interest Period longer than three (3) months, each day that is three (3) months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Loan that is an ABR Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.
“Interest Period”: as to any EurocurrencySOFR Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such EurocurrencySOFR Loan and ending, except as provided in clause (iv) below, one, two, three or six months (or to the extent agreed to by all Lenders under the relevant Facility, twelve months) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such EurocurrencySOFR Loan and ending one, two, three or six months (or to the extent agreed by all Lenders under the relevant Facility, twelve months) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(x)any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a EurocurrencySOFR Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(xi)no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date or beyond the applicable Term Loan Maturity Date, as the case may be; and
(xii)any Interest Period pertaining to a EurocurrencySOFR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period)
shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and.
(iv) notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) on the Closing Date, the initial Closing Date Term Loans shall be Eurocurrency Loans with an Interest Period of one week, and the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that the initial Closing Date Term Loans be continued for one additional one week Interest Period one week thereafter, and (B) for the period from May 2, 2016 until the Acquisition Effective Date, each Interest Period shall be for a period of one month; it being acknowledged and agreed that the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that the initial Closing Date Term Loans shall be continued as Eurocurrency Loans with an Interest Period of one month commencing on May 2, 2016.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 4.07.
“Internally Generated Cash”: with respect to any Person, cash funds of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries not constituting (a) proceeds of the incurrence of Indebtedness by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) proceeds of any issuance of Capital Stock of such Person, (c) proceeds of any Disposition or any Recovery Event, or (d) cash proceeds of a Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement received in connection with any exercise or early termination thereof.
“Internet Domain Names”: all Internet domain names and associated URL addresses.
“Interpolated Rate”: at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBOR Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the LIBOR Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBOR Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
“Investments”: as defined in Section 8.7.
“IP Restructure”: such transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which ON Management Ltd. and Quantenna Ltd. shall discontinue as entities existing under the laws of Bermuda and shall continue as entities incorporated or formed (as applicable) in the State of Delaware.
“IP Restructure Effective Date”: such date that the IP Restructure is consummated.
“ISP”: with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents”: with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by an Issuing Lender and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of such Issuing Lender and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Issuing Lender”: DBNY, BoA and any Lender that is the issuer with respect to a Letter of Credit listed on Schedule 3.5 of the Disclosure Letter, as applicable, in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit and/or such other Lender or Affiliate of a Lender as the Borrower may select and such Lender or Affiliate of a Lender shall agree to act in the capacity of Issuing Lender hereunder pursuant to this Agreement.
“Japan JV”: Xxxx Xxxxxxx Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.
“Japanese Yen”: the lawful currency of Japan.
“Junior Financing”: the Convertible Notes, any Junior Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is required to be subordinated in payment, lien priority or any other manner to the Obligations.
“Junior Financing Documentation”: any documentation governing any Junior Financing.
“Junior Indebtedness”: Indebtedness of any Person so long as (a) such Indebtedness shall not require any amortization prior to the date that is 181 days after the latest Term Loan Maturity Date; (b) the weighted average maturity of such Indebtedness shall occur after the date that is 181 days following the latest Term Loan Maturity Date; (c) the mandatory prepayment provisions, affirmative and negative covenants and financial covenants shall be no more restrictive (taken as a whole) than the provisions set forth in this Agreement (as determined by the board of directors (including an authorized committee thereof) of the Borrower in good faith); (d) the other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (e) such Indebtedness is Permitted Convertible Notes, Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, Subordinated Indebtedness or Second Lien Indebtedness; (f) if such Indebtedness is Permitted Convertible Notes, Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, Subordinated Indebtedness or Second Lien Indebtedness, the other terms and conditions contained in the relevant definitions thereof shall be satisfied; and (g) if such Indebtedness is incurred by a Loan Party, such Indebtedness may be guaranteed by another Loan Party so long as (i) such Loan Party shall have also provided a guarantee of the Obligations substantially on the terms set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and (ii) if the Indebtedness being guaranteed, or the Lien thereof, is subordinated to the Obligations, such guarantee, or any Lien securing it, shall be subordinated to the guarantee of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness.
“L/C Commitment”: $15,000,000.
“L/C Disbursement”: a payment made by an Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Exposure”: as to any Lender, its pro rata portion of the L/C Obligations.
“L/C Fee”: as defined in Section 3.7(a).
“L/C Fee Payment Date”: the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Termination Date.
“L/C Obligations”: as at any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired Dollar Amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate Dollar Amount of L/C Disbursements under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.9. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the Dollar Amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.3. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.16 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“L/C Participants”: the collective reference to all the Revolving Lenders other than an Issuing Lender.
“LCA Election”: as defined in Section 1.4(f).
“LCA Test Date”: as defined in Section 1.4(f).
“Laws”: 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.
“Lead Arrangers”: (a) collectively, DBSI, MLPFS (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), BMO Capital, HSBC Securities and
SMBC, in its respective capacity as a joint lead arranger under this Agreement, (b) the First Amendment Lead Arrangers, (c) the Second Amendment Lead Arrangers, (d) the Third Amendment Lead Arrangers, (e) the Fourth Amendment Lead Arrangers, (f) the Seventh Amendment Lead Arrangers and (g) the Ninth Amendment Lead Arranger.
“Lender Election Form”: as to (a) any 2016 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender, its request to have all of its Term Loans converted into 2016 Converted Replacement Term Loans as set forth in the Lender Election Form completed by such 2016 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the to the Initial First Amendment Effective Date, (b) any 2017 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender, its request to have all of its 2016 Replacement Term Loans converted into 2017 Converted Replacement Term Loans as set forth in the Lender Election Form completed by such 2017 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the to the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date, (c) any 2017 Converting Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender, its request to have all of its 2017 Replacement Term Loans converted into 2017 Converted Replacement Term B-2 Loans as set forth in the Lender Election Form completed by such 2017 Converting Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the to the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date, (d) any 2018 Converting Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender, its request to have all of its 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loans converted into 2018 Converted Replacement Term B-3 Loans as set forth in the Lender Election Form completed by such 2018 Converting Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the to the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date and (e) any 2019 Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender, its request to have all of its 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loans converted into 2019 Converted Replacement Term B-4 Loans as set forth in the Lender Election Form completed by such 2019 Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the to the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date.
“Lenders”: each Revolving Lender, Term Lender and Incremental Lender.
“Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.5(a).
“LIBO Rate”: with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency and for any applicable Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such Agreed Currency for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen or, in the event such rate does not appear on either of such Reuters pages, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion (in each case the “LIBOR Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation Day for such currency and Interest Period; provided that, if the LIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if a LIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (the “Impacted Interest Period”), then the LIBO Rate for such currency and such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that all of the terms and conditions of this definition of “LIBO Rate” shall be subject to Section 4.5.
“LIBOR Screen Rate”: the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.
“LIBOR Swap Equivalent Rate”: 1.51%, which is the rate equal to the seven-year LIBO Rate swap rate as determined by the Administrative Agent as of March 17, 2016, the date of allocation of the Closing Date Term Commitments.
“Lien”: any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any finance lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Limited Condition Acquisition”: any Permitted Acquisition whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing and subject to Section 1.4(f).
“Loan”: any loans and advances made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement or any Increase Term Joinder or Increase Revolving Joinder.
“Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Disclosure Letter, the Security Documents, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment, the Seventh Amendment, the Notes, the Intercompany Note, the Fee Letter, each Issuer Document, any subordination agreement with respect to Subordinated Indebtedness permitted hereunder and any Intercreditor Agreement.
“Loan Party”: each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Local Time”: (a) New York City time in the case a Loan, Borrowing or L/C Disbursement denominated in Dollars and (b) local time in the case of a Loan, Borrowing or L/C Disbursement denominated in a Foreign Currency (it being understood that such local time shall mean London, England time unless otherwise determined by the Administrative Agent).
“Majority Facility Lenders”: the holders of more than 50% of (a) with respect to each Term Facility, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the outstanding Term Loans of such Term Facility plus the aggregate principal amount of Term Commitments thereunder and (b) with respect to the Revolving Facility, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit outstanding under the Revolving Facility (or, prior to any termination of the Revolving Commitments, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Revolving Commitments).
“Material Adverse Effect”: (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (b) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.
“Material Indebtedness”: of any Person at any date, (a) Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $50,000,000, (b) the SMBC Term Loan and (c) the Convertible Notes.
“Material Intellectual Property”: Intellectual Property owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any intellectual property with respect to which any of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries hold an exclusive license) that is material to the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole (as determined by the Borrower in good faith).
“Materials of Environmental Concern”: any explosive or radioactive (at radiation levels known to be hazardous to human health and safety) substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, urea-formaldehyde insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes, gasoline, petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, and all substances or wastes of any nature defined or regulated in or under any Environmental Law.
