EXHIBIT 10.1
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
REMINGTON PRODUCTS GMBH
REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS (IRELAND) LIMITED
REMINGTON PRODUCTS (CANADA) INC.
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CREDIT AND GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 21, 2001
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FLEET SECURITIES, INC.,
AS SOLE ADVISOR, LEAD ARRANGER AND BOOK MANAGER
CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NEW ENGLAND),
AS SYNDICATION AGENT AND CO-ARRANGER
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FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS...........................................................................................1
1.1 Defined Terms........................................................................1
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1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.......................................................48
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SECTION 2. THE DOMESTIC REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS..................................................................49
2.1 Domestic Revolving Credit Loans.....................................................49
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2.2 Procedure for Domestic Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing..............................50
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2.3 Repayment of Domestic Revolving Credit Loans........................................50
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2.4 Evidence of Debt....................................................................50
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2.5 Use of Proceeds of Domestic Revolving Credit Loans..................................51
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SECTION 2A. INCREASE IN THE AGGREGATE
REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS.................................................................51
2A.1 Increase in the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments..............................51
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SECTION 3. DOMESTIC LETTER OF CREDIT SUB-FACILITY...............................................................53
3.1 Domestic L/C Commitment.............................................................53
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3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Domestic Letters of Credit under this
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3.3 Fees, Commissions and Other Charges.................................................55
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3.4 L/C Guaranty Participations.........................................................55
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3.5 Reimbursement Obligations...........................................................56
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3.6 Obligations Absolute................................................................57
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3.7 Application.........................................................................58
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SECTION 4. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF
DOMESTIC SWING LINE SUB-FACILITY.............................................................58
4.1 Domestic Swing Line Commitments.....................................................58
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4.2 Participations......................................................................61
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4.3 Use of Proceeds of Domestic Swing Line Loans........................................61
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SECTION 5. THE UK REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS........................................................................61
5.1 UK Revolving Credit Loans...........................................................61
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5.2 Procedure for UK Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing....................................61
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5.3 UK Revolving Credit Loans and UK Revolving Credit Loan
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Participations......................................................................62
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5.4 Repayment of UK Revolving Credit Loans..............................................65
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5.5 Evidence of Debt....................................................................66
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5.6 Use of Proceeds of UK Revolving Credit Loans........................................66
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SECTION 5A. UK LETTER OF CREDIT SUB-FACILITY....................................................................66
5A.1 UK L/C Commitment...................................................................66
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5A.2 Procedure for Issuance of UK Letters of Credit under this
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Agreement...........................................................................68
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5A.3 Fees, Commissions and Other Charges.................................................68
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5A.4 L/C Guaranty Participations.........................................................69
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5A.5 Reimbursement Obligations...........................................................70
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5A.6 Obligations Absolute................................................................70
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5A.7 Application.........................................................................71
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SECTION 5B. THE GERMAN REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS...................................................................71
5B.1 German Revolving Credit Loans.......................................................71
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5B.2 Procedure for German Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing................................72
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5B.3 German Revolving Credit Loans and German Revolving Credit
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Loan Participations.................................................................72
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5B.4 Repayment of German Revolving Credit Loans..........................................76
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5B.5 Evidence of Debt....................................................................76
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5B.6 Use of Proceeds of German Revolving Credit Loans....................................77
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SECTION 5C. THE IRISH REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS....................................................................77
5C.1 Irish Revolving Credit Loans........................................................77
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5C.2 Procedure and Irish Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing.................................77
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5C.3 Irish Revolving Credit Loans and Irish Revolving Credit Loan
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Participations......................................................................78
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5C.4 Repayment of Irish Revolving Credit Loans...........................................81
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5C.5 Evidence of Debt....................................................................82
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5C.6 Use of Proceeds of Irish Revolving Credit Loans.....................................82
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SECTION 5D. THE CANADIAN LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY..............................................................82
5D.1 Canadian L/C Commitment.............................................................82
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5D.2 Procedure for Issuance of Canadian Letter of Credit under this
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Agreement...........................................................................83
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5D.3 Fees, Commissions and Other Charges.................................................84
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5D.4 L/C Guaranty Participations.........................................................84
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5D.5 Reimbursement Obligations...........................................................85
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5D.6 Obligations Absolute................................................................86
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5D.7 Application.........................................................................87
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SECTION 6. CERTAIN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE
TO THE LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT...........................................................87
6.1 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments............................87
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6.2 Optional and Mandatory Prepayments..................................................88
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6.3 Conversion and Continuation Options.................................................90
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6.4 Minimum Amounts of Tranches.........................................................91
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6.5 Interest Rates and Payment Dates for Loans..........................................91
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6.6 Inability to Determine Interest Rate................................................92
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6.7 Commitment Fee; Other Fees..........................................................94
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6.8 Computation of Interest and Fees....................................................95
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6.9 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments.....................................................96
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6.10 Illegality..........................................................................98
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6.11 Requirements of Law.................................................................98
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6.12 Taxes..............................................................................100
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6.13 Indemnity..........................................................................103
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6.14 Determinations; Mitigation of Damages..............................................103
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6.15 Replacement of Lenders.............................................................104
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6.16 Lock Box Accounts..................................................................105
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6.17 Irish Insurance Acts...............................................................106
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SECTION 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES......................................................................106
7.1 Organization; Powers...............................................................106
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7.2 Authorization......................................................................106
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7.3 Enforceability.....................................................................107
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7.4 Approvals..........................................................................107
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7.5 Financial Statements...............................................................107
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7.6 No Material Adverse Change.........................................................108
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7.7 Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases.......................................108
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7.8 Subsidiaries.......................................................................108
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7.9 Litigation; Compliance with Laws...................................................108
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7.10 Agreements.........................................................................109
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7.11 Federal Reserve Regulations........................................................109
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7.12 Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act.........................109
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7.13 Tax Returns........................................................................109
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7.14 No Material Misstatements..........................................................110
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7.15 Employee Benefit Plans.............................................................110
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7.16 Environmental Matters..............................................................110
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7.17 Insurance..........................................................................111
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7.18 Solvency...........................................................................112
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7.19 Labor Matters......................................................................112
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7.20 Capitalization.....................................................................112
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7.21 Security Documents.................................................................112
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7.22 Real Property, Leased Premises and Warehouses......................................113
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7.23 Use of Proceeds....................................................................114
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7.24 Regulation H.......................................................................114
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7.25 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses.......................................114
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SECTION 8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT................................................................................114
8.1 Each Extension of Credit...........................................................114
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8.2 Initial Extensions of Credit.......................................................115
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8.3 Issuance of Canadian Letter of Credit and Canadian L/C
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Guaranty...........................................................................120
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SECTION 9. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS...............................................................................122
9.1 Existence; Businesses and Properties...............................................122
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9.2 Insurance..........................................................................123
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9.3 Obligations and Taxes..............................................................123
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9.4 Financial Statements, Reports, etc.................................................124
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9.5 Litigation and Other Notices.......................................................127
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9.6 ERISA..............................................................................128
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9.7 Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections..........................128
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9.8 Use of Proceeds....................................................................129
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9.9 Compliance with Environmental Laws.................................................129
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9.10 Preparation of Environmental Reports...............................................129
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9.11 Further Assurances.................................................................129
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9.12 Additional Guarantees..............................................................130
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9.13 Additional Stock Pledges...........................................................130
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9.14 Additional Security Agreements.....................................................131
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9.15 Material Contracts.................................................................132
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9.16 Cash Management System.............................................................132
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9.17 Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights.................................................132
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9.18 Covenants of Other Borrowers.......................................................132
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9.19 Fiscal Year-End....................................................................132
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9.20 Post-Closing Matters Involving the Bridgeport Property.............................133
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9.21 Ports of Entry.....................................................................133
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9.22 UK Policies, Procedures and Controls...............................................133
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9.23 Accounting Controls and Procedures Report..........................................133
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9.24 Letters of Credit Issued for the Benefit of Public Warehouseman
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and Landlords......................................................................133
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9.25 Physical Inventory Count...........................................................134
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SECTION 10. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.................................................................................134
10.1 Indebtedness.......................................................................134
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10.2 Liens..............................................................................136
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10.3 Limitation on Guarantee Obligations................................................138
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10.4 Sale and Leaseback Transactions....................................................139
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10.5 Investments, Loans and Advances....................................................139
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10.6 Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets........................................140
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10.7 Dividends and Distributions........................................................142
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10.8 Transactions with Affiliates.......................................................143
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10.9 Business of Company and Subsidiaries...............................................143
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10.10 Limitations on Certain Debt Payments and Interest Payments.........................143
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10.11 Amendment of Certain Documents; Certain Agreements.................................144
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10.12 Capital Expenditures...............................................................144
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10.13 Interest Expense Coverage Ratio....................................................145
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10.14 Leverage Ratio.....................................................................145
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10.15 Landlord Lien Waivers..............................................................146
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10.16 Limitation on Preferred Equity.....................................................146
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10.17 Matters Relating to Remington Rand Corporation.....................................146
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10.18 Covenants of Other Borrowers.......................................................146
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10.19 Payments in Respect of Accounts....................................................146
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10.20 Bank Accounts......................................................................147
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10.21 Matters Relating to the German Borrower............................................147
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10.22 Matters Relating to the Indenture..................................................147
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10.23 New Domestic Subsidiaries; Realignment of Domestic
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Subsidiaries.......................................................................147
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10.24 Warehousing and Leasing Arrangements...............................................147
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SECTION 11. GUARANTEE..........................................................................................148
11.1 Guarantee..........................................................................148
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11.2 Right of Set-Off...................................................................148
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11.3 No Subrogation.....................................................................149
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11.4 Amendments, etc....................................................................149
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11.5 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional...............................................150
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11.6 Reinstatement......................................................................150
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11.7 Payments...........................................................................151
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SECTION 12. EVENTS OF DEFAULT..................................................................................151
SECTION 13. THE AGENT..........................................................................................156
13.1 Appointment........................................................................156
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13.2 Delegation of Duties...............................................................156
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13.3 Exculpatory Provisions.............................................................156
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13.4 Reliance by Agent..................................................................157
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13.5 Notice of Default..................................................................157
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13.6 Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders............................................157
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13.7 Indemnification....................................................................158
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13.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity...................................................158
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13.9 Successor Agent....................................................................159
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13.10 Honorary Titles....................................................................159
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13.11 Declaration of Trust (Treuhand) and Appointment as Agent under
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German Law.........................................................................159
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13.12 Irish Security Agent Provisions....................................................160
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13.13 UK Security Agent Provisions.......................................................160
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SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................................160
14.1 Amendments and Waivers.............................................................160
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14.2 Notices............................................................................161
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14.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.....................................................164
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14.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties.........................................164
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14.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes......................................................165
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14.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments.............................165
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14.7 Adjustments; Set-off...............................................................167
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14.8 Bridgeport Property Casualty and Condemnation......................................169
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14.9 Matters Relating to Certain Borrowers..............................................172
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14.10 Counterparts.......................................................................174
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14.11 Severability.......................................................................174
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14.12 Integration........................................................................174
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14.13 GOVERNING LAW......................................................................174
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14.14 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers................................................175
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14.15 Acknowledgments....................................................................175
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14.16 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL..............................................................176
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14.17 Confidentiality....................................................................176
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14.18 Cumulative Effect; Conflict of Terms...............................................176
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14.19 Credit Inquiries...................................................................176
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14.20 Time of Essence....................................................................177
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14.21 Interpretation.....................................................................177
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14.22 Good Faith.........................................................................177
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule I Addresses for Notices
Schedule II MLA Cost
Schedule 7.7 Title Exceptions and Condemnation Proceedings
Schedule 7.8 Subsidiaries
Schedule 7.9 Litigation
Schedule 7.17 Insurance
Schedule 7.19 Labor Matters
Schedule 7.20 Members
Schedule 7.21 UCC Filing Offices
Schedule 7.22 Real Property (Owned and Leased)
Schedule 8.2 Local Counsel
Schedule 9.4 Borrowing Base Materials
Schedule 10.1 Indebtedness
Schedule 10.2 Liens
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A-1 Form of Domestic Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit A-2 Form of UK Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit A-3 Form of German Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit A-4 Form of Irish Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit A-6 Form of Domestic Swing Line Note
Exhibit B Form of Members Limited Recourse Pledge Agreement
Exhibit C-1 Form of Domestic Pledge Agreement
Exhibit C-2 Form of Domestic Security Agreement
Exhibit C-3 Form of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Security Agreement
Exhibit D-1 Form of Domestic Subsidiaries Guarantee
Exhibit D-2 Form of International Pledge Agreements
Exhibit D-3 Form of Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantee
Exhibit E Form of Landlord's Lien Waiver
Exhibit F Form of Lock Box Agreement
Exhibit G Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit H Form of Borrowing Base Certificates
Exhibit I Form of Domestic Swing Line Loan Participation Certificate
Exhibit J Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
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CREDIT AND GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of August 21, 2001 (this
"Agreement"), among:
(a) REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
(the "Company");
(b) REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws
of England (the "UK Borrower");
(c) REMINGTON PRODUCTS GMBH, a company organized and existing under the laws of
Germany (the "German Borrower");
(d) REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS (IRELAND) LIMITED, a company incorporated under
the laws of Ireland (the "Irish Borrower");
(e) REMINGTON PRODUCTS (CANADA) INC., a company incorporated under the laws of
Canada (the "Canadian Borrower"; together with the Company, the UK
Borrower, the German Borrower and the Irish Borrower, individually a
"Borrower" and collectively the "Borrowers");
(f) the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties to this
Agreement;
(g) FLEET SECURITIES, INC., as Sole Advisor, Lead Arranger and Book Manager (in
such capacity, the "Arranger");
(h) CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NEW ENGLAND), as Syndication Agent and
Co-Arranger (in such capacity, the "Syndication Agent"); and
(i) FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Rhode Island corporation, as administrative
agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, together with any
successor in such capacity, the "Agent").
The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
"ABR": for any day, in the case of the Company, a rate per annum
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the
greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal
Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%.
"ABR Loans": in the case of the Company, Loans denominated in Dollars
the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
"Account": as defined in "Eligible Accounts."
"Account Debtor": with respect to any Account, the obligor with
respect to such Account.
"Additional Senior Subordinated Indebtedness": the $50,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Company's senior subordinated
indebtedness issued on April 18, 2001 pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of
April 18, 2001, between the Company and Remington Capital Corp., as
co-issuers, and The Bank of New York, as trustee (as the same may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance
with the provisions of subsection 10.11(b)).
"Adjusted LIBOR Rate": for any Interest Period, with respect to a
Eurocurrency Loan, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to
the next 1/16 of 1%) determined pursuant to the following formula:
LIBOR Rate
Adjusted LIBOR Rate = ------------------------------------
(1.00 - Reserve Percentage)
For purposes hereof, "LIBOR Rate" shall mean, with respect to any
Eurocurrency Loan for any Interest Period, the rate per annum appearing on
Telerate Page 3870 (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered
rate for deposits in Dollars or Euros, as the case may be, at approximately
11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period. If for any
reason such rate is not available with respect to deposits in Dollars, the
LIBOR Rate shall be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum appearing
on the Reuters Screen LIBO Page as the London interbank offered rate for
deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) two Business
Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable
to such Interest Period; provided, however, if more than one rate is
specified on the Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable rate shall be the
arithmetic mean of all such rates. If for any reason none of the foregoing
applicable rates is available, LIBOR Rate shall be, for any Interest
Period, the rate per annum determined by the Agent as the rate of interest
at which Dollar or Euro, as the case may be, deposits in the approximate
amount of the requested Eurocurrency Loan would be offered by Fleet
National Bank to major banks in the offshore Dollar or Euro, as the case
may be, market at their request at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) two
Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term
comparable to such Interest Period. The term "Reuters Screen LIBO Page"
shall mean the display screen designated "LIBO Page" on the Reuters Monitor
Money Rates Service (or such other page as may replace such page on such
service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates). The term "Reserve
Percentage" shall mean for any day, that reserve (expressed as a decimal)
which is in effect (whether or not actually incurred) with respect to Fleet
National Bank on such day, as prescribed by the Board (or any successor or
any other banking authority to which Fleet National Bank is subject
including any board or governmental or administrative agency of the United
States or any other jurisdiction to which Fleet National Bank is subject),
for determining the maximum reserve requirements
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(including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental, marginal or
emergency reserves) for Eurocurrency liabilities as defined in Regulation
D.
"Adjusted Sterling LIBOR Rate": with respect to any Sterling LIBOR
Loan for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards,
if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the product of (a) the
Sterling LIBOR Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (b) the MLA
Cost.
"Affiliate": as to any Person, any other Person (other than a
Subsidiary) which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled
by, or is under common control with, such Person. Unless otherwise
qualified, all references to an "Affiliate" or to "Affiliates" in this
Agreement shall refer to an Affiliate or Affiliates of the Company.
"Agent": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Agreement": this Credit and Guarantee Agreement, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Applicable Advance Rate": with respect to (a) Eligible Accounts, 85%;
and (b) Eligible Inventory, 60% (collectively, the "Advance Rates");
provided, that, solely with respect to Eligible Inventory of the UK
Borrower, until the Agent receives the UK Accounting Controls and
Procedures Report, in form, scope and detail reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent, from the UK Borrower or the Company on behalf of the UK Borrower
with respect to, among other things, "excess" Inventory of the UK Borrower
(that is, Inventory of the UK Borrower that would historically be
classified by the Company as such because more than a holiday season supply
thereof is owned by the UK Borrower) and "obsolete" Inventory of the UK
Borrower (that is, Inventory of the UK Borrower that would historically be
classified by the Company as such because such Inventory has no existing or
prospective forecast), then (i) the Applicable Advance Rate shall be 30%
with respect to Eligible Inventory of the UK Borrower that would
historically be classified by the Company as "obsolete" (as described
above) and (ii) commencing on December 1, 2001, the maximum amount of
Eligible Inventory of the UK Borrower constituting Inventory of the UK
Borrower that would historically be classified by the Company as "excess"
Inventory (as described above) shall not at any time exceed 1,000,000
Pounds Sterling.
"Applicable Margin": for each Type of Loan, the rate per annum set
forth under the relevant column heading below, based upon the Leverage
Ratio in effect from time to time as described below:
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Eurocurrency Loans and Sterling ABR
LIBOR Loans Loans
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Leverage Ratio of greater than or equal to 3.00% 1.75%
6.50 to 1.00
Leverage Ratio of less than 6.50 to 1.00 2.75% 1.50%
and greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00
Leverage Ratio of less than 5.00 to 1.00 2.50% 1.25%
and greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00
Leverage Ratio of less than 4.00 to 1.00 2.25% 1.00%
and greater than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00
Leverage Ratio of less than 3.50 to 1.00 2.00% 0.75%
and greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00
Leverage Ratio of less than 3.00 to 1.00 1.75% 0.50%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall fail to timely deliver
the statements and certificates required under subsections 9.4(a), (b) and
(c) for any period the Applicable Margin shall be the highest provided for
herein until such time as the appropriate statements and certificates are
delivered. Any change in the Applicable Margin shall become effective on
the date which is three Business Days following the date of delivery by the
Company of its financial statements and related certificates for the
relevant fiscal period in accordance with the provisions of subsection
9.4(a) or (b), as the case may be, and subsection 9.4(c). The Applicable
Margin shall initially be based upon the financial statements of the
Company delivered to the Agent and the Lenders for the fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 2001.
"Application": with respect to any requested Letter of Credit, an
application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Bank may specify from
time to time, requesting the Issuing Bank to issue such Letter of Credit.
"Arranger": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Assignee": as defined in subsection 14.6(c).
"Assignment and Acceptance": an Assignment and Acceptance entered into
by a Lender and an assignee and accepted by the Agent and, to the extent
required herein, the Company in substantially the form of Exhibit G annexed
hereto.
"Assumption Agreement": as defined in subsection 2A.1(c)(ii).
"Attributable Debt": in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction,
at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the actual
rate of interest implicit in such transaction) of the obligation of the
lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease
included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including
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any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of
the lessor, be extended).
"Available Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment": as to any Lender at
any time, the amount equal to the excess (if any) of (a) the amount of such
Lender's Commitment Percentage of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment
then in effect over (b) the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of such
Lender at such time.
"Available Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment": as to any Lender at
any time, the amount equal to the excess (if any) of (a) the amount of such
Lender's Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect over (b) the
Domestic Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.
"Available German Revolving Credit Commitment" : as to any Lender at
any time, the amount equal to the excess (if any) of (a) the amount of such
Lender's Commitment Percentage of the German Revolving Credit Commitment
then in effect over (b) the German Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender
at such time.
"Available Irish Revolving Credit Commitment" : as to any Lender at
any time, the amount equal to the excess (if any) of (a) the amount of such
Lender's Commitment Percentage of the Irish Revolving Credit Commitment
then in effect over (b) the Irish Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender
at such time.
"Available UK Revolving Credit Commitment" : as to any Lender at any
time, the amount equal to the excess (if any) of (a) the amount of such
Lender's Commitment Percentage of the UK Revolving Credit Commitment then
in effect over (b) the UK Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender at such
time.
"Benefited Lender": as defined in subsection 14.7(b).
"Board": the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States.
"Borrowers": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Borrowing Base": with respect to any Borrower as of any date of
determination, an amount equal to (x) the sum, without duplication, of (a)
the Applicable Advance Rate of (1) the total of Eligible Accounts of such
Borrower as of such date less (2) the Dilution Reserve with respect to such
Borrower then in effect, (b) the Applicable Advance Rate of (1) the
Eligible Inventory of such Borrower as of such date less (2) any Inventory
Reserves with respect to such Borrower then in effect, plus (c) in the case
of the Company or the UK Borrower, if such date of determination shall fall
within a Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period, the Domestic Seasonal
Overadvance Amount or the UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount, as the case may
be, if any, in effect on such date of determination less (y) all reserves,
if any, relating to such Borrower established by the Agent from time to
time with respect to Reserve Matters. For purposes of
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determining the Borrowing Base of any Borrower from time to time, Eligible
Accounts and Eligible Inventory of such Borrower shall be determined from
time to time by the Agent initially from the Borrowing Base Certificate of
such Borrower then most recently delivered by such Borrower to the Agent;
provided that the information contained in such Borrowing Base Certificate
shall not be conclusive in calculating the amount of Eligible Accounts and
Eligible Inventory of such Borrower and, after consultation with the
Company, the Agent shall be entitled to adjust the amounts and other
information contained therein to the extent that it believes in its
reasonable credit judgment that such adjustment is appropriate to reflect
(A) the then current amounts of Eligible Inventory and Eligible Accounts of
such Borrower or (B) changes in the business practices of such Borrower (or
newly disclosed matters with respect to it). In making any determination
under this definition as to eligibility, the Agent may conduct a due
diligence review of the accounts receivable and inventory of any Borrower
in accordance with Section 9.7.
"Borrowing Base Certificate": with respect to any Borrower, a
certificate, in substantially the applicable form with respect to such
Borrower attached hereto as Exhibit H, with such changes as the Agent may
from time to time reasonably request for the purpose of monitoring the
Borrowing Base of such Borrower.
"Bridgeport Property": the real property located at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
"Business Day": (a) with respect to all matters other than those
relating to any Eurocurrency Loans or Foreign Revolving Credit Loans, 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, (b) with respect to
Eurocurrency Loans, any day which is a Business Day under both clause (a)
above and clause (c) or (d) below (as applicable), (c) with respect to UK
Revolving Credit Loans, any day which is a Business Day under clause (a)
above and is also a day on which banks are open in London, England or
otherwise (as applicable) for dealings in Dollar or Pounds Sterling (as
applicable) deposits in the London interbank market, and (d) with respect
to German Revolving Credit Loans and Irish Revolving Credit Loans, any day
which is a Business Day under clause (a) above and is also a day on which
banks are open in London, England, Frankfurt, Germany or Dublin, Ireland
(as applicable) or otherwise for dealings in Euro deposits in the London
interbank market.
"Canadian Borrower": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Canadian Credit Facility": a credit facility to be provided by a
Canadian bank or other financial institution to the Canadian Borrower in a
maximum amount not to exceed 9,200,000 Canadian Dollars.
"Canadian Dollars": Canadian dollars in lawful currency of Canada.
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"Canadian L/C Commitment": 9,200,000 Canadian Dollars (all of which
shall be used solely for the Canadian Letter of Credit), as such amount may
be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Canadian L/C Guaranty": the L/C Guaranty entered into pursuant to
subsection 5D.1.
"Canadian L/C Obligations": at any time, an amount equal to the sum of
(i) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired available amount of the
Canadian Letter of Credit, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of drawings
under the Canadian Letter of Credit which have not then been reimbursed
pursuant to subsection 5D.5(a) or pursuant to a payment made under the
Canadian L/C Guaranty and (iii) the aggregate amount of payments made under
the Canadian L/C Guaranty which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to
subsection 5D.5(a).
"Canadian Letter of Credit": as defined in subsection 5D.1(a)(i).
"Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment": the obligation of the Agent to
cause the issuance of the Canadian Letter of Credit for the account of the
Canadian Borrower hereunder in an aggregate principal amount at any one
time outstanding not to exceed 9,200,000 Canadian Dollars, as such amount
may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
"Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure": at any date, (a) as to the
Lenders in the aggregate, the then aggregate outstanding amount of all
Canadian L/C Obligations and (b) as to any Lender, the amount equal to such
Lender's Commitment Percentage of the then aggregate outstanding amount of
all Canadian L/C Obligations.
"Canadian Security Agreement": collectively, the one or more security
agreements, mortgages and other security documentation to be executed and
delivered by the Canadian Borrower in favor of the Agent pursuant to
subsection 8.3 in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent,
as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
"Capital Expenditures": for any period, the sum of all amounts that
would, in accordance with GAAP, be included as additions to property, plant
and equipment and other capital expenditures on a consolidated statement of
cash flows for the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period.
"Capital Lease": as applied to any Person, any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a
combination thereof, by that Person as lessee, in which obligations are
required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance
sheet of such Person under GAAP.
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"Capital Lease Obligations": of any Person, the obligations of such
Person to pay rent or other amounts under any Capital Lease and the amount
of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in
accordance with GAAP.
"Capital Stock": any and all shares, interests, participations or
other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation,
any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a
corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the
foregoing.
"Cash Interest Expense": for any period, the gross interest expense of
the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period less gross cash interest
income of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period and excluding
the effects of (i) amortization of debt discounts and debt issuance fees
and (ii) imputed or accrued interest expense on deferred compensation
arrangements (provided that, to the extent there is any cash paid in
respect of any imputed or accrued interest expense on deferred compensation
arrangements, such cash payments will be included in Cash Interest Expense
in the period in which such payment was made), in each case determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding any interest expense
accruing during such period and not paid in cash during such period.
"Casualty": as defined in subsection 14.8(a).
"Change in Control": the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
(other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of
related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any "person" (as such
term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended), other than Vestar;
(ii) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or
dissolution of the Company;
(iii) prior to the consummation of an initial public offering of
equity securities of the Company, the consummation of any transaction
(including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the
result of which is that (a) Vestar ceases to have sufficient voting
power (including, without limitation, by contractual arrangement) to
elect a majority of the members of the Management Committee or (b)
Vestar sells, grants an option to sell, pledges or otherwise disposes
of more than 20% of the amount of its investment in the Company as of
the Closing Date (other than in connection with such an initial public
offering and sales or other dispositions of Capital Stock that do not
result in Vestar ceasing to beneficially own such Capital Stock);
(iv) following the consummation of an initial public offering of
equity securities of the Company, the Company becomes aware (by way of
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report or other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
otherwise) that any "person" (as used in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than Vestar, has become the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of (a) more than 35% of the
voting power of the voting Capital Stock of the Company or (b) more of
the voting power of such voting Capital Stock than is beneficially
owned by Vestar;
(v) the first day on which the Company fails to own 100% of the
issued and outstanding equity interests, directly or indirectly, in
(i) Remington Capital Corp. (other than by reason of a merger of
Remington Capital Corp. with and into the Company, a corporate
successor to the Company, or in any such successor) or (ii) any
Foreign Borrower;
(vi) the first day on which more than one-third of the members of
the Management Committee are not Continuing Members; or
(vii) a "Change of Control" as defined in the Indenture shall
occur;
provided, however, that Vestar shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of the voting power of voting common stock of the Company if (a) Vestar
retains the right (by contractual arrangement or otherwise) to vote such
Capital Stock and (b) Vestar beneficially owns at least 20% of the common
Equity Interests of the Company (excluding any equity interests which
Vestar may be deemed to beneficially own solely because it has the
contractual right to vote such Capital Stock). For purposes of this
definition only, the term "Capital Stock" shall mean (w) in the case of a
corporation, corporate stock, (x) in the case of an association or business
entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other
equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, (y) in the case of a
partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and (z) any
other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to
receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets
of, the issuing Person; and the term "Equity Interests" shall mean Capital
Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock
(but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable
for, Capital Stock).
"Chase Credit Facility": the Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as
of May 23, 1996, as amended through August 18, 2000, among the Company and
the UK Borrower, the lenders named therein and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
administrative agent.
"Closing Date": the date on which the conditions precedent set forth
in subsection 8.2 shall be satisfied, but in no event later than September
14, 2001.
"Code": the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
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"Collateral": all assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, now
owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created
by any Security Document.
"Commitment Date": as defined in subsection 2A.1(b).
"Commitment Increase": as defined in subsection 2A.1(a).
"Commitment Percentage": as to any Lender at any time, the percentage
which the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender then
constitutes of the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders
(or, at any time after the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments shall have
expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount
of the sum of such Lender's Domestic Revolving Credit Exposure then
outstanding plus such Lender's participation in the Foreign Revolving
Credit Exposure then outstanding constitutes of the sum of the aggregate
principal amount of the Domestic Revolving Credit Exposure and the Foreign
Revolving Credit Exposure then outstanding). The Commitment Percentage of
each Lender party to this Agreement on the Closing Date shall initially be
the percentage set forth below the name of such Lender on the signature
pages hereto.
"Commitment Period": the period from and including the date hereof to
but not including the Termination Date or such earlier date on which the
Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate as provided herein.
"Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period": each of (i) the period
commencing on the Closing Date and ending on September 30, 2001 (or such
shorter period as the Agent may, in its sole discretion, select and provide
notice thereof to the Company), (ii) the period commencing on March 15 of
any calendar year after 2001 and ending on June 15 of such calendar year
and (iii) the period commencing on August 1 of any calendar year after 2001
and ending on November 15 of such calendar year.
"Company": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Company Mortgage": the Mortgage to be executed and delivered by the
Company in accordance with subsection 9.20, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Condemnation": as defined in subsection 14.8(b).
"Condemnation Proceeds": as defined in subsection 14.8(b).
"Continuing Members": as of any date of determination, any member of
the Management Committee who (i) was a member of the Management Committee
on the date hereof or (ii) was nominated for election to the Management
Committee with the
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approval of at least a majority of the Continuing Members who were members
of the Management Committee at the time of such nomination or election.
"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.
"control": the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" shall have meanings
correlative thereto.
"Credit Event" shall mean and include the making of a Loan or the
issuance of a Letter of Credit or L/C Guaranty.
"Default": any of the events specified in Section 12, whether or not
any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or
any other condition specified in such section, has been satisfied.
"Defaulting Lender": any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default
is in effect.
"Dilution Factors": with respect to any Borrower at any date, the
aggregate amount expressed in the official or local currency of the
jurisdiction of organization or incorporation of such Borrower equal to the
sum of (a) any credit memos, adjustments, returns, and allowances (such as
for co-op advertising), (b) cash discounts, (c) bad debt write-offs, and
(d) other non-cash credits, in each case applied to an Account Debtor's
balance in respect of Eligible Accounts of such Borrower.