“Maturity Limitation Excluded Amount” means, in the case of any Incremental Term Facility, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Incremental Equivalent Debt or any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing, an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000.
“Maximum Rate”: as defined in Section 4.5(e).
“MergerCo”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Minimum Collateral Amount”: with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or Deposit Account balances, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of all Issuing Lenders with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time.
“Minimum Condition”: as defined in the Acquisition Agreement.
“MLPFS”: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated.
“Moody’s”: Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgaged Properties”: the real properties and leased real properties material to the business of any Loan Party as to which the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall be granted a Lien pursuant to the Mortgages.
“Mortgages”: any mortgages and deeds of trust made by any Loan Party in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Multiemployer Plan”: a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds”: (a) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or held in escrow or purchase price adjustment receivable or by the Disposition of any non-cash consideration received in connection therewith or otherwise, but only as and when received and net of costs, amounts and taxes set forth below), net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees and investment banking fees, (ii) amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to a Security Document), (iii) other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith, (iv) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any reduction in tax liability resulting from any available operating losses and net operating loss carryovers, any available tax credits, tax credit carry forwards or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (v) amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the assets disposed of in an Asset Sale (including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale), provided that such amounts shall be considered Net Cash Proceeds upon release of such reserve; provided further that no proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds under this clause (a) at any time until the aggregate amount of all such proceeds from such Asset Sale or Recovery Event (or series of related Asset Sales or Recovery Events) at such time shall exceed $30,000,000, and (b) in connection with any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, any capital contribution or any incurrence of Indebtedness, the cash proceeds received from such issuance, contribution or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith.
“Net Royalties”: an amount (which shall not be in any event less than zero) equal to (a) the aggregate amount of all royalty payments received by any Loan Party from time to time from any Foreign Subsidiary on or after IP Restructure Effective Date minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all payments in respect of Intercompany R&D made by any Loan Party from time to time to any Foreign Subsidiary on or after IP Restructure Effective Date plus (ii) the aggregate CSA Amount on or after IP Restructure Effective Date.
“Ninth Amendment”: that certain Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2021 among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and certain of the Lenders.
“Ninth Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Ninth Amendment.
“Ninth Amendment Lead Arranger”: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (or any of Citibank, N.A., Citicorp USA, Inc., Citicorp North America, Inc. and/or any of their affiliates) as lead arranger with respect to the Ninth Amendment.
“Non-Consenting Lenders”: as defined in Section 11.1.
“Non-Defaulting Lender”: at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
“Non-Extension Notice Date”: as defined in Section 3.6(b).
“Notes”: the collective reference to any promissory note evidencing Loans.
“Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Loan Parties to any Agent or to any Lender (or, in the case of Specified Hedge Agreements or Specified Cash Management Agreements, any Qualified Counterparty) or any Affiliate of any Agent or any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, any Specified Hedge Agreement, Specified Cash Management Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all such documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to any Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise; provided that (a) notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in any Specified Hedge Agreement, Specified Cash Management Agreement or in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under or in respect of any Specified Hedge Agreement or any Specified Cash Management Agreement shall constitute Obligations secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Security Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Specified Hedge Agreements or Specified Cash Management Agreements; provided, however, subject to the foregoing, nothing herein shall limit the rights of any Qualified Counterparty set forth in such Specified Hedge Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall “Obligations” include any Excluded Swap Obligation.
“OID”: original issue discount.
“Operating Lease”: any lease of Property classified as an “operating lease” under GAAP.
“Organizational Documents”: as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Formation, By Laws, Limited Liability Company Agreement, Partnership Agreement or other similar organizational or governing documents of such Person.
“Original Currency”: as defined in Section 4.8(d).
“Original Eurodollar Borrowing”: as defined in Section 4.5(f).
“Other Connection Taxes”: 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”: any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording filing or similar Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other 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 4.13).
“Overnight Foreign Currency Rate”: for any amount payable in a Foreign Currency, the rate of interest per annum as determined by the Administrative Agent at which overnight or weekend deposits in the relevant currency (or if such amount due remains unpaid for more than three (3) Business Days, then for such other period of time as the Administrative Agent may elect) for delivery in immediately available and freely transferable funds would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the interbank market upon request of such major banks for the relevant currency as
determined above and in an amount comparable to the unpaid principal amount of the related extension of credit, plus any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed upon, or charged to, the Administrative Agent by any relevant correspondent bank in respect of such amount in such relevant currency.
“Parent Company”: with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.
“Participant”: as defined in Section 11.6(e).
“Participant Register”: as defined in Section 11.6(f).
“Participating Member State”: any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to economic and monetary union.
“Patriot Act”: the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56) (signed into law October 26, 2001).
“PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor thereto).
“Permitted Acquisition”: any acquisition, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, all of the Capital Stock of, or a business line or unit or a division of, any Person; provided that, subject to Section 1.4(f):
(a)immediately prior to, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;
(b)[reserved];
(c)in the case of the acquisition of Capital Stock, all of the Capital Stock (except for any such Capital Stock in the nature of directors’ qualifying shares required pursuant to applicable law) acquired or otherwise issued by such Person or any newly formed Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such acquisition shall be owned 100% by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall have offered to purchase 100% of such Capital Stock, and the Borrower shall take, or cause to be taken, each of the actions set forth in Sections 7.9 and 7.10, as applicable, within the time period(s) set forth therein;
(d)so long as any Revolving Loan or Revolving Commitment or Term Loan is outstanding, unless the Majority Facility Lenders under the Revolving Facility otherwise agree, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants set forth in Section 8.1, including, as applicable, the proviso thereto, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition and the incurrence of any Indebtedness in connection therewith, as of the last day of the most recently ended Reference Period;
(e)the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to any such proposed acquisition of which the aggregate cash consideration is in excess $100,000,000, a Compliance Certificate evidencing compliance with Section 8.1 to the extent such compliance is required under clause (d) above and compliance with clause (g) below, together with all relevant financial information with respect to such acquired assets, including, without limitation, the aggregate consideration for such acquisition, any other information reasonably required to demonstrate compliance with Section 8.1;
(f)any Person or assets or division as acquired in accordance herewith shall be in substantially the same business or lines of business in which the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries are engaged, or are permitted to be engaged as provided in Section 8.15, as of the time of such acquisition; and
(g)the portion of the aggregate consideration paid in respect of all such Permitted Acquisitions allocable to Persons that are not Loan Parties or do not become Loan Parties following the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (including the applicable portion of Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith, the applicable portion of obligations in respect of deferred purchase price (including the applicable portion of obligations under any purchase price adjustment but excluding earnout, holdback or similar payments)) shall not exceed, from the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, $500,000,000, in the aggregate.
“Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements”: (a) a Swap Agreement pursuant to which the Borrower acquires a call option requiring the counterparty thereto to deliver to the Borrower shares or units of Capital Stock of the Borrower the cash value of such Capital Stock or a combination thereof from time to time upon exercise of such option and (b) a Swap Agreement pursuant to which the Borrower issues to the counterparty thereto warrants to acquire shares or units of Capital Stock of the Borrower (whether such warrant is settled in shares, cash or a combination thereof) in each case entered into by the Borrower with respect to Convertible Notes; provided that (i) the terms, conditions and covenants of each such Swap Agreement shall be such as are typical and customary for Swap Agreements of such type (as determined by the board of directors (including an authorized committee thereof) of the Borrower in good faith) and (ii) in the case of clause (b) above, such Swap Agreement would be classified as an equity instrument in accordance with EITF 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), and the settlement of such Swap Agreement does not require the Borrower to make any payment in cash or cash equivalents that would disqualify such Swap Agreement from so being classified as an equity instrument.
“Permitted Convertible Notes”: any unsecured notes, and notes issued in exchange therefor, issued by the Borrower after the Second Amendment Effective Date that are convertible into shares or units of Capital Stock of the Borrower, or cash or any combination of cash and Capital Stock; provided that Permitted Convertible Notes may only be issued so long as (i) both immediately prior to and after giving effect (including on a pro forma basis) thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom, (ii) such Permitted Convertible Notes mature after, and do not require any scheduled amortization or other scheduled payments of principal prior to, the date that is 181 days after the latest Term Loan Maturity Date, (iii) such Permitted Convertible Notes do not require any mandatory redemption, prepayment, repurchase, “put”, “call”, or conversion for cash prior to stated maturity other than (A) any customary provision requiring an offer to purchase such Permitted Convertible Notes as a result of a “change of control”, fundamental change, delisting or termination of trading or similar provision and (B) an early conversion event no more onerous or more restrictive in any material respect (taken as a whole) than the conversion provisions set forth in the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture, so long as the method for settlement upon conversion is at the Borrower's election in cash, shares or a combination of shares and cash; (iv) if the Borrower has the ability to settle the portion of the conversion value of such Permitted Convertible Notes in excess of the principal amount thereof in cash, the Borrower shall enter into a Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement at the time of issuance of such Permitted Convertible Notes, (v) such Permitted Convertible Notes are not guaranteed by any Person other than the Subsidiary Guarantors (which guarantees, if such Permitted Convertible Notes are subordinated, shall be expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms not less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination terms of such Permitted Convertible Notes) and (vi) the covenants applicable to such Permitted Convertible Notes are not more onerous or more restrictive in any material respect (taken as a whole) than the applicable covenants set forth in this Agreement (as determined by the board of directors (including an authorized committee thereof) of the Borrower in good faith).