"Dilution Reserve": with respect to any Borrower at any date, the
amount equal to (1) the Eligible Accounts of such Borrower at such date
multiplied by (2) the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the
excess, if any, of (A) an amount (expressed as a percentage) resulting from
(a) the aggregate amount of the Dilution Factors with respect to such
Borrower for the 12 most recently ended fiscal months divided by (b) total
gross credit sales of such Borrower for such 12 fiscal months over (B) 5%.
"Dollars" and "$": dollars in lawful currency of the United States of
America.
"Domestic Commercial Letter of Credit": as defined in subsection
3.1(b)(i).
"Domestic L/C Commitment": $10,000,000, as such amount may be reduced
from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Domestic L/C Guaranty": an L/C Guaranty entered into pursuant to
subsection 3.1.
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"Domestic L/C Obligations": at any time, an amount equal to the sum of
(a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired available amount of the then
outstanding Domestic Letters of Credit, (b) the aggregate principal amount
of drawings under Domestic Letters of Credit which have not then been
reimbursed pursuant to subsection 3.5(a) or pursuant to a payment made
under a Domestic L/C Guaranty and (c) the aggregate amount of payments made
under Domestic L/C Guaranties which have not then been reimbursed pursuant
to subsection 3.5(a). For purposes of determining the Domestic L/C
Obligations at any time, any amounts to be included in the above definition
relating to any Foreign Currency Denominated Domestic Letter of Credit that
are denominated in Euros or Pounds Sterling shall, at such time, be
converted to Dollars.
"Domestic Letters of Credit": as defined in subsection 3.1(b)(i).
"Domestic Pledge Agreement": the Pledge Agreement to be executed and
delivered by the Company and each Domestic Subsidiary, substantially in the
form of Exhibit C-1, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
"Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment": as to any Lender, the
obligation of such Lender to make Domestic Revolving Credit Loans to the
Company hereunder and to participate in Domestic Swing Line Loans made to,
and Domestic L/C Guaranties issued for the account of, the Company in an
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the
amount set forth below such Lender's name on the signature pages hereto
next to the heading "Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment," as such amount
may be reduced or increased from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. The Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments of
all the Lenders shall not exceed $70,000,000, as such amount may be reduced
or increased from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
"Domestic Revolving Credit Exposure": at any date, (a) as to all
Lenders, the amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Domestic
Revolving Credit Loans, all Domestic Swing Line Loans and all Domestic L/C
Obligations then outstanding and (b) as to any Lender, the amount equal to
(i) the aggregate principal amount of all then outstanding Domestic
Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender and (ii) such Lender's
Commitment Percentage of the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of
all Domestic L/C Obligations and Domestic Swing Line Loans.
"Domestic Revolving Credit Loans": as defined in subsection 2.1.
"Domestic Revolving Credit Note": as defined in subsection 2.4(d).
"Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount": as defined in Seasonal
Overadvances.
"Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Usage": as of any date of
determination, the amount, if any, by which the Domestic Revolving Credit
Exposure exceeds the
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Borrowing Base of the Company (with the Borrowing Base of the Company
deemed calculated for purposes of this defined term without giving effect
to the benefits of subclause (x)(c) of the first sentence of the defined
term Borrowing Base).
"Domestic Security Agreement": the Security Agreement to be executed
and delivered by the Company and each Domestic Subsidiary, substantially in
the form of Exhibit C-2, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
"Domestic Standby Letter of Credit": as defined in subsection
3.1(b)(i).
"Domestic Subsidiaries Guarantee": the Guarantees to be executed and
delivered by each Domestic Subsidiary, substantially in the form of Exhibit
D-1, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time.
"Domestic Subsidiary": any Subsidiary of the Company organized under
the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States.
"Domestic Swing Line Commitment": of the Domestic Swing Line Lender at
any date shall mean the obligation of the Domestic Swing Line Lender to
make Domestic Swing Line Loans pursuant to subsection 4.1 in the amount
referred to therein.
"Domestic Swing Line Lender": Fleet.
"Domestic Swing Line Loan Participation Certificate": a certificate,
substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
"Domestic Swing Line Loans": as defined in subsection 4.1(a).
"Domestic Swing Line Note": as defined in subsection 4.1(b).
"EBITDA": for any period, without duplication, the sum, for the
Company and its Subsidiaries, of (a) Net Income for such period, (b) all
Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including, in any event,
any dividends or distributions paid in accordance with the provisions of
subsection 10.7(c)) deducted in determining such Net Income, (c) interest
expense (which shall include any fees payable in connection with Letters of
Credit or L/C Guaranties) deducted in determining such Net Income, (d)
depreciation, amortization, non-cash foreign currency exchange and other
non-cash expenses and charges (including any charges resulting from the
write-up of inventory and other assets as a result of purchase accounting
for Permitted Acquisitions) deducted in determining such Net Income (and
not already excluded from the definition of the term "Net Income") which
will not have a cash impact on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (e)
all non-cash extraordinary and non-cash non-recurring losses or charges
deducted in determining such Net Income, (f) non-cash expenses resulting
from the grant of stock and stock options and other compensation to
personnel of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof pursuant to a written
plan or agreement deducted in determining such
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Net Income, (g) any fees, expenses or charges related to any equity
offering, Permitted Investment, Permitted Acquisition or Indebtedness
permitted by this Agreement (whether or not consummated) deducted in
determining such Net Income; provided that such fees, expenses and charges
with respect to non-consummated transactions shall not exceed $1,000,000 in
the aggregate in any fiscal year, (h) the amount of any minority interest
expense deducted in determining such Net Income, (i) non-cash charges
resulting from changes in GAAP or financial accounting standards applied by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which were deducted in determining
such Net Income, (j) any charges made with respect to the Company's phantom
equity plan during such period which were deducted in determining such Net
Income and (k) any other charges constituting part of the Special 2001
Charges which were deducted in determining such Net Income and minus all
non-cash extraordinary and non-cash non- recurring gains of the Company and
its Subsidiaries added in determining such Net Income. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) Special 2001 Charges shall be added to Net Income (whether
pursuant to clause (k) above or any other clause in the preceding sentence)
only for those periods ending on or prior to Xxxxx 00, 0000, (xx) the
maximum aggregate amount of Special 2001 Charges which may be added back to
Net Income (whether pursuant to clause (k) above or any other clause in the
preceding sentence) shall not exceed $12,500,000 and (iii) no Special 2001
Charges shall be added to Net Income (whether pursuant to clause (k) above
or any other clause in the preceding sentence) in calculating the Leverage
Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin at any time.
"Eligible Accounts": with respect to any Borrower at any date but
subject to the succeeding sentences of this definition, the amount
(expressed in the official or local currency of the jurisdiction of
organization or incorporation of such Borrower) equal to the aggregate
gross amount of accounts receivable ("Accounts") reflected on its
receivable aging detail or other analogous statement (without reduction for
reserves) of such Borrower on such date that have been invoiced and
represent the bona fide sale and delivery of merchandise, in each case in
the ordinary course of business of such Borrower in connection with its
trade operations. Standards for determining whether an Account constitutes
an Eligible Account may be fixed and revised from time to time solely by
the Agent in its reasonable credit judgment after consultation with the
Company and, without limiting the foregoing, the Agent may in its
reasonable credit judgment, after consultation with the Company, modify the
standards for determining whether an Account constitutes an Eligible
Account for any particular Borrower. Unless otherwise approved from time to
time in writing by the Agent, no Account shall be an Eligible Account of a
Borrower if:
(a) (i) such Borrower shall not be sole payee with respect
to, or otherwise shall not have sole lawful and absolute title
to, such Account or (ii) the sale to the Account Debtor giving
rise to such Account is on a xxxx-and-hold, guaranteed sale
(other than in the case of Accounts owing by Argos Distributors
Limited), sale-and-return, ship-and-return, sale on approval or
consignment or other similar basis or made pursuant to any other
written agreement providing for repurchase or return of any
merchandise which has been
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claimed to be defective or otherwise unsatisfactory (other than
for breaches of warranties provided in favor of consumers) or
(iii) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped
and delivered to and accepted by the Account Debtor, or the
transaction giving rise to such Account otherwise does not
represent a completed sale; or
(b) such Account arises out of a sale made by such Borrower
to an Affiliate; or
(c) (i) such Account (without giving effect to any netting
for credits) is unpaid more than 60 days from the due date
thereof or is unpaid for more than 120 days from the invoice date
thereof or (ii) such Account has been written off the books of
such Borrower or has been otherwise designated as uncollectible
or (iii) more than 50% in face amount of all Accounts of the same
Account Debtor and its known affiliates, taken together, are
ineligible pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above or (iv) a
check, promissory note, draft, trade acceptance or other
instrument for the payment of money with respect to all or any
part of such Account has been received, presented for payment and
returned uncollected for any reason or (v) the Account Debtor
with respect to such Account is in the "legal" aging category, is
insolvent or the subject of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
proceeding of any kind; or
(d) the Account is not payable in the official or local
currency of the jurisdiction of organization or incorporation of
such Borrower or the Account Debtor is not organized under the
laws of the jurisdiction of organization or incorporation of such
Borrower (or any State or province thereof) or the Account Debtor
is located outside (or has its principal place of business or
substantially all of its assets outside) the jurisdiction of
organization or incorporation of such Borrower except (in any
such case) to the extent the Account is either (x) supported by
an irrevocable letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent (as to form, substance and issuer) and assigned to and
directly drawable by the Agent or (y) insured by a policy
reasonably satisfactory (as to issuer and terms) to the Agent;
provided, that in any event Accounts covered by such policy shall
not be Eligible Accounts to the extent of any deductibles or
co-payments required under such policy; provided that up to
$500,000 at any one time outstanding of Accounts of the Company
which would not be Eligible Accounts of the Company pursuant to
this clause (d) may be included as Eligible Accounts of the
Company at the discretion of the Company (subject to satisfying
the other criteria for eligibility to be Eligible Accounts) and
provided, further, that any Foreign Borrower may in its
discretion include as Eligible Accounts of such Foreign Borrower
outstanding Accounts of such Foreign Borrower which would not be
Eligible Accounts of such Foreign Borrower pursuant to this
clause (d) so long as such included Accounts satisfy the other
criteria for eligibility to be Eligible Accounts and the
aggregate amount at any one time outstanding of Accounts included
as Eligible Accounts pursuant to this proviso for all Foreign
Borrowers does not exceed $500,000; or
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(e) (i) the Account Debtor with respect to such Account (A)
is a creditor of such Borrower, (B) has or has asserted a right
of setoff against such Borrower (C) has disputed its liability
(whether by chargeback or otherwise) or made any claim with
respect to the Account which has not been resolved or (ii) the
Account is subject to any adverse security deposit, progress
payment or other similar advance made by or for the benefit of
the Account Debtor or (iii) such Account relates to amounts that
such Borrower must remit to a taxing authority (such as VAT), in
each case, without duplication, to the extent of the amount owed
by such Borrower to the Account Debtor, the amount of such actual
or asserted right of setoff, the amount of such dispute or claim,
the amount of such adverse security deposit, progress payment or
other similar advance or the amount owed to such taxing
authority, as the case may be; or
(f) the Account does not comply in all material respects
with all requirements of applicable law, including, without
limitation (with respect to Accounts of the Company) the Federal
Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Federal Truth in Lending Act
and Regulation Z of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System; or
(g) the Account Debtor with respect to such Account is an
independent authorized service center; or
(h) (i) such Account (other than, in the case of the
Company, any Account which is owing from a Governmental Authority
which is subject to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as
amended) is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority
Lien in favor of the Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders),
subject to no other Liens (other than the Liens, if any,
permitted by the Loan Documents to encumber such Account) or (ii)
such Account does not otherwise conform in all material respects
to the representations and warranties contained in the Loan
Documents; or
(i) in the case of the Company, the Account Debtor with
respect to such Account is the United States of America or any
other nation or any department, agency or instrumentality
thereof, unless the Company duly assigns its rights to payment of
such Account to the Agent pursuant to the Assignment of Claims
Act of 1940, as amended, which assignment and related documents
and filings shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent; provided that up to $1,000,000 at any
one time outstanding of Accounts of the Company which would not
be Eligible Accounts pursuant to this clause (i) may be included
as Eligible Accounts of the Company at the discretion of the
Company so long as such included Accounts satisfy the other
criteria for eligibility to be Eligible Accounts.
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"Eligible In-Transit Inventory": Inventory in transit to any Borrower
from any country other than the jurisdiction of such Borrower's
organization or incorporation which is fully insured (subject to customary
deductibles) by an insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Agent
against all customary risk of loss or damage, provided that, if at any time
(A) the Interest Expense Coverage Ratio for any fiscal month end
(calculated for the period of four fiscal quarters ending on or most
recently before such fiscal month end) is less than (B) the highest
Interest Expense Coverage Ratio for any other fiscal month end in such
period of four fiscal quarters (calculated for the period of four fiscal
quarters ending on or most recently before such other fiscal month end) by
.50 or more (such an occurrence, an "Interest Expense Coverage Ratio
Deficit"), then, for so long as such difference of .50 or more shall exist
and additionally until the sum of .50 plus the most recent Interest Expense
Coverage Ratio referred to in clause (A) above is equal to or greater than
the highest Interest Expense Coverage Ratio which caused such Interest
Expense Coverage Ratio Deficit to result and if the Interest Expense
Coverage Ratio is less than the respective ratios set forth below for the
periods indicated, the Agent, in its sole discretion, may require the use
of documentary collection procedures reasonably satisfactory to Agent with
respect to such in-transit Inventory, and if such procedures are not
complied with promptly, such in-transit Inventory shall not constitute
Eligible In-Transit Inventory:
Period Ratio
Four fiscal quarters ending 9/30/01
and 12/31/01 1.75 to 1.00
Four fiscal quarters ending 3/31/02,
6/30/02 and 9/30/02 1.85 to 1.00
Four fiscal quarters ending 12/31/02
and each four fiscal quarter period
thereafter 2.00 to 1.00
and provided, further, that if by January 31, 2002 the German Borrower's
procedures for purchasing Inventory and obtaining title thereto are not
changed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent so that the German
Borrower purchases its Inventory directly from the Company and obtains
title thereto directly from the Company and other matters reasonably
related thereto are addressed, then no in-transit Inventory of the German
Borrower shall constitute Eligible In-Transit Inventory of the German
Borrower from and after February 1, 2002 until such time as the Agent is
satisfied with the German Borrower's procedures for purchasing Inventory
and obtaining title thereto and provided, further, that if any such
in-transit Inventory of the Company has at any time during the previous
twelve month period (the first such twelve month period to commence on the
Closing Date) been shipped without the use of a negotiable document of
title for such Inventory, then for a sixty (60) consecutive day period to
be selected by the Company that falls between each November 1 and March 31
no in-transit Inventory of the Company shall in any event constitute
Eligible In-Transit Inventory.
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"Eligible Inventory": with respect to any Borrower at any date but
subject to the succeeding sentences of this definition and the proviso to
the definition of Applicable Advance Rate, the amount equal to the value
(determined in accordance with GAAP and expressed in the official or local
currency of the jurisdiction of organization or incorporation such
Borrower) of all inventory of such Borrower located within the jurisdiction
of organization or incorporation of such Borrower or in-transit to such
Borrower from a country other than the jurisdiction of its organization or
incorporation (collectively, the "Inventory"). Standards for determining
whether Inventory constitutes Eligible Inventory may be fixed and revised
from time to time solely by the Agent in its reasonable credit judgment
after consultation with the Company and, without limiting the foregoing,
the Agent may in its reasonable credit judgment, after consultation with
the Company, modify the standards of eligibility for any particular
Borrower. Unless otherwise approved from time to time in writing by the
Agent, no Inventory shall be "Eligible Inventory" of a Borrower if:
(a) such item of Inventory is comprised of packing, packaging
and/or shipping supplies or materials; or
(b) such item of Inventory is held on consignment, is owned by
such Borrower and has been consigned to other Persons, or is located
at, or in the possession of, a vendor of such Borrower, or held or
stored by, third parties (unless, with respect to Inventory held or
stored by a public warehouseman or service provider for displays, (i)
a bailee's letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent has been entered into by such warehouseman or service provider
for displays and delivered to the Agent and (ii) the lien waivers and
Agent access rights provided for in such bailee's letter are in full
force and effect; provided that for a period of two weeks commencing
on the Closing Date, Inventory of a Borrower held or stored by a
public warehouseman shall not be ineligible under this clause (b)
solely as a result of the failure of such Borrower to deliver to the
Agent such a bailee's letter with respect to such warehouseman or the
failure of the lien waivers and/or Agent access rights provided for in
such a bailee's letter to be in full force and effect and provided,
further, that Inventory of the Irish Borrower located at the warehouse
of Danzas Xxxxxxx in Ireland shall not be ineligible under this clause
(b) as a result of the failure to satisfy the conditions in clauses
(i) and (ii) above so long as the reserve against the Borrowing Base
of the Irish Borrower contemplated by clause (v) of Reserve Matters
has been established and continues to be maintained therefor); or
(c) such item of Inventory (i) is damaged or not in good
condition (to the extent not provided for by Inventory Reserves with
respect to such Borrower), (ii) is a sample in the retail stores or
for marketing purposes, or (iii) does not meet all material standards
imposed by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over
such item of Inventory, its use or its sale or (iv) shall be believed
by the Agent (using its commercially reasonable judgment, after
consultation with the Company) to be not readily usable or
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salable under the customary terms upon which it usually is sold or at
prices approximating at least the cost thereof (after giving effect to
any write-downs and any Inventory Reserves with respect to such
Borrower applicable thereto); or
(d) such Borrower shall not have good and marketable title as
sole owner of such item of Inventory or any claim disputing the title
of such Borrower to, or right to possession of or dominion over, such
item of Inventory shall have been asserted; or
(e) any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or
in any other Loan Document applicable to either Inventory in general
or to any such specific item of Inventory has been breached in any
material respect with respect to such item of Inventory; or
(f) such item of Inventory is evidenced by an Account; or
(g) such item of Inventory is subject to any licensing, patent,
royalty, trademark, trade name or copyright agreements with any third
party from whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received
notice of a dispute in respect of any such agreement to the extent
that such dispute could reasonably be expected to prevent the sale of
such item of Inventory; or
(h) such item of Inventory is not assignable or a first priority,
perfected security interest in such item of Inventory has not been
obtained by the Agent pursuant to the Security Agreements; or
(i) such item of Inventory is subject to any Lien whatsoever,
other than Liens which are permitted to encumber Inventory pursuant to
the Loan Documents; or
(j) such item of Inventory is located on a leasehold (including,
without limitation, a leased department of a retail store) as to which
(1) the lessor has not entered into a landlord's waiver and consent,
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent, providing
a waiver or subordination acceptable to the Agent in its sole
discretion of any applicable Lien and providing the Agent with the
right to receive notice of default, the right to repossess such item
of Inventory (without the making of any payment to such landlord
except in respect of damage caused by the Agent) at any time upon the
occurrence or during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default
and such other rights (and otherwise in form and substance) as may be
reasonably acceptable to the Agent (or if such a landlord's waiver and
consent has been entered into, the Lien waiver or subordination and
rights of the Agent provided therein are not in full force and effect)
or (2) in the case of the (x) Company only with respect to Inventory
of the Company located at any of its leased retail stores in the
United States or (y) UK Borrower only with respect to Inventory of the
UK Borrower located at any of its leased retail stores in the United
Kingdom, if
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the lessor of such retail store has not entered into a landlord's
waiver and consent as set forth above for such retail store (or if
such a landlord's waiver and consent has been entered into, the Lien
waiver or subordination and rights of the Agent provided therein are
not in full force and effect), a three (3) month rent reserve with
respect to such location shall not have been established under the
Borrowing Base of the Company or the UK Borrower, as the case may be;
provided that notwithstanding whether a landlord's waiver and consent
shall have been obtained and is in full force and effect or a three
(3) month rent reserve shall have been established, the maximum amount
of Eligible Inventory located at each leased retail store shall at no
time exceed $125,000 for such store (in the case of the Company) or
$150,000 for such store (in the case of the UK Borrower), and
provided, further, that the aggregate amount of Inventory of the
Company and the UK Borrower located at all leased retail stores that
shall constitute Eligible Inventory shall not exceed $12,000,000 at
any time; and provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing,
any Inventory of any Borrower (other than the Company or the UK
Borrower) located at a leased retail store shall at no time constitute
Eligible Inventory and any Inventory of the Company or the UK Borrower
located at leased retail stores in any jurisdiction other than the
United States (in the case of the Company) and the United Kingdom (in
the case of the UK Borrower) shall at no time constitute Eligible
Inventory; or
(k) such item of Inventory is in transit to or from third parties
unless such item of Inventory constitutes Eligible In-Transit
Inventory of such Borrower.
"Eligible Transferee": a commercial bank, finance company, insurance
company, fund or other financial institution acceptable to the Agent acting
reasonably.
"environment": ambient air, surface water and groundwater (including
potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or
subsurface strata, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any
Environmental Law.
"Environmental Claim": any written accusation, allegation, notice of
violation, claim, demand, order, directive, cost recovery action or other
cause of action by, or on behalf of, any Governmental Authority or any
Person for damages, injunctive or equitable relief, personal injury
(including sickness, disease or death), Remedial Action costs, tangible or
intangible property damage, natural resource damages, nuisance relating to
Hazardous Material, pollution, any adverse effect on the environment caused
by any Hazardous Material, or fines, penalties or restrictions, resulting
from or based upon: (a) the existence, or the continuation of the
existence, of a Release (including sudden or non-sudden, accidental or
non-accidental Releases); (b) exposure to any Hazardous Material; (c) the
presence, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of
any Hazardous Material; or (d) the violation or alleged violation of any
Environmental Law or Environmental Permit.
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"Environmental Law": any and all applicable present and future
treaties, laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees,
judgments, injunctions, enforceable notices or binding agreements issued,
promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any
way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources,
the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or
health and safety matters, including the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 X.X.X.xx.xx. 9601
et seq. (collectively, "CERCLA"), the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended
by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and Hazardous and
Solid Amendments of 1984, 42 X.X.X.xx.xx. 6901 et seq., the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33
X.X.X.xx.xx. 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act of 1970, as amended 42
X.X.X.xx.xx. 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, 15
X.X.X.xx.xx. 2601 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
as amended, 29 X.X.X.xx.xx. 651 et seq., the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 X.X.X.xx.xx. 11001 et seq., the
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, 42 X.X.X.xx.xx. 300(f) et
seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 X.X.X.xx.xx. 1801 et
seq., and any similar or implementing state or local law, and all
amendments or regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Environmental Permit": any applicable permit, approval,
authorization, certificate, license, variance, filing or permission
required by or from any Governmental Authority pursuant to any
Environmental Law.
"ERISA": the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the
same may be amended from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate": any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
that, together with the Company, 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.
"Eurocurrency Loan": any Loan bearing interest based upon the Adjusted
LIBOR Rate.
"Euros" means the single currency of those member states of the
European Union participating in the European economic and monetary union,
and which from time to time adopt a single, shared currency, pursuant to
the Treaty on European Union, being the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957,
as amended by the Single Xxxxxxxx Xxx 0000 and the Maastricht Treaty (which
was signed at Maastricht on February 7, 1992, and came into force on
November 1, 1993), as amended from time to time.
"Event of Default": any of the events specified in Section 12,
provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time,
or both, or any other condition specified in such section, has been
satisfied.
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"Excluded Equity Investment": any issuance and sale by the Company of
its equity securities to its existing equity holders prior to the
consummation of an initial public offering of its equity securities;
provided that the proceeds of such issuance and sale are utilized within
five Business Days thereafter to make a Permitted Acquisition.
"Facility": with respect to any Loan, its nature as a Domestic
Revolving Credit Loan, a Domestic Swing Line Loan, a UK Revolving Credit
Loan, a German Revolving Credit Loan or an Irish Revolving Credit Loan, as
the case may be.
"Federal Funds Effective Rate": for any period, a fluctuating interest
rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the
rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day
(or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business
Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the
quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Agent from
three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Agent.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio": as of any date, the ratio of (a) EBITDA
for the period of twelve consecutive fiscal months ended on (or most
recently before) such date minus all Capital Expenditures made during the
period of twelve consecutive fiscal months ended on (or most recently
before) such date unless financed with Indebtedness (other than with any
Loans) to (b) the sum of (i) Interest Expense for the period of twelve
consecutive fiscal months ended on (or most recently before) such date,
(ii) the aggregate amount of scheduled payments of principal on all
Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries made during the period of
twelve consecutive fiscal months ended on (or most recently before) such
date, (iii) all Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including,
in any event, any dividends or distributions paid in accordance with the
provisions of subsection 10.7(c)) paid by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries during the period of twelve consecutive fiscal months ended on
(or most recently before) such date, and (iv) any amounts paid in cash by
the Company during the period of twelve consecutive fiscal months ended on
(or most recently before) such date in connection with the repurchase of
common interests of the Company from its employees (and their permitted
transferees) pursuant to the Company's phantom equity plan (including,
without limitation, any amounts paid in cash during such period in payment
of any indebtedness incurred or issued by the Company with respect to any
prior repurchases).
"Fleet": Fleet Capital Corporation and any successor or assignee
thereof.
"Foreign Borrower": each Borrower other than the Company.
"Foreign Currency Denominated Domestic Letter of Credit": as defined
in subsection 3.1(b)(i).
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"Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment": the UK Revolving Credit
Commitment, the German Revolving Credit Commitment, the Irish Revolving
Credit Commitment or the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, as the
context shall require, and collectively, the Foreign Revolving Credit
Commitments.
"Foreign Revolving Credit Exposure": at any date, the sum of the UK
Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders, the German Revolving Credit
Exposure of all Lenders, the Irish Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders
and the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders, in each
instance, then outstanding.
"Foreign Revolving Credit Loans": Loans owing by any Foreign Borrower.
"Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantees": the Guarantees to be executed and
delivered by each Guarantor that is a Foreign Subsidiary, substantially in
the form of Exhibit D-3, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
"Foreign Subsidiary": any Subsidiary of the Company organized or
incorporated under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States
of America.
"Funded Debt": at any date, all Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness
described in clauses (g), (i) and (j) of the definition of "Indebtedness")
of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis outstanding at
such time and including in any event the Loans and the Senior Subordinated
Indebtedness.
"Funded German Revolving Credit Loan Participation": in respect of any
Lender, (i) the aggregate amount paid by such Lender to the German Lender
pursuant to subsection 5B.3(b) in respect of such Lender's participation in
the principal amount of German Revolving Credit Loans minus (ii) the
aggregate amount paid to such Lender by the German Lender pursuant to
subsection 5B.3(b) in respect of such Lender's participation in the
principal amount of German Revolving Credit Loans, excluding in each case
any payments made in respect of interest accrued on the German Revolving
Credit Loans. The German Lender's Funded German Revolving Credit Loan
Participation in any German Revolving Credit Loans shall be equal to the
outstanding principal amount of such German Revolving Credit Loans minus
the total Funded German Revolving Credit Loan Participations of all other
Lenders therein.
"Funded Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation": in respect of any
Lender, (i) the aggregate amount paid by such Lender to the Irish Lender
pursuant to subsection 5C.3(b) in respect of such Lender's participation in
the principal amount of Irish Revolving Credit Loans minus (ii) the
aggregate amount paid to such Lender by the Irish Lender pursuant to
subsection 5C.3(b) in respect of such Lender's participation in the
principal amount of Irish Revolving Credit Loans, excluding in each case
any payments made in respect of interest accrued on the Irish Revolving
Credit Loans. The Irish Lender's Funded Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Participation in any Irish Revolving Credit Loans shall be equal to the
outstanding principal amount of such Irish Revolving
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Credit Loans minus the total Funded Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Participations of all other Lenders therein.
"Funded UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation": in respect of any
Lender, (i) the aggregate amount paid by such Lender to the UK Lender
pursuant to subsection 5.3(b) in respect of such Lender's participation in
the principal amount of UK Revolving Credit Loans minus (ii) the aggregate
amount paid to such Lender by the UK Lender pursuant to subsection 5.3(b)
in respect of such Lender's participation in the principal amount of UK
Revolving Credit Loans, excluding in each case any payments made in respect
of interest accrued on the UK Revolving Credit Loans. The UK Lender's
Funded UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation in any UK Revolving Credit
Loans shall be equal to the outstanding principal amount of such UK
Revolving Credit Loans minus the total Funded UK Revolving Credit Loan
Participations of all other Lenders therein.
"GAAP": generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America as in effect from time to time; provided that, for purposes of
determining compliance with the covenants contained in subsections 10.12
through 10.14 and determining the Applicable Margin, GAAP shall mean
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date of this
Agreement and applied on a basis consistent with the application used in
the financial statements referred to in subsection 7.5(a) for the 2000
fiscal year of the Company.
"German Borrower": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"German Lender": Fleet.
"German Participating Lender": as defined in subsection 5B.3(a).
"German Revolving Credit Commitment": the obligation of the German
Lender to make German Revolving Credit Loans to the German Borrower
hereunder in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not
to exceed 08,635,460, as such amount may be reduced or increased from time
to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
"German Revolving Credit Exposure": at any date, (a) as to the German
Lender, the amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all German
Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding and (b) as to any Lender, the
amount equal to such Lender's Commitment Percentage of the then outstanding
aggregate principal amount of all German Revolving Credit Loans.
"German Revolving Credit Loan Participation": as defined in subsection
5B.3(a).
"German Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee": as defined in
subsection 5B.3(f).
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"German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement": as defined in subsection
5B.3(b)(i).
"German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Amount": as defined in
subsection 5B.3(b)(ii).
"German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date": as defined in
subsection 5B.3(b)(i).
"German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Period": as defined in
subsection 5B.3(b)(i).
"German Revolving Credit Loans": as defined in subsection 5B.1.
"German Revolving Credit Note": as defined in subsection 5B.5(d).
"German Security Agreement": collectively, the Account Pledge
Agreement, the Global Assignment Agreement and the Security Transfer
Agreement each to be executed and delivered by the German Borrower in favor
of the Agent, as each of the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
"Governmental Authority": any nation or government, any state or other
political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government.
"Guarantee Obligation": as to any Person (the "guaranteeing person"),
any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person
(including, without limitation, any bank or other financial institution
under any letter of credit or credit support for 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, without limitation, 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 (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary
obligation or (2) 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 (x) an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such
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Guarantee Obligation is made and (y) 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 Company in
good faith.
"Guarantees": the collective reference to the guarantee made by the
Company pursuant to Section 11 hereof and each Domestic Subsidiaries
Guarantee and Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantee.
"Guarantor": any Person delivering a Domestic Subsidiaries Guarantee
or Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantee pursuant to this Agreement.
"Hazardous Materials": all explosive or radioactive substances or
wastes, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants, solid, liquid
or gaseous wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, friable
asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls
("PCBs") or PCB-containing materials or equipment, radon gas, infectious or
medical wastes regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law and all other
substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental
Law.
"Increase Date": as defined in subsection 2A.1(a).
"Indebtedness": of any Person at any date, (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 customarily are paid, (d) all
obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements relating to assets purchased by such Person, (e) all obligations
of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price for
property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and accrued expenses
arising in the ordinary course of business in accordance with customary
trade terms), (f) all indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on property
owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured
thereby have been assumed by such Person, (g) all Guarantees by such Person
of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such
Person, (i) all obligations of such Person in respect of Rate Protection
Agreements or other interest rate or currency protection agreements (such
obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such Rate
Protection Agreements and other agreements that would be payable by such
Person at such time) and (j) all obligations of such Person as an account
party to reimburse any bank or any other Person in respect of letters of
credit, credit support for any letters of credit (including, without
limitation, L/C Guaranties) and bankers' acceptances. The Indebtedness of
any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint
venture in which such Person is a general partner or member, other than to
the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness
expressly limits the
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liability of such Person in respect thereof pursuant to provisions and
terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
"Indemnified Liabilities": as defined in subsection 14.5.