“Permitted Foreign Receivables Facility”: with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, any factoring and accounts receivables financing facilities of such Foreign Subsidiary.
“Permitted Pari Passu Indebtedness”: secured Indebtedness in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes (and notes exchanged therefor) that the Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time after the Acquisition Effective Date, issue, incur or otherwise obtain; provided that (a) such Indebtedness shall be in the form of customary high-yield senior secured notes issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement transaction, (b) both immediately prior to and after such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom, (c) such Indebtedness shall not have
scheduled amortization or other scheduled payments of principal and not be subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (other than customary “AHYDO catch-up payments”, offers to repurchase and prepayment events upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and a customary acceleration right after an event of default), in each case prior to, the date that is 181 days after the latest Term Loan Maturity Date, (d) such Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by Persons other than the Subsidiary Guarantors, (e) such Indebtedness shall be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations under the Facilities required to be secured on a first lien basis and shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (f) the covenants applicable to such Indebtedness are not more onerous or more restrictive in any material respect (taken as a whole) than the applicable covenants set forth in this Agreement (as determined by the board of directors (including an authorized committee thereof) of the Borrower in good faith) and (g) the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, shall have executed and delivered a pari passu Intercreditor Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Refinancing”: as to any Indebtedness, the incurrence of other Indebtedness to refinance, extend, renew, defease, restructure, replace or refund (collectively, “refinance”) such existing Indebtedness; provided that, in the case of such other Indebtedness, the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the weighted average life to maturity of such refinancing Indebtedness shall be greater than or equal to the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced; (b) the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness shall be less than or equal to the principal amount (including any accreted or capitalized amount) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced, plus any required premiums and other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by any amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; (c) except as provided for in the proviso below in the case of Convertible Notes, the respective obligor or obligors shall be the same on the refinancing Indebtedness as on the Indebtedness being refinanced; (d) the security, if any, for the refinancing Indebtedness shall be substantially the same as that for the Indebtedness being refinanced (except to the extent that less security is granted to holders of refinancing Indebtedness); (e) the refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms that are at least as favorable, taken as a whole, as the Indebtedness being refinanced and the holders of such refinancing Indebtedness have entered into any subordination or Intercreditor Agreements reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent evidencing such subordination; and (f) no material terms (other than interest rate) applicable to such refinancing Indebtedness or, if applicable, the related security or guarantees of such refinancing Indebtedness (including covenants, events of default, remedies, acceleration rights) shall be, taken as a whole, materially more favorable to the refinancing lenders than the terms that are applicable under the instruments and documents governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; provided that in the case of any refinancing of the Convertible Notes, the restriction on the number of obligors in clause (c) above shall not apply, so long as the same is effected with the proceeds of Junior Indebtedness incurred in accordance with the requirements of Section 8.2(p).
“Permitted Restructurings”: any or all of the transactions described in the Second Disclosure Letter, as the context may require.
“Permitted Surviving Indebtedness”: as to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the Acquired Business, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, (i) indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Facilities, (ii) ordinary course finance leases, purchase money indebtedness, equipment financings, letters of credit and surety bonds permitted by the Existing Credit Agreement, (iii) indebtedness incurred pursuant to any current and noncurrent “Long-term debt” identified in the Borrower’s most recent 10-Q (and the footnotes thereto) filed with the SEC (except for the Existing Credit Agreement), (iv) indebtedness of the Acquired Business permitted to remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement (after the consummation of the Transactions), (v) the convertible notes existing as of the Acquisition Effective Date and (vi) such other existing indebtedness, if any, as shall be permitted by the Lead Arrangers.
“Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness”: unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower, to the extent not otherwise permitted under Section 8.2, and any Indebtedness constituting refinancings, renewals or replacements of any such Indebtedness; provided that (i) both immediately prior to and after
giving effect (including pro forma effect) thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom, (ii) such Indebtedness matures after, and does not require any scheduled amortization or other scheduled payments of principal prior to, the date that is 181 days after the latest Term Loan Maturity Date (it being understood that any provision requiring an offer to purchase such Indebtedness as a result of change of control or asset sale shall not violate the foregoing restriction), (iii) such Indebtedness is not Guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower other than the Subsidiary Guarantors (which Guarantees, if such Indebtedness is subordinated, shall be expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms not less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination terms of such subordinated Indebtedness), and (iv) the covenants applicable to such Indebtedness are not more onerous or more restrictive in any material respect (taken as a whole) than the applicable covenants set forth in this Agreement (as determined by the board of directors (including an authorized committee thereof) of the Borrower in good faith).
“Person”: an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Phase I ESA”: as defined in Section 7.8(c).
“Plan”: any employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Platform”: as defined in Section 11.2(b).
“Pledged Equity Interests”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“Pounds Sterling” or “£”: the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Pricing Grid”: the pricing grid as set forth in clause (b) of the definition of “Applicable Margin”.
“Primary Issuing Lender”: each of DBNY and BoA.
“Primary Issuing Lender L/C Sublimit”: with respect to any Primary Issuing Lender, $7,500,000.
“pro forma basis” or “pro forma effect”: with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation of any ratio hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with the Transactions or any Significant Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.4.
“Pro Forma Financial Statements”: as defined in Section 5.1(a).
“Projections”: as defined in Section 7.2(d).
“Properties”: any of the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
“Property”: any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital Stock.
“Public Lender”: as defined in Section 11.2(b).
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.21.
“Qualified Capital Stock”: any Capital Stock (other than warrants, rights or options referenced in the definition thereof) that either (a) does not have a maturity and is not mandatorily redeemable, or (b) by its terms (or by the terms of any employee stock option, incentive stock or other
equity-based plan or arrangement under which it is issued or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (i) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable (excluding any mandatory redemption resulting from an asset sale or change in control so long as no payments in respect thereof are due or owing, or otherwise required to be made, until all Obligations have been paid in full in cash), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or requires the payment of any cash dividend or any other scheduled payment constituting a return of capital, in each case, at any time on or after the one hundred eighty-first day following the latest Term Loan Maturity Date, or (ii) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (A) debt securities or (B) any Capital Stock referred to in clause (i) above, in each case, at any time on or after the one hundred eighty-first day following the latest Term Loan Maturity Date.
“Qualified Counterparty”: with respect to any Specified Hedge Agreement or Specified Cash Management Agreement, any counterparty thereto that is, or that at the time such Specified Hedge Agreement or Specified Cash Management Agreement was entered into, was, a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of an Agent; provided that, in the event a counterparty to a Specified Hedge Agreement or Specified Cash Management Agreement at the time such Specified Hedge Agreement or Specified Cash Management Agreement was entered into was a Qualified Counterparty, such counterparty shall constitute a Qualified Counterparty hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
“Qualifying Subsidiary”: any Restricted Subsidiary that has guaranteed any Convertible Notes, Replacement Facility, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Junior Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 8.2(p) hereof.
“Quantenna Acquisition”: that certain acquisition pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 27, 2019 by and among Quantenna Communications, Inc., ON Semiconductor Corporation and Raptor Operations Sub, Inc.
“Quarterly Payment Date”: the last day of each of March, June, September and December.
“Quotation Day”: with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan for any Interest Period, (a) if the currency is Pounds Sterling, the first day of such Interest Period, (b) if the currency is euro, the day that is two (2) TARGET2 Days before the first day of such Interest Period, and (c) for any other currency, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (unless, in each case, market practice differs in the relevant market where LIBO Rate for such currency is to be determined, in which case the Quotation Day will be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice in such market (and if quotations would normally be given on more than one day, then the Quotation Day will be the last of those days)).
“R&D Agreement”: an intercompany research and development agreement between a Loan Party and a Foreign Subsidiary related to research, development, and/or marketing activities concerning the design, manufacture, and/or marketing of products.
“Recipient”: (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender or (c) any Issuing Lender, as applicable.