"Indenture": collectively, (i) the Indenture, dated as of May 23,
1996, (the "Original Indenture") and (ii) the Indenture, dated as of April
18, 2001, each as amended through the Closing Date and each between the
Company and Remington Capital Corp., as co-issuers, and The Bank of New
York, as trustee, and (iii) any indenture issued in connection with an
exchange offer of the Senior Subordinated Indebtedness issued pursuant to
the Indentures described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition;
provided that any such indenture contains terms and conditions that are
identical (including, without limitation, the same final maturity date) to
those contained in the Indenture described in clause (ii) of this
definition (other than clerical details) and provided, further, that any
other replacement contains terms and conditions satisfactory to the
Required Lenders (as each of the foregoing may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
subsection 10.11(b)).
"Insolvency": with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition
that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
"Insolvent": pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
"Insurance Proceeds": as defined in subsection 14.8(a).
"Interest Expense": for any period, the gross interest expense of the
Company and its Subsidiaries for such period less cash interest income of
the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period and excluding the effects
of (i) amortization of debt discounts and debt issuance fees and (ii)
imputed interest expense on deferred compensation arrangements, in each
case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Interest Expense Coverage Ratio": for any period, the ratio of (a)
EBITDA for such period to (b) Cash Interest Expense for such period.
"Interest Payment Date": (a) as to any ABR Loan, the first day of each
April, July, October and January and on the Termination Date, (b) as to any
Eurocurrency Loan or Sterling LIBOR Loan having an Interest Period of three
months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, and (c) as to any
Eurocurrency Loan or Sterling LIBOR Loan having an Interest Period longer
than three months, each day during such Interest Period which is three
months or a whole multiple thereof after the first day of such Interest
Period and the last day of such Interest Period; provided that with respect
to any Sterling LIBOR Loan made to the UK Borrower for which an Interest
Payment Date therefor would occur prior to the date on which the UK Lender
becomes a Qualified UK Lender (any such Interest Payment Date, a
"Nonpayment UK Interest Payment Date"), interest on such Sterling LIBOR
Loan which would, except for this proviso, be due and payable
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on any such Nonpayment UK Interest Payment Date shall not be payable on
such Interest Payment Date and such interest shall be due and payable on
the first Business Day after the date on which the Agent notifies the
Company or the UK Borrower in writing that the UK Lender has become a
Qualified UK Lender.
"Interest Period": with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan or Sterling
LIBOR Loan:
(1) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or
conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurocurrency
Loan or Sterling LIBOR Loan, as the case may be, and ending one, two,
three or (if confirmed by each relevant Lender to be available) six,
nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the relevant Borrower
in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may
be, given with respect thereto; and
(2) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the
next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Loan or
Sterling LIBOR Loan, as the case may be, and ending one, two, three or
(if confirmed by each relevant Lender to be available) six, nine or
twelve months thereafter, as selected by the relevant Borrower by a
notice of continuation with respect thereto;
provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods
are subject to the following:
(a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest
Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end
on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Termination
Date shall end on the Termination Date;
(c) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar
month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last
Business Day of a calendar month; and
(d) subject to clauses (a) through (c) above, an Interest Period may, as
provided in subsection 6.3(b) under the limited circumstances referred to in
such subsection, be for a duration of less than one month as selected by the
Agent (and not the relevant Borrower) in its sole discretion.
"International Pledge Agreement": each Pledge Agreement (or analogous
agreement), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, to
be executed and delivered by the Company, a Domestic Subsidiary or a
Foreign Borrower pledging
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capital stock of any Foreign Subsidiary, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D-2, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
"Inventory": as defined in "Eligible Inventory".
"Inventory Reserves": with respect to any Borrower, and without
duplication, reserves established by the Agent in accordance with its
reasonable credit judgment with respect to (a) shrinkage, spoilage or
obsolescence of Inventory of such Borrower, (b) damaged, slow moving or not
readily useable or salable Inventory of such Borrower or (c) Inventory of
such Borrower not in good condition.
"Irish Borrower": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Irish Debenture": the Guarantee and Debenture, dated as of the date
hereof, given by the Irish Borrower in favor of the Agent, as the same may
be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Irish Lender": Fleet.
"Irish Participating Lender": as defined in subsection 5C.3(a).
"Irish Revolving Credit Commitment": the obligation of the Irish
Lender to make Irish Revolving Credit Loans to the Irish Borrower hereunder
in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed
01,200,000, as such amount may be reduced or increased from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
"Irish Revolving Credit Exposure": at any date, (a) as to the Irish
Lender, the amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Irish
Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding and (b) as to any Lender, the
amount equal to such Lender's Commitment Percentage of the then outstanding
aggregate principal amount of all Irish Revolving Credit Loans.
"Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation": as defined in subsection
5C.3(a).
"Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee": as defined in
subsection 5C.3(f).
"Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement": as defined in subsection
5C.3(b)(i).
"Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Amount": as defined in
subsection 5C.3(b)(ii).
"Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date": as defined in
subsection 5C.3(b)(i).
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"Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Period": as defined in
subsection 5C.3(b)(i).
"Irish Revolving Credit Loans": as defined in subsection 5C.1.
"Irish Revolving Credit Note": as defined in subsection 5C.5(d).
"Issuing Bank": with respect to each Letter of Credit, Fleet National
Bank or any Lender.
"Judgment Currency": as defined in subsection 14.9(b), (c) and (d).
"L/C Guaranty": a guaranty or indemnity in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent pursuant to which the Agent shall guaranty the
payment or performance by the Company, the UK Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower, as the case may be, of its reimbursement obligations under any
Letter of Credit.
"L/C Participants": with respect to any L/C Guaranty, the collective
reference to all the Lenders other than the Agent with respect thereto, if
it is then a Lender.
"Lender": each commercial bank, finance company or other financial
institution signatory to this Agreement as a Lender and shall include the
UK Lender, the German Lender and the Irish Lender, as appropriate;
collectively, the "Lenders."
"Lender Default": (i) the refusal (which has not been retracted) of a
Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of Loans or to fund
its portion of any unreimbursed payment under subsection 3.4, 5A.4 or 5D.4
or to fund the purchase of its portion of the Domestic Swingline Loans or
any Foreign Revolving Credit Loans or (ii) a Lender having notified the
Agent and/or any of the Borrowers that it does not intend to comply with
the obligations under any of subsections 2.1, 3.4, 4.1, 5.3, 5A.4, 5B.3,
5C.3 or 5D.4.
"Letter of Credit": collectively, the Domestic Letters of Credit, the
UK Letters of Credit and the Canadian Letter of Credit.
"Leverage Ratio": as of any date, the ratio of (a) the average amount,
during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on (or most
recently before) such date, of Funded Debt minus unrestricted cash and cash
equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries to (b) EBITDA for the
period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on (or most recently
before) such date.
"Lien": any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other
security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement
or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including,
without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
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retention agreement and any Capital Lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing).
"Loan": a Domestic Revolving Credit Loan, a Domestic Swing Line Loan,
a UK Revolving Credit Loan, a German Revolving Credit Loan or an Irish
Revolving Credit Loan, as the context shall require; collectively, the
"Loans."
"Loan Documents": this Agreement, any Notes, the Guarantees, the
Security Documents, the letter agreement governing the UK Overdraft
Facility, the Rate Protection Agreements (to the extent that a Lender or an
Affiliate thereof is a party thereto) and any other documents and
instruments now or hereafter executed and/or delivered in connection with
any of the foregoing.
"Lock Box Agreement": a Lock Box Agreement among the Company or a
Subsidiary, the Agent and a Lock Box Bank, substantially in the form of
Exhibit F hereto (with such changes therein as shall (x) in the case of any
Lock Box Agreement with (i) the UK Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than the Irish Borrower), be appropriate in accordance with
customary practice in the United Kingdom, (ii) the German Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries, be appropriate in accordance with customary practice
in Germany, (iii) the Irish Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, be
appropriate in accordance with customary practice in Ireland or (iv) the
Canadian Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, be appropriate in accordance
with customary practice in Canada, and (y) in any case, be reasonably
acceptable to the Agent and the respective Lock Box Bank), as the same may
be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof and of this Agreement.
"Lock Box Account": a bank account of any Borrower maintained at a
Lock Box Bank and subject to a Lock Box Agreement.
"Lock Box Bank": any bank or other financial institution at which one
or more Lock Box Accounts is maintained.
"Management Committee": the management committee of the Company.
"Margin Stock": as defined in Regulation U.
"Material Adverse Effect": a (a) materially adverse effect on the
business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition or contingent
liabilities of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b)
material impairment of the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to
perform any of its material obligations under any Loan Document to which it
is or will be a party or (c) material impairment of the rights of or
benefits available to the Agent or the Lenders under any Loan Document.
"Members": the Persons listed on Schedule 7.20 hereto.
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"Members Pledge Agreement": the Pledge Agreement to be executed and
delivered by each of the Members, substantially in the form of Exhibit B,
as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
"MLA Cost": in relation to a Sterling LIBOR Loan, the fair cost
imputed to the Lenders of compliance with the Mandatory Liquid Assets
requirements of the Bank of England expressed as a percentage rate per
annum calculated by the Agent in accordance with Schedule II.
"Multiemployer Plan": (a) a multiemployer plan as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Company or any Subsidiary or ERISA
Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions and (b)
any multiemployer plan (as so defined) to which the Company or any
Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate has within any of the preceding five plan
years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions, but in the case
of this clause (b) only if the Company, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate
of either would be liable under Title IV of ERISA in respect of such plan.
"Net Cash Proceeds": with respect to any Prepayment Event or other
event, (a) the gross proceeds in the form of cash or Permitted Investments
(including insurance proceeds, condemnation awards and payments from time
to time in respect of installment obligations, if applicable) received by
or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of such Prepayment
Event or other event minus (b) the sum of (i) in the case of any Prepayment
Event, the amount, if any, of all taxes (other than income taxes) payable
by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with such Prepayment Event
and the Company's good-faith best estimate of the amount of all income
taxes payable in connection with such Prepayment Event (including, without
limitations, distributions under subsection 10.7(c)), (ii) in the case of a
Prepayment Event that is an asset sale or disposition, (x) the amount of
any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any
liabilities (excluding Indebtedness referred to in clause (y) below)
associated with the assets sold or disposed of and retained by the Company
or any Subsidiary, provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of
such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any
such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of a Prepayment
Event occurring on the date of such reduction and (y) the amount of any
Indebtedness which is secured by any such asset and which is required to
be, and is, repaid in connection with such asset sale or disposition (other
than Indebtedness hereunder), and (iii) reasonable and customary fees,
commissions and expenses and other costs paid by the Company or any
Subsidiary in connection with such Prepayment Event or other event, in each
case only to the extent not already deducted in arriving at the amount
referred to in clause (a) above.
"Net Income": for any period, the aggregate net income (or net
deficit) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that the
term "Net Income" shall exclude
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extraordinary gains and losses from the sale of assets other than in the
ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, dispositions of
obsolete fixed assets).
"Non-Excluded Taxes": as defined in subsection 6.12(a).
"Non-Voting Stock": as defined in subsection 9.13(b).
"Notes": the collective reference to the Domestic Revolving Credit
Notes, the Domestic Swing Line Note, the UK Revolving Credit Note, the
German Revolving Credit Note and the Irish Revolving Credit Note.
"Participant": as defined in subsection 14.6(b).
"Participating Lender": as defined in subsection 5.3(a).
"Patent, Trademark and Copyright Security Agreement": the Patents,
Trademarks and Copyrights Security Agreement and Mortgage to be executed
and delivered by the Company and each Domestic Subsidiary in favor of the
Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C_3, as the same may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Payment Sharing Notice": a written notice from the Company or any
Lender informing the Agent that an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and directing the Agent to allocate payments thereafter received
from the Borrowers in accordance with the provisions of subsection
6.9(b)(i) or (ii).
"PBGC": the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and
defined in ERISA.
"Permitted Acquisition": as defined in subsection 10.5(f).
"Permitted Investments":
(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and
interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States
of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations
are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of
America), in each case maturing within 360 days from the date of
acquisition thereof;
(b) without limiting the provisions of clause (d) below,
investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date
of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the
highest credit rating obtainable from Standard & Poor's Ratings Group
or from Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.;
(c) investments in certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances
and time deposits (including, without limitation, eurodollar time
deposits) maturing
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within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or
guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued
or offered by, (i) any domestic office of the Agent or (ii) any
domestic office of any other commercial bank organized under the laws
of the United States of America or any State thereof, or any
commercial bank, that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided
profits of not less than $250,000,000 and that is rated (or the senior
debt securities of the holding company of such commercial bank are
rated) "A" or better by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or "A2" or
better by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., or carrying an equivalent
rating by another nationally recognized rating agency if neither of
the two named rating agencies shall rate such commercial bank (or the
holding company of such commercial bank);
(d) investments in commercial paper maturing within one year from
the date of acquisition thereof and issued by (i) the holding company
of the Agent or (ii) the holding company of any other commercial bank
of recognized standing organized under the laws of the United States
of America or any state thereof, or any Lender that is a commercial
bank, that has (A) a combined capital and surplus and undivided
profits in excess of $250,000,000 and (B) commercial paper rated at
least "A-1" or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor's Ratings
Group or at least "P-1" or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx'x Investors
Service, Inc., or carrying an equivalent rating by another nationally
recognized rating agency if neither of the two named rating agencies
rate such holding company or Lender;
(e) repurchase agreements having a term of thirty days or fewer
with (i) any domestic office of the Agent or (ii) any domestic office
of any other commercial bank of recognized standing organized under
the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, or any
commercial bank, that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided
profits of not less than $250,000,000 and that is rated (or the senior
debt securities of the holding company of such commercial bank are
rated) "A" or better by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or "A2"or
better by Xxxxx'x Investor Services, Inc. or carrying an equivalent
rating by another nationally recognized rating agency if neither of
the two named rating agencies shall rate such commercial bank (or the
holding company of such commercial bank), and relating to marketable
direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United
States but only if the securities collateralizing such repurchase
agreements are delivered to or to the order of the Agent;
(f) other investment instruments approved in writing by the
Required Lenders and offered by financial institutions that have a
combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$250,000,000;
(g) investments in connection with deferred compensation plans
covering certain employees of the Company; and
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(h) investments in money market funds substantially all of the
assets of which are comprised of securities of the types described in
clauses (a) through (f) of this definition;
provided that, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Company, the
term "Permitted Investments" shall mean any investments which are
comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and are
used in the ordinary course of business by similar companies for cash
management purposes in the relevant jurisdiction.
"Person": an individual, partnership, corporation, company, business
trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint
venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
"Plan": an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding
standards under Section 412 of the Code and either (i) is maintained by the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate or (ii) with
respect to which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA
Affiliate has retained any liability.
"Pledge Agreements": the collective reference to the Members Pledge
Agreement, the Domestic Pledge Agreement and each International Pledge
Agreement.
"Pounds Sterling" and "(pound)": the lawful currency of the United
Kingdom from time to time, including the Euro if at any time such currency
is the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
"Prepayment Event": any event that shall require the Company or any
Subsidiary thereof to prepay any portion of the Loans and/or permanently
reduce the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments and/or any Foreign
Revolving Credit Commitments in order to avoid the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries having to offer to purchase any Senior Subordinated
Indebtedness under the Indenture. In the event of a Prepayment Event, the
Borrowers shall be required to prepay the Loans and the Domestic Revolving
Credit Commitments and/or the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments, as
applicable, of the Lenders shall be permanently reduced, in each instance,
by the amount required in order to avoid the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries having to make any such offer.
"Primary Obligations": all amounts owing hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all amounts owing to the
Interest Rate Parties (as defined in certain of the Security Documents)
under Rate Protection Agreements.
"Prime Rate": the rate which Fleet National Bank announces from time
to time as its prime lending rate, the Prime Rate to change when and as
such prime lending rate changes. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and
does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to
any customer. Fleet National Bank and Fleet may
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make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or
below the Prime Rate.
"Properties": as defined in subsection 7.16(a).
"Qualifying German Lender": at any time, a bank or other financial
institution which is at that time either:
(a) not subject to unlimited tax liability in Germany, pursuant
to German Corporate Income Tax Act ("KStG") or Income Tax Act
("EStG"), or
(b) resident (as such term is defined in the appropriate
double-taxation treaty) in a country with an appropriate
double-taxation treaty with Germany giving residents of that country
complete exemptions from German taxation on interest including, for
the avoidance of doubt, complete exemption from the imposition of any
withholding or deduction for or on account of German taxation on
interest (and which does not carry on business in Germany through a
permanent establishment with which the indebtedness under this
Agreement in respect of which the interest is paid is effectively
connected) and which has secured relief from German taxation in
respect of interest and/or commissions to be paid to it under this
Agreement pursuant to such treaty and for this purpose the term
"double taxation treaty" means any convention or agreement between the
government of Germany and any other government for the avoidance of
double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to
taxes on income and capital gains.
"Qualifying Irish Lender": at any time, that a relevant payment is
made by the Irish Borrower:
(a) (i) a bank carrying on a bona fide banking business in Ireland;
(ii) a credit institution authorized under the terms of the
Second European Banking Directive which has duly established
a branch in Ireland or has made all necessary notifications
to its home state competent authorities required thereunder
in relation to its intention to carry on banking business in
Ireland and such credit institution is recognized by the
Revenue Commissioners of Ireland as a bank carrying on a
bona fide banking business in Ireland; or
(iii) a body corporate resident for the purposes of tax in a
Member State of the European Union other than Ireland or in
a country with which Ireland has concluded a double taxation
treaty (residence of the body corporate for this purpose to
be determined in accordance with the laws of the country of
which such Borrower claims to be resident) except where such
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payment is paid to that body corporate in connection with a
trade or business which is carried on in Ireland by that
body corporate;
or
(b) a person which is, on the date that a payment is made, entitled
to that payment without a deduction or withholding on account of
Irish taxation under a double taxation treaty in force on that
date as between the jurisdiction in which that Lender is resident
for the purposes of tax and Ireland.
"Qualifying UK Lender": at any time, a bank or other financial
institution which is at that time either:
(a) a bank for purposes of Section 349(3)(a) of the UK Income and
Corporation Taxes Xxx 0000 or a United Kingdom resident company (for
United Kingdom corporation tax purposes) or a non-United Kingdom
resident company trading in the United Kingdom through a branch or
agency which is within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax
with respect to any interest payable under this Agreement; or
(b) resident (as such term is defined in the appropriate
double-taxation treaty) in a country with which the United Kingdom has
an appropriate double-taxation treaty giving residents of that country
complete exemptions from United Kingdom taxation on interest
including, for the avoidance of doubt, complete exemption from the
imposition of any withholding or deduction for or on account of United
Kingdom taxation on interest (and which does not carry on business in
the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment with which the
indebtedness under this Agreement in respect of which the interest is
paid is effectively connected) and which has secured relief from
United Kingdom taxation in respect of interest and/or commissions to
be paid to it under this Agreement pursuant to such treaty and for
this purpose the term "double-taxation treaty" means any convention or
agreement between the government of the United Kingdom and any other
government for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of
fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital gains.
"Rate Protection Agreements": any interest rate swap agreement,
interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or similar
agreement entered into by the Company to provide protection to the Company
and the Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates. Each Rate
Protection Agreement shall be on terms (including terms relating to the
calculation of payments for early termination) reasonably satisfactory to
the Agent with a counterparty that is either a Lender, the Agent, an
Affiliate thereof or other Person reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
"Refunded Domestic Swing Line Loans": as defined in subsection 4.1(c).
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"Register": as defined in subsection 14.6(d).
"Regulation D": Regulation D of the Board as in effect from time to
time.
"Regulation T": Regulation T of the Board as in effect from time to
time.
"Regulation U": Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to
time.
"Regulation X": Regulation X of the Board as in effect from time to
time.
"Reimbursement Obligation": in respect of each (i) Letter of Credit,
the obligation of the account party thereunder to reimburse the applicable
Issuing Bank for all drawings made thereunder in accordance with Section 3,
5A or 5D, as applicable, and the Application related to such Letter of
Credit and (ii) L/C Guaranty, the obligation of the Company, the UK
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, to reimburse the
Agent for any payments made thereunder in accordance with Section 3, 5A or
5D, as applicable.
"Release": any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or
depositing, or threat thereof, of any Hazardous Material in, into, onto or
through the environment.
"Remedial Action": (a) "remedial action" as such term is defined in
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. ss. 9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any
Governmental Authority or voluntarily undertaken to (i) clean up, remove,
treat, xxxxx or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the
environment, (ii) prevent the Release or threat of Release, or minimize the
further Release, of any Hazardous Material so it does not migrate or
endanger or threaten to endanger public health, welfare or the environment,
or (iii) perform studies and investigations in connection with, or as a
precondition to, actions described in clause (i) or (ii) above.
"Reorganization": with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the
condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section
4241 of ERISA.
"Replaced Lender": as defined in subsection 6.15.
"Replacement Lender": as defined in subsection 6.15.
"Reportable Event": any reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of
ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other
than an event as to which the 30_day notice requirement has been waived).
"Required Lenders": at any time, Lenders with aggregate Commitment
Percentages of at least 51% at such time.
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"Requirement of Law": as to any Person, the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of
such Person, and 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.
"Reserve Matters": without duplication of any exclusions or deductions
made in the definition of Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory:
(i) sums chargeable against the applicable Borrower's loan
account with the Agent as Domestic Revolving Credit Loans, Domestic
Swing Line Loans or Foreign Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may
be, under any section of this Agreement; or
(ii) amounts owing by the applicable Borrower to any Person to
the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any Accounts or
Inventory or proceeds thereof (other than any Liens in favor of the
Agent created under the Security Documents) or to the extent owing as
a result of services provided or other value added to any Inventory
(including, without limitation, providing display or packaging
services or other processing services with respect to Inventory) if
there is a reasonable likelihood (as determined by the Agent) that the
provider of such services or added value will not freely and without
the payment of such monies release such Inventory to the applicable
Borrower or the Agent upon demand; or
(iii) in the case of the Company, seasonal reserves in the
aggregate amount of $1,000,000 for January and February of each
calendar year; or
(iv) reserves established under the Borrowing Base for the
applicable Borrower relating to the failure of the Agent to receive
(1) a bailee's letter (or the lien waiver and Agent access rights
provided therein not being in full force and effect) as provided in
clause (b) of Eligible Inventory with respect to Inventory held or
stored by a public warehouseman or service provider or (2) a
landlord's waiver and consent as provided in clause (j) of Eligible
Inventory with respect to Inventory located on a leasehold (or the
lien waiver or subordination and rights of the Agent provided therein
not being in full force and effect); or
(v) in the case of the Irish Borrower with respect to Inventory
of the Irish Borrower located at the warehouse of Danzas Xxxxxxx in
Ireland, an inventory reserve in the amount of 65,000 Euros so long as
the Irish Borrower maintains any Inventory at such warehouse and has
not delivered to the Agent a bailee's letter, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, duly executed and delivered by
such warehouseman and for which the waivers and other agreements
contained therein are in full force and effect.
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"Responsible Officer": with respect to any Person, the chief executive
officer, the president or any vice president of such Person, or, with
respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, chief accounting
officer or treasurer of such Person.
"Revolving Credit Commitment": as to any Lender, the obligation of
such Lender to (i) make Domestic Revolving Credit Loans and to participate
in Domestic Swing Line Loans made to, and L/C Guaranties made with respect
to Domestic Letters of Credit issued for the account of, the Company, (ii)
participate in UK Revolving Credit Loans made to, and L/C Guaranties made
with respect to UK Letters of Credit issued for the account of, the UK
Borrower, (iii) participate in German Revolving Credit Loans made to the
German Borrower, (iv) participate in Irish Revolving Credit Loans made to
the Irish Borrower and (v) participate in the L/C Guaranty made with
respect to the Canadian Letter of Credit issued for the account of the
Canadian Borrower.
"Revolving Credit Commitment Fees": as defined in subsection 6.7(a).
"Revolving Credit Exposure": as to any Borrower, (i) the Domestic
Revolving Credit Exposure (in the case of the Company), (ii) the UK
Revolving Credit Exposure (in the case of the UK Borrower), (iii) the
German Revolving Credit Exposure (in the case of the German Borrower), (iv)
the Irish Revolving Credit Exposure (in the case of the Irish Borrower) and
(v) the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure (in the case of the Canadian
Borrower).
"RPI": RPI Corp., a Delaware corporation.
"RPI Consulting Agreement": the Consulting and Transitional Services
Agreement, dated as of May 23, 1996 and in effect as of the Closing Date,
among RPI and the Company, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
subsection 10.11(b).
"Sale and Leaseback Transaction": as defined in subsection 10.4.
"Seasonal Overadvances": those amounts, if any, to be included in the
Borrowing Base of the Company (any such amount to be included in the
Borrowing Base of the Company, the "Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount")
and/or the Borrowing Base of the UK Borrower (any such amount to be
included in the Borrowing Base of the UK Borrower, the "UK Seasonal
Overadvance Amount") to provide borrowing availability thereunder (in
addition to amounts based upon the respective Applicable Advance Rates of
Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory of the Company, in the case of the
Borrowing Base of the Company, and the respective Applicable Advance Rates
of Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory of the UK Borrower, in the case
of the Borrowing Base of the UK Borrower) for each Committed Seasonal
Overadvance Period; provided, however, that:
(a) the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount and the UK Seasonal
Overadvance Amount will not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at
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any time (or, with respect to the Committed Seasonal Overadvance
Period described in clause (i) of such defined term, such lesser
amount as the Agent may, in its sole discretion, select and provide
notice thereof to the Company); the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance
Amount will not exceed at any time 10% of the aggregate of the
Eligible Inventory of the Company and the German Borrower at such time
and the UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount will not exceed at any time 10%
of the Eligible Inventory of the UK Borrower at such time; and the
Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount and the UK Seasonal Overadvance
Amount are included as a sublimit under the Revolving Credit
Commitments of the Lenders then in effect;
(b) the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Usage and the UK Seasonal
Overadvance Usage will be priced at 100 basis points in addition to
the otherwise applicable interest rate thereon as provided in
subsection 6.5;
(c) the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount and the UK Seasonal
Overadvance Amount for any Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period
(other than the Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period described in
clause (i) of such defined term) during each fiscal year of the
Company will be available only if (1) the Agent receives the final
budget (annual and monthly) of each of the Company and the UK Borrower
required to be delivered pursuant to subsection 9.4(f) for such fiscal
year and (2) such final budgets demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Agent, in the Agent's reasonable credit judgment, the need of the
Company and the UK Borrower for the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance
Amount and UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount, respectively;
(d) the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount and the UK Seasonal
Overadvance Amount will only be available for any Committed Seasonal
Overadvance Period (other than the Committed Seasonal Overadvance
Period described in clause (i) of such defined term) if (1) not later
than 10 days prior to the first day of such Committed Seasonal
Overadvance Period, the Company has provided the Agent with evidence
satisfactory to the Agent that the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of
the last day of the fiscal month ended immediately preceding the first
day of such Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period is not less than 1.2
to 1 and (2) not later than March 5 of the fiscal year in which such
Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period falls, the Company has provided
the Agent with evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the
four fiscal quarter period which commenced on the first day of the
fiscal month commencing on or about March 1 of such fiscal year shall
not be less than 1.2 to 1; and the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance
Amount and the UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount shall no longer be
available for the remainder of any Committed Seasonal Overadvance
Period (including the Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period described
in clause (i) of such defined term) if as of the last day of any
fiscal month ending in such Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is less than 1.2 to 1 (at which time any
outstanding
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Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Usage and UK Seasonal Overadvance Usage
shall be due and payable);
(e) the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount and the UK Seasonal
Overadvance Amount shall be used only to finance seasonal working
capital needs of the Company and the UK Borrower, respectively;
(f) subject to any mandatory prepayment requirements of this
Agreement, the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Usage and the UK Seasonal
Overadvance Usage outstanding from time to time during any Committed
Seasonal Overadvance Period shall be repaid in full on the last day of
such Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period;
(g) the aggregate amount of Loans (including, without limitation,
the portion thereof relating to any Domestic Seasonal Overadvance
Usage and UK Seasonal Overadvance Usage) and other financial
accommodations provided under this Agreement outstanding at any time
will not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders then
in effect;
(h) in reference to the UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount and after
giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding amount of Loans and
other financial accommodations made to the UK Borrower under this
Agreement shall be permitted to be incurred by the UK Borrower under
the Indenture;
(i) no Senior Subordinated Indebtedness shall be prepaid,
repurchased or redeemed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
no equity (including, without limitation, phantom equity) in the
Company held by any of its senior managers or other employees of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or by any of such employees'
permitted transferees) shall be redeemed, repurchased, retired or
otherwise acquired for cash by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
in each instance, while any Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount or UK
Seasonal Overadvance Amount is in effect;
(j) so long as any Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount or UK
Seasonal Overadvance Amount is in effect, the Company and the UK
Borrower shall be required to deliver to the Agent a Borrowing Base
Certificate with respect to the Company and the UK Borrower,
respectively, as of the last day of each fiscal month and as of the
15th day of each fiscal month, together with any applicable supporting
documentation described in Schedule 9.4 with respect thereto, duly
completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company or the UK
Borrower, as the case may be (in his or her capacity as such) (such
certificates and applicable supporting documentation to be delivered
to the Agent no later than fifteen days after the corresponding
reporting date described above); and
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(k) each of the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount and the UK
Seasonal Overadvance Amount will be deemed to be zero so long as a
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
The Company may at any time, after the delivery to the Agent of the final
budgets referred to in clause (c) of this definition for a fiscal year,
deliver to the Agent a revised forecast for the Company and/or the UK
Borrower for such fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Agent and any
other materials that the Agent may reasonably request in connection
therewith, which revised forecast and other materials shall demonstrate to
the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent with respect to the relevant
Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period(s) (or portion thereof) in such
fiscal year the Company's or the UK Borrower's, as the case may be, need
for a Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount (or an increase in such amount
beyond the need demonstrated in the Company's final budget previously
delivered to the Agent for such fiscal year) or UK Seasonal Overadvance
Amount (or an increase in such amount beyond the need demonstrated in the
UK Borrower's final budget previously delivered to the Agent for such
fiscal year). Subject to the above clauses (a) through (k) (other than
clause (c)), the Agent may, in its sole discretion, agree to a Domestic
Seasonal Overadvance Amount (or an increase in such amount beyond the need
demonstrated in the Company's final budget previously delivered to the
Agent for such fiscal year) and/or a UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount (or an
increase in such amount beyond the need demonstrated in the UK Borrower's
final budget previously delivered to the Agent for such fiscal year) for
the relevant Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period(s) (or portion thereof)
in such fiscal year based on such revised forecast and other materials
provided to the Agent. The Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Amount or, to the
extent provided below, the UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount, in each
instance, then in effect for each Committed Seasonal Overadvance Period in
a particular fiscal year (and no other fiscal year) of the Company shall be
permanently reduced by (i) the amount of all tax refunds (other than any
tax refunds to the extent included in the relevant final budget delivered
to the Agent pursuant to clause (c) of this definition for such fiscal
year) paid to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, in the case of
the UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount, paid to the UK Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries) during such fiscal year, (ii) the amount of the proceeds of
the sale of any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, in
the case of the UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount, assets of the UK Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries) other than in the ordinary course of business,
(iii) the amount of the proceeds of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction
entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, in the case of
the UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount, entered into by the UK Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries) and (iv) the amount of the proceeds from any capital
markets transactions (other than equity contributions made by any of the
Members of the Company for specific capital projects) with respect to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, in the case of the UK Seasonal
Overadvance Amount, with respect to the UK Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries), the reductions to be effective immediately upon the receipt
by the Company or its Subsidiary, as applicable, of the proceeds thereof.
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"Secured Parties": collectively, the Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing
Banks and any Lender or Affiliate thereof party to any Rate Protection
Agreement.
"Security Agreements": the collective reference to the Domestic
Security Agreement, the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Security Agreement,
the UK Debenture, the Irish Debenture, the Canadian Security Agreement and
the German Security Agreement.
"Security Documents": the collective reference to the Company
Mortgage, the Security Agreements, the Lock Box Agreements, the Pledge
Agreements, and all other security documents now or hereafter delivered to
the Agent granting a Lien on any asset or assets of any Person to secure
any of the obligations and liabilities of any of the Borrowers hereunder or
under any of the other Loan Documents or to secure any guarantee of any
such obligations and liabilities.
"Senior Subordinated Indebtedness": (i) the $130,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of the Company's senior subordinated indebtedness, issued
on May 23, 1996 pursuant to the Original Indenture, (ii) the Additional
Senior Subordinated Indebtedness and (iii) any senior subordinated
indebtedness issued pursuant to an exchange offer of the Indebtedness
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition and issued pursuant
to an indenture having terms and conditions identical to the Indenture for
the Senior Subordinated Indebtedness being exchanged (other than clerical
details) or otherwise having such terms and conditions satisfactory to the
Required Lenders (as each of the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
subsection 10.11(b)).
"Single Employer Plan": any Plan which is covered by Title IV of
ERISA, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan.
"Special 2001 Charges": the charges made by the UK Borrower in the
second quarter of fiscal year 2001 in the amount of $11,548,000 and in the
amount of $500,000 for each of the third quarter and fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2001, each as set forth in the materials provided to the
Lenders at the July 16, 2001 bank group presentation.
"Sterling Base Rate": the variable rate of interest per annum
announced from time to time by Fleet National Bank London Branch as its
base lending rate (or analogous rate).
"Sterling LIBOR Loan": any Loan bearing interest based upon a Sterling
LIBOR Rate.
"Sterling LIBOR Rate": with respect to any Sterling LIBOR Loan for any
Interest Period, the rate per annum appearing on Telerate Page 3870 (or any
successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Pounds
Sterling at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) two Business Days prior
to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such
Interest Period. If for any reason the
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foregoing rate is not available, the Sterling LIBOR Rate shall be, for any
Interest Period, the rate per annum appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBP
Page as the London interbank offered rate for Pounds Sterling deposits at
approximately 11:00 a.m., (London time) two Business Days prior to the
first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest
Period; provided, however, if more than one rate is specified on the
Reuters Screen LIBP Page, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean
of all such rates. If for any reason none of the foregoing rates is
available, the Sterling LIBOR Rate shall be, for any Interest Period, the
rate per annum determined by the Agent as the rate of interest at which
Pounds Sterling deposits in the approximate amount of the requested
Sterling LIBOR Loan would be offered by Fleet National Bank to major banks
in the Pounds Sterling market at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) two
Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term
comparable to such Interest Period. The term "Reuters Screen LIBP Page"
shall mean the display screen designated "LIBP Page" on the Reuters Monitor
Money Rates Service (or such other page as may replace such page on such
service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates).
"Subsidiary": as to any Person, a corporation, company, partnership 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 (it being understood
that, based upon present ownership and management control, Remington
Licensing Corporation is not a "Subsidiary" of the Company). Unless
otherwise qualified, all references to a "Subsidiary" or to "Subsidiaries"
in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the
Company.
"Subsidiary Obligations": (i) the unpaid principal of, and interest
(including post-petition interest) on, the UK Revolving Credit Loans and
all other obligations and liabilities of the UK Borrower to the Agent, the
Issuing Bank and the Lenders, (ii) the unpaid principal of, and interest
(including post-petition interest) on, the German Revolving Credit Loans
and all other obligations and liabilities of the German Borrower to the
Agent and the Lenders, (iii) the unpaid principal of, and interest
(including post-petition interest) on, the Irish Revolving Credit Loans and
all other obligations and liabilities of the Irish Borrower to the Agent
and the Lenders and (iv) all Reimbursement Obligations of the Canadian
Borrower and all other obligations and liabilities of the Canadian Borrower
to the Agent and the Lenders, in each instance, 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 (including, without limitation, any amendment and restatement or
refinancing hereof), the Notes or any other Loan Document, or any other
document executed and delivered in connection therewith or herewith,
whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees,
indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all fees and
disbursements of counsel to the Agent or any Lender) or otherwise.
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"Syndication Agent": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"Termination Date": March 31, 2006.
"Tranche": the collective reference to Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling
LIBOR Loans under a single 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).
"Transferee": as defined in subsection 14.6(f).
"Type": as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan, a Eurocurrency Loan
or a Sterling LIBOR Loan.
"UCC": the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor statute), as in
effect from time to time, of the State of New York or of any other state
the laws of which are required to be applied with respect to the creation,
validity, perfection or priority of the Agent's Liens.
"UK Accounting Controls and Procedures Report": as defined in
subsection 9.23.
"UK Borrower": as defined in the preamble hereto.
"UK Commercial Letter of Credit": as defined in subsection 5A.1(b)(i).
"UK Debenture": the Guarantee and Debenture, dated as of the date
hereof, given by the UK Borrower in favor of the Agent, as the same may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"UK L/C Commitment": (pound)4,500,000 (of which (pound)3,000,000 shall
be used solely for the UK Overdraft Letter of Credit), as such amount may
be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"UK L/C Guaranty": an L/C Guaranty entered into pursuant to subsection
5A.1.
"UK L/C Obligations": at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (i)
the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired available amount of the then
outstanding UK Letters of Credit, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of
drawings under UK Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed
pursuant to subsection 5A.5(a) or pursuant to a payment made under a UK L/C
Guaranty and (iii) the aggregate amount of payments made under UK L/C
Guaranties which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to subsection
5A.5(a).
"UK Lender": any one or more of Fleet or any Affiliate thereof.
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"UK Letters of Credit": as defined in subsection 5A.1(b)(i).
"UK Overdraft Facility": the overdraft facility in the maximum amount
of (pound)3,000,000 to be provided by Fleet National Bank London Branch to
the UK Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the letter agreement, dated the date hereof, between such parties, as
the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
"UK Overdraft Letter of Credit": as defined in subsection 5A.1(a).
"UK Revolving Credit Commitment": the obligation of the UK Lender to
make UK Revolving Credit Loans to, and cause the issuance of UK Letters of
Credit for the account of, the UK Borrower hereunder in an aggregate
principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed
(pound)17,700,000 , as such amount may be reduced or increased from time to
time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
"UK Revolving Credit Exposure": at any date, (a) as to the UK Lender,
the amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all UK Revolving
Credit Loans then outstanding and the UK L/C Obligations then outstanding
and (b) as to any Lender, the amount equal to such Lender's Commitment
Percentage of the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of all UK L/C
Obligations and UK Revolving Credit Loans.
"UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation": as defined in subsection
5.3(a).
"UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee": as defined in subsection
5.3(f).
"UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement": as defined in subsection
5.3(b)(i).
"UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Amount": as defined in subsection
5.3(b)(ii).
"UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date": as defined in subsection
5.3(b)(i).
"UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Period": as defined in subsection
5.3(b)(i).
"UK Revolving Credit Loans": as defined in subsection 5.1.
"UK Revolving Credit Note": as defined in subsection 5.5(d).
"UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount": as defined in Seasonal Overadvances.
"UK Seasonal Overadvance Usage": as of any date of determination, the
amount, if any, by which the UK Revolving Credit Exposure exceeds the
Borrowing Base of the UK Borrower (with the Borrowing Base of the UK
Borrower deemed
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calculated for purposes of this defined term without giving effect to the
benefits of subclause (x)(c) of the first sentence of the defined term
Borrowing Base).
"UK Standby Letter of Credit": as defined in subsection 5A.1(b)(i).
"Unfunded German Revolving Credit Loan Participation": means in
respect of any Lender's German Revolving Credit Loan Participation in a
German Revolving Credit Loan, the principal amount of such German Revolving
Credit Loan Participation minus the amount of such Lender's Funded German
Revolving Credit Loan Participation in such German Revolving Credit Loan.
"Unfunded Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation": means in respect
of any Lender's Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation in an Irish
Revolving Credit Loan, the principal amount of such Irish Revolving Credit
Loan Participation minus the amount of such Lender's Funded Irish Revolving
Credit Loan Participation in such Irish Revolving Credit Loan.
"Unfunded UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation": means in respect of
any Lender's UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation in a UK Revolving
Credit Loan, the principal amount of such UK Revolving Credit Loan
Participation minus the amount of such Lender's Funded UK Revolving Credit
Loan Participation in such UK Revolving Credit Loan.
"Uniform Customs": the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary
Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No.
500, as the same may be amended from time to time and as may be succeeded
and adopted by any Issuing Bank.
"Vestar": Vestar Equity Partners, L.P.
"Vestar Management Agreement": the Management Agreement, dated as of
May 23, 1996 and as in effect on the Closing Date, among Vestar Capital
Partners, the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries, as the same may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance
with the provisions of subsection 10.11(b).
"Voting Stock": as defined in subsection 9.13(b).
"Withdrawal Liability": the liability to a Multiemployer Plan, as
defined in Section 4201 of ERISA.
"Work": as defined in subsection 14.8(f).
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions . Unless otherwise specified therein, all
terms defined in this Agreement shall have the same defined meanings when used
in any other Loan Document or any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto.
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(b) As used herein and in any other Loan Document, and any certificate or
other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise specified
herein or therein, accounting terms relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries
not defined in subsection 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in subsection
1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them
under GAAP.
(c) 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, subsection,
Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(e) For purposes of calculating amounts hereunder, any amount which is
owing or denominated in (i) Pounds Sterling, Euros or Canadian Dollars and
required to be paid or expressed in Dollars or (ii) Dollars and required to be
paid or expressed in Pounds Sterling, Euros or Canadian Dollars shall be
converted into Dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euros or Canadian Dollars, as the case
may be, at the exchange rate set forth on the date as of which such calculation
is made in The Wall Street Journal as the spot rate at which such currency can
be converted into Dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euros or Canadian Dollars, as the
case may be, (or, if no such rate is published, at any rate determined by the
Agent in its reasonable discretion).
(f) As used herein, the terms "corporation" and "limited liability company"
shall mean any business entity, regardless of structure (including, without
limitation, partnerships, limited liability companies and business trusts); the
terms "stockholders" and "members" with respect to any particular business
entity shall mean any Persons with ownership interests in such business entity,
regardless of structure; and references to particular types of organizational
documents of a particular business entity, such as a certificate of
incorporation and by-laws or a limited liability company agreement, shall mean
all organizational documents of such business entity, regardless of structure.
SECTION 2. THE DOMESTIC REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
2.1 Domestic Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make loans on a revolving credit basis
("Domestic Revolving Credit Loans") to the Company from time to time during the
Commitment Period; provided, that no Domestic Revolving Credit Loan shall be
made if, after giving effect to the making of such Loan and the simultaneous
application of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate amount of the Domestic
Revolving Credit Exposure of all the Lenders would exceed the lesser of (i) the
aggregate amount of the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders,
and (ii) the Borrowing Base of the Company then in effect. Amounts borrowed by
the Company under this subsection 2.1 may be repaid in whole or in part and, up
to but excluding the last day of the Commitment Period, reborrowed, all in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Domestic Revolving Credit
Loans shall be made in Dollars and may from time to time be
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(i) Eurocurrency Loans, (ii) ABR Loans or (iii) a combination thereof, as
determined by the Company and set forth in the notice of borrowing or notice of
conversion with respect thereto; provided that (x) no Eurocurrency Loan shall be
made after the day that is one month prior to the Termination Date and (y) any
Domestic Revolving Credit Loans to be made on the Closing Date shall be made
entirely as ABR Loans.
2.2 Procedure for Domestic Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing. The Company
shall give the Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the
Agent prior to 11:00 A.M., Eastern time, three Business Days prior to the
requested borrowing date, with respect to the part of the Domestic Revolving
Credit Loans that are to be initially Eurocurrency Loans or one Business Day
prior to the requested borrowing date, otherwise) requesting that the Lenders
make the Domestic Revolving Credit Loans specified in the notice of borrowing in
respect thereof on the requested borrowing date. Each borrowing of Domestic
Revolving Credit Loans shall be in an amount equal to (a) in the case of ABR
Loans, (x) $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if
the then aggregate undrawn amount of the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments
minus the Domestic Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders is less than
$500,000, such lesser amount), (y) the principal amount of Refunded Domestic
Swing Line Loans, if made pursuant to subsection 4.1(c), or (z) the amount set
forth in subsection 3.5(c), if made pursuant thereto, and (b) in the case of
Eurocurrency Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess
thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice of borrowing from the Company, the
Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of receipt of such notice of borrowing.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender will make the amount of
its pro rata share of each borrowing of Domestic Revolving Credit Loans
available to the Agent for the account of the Company at the office of the Agent
specified in subsection 14.2 prior to 12:00 Noon, Eastern time, on the borrowing
date requested by the Company in funds immediately available to the Agent. Such
borrowing will then be made available to the Company by the Agent crediting the
account of the Company on the books of such office with the aggregate of the
amounts made available to the Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received
by the Agent.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this subsection 2.2,
the Domestic Revolving Credit Loans to be borrowed on the Closing Date shall be
made by the Lenders upon same-day notice received by the Agent no later than
11:00 A.M. Eastern time on the Closing Date (or such later time on the Closing
Date as to which the Lenders may agree).
2.3 Repayment of Domestic Revolving Credit Loans . The Company hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, on
the Termination Date all amounts owing on account of the Domestic Revolving
Credit Loans.
(b) The Company hereby agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount of the Domestic Revolving Credit Loans from time to time outstanding from
the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the
dates, set forth in subsection 6.5.
2.4 Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its
usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Company to
such Lender
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resulting from each Domestic Revolving Credit Loan of such Lender from time to
time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such
Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(b) The Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to subsection 14.6(d),
and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the
amount of each Domestic Revolving Credit Loan made hereunder and each Interest
Period (if any) applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest
due and payable or to become due and payable from the Company to each Lender
under Domestic Revolving Credit Loans and (iii) the amount of any sum received
by the Agent from the Company in respect of principal of or interest on the
Domestic Revolving Credit Loans, and the amount of each Lender's share thereof.
(c) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender
maintained pursuant to subsection 2.4(a) shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations of the Company therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure
of any Lender or the Agent to maintain the Register or any such account, or any
error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Company to
repay (with applicable interest) the Domestic Revolving Credit Loans made to the
Company by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(d) The Company agrees that, upon the request to the Agent by any Lender,
the Company will execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note of the
Company evidencing the Domestic Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, with appropriate insertions as to date
and principal amount (a "Domestic Revolving Credit Note").
2.5 Use of Proceeds of Domestic Revolving Credit Loans. The Domestic
Revolving Credit Loans shall be used on the Closing Date to repay existing
Indebtedness of the Borrowers under the Chase Credit Facility and to pay fees
and expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
to occur hereunder and thereafter from time to time (but subject to clause (e)
of the definition of Seasonal Overadvances) for working capital and general
corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries permitted hereunder
(except any purchase, lease or other acquisition of all or substantially all of
the Capital Stock or assets of any entity (other than any Subsidiary) or any
division thereof).
SECTION 2A. INCREASE IN THE AGGREGATE
REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS
2A.1 Increase in the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrowers
may, at any time but in any event not more than once in any calendar year, by
written notice to the Agent, request that the Agent consent to an increase of
the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders (a "Commitment
Increase") to be effective as of a date that is at least 90 days prior to the
scheduled Termination Date then in effect (the "Increase Date") as specified in
the related notice to the Agent (and which Increase Date shall be no more than
60 days after the Agent's receipt of such notice); provided, however, that (i)
no Default or Event of
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Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date of such request or
as of the applicable Increase Date, or shall occur as a result thereof, (ii)
nothing contained herein shall require the Agent to consent to such request,
(iii) the Borrowers shall have provided evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent that the Loans and other Indebtedness to be incurred under the aggregate
Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders as so increased shall be permitted
to be incurred under the Indenture and (iv) the Agent may only consent to such a
request with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders. The Agent shall
promptly inform the Lenders of any such request made by the Borrowers. The Agent
shall respond to any such request by the Borrowers within 30 days of receipt of
such request and the failure to respond within such 30 days shall be deemed a
refusal. The aggregate amount of the Commitment Increases during the term of
this Agreement shall not exceed $50,000,000 and any such Commitment Increase
shall be in the minimum amount of $10,000,000 or any integral multiple of
$5,000,000 in excess thereof.
(b) In the event that the Agent consents to such a request, the Borrowers
shall promptly provide the Lenders with the following information: (i) the
proposed amount of such requested Commitment Increase, (ii) the proposed
Increase Date and (iii) the date by which any such Lenders wishing to
participate in the Commitment Increase must commit to participating in the
Commitment Increase (the "Commitment Date"). The Borrowers shall provide a copy
of such notice to the Agent. Each Lender that is willing to participate in such
requested Commitment Increase shall give written notice to the Agent on or prior
to the Commitment Date of the amount by which it is willing to participate in
the Commitment Increase. Nothing contained herein shall obligate any Lender to
participate in any Commitment Increase. If the Lenders notify the Agent that
they are willing to participate in the Commitment Increase by an aggregate
amount that exceeds the amount of the requested Commitment Increase, the
requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among the Lenders willing to
participate therein in such amounts as are agreed between the Borrowers and the
Agent. If the aggregate amount by which the Lenders are willing to participate
in any requested Commitment Increase on any such Commitment Date is less than
the requested Commitment Increase, then the Borrowers may request that any one
or more Eligible Transferees participate in any portion of the requested
Commitment Increase that has not been committed to by the Lenders as of the
applicable Commitment Date in amounts as are agreed between the Borrowers and
the Agent.
(c) On each Increase Date, (i) each Eligible Transferee that accepts an
offer to participate in a requested Commitment Increase in accordance with
subsection 2A.1(b) shall become a Lender party to this Agreement as of such
Increase Date and (ii) each Lender that increases its Revolving Credit
Commitment hereunder in accordance with subsection 2A.1(b) will have its
Revolving Credit Commitment increased by the amount allocated to such Lender
pursuant to subsection 2A.1(b) as of such Increase Date; provided, however, that
the Agent shall have (x) approved of the amount of the Commitment Increase and
any other terms and conditions relating to the Commitment Increase and (y)
received on or before such Increase Date the following, each dated such date:
(i) (A) certified copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors or
the Management Committee of the Borrowers approving the Commitment Increase
and the
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corresponding modifications to this Agreement and (B) an opinion of counsel
for the Borrowers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent;
(ii) an assumption agreement from each Eligible Transferee
participating in the Commitment Increase, if any, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Agent (each, an
"Assumption Agreement"), duly executed by such Eligible Transferee, the
Agent and the Borrowers;
(iii) confirmation from each Lender participating in the Commitment
Increase of the increase in the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers and the
Agent; and
(iv) an amendment to this Agreement, duly executed by the Agent, the
Borrowers, the requisite Lenders and any Eligible Transferee participating
in the Commitment Increase.
On each Increase Date, upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence of this subsection 2A.1(c), the Agent shall
notify the Lenders, any Eligible Transferees participating in the Commitment
Increase and the Borrowers, on or before 1:00 P.M. Eastern time, by telecopier
or telex, of the occurrence of the Commitment Increase to be effected on such
Increase Date and shall record in the Register the relevant information with
respect to each Lender increasing its Revolving Credit Commitment and each
Eligible Transferee participating in such Commitment Increase on such date.
SECTION 3. DOMESTIC LETTER OF CREDIT SUB-FACILITY
3.1 Domestic L/C Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
the Agent agrees to (i) cause the Issuing Bank to issue letters of credit for
the account of the Company on any Business Day during the Commitment Period in
such form as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Bank and (ii) enter
into L/C Guaranties in accordance with this Section 3.1 from time to time during
the term of this Agreement to support the reimbursement obligations of the
Company in respect of such letters of credit; provided that no Domestic Letter
of Credit shall be issued and no L/C Guaranty shall be entered into with respect
to any Domestic Letter of Credit, if after giving effect thereto (i) the
aggregate amount of the Domestic Revolving Credit Exposure of all the Lenders
would exceed the lesser of (A) the aggregate amount of the Domestic Revolving
Credit Commitments of all Lenders or (B) the Borrowing Base of the Company then
in effect or (ii) the aggregate amount of the Domestic L/C Obligations would
exceed the Domestic L/C Commitment then in effect.
(b) Each Domestic Letter of Credit shall:
(i) be denominated in Dollars (other than in the case of the letters
of credit issued for the benefit of Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx and Danzas
Logistics GmbH (or if agreed to by the Agent acting reasonably, for the
benefit of a German bank, which in turn, shall issue a letter of credit for
the benefit of Danzas Logistics GmbH) (each, a "Foreign Currency
Denominated Domestic Letter of Credit"), which may be issued in
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Pounds Sterling and Euros, respectively, in an aggregate amount not to
exceed 400,000 Pounds Sterling and 350,000 Euros, respectively) and shall
be either (A) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, to provide
credit support for workers' compensation, other insurance programs and
other lawful corporate purposes (a "Domestic Standby Letter of Credit") or
(B) a commercial letter of credit issued in respect of the purchase of
goods and services in the ordinary course of business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries (a "Domestic Commercial Letter of Credit"; together with
the Domestic Standby Letters of Credit, the "Domestic Letters of Credit");
and
(ii) expire no later than (x) 365 days after its date of issuance in
the case of any Domestic Standby Letter of Credit and (y) 180 days after
its date of issuance in the case of any Domestic Commercial Letter of
Credit, and in any event no Domestic Letter of Credit shall expire later
than 5 Business Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that unless
the Agent on behalf of the Issuing Bank notifies the Company not less than
30 days prior to the expiry of such Domestic Letter of Credit that the
Issuing Bank is not willing to extend it, any such Domestic Letter of
Credit may by its terms be automatically extended for periods of one year
(180 days in the case of Domestic Commercial Letters of Credit) from the
current or any future expiration date thereof (but not to any date which is
later than 5 Business Days prior to the Termination Date).
(c) Each Domestic Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform
Customs and in the case of a Domestic Standby Letter of Credit (unless,
with respect to any Foreign Currency Denominated Domestic Letter of Credit,
otherwise agreed to by the Issuing Bank and the beneficiary of such Letter
of Credit), to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State
of New York and in the case of a Domestic Commercial Letter of Credit
(unless otherwise agreed to by the Issuing Bank and the beneficiary of such
Letter of Credit), to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of
the State of New York.
(d) No Issuing Bank shall at any time be obligated to issue a Domestic
Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause
the Issuing Bank or any Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any
applicable Requirement of Law.
3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Domestic Letters of Credit under this
Agreement. The Company may from time to time request that the Agent cause the
Issuing Bank to issue a Domestic Letter of Credit by delivering to the
Agent(which shall deliver to the Issuing Bank) at its address listed in
subsection 14.2 or otherwise notified to the Company an Application therefor,
completed to the satisfaction of the Issuing Bank, and such other certificates,
documents and other papers and information as the Issuing Bank may reasonably
request. Upon receipt by the Agent of any Application, and subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, the Agent shall cause the Issuing Bank to process such
Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information
delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with the customary
procedures of the Issuing Bank and the Agent shall (i) cause the Issuing Bank to
promptly issue the Domestic Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event
shall the Issuing Bank be required to issue the requested Domestic Letter of
Credit earlier than five Business Days after its receipt of the Application
therefor and all such other certificates,
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documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the
original of such Domestic Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as
otherwise may be agreed by the Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Company and (ii)
enter into an L/C Guaranty with respect to such Domestic Letter of Credit. The
Issuing Bank shall advise the Agent of the terms of the Domestic Letter of
Credit on the date of issuance thereof and shall promptly thereafter furnish
copies thereof and each amendment thereto to the Company and the Agent. The
Agent shall, with the cooperation of the Issuing Bank and the Company, prepare
and distribute to the Lenders a quarterly summary setting forth issuances,
cancellations, extensions and changes in available amounts of Domestic Letters
of Credit.
3.3 Fees, Commissions and Other Charges. (a) The Company shall pay to the
Agent (through its Treasury and International Services Group) a fee equal to 1.5
percent (1.5%) per annum (or 3.5 percent (3.5%) per annum at any time when any
of the Borrowers is paying interest at the rates set forth in subsection 6.5(e)
hereof) of the available amount of any Domestic Letter of Credit outstanding
from time to time during the term of this Agreement. Such fee shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on the first calendar day of each April, July, October and
January to occur after the date of issuance of such Domestic Letter of Credit
and on the expiration date of such Domestic Letter of Credit and shall be
payable on demand after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is
continuing and shall be nonrefundable. A portion of such fee equal to one
quarter of one percent (1/4 of 1%) per annum of the available amount of such
Domestic Letter of Credit outstanding from time to time shall be payable to the
Agent for its own account and the remainder of such fee shall be payable to the
Lenders pro rata according to their respective Commitment Percentages.
(b) In addition to the foregoing fees and commissions, the Company shall
(i) pay or reimburse the Issuing Bank (through the Agent) for its own account
for such normal and customary fees, costs and expenses as are incurred or
charged by the Issuing Bank in issuing, effecting payment under, amending or
otherwise administering and processing such Domestic Letter of Credit and (ii)
pay the Issuing Bank (through the Agent) for its own account such other fees as
shall be agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Company.
(c) The Agent shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute to
the Issuing Bank and the Lenders all fees and commissions received by the Agent
for their respective accounts pursuant to this subsection.
3.4 L/C Guaranty Participations. (a) To induce the Agent to (i) cause the
Issuing Bank to issue Domestic Letters of Credit hereunder and (ii) enter into
L/C Guaranties with respect to Domestic Letters of Credit, each L/C Participant
irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from
the Agent, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C
Participant's own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to such L/C
Participant's Commitment Percentage in the Agent's obligations and rights under
each L/C Guaranty issued in connection with any Domestic Letter of Credit. Each
L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with the Agent that it
shall be directly and unconditionally obligated to the Agent to reimburse the
Agent, upon demand and without setoff or deduction of any kind or nature, for
making any payment under any Domestic L/C Guaranty
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in an amount equal to such L/C Participant's Commitment Percentage multiplied by
the amount of such payment made by the Agent under such L/C Guaranty.
(b) If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to the Agent
pursuant to subsection 3.4(a) in respect of any payment made by the Agent under
any Domestic L/C Guaranty is not paid to the Agent on the date such payment is
due from such L/C Participant, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Agent on
demand an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily
average Federal Funds Effective Rate, as quoted by the Agent, during the period
from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such
payment is immediately available to the Agent, times (iii) a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the
denominator of which is 360. A certificate of the Agent submitted to any L/C
Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this subsection shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(c) Whenever, at any time after the Agent has made payment under any
Domestic L/C Guaranty and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata
share of such payment in accordance with subsection 3.4(a), the Agent receives
any payment from the Company on account of reimbursement obligations in respect
of such payment under such L/C Guaranty (whether directly from the Company or
otherwise, including by way of set-off or proceeds of collateral applied thereto
by the Agent), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Agent shall
distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided,
however, that in the event that any such payment received by the Agent shall be
required to be returned by the Agent, such L/C Participant shall return to the
Agent the portion thereof previously distributed by the Agent to it.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be required to purchase
a participating interest in the Agent's obligations and rights under a Domestic
L/C Guaranty if, prior to the issuance by the Agent of such L/C Guaranty, the
Agent has received written notice from such Lender specifying that such Lender
believes in good faith that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
describing the nature of such Event of Default and stating that, as a result
thereof, such Lender shall cease to purchase such participating interests;
provided that the obligation of such Lender to purchase such participating
interests shall be reinstated upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date upon
which such Lender notifies the Agent that its prior notice has been withdrawn
and (ii) the date upon which the Event of Default specified in such notice no
longer is continuing (it being understood that, in the event that such Event of
Default was not continuing at the time that the Agent received such notice, such
Lender shall be obligated to purchase such participating interest promptly upon
discovery that its good faith belief was erroneous).
3.5 Reimbursement Obligations. (a) The Company agrees to reimburse the (i)
Issuing Bank (through the Agent) for any draw under any Domestic Letter of
Credit and (ii) Agent for any payment made under any Domestic L/C Guaranty, in
each instance, immediately upon demand, and to pay the Issuing Bank (through the
Agent) or the Agent, as the case may be, the amount of all other obligations and
other amounts payable to such Issuing Bank or the Agent under or in connection
with any Domestic Letter of Credit or Domestic L/C Guaranty immediately when
due, irrespective of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which
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the Company may have at any time against such issuer or any other Person;
provided that, if the Issuing Bank (through the Agent) or the Agent, as the case
may be, shall notify the Company of a drawing or payment after 2:00 P.M.,
Eastern time, on the date of any drawing under a Domestic Letter of Credit or
payment under a Domestic L/C Guaranty (as appropriate), the Company will not be
required to reimburse the Issuing Bank or the Agent, as the case may be, until
the next Business Day and, until such reimbursement is so required, the amount
of such drawing or payment shall be deemed to be a Domestic Revolving Credit
Loan which is an ABR Loan hereunder in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (c) below. Each such payment shall be made to the Agent (for the
account of the Issuing Bank or the Agent, as the case may be) at its address for
notices specified herein in lawful money of the United States of America (or in
Pounds Sterling or Euros (as appropriate), in the case of reimbursement of any
drawing or payment under any Foreign Currency Denominated Domestic Letter of
Credit or related Domestic L/C Guaranty) and in immediately available funds.
(b) Interest shall be payable on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by
the Company under this subsection from the date such amounts become payable
(whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) until payment in full
at the per annum rate which is 2% above the rate payable with respect to ABR
Loans from time to time.
(c) Each notice of a drawing under any Domestic Letter of Credit or a
payment under any Domestic L/C Guaranty shall constitute a request by the
Company for a borrowing pursuant to subsection 2.2 of Domestic Revolving Credit
Loans which are ABR Loans in the amount of such drawing or payment, as the case
may be, plus any amounts payable pursuant to subsection 3.5(a)(ii) in respect of
such drawing or payment (which amounts, if with respect to any Foreign Currency
Denominated Domestic Letter of Credit and denominated in Pounds Sterling or
Euros, shall be converted to Dollars on the borrowing date of the related
Domestic Revolving Credit Loans to be made to pay such amounts). The borrowing
date with respect to such borrowing shall be the date of such drawing or
payment, as the case may be.
(d) The Agent shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute to
the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as the case may be, all amounts received by the
Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as the case may be,
pursuant to this subsection.
3.6 Obligations Absolute. (a) The obligations of each Lender to make
payments to the Agent with respect to its participation in any Domestic L/C
Guaranty and the obligations of the Company under this Section 3 shall be
absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of
any set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment which any Lender or the Company
may have or have had against the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any beneficiary of a
Domestic Letter of Credit.