“Recovery Event”: any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
“Reference Period”: for any date of determination under this Agreement, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower most recently ended as of such date of determination (or, in the case of any determination on a pro forma basis for purposes of testing the permissibility of a transaction hereunder (as opposed to quarterly compliance with Section 8.1 on the last day of a fiscal quarter), the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower for the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements were delivered or required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or 7.1(b) prior to such determination).
“Refinanced Facility”: as defined in Section 11.1.
“Refinanced Term Loan”: as defined in Section 11.1.
“Refinancing”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Refinancing Notes”: as defined in Section 11.1.
“Refinancing Term Loans”: as defined in Section 11.1.
“Register”: as defined in Section 11.6(d).
“Regulations T, U and X”: Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X of the Board as in effect from time to time.
“Reimbursement Obligation”: the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse an Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.9 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.
“Reinvestment Deferred Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 4.2(b) as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Event”: any Asset Sale or Recovery Event in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Notice”: a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer stating that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that the Borrower (directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to use all or a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Recovery Event to acquire or repair fixed or capital assets useful in its business.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount expended or committed to be expended pursuant to binding documentation prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to acquire or repair fixed or capital assets useful in the Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ businesses.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Date”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date occurring twelve (12) months after such Reinvestment Event (which shall be extended by six (6) months to the extent the Reinvestment Deferred Amount is committed to be expended pursuant to binding documentation prior to the expiration of the foregoing twelve (12) month period) and (b) the date on which the Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, acquire or repair fixed or capital assets useful in the Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ businesses with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
“Related Parties”: as defined in Section 11.15.
“Related Party Register”: as defined in Section 11.6(d).
“Release”: any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including indoor or ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata).
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Replacement Facility”: as defined in Section 11.1.
“Reportable Event”: any reportable event, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan, other than events for which the 30-day notice period is waived under the final regulations issued under Section 4043, as in effect as of the date of this
Agreement (the “Section 4043 Regulations”). Any changes made to the Section 4043 Regulations that become effective after the Acquisition Effective Date shall have no impact on the definition of Reportable Event as used herein unless otherwise amended by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Repricing Event”: (a) any prepayment or repayment of the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of, or conversion or exchange of any portion of the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans into, any new or replacement syndicated term loans bearing interest with an All-in Yield less than the All-in Yield applicable to such portion of the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans (as such comparative yields are determined in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practices) and (b) any amendment to this Agreement which reduces the All-in Yield applicable to the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans, but excluding, in any such case, any new or replacement syndicated term loans incurred in connection with a Change of Control or any acquisition not otherwise permitted under this Agreement.
“Required Lenders”: at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding, (b) the Total Term Commitments then in effect, and (c) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Requirement of Law”: as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Resolution Authority”: an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer”: the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, corporate controller, vice president of finance or treasury or such other officers of the Borrower as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, corporate controller, principal financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower, and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Section 2, 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 or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.
“Restricted Payments”: as defined in Section 8.6.
“Restricted Subsidiary”: any subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount”: as at the date of any determination, an amount, not less than zero and determined on a cumulative basis, that is equal to, for any fiscal year ending on or after December 31, 2016, 100% of the aggregate cumulative sum of Excess Cash Flow that the Borrower is not required to apply to make a prepayment pursuant to Section 4.2(c) before giving effect to any deductions to such required prepayment on account of voluntary prepayments and Dutch Auction purchases pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 4.2(c). For the avoidance of doubt, the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 shall be calculated (a) based on the calculation of Excess Cash Flow that is pro rated for a partial fiscal year in accordance with Section 4.2(c) and (b) without giving effect to the cap on the Excess Cash Flow required prepayment for such fiscal year set forth in Section 4.2(c).
“Revolving Availability Period”: the period effective on and after the Acquisition Effective Date to the Revolving Termination Date.
“Revolving Commitment Increase Effective Date”: as defined in Section 3.16(a).
“Revolving Commitments”: collectively, the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Revolving Commitments.
“Revolving Credit Exposure”: as to any Revolving Lender, its pro rata portion of the Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Xxxxxx then outstanding and (b) such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding.
“Revolving Facility”: the Total Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder.
“Revolving Lender”: each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Loans”: as defined in Section 3.1(a), together with any Incremental Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Percentage”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) which such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving Commitments, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.15; provided that if the Revolving Commitments have expired or been terminated, the Revolving Percentage shall be determined based on each Revolving Xxxxxx’s Revolving Percentage immediately prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments.
“Revolving Termination Date”: the later of (i) December 30, 2022 or (ii) June 12, 2024, so long as in the case of this clause (ii), the Obligations with respect to the Term Loans (and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof) have been fully repaid or otherwise redeemed, discharged or defeased on or prior to December 30, 2022 or the Term Loan Maturity Date with respect to the Obligations of the Term Loans (and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof) has been extended prior to December 30, 2022 to a date no earlier than June 12, 2024.
“S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
“Sanctioned Country”: at any time, a country, region or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person”: at any time, (a) any Person blocked by, or listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by, the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person.
“Sanctions”: economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, or the U.S. Department of Commerce, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
“Second Amendment”: that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2017 among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and certain of the Lenders (including each 2017 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender and each 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Lender).
“Second Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Second Amendment.
“Second Amendment Lead Arrangers”: DBSI, MLPFS (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or
related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), HSBC Securities, SMBC and BMO Capital as joint lead arrangers with respect to the Second Amendment.
“Second Disclosure Letter”: the disclosure letter, dated as of September 30, 2016, delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
“Second Lien Indebtedness”: Junior Indebtedness of any Person that is secured by a junior Lien on the Collateral; provided that the holder of such Indebtedness executes and delivers an Intercreditor Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Secured Parties”: the collective reference to the Lenders, the Agents, the Qualified Counterparties, each Issuing Lender and each of their successors and assigns.
“Security Documents”: the collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the GCA Disclosure Letter, the Escrow Agreement, the Mortgages (if any), the Intellectual Property Security Agreements and all other security documents (including any joinder agreements) hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent granting a Lien on any property of any Person to secure the Obligations of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, Specified Hedge Agreement or Specified Cash Management Agreement.
“Seventh Amendment”: that certain Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2019 among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and certain of the Lenders (including each 2019 Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender, each 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender, each 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Lender and each Revolving Lender).
“Seventh Amendment Lead Arrangers”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., DBSI, Bank of America, N.A. (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), BMO Capital, HSBC Securities, SMBC, MUFG Bank, Ltd., BBVA Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (or any of Citibank, N.A., Citicorp USA, Inc., Citicorp North America, Inc. and/or any of their affiliates), as joint lead arrangers with respect to the Seventh Amendment.
“Significant Transaction”: any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of, or all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of, another Person or any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, or any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility or line of credit), Restricted Payment, Incremental Revolving Commitment, Incremental Revolving Loan, Incremental Term Loan or any other provision of this Agreement that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a pro forma basis or after giving pro forma effect.
“Sixth Amendment”: that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2019 among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and Barclays Bank PLC as the Incremental Revolving Lender.
“Sixth Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Sixth Amendment.
“SMBC”: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
“SMBC Term Loan”: that certain Xxxxxxx and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, ON Semiconductor Corporation, the lenders party thereto and SMBC, as administrative agent.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the SOFR Loans comprising such Borrowing.
“SOFR Loan” means that such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR.
“SOFR Tranche”: the collective reference to SOFR Loans under a particular Facility the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
“Solvent”: as to any Person at any time, that (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the United States Bankruptcy Code; (b) the fair valuation of the property of such Person is not less than the aggregate amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its then existing debts (including Guarantees and other contingent obligations) as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital.
“Special Flood Hazard Area”: an area that FEMA’s current flood maps indicate has at least one percent (1%) chance of a flood equal to or exceeding the base flood elevation (a 100-year flood) in any given year.
“Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations”: as defined in Section 6.2(p).
“Specified Cash Management Agreement”: any Cash Management Agreement entered into by (a) any Loan Party and (b) any Qualified Counterparty, as counterparty; provided that any release of Collateral or Subsidiary Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Specified Cash Management Agreements. No Specified Cash Management Agreement shall create in favor of any Qualified Counterparty thereof that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“Specified Currency”: as defined in Section 11.19.
“Specified Hedge Agreement”: any Hedge Agreement entered into by (a) a Loan Party and (b) any Qualified Counterparty, as counterparty; provided that any release of Collateral or of the obligations of any Loan Party under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Specified Hedge Agreements. No Specified Hedge Agreement shall create in favor of any Qualified Counterparty thereof that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Loan Party under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; provided, however, nothing herein shall limit the rights of any such Qualified Counterparty set forth in such Specified Hedge Agreement.
“Specified Representations”: as defined in Section 6.1(k).