(b) The Company hereby agrees with the Agent on behalf of the Issuing Bank
and itself that neither the Issuing Bank nor the Agent shall be responsible for,
and the Company's Reimbursement Obligations under subsection 3.5(a) shall not be
affected by, among other things, (i) the validity or genuineness of documents or
of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents or endorsements shall in
fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged; provided, that, in respect of
Reimbursement Obligations owing to the Issuing Bank relating to a
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drawing under a Domestic Letter of Credit made with such documents or
endorsements, reliance upon such documents or endorsements by the Issuing Bank
shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing
Bank or (ii) any dispute between or among the Company and any beneficiary of any
Domestic Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Domestic Letter of
Credit may be transferred or (iii) any claims whatsoever of the Company or any
Subsidiary against any beneficiary of such Domestic Letter of Credit or any such
transferee.
(c) Neither the Issuing Bank nor the Agent shall be liable for any error,
omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any
message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Domestic Letter
of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, except, in the case of the Issuing Bank,
for errors or omissions caused by the Issuing Bank's gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
(d) The Company agrees that any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Bank
or by the Agent on behalf of the Issuing Bank under or in connection with any
Domestic Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank or the related drafts or
documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and
in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Customs, shall
be binding on the Company and shall not result in any liability on the part of
the Issuing Bank or the Agent, as the case may be, to the Company or any
Subsidiary.
(e) Domestic Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented for
payment to the Issuing Bank under any Domestic Letter of Credit issued by it,
the Agent shall cause the Issuing Bank to notify the Company thereof in
accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Customs. The responsibility of the
Issuing Bank to the Company in connection with any draft presented for payment
under any Domestic Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank shall, in
addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Domestic
Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each
draft) delivered under such Domestic Letter of Credit in connection with such
presentment are in substantial conformity with such Domestic Letter of Credit.
3.7 Application. To the extent that any provision of any Application
related to any Domestic Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of
this Section 3, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply.
SECTION 4. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF DOMESTIC SWING LINE SUB-FACILITY
4.1 Domestic Swing Line Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Domestic Swing Line Lender agrees to make swing line
loans (individually, a "Domestic Swing Line Loan"; collectively, the "Domestic
Swing Line Loans") to the Company under the Revolving Credit Commitments from
time to time during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at
any one time outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000; provided that no Domestic
Swing Line Loan shall be made if, after giving effect to the making of such
Domestic Swing Line Loan and the simultaneous application of the proceeds
thereof, the aggregate amount of the Domestic Revolving Credit Exposure of all
the Lenders
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would exceed the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of the Domestic Revolving
Credit Commitments of all Lenders and (ii) the Borrowing Base of the Company
then in effect. Amounts borrowed by the Company under this subsection 4.1 may be
repaid in whole or in part and, up to but excluding the last day of the
Commitment Period, reborrowed, all in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof. All Domestic Swing Line Loans shall be made in Dollars as ABR Loans and
shall not be entitled to be converted into Eurocurrency Loans. The Company shall
give the Domestic Swing Line Lender irrevocable notice (which notice must be
received by the Domestic Swing Line Lender prior to 11:00 A.M., Eastern time) on
the requested borrowing date specifying the amount of each requested Domestic
Swing Line Loan, which shall be in a minimum amount of $100,000 or a whole
multiple thereof. The proceeds of each Domestic Swing Line Loan will be made
available by the Domestic Swing Line Lender to the Company by crediting the
account of the Company designated to the Domestic Swing Line Lender with such
proceeds.
(b) The Company hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Domestic
Swing Line Lender on the Termination Date all amounts owing on account of the
Domestic Swing Line Loans. The Domestic Swing Line Loans shall be evidenced by a
promissory note of the Company substantially in the form of Exhibit A-6, with
appropriate insertions (the "Domestic Swing Line Note"), payable to the order of
the Domestic Swing Line Lender and representing the obligation of the Company to
pay the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Domestic Swing Line Loans, with
interest thereon as prescribed in subsection 6.5. The Domestic Swing Line Lender
is hereby authorized to record the borrowing date, the amount of each Domestic
Swing Line Loan and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of
principal thereof on the schedule annexed to and constituting a part of the
Domestic Swing Line Note and, in the absence of manifest error, any such
recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the
information so recorded; provided that the failure of the Domestic Swing Line
Lender to make such recordation (or any error in such recordation) shall not
affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or under such Note. The Domestic
Swing Line Note shall (a) be dated the Closing Date, (b) be stated to mature on
the Termination Date and (c) bear interest for the period from the Closing Date
on the unpaid principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding at the
applicable interest rate per annum determined as provided in, and payable as
specified in, subsection 6.5.
(c) The Domestic Swing Line Lender, at any time in its sole and absolute
discretion, may, on behalf of the Company (which hereby irrevocably directs the
Domestic Swing Line Lender to act on its behalf), request each Lender, including
Fleet, to make a Domestic Revolving Credit Loan in an amount equal to such
Lender's Commitment Percentage multiplied by the aggregate amount of the
Domestic Swing Line Loans (the "Refunded Domestic Swing Line Loans") outstanding
on the date such notice is given. Unless any of the events described in
paragraph (g) or (h) of Section 12 shall have occurred with respect to the
Company (in which event the procedures of paragraph (d) of this subsection 4.1
shall apply), each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Domestic Revolving
Credit Loan available to the Domestic Swing Line Lender for its own account at
the office specified for Fleet in subsection 14.2 prior to 11:00 A.M., Eastern
time, in funds immediately available on the Business Day next succeeding the
date such notice is given. The proceeds of such Domestic Revolving Credit Loans
shall be immediately applied to repay the Refunded Domestic Swing Line Loans.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Domestic Swing
Line Lender shall (unless any of the events described in paragraph (g) or (h) of
Section 12 shall have occurred with respect to the Company) request each Lender
to make such a Domestic Revolving Credit Loan for the purpose of refunding
outstanding Domestic Swing Line Loans not less frequently than every 15 days.
(d) If, prior to the making of a Domestic Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to
paragraph (c) of subsection 4.1, one of the events described in paragraph (g) or
(h) of Section 12 shall have occurred with respect to the Company, each Lender
will, on the date such Domestic Revolving Credit Loan was to have been made,
purchase an undivided participating interest in the Refunded Domestic Swing Line
Loans in an amount equal to its Commitment Percentage multiplied by the
aggregate amount of such Refunded Domestic Swing Line Loans. Each Lender will
immediately transfer to the Domestic Swing Line Lender, in immediately available
funds, the amount of its participation and upon receipt thereof the Domestic
Swing Line Lender will deliver to such Lender a Domestic Swing Line Loan
Participation Certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such
amount.
(e) Whenever, at any time after the Domestic Swing Line Lender has received
from any Lender such Lender's participating interest in a Refunded Domestic
Swing Line Loan pursuant to paragraph (d) above, the Domestic Swing Line Lender
receives any payment on account thereof, the Domestic Swing Line Lender will
distribute to such Lender its participating interest in such amount
(appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period
of time during which such Lender's participating interest was outstanding and
funded) in like funds as received; provided, however, that in the event that
such payment received by the Domestic Swing Line Lender is required to be
returned, such Lender will return to the Domestic Swing Line Lender any portion
thereof previously distributed by the Domestic Swing Line Lender to it in like
funds as such payment is required to be returned by the Domestic Swing Line
Lender.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be required to make a
Domestic Revolving Credit Loan to the Company for the purpose of refunding a
Domestic Swing Line Loan pursuant to paragraph (c) above or to purchase a
participating interest in a Domestic Swing Line Loan pursuant to paragraph (d)
above if, prior to the making by the Domestic Swing Line Lender of such Domestic
Swing Line Loan, the Domestic Swing Line Lender has received written notice from
such Lender specifying that such Lender believes in good faith that an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the nature of such Event of
Default and stating that, as a result thereof, such Lender shall cease to make
such Domestic Revolving Credit Loans or purchase such participating interests,
as the case may be; provided that the obligation of such Lender to make such
Domestic Revolving Credit Loans and to purchase such participating interests
shall be reinstated upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date upon which such
Lender notifies the Domestic Swing Line Lender that its prior notice has been
withdrawn and (ii) the date upon which the Event of Default specified in such
notice no longer is continuing (it being understood that, in the event that such
Event of Default was not continuing at the time that the Domestic Swing Line
Lender received such notice, such Lender shall be obligated to make its Domestic
Revolving Credit Loan or purchase its participating
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interest in such Domestic Swing Line Loan promptly upon discovery that its good
faith belief was erroneous).
4.2 Participations. Each Lender's obligation to make Domestic Revolving
Credit Loans pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 4.1 or to purchase
participating interests pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 4.1 shall
(except to the extent expressly set forth in subsection 4.1(c), (d) or (f)) be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including, without limitation, (a) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Domestic Swing
Line Lender, the Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (b) the
occurrence or continuance of an Event of Default or any other failure to satisfy
any condition precedent to borrowing under Section 8; (c) any adverse change in
the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or any other Person; (d)
any breach of this Agreement by the Company or any other Lender; (e) the amount
of the Borrowing Base of the Company in effect on the date of such purchase; or
(f) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not
similar to any of the foregoing.
4.3 Use of Proceeds of Domestic Swing Line Loans. The proceeds of the
Domestic Swing Line Loans hereunder shall be used by the Company for any purpose
for which the proceeds of Domestic Revolving Credit Loans may be used.
SECTION 5. THE UK REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
5.1 UK Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
the UK Lender agrees to make loans on a revolving credit basis ("UK Revolving
Credit Loans") to the UK Borrower from time to time during the Commitment
Period; provided that no UK Revolving Credit Loan shall be made if, after giving
effect to the making of such Loan and the simultaneous application of the
proceeds thereof, the aggregate amount of the UK Revolving Credit Exposure would
exceed the lesser of (i) the amount of the UK Revolving Credit Commitment and
(ii) the Borrowing Base of the UK Borrower then in effect. Amounts borrowed by
the UK Borrower under this subsection 5.1 may be repaid in whole or in part and,
up to but including the day that is one month prior to the Termination Date,
reborrowed, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The UK
Revolving Credit Loans shall be made in Pounds Sterling and shall be Sterling
LIBOR Loans; provided that (x) no UK Revolving Credit Loans may be made prior to
the date which is three Business Days after the Closing Date (unless otherwise
agreed to by the Agent), (y) until such time as the UK Lender is a Qualified UK
Lender no Interest Period for a UK Revolving Credit Loan shall be for a period
of greater than one month (except for the Interest Period with respect to the
first UK Revolving Credit Loan made under this Agreement, with respect to which
the Interest Period may be for up to three months) and (z) no UK Revolving
Credit Loans shall be made after the day that is one month prior to the
Termination Date.
5.2 Procedure for UK Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing. The UK Borrower shall
give the Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Agent
prior to 10:00 A.M., Eastern time, three Business Days prior to the requested
borrowing date) requesting that the UK Lender make the UK Revolving Credit Loans
specified in the notice of borrowing
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in respect thereof on the requested borrowing date. Each borrowing of UK
Revolving Credit Loans shall be in an amount equal to(pound)250,000 or a whole
multiple of(pound)100,000 in excess thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice of
borrowing from the UK Borrower, the Agent shall promptly notify the UK Lender of
receipt of such notice of borrowing. Such borrowing will then be made available
to the UK Borrower by the Agent crediting the account of the UK Borrower on the
books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the
Agent by the UK Lender and in like funds as received by the Agent.
5.3 UK Revolving Credit Loans and UK Revolving Credit Loan Participations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all UK Revolving
Credit Loans shall be made solely by the UK Lender. However, each other Lender
(a "Participating Lender") shall be irrevocably and unconditionally deemed to
purchase and acquire, and the UK Lender shall be deemed to sell to each such
Participating Lender, without recourse or any representation or warranty
whatsoever, an undivided interest and participation (a "UK Revolving Credit Loan
Participation") in each UK Revolving Credit Loan. The amount of the UK Revolving
Credit Loan Participation purchased by each Participating Lender in each UK
Revolving Credit Loan shall be equal to such Lender's Commitment Percentage of
such UK Revolving Credit Loan. Such purchase and sale of a UK Revolving Credit
Loan Participation shall be deemed to occur automatically upon the making by the
UK Lender of a UK Revolving Credit Loan, without any further notice to any
Lender. The purchase price payable by each Participating Lender for each UK
Revolving Credit Loan Participation purchased by it shall be equal to 100% of
the principal amount of such UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation (i.e., 100%
of the product of (i) the amount of the UK Revolving Credit Loan and (ii) such
Lender's Commitment Percentage), and such purchase price shall be payable by
each Participating Lender to the UK Lender in accordance with the settlement
procedure set forth in subsection 5.3(b) below. The UK Lender and the Agent
shall record on their books the amount of the UK Revolving Credit Loans and each
Lender's UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation and Funded UK Revolving Credit
Loan Participation therein, all payments in respect thereof and interest accrued
thereon and all payments made by and to each Participating Lender pursuant to
this subsection 5.3.
(b) Settlement Procedures for UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation. Each
Lender's UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation in the UK Revolving Credit Loans
shall be equal to its Commitment Percentage. However, in order to facilitate the
administration of the UK Revolving Credit Loans and the UK Revolving Credit Loan
Participations, settlement between the UK Lender and the Participating Lenders
with regard to the Participating Lenders' UK Revolving Credit Loan
Participations shall take place in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) The UK Lender and the Participating Lenders shall settle (a "UK
Revolving Credit Loan Settlement") by payments in respect of the UK
Revolving Credit Loan Participations as follows. So long as any UK
Revolving Credit Loans are outstanding, UK Revolving Credit Loan
Settlements shall be effected through the Agent on such Business Days as
the UK Lender or the Agent shall specify by a notice by telecopy, telephone
or similar form of notice to each Participating Lender requesting such UK
Revolving Credit Loan Settlement (each such date on which a UK Revolving
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Credit Loan Settlement occurs herein called a "UK Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Date"), such notice to be delivered no later than 11:00 A.M.
Eastern time on the requested UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date;
provided that neither the UK Lender nor the Agent shall specify a UK
Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date prior to the occurrence of a Default.
If on any UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date the total principal
amount of the UK Revolving Credit Loans made or deemed made by the UK
Lender during the period ending on (but excluding) such UK Revolving Credit
Loan Settlement Date and commencing on (and including) the immediately
preceding UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date (or the Closing Date in
the case of the period ending on the first UK Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Date) (each such period herein called a "UK Revolving Credit
Loan Settlement Period") is greater than the principal amount of UK
Revolving Credit Loans repaid during such UK Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Period, each Participating Lender shall pay to the UK Lender
(through the Agent), no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern time on such UK
Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date, an amount equal to such
Participating Lender's Commitment Percentage of the amount of such excess.
If in any UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Period the outstanding
principal amount of the UK Revolving Credit Loans repaid to the UK Lender
in such period exceeds the total principal amount of the UK Revolving
Credit Loans made or deemed made by the UK Lender during such period, the
UK Lender shall pay to each Participating Lender (through the Agent) on
such UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date an amount equal to such
Participating Lender's Commitment Percentage of such excess. In addition,
on each UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date the UK Lender shall pay to
each Participating Lender, to the extent received from the Borrowers or
Guarantors, such Participating Lender's pro rata share of the interest paid
on the UK Revolving Credit Loans during the UK Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Period ending on such UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date,
such pro rata share to be equal to the percentage which the average daily
outstanding amount of such Participating Lender's Funded UK Revolving
Credit Loan Participation for the period for which such interest is paid
bears to the average daily amount of the total outstanding principal amount
of the UK Revolving Credit Loans during such period. UK Revolving Credit
Loan Settlements in respect of UK Revolving Credit Loans shall be made in
Pounds Sterling on the UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date for such UK
Revolving Credit Loans.
(ii) If any Participating Lender fails to pay to the UK Lender on any
UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date the full amount required to be
paid by such Participating Lender to the UK Lender on such UK Revolving
Credit Loan Settlement Date in respect of such Participating Lender's UK
Revolving Credit Loan Participation (such Participating Lender's "UK
Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Amount"), the UK Lender shall be entitled
to recover such unpaid amount from such Participating Lender, together with
interest thereon in Pounds Sterling at the Sterling Base Rate for the first
three (3) days from and after the UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date
and thereafter at the interest rate then applicable to the relevant UK
Revolving Credit Loans. Without limiting the UK Lender's rights to recover
from any Participating Lender any unpaid UK Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Amount payable by such Participating Lender, the UK Lender and
the Agent shall also be entitled to withhold from amounts
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otherwise payable to such Participating Lender an amount equal to such
Participating Lender's unpaid UK Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Amount
and apply such withheld amount to the payment of any unpaid UK Revolving
Credit Loan Settlement Amount owing by such Participating Lender.
(iii) If there occurs any Event of Default, and so long as such Event
of Default continues, each Participating Lender shall also pay to the UK
Lender upon demand by the UK Lender an amount equal to the difference
between (i) such Participating Lender's Commitment Percentage of interest
accrued and unpaid on the UK Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) interest
accrued and unpaid on such Participating Lender's Funded UK Revolving
Credit Loan Participation. Upon such payment, such Participating Lender
shall be entitled to receive, as and when paid by the Borrowers or their
Subsidiaries or recovered from their assets, such Participating Lender's
share, equal to its Commitment Percentage, of all payments of interest
accrued on the UK Revolving Credit Loans. Amounts payable under this
paragraph (iii) shall be paid in Pounds Sterling on the date payment is
required to be made hereunder.
(c) Obligations Irrevocable. The obligations of each Lender to purchase
from the UK Lender a participation in each UK Revolving Credit Loan made by the
UK Lender and to make payments to the UK Lender with respect to such
participation, as provided herein, shall be irrevocable and not subject to any
qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the following
circumstances:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents, or of any UK Revolving Credit Loans, against any
Borrower or any Guarantor;
(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which
the UK Borrower or any other Borrower or Guarantor may have at any time in
respect of any UK Revolving Credit Loans;
(iii) any application or misapplication of any proceeds of any UK
Revolving Credit Loans;
(iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for any UK Revolving
Credit Loans;
(v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(vi) the commencement or pendency of any events specified in
subsection 12(g) or (h) in respect of the UK Borrower, the Company or any
Subsidiary thereof, any other Guarantor or any other Person; or
(vii) the failure to satisfy the applicable conditions precedent set
forth in Section 8.
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(d) Recovery or Avoidance of Payments. In the event any payment by or on
behalf of the UK Borrower, the Company or any Subsidiary thereof received by the
UK Lender or the Agent with respect to any UK Revolving Credit Loans is
thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered from the UK Lender or the Agent in
connection with any receivership, liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding, the
Participating Lenders shall, upon demand by the UK Lender or the Agent, pay to
the UK Lender (through the Agent) or the Agent, as applicable, the Participating
Lenders' respective Commitment Percentage of such amount set aside, avoided or
recovered, together with interest at the rate required to be paid by the UK
Lender or the Agent upon the amount required to be repaid by it.
(e) Indemnification by Lenders. The Participating Lenders agree to
indemnify the UK Lender (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers or the
Guarantors and without limiting the obligations of the Borrowers or the
Guarantors hereunder or under any other Loan Document) ratably in accordance
with their respective Commitment Percentage, for any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses (including attorneys' fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature
whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the UK Lender
in any way relating to or arising out of any UK Revolving Credit Loans or any
action taken or omitted by the UK Lender in connection therewith; provided that
no Participating Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent
it arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the UK Lender.
Without limiting the foregoing, each Participating Lender agrees to reimburse
the UK Lender promptly upon demand for such Participating Lender's share (which
shall be equal to its Commitment Percentage) of any costs or expenses payable by
the UK Borrower to the UK Lender in respect of the UK Revolving Credit Loans to
the extent that the UK Lender is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and
expenses by the Borrowers or Guarantors. The agreement contained in this
subsection 5.3(e) shall survive payment in full of all UK Revolving Credit
Loans.
(f) UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee. In consideration for each
Lender's participation in the UK Revolving Credit Loans, the UK Lender agrees to
pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender, as and when the UK Lender
receives payment of interest on such UK Revolving Credit Loans, a fee (the "UK
Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee") at a rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Margin on such UK Revolving Credit Loans minus 0.25% (25 basis
points) on the Unfunded UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation of such Lender in
such UK Revolving Credit Loans. The UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee
in respect of any Unfunded UK Revolving Credit Loan Participation in a UK
Revolving Credit Loan shall be payable to the Agent (in Pounds Sterling) when
interest on such UK Revolving Credit Loan is received by the UK Lender. If the
UK Lender does not receive payment in full of such interest, the UK Revolving
Credit Loan Participation Fee in respect of the Unfunded UK Revolving Credit
Loan Participation in such UK Revolving Credit Loan shall be reduced
proportionately. Any amounts payable under this subsection 5.3(f) by the Agent
to the Lenders shall be paid in Pounds Sterling.
5.4 Repayment of UK Revolving Credit Loans. (a) The UK Borrower hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the Agent, for the account of the UK Lender,
on the Termination Date all amounts owing on account of the UK Revolving Credit
Loans.
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(b) The UK Borrower hereby agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount of the UK Revolving Credit Loans from time to time outstanding from the
date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the
dates, set forth in subsection 6.5.
5.5 Evidence of Debt. (a) The UK Lender shall maintain in accordance with
its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the UK
Borrower to the UK Lender resulting from each UK Revolving Credit Loan from time
to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to the
UK Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(b) The Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to subsection 14.6(d),
and a subaccount therein for the UK Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the
amount of each UK Revolving Credit Loan made hereunder and each Interest Period
(if any) applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due
and payable or to become due and payable from the UK Borrower to the UK Lender
under the UK Revolving Credit Loans, (iii) the amount of any sum received by the
Agent from the UK Borrower in respect of principal of or interest on the UK
Revolving Credit Loans and (iv) the amounts set forth in the last sentence of
subsection 5.3(a).
(c) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of the UK Lender
maintained pursuant to subsection 5.5(a) shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations of the UK Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the
failure of the UK Lender or the Agent to maintain the Register or any such
account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of
the UK Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the UK Revolving Credit
Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(d) The UK Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Agent by the UK
Lender, the UK Borrower will execute and deliver to the UK Lender a promissory
note of the UK Borrower evidencing the UK Revolving Credit Loans, substantially
in the form of Exhibit A_2, with appropriate insertions as to date and principal
amount (the "UK Revolving Credit Note").
5.6 Use of Proceeds of UK Revolving Credit Loans. (a) The UK Revolving
Credit Loans shall, subject to clause (e) of the definition of Seasonal
Overadvances, be used from time to time for working capital and other general
corporate purposes of the UK Borrower and its Subsidiaries permitted hereunder
(other than to finance acquisitions).
SECTION 5A. UK LETTER OF CREDIT SUB-FACILITY
5A.1 UK L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Agent agrees to (i) cause the Issuing Bank to issue letters of credit for the
account of the UK Borrower on any Business Day during the Commitment Period in
such form as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Bank and (ii) enter
into L/C Guaranties in accordance with this Section 5A.1 from time to time
during the term of this Agreement to support the
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reimbursement obligations of the UK Borrower in respect of such letters of
credit; provided that no UK Letter of Credit shall be issued and no L/C Guaranty
shall be entered into with respect to any UK Letter of Credit if after giving
effect thereto (i) the amount of the UK Revolving Credit Exposure of the UK
Lender would exceed the lesser of (A) the amount of the UK Revolving Credit
Commitment or (B) the Borrowing Base of the UK Borrower then in effect or (ii)
the aggregate amount of the UK L/C Obligations would exceed the UK L/C
Commitment then in effect. The UK Borrower has requested that an overdraft
facility be made available to the UK Borrower. In connection with such request,
Fleet National Bank London Branch has agreed to provide the UK Overdraft
Facility on the condition that the Issuing Bank issue a UK Letter of Credit for
its benefit in the amount of (pound)3,000,000 to provide credit support for the
obligations of the UK Borrower under the UK Overdraft Facility. As part of the
letter of credit facility to be provided to the UK Borrower in this subsection
5A.1 and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Agent agrees to cause
the Issuing Bank to issue such UK Letter of Credit for the benefit of Fleet
National Bank London Branch (such UK Letter of Credit, the "UK Overdraft Letter
of Credit").
(b) Each UK Letter of Credit shall:
(i) be denominated in Pounds Sterling and shall be either (A) a
standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the UK
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, to
provide credit support for workers' compensation, other insurance
programs and other lawful corporate purposes (a "UK Standby Letter of
Credit") or (B) a commercial letter of credit issued in respect of the
purchase of goods and services in the ordinary course of business of
the UK Borrower and its Subsidiaries (a "UK Commercial Letter of
Credit"; together with the UK Standby Letters of Credit, the "UK
Letters of Credit"); and
(ii) expire no later than (x) 365 days after its date of issuance
in the case of any UK Standby Letter of Credit (other than the UK
Overdraft Letter of Credit) and (y) 180 days after its date of
issuance in the case of any UK Commercial Letter of Credit, and in any
event no UK Letter of Credit shall expire later than 5 Business Days
prior to the Termination Date; provided that unless the Agent on
behalf of the Issuing Bank notifies the Company or the UK Borrower not
less than 30 days prior to the expiry of such UK Letter of Credit that
the Issuing Bank is not willing to extend it, any such UK Letter of
Credit may by its terms be automatically extended for periods of one
year (180 days in the case of UK Commercial Letters of Credit) from
the current or any future expiration date thereof (but not to any date
which is later than 5 Business Days prior to the Termination Date).
(c) Each UK Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs.
(d) No Issuing Bank shall at any time be obligated to issue a UK
Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause
the Issuing Bank or any Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any
applicable Requirement of Law.
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5A.2 Procedure for Issuance of UK Letters of Credit under this Agreement.
The UK Borrower may from time to time request that the Agent cause the Issuing
Bank to issue a UK Letter of Credit by delivering to the Agent (which shall
deliver to the Issuing Bank) at its address listed in subsection 14.2 or
otherwise notified to the UK Borrower an Application therefor, completed to the
satisfaction of the Issuing Bank, and such other certificates, documents and
other papers and information as the Issuing Bank may reasonably request. Upon
receipt by the Agent of any Application, and subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the Agent shall (i) cause the Issuing Bank to process such Application
and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it
in connection therewith in accordance with the customary procedures of the
Issuing Bank and the Agent shall cause the Issuing Bank to promptly issue the UK
Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the Issuing Bank be
required to issue the requested UK Letter of Credit earlier than five Business
Days (or such shorter period of time as the Agent and Issuing Bank shall agree)
after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates,
documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the
original of such UK Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise
may be agreed by the Agent, the Issuing Bank and the UK Borrower and (ii) enter
into an L/C Guaranty with respect to such UK Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank
shall advise the Agent of the terms of the UK Letter of Credit on the date of
issuance thereof and shall promptly thereafter furnish copies thereof and each
amendment thereto to the UK Borrower and the Agent. The Agent shall, with the
cooperation of the Issuing Bank and the UK Borrower, prepare and distribute to
the Lenders a quarterly summary setting forth issuances, cancellations,
extensions and changes in available amounts of UK Letters of Credit.
5A.3 Fees, Commissions and Other Charges. (a) The UK Borrower shall pay to
the Agent (through its Treasury and International Services Group) a fee equal to
1.5 percent (1.5%) per annum (or 3.5 percent (3.5%) per annum at any time when
any of the Borrowers is paying interest at the rates set forth in subsection
6.5(e) hereof) of the available amount of any UK Letter of Credit outstanding
from time to time during the term of this Agreement. Such fee shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on the first calendar day of each April, July, October and
January to occur after the date of issuance of such UK Letter of Credit and on
the expiration date of such UK Letter of Credit and shall be payable on demand
after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing and shall be
nonrefundable. A portion of such fee equal to one quarter of one percent (1/4 of
1%) per annum of the available amount of such UK Letter of Credit outstanding
from time to time shall be payable to the Agent for its own account and the
remainder of such fee shall be payable to the Lenders pro rata according to
their respective Commitment Percentages.
(b) In addition to the foregoing fees and commissions, the UK Borrower
shall (i) pay or reimburse the Issuing Bank (through the Agent) for its own
account for such normal and customary fees, costs and expenses as are incurred
or charged by the Issuing Bank in issuing, effecting payment under, amending or
otherwise administering and processing such UK Letter of Credit and (ii) pay the
Issuing Bank (through the Agent) for its own account such other fees as shall be
agreed by the Issuing Bank and the UK Borrower.
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(c) The Agent shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute to
the Issuing Bank and the Lenders all fees and commissions received by the Agent
for their respective accounts pursuant to this subsection.
5A.4 L/C Guaranty Participations. (a) To induce the Agent to (i) cause the
Issuing Bank to issue UK Letters of Credit hereunder and (ii) enter into L/C
Guaranties with respect to UK Letters of Credit, each L/C Participant
irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from
the Agent, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C
Participant's own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to such L/C
Participant's Commitment Percentage in the Agent's obligations and rights under
each L/C Guaranty issued in connection with any UK Letter of Credit. Each L/C
Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with the Agent that it shall
be directly and unconditionally obligated to the Agent to reimburse the Agent,
upon demand and without setoff or deduction of any kind or nature, for making
any payment under any UK L/C Guaranty in an amount equal to such L/C
Participant's Commitment Percentage multiplied by the amount of such payment
made by the Agent under such L/C Guaranty.
(b) If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to the Agent
pursuant to subsection 5A.4(a) in respect of any payment made by the Agent under
any UK L/C Guaranty is not paid to the Agent on the date such payment is due
from such L/C Participant, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Agent on demand
an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average
Sterling Base Rate, as quoted by the Agent, during the period from and including
the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is
immediately available to the Agent, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of
which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator
of which is 365. A certificate of the Agent submitted to any L/C Participant
with respect to any amounts owing under this subsection shall be conclusive in
the absence of manifest error.
(c) Whenever, at any time after the Agent has made payment under any UK L/C
Guaranty and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata share of such
payment in accordance with subsection 5A.4(a), the Agent receives any payment
from the UK Borrower on account of reimbursement obligations in respect of such
payment under such L/C Guaranty (whether directly from the UK Borrower or
otherwise, including by way of set-off or proceeds of collateral applied thereto
by the Agent), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Agent shall
distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided,
however, that in the event that any such payment received by the Agent shall be
required to be returned by the Agent, such L/C Participant shall return to the
Agent the portion thereof previously distributed by the Agent to it.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be required to purchase
a participating interest in the Agent's obligations and rights under a UK L/C
Guaranty if, prior to the issuance by the Agent of such L/C Guaranty, the Agent
has received written notice from such Lender specifying that such Lender
believes in good faith that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
describing the nature of such Event of Default and stating that, as a result
thereof, such Lender shall cease to purchase such participating interests;
provided that the obligation of such Lender to purchase such participating
interests shall be reinstated upon the
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earlier to occur of (i) the date upon which such Lender notifies the Agent that
its prior notice has been withdrawn and (ii) the date upon which the Event of
Default specified in such notice no longer is continuing (it being understood
that, in the event that such Event of Default was not continuing at the time
that the Agent received such notice, such Lender shall be obligated to purchase
such participating interest promptly upon discovery that its good faith belief
was erroneous).
5A.5 Reimbursement Obligations. (a) The UK Borrower agrees to reimburse the
(i) Issuing Bank (through the Agent) for any draw under any UK Letter of Credit
and (ii) Agent for any payment made under any UK L/C Guaranty, in each instance,
immediately upon demand, and to pay the Issuing Bank (through the Agent) or the
Agent, as the case may be, the amount of all other obligations and other amounts
payable to such Issuing Bank or the Agent under or in connection with any UK
Letter of Credit or UK L/C Guaranty immediately when due, irrespective of any
claim, setoff, defense or other right which the UK Borrower may have at any time
against such issuer or any other Person; provided that, if the Issuing Bank
(through the Agent) or the Agent, as the case may be, shall notify the UK
Borrower of a drawing or payment after 3:00 P.M., London time, on the date of
any drawing under a UK Letter of Credit or payment under a UK L/C Guaranty (as
appropriate), the UK Borrower shall not be required to reimburse the Issuing
Bank or the Agent, as the case may be, until the next Business Day and, until
such reimbursement is made, the amount of such drawing or payment shall accrue
interest from the date such drawing or payment was made at the rate of interest
set forth in paragraph (b) below. Each such payment shall be made to the Agent
(for the account of the Issuing Bank or the Agent, as the case may be) at its
address for notices specified herein in lawful money of the United Kingdom and
in immediately available funds.