“Statutory Reserve Rate”: a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any central bank, monetary authority, the Board, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the European Central Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in the applicable currency, expressed in the case of each such requirement as a decimal. Such reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the
Board. EurocurrencySOFR Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset, fee or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under any applicable law, rule or regulation, including Regulation D of the Board. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement.
“Stock Certificates”: Collateral consisting of certificates representing Capital Stock of any Subsidiary Guarantor for which a security interest can be perfected by delivering such certificates.
“Subordinated Indebtedness”: any unsecured Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower the payment of principal and interest of which and other obligations of the Borrower in respect thereof are subordinated to the prior payment in full of the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Subsequent Fifth Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Fifth Amendment.
“Subsequent First Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the First Amendment.
“Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Fourth Amendment.
“Subsequent Second Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Second Amendment.
“Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Third Amendment.
“Subsequent Transaction”: as defined in Section 1.4(f).
“Subsidiary”: as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor”: each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower other than any Immaterial Subsidiary (unless a Qualifying Subsidiary) or Foreign Subsidiary.
“Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.21.
“Swap Agreement”: any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or interest rate, commodities and foreign currency exchange protection agreements or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no option, phantom stock or similar security providing for payments only on account of services provided by or issued under a plan for current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Borrower, or the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
“Swap Obligation”: 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.
“Syndication Date”: the date on which the Lead Arrangers complete the syndication of the Facilities and the entities selected in such syndication process become parties to this Agreement.
“Target”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“TARGET2”: the Trans European Automated Real time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other
payment system (if any) reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) for the settlement of payments in euro.
“TARGET2 Day”: a day that TARGET2 is open for the settlement of payments in euro.
“Taxes”: all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, and any interest, penalties or additions to tax imposed with respect thereto.
“Tender Offer”: a cash tender offer for any and all of the outstanding capital stock of the Target, subject to the Minimum Condition.
“Tenth Amendment”: that certain Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of the Tenth Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Tenth Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Tenth Amendment.
“Term Commitments”: collectively, the Closing Date Term Commitments, the 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Commitments, the 2016 Incremental Term Loan Commitments, the 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Commitments, the 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Commitments, the 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Commitments, the 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Commitments, the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Commitments and any other Incremental Term Loan Commitments.
“Term Facility”: the Term Commitments and the Term Loans.
“Term Lender”: each Lender that has a Term Commitment or that holds a Term Loan, including each 2016 Replacement Term Loan Lender, each 2017 Replacement Term Loan Lender, each 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender, each 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender and each 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender.
“Term Loan”: the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2016 Replacement Term Loans, the 2017 Replacement Term Loans, the 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loans, the 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loans, the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans any other Incremental Term Loans and any Extended Term Loans, if applicable.
“Term Percentage”: as to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) which such Lender’s Term Commitment then constitutes of the aggregate Term Commitments (or, at any time after the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans then outstanding plus such Lender’s Term Commitment then in effect constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding plus the Term Commitments then in effect).
“Term Loan Increase Effective Date”: as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Term Loan Maturity Date”: (i) with respect to Term Loans, September 19, 2026, (the “Term Loan Maturity Date”), and (ii) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the date set forth in the applicable Increase Term Joinder applicable to such Incremental Term Loans.
“Term SOFR” means,
(a) for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term
SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day; and
(b) for any calculation with respect to an ABR Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Term SOFR Adjustment” means, for any calculation with respect to an ABR Loan or a SOFR Loan, 0.10% per annum for each Type of such Loan and (if applicable) Interest Period therefor.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Third Amendment”: that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2017 among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, each Incremental Revolving Lender, each 2017 Converting Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender and each 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender.
“Third Amendment Co-Managers”: BBVAPNC Bank, National Association, successor to BBVA USA (f/k/a Compass Bank), Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of Arizona, MSSF, KBC and JPMorgan as co-managers with respect to the Third Amendment.
“Third Amendment Effective Date”: as defined in the Third Amendment.
“Third Amendment Lead Arrangers”: DBSI, MLPFS (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), HSBC Securities, SMBC, BMO Capital and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD. as joint lead arrangers with respect to the Third Amendment
“Total Revolving Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
“Total Revolving Extensions of Credit”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Total Term Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Term Commitments then in effect.
“Transaction Costs”: as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Transactions”: collectively, (a) on the Closing Date, (i) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents and the borrowings and other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Escrow Agreement and (iii) the payment of fees to the extent then due and payable; (b) on the Acquisition Effective Date, (i) the consummation of the Acquisition and the Refinancing, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by the parties becoming Loan Parties on the Acquisition Effective Date of the Loan Documents (or relevant
joinders thereto) (iii) the release of the Escrow Property (iv) the borrowings under the Revolving Facility, and (v) the payment of the Transaction Costs.
“Transferee”: any Assignee or Participant.
“Type”: as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a EurocurrencySOFR Loan.
“U.S. CSA Allocation Ratio”: the ratio (expressed as a percentage) obtained by subtracting the Foreign CSA Allocation Ratio from 1.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Person”: any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(3) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.21.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”: as defined in Section 4.10(g)(ii)(B)(3).
“Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC”: the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
“UCP”: with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Unasserted Contingent Obligations”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“United States”: the United States of America.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary”: (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.16 subsequent to the date hereof and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“UK Financial Institution”: any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within 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”: the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Voluntary Cash Convertible Note Payments”: as at the date of determination, an amount, determined on a cumulative basis from the Closing Date, of cash payments made from Internally Generated Cash with respect the Convertible Notes permitted pursuant to clauses (A) (but only with respect to cash payments relating to the premium above the par amount of the 2026 Convertible Notes) or (B) of the second proviso of Section 8.8(a), regardless of whether such covenant was in effect at the time of such payment.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: as to any Person, any other Person all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares required by law) is owned by such Person directly and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
“Withdrawal Liability”: liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent”: any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers”: (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.
1.2Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(a)As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to any Group Member not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, other accounting standards, if applicable, (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) 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, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any applicable restrictions hereunder), (vi) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and (vii) any references herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.
(b)The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement (as this Agreement may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) unless otherwise specified.
(c)The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(d)Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP; provided that, if either the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that such Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend such provision to preserve the original intent in light of the change in GAAP; provided that such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all computations of amounts and ratios referred to in this Agreement shall be made without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC Topic 825
“Financial Instruments” (or any other financial accounting standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness of the Borrower at “fair value” as defined therein.
(e)When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment or performance shall extend to the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, with respect to any payment of interest on or principal of EurocurrencySOFR Loans, if such extension would cause any such payment to be made in the immediately succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
1.3Determination of Dollar Amounts.
The Administrative Agent will, in a manner consistent with its customary practices, determine the Dollar Amount of:
(a)each EurocurrencySOFR Revolving Loan as of the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such EurocurrencySOFR Revolving Loan is made or, if applicable, the date of conversion/continuation of any EurocurrencySOFR Revolving Loan as a EurocurrencySOFR Revolving Loan,
(b)the L/C Exposure as of the date of each request for the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated Dollar Amount thereof, the Dollar Amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated Dollar Amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated Dollar Amount is in effect at such time, and
(c)all outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit on and as of the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and, during the continuation of an Event of Default, on any other Business Day elected by the Administrative Agent in its discretion or upon instruction by the Majority Facility Lenders with respect to the Revolving Facility.
Each day upon or as of which the Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amounts as described in the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) is herein described as a “Computation Date” with respect to Revolving Extension of Credit for which a Dollar Amount is determined on or as of such day.
1.4Pro Forma Calculations.
(a)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, financial ratios and tests, including the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.4; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.4(b), (c) or (d), when (i) calculating the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (A) the definition of “Applicable Margin” and the Pricing Grid and (B) determining actual compliance (and not compliance on a pro forma basis) with any covenant pursuant to Section 8.1 and (ii) calculating the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definition of “ECF Percentage”, the events described in this Section 1.4 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Reference Period shall not be given pro forma effect and shall be calculated at the last day of such fiscal year or fiscal quarter, as the case may be. In addition, whenever a financial ratio or test is to be calculated on a pro forma basis, the reference to the “Reference Period” for purposes of calculating such financial ratio or test shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Reference Period for which financial statements of the Borrower have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or (b), as applicable (or, if prior to the date of delivery of the first financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1, the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 5.1).
(b)For purposes of calculating any financial ratio or test, the Transactions or any Significant Transactions (with any incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith to be subject to Section 1.4(d)) that have been made (i) during the applicable Reference Period and (ii) if applicable as described in Section 1.4(a), subsequent to such Reference Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a
pro forma basis assuming that the Transactions or all such Significant Transactions, as applicable (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to the Transactions or any Significant Transaction, as applicable) had occurred on the first day (or, in case of the determination of Consolidated Total Tangible Assets, the last day) of the applicable Reference Period. If since the beginning of any applicable Reference Period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Reference Period shall have made any Significant Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.4, then such financial ratio or test (or Consolidated Total Tangible Assets) shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.4.
(c)Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to the Transactions or any Significant Transaction, the calculations made on a pro forma basis shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower and include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of the Transactions or any Significant Transaction (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), and “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit for a period in connection with the Transactions or any Significant Transaction, as applicable, (including any savings expected to result from the elimination of a public target’s compliance costs with public company requirements) net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and any such adjustments shall be included in the initial pro forma calculations of such financial ratios or tests and during any subsequent Reference Period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized relating to the Transactions or such Significant Transaction, as applicable; provided that (i) such amounts are reasonably anticipated to be realized and reasonably factually supportable and quantifiable in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, (ii) such actions are to be taken within (A) in the case of any such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies in connection with the Transactions, not later than eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, and (B) in all other cases, within 18 months after the consummation of the Significant Transaction, which is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies and (iii) and no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause 1.4(c) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to such period; provided further that any increase to Consolidated EBITDA as a result of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies pursuant to this Section 1.4(c) shall be subject to the limitation set forth in clause (vii) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”
(d)In the event that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, retirement or extinguishment) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility), (i) during the applicable Reference Period or (ii) subject to Section 1.4(a) subsequent to the end of the applicable Reference Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable Reference Period. If any Indebtedness bears a floating or formula based rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedge Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness).
(e)At any time prior to the first date on which the Financial Covenants are required to be tested under Section 8.1, any provision requiring the pro forma compliance with Section 8.1 shall be made assuming that compliance with the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 8.1 for the Reference Period ending on such date is required with respect to the most recent Reference Period prior to such time.
(f)In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of:
(i)determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement (other than the Financial Covenants) which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any financial ratio set forth in Section 2.4(a)); or
(ii)testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Tangible Assets);
in each case, at the option of the Borrower and, to the extent required by Section 2.4 or Section 3.16, with the consent of the requisite lenders required thereby (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “LCA Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “LCA Test Date”), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith), the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCA Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Tangible Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Acquisition, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, the making of Restricted Payments, the making of any Investment, mergers, Dispositions of assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, repurchase, conversion, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a pro forma basis (i) assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated and (ii) assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated.
1.5Currency Equivalents Generally.
(a)For purposes of determining compliance with Sections 8.2, 8.3 and 8.7 with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of currency exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred (so long as such Indebtedness or Investment, at the time incurred, made or acquired, was permitted hereunder); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the below provisions of Section 1.5 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Investment or Indebtedness may be incurred or made at any time under such Sections.
(b)For purposes of determining the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, amounts denominated in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars at the currency exchange rates used in preparing the Borrower’s financial statements corresponding to the Reference Period with respect to the applicable date of determination and will, in the case of Indebtedness, reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of
Swap Agreements permitted hereunder for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar Amount of such Indebtedness; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, L/C Obligations denominated in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars at the Exchange Rate.
1.6Schedules. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (a) solely to the extent related to the Acquired Business, the Borrower may, on or prior to the Acquisition Effective Date, update any disclosure schedule or make any other qualification or disclosure with respect to any representation and warranty contained in Section 5 of this Agreement, in any case, unless the matters described in such updated or supplemented schedule or other disclosure would require or permit the Borrower to terminate the Acquisition Agreement or decline to consummate the Acquisition, and such updated or supplemented schedule or other disclosure shall replace such schedule or other disclosure provided on the Closing Date, without any requirement for any amendment or any consent by any Agent, any Lender, any Lead Arranger or any other Loan Party, (b) to the extent related to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Acquired Business), if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower agree, the Borrower may, on or prior to the Acquisition Effective Date, update any disclosure schedule or make any other qualification or disclosure with respect to any representation and warranty contained in Section 5 of this Agreement, but solely to the extent necessary to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or to the extent immaterial or not adverse to any Lender, and such updated or supplemented schedule or other disclosure shall replace such schedule or other disclosure provided on the Closing Date, and (c) to the extent agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, Schedule 5.15 to the Disclosure Letter may be amended by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to set forth the arrangements and timing for the completion of the granting and/or perfection of any security interest in any Collateral or other matters to the extent such granting and/or perfection or other matters is not practicable to be completed on or prior to the Acquisition Effective Date, and such amended schedule shall replace such schedule or provided on the Closing Date, without any requirement for any amendment or any consent by any other Agent, any Lender, any Lead Arranger or any other Loan Party. For the avoidance of doubt, such Schedules to the Disclosure Letter may not be amended pursuant to this Section 1.6 after the Acquisition Effective Date.
1.7Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its equity interests at such time.
1.8Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Alternate Base Rate, Daily Simple SOFR, SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as the Alternate Base Rate, Daily Simple SOFR, SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Alternate Base Rate, Daily Simple SOFR, SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the Alternate Base Rate, Daily Simple SOFR, SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
SECTION 2.AMOUNT AND TERMS OF TERM COMMITMENTS
1.1Term Commitments.
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Term Lender severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, one or more term loans (each, a “Closing Date Term Loan” and collectively, the “Closing Date Term Loans”) to the Borrower in Dollars in an amount equal to such Term Lender’s Closing Date Term Commitments, the proceeds of which Closing Date Term Loans shall be deposited into the Escrow Account pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement. Term Loans may from time to time be EurocurrencySOFR Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 4.3. The Borrower may make only one borrowing in respect of the Closing Date Term Commitments which shall be on the Closing Date. All amounts borrowed hereunder with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the applicable Term Loan Maturity Date, if not earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Each Term Lender’s Closing Date Term Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Xxxxxx’s Closing Date Term Commitment on such date.
(b)Subject to the terms and conditions of the First Amendment, on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date, (A) each Term Lender that is a 2016 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender severally agrees that, without further action by any party to this Agreement, a portion of such Lender’s Term Loans equal to such Lender’s Allocated Replacement Term Loan Conversion Amount shall automatically be converted into a 2016 Converted Replacement Term Loan to the Borrower in dollars and in like principal amount, (B) each 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make a 2016 New Replacement Term Loan to the Borrower on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date denominated in dollars in a principal amount not to exceed its 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment and (C) immediately following the 2016 Replacement Term Loan Conversion and the incurrence of the 2016 New Replacement Term Loans pursuant to the preceding clause (B) (and the application of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof as provided in the First Amendment), each 2016 Incremental Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make a 2016 Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date denominated in dollars in a principal amount not to exceed its 2016 Incremental Term Loan Commitment. Immediately following the incurrence of the 2016 Incremental Term Loans on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date (and the application of the Net Cash Proceeds as provided in the First Amendment), such 2016 Incremental Term Loans shall be converted into 2016 Replacement Term Loans pursuant to the 2016 Incremental Term Loan Conversion. Each 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Lender’s 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Lender’s 2016 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment on such date. Each 2016 Incremental Term Loan Lender’s 2016 Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Initial First Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such 2016 Incremental Term Loan Lender’s 2016 Incremental Term Loan Commitment on such date.
(c)Subject to the terms and conditions of the Second Amendment, on the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date, (A) each 2016 Replacement Term Loan Lender that is a 2017 Converting Replacement Term Loan Lender severally agrees that, without further action by any party to this Agreement, a portion of such 2016 Replacement Term Loan Lender’s 2016 Replacement Term Loans equal to such 2016 Replacement Term Loan Lender’s Allocated Replacement Term Loan Conversion Amount shall automatically be converted into a 2017 Converted Replacement Term Loan to the Borrower in dollars and in like principal amount and (B) each 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make a 2017 New Replacement Term Loan to the Borrower on the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date denominated in dollars in a principal amount not to exceed its 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment. Each 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Lender’s 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Initial Second Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Lender’s 2017 New Replacement Term Loan Commitment on such date.
(d)Subject to the terms and conditions of the Third Amendment, on the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date, (A) each 2017 Replacement Term Loan Lender that is a
2017 Converting Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender severally agrees that, without further action by any party to this Agreement, a portion of such 2017 Replacement Term Loan Lender’s 2017 Replacement Term Loans equal to such 2017 Replacement Term Loan Lender’s Allocated Replacement Term Loan Conversion Amount shall automatically be converted into a 2017 Converted Replacement Term B-2 Loan to the Borrower in dollars and in like principal amount and (B) each 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender severally agrees to make a 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan to the Borrower on the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date denominated in dollars in a principal amount not to exceed its 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Commitment. Each 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender’s 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Subsequent Third Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender’s 2017 New Replacement Term B-2 Loan Commitment on such date.