(b) Interest shall be payable on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by
the UK Borrower under this subsection from the date such amounts become payable
(whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) until payment in full
at the per annum rate which is 2% above the rate payable with respect to a
Sterling LIBOR Loan with an Interest Period of 30 days with the first day
thereof being the date such amounts became payable.
(c) The Agent shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute to
the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as the case may be, all amounts received by the
Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as the case may be,
pursuant to this subsection.
5A.6 Obligations Absolute. (a) The obligations of each Lender to make
payments to the Agent with respect to its participation in any UK L/C Guaranty
and the obligations of the UK Borrower under this Section 5A shall be absolute
and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any
set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment which any Lender or the UK Borrower
may have or have had against the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any beneficiary of a
UK Letter of Credit.
(b) The UK Borrower hereby agrees with the Agent on behalf of the Issuing
Bank and itself that neither the Issuing Bank nor the Agent shall be responsible
for, and the UK Borrower's Reimbursement Obligations under subsection 5A.5(a)
shall not be affected by, among other things, (i) the validity or genuineness of
documents or of any endorsements
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thereon, even though such documents or endorsements shall in fact prove to be
invalid, fraudulent or forged; provided that, in respect of Reimbursement
Obligations owing to the Issuing Bank relating to a drawing under a UK Letter of
Credit made with such documents or endorsements, reliance upon such documents or
endorsements by the Issuing Bank shall not have constituted gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the Issuing Bank or (ii) any dispute between or among the
UK Borrower and any beneficiary of any UK Letter of Credit or any other party to
which such UK Letter of Credit may be transferred or (iii) any claims whatsoever
of the UK Borrower or any Subsidiary against any beneficiary of such Letter of
Credit or any such transferee.
(c) Neither the Issuing Bank nor the Agent shall be liable for any error,
omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any
message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any UK Letter of
Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, except, in the case of the Issuing Bank, for
errors or omissions caused by the Issuing Bank's gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
(d) The UK Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the Issuing
Bank or by the Agent on behalf of the Issuing Bank under or in connection with
any UK Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank or the related drafts or
documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct,
shall be binding on the UK Borrower and shall not result in any liability on the
part of the Issuing Bank or the Agent, as the case may be, to the UK Borrower or
any Subsidiary.
(e) UK Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented for
payment to the Issuing Bank under any UK Letter of Credit issued by it, the
Agent shall cause the Issuing Bank to notify the UK Borrower thereof in
accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Customs. The responsibility of the
Issuing Bank to the UK Borrower in connection with any draft presented for
payment under any UK Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank shall, in
addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such UK Letter of
Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft)
delivered under such UK Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are
in substantial conformity with such UK Letter of Credit.
5A.7 Application. To the extent that any provision of any Application
related to any UK Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this
Section 5A, the provisions of this Section 5A shall apply.
SECTION 5B. THE GERMAN REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
5B.1 German Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the German Lender agrees to make loans on a revolving credit basis
("German Revolving Credit Loans") to the German Borrower from time to time
during the Commitment Period; provided that no German Revolving Credit Loan
shall be made if, after giving effect to the making of such Loan and the
simultaneous application of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the German Revolving Credit Loans would exceed the lesser of
(i) the amount of the German Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) the Borrowing
Base of the
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German Borrower then in effect. Amounts borrowed by the German Borrower under
this subsection 5B.1 may be repaid in whole or in part and, up to but including
the day that is one month prior to the Termination Date, reborrowed, all in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The German Revolving Credit
Loans shall be made in Euros and shall be Eurocurrency Loans; provided that (x)
no German Revolving Credit Loans may be made prior to the date which is three
Business Days after the Closing Date and (y) no German Revolving Credit Loans
shall be made after the day that is one month prior to the Termination Date.
5 B.2 Procedure for German Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing. The German
Borrower shall give the Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received
by the Agent prior to 10:00 A.M., Eastern time, three Business Days prior to the
requested borrowing date) requesting that the German Lender make the German
Revolving Credit Loans specified in the notice of borrowing in respect thereof
on the requested borrowing date. Each borrowing of German Revolving Credit Loans
shall be in an amount equal to 0250,000 or a whole multiple of 0100,000 in
excess thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice of borrowing from the German
Borrower, the Agent shall promptly notify the German Lender of receipt of such
notice of borrowing. Such borrowing will then be made available to the German
Borrower by the Agent crediting the account of the German Borrower on the books
of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Agent by
the German Lender and in like funds as received by the Agent.
5B.3 German Revolving Credit Loans and German Revolving Credit Loan
Participations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all
German Revolving Credit Loans shall be made solely by the German Lender.
However, each other Lender (a "German Participating Lender") shall be
irrevocably and unconditionally deemed to purchase and acquire, and the German
Lender shall be deemed to sell to each such German Participating Lender, without
recourse or any representation or warranty whatsoever, an undivided interest and
participation (a "German Revolving Credit Loan Participation") in each German
Revolving Credit Loan. The amount of the German Revolving Credit Loan
Participation purchased by each German Participating Lender in each German
Revolving Credit Loan shall be equal to such Lender's Commitment Percentage of
such German Revolving Credit Loan. Such purchase and sale of a German Revolving
Credit Loan Participation shall be deemed to occur automatically upon the making
by the German Lender of a German Revolving Credit Loan, without any further
notice to any Lender. The purchase price payable by each German Participating
Lender for each German Revolving Credit Loan Participation purchased by it shall
be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such German Revolving Credit Loan
Participation (i.e., 100% of the product of (i) the amount of the German
Revolving Credit Loan and (ii) such Lender's Commitment Percentage), and such
purchase price shall be payable by each German Participating Lender to the
German Lender in accordance with the settlement procedure set forth in
subsection 5B.3(b) below. The German Lender and the Agent shall record on their
books the amount of the German Revolving Credit Loans and each Lender's German
Revolving Credit Loan Participation and Funded German Revolving Credit Loan
Participation therein, all payments in respect thereof and interest accrued
thereon and all payments made by and to each German Participating Lender
pursuant to this subsection 5B.3.
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(b) Settlement Procedures for German Revolving Credit Loan Participation.
Each Lender's German Revolving Credit Loan Participation in the German Revolving
Credit Loans shall be equal to its Commitment Percentage. However, in order to
facilitate the administration of the German Revolving Credit Loans and the
German Revolving Credit Loan Participations, settlement between the German
Lender and the German Participating Lenders with regard to the German
Participating Lenders' German Revolving Credit Loan Participations shall take
place in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) The German Lender and the German Participating Lenders shall
settle (a "German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement") by payments in respect
of the German Revolving Credit Loan Participations as follows. So long as
any German Revolving Credit Loans are outstanding, German Revolving Credit
Loan Settlements shall be effected through the Agent on such Business Days
as the German Lender or the Agent shall specify by a notice by telecopy,
telephone or similar form of notice to each German Participating Lender
requesting such German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement (each such date on
which a German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement occurs herein called a
"German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date"), such notice to be
delivered no later than 11:00 A.M. Eastern time on the requested German
Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date; provided that neither the German
Lender nor the Agent shall specify a German Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Date prior to the occurrence of a Default. If on any German
Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date the total principal amount of the
German Revolving Credit Loans made or deemed made by the German Lender
during the period ending on (but excluding) such German Revolving Credit
Loan Settlement Date and commencing on (and including) the immediately
preceding German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date (or the Closing Date
in the case of the period ending on the first German Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Date) (each such period herein called a "German Revolving Credit
Loan Settlement Period") is greater than the principal amount of German
Revolving Credit Loans repaid during such German Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Period, each German Participating Lender shall pay to the German
Lender (through the Agent), no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern time on such
German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date, an amount equal to such
German Participating Lender's Commitment Percentage of the amount of such
excess. If in any German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Period the
outstanding principal amount of the German Revolving Credit Loans repaid to
the German Lender in such period exceeds the total principal amount of the
German Revolving Credit Loans made or deemed made by the German Lender
during such period, the German Lender shall pay to each German
Participating Lender (through the Agent) on such German Revolving Credit
Loan Settlement Date an amount equal to such German Participating Lender's
Commitment Percentage of such excess. In addition, on each German Revolving
Credit Loan Settlement Date the German Lender shall pay to each German
Participating Lender, to the extent received from the Borrowers or
Guarantors, such German Participating Lender's pro rata share of the
interest paid on the German Revolving Credit Loans during the German
Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Period ending on such German Revolving
Credit Loan Settlement Date, such pro rata share to be equal to the
percentage which the average daily outstanding amount of such German
Participating Lender's Funded German Revolving Credit Loan Participation
for the period for which such
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interest is paid bears to the average daily amount of the total outstanding
principal amount of the German Revolving Credit Loans during such period.
German Revolving Credit Loan Settlements in respect of German Revolving
Credit Loans shall be made in Euros on the German Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Date for such German Revolving Credit Loans.
(ii) If any German Participating Lender fails to pay to the German
Lender on any German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date the full amount
required to be paid by such German Participating Lender to the German
Lender on such German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date in respect of
such German Participating Lender's German Revolving Credit Loan
Participation (such German Participating Lender's "German Revolving Credit
Loan Settlement Amount"), the German Lender shall be entitled to recover
such unpaid amount from such German Participating Lender, together with
interest thereon in Euros at the overnight LIBOR rate for deposits in Euros
(as determined by the Agent) for the first three (3) days from and after
the German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date and thereafter at the
interest rate then applicable to the relevant German Revolving Credit
Loans. Without limiting the German Lender's rights to recover from any
German Participating Lender any unpaid German Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Amount payable by such German Participating Lender, the German
Lender and the Agent shall also be entitled to withhold from amounts
otherwise payable to such German Participating Lender an amount equal to
such German Participating Lender's unpaid German Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Amount and apply such withheld amount to the payment of any
unpaid German Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Amount owing by such German
Participating Lender.
(iii) If there occurs any Event of Default, and so long as such Event
of Default continues, each German Participating Lender shall also pay to
the German Lender upon demand by the German Lender an amount equal to the
difference between (A) such German Participating Lender's Commitment
Percentage of interest accrued and unpaid on the German Revolving Credit
Loans and (B) interest accrued and unpaid on such German Participating
Lender's Funded German Revolving Credit Loan Participation. Upon such
payment, such German Participating Lender shall be entitled to receive, as
and when paid by the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries or recovered from
their assets, such German Participating Lender's share, equal to its
Commitment Percentage, of all payments of interest accrued on the German
Revolving Credit Loans. Amounts payable under this paragraph (iii) shall be
paid in Euros on the date payment is required to be made hereunder.
(c) Obligations Irrevocable. The obligations of each Lender to purchase
from the German Lender a participation in each German Revolving Credit Loan made
by the German Lender and to make payments to the German Lender with respect to
such participation, as provided herein, shall be irrevocable and not subject to
any qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the following
circumstances:
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(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents, or of any German Revolving Credit Loans, against
any Borrower or any Guarantor;
(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which
the German Borrower or any other Borrower or Guarantor may have at any time
in respect of any German Revolving Credit Loans;
(iii) any application or misapplication of any proceeds of any German
Revolving Credit Loans;
(iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for any German
Revolving Credit Loans;
(v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(vi) the commencement or pendency of any events specified in
subsection 12(g) or (h) in respect of the German Borrower, the Company or
any Subsidiary thereof, any other Guarantor or any other Person; or
(vii) the failure to satisfy the applicable conditions precedent set
forth in Section 8.
(d) Recovery or Avoidance of Payments. In the event any payment by or on
behalf of the German Borrower, the Company or any Subsidiary thereof received by
the German Lender or the Agent with respect to any German Revolving Credit Loans
is thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered from the German Lender or the
Agent in connection with any receivership, liquidation or insolvency proceeding,
the German Participating Lenders shall, upon demand by the German Lender or the
Agent, pay to the German Lender (through the Agent) or the Agent, as applicable,
the German Participating Lenders' respective Commitment Percentage of such
amount set aside, avoided or recovered, together with interest at the rate
required to be paid by the German Lender or the Agent upon the amount required
to be repaid by it.
(e) Indemnification by Lenders. The German Participating Lenders agree to
indemnify the German Lender (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers or
the Guarantors and without limiting the obligations of the Borrowers or the
Guarantors hereunder or under any other Loan Document) ratably in accordance
with their respective Commitment Percentage, for any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses (including attorneys' fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature
whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the German
Lender in any way relating to or arising out of any German Revolving Credit
Loans or any action taken or omitted by the German Lender in connection
therewith; provided that no German Participating Lender shall be liable for any
of the foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the German Lender. Without limiting the foregoing, each German
Participating Lender agrees to reimburse the German Lender promptly upon demand
for such German Participating Lender's share (which shall be equal to its
Commitment Percentage) of any costs
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or expenses payable by the German Borrower to the German Lender in respect of
the German Revolving Credit Loans to the extent that the German Lender is not
promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Borrowers or Guarantors.
The agreement contained in this subsection 5B.3(e) shall survive payment in full
of all German Revolving Credit Loans.
(f) German Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee. In consideration for
each Lender's participation in the German Revolving Credit Loans, the German
Lender agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender, as and when
the German Lender receives payment of interest on such German Revolving Credit
Loans, a fee (the "German Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee") at a rate
per annum equal to the Applicable Margin on such German Revolving Credit Loans
minus 0.25% (25 basis points) on the Unfunded German Revolving Credit Loan
Participation of such Lender in such German Revolving Credit Loans. The German
Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee in respect of any Unfunded German
Revolving Credit Loan Participation in a German Revolving Credit Loan shall be
payable to the Agent in Euros when interest on such German Revolving Credit Loan
is received by the German Lender. If the German Lender does not receive payment
in full of such interest, the German Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee in
respect of the Unfunded German Revolving Credit Loan Participation in such
German Revolving Credit Loan shall be reduced proportionately. Any amounts
payable under this subsection 5B.3(f) by the Agent to the Lenders shall be paid
in Euros.
5B.4 Repayment of German Revolving Credit Loans. (a) The German Borrower
hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Agent, for the account of the
German Lender, on the Termination Date all amounts owing on account of the
German Revolving Credit Loans.
(b) The German Borrower hereby agrees to pay interest on the unpaid
principal amount of the German Revolving Credit Loans from time to time
outstanding from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per
annum, and on the dates, set forth in subsection 6.5.
5B.5 Evidence of Debt. (a) The German Lender shall maintain in accordance
with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the
German Borrower to the German Lender resulting from each German Revolving Credit
Loan from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable
and paid to the German Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(b) The Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to subsection 14.6(d),
and a subaccount therein for the German Lender, in which shall be recorded (i)
the amount of each German Revolving Credit Loan made hereunder and each Interest
Period (if any) applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest
due and payable or to become due and payable from the German Borrower to the
German Lender under the German Revolving Credit Loans, (iii) the amount of any
sum received by the Agent from the German Borrower in respect of principal of or
interest on the German Revolving Credit Loans and (iv) the amounts set forth in
the last sentence of subsection 5B.3(a).
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(c) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of the German Lender
maintained pursuant to subsection 5B.5(a) shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations of the German Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the
failure of the German Lender or the Agent to maintain the Register or any such
account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of
the German Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the German Revolving
Credit Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(d) The German Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Agent by the
German Lender, the German Borrower will execute and deliver to the German Lender
a promissory note of the German Borrower evidencing the German Revolving Credit
Loans, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3, with appropriate insertions as
to date and principal amount (the "German Revolving Credit Note").
5B.6 Use of Proceeds of German Revolving Credit Loans. The German Revolving
Credit Loans shall be used from time to time for working capital and other
general corporate purposes of the German Borrower and its Subsidiaries permitted
hereunder (other than to finance acquisitions).
SECTION 5C. THE IRISH REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
5C.1 Irish Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the Irish Lender agrees to make loans on a revolving credit basis
("Irish Revolving Credit Loans") to the Irish Borrower from time to time during
the Commitment Period; provided that no Irish Revolving Credit Loan shall be
made if, after giving effect to the making of such Loan and the simultaneous
application of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of the Irish Revolving Credit Loans would exceed the lesser of (i) the amount of
the Irish Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) the Borrowing Base of the Irish
Borrower then in effect. Amounts borrowed by the Irish Borrower under this
subsection 5C.1 may be repaid in whole or in part and, up to but including the
day that is one month prior to the Termination Date, reborrowed, all in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Irish Revolving Credit
Loans shall be made in Euros and shall be Eurocurrency Loans; provided that (x)
no Irish Revolving Credit Loans may be made prior to the date which is three
Business Days after the Closing Date, and (y) no Irish Revolving Credit Loans
shall be made after the day that is one month prior to the Termination Date.
5C.2 Procedure and Irish Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing. The Irish
Borrower shall give the Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received
by the Agent prior to 10:00 A.M., Eastern time, three Business Days prior to the
requested borrowing date) requesting that the Irish Lender make the Irish
Revolving Credit Loans specified in the notice of borrowing in respect thereof
on the requested borrowing date. Each borrowing of Irish Revolving Credit Loans
shall be in an amount equal to 0250,000 or a whole multiple of 0100,000 in
excess thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice of borrowing from the Irish
Borrower, the Agent shall promptly notify the Irish Lender of receipt of such
notice of borrowing. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Irish
Borrower by the Agent crediting the account of the Irish Borrower on the books
of such office with the aggregate of the
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amounts made available to the Agent by the Irish Lender and in like funds as
received by the Agent.
5C.3 Irish Revolving Credit Loans and Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Participations. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
all Irish Revolving Credit Loans shall be made solely by the Irish Lender.
However, each other Lender (an "Irish Participating Lender") shall be
irrevocably and unconditionally deemed to purchase and acquire, and the Irish
Lender shall be deemed to sell to each such Irish Participating Lender, without
recourse or any representation or warranty whatsoever, an undivided interest and
participation (an "Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation") in each Irish
Revolving Credit Loan. The amount of the Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Participation purchased by each Irish Participating Lender in each Irish
Revolving Credit Loan shall be equal to such Lender's Commitment Percentage of
such Irish Revolving Credit Loan. Such purchase and sale of an Irish Revolving
Credit Loan Participation shall be deemed to occur automatically upon the making
by the Irish Lender of an Irish Revolving Credit Loan, without any further
notice to any Lender. The purchase price payable by each Irish Participating
Lender for each Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation purchased by it shall
be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Participation (i.e., 100% of the product of (i) the amount of the Irish
Revolving Credit Loan and (ii) such Lender's Commitment Percentage), and such
purchase price shall be payable by each Irish Participating Lender to the Irish
Lender in accordance with the settlement procedure set forth in subsection
5C.3(b) below. The Irish Lender and the Agent shall record on their books the
amount of the Irish Revolving Credit Loans and each Lender's Irish Revolving
Credit Loan Participation and Funded Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation
therein, all payments in respect thereof and interest accrued thereon and all
payments made by and to each Irish Participating Lender pursuant to this
subsection 5C.3.ade by and to each Irish Participating Lender pursuant to this
subsection 5C.3.
(b) Settlement Procedures for Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation.
Each Lender's Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation in the Irish Revolving
Credit Loans shall be equal to its Commitment Percentage. However, in order to
facilitate the administration of the Irish Revolving Credit Loans and the Irish
Revolving Credit Loan Participations, settlement between the Irish Lender and
the Irish Participating Lenders with regard to the Irish Participating Lenders'
Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participations shall take place in accordance with
the following provisions:
(i) The Irish Lender and the Irish Participating Lenders shall settle
(an "Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement") by payments in respect of the
Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participations as follows. So long as any Irish
Revolving Credit Loans are outstanding, Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Settlements shall be effected through the Agent on such Business Days as
the Irish Lender or the Agent shall specify by a notice by telecopy,
telephone or similar form of notice to each Irish Participating Lender
requesting such Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement (each such date on
which an Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement occurs herein called an
"Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date"), such notice to be delivered
no later than 11:00 A.M. Eastern time on the requested Irish Revolving
Credit Loan Settlement Date; provided that neither the Irish Lender nor the
Agent shall specify an Irish Revolving
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Credit Loan Settlement Date prior to the occurrence of a Default. If on any
Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date the total principal amount of
the Irish Revolving Credit Loans made or deemed made by the Irish Lender
during the period ending on (but excluding) such Irish Revolving Credit
Loan Settlement Date and commencing on (and including) the immediately
preceding Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date (or the Closing Date
in the case of the period ending on the first Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Date) (each such period herein called an "Irish Revolving Credit
Loan Settlement Period") is greater than the principal amount of Irish
Revolving Credit Loans repaid during such Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Settlement Period, each Irish Participating Lender shall pay to the Irish
Lender (through the Agent), no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern time on such
Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date, an amount equal to such Irish
Participating Lender's Commitment Percentage of the amount of such excess.
If in any Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Period the outstanding
principal amount of the Irish Revolving Credit Loans repaid to the Irish
Lender in such period exceeds the total principal amount of the Irish
Revolving Credit Loans made or deemed made by the Irish Lender during such
period, the Irish Lender shall pay to each Irish Participating Lender
(through the Agent) on such Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date an
amount equal to such Irish Participating Lender's Commitment Percentage of
such excess. In addition, on each Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement
Date the Irish Lender shall pay to each Irish Participating Lender, to the
extent received from the Borrowers or Guarantors, such Irish Participating
Lender's pro rata share of the interest paid on the Irish Revolving Credit
Loans during the Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Period ending on
such Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date, such pro rata share to be
equal to the percentage which the average daily outstanding amount of such
Irish Participating Lender's Funded Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Participation for the period for which such interest is paid bears to the
average daily amount of the total outstanding principal amount of the Irish
Revolving Credit Loans during such period. Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Settlements in respect of Irish Revolving Credit Loans shall be made in
Euros on the Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date for such Irish
Revolving Credit Loans.
(ii) If any Irish Participating Lender fails to pay to the Irish
Lender on any Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date the full amount
required to be paid by such Irish Participating Lender to the Irish Lender
on such Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Date in respect of such
Irish Participating Lender's Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation
(such Irish Participating Lender's "Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement
Amount"), the Irish Lender shall be entitled to recover such unpaid amount
from such Irish Participating Lender, together with interest thereon in
Euros at the overnight LIBOR rate for deposits in Euros (as determined by
the Agent) for the first three (3) days from and after the Irish Revolving
Credit Loan Settlement Date and thereafter at the interest rate then
applicable to the relevant Irish Revolving Credit Loans. Without limiting
the Irish Lender's rights to recover from any Irish Participating Lender
any unpaid Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Amount payable by such
Irish Participating Lender, the Irish Lender and the Agent shall also be
entitled to withhold from amounts otherwise payable to such Irish
Participating Lender an amount equal to such Irish Participating Lender's
unpaid Irish Revolving Credit Loan Settlement
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Amount and apply such withheld amount to the payment of any unpaid Irish
Revolving Credit Loan Settlement Amount owing by such Irish Participating
Lender.
(iii) If there occurs any Event of Default, and so long as such Event
of Default continues, each Irish Participating Lender shall also pay to the
Irish Lender upon demand by the Irish Lender an amount equal to the
difference between (A) such Irish Participating Lender's Commitment
Percentage of interest accrued and unpaid on the Irish Revolving Credit
Loans and (B) interest accrued and unpaid on such Irish Participating
Lender's Funded Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation. Upon such
payment, such Irish Participating Lender shall be entitled to receive, as
and when paid by the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries or recovered from
their assets, such Irish Participating Lender's share, equal to its
Commitment Percentage, of all payments of interest accrued on the Irish
Revolving Credit Loans. Amounts payable under this paragraph (iii) shall be
paid in Euros on the date payment is required to be made hereunder.
(c) Obligations Irrevocable. The obligations of each Lender to purchase
from the Irish Lender a participation in each Irish Revolving Credit Loan made
by the Irish Lender and to make payments to the Irish Lender with respect to
such participation, as provided herein, shall be irrevocable and not subject to
any qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the following
circumstances:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents, or of any Irish Revolving Credit Loans, against
any Borrower or any Guarantor;
(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which
the Irish Borrower or any other Borrower or Guarantor may have at any time
in respect of any Irish Revolving Credit Loans;
(iii) any application or misapplication of any proceeds of any Irish
Revolving Credit Loans;
(iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for any Irish
Revolving Credit Loans;
(v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(vi) the commencement or pendency of any events specified in
subsection 12(g) or (h) in respect of the Irish Borrower, the Company or
any Subsidiary thereof, any other Guarantor or any other Person; or
(vii) the failure to satisfy the applicable conditions precedent set
forth in Section 8.
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(d) Recovery or Avoidance of Payments. In the event any payment by or on
behalf of the Irish Borrower, the Company or any Subsidiary thereof received by
the Irish Lender or the Agent with respect to any Irish Revolving Credit Loans
is thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered from the Irish Lender or the Agent
in connection with any receivership, liquidation, examination or bankruptcy
proceeding, the Irish Participating Lenders shall, upon demand by the Irish
Lender or the Agent, pay to the Irish Lender (through the Agent) or the Agent,
or applicable, the Irish Participating Lenders' respective Commitment Percentage
of such amount set aside, avoided or recovered, together with interest at the
rate required to be paid by the Irish Lender or the Agent upon the amount
required to be repaid by it.
(e) Indemnification by Lenders. The Irish Participating Lenders agree to
indemnify the Irish Lender (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers or the
Guarantors and without limiting the obligations of the Borrowers or the
Guarantors hereunder or under any other Loan Document) ratably in accordance
with their respective Commitment Percentage, for any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses (including attorneys' fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature
whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Irish
Lender in any way relating to or arising out of any Irish Revolving Credit Loans
or any action taken or omitted by the Irish Lender in connection therewith;
provided that no Irish Participating Lender shall be liable for any of the
foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Irish Lender. Without limiting the foregoing, each Irish
Participating Lender agrees to reimburse the Irish Lender promptly upon demand
for such Irish Participating Lender's share (which shall be equal to its
Commitment Percentage) of any costs or expenses payable by the Irish Borrower to
the Irish Lender in respect of the Irish Revolving Credit Loans to the extent
that the Irish Lender is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by
the Borrowers or Guarantors. The agreement contained in this subsection 5C.3(e)
shall survive payment in full of all Irish Revolving Credit Loans.
(f) Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee. In consideration for
each Lender's participation in the Irish Revolving Credit Loans, the Irish
Lender agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender, as and when
the Irish Lender receives payment of interest on such Irish Revolving Credit
Loans, a fee (the "Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee") at a rate per
annum equal to the Applicable Margin on such Irish Revolving Credit Loans minus
0.25% (25 basis points) on the Unfunded Irish Revolving Credit Loan
Participation of such Lender in such Irish Revolving Credit Loans. The Irish
Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee in respect of any Unfunded Irish
Revolving Credit Loan Participation in an Irish Revolving Credit Loan shall be
payable to the Agent in Euros when interest on such Irish Revolving Credit Loan
is received by the Irish Lender. If the Irish Lender does not receive payment in
full of such interest, the Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation Fee in
respect of the Unfunded Irish Revolving Credit Loan Participation in such Irish
Revolving Credit Loan shall be reduced proportionately. Any amounts payable
under this subsection 5C.3(f) by the Agent to the Lenders shall be paid in
Euros.
5C.4 Repayment of Irish Revolving Credit Loans. (a) The Irish Borrower
hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Agent, for the account of the
Irish Lender, on the Termination Date all amounts owing on account of the Irish
Revolving Credit Loans.
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(b) The Irish Borrower hereby agrees to pay interest on the unpaid
principal amount of the Irish Revolving Credit Loans from time to time
outstanding from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per
annum, and on the dates, set forth in subsection 6.5.
5C.5 Evidence of Debt. (a) The Irish Lender shall maintain in accordance
with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the
Irish Borrower to the Irish Lender resulting from each Irish Revolving Credit
Loan from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable
and paid to the Irish Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(b) The Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to subsection 14.6(d),
and a subaccount therein for the Irish Lender, in which shall be recorded (i)
the amount of each Irish Revolving Credit Loan made hereunder and each Interest
Period (if any) applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest
due and payable or to become due and payable from the Irish Borrower to the
Irish Lender under the Irish Revolving Credit Loans, (iii) the amount of any sum
received by the Agent from the Irish Borrower in respect of principal of or
interest on the Irish Revolving Credit Loans and (iv) the amounts set forth in
the last sentence of subsection 5C.3(a).
(c) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of the Irish Lender
maintained pursuant to subsection 5C.5(a) shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations of the Irish Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the
failure of the Irish Lender or the Agent to maintain the Register or any such
account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of
the Irish Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Irish Revolving
Credit Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(d) The Irish Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Agent by the
Irish Lender, the Irish Borrower will execute and deliver to the Irish Lender a
promissory note of the Irish Borrower evidencing the Irish Revolving Credit
Loans, substantially in the form of Exhibit A_4, with appropriate insertions as
to date and principal amount and stamped with the appropriate stamp duty of 7
Irish xxxxx (the "Irish Revolving Credit Note").
5C.6 Use of Proceeds of Irish Revolving Credit Loans. The Irish Revolving
Credit Loans shall be used from time to time for working capital and other
general corporate purposes of the Irish Borrower and its Subsidiaries permitted
hereunder (other than to finance acquisitions).
SECTION 5D. THE CANADIAN LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY
5D.1 Canadian L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the Agent agrees to (i) cause the Issuing Bank to issue a letter of
credit for the account of the Canadian Borrower on any Business Day during the
Commitment Period in such form as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Issuing
Bank (the "Canadian Letter of Credit") to support the obligations of the
Canadian Borrower under the Canadian Credit Facility and (ii) enter into an L/C
Guaranty to support the reimbursement obligations of the Canadian Borrower in
respect
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of the Canadian Letter of Credit; provided that the Canadian Letter of Credit
shall not be issued and such L/C Guaranty shall not be entered into if after
giving effect thereto (i) the amount of the Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure
of the Lenders would exceed the lesser of (A) the amount of the Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitment or (B) the Borrowing Base of the Canadian Borrower
then in effect or (ii) the aggregate amount of the Canadian L/C Obligations
would exceed the Canadian L/C Commitment then in effect. The Canadian Borrower
hereby agrees to cause the available amount of the Canadian Letter of Credit to
be decreased from time to time so that at no time shall the amount of the
Canadian L/C Obligations exceed the Borrowing Base of the Canadian Borrower then
in effect.
(b) The Canadian Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Canadian Dollars
and shall expire no later than 365 days after its date of issuance (or such
later time as agreed to by the Agent, the Issuing Bank and any beneficiary of
such letter of credit) and in any event the Canadian Letter of Credit shall not
expire later than 5 Business Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that
unless the Agent on behalf of the Issuing Bank notifies the Company or the
Canadian Borrower not less than 30 days prior to the expiry of the Canadian
Letter of Credit that the Issuing Bank is not willing to extend it, the Canadian
Letter of Credit may by its terms be automatically extended for periods of one
year from the current or any future expiration date thereof (but not to any date
which is later than 5 Business Days prior to the Termination Date).
(c) The Canadian Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs.
(d) The Issuing Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue the
Canadian Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or
cause the Issuing Bank or any Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any
applicable Requirement of Law.
5D.2 Procedure for Issuance of Canadian Letter of Credit under this
Agreement. The Canadian Borrower may request that the Agent cause the Issuing
Bank to issue the Canadian Letter of Credit by delivering to the Agent (which
shall deliver to the Issuing Bank) at its address listed in subsection 14.2 or
otherwise notified to the Canadian Borrower an Application therefor, completed
to the satisfaction of the Issuing Bank, and such other certificates, documents
and other papers and information as the Issuing Bank may reasonably request.