(e)Subject to the terms and conditions of the Fourth Amendment, on the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date, (A) each 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loan Lender that is a 2018 Converting Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender severally agrees that, without further action by any party to this Agreement, a portion of such 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender’s 2017 Replacement Term B-2 Loans equal to such 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender’s Allocated Replacement Term Loan Conversion Amount shall automatically be converted into a 2018 Converted Replacement Term B-3 Loan to the Borrower in dollars and in like principal amount and (B) each 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender severally agrees to make a 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan to the Borrower on the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date denominated in dollars in a principal amount not to exceed its 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Commitment. Each 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender’s 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Subsequent Fourth Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender’s 2018 New Replacement Term B-3 Loan Commitment on such date.
(f)Subject to the terms and conditions of the Seventh Amendment, on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date, (A) each 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loan Lender that is a 2019 Converting Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender severally agrees that, without further action by any party to this Agreement, a portion of such 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender’s 2018 Replacement Term B-3 Loans equal to such 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender’s Allocated Replacement Term Loan Conversion Amount shall automatically be converted into a 2019 Converted Replacement Term B-4 Loan to the Borrower in dollars and in like principal amount and (B) each 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender severally agrees to make a 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan to the Borrower on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date denominated in dollars in a principal amount not to exceed its 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Commitment. Each 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender’s 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender’s 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Commitment on such date and (C) immediately following the 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loan Conversion and the incurrence of the 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loans pursuant to the preceding clause (B) (and the application of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof as provided in the Seventh Amendment), each 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Lender severally agrees to make a 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan to the Borrower on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date denominated in dollars in a principal amount not to exceed its 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Commitment. Immediately following the incurrence of the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loans on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date (and the application of the Net Cash Proceeds as provided in the Seventh Amendment), such 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loans shall be converted into 2019 Replacement Term B-4 Loans pursuant to the 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Conversion. Each 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender’s 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Lender’s 2019 New Replacement Term B-4 Loan Commitment on such date. Each 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Lender’s 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the funding of such 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Lender’s 2019 Incremental Term B-4 Loan Commitment on such date.
1.2Procedure for Term Loan Borrowings. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, one Business Day prior to the Closing Date) requesting that the Term Lenders make the Closing Date Term Loans on the Closing Date and specifying the amount to be borrowed. Upon receipt of such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Term Lender thereof. Not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Closing Date, each applicable Term Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the Closing Date Term Loans to be made by such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Closing Date Term Loans available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the Escrow Account as designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. After the Closing Date, each borrowing of Term Loans, each conversion of Term Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of EurocurrencySOFR Term Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (a) telephone, or (b) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephone notice must be confirmed promptly on the same date prior to 2:00 p.m. New York City time such telephonic notice is given by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice. Other than as set forth above with respect to Term Loan Borrowings on the Closing Date, each such Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than (i) 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of EurocurrencySOFR Term Loans or of any conversion of EurocurrencySOFR Term Loans to ABR Loans, and (ii) no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the requested date of any borrowing or continuation of ABR Loans.
1.3Repayment of Term Loans. Commencing with the Quarterly Payment Date occurring on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter ended after the Initial Seventh Amendment Effective Date and on each Quarterly Payment Date thereafter, the Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Term Lenders holding outstanding Term Loans, an amount equal 0.25% of the aggregate initial principal amount of all Term Loans theretofore borrowed by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 (which amounts shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 4.8 or Sections 4.1 or 4.2, as applicable). The remaining unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans and all other Obligations under or in respect of the Term Loans shall be due and payable in full, if not earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, on the Term Loan Maturity Date, except to the extent extended by an individual Lender as to such Xxxxxx’s Term Loan.
1.4Incremental Term Loans.
(a)Borrower Request. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time after the Ninth Amendment Effective Date by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request the establishment of one or more new term loan facilities or an increase in any existing tranche of Term Loans (each, an “Incremental Term Facility”) with term loan commitments (each, an “Incremental Term Loan Commitment”) in an aggregate principal amount, when combined with the aggregate amount of all Incremental Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments under Section 3.16 and all Incremental Equivalent Debt under Section 2.5, not in excess of (i) an amount equal to the maximum amount of additional Loans that could be incurred by the Borrower at such time without causing the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio to be greater than 2.25 to 1.00, calculated after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such additional amount (but without giving effect to any amounts incurred under the immediately following clause (ii)), provided that (A) the cash proceeds of any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be excluded for the purposes of cash netting from Indebtedness in such calculations, (B) assuming the full amount of any Incremental Revolving Commitments are borrowed (whether or not funded or outstanding) and (C) all Incremental Term Facilities, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Incremental Equivalent Debt and permitted refinancings of the foregoing shall be included in the numerator of such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio calculation regardless of whether, or to what extent secured, plus (ii) greater of (A) $1,150,000,000 and (B) 100% of Consolidated EBITDA and in minimum increments of $10,000,000 or integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or such lesser minimum increments as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole discretion) (the foregoing amount, the “Available Incremental Amount”). Each such notice shall specify (i) the date (each, a “Term Loan Increase Effective Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than ten
(10) Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or such earlier date as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole discretion) and (ii) the identity of each Person (which, if not a Lender, an Approved Fund or an Affiliate of a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) to whom the Borrower proposes any portion of such Incremental Term Loan Commitment be allocated and the amounts of such allocations.
(b)Conditions. With respect to any Incremental Term Loan Commitments, such Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall become effective, as of such Term Loan Increase Effective Date; provided that:
(i)the condition set forth in Section 6.2(c) shall be satisfied (except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Increase Term Joinder);
(ii)Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date (except to (A) the extent made as of a specific date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specific date and (B) representations and warranties qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects); provided that, if the primary purpose of such Incremental Term Facility is to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition permitted under Section 8.7, with the consent of only the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility, the foregoing shall be limited to the Specified Representations (other than Section 5.19 with respect to the target in such Permitted Acquisition and its subsidiaries);
(iii)no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the borrowings to be made on the Term Loan Increase Effective Date (except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Increase Term Joinder); provided that, if the primary purpose of such Incremental Term Facility is to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, permitted under Section 8.7, with the consent of only the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility, the foregoing shall at the Borrower’s election instead be tested at the time of the execution of the relevant definitive acquisition agreement; and
(iv)the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered a duly executed Increase Term Joinder and any customary legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction.
(c)Terms of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan Commitments. The terms and provisions of the Term Loans made pursuant to the Incremental Term Loan Commitments (the “Incremental Term Loans”) shall be as follows:
(i)such terms and provisions shall be consistent with the existing Term Loans (except as otherwise set forth herein) and, to the extent not consistent with such existing Term Loans, on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Term Facility (it being understood that Incremental Term Loans may be part of the existing tranche of Term Loans or may comprise one or more new tranches of Term Loans); provided that except as otherwise set forth in clauses (ii)–(vi) below and clause (b) above, the terms shall be (taken as a whole) no more favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Incremental Lenders under the relevant Incremental Term Facility than those applicable to the then-existing Term Loans or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest final maturity date of the then-existing Term Loans at the time of incurrence of the Incremental Term Facility);
(ii)the amortization requirements for such Incremental Term Loans may differ from those of the Term Loans; provided that, the weighted average life to maturity of any new Incremental Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of any Term Loans outstanding at such time (except in the case of the Maturity Limitation Excluded Amount);
(iii)the final stated maturity date of any new Incremental Term Loans shall not be earlier than the latest Term Loan Maturity Date of any Term Loans outstanding at such time without taking into account any ability to extend such Term Loan Maturity Date that has not yet been exercised (except in the case of the Maturity Limitation Excluded Amount);
(iv)any Incremental Term Facility shall have fees as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders under such Incremental Term Facility subject to clause (vi) below;
(v)any Incremental Term Facility may provide for the ability to participate on a pro rata basis, or on a less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis), in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder;
(vi)the applicable yield for the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable new Lenders; and
(vii)Incremental Term Loans shall rank pari passu in right of payment and benefit from the same guarantees as, and be secured on a pari passu basis by the same Collateral securing the other Loans.
Incremental Term Loans may be provided by any existing Lender (but no existing Lender shall have an obligation to make any Incremental Term Loan Commitment, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lenders to provide any Incremental Term Loan Commitment) and additional banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders who will become Lenders in connection with such Incremental Term Facility; provided that the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders (in each case not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required with respect to any additional Lender to the same extent such consent would for an assignment of an existing Loan to such Lender pursuant to Section 11.6(b). The Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement (the “Increase Term Joinder”) executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender making such Incremental Term Loan Commitment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them. Incremental Term Loans may be used for the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ general corporate purposes, including any transaction not prohibited under this Agreement. The Increase Term Joinder may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.4. In addition, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all references in the Loan Documents to Term Loans shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to include references to Incremental Term Loans that are Term Loans made pursuant to this Agreement.