Upon receipt of such Application, and subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the Agent shall (i) cause the Issuing Bank to process such Application
and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it
in connection therewith in accordance with the customary procedures of the
Issuing Bank and the Agent shall cause the Issuing Bank to promptly issue the
Canadian Letter of Credit (but in no event shall the Issuing Bank be required to
issue the Canadian Letter of Credit earlier than five Business Days after its
receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents
and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of
the Canadian Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be
agreed by the Agent (on behalf of the Issuing Bank) and the Canadian Borrower
and (ii) enter into an L/C Guaranty with respect to the Canadian Letter of
Credit. The Issuing Bank shall advise the Agent of the terms of the Canadian
Letter of Credit on the date of issuance thereof and shall promptly thereafter
furnish copies thereof and each amendment thereto to the Canadian Borrower and
the Agent. After the Canadian Letter of Credit is issued, the Agent shall, with
the cooperation of the Issuing Bank and the Canadian
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Borrower, prepare and distribute to the Lenders a quarterly summary setting
forth any changes in the available amount of the Canadian Letter of Credit.
5D.3 Fees, Commissions and Other Charges. (a) The Canadian Borrower or the
Company shall pay to the Agent (through its Treasury and International Services
Group) a fee equal to 1.5 percent (1.5%) per annum (or 3.5 percent (3.5%) per
annum at any time when any of the Borrowers is paying interest at the rates set
forth in subsection 6.5(e) hereof) of the available amount of the Canadian
Letter of Credit outstanding from time to time during the term of this
Agreement. Such fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first calendar
day of each April, July, October and January to occur after the date of issuance
of the Canadian Letter of Credit and on the expiration date of the Canadian
Letter of Credit and shall be payable on demand after the occurrence of an Event
of Default which is continuing and shall be nonrefundable. A portion of such fee
equal to one quarter of one percent (1/4 of 1%) per annum of the available
amount of the Canadian Letter of Credit outstanding from time to time shall be
payable to the Agent for its own account and the remainder of such fee shall be
payable to the Lenders pro rata according to their respective Commitment
Percentages.
(b) In addition to the foregoing fees and commissions, the Canadian
Borrower shall (i) pay or reimburse the Issuing Bank (through the Agent) for its
own account for such normal and customary fees, costs and expenses as are
incurred or charged by the Issuing Bank in issuing, effecting payment under,
amending or otherwise administering and processing the Canadian Letter of Credit
and (ii) pay the Issuing Bank (through the Agent) for its own account such other
fees as shall be agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Canadian Borrower.
(c) The Agent shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute to
the Issuing Bank and the Lenders all fees and commissions received by the Agent
for their respective accounts pursuant to this subsection.
5D.4 L/C Guaranty Participations. (a) To induce the Agent to (i) cause the
Issuing Bank to issue the Canadian Letter of Credit and (ii) enter into an L/C
Guaranty with respect to the Canadian Letter of Credit, each L/C Participant
irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from
the Agent, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C
Participant's own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to such L/C
Participant's Commitment Percentage in the Agent's obligations and rights under
the L/C Guaranty issued in connection with the Canadian Letter of Credit. Each
L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with the Agent that it
shall be directly and unconditionally obligated to the Agent to reimburse the
Agent, upon demand and without setoff or deduction of any kind or nature, for
making any payment under the L/C Guaranty with respect to the Canadian Letter of
Credit in an amount equal to such L/C Participant's Commitment Percentage
multiplied by the amount of such payment made by the Agent under such L/C
Guaranty.
(b) If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to the Agent
pursuant to subsection 5D.4(a) in respect of any payment made by the Agent under
the L/C Guaranty issued with respect to the Canadian Letter of Credit is not
paid to the Agent on the
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date such payment is due from such L/C Participant, such L/C Participant shall
pay to the Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount,
times (ii) the daily average overnight LIBOR rate for deposits in Canadian
Dollars (as determined by the Agent), during the period from and including the
date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately
available to the Agent, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the
number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is
360. A certificate of the Agent submitted to any L/C Participant with respect to
any amounts owing under this subsection shall be conclusive in the absence of
manifest error.
(c) Whenever, at any time after the Agent has made payment under the L/C
Guaranty issued with respect to the Canadian Letter of Credit and has received
from any L/C Participant its pro rata share of such payment in accordance with
subsection 5D.4(a), the Agent receives any payment from the Canadian Borrower on
account of reimbursement obligations in respect of such payment under such L/C
Guaranty (whether directly from the Canadian Borrower or otherwise, including by
way of set-off or proceeds of collateral applied thereto by the Agent), or any
payment of interest on account thereof, the Agent shall distribute to such L/C
Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided, however, that in the event
that any such payment received by the Agent shall be required to be returned by
the Agent, such L/C Participant shall return to the Agent the portion thereof
previously distributed by the Agent to it.
5D.5 Reimbursement Obligations. (a) The Canadian Borrower agrees to
reimburse the (i) Issuing Bank (through the Agent) for any draw under the
Canadian Letter of Credit and (ii) Agent for any payment made under the L/C
Guaranty issued with respect to the Canadian Letter of Credit, in each instance,
immediately upon demand, and to pay the Issuing Bank (through the Agent) or the
Agent, as the case may be, the amount of all other obligations and other amounts
payable to such Issuing Bank or the Agent under or in connection with the
Canadian Letter of Credit or the L/C Guaranty issued with respect to the
Canadian Letter of Credit immediately when due, irrespective of any claim,
setoff, defense or other right which the Canadian Borrower may have at any time
against such issuer or any other Person; provided that, if the Issuing Bank
(through the Agent) or the Agent, as the case may be, shall notify the Canadian
Borrower of a drawing or payment after 2:00 P.M., Eastern time, on the date of
any drawing under the Canadian Letter of Credit or payment under the L/C
Guaranty issued with respect to the Canadian Letter of Credit (as appropriate),
the Canadian Borrower shall not be required to reimburse the Issuing Bank or the
Agent, as the case may be, until the next Business Day and, until such
reimbursement is made, the amount of such drawing or payment shall accrue
interest from the date such drawing or payment was made at the rate of interest
set forth in paragraph (b) below. Each such payment shall be made to the Agent
(for the account of the Issuing Bank or the Agent, as the case may be) at its
address for notices specified herein in lawful money of Canada and in
immediately available funds.
(b) Interest shall be payable on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by
the Canadian Borrower under this subsection from the date such amounts become
payable (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) until payment
in full at the per annum rate equal to the rate announced from time to time by
The Bank of Nova Scotia as its Canadian prime lending rate plus 2% plus the
Applicable Margin for ABR Loans then in effect.
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(c) The Agent shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute to
the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as the case may be, all amounts received by the
Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as the case may be,
pursuant to this subsection.
(d) For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), the equivalent yearly
rate of interest for the interest to be paid by the Canadian Borrower under this
subsection 5D.5 is the interest rate as determined according to this subsection
multiplied by the number of days in the 12-month period commencing on the first
day of the period for which such calculation is made and divided by 360.
5D.6 Obligations Absolute. (a) The obligations of each Lender to make
payments to the Agent with respect to its participation in the L/C Guaranty
issued with respect to the Canadian Letter of Credit and the obligations of the
Canadian Borrower under this Section 5D shall be absolute and unconditional
under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any set-off, counterclaim or
defense to payment which any Lender or the Canadian Borrower may have or have
had against the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any beneficiary of the Canadian
Letter of Credit.
(b) The Canadian Borrower hereby agrees with the Agent on behalf of the
Issuing Bank and itself that neither the Issuing Bank nor the Agent shall be
responsible for, and the Canadian Borrower's Reimbursement Obligations under
subsection 5D.5(a) shall not be affected by, among other things, (i) the
validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though
such documents or endorsements shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or
forged; provided that, in respect of Reimbursement Obligations owing to the
Issuing Bank relating to a drawing under the Canadian Letter of Credit made with
such documents or endorsements, reliance upon such documents or endorsements by
the Issuing Bank shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Issuing Bank or (ii) any dispute between or among the Canadian
Borrower and the beneficiary of the Canadian Letter of Credit or any other party
to which the Canadian Letter of Credit may be transferred or (iii) any claims
whatsoever of the Canadian Borrower or any Subsidiary against any beneficiary of
such Letter of Credit or any such transferee.
(c) Neither the Issuing Bank nor the Agent shall be liable for any error,
omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any
message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with the Canadian Letter
of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, except, in the case of the Issuing Bank,
for errors or omissions caused by the Issuing Bank's gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
(d) The Canadian Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the
Issuing Bank or by the Agent on behalf of the Issuing Bank under or in
connection with the Canadian Letter of Credit or the related drafts or
documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct,
shall be binding on the Canadian Borrower and shall not result in any liability
of the Issuing Bank or the Agent, as the case may be, to the Canadian Borrower
or any Subsidiary.
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(e) Canadian Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented for
payment to the Issuing Bank under the Canadian Letter of Credit, the Agent shall
cause the Issuing Bank to notify the Canadian Borrower thereof in accordance
with the provisions of the Uniform Customs. The responsibility of the Issuing
Bank to the Canadian Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment
under the Canadian Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation
expressly provided for in the Canadian Letter of Credit, be limited to
determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under the
Canadian Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are in substantial
conformity with the Canadian Letter of Credit.
5D.7 Application. To the extent that any provision of the Application
related to the Canadian Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of
this Section 5D, the provisions of this Section 5D shall apply.
SECTION 6. CERTAIN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE
TO THE LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
6.1 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Company
shall have the right, upon not less than five Business Days' written notice, to
terminate the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments or, from time to time, to
reduce the aggregate amount of the unused Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments
hereunder. Any such reduction shall be in a minimum amount equal to $2,000,000
or if greater than $2,000,000, a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof
and shall reduce permanently the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments then in
effect. Any reduction of the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments shall
permanently reduce the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender in an
amount equal to such Lender's Commitment Percentage of the amount of such
reduction of the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments. Each Foreign Borrower
shall have the right, upon not less than five Business Days' written notice, to
terminate the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment with respect to such Foreign
Borrower or, from time to time, to reduce the unused Foreign Revolving Credit
Commitment with respect to such Foreign Borrower. Any such reduction shall be in
a minimum amount equal to the local currency equivalent of $1,000,000 or if
greater than the local currency equivalent of $1,000,000, a whole multiple of
the local currency equivalent of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and shall reduce
permanently the Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment with respect to such Foreign
Borrower then in effect. The Company may not terminate the Domestic Revolving
Credit Commitments unless each other Borrower terminates the Foreign Revolving
Credit Commitment with respect to such other Borrower. As a condition precedent
to the termination of the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments or of any
Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment, all principal and interest in respect of
the Loans made under the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments or such Foreign
Revolving Credit Commitment, as appropriate, shall have been paid in full in
cash, all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties, if any, issued thereunder shall
have been cancelled or terminated, all Reimbursement Obligations in respect of
Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties, if any, issued thereunder shall have been
paid in full in cash or fully cash collateralized or indemnified to the
satisfaction of the Agent and all other amounts owing by the relevant Borrower
under or with respect to the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments or such
Foreign Revolving Credit Commitment, as appropriate, shall have been paid in
full in cash.
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6.2 Optional and Mandatory Prepayments. (a) Any Borrower may at any time
and from time to time prepay any Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or
penalty, (i) upon at least three Business Days' irrevocable notice to the Agent
(in the case of Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans) or (ii) by giving
irrevocable notice to the Agent by no later than 11:00 A.M., Eastern time, on
the Business Day of the proposed prepayment (in the case of ABR Loans). Upon
receipt of any such notice the Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender
thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall
be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with any amounts
payable pursuant to subsection 6.13 and (except in the case of prepayments of
Loans which are not accompanied by a permanent reduction of the Domestic
Revolving Credit Commitments or any Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments)
accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments under
this subsection shall be in an aggregate principal amount of (i) $500,000 or a
whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (in the case of Domestic Revolving
Credit Loans and Domestic Swing Line Loans), (ii) (pound)250,000 or a whole
multiple of (pound)100,000 in excess thereof (in the case of UK Revolving Credit
Loans) or (iii) 0250,000 or a whole multiple of 0100,000 in excess thereof (in
the case of German Revolving Credit Loans and Irish Revolving Credit Loans).
(b) As promptly as practicable following the occurrence of any Prepayment
Event (and in any event within one Business Day following the receipt by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom), the
Borrowers shall, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, prepay (or
cause to be prepaid) Loans and cash collateralize (or cause to be cash
collateralized) Reimbursement Obligations (in the manner, and to the extent,
specified in the following sentence) by the amount equal to 100% of such Net
Cash Proceeds (or, if less, the amount necessary to avoid any requirement that
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries offer to purchase any Senior Subordinated
Indebtedness under the Indenture); provided that all Loans shall be prepaid in
full prior to any Reimbursement Obligations being cash collateralized. The
Company may select which Loans and, after payment in full of all Loans, which
Reimbursement Obligations of any Borrower shall be prepaid or cash
collateralized, as the case may be, pursuant to the preceding sentence so long
as such prepayment or cash collateralization (and the concurrent permanent
reduction, as provided below, of the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments
and/or Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments under which such prepaid Loans were
made or such Reimbursement Obligations were created) shall avoid any requirement
that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries offer to purchase any Senior
Subordinated Indebtedness under the Indenture; provided that if the Company
shall fail to notify the Agent in writing on or prior to the date of such
prepayment or cash collateralization of the application of such prepayment or
cash collateralization to particular Loans or Reimbursement Obligations, the
Agent may, in its sole discretion, select the manner of such application to
particular Loans or Reimbursement Obligations; and provided, further, that if
such Prepayment Event shall result from the sale, transfer, disposition,
issuance or incurrence by a Borrower of any of its assets, indebtedness or
equity, then such prepayment of Loans shall be applied first to the Loans of
such Borrower until all such Loans are paid in full and provided, further, that
no Net Cash Proceeds of the Canadian Borrower shall be applied to the repayment
or cash collateralization of Loans or Reimbursement Obligations of any other
Borrower. All prepayments of Loans or cash collateralization of Reimbursement
Obligations
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made pursuant to this paragraph shall, concurrently with the making of such
prepayment or cash collateralization, permanently reduce the Domestic Revolving
Credit Commitments and/or Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments under which such
prepaid Loans were made or such Reimbursement Obligations were created in the
amount of such prepayment or cash collateralization, as the case may be. Each
Lender's Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment shall be permanently reduced by
its Commitment Percentage of any permanent reduction of the Domestic Revolving
Credit Commitments hereunder.
(c) If on any date on which a Borrowing Base Certificate of any Borrower is
delivered pursuant to subsection 9.4 or on any other date on which the Agent
determines that the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Borrower on such date
exceeds the then applicable Borrowing Base of such Borrower, such Borrower shall
immediately (and without notice (other than in the event that the Agent makes
the above determination when a Borrowing Base Certificate of such Borrower is
not delivered as aforesaid) or demand) (1) in the event that such Borrower is
(A) the Company, prepay the Domestic Swing Line Loans (and, to the extent
necessary, the Domestic Revolving Credit Loans) by the amount equal to such
excess and if after giving effect to such prepayment, there continues to remain
an excess, the Company shall, to the extent of such remaining excess, cash
collateralize the Domestic Letters of Credit on terms satisfactory to the Agent
and (B) a Foreign Borrower (other than the Canadian Borrower), prepay its
Foreign Revolving Credit Loans by the amount equal to such excess and, in the
case of the UK Borrower, if after giving effect to such prepayment there
continues to remain an excess, the UK Borrower shall, to the extent of such
remaining excess, pay the Reimbursement Obligations owing by it until paid in
full and then cash collateralize the UK Letters of Credit on terms satisfactory
to the Agent and (2) in the event that such Borrower is the Canadian Borrower,
pay the Reimbursement Obligations owing by it by the amount equal to such excess
until paid in full and then, if after giving effect to such payment there
continues to remain an excess, to the extent of such remaining excess, cash
collateralize the Canadian Letter of Credit on terms satisfactory to the Agent.
(d) If on any date (x) the Domestic Revolving Credit Exposure of the
Lenders on such date exceeds (y) the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments then
in effect, the Company shall immediately (and without notice or demand) prepay
the Domestic Swing Line Loans (and, to the extent necessary, the Domestic
Revolving Credit Loans) by the amount equal to such excess. If after giving
effect to such prepayment, there continues to remain an excess, the Company
shall, to the extent of such remaining excess, cash collateralize the Domestic
Letters of Credit on terms satisfactory to the Agent. If on any date (x) the UK
Revolving Credit Exposure of the UK Lender on such date exceeds (y) the UK
Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect, the UK Borrower shall immediately
(and without notice or demand) prepay the UK Revolving Credit Loans by the
amount equal to such excess. If after giving effect to such prepayment, there
continues to remain an excess, the UK Borrower shall, to the extent of such
remaining excess, pay the Reimbursement Obligations owing by it until paid in
full and then, if after giving effect to such payment there continues to remain
an excess, to the extent of such remaining excess, cash collateralize the UK
Letters of Credit on terms satisfactory to the Agent. If on any date (x) the
German Revolving Credit Exposure of the German Lender on such date exceeds (y)
the German Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect, the German Borrower shall
immediately (and without notice or demand) prepay the
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German Revolving Credit Loans by the amount equal to such excess. If on any date
(x) the Irish Revolving Credit Exposure of the Irish Lender on such date exceeds
(y) the Irish Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect, the Irish Borrower
shall immediately (and without notice or demand) prepay the Irish Revolving
Credit Loans by the amount equal to such excess. If on any date (x) the Canadian
Revolving Credit Exposure of the Lenders on such date exceeds (y) the Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect, the Canadian Borrower shall, to the
extent of such excess, immediately (and without notice or demand) pay the
Reimbursement Obligations owing by it until paid in full and then, if after
giving effect to such payment there continues to remain an excess, to the extent
of such remaining excess, cash collateralize the Canadian Letter of Credit on
terms satisfactory to the Agent. All mandatory prepayments pursuant to this
subsection 6.2 shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest through the
date of such prepayment (except in the case of prepayments of Loans which are
not accompanied by a permanent reduction of the Domestic Revolving Credit
Commitments or any Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments) and any amounts payable
under subsection 6.13.
6.3 Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) The Company may elect from
time to time to convert its Eurocurrency Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Agent
at least two Business Days' prior irrevocable notice of such election. The
Company may elect from time to time to convert its ABR Loans to Eurocurrency
Loans by giving the Agent at least three Business Days' prior irrevocable notice
of such election. Any such notice of conversion to Eurocurrency Loans shall
specify the length of the initial Interest Period or Interest Periods therefor.
Upon receipt of any such notice the Agent shall promptly notify each affected
Lender thereof. ABR Loans may be converted as provided herein; provided that (i)
no ABR Loan may be converted into a Eurocurrency Loan when any Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and the Agent has or the Required Lenders have
determined that such a conversion is not appropriate and (ii) no ABR Loan may be
converted into a Eurocurrency Loan after the date that is one month prior to the
Termination Date.
(b) Any Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans may be continued as such
upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by
the relevant Borrower giving notice to the Agent, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the term "Interest Period" set forth in subsection 1.1,
of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurocurrency
Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans, as the case may be; provided that no Eurocurrency
Loan or Sterling LIBOR Loan may be continued as such (i) when any Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined
that such a continuation is not appropriate or (ii) after the date that is one
month prior to the Termination Date and; provided, further, that if such
Borrower shall fail to give such notice or if such continuation is not permitted
such Loans shall (x) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans of the Company, be
automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring
Interest Period or (y) in the case of any other Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling
LIBOR Loans, be paid in full on the last day of such then expiring Interest
Period, except that if the reason for any Loan under this clause (y) otherwise
being required to be paid in full is solely the failure of the applicable
Borrower to give notice of continuation of such Loan, such Loan shall be
continued as a Eurocurrency Loan or Sterling LIBOR Loan, as the case may be,
with an Interest Period of one month or, if the Agent shall so require in its
sole discretion and if available, such shorter period selected by the Agent in
its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until such
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time as the UK Lender is a Qualified UK Lender no Interest Period for a
continued Sterling LIBOR Loan shall be for a period of greater than one month.
6.4 Minimum Amounts of Tranches. All borrowings, conversions and
continuations of Eurocurrency Loans and Sterling LIBOR Loans, and all selections
of Interest Periods, shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such
elections so that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount
of the Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans, as the case may be,
comprising each Tranche shall be in an amount equal to (x) $1,000,000 or a whole
multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (in the case of Eurocurrency Loans that
are Domestic Revolving Credit Loans), (y) 0250,000 or a whole multiple of
0100,000 in excess thereof (in the case of Eurocurrency Loans that are German
Revolving Credit Loans or Irish Revolving Credit Loans), and (z) (pound)250,000
or a whole multiple of (pound)100,000 in excess thereof (in the case of Sterling
LIBOR Loans) and there shall not be more than twenty (20) Tranches of
Eurocurrency Loans and Sterling LIBOR Loans in the aggregate for all Borrowers
at any one time outstanding.
6.5 Interest Rates and Payment Dates for Loans. (a) Each Eurocurrency Loan
shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect
thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for such Interest
Period plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR
plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) Each Sterling LIBOR Loan shall bear interest for each day during each
Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted
Sterling LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin.
(d) In addition to interest otherwise payable on the Loans (including,
without limitation, in addition to any default interest under paragraph (e)
below), each of the Domestic Seasonal Overadvance Usage and the UK Seasonal
Overadvance Usage shall bear supplemental interest for each day outstanding at a
rate per annum equal to 1.00%. Such supplemental interest shall be calculated on
the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed and shall be payable in
arrears by the Company (with respect to supplemental interest on Domestic
Seasonal Overadvance Usage) and the UK Borrower (with respect to supplemental
interest on UK Seasonal Overadvance Usage) on the first day of each April, July,
October and January and on the Termination Date; provided that if paragraph (e)
below shall be applicable, such supplemental interest shall be payable from time
to time on demand.
(e) If any Borrower shall default in the payment of the principal or
interest on any Loan or any other amount becoming due hereunder or under any
Security Document, by acceleration or otherwise, such Borrower shall on demand
from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by law, on such
defaulted amount from the date of such default to but excluding the date of
actual payment (after as well as before judgment) at a rate per annum equal to
(a) in the case of any Loan, the rate applicable to such Loan under subsection
6.5(a), (b), (c) or (d), as the case may be, plus 2% per annum and (b) in the
case of any other amount
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owing hereunder, the rate that would be applicable to an ABR Loan of the Company
under subsection 6.5(b) plus 2% per annum.
(f) Interest on Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment
Date or as otherwise specified herein; provided that interest accruing pursuant
to paragraph (e) of this subsection shall be payable from time to time on
demand.
(g) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent to charge the
loan account of such Borrower maintained by the Agent for the purpose of paying
principal, interest, reimbursement obligations in connection with Letters of
Credit and L/C Guaranties, fees, premiums and other sums payable hereunder or
under any other Loan Document by such Borrower (provided that, in the case of
reimbursement of expenses, such reimbursement will only be charged to the loan
account of the applicable Borrower to the extent such amounts are set forth in
any Loan Document or can be determined based on any method for calculating such
amounts in any Loan Document or have been agreed upon by the Agent and the
Company), and agrees that all such amounts charged shall constitute ABR Loans
or, in the case of any Borrower other than the Company or the Canadian Borrower,
Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans, as the case may be, having Interest
Periods of one month, and that all such Loans made shall be deemed to have been
requested by the applicable Borrower hereunder. In any event and without
limiting the foregoing, the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent to
charge the loan account of the Company maintained by the Agent for the purpose
of paying any amounts which the Agent could charge to the loan account of
another Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 6.5(g), any amounts that the Agent fails to charge to any loan account
of any Borrower shall constitute Primary Obligations secured by Collateral of
such Borrower and the Agent shall be entitled to use any remedies available to
it to recover any such amounts.
6.6 Inability to Determine Interest Rate. If, prior to the date which is
two Business Days prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
(a) the Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) that, by reason of circumstances
affecting the relevant market generally, adequate and reasonable means do
not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate or Adjusted Sterling LIBOR Rate,
as applicable, for such Interest Period,
(b) the Agent shall have received notice from Lenders having Revolving
Credit Commitments comprising at least 25% of the aggregate amount of the
affected Revolving Credit Commitments that the LIBOR Rate determined or to
be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such
Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans or participations
therein during such Interest Period, or
(c) the Agent shall have received notice from the UK Lender that the
Adjusted Sterling LIBOR Rate determined or to be determined for such
Interest
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Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the UK Lender of
making or maintaining its affected Loans during such Interest Period,
the Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the affected
Borrowers and the affected Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If
such notice is given (x) the affected Loans (if Eurocurrency Loans of the
Company) requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period
shall be made as ABR Loans or the affected Loans (if Eurocurrency Loans or
Sterling LIBOR Loans of another Borrower) shall not be made, (y) any Loans
(if Loans of the Company) that were to have been converted on the first day
of such Interest Period to affected Eurocurrency Loans shall instead be
continued as ABR Loans and (z) any affected outstanding Eurocurrency Loans
of the Company shall be converted, on the last day of the Interest Period
therefor, to ABR Loans and any other affected Loans shall be repaid on the
last day of the Interest Period therefor. Until such notice has been
withdrawn by the Agent, no further affected Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling
LIBOR Loans, as the case may be, shall be made or continued as such, nor
shall the Borrowers have the right to convert Loans to affected
Eurocurrency Loans. In the event that the affected Loans are Sterling LIBOR
Loans, the Agent agrees to use reasonable efforts to cause Fleet National
Bank London Branch to increase the amount of the UK Overdraft Facility in
order to provide the UK Borrower with the additional borrowing capacity no
longer available to the UK Borrower hereunder as a result of this
subsection 6.6 until such time as Sterling LIBOR Loans shall again be
available to the UK Borrower under this Agreement; provided that (i) in no
event shall the UK Revolving Credit Exposure (at all times after giving
effect to such increase) exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base of the UK
Borrower and the UK Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) the foregoing
shall not relieve the UK Borrower of its obligations under the second
sentence of this subsection. The UK Borrower and the Agent each acknowledge
and agree that (i) one or more of this Agreement, the UK Overdraft Letter
of Credit and the related UK L/C Guaranty may need to be amended to provide
for such increase in the amount of the UK Overdraft Facility and such
amendments shall be satisfactory to the Borrowers, the Agent and the
Lenders and (ii) in connection with (and as a condition precedent to the
effectiveness of ) one or more of such amendments, the Borrowers shall
execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Agent
such agreements, opinions, certificates, documents and other writings as
the Agent may reasonably request. In the event that the affected Loans are
Eurocurrency Loans of the Irish Borrower or the German Borrower, the Agent
agrees to use reasonable efforts to cause a bank reasonably acceptable to
the Agent and the Company to provide an overdraft facility to such Borrower
in order to provide such Borrower with the borrowing capacity no longer
available to such Borrower hereunder as a result of this subsection 6.6
until such time as Eurocurrency Loans of such Borrower shall again be
available to such Borrower under this Agreement; provided that (i) such
facility shall not be secured by any property of any Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries nor guaranteed by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and
such facility (and any obligations of the
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Agent and/or Fleet National Bank with respect thereto) shall otherwise be
on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, (ii) in no event shall the
revolving credit exposure of such Borrower hereunder (at all times after
giving effect to any credit support required by such bank from the Agent or
Fleet National Bank) exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base of such
Borrower and the Irish Revolving Credit Commitment or the German Revolving
Credit Commitment, as the case maybe, and (iii) the foregoing shall not
relieve such Borrower of its obligations under the second sentence of this
subsection. Such Borrower and the Agent each acknowledge and agree that (i)
this Agreement will need to be amended to provide for such overdraft
facility and related credit support and such amendment shall be
satisfactory to the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders and (ii) in
connection with (and as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of )
such amendment, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, to the Agent such agreements, opinions,
certificates, documents and other writings as the Agent may reasonably
request. In the event that an increase in the UK Overdraft Facility (in the
case of the UK Borrower) or a new overdraft facility (in the case of the
Irish Borrower or the German Borrower), in each instance as contemplated
above, can not be effected within a reasonable time after the relevant
notice from the Agent referred to above is given to the affected Borrower,
then the Agent shall attempt to find an alternative interest rate basis
(including without limitation a Dollar based interest rate) for any such
affected Loans reasonably acceptable to the relevant Borrower, the Agent
and the Lenders.
6.7 Commitment Fee; Other Fees. (a) The Company agrees to pay to the Agent,
for the account of each Lender, in immediately available funds in Dollars, a
commitment fee of three-eighths of one percent (3/8 of 1%) per annum on the
average daily Available Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender on
each day. The UK Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of each
Lender, in immediately available funds in Pounds Sterling, a commitment fee of
three-eighths of one percent (3/8 of 1%) per annum on the average daily
Available UK Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender on each day. The German
Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of each Lender, in
immediately available funds in Euros, a commitment fee of three-eighths of one
percent (3/8 of 1%) per annum on the average daily Available German Revolving
Credit Commitment of such Lender on each day. The Irish Borrower agrees to pay
to the Agent, for the account of each Lender, in immediately available funds in
Euros, a commitment fee of three-eighths of one percent (3/8 of 1%) per annum on
the average daily Available Irish Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender on
each day. The Canadian Borrower agrees to pay (or if the Canadian Borrower shall
not pay, the Company agrees to pay) to the Agent, for the account of each
Lender, in immediately available funds in Canadian Dollars, a commitment fee of
three-eighths of one percent (3/8 of 1%) per annum on the average daily
Available Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender on each day. The
foregoing commitment fees are collectively referred to herein as the Revolving
Credit Commitment Fees and shall be payable quarterly, in arrears, on the first
day of each April, July, October and January and on the Termination Date or such
earlier date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments shall
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terminate as provided herein, commencing on the first of such dates to occur
after the date hereof.
(b) The Company agrees to pay to the Agent, for its own account, the fees
in the amounts and on the dates agreed to by such parties in writing prior to
the date of this Agreement.
(c) The Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any
payments made by a Borrower to the Agent for the Defaulting Lender's benefit;
nor shall a Defaulting Lender be entitled to the sharing of any payments
hereunder. Amounts payable to a Defaulting Lender shall instead be paid to or
retained by the Agent. The Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to a
Borrower the amount of all such payments received or retained by it for the
account of such Defaulting Lender. Any amounts so re-lent to any Borrower shall
bear interest at the same rate as the rate of interest payable by such Borrower
on such re-lent amounts and for all purposes of this Agreement shall be treated
as if they were Domestic Revolving Credit Loans, UK Revolving Credit Loans,
German Revolving Credit Loans or Irish Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may
be; provided, however, that for purposes of voting or consenting to matters with
respect to the Loan Documents and determining pro rata shares, such Defaulting
Lender shall be deemed not to be a "Lender" and such Lender's Revolving Credit
Commitment and Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed to be zero
(0). Until a Defaulting Lender cures its failure to fund its pro rata share of
any Loan or participation (A) such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to
any portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment Fees and (B) the Revolving Credit
Commitment Fees shall accrue in favor of the Lenders which have funded their
respective pro rata shares of the Loans and participations and shall be
allocated among such performing Lenders ratably based upon their relative
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments. This Section shall remain effective with
respect to such Lender until such time as the Defaulting Lender shall no longer
be in default of any of its obligations under this Agreement. The terms of this
Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Revolving
Credit Commitment of any Lender, or relieve or excuse the performance by any
Borrower of its duties and obligations hereunder.