(d)Making of Incremental Term Loans. On any Term Loan Increase Effective Date on which Incremental Term Loan Commitments are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, each Lender of such Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall make an Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Loan Commitment.
(e)Equal and Ratable Benefit. The Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and without limiting the foregoing, shall benefit equally and ratably from security interests created by the Security Documents and the guarantees of the Subsidiary Guarantors. The Loan Parties shall take any actions reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to be
perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any such Class of Incremental Term Loans or any such Incremental Term Loan Commitments.
1.5Incremental Equivalent Debt. (a) At any time and from time to time after the Acquisition Effective Date, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may issue one or more series of Incremental Equivalent Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Available Incremental Amount as of the date of and after giving effect to the issuance of any such Incremental Equivalent Debt when combined with the aggregate amount of all Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan Commitments under Section 2.4, Incremental Revolving Commitments under Section 3.16, and any other Incremental Equivalent Debt under this Section 2.5.
(f)The issuance of any Incremental Equivalent Debt pursuant to this Section 2.5 (i) shall in all cases, be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loan Commitments set forth under Section 2.4(b)(iii) and Section 2.4(c)(ii) through (v), (ii) shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than the Subsidiary Guarantors and shall not be secured by any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries other than the Collateral, and (iii) shall contain covenants, events of default, guarantees (if any) and other terms customary for similar debt instruments in light of then-prevailing market conditions at the time of issuance, it being understood that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to or at the incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Incremental Equivalent Debt or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions of the Incremental Equivalent Debt satisfy the requirement set forth in this clause (b), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions have been satisfied. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.5(b), if the Incremental Equivalent Debt is incurred in the form of Permitted Pari Passu Indebtedness that is floating rate debt, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loan Commitments under Section 2.4(c)(vi).
1.6Extensions of Loans. (a) The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time after the Acquisition Effective Date, request an extension (each, an “Extension”) of the maturity date of any Class of Loans or Commitments to the extended maturity date specified in such notice. Such notice shall (i) set forth the amount of the applicable Class of Revolving Commitments and/or Term Loans that will be subject to the Extension (which shall be in minimum increments of $1,000,000 and a minimum aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000), (ii) set forth the date on which such Extension is requested to become effective (which shall be not less than ten (10) Business Days nor more than sixty (60) days after the date of such Extension notice (or such longer or shorter periods as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole discretion)) and (iii) identify the relevant Class of Revolving Commitments and/or Term Loans to which such Extension relates. Each Lender of the applicable Class shall be offered (an “Extension Offer”) an opportunity to participate in such Extension on a pro rata basis and on the same terms and conditions as each other Lender of such Class pursuant to procedures established by, or reasonably acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. If the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments or Term Loans in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, subject to the Extension Offer as set forth in the Extension notice, then the Revolving Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, of Lenders of the applicable Class shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Extension Offer.
(g)The following shall be conditions precedent to the effectiveness of any Extension: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Extension, (ii) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Extension (except (A) to the extent made as of a specific date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specific date and (B) representations and warranties qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects), (iii) the Issuing Lenders shall have consented to any Extension of the Revolving Commitments, to the extent that such Extension provides for the issuance or extension of Letters of Credit at any time during the extended period and (iv) the terms of such Extended Revolving Commitments and Extended Term Loans shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(h)The terms of each Extension shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable extending Lenders and set forth in an Extension Amendment; provided that (i) the final maturity date of any Extended Revolving Commitment shall be no earlier than the Revolving Termination Date and the final maturity date of the Extended Term Loans shall be no earlier than the Term Loan Maturity Date, (ii)(A) there shall be no scheduled amortization of the loans or reductions of commitments under any Extended Revolving Commitments and (B) the average life to maturity of the Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining average life to maturity of the then-existing Term Loans, (iii) the Extended Revolving Loans and the Extended Term Loans will rank pari passu in right of payment and with respect to security with the existing Revolving Loans and the existing Term Loans and the borrower and guarantors of the Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans, as applicable, shall be the same as the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to the existing Revolving Loans or Term Loans, as applicable, (iv) the interest rate margin, rate floors, fees, original issue discount and premium applicable to any Extended Revolving Commitment (and the Extended Revolving Loans thereunder) and Extended Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable extending Lenders, (v)(A) the Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata or less than pro rata (but not greater than pro rata) basis in voluntary or mandatory prepayments with the other Term Loans and (B) borrowing and prepayment of Extended Revolving Loans, or reductions of Extended Revolving Commitments, and participation in Letters of Credit, shall be on a pro rata basis with the other Revolving Commitments (other than upon the maturity of the non-extended Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments) and (vi) the terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans, as applicable, shall be substantially identical to the terms set forth herein (except as set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above).
(i)In connection with any Extension, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each applicable extending Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Extension Amendment and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Extension. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension. Any Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to implement the terms of any such Extension, including any amendments necessary to establish Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans as a new Class or tranche of Revolving Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, and such other technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new Class or tranche (including to preserve the pro rata treatment of the extended and non-extended Classes or tranches and to provide for the reallocation of Revolving Credit Exposure upon the expiration or termination of the commitments under any Class or tranche), in each case on terms consistent with this Section.
1.7Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent such fees as have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
SECTION 3.AMOUNT AND TERMS OF REVOLVING COMMITMENTS
1.1Revolving Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans (“Revolving Loans”) to the Borrower in Agreed Currencies from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, (i) when added to such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding, subject to Sections 1.3 and 4.2(h), does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (ii) subject to Section 1.3 and 4.2(h), will not result in the Dollar Amount of any Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure and L/C Exposure, in each case denominated in Foreign Currencies, exceeding the Foreign Currency Sublimit. During the Revolving Availability Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying and reborrowing the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be EurocurrencySOFR Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 3.2 and 4.3. Subject to Section 3.15, each Revolving Loan shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or EurocurrencySOFR Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith; provided that each ABR
Loan shall only be made in Dollars. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions applicable to a Lender of Revolving Loans hereunder shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(j)The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Revolving Termination Date, except to the extent extended by individual Lenders as to such Xxxxxx’s Revolving Commitment.
(k)In the event a mandatory prepayment of the Closing Date Term Loans is required to be made pursuant to Section 4.2(e), the Revolving Availability Period shall not commence and the Revolving Commitments shall automatically terminate.
1.2Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing. The Borrower may borrow under the Revolving Commitments during the Revolving Availability Period on any Business Day; provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent its irrevocable notice (which notice, in the case of any Revolving Loans to be borrowed on the Acquisition Effective Date must be received in writing by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, one Business Day prior to the Acquisition Effective Date), which may be given by (a) telephone or (b) a Committed Loan Notice; provided, that such notice may be contingent on the occurrence of a refinancing or the consummation of a sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets and may be revoked if the refinancing or sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets does not occur; provided further that any telephone notice must be confirmed promptly on the same date prior to 2:00 p.m. New York City time such telephonic notice is given by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice. Such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent for any Revolving Loans requested to be made after the Acquisition Effective Date, prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of EurocurrencySOFR Loans (four (4) Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of a EurocurrencySOFR Revolving Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency), or (ii) prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time on the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) (provided that any such notice of a borrowing of ABR Loans to finance payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.3 may be given not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the date of the proposed borrowing) and must specify (A) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (B) the requested Borrowing Date and (C) in the case of EurocurrencySOFR Revolving Loans, the respective amounts of each Type of Loan, the Agreed Currency of each such Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Periods therefor. Each borrowing under the Revolving Loan Commitments shall be in a Dollar Amount equal to (A) in the case of ABR Loans, $10,000,000 or in increments of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Revolving Commitments are less than $10,000,000, such lesser amount) and (B) in the case of EurocurrencySOFR Loans, $10,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; provided that borrowings of ABR Loans pursuant to Section 3.9 shall not be subject to the foregoing minimum amounts. Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender thereof. Each Revolving Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Revolving Loan available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
1.3Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) for the period from and including the Acquisition Effective Date to the last day of the Revolving Availability Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily Dollar Amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Termination Date.
(l)The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates previously agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
1.4Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments. On or after the Acquisition Effective Date, the Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments; provided, further that such notice may be contingent on the occurrence of a refinancing or the consummation of a sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets and may be revoked or the termination date deferred if the refinancing or sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets does not occur. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $10,000,000, or a multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
1.5L/C Commitment. (a) On or after the Acquisition Effective Date, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in Section 3.8(a), agrees to issue standby letters of credit (“Letters of Credit”) not to exceed the L/C Commitment for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Revolving Availability Period as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender, with the face amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit (and, without duplication, any unpaid L/C Disbursement in respect thereof) reducing the Available Revolving Commitments on a Dollar-for-Dollar basis by the Dollar Amount thereof;