6.8 Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Revolving Credit Commitment Fees,
interest and Letter of Credit and L/C Guaranty commissions shall be calculated
on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed; provided that (i)
interest on ABR Loans shall be calculated on the basis of a 365/366-day year for
the actual days elapsed and (ii) interest on UK Revolving Credit Loans shall be
calculated on the basis of a 365-day year for the actual days elapsed. The Agent
shall as soon as practicable notify the Company and the Lenders of each
determination of an Adjusted LIBOR Rate or an Adjusted Sterling LIBOR Rate. Any
change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds
Effective Rate, as the case may be, shall be effective as of the opening of
business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal
Funds Effective Rate, respectively. The Agent shall as soon as practicable
notify the Company and the Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each
such change in interest rate.
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(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Agent pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the relevant
Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error.
6.9 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Each borrowing by the Company of
Domestic Revolving Credit Loans shall be made ratably by the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages thereof.
(b) Whenever any payment received by the Agent under this Agreement or any
Note is insufficient to pay in full all amounts then due and payable to the
Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the Notes:
(i) If the Agent has not received a Payment Sharing Notice (or if the
Agent has received a Payment Sharing Notice but the Event of Default
specified in such Payment Sharing Notice has been cured or waived pursuant
to subsection 14.1), such payment shall, subject to the provisions of this
Agreement, be distributed (x) in the case of a payment with respect to
Domestic Revolving Credit Loans pro rata to the Lenders according to the
respective Commitment Percentages of the Lenders and (y) in the case of a
payment with respect to any Foreign Revolving Credit Loans to the UK
Lender, the German Lender or the Irish Lender, as appropriate.
(ii) If the Agent has received a Payment Sharing Notice which remains
in effect, all payments received by the Agent under this Agreement or any
Note shall, subject to the provisions of this Agreement (including any
provision which limits the obligations guaranteed by a Foreign Borrower or
the obligations secured by Collateral of a Foreign Borrower), be
distributed by the Agent and applied by the Agent and the Lenders in the
following order: first, to the payment of fees and expenses due and payable
to the Agent under and in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document; second, to the payment of all expenses due and payable to the
Lenders hereunder, ratably among the Lenders in accordance with the
aggregate amount of such payments owed to each such Lender; third, to the
payment of fees due and payable under subsection 6.7(a), ratably among the
Lenders in accordance with the Commitment Percentage of each Lender;
fourth, to the payment of the interest accrued on all Reimbursement
Obligations and all commissions and fees payable to the Agent or the
Issuing Bank set forth in subsections 3.3, 5A.3 and 5D.3, regardless of
whether any such amount is then due and payable, allocated between the
Agent and the Issuing Bank as the Agent shall elect; fifth, to the payment
of the interest accrued on all Loans and Notes and all commissions and fees
payable to the Lenders set forth in subsections 3.3, 5A.3 and 5D.3,
regardless of whether any such amount is then due and payable, ratably
among the Lenders in accordance with the aggregate accrued interest,
commissions and fees owed to each Lender on account thereof; sixth, to the
payment of all Reimbursement Obligations, allocated between the Agent and
the Issuing Bank as the Agent shall elect; seventh, to the payment of the
principal amount of all Loans and Notes, regardless of whether any such
amount is then due and payable, ratably among the Lenders in accordance
with the aggregate principal amount owed to each such Lender; and eighth,
to the payment of any other obligations owing hereunder, ratably among the
Lenders, the
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Issuing Bank and the Agent in accordance with the aggregate amount owed to
each Lender, the Issuing Bank and the Agent; and any balance shall, subject
to any requirements of applicable law, be returned to the relevant
Borrower.
(c) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by a Borrower on
account of principal, Reimbursement Obligations, interest and fees shall be made
without set-off or counterclaim and shall be made to the Agent for the account
of the applicable Lenders at the office of the Agent specified in subsection
14.2, or at such other location as the Agent may direct, on or prior to 12:00
Noon, local time at the location of such office, in lawful money of the currency
in which such amounts are denominated or otherwise due and payable and in
immediately available funds. The Agent shall distribute such payments in
accordance with the provisions of subsection 6.9(a) or (b), as the case may be,
promptly upon receipt in like funds as received.
(d) If any payment hereunder (other than any payment on Eurocurrency Loans
or Sterling LIBOR Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business
Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any
payment hereunder on a Eurocurrency Loan or a Sterling LIBOR Loan becomes due
and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the effect of such extension
would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such
payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. If any payment
of principal shall be extended under this paragraph (d), interest thereon shall
be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
(e) Unless the Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender
prior to a borrowing date that such Lender will not make the amount which would
constitute its Commitment Percentage of the borrowing to be made on such date
available to the Agent, on such borrowing date the Agent may assume that such
Lender has made such amount available to the Agent and, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the relevant Borrower a corresponding amount. If
such amount is made available to the Agent on a date after such borrowing date,
such Lender shall pay to the Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of
(i) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate (Sterling Base Rate with
respect to UK Revolving Credit Loans and the overnight LIBOR rate for deposits
in the relevant currency with respect to any other Foreign Revolving Credit
Loans) during such period as determined by the Agent multiplied by (ii) such
amount multiplied by (iii) a fraction of which the numerator is the number of
days from and including such borrowing date to the date on which such amount
becomes immediately available to the Agent and of which the denominator is 360.
A certificate of the Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts
owing under this paragraph (e) shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest
error. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Agent by such Lender
within three Business Days after such borrowing date, the Agent shall be
entitled to recover such amount, with interest thereon at the rate per annum
then applicable to the Loans for which such amount is not made available to the
Agent by such Lender, within eight Business Days after demand, from the relevant
Borrower.
(f) All payments and prepayments on account of Loans and fees hereunder on
account of the Facilities that are (i) Domestic Revolving Credit Loans or
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Line Loans shall be made in Dollars, (ii) UK Revolving Credit Loans shall be
made in Pounds Sterling and (iii) German Revolving Credit Loans and Irish
Revolving Credit Loans shall be made in Euros.
6.10 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the
adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation
thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration or
interpretation thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain
Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans, or to make or maintain extensions of
credit to one or more Borrowers contemplated by this Agreement, the commitment
of such Lender hereunder to make Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans (as
the case may be), continue Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans (as the
case may be) as such, convert Loans to Eurocurrency Loans and maintain
extensions of credit to such Borrowers shall forthwith be canceled to the extent
necessary to remedy or prevent such illegality and such Lender's Loans then
outstanding (i) as Eurocurrency Loans (if owed by the Company), if any, shall be
converted automatically to ABR Loans on the respective last days of the then
current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within such earlier
period as required by law and (ii) as Eurocurrency Loans (if owed by other than
the Company) or Sterling LIBOR Loans (as the case may be), if any, shall be
repaid in full on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods
with respect to such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law. If
any such conversion or repayment of a Eurocurrency Loan or Sterling LIBOR Loan
occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period
with respect thereto, the relevant Borrower shall pay to such Lender such
amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to subsection 6.13.
6.11 Requirements of Law. (a) If the adoption of or any change in any
Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance
by any Lender or any Issuing Bank with any request or directive (whether or not
having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority
made subsequent to the date hereof:
(i) shall subject any Lender or any Issuing Bank or any corporation
controlling such Lender or such Issuing Bank or from which such Lender or
such Issuing Bank obtains funding or credit to any tax of any kind
whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any
Application, any L/C Guaranty or any Eurocurrency Loan or Sterling LIBOR
Loan made by it or in which it has acquired a participation, or change the
basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such
corporation in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes covered by
subsection 6.12 and changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of
such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such corporation);
(ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special
deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by,
deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans,
other extensions of credit or participations by, or any other acquisition
of funds by, any office of such Lender or such Issuing Bank or any
corporation controlling such Lender or such Issuing Bank or from which such
Lender or such Issuing Bank obtains funding or credit which in the case of
Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans, as the case may be, is not
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included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or Adjusted
Sterling LIBOR Rate, as the case may be, hereunder or
(iii) shall impose on such Lender or such Issuing Bank or any
corporation controlling such Lender or such Issuing Bank or from which such
Lender or such Issuing Bank obtains funding or credit any other condition;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or
such Issuing Bank or such corporation, by an amount which such Lender or such
Issuing Bank or such corporation deems to be material, of making, converting
into, continuing, maintaining or participating in Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling
LIBOR Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit or L/C Guaranties
or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any
such case, the Company shall pay such Lender or such Issuing Bank any additional
amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank for such
increased cost or reduced amount receivable.
(b) If any Lender or any Issuing Bank shall have determined that the
adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy
or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or
such Issuing Bank or any corporation controlling such Lender or such Issuing
Bank or from which such Lender or such Issuing Bank obtains funding or credit
with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having
the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date
hereof does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such
Lender's or such Issuing Bank's or such corporation's capital as a consequence
of its obligations hereunder or under any Letter of Credit or L/C Guaranty to a
level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such corporation
could have achieved but for such change or compliance (taking into consideration
such Lender's or such Issuing Bank's or such corporation's policies with respect
to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to
be material, then, from time to time, the Company shall pay to such Lender or
such Issuing Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender or such Issuing Bank for such reduction.
(c) In addition to, and without duplication of, amounts which may become
payable from time to time pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection
6.11, each Borrower agrees to pay to each Lender which requests compensation
under this paragraph (c) by notice to the Company on behalf of such Borrower, on
the last day of each Interest Period with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan or
Sterling LIBOR Loan made by such Lender to such Borrower or made to such
Borrower in which such Lender has acquired a participation, at any time when
such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves against "Eurocurrency
Liabilities" under Regulation D (or, at any time when such Lender may be
required by the Board or by any other Governmental Authority, whether within the
United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland or in another relevant
jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the European Union), to maintain
reserves against any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by
reference to which the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or the Adjusted Sterling LIBOR Rate
is determined as provided in this Agreement or against any category of
extensions of credit (including participations) or other assets of such Lender
which includes any such Eurocurrency
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Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans), an additional amount (determined by such
Lender's calculation or, if an accurate calculation is impracticable, estimated
using such means of allocation as such Lender shall reasonably determine) equal
to the actual costs, if any, incurred by such Lender during such Interest Period
as a result of the applicability of the foregoing reserves to such Eurocurrency
Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans, as the case may be.
(d) A certificate of each Lender or any Issuing Bank setting forth (x) such
amount or amounts as shall be necessary to compensate such Lender or such
Issuing Bank for amounts claimed by it in good faith pursuant to paragraph (a),
(b) or (c) above, as the case may be, and (y) setting forth in reasonable detail
an explanation of the basis for requesting such compensation and the calculation
thereof, shall be delivered to the Company on behalf of the relevant Borrower
and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The relevant Borrower shall pay
each Lender or such Issuing Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate
delivered to the Company on its behalf within 20 days after the Company's
receipt of the same.
(e) The agreements in this subsection shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
6.12 Taxes. (a) All payments made by the Borrowers under this Agreement
shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on
account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed,
levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority,
excluding, in the case of the Agent and each Lender, net income taxes imposed on
the Agent or such Lender (including, without limitation, (i) each Lender in its
capacity as the Issuing Bank and (ii) any transferee or assignee (including a
participation holder) (any such entity, a "Transferee"), as the case may be, as
a result of a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of the
Governmental Authority imposing such tax and the Agent or such Lender (excluding
a connection arising solely from the Agent or such Lender or Transferee having
executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or
enforced, this Agreement) (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, fees, deductions and withholdings being hereinafter called
"Non-Excluded Taxes"). If any Non-Excluded Taxes are required to be withheld
from any amounts payable to the Agent or any Lender or Transferee hereunder, the
amounts so payable to the Agent or such Lender or Transferee shall be increased
to the extent necessary to yield to the Agent or such Lender or Transferee
(after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts
payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement.
Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes are payable by a Borrower, as promptly as
possible thereafter such Borrower shall send to the Agent for its own account or
for the account of such Lender or Transferee, as the case may be, a certified
copy of an original official receipt received by such Borrower showing payment
thereof. If such Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the
appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Agent the required
receipts or other required documentary evidence, such Borrower shall indemnify
the Agent and such Lender or Transferee for any incremental taxes, interest or
penalties that may become payable by the Agent or such Lender or Transferee as a
result of any such failure, together with any expenses payable by the Agent or
such Lender or Transferee in connection therewith. The
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agreements in this subsection 6.12(a) shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(b) (i)Each Lender or Transferee that is not a "United States person",
as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, agrees that it will deliver
to the Company and the Agent on or before the date it becomes a Lender or
Transferee (x) two duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8BEN or successor applicable form certifying that under an
applicable treaty such Lender or Transferee is entitled to receive all
payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any
United States federal income taxes (or, in the case of a Transferee, that
any such deduction or withholding is no greater than it would have been for
the Lender (or the Transferee) that transferred or assigned its interest to
such Transferee), (y) two duly completed copies of United States Internal
Revenue Service Form W_8ECI or successor applicable form, or (z) two duly
completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or
successor applicable form and a statement in the form of Exhibit J hereto.
Each such Lender or Transferee also agrees (x) to deliver to the Company
and the Agent two further copies of the said statement and Form W-8BEN or
W-8ECI or successor applicable forms or other manner of certification, as
the case may be, on or before the date that any such statement or form
expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event
(including, without limitation, a change in such Lender's or Transferee's
lending office) requiring a change in the most recent statement or form
previously delivered by it to the Company and the Agent, and (y) to obtain
such extensions of the time for filing and to renew such statements or
forms and certifications thereof as may reasonably be requested by the
Company or the Agent, unless in any such case an event (including, without
limitation, any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to
the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which
renders all such statements or forms inapplicable or which would prevent
such Lender or Transferee from duly completing and delivering any such
statement or form with respect to it and such Lender or Transferee so
advises the Company and the Agent. Such Lender or Transferee shall certify
in the case of a Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (and, if applicable, the statement)
that it is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without
deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes (or, in
the case of a Transferee, that any such deduction or withholding is no
greater than it would have been for the Lender or the Transferee that
transferred or assigned its interest to such Transferee). Each Lender or
Transferee that is a "United States person", as defined under Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code, and that is not a corporation agrees that it will
deliver to the Company and the Agent a Form W-9 stating that it is entitled
to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax.
(ii) No Borrower shall be required to pay any additional amounts to
any Lender or Transferee pursuant to paragraph (a) above in respect of
taxes imposed by the United States or any political subdivision thereof if
the
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obligation to pay such additional amounts arose solely from a failure by
such Lender or Transferee to comply with the provisions of subparagraph
(i).
(iii) In the event that the UK Lender, after becoming a Qualifying
UK Lender, ceases to be a Qualifying UK Lender, other than as a result of
(i) the introduction of, suspension, withdrawal or cancellation of, or
change in, or change in the official interpretation, administration or
application of, any law or regulation having the force of law or any
published practice or published concession of any relevant taxing authority
in any jurisdiction with which the UK Lender has a connection, occurring
after the date of this Agreement or (ii) the amendment, withdrawal,
suspension, cancellation or termination of any applicable tax treaty with
respect to the UK Lender occurring after the date of this Agreement, then
the UK Borrower will not be liable to pay the UK Lender under subsection
6.12 any amount in respect of taxes levied or imposed by the United Kingdom
or any taxing authority of or in the United Kingdom in excess of the amount
it would have been obliged to pay if the UK Lender had been a Qualifying UK
Lender.
(iv) In the event that:
(1) at the date of this Agreement, the Irish Lender is not a
Qualifying Irish Lender; or
(2) the Irish Lender ceases to be a Qualifying Irish Lender, other
than as a result of (i) the introduction of, suspension, withdrawal or
cancellation of, or change in, or change in the official interpretation,
administration or application of, any law or regulation having the force of
law or any published practice or published concession of any relevant
taxing authority in any jurisdiction with which the Irish Lender has a
connection or in Ireland, occurring after the date of this Agreement or
(ii) the amendment, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or termination of
any applicable double taxation treaty with respect to the Irish Lender
occurring after the date of this Agreement;
then the Irish Borrower will not be liable to pay to the Irish Lender under
subsection 6.12 any additional amount in respect of taxes levied or imposed by
Ireland or any taxing authority of or in Ireland in excess of the amount it
would have been obliged to pay if the Irish Lender had been a Qualifying Irish
Lender or had not ceased to be a Qualifying Irish Lender, as the case may be.
(v) In the event that:
(1) at the date of this Agreement, the German Lender is not a
Qualifying German Lender; or
(2) the German Lender ceases to be a Qualifying German Lender, other
than as a result of (i) the introduction of, suspension, withdrawal or
cancellation of, or change in, or change in the official interpretation,
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administration or application of, any law or regulation having the force of
law or any published practice or published concession of any relevant
taxing authority in any jurisdiction with which the German Lender has a
connection, occurring after the date of this Agreement or (ii) the
amendment, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or termination of any
applicable tax treaty with respect to the German Lender occurring after the
date of this Agreement;
then the German Borrower will not be liable to pay to the German Lender under
subsection 6.12 any amount in respect of taxes levied or imposed by Germany or
any taxing authority of or in Germany in excess of the amount it would have been
obliged to pay if the German Lender had been a Qualifying German Lender.
(vi) In the event that the Agent, a Lender or a Transferee is not
a resident of the United States for the purposes of the Canada-U.S. Tax
Convention, then the Canadian Borrower will not be liable to pay to such
Person under subsection 6.12 any amount in respect of taxes levied or
imposed by Canada or any taxing authority of or in Canada in excess of the
amount it would have been obliged to pay to such Person if such Person had
been a resident of the United States for purposes of the Canada-U.S. Tax
Convention.
6.13 Indemnity. Each Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold
each Lender harmless from any loss or expense (but excluding any lost profits)
which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by such
Borrower in payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any
Eurocurrency Loan or Sterling LIBOR Loan, (b) default by such Borrower in making
a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans or
Sterling LIBOR Loans after such Borrower has given a notice requesting the same
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (c) default by such
Borrower in making any prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans
after such Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement, or (d) the making of a payment, prepayment or conversion of
Eurocurrency Loans or Sterling LIBOR Loans on a day which is not the last day of
an Interest Period with respect thereto, including, without limitation, in each
case, any such loss or expense arising from the reemployment or repayment of
funds obtained by such Lender or from fees payable to terminate the deposits
from which such funds were obtained. This covenant shall survive the termination
of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable
hereunder.
6.14 Determinations; Mitigation of Damages. (a) In making the
determinations contemplated by subsections 6.11, 6.12 and 6.13, each Lender may
make such estimates, assumptions, allocations and the like that such Lender in
good faith determines to be appropriate. Upon request of the Company, each
relevant Lender shall furnish to the Company, at any time after demand for
payment of an amount under subsection 6.12(a) or 6.13, a certificate outlining
in reasonable detail the computation of any amounts owing. Any certificate
furnished by a Lender shall be binding and conclusive in the absence of manifest
error.
(b) Any Lender making a claim under subsections 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12, which
results in such Lender charging to any Borrower increased costs in excess of
those being
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generally charged by the other Lenders, agrees at the request of the Company to
use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions but
without cost or expense to such Lender) to designate a different branch or
affiliate of such Lender if the making of such a designation would avoid the
need for, or reduce the amount of, any such additional amounts and would not, in
the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such
Lender.
6.15 Replacement of Lenders. Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise
to the operation of subsection 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12 with respect to any Lender
which results in such Lender charging to any Borrower increased costs in excess
of those being generally charged by the other Lenders, or if a Lender becomes a
Defaulting Lender or, in the case of a refusal by a Lender to consent to a
proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to this Agreement
which has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in subsection 14.1,
the Borrowers shall have the right, if no Default or Event of Default then
exists, to replace such Lender (the "Replaced Lender") with one or more other
Eligible Transferee or Transferees, none of whom shall constitute a Defaulting
Lender at the time of such replacement (collectively, the "Replacement Lender"),
acceptable to the Agent; provided that (i) at the time of any replacement
pursuant to this subsection 6.15, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or
more Assignment and Acceptances pursuant to Section 14 (and with all fees
payable pursuant to said subsection 14.6(e) to be paid by the Replacement
Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the
Revolving Credit Commitments (and if the Replaced Lender is the UK Lender, the
German Lender or the Irish Lender, the UK Revolving Credit Commitment, the
German Revolving Credit Commitment or the Irish Revolving Credit Commitment,
respectively) and outstanding Loans of, and in each case participations in L/C
Guaranties, Domestic Swing Line Loans and Foreign Revolving Credit Loans by, the
Replaced Lender and, in connection therewith, shall pay to the Replaced Lender
in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum of (1) an amount equal to the
principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans and funded
participations in Loans of the Replaced Lender, (2) an amount equal to all
amounts paid or disbursed with respect to L/C Guaranties by the Agent that have
been funded by (and not reimbursed to) such Replaced Lender, together with all
then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, (3) an amount equal to
all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Replaced Lender pursuant
to subsections 3.3(a), 5A.3 and 5D.3 and (4) all other amounts owing to such
Replaced Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (ii) all
obligations of the Borrowers owing to the Replaced Lender shall be paid in full
to such Replaced Lender concurrently with such replacement. Upon the execution
of the respective Assignment and Acceptance, the payment of amounts referred to
in clauses (i) and (ii) above and, if so requested by the Replacement Lender,
delivery to the Replacement Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by
the appropriate Borrowers, the Replacement Lender shall become a Lender
hereunder and the Replaced Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder,
except with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to the replaced
Lender under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Replaced Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender which is an Issuing Bank or whose
Affiliate is an Issuing Bank and no Lender which issues L/C Guaranties or
commits to issue L/C Guaranties may be replaced under this Section 6.15 unless
(i) any commitment of such Lender or Affiliate to issue Letters of Credit and/or
L/C Guaranties, as the case may be, is terminated and (ii)(x) all Letters of
Credit and/or L/C Guaranties, as the case may be, issued by such Lender or
Affiliate
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have been terminated or cancelled and all amounts owing to such Lender or
Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit and/or L/C Guaranties, as the case
may be, issued by it have been paid in full (including, without limitation, with
respect to drawings or payments thereunder or fees payable therefor) or (y) the
Issuing Bank or the Agent (in the case of L/C Guaranties) shall have received an
indemnity from a Person and in a form each satisfactory to the Issuing Bank or
the Agent, as the case may be, or cash collateral in an amount satisfactory to
the Issuing Bank or the Agent, as the case may be.
6.16 Lock Box Accounts. Subject to the next sentence, all Lock Box
Agreements shall provide that the Agent may at any time give notice (which
notice, in the case of all Borrowers other than the UK Borrower and the Irish
Borrower, shall only be given by the Agent during the continuance of an Event of
Default) to the Lock Box Bank to transfer from time to time all amounts
deposited in the Lock Box Accounts to the Agent. Notwithstanding the immediately
preceding sentence, until such time as the Company delivers the financial
statements required by subsection 9.4(a) for the 2001 fiscal year demonstrating
compliance with the financial covenants contained in Sections 10.13 and 10.14
hereof tested as of the end of such fiscal year, all amounts deposited in the
Lock Box Accounts maintained by the Company shall be transferred to the Agent on
a daily basis and applied as set forth below. At such time as amounts deposited
in the Lock Box Accounts maintained by the Company are no longer required to be
transferred to the Agent on a daily basis as provided in the immediately
preceding sentence, the Agent, the Company and the relevant Lock Box Banks shall
enter into new Lock Box Agreements with respect to such Lock Box Accounts
substantially in the form of the Lock Box Agreements entered into by the Company
on or about the Closing Date except that transfers of amounts deposited in such
Lock Box Accounts to the Agent shall only be made after notice by the Agent to
the relevant Lock Box Bank as referred to in the first sentence of this
subsection 6.16 (which notice shall only be given by the Agent during the
continuance of an Event of Default). Any amounts received by the Agent pursuant
to a Lock Box Agreement after such notice has been given (or in the case of the
second preceding sentence for which no notice need be given, when received by
the Agent) shall be applied:
(a) in the case of amounts owing to the Company or any of its
Domestic Subsidiaries, first, to repay any then outstanding Domestic
Swing Line Loans, second, to repay any then outstanding Domestic
Revolving Credit Loans, third, to cash collateralize any then
outstanding Domestic Letters of Credit, and fourth, to pay any other
amounts owing by the Company under the Loan Documents;
(b) in the case of amounts owing to the UK Borrower, first, to
repay any then outstanding UK Revolving Credit Loans, second, to pay
any Reimbursement Obligations owing by the UK Borrower, third to cash
collateralize any then outstanding UK Letters of Credit and fourth, to
pay any other amounts owing by the UK Borrower under the Loan
Documents;
(c) in the case of amounts owing to the German Borrower, first,
to repay any then outstanding German Revolving Credit Loans and
second,
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to pay any other amounts owing by the German Borrower under the Loan
Documents;
(d) in the case of amounts owing to the Irish Borrower, first, to
repay any then outstanding Irish Revolving Credit Loans and second, to
pay any other amounts owing by the Irish Borrower under the Loan
Documents; and
(e) in the case of amounts owing to the Canadian Borrower, first,
to pay any Reimbursement Obligations owing by the Canadian Borrower,
second, to cash collateralize the Canadian Letter of Credit and third,
to pay any other amounts owing by the Canadian Borrower under the Loan
Documents.
Each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that all fees and expenses incurred
by the Agent, any Lender or any Borrower with regard to a Lock Box Agreement,
the lock boxes established pursuant thereto and any concentration accounts
established in connection therewith shall be the obligation of the Company (or
if the relevant Lock Box Agreement, lock box or concentration account relates to
another Borrower, such Borrower).
6.17 Irish Insurance Acts. No Letter of Credit which is to be issued in
respect of the obligations of the Irish Borrower shall be issued to a Person
situated in Ireland.
SECTION 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to
make the extensions of credit hereunder, each Borrower makes the following
representations and warranties to the Agent and each Lender in respect of itself
and its Subsidiaries only, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the making of the Loans (with the making of each Credit
Event thereafter being deemed to constitute a representation and warranty that
the matters specified in this Section 7 are true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the date of each such Credit Event unless such
representation and warranty expressly indicates that it is being made as of a
specific date):
7.1 Organization; Powers. Each of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries (a)
is a corporation or limited liability company which is duly organized or
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization,
(b) has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets
and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted,
(c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify or
be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) has
the corporate or limited liability company (as the case may be) power and
authority, in the case of such Borrower, to borrow hereunder.
7.2 Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by each of such
Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and
the borrowings hereunder, the creation of the security interests contemplated
hereby and the other transactions contemplated hereby (a) have been duly
authorized by all requisite corporate or limited liability
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company (as the case may be) and, if required, stockholder or member action and
(b) will not (i) violate (A) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation,
other than any law, statute, rule or regulation the violation of which will not
result in a Material Adverse Effect, or of the certificate or articles of
incorporation or limited liability company agreement or other constitutive
documents or by-laws of such Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, (B) any order
of any Governmental Authority or (C) any material provision of any material
indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Borrower or any
Subsidiary thereof is a party or by which any of them or any of their property
(including the Bridgeport Property) or assets is or may be bound, (ii) be in
conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute (alone or with notice or lapse
of time or both) a default under or give rise to any right to accelerate any
material obligation on the part of such Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof under
any such indenture, agreement or other instrument or (iii) result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien (other than any Lien created under the
Security Documents) upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or
hereafter acquired by such Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof.
7.3 Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
such Borrower. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of such Borrower and/or such Subsidiary thereof enforceable against such
Borrower and/or such Subsidiary thereof in accordance with its terms, subject as
to enforceability to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
transfer, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally
and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability
is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
7.4 Approvals. (a) No action, consent or approval of, registration or
filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority is or will be
required in connection with the borrowings hereunder, the creation of the
security interests contemplated hereby and the other transactions contemplated
to occur under the Loan Documents, except for (i) the filing of UCC financing
statements and filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the United States Copyright Office and any comparable filings in the United
Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and Canada, (ii) the recordation of the Company
Mortgage and (iii) such others as have been made or obtained and are in full
force and effect.
(b) No consent or authorization of any Person (other than any Governmental
Authority) is required in connection with the borrowings hereunder, the creation
of the security interests contemplated hereby and the other transactions to
occur under the Loan Documents, except such consents and authorizations (i) as
have been obtained and are in full force and effect or (ii) the failure of which
to obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.5 Financial Statements. The Company has heretofore furnished to the
Lenders its consolidated and consolidating balance sheets and related statements
of operations and statements of cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 1999, and December 31, 2000, audited by and accompanied by
the opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public auditors, and (ii) as
of and for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2001. Such financial statements
present fairly the financial condition and results of operations of the Company
and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated and consolidating basis as
of such
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dates and for such periods and were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on
a consistent basis, except, in the case of unaudited statements, for normal
year-end audit adjustments and the absence of notes. Such balance sheets and the
notes thereto disclose all liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Company and
its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof which are required by GAAP
to be so disclosed or which otherwise could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
7.6 No Material Adverse Change. There has been no material adverse change
in the business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition, contingent
liabilities, or material agreements of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, since December 31, 2000.
7.7 Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases. (a) Each of such Borrower
and its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, or licenses to, all its material properties and assets (including,
in the case of the Company, the Bridgeport Property), other than leasehold
interests in retail store properties to the extent that the termination of such
leasehold interests would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect. All such material properties and assets are free and
clear of Liens, other than Liens expressly permitted by subsection 10.2 (but
with respect to any representation made as of the Closing Date, not including
clauses (c), (l) and (n) thereof). The Company represents that no material
portion of the Bridgeport Property shall be subject to any lease, license,
sublease or other agreement granting to any person any right to use, occupy or
enjoy the same.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 7.7, the Company represents that it has
not received any notice of, nor has any knowledge of, any pending or
contemplated Condemnation proceeding affecting the Bridgeport Property or any
sale or disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation.
(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 7.7, the Company is not obligated under
any right of first refusal, option or other contractual right to sell, assign or
otherwise dispose of the Bridgeport Property or any interest therein.
7.8 Subsidiaries. Schedule 7.8 sets forth as of the Closing Date a list of
all Subsidiaries of the Company and the percentage ownership interest of the
Company therein.
7.9 Litigation; Compliance with Laws. (a) Except as set forth on Schedule
7.9, there are not any actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by
or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of such
Borrower, threatened against or affecting such Borrower or any Subsidiary
thereof or any business, property, assets or rights of any such Person as to
which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if
adversely determined, could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) None of such Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) nor any of their
respective material properties or assets is in violation of, nor will the
continued operation of
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their material properties and assets as currently operated violate, any law,
rule, regulation or statute (including any zoning, building, ordinance, code or
approval or any building permits but not including any Environmental Law which
is the subject of subsection 7.16 herein) or any restrictions of record or
agreements affecting the Bridgeport Property, or (ii) is in default with respect
to any judgment, writ, injunction, decree or order of any Governmental
Authority, where (in the case of clauses (i) and (ii)) such violation or default
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) To the extent required by applicable law in the jurisdiction in which
the Bridgeport Property is located, certificates of occupancy and permits are in
effect for the Bridgeport Property as currently constructed.
7.10 Agreements. (a) Neither such Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any corporate or limited
liability company restriction that has resulted or could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither such Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in any
manner under any provision of any indenture or other agreement or instrument
evidencing Indebtedness, or any other material agreement or instrument to which
it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are or may be
bound, where such default could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. All such indentures or other agreements are in full force and
effect unless the failure to so maintain such agreements could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.11 Federal Reserve Regulations. (a) Neither such Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in
the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
Margin Stock.
(b) No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit has been or
will be used by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether directly or
indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, (i) to purchase
or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or to refund indebtedness originally
incurred for such purpose, or (ii) for any purpose that entails a violation of,
or that is inconsistent with, the provisions of the Regulations of the Board,
including Regulations T, U and X.
7.12 Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act. Neither
such Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof (a) is an "investment company" as
defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940
or (b) is a "holding company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
7.13 Tax Returns. Each of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries has filed or
caused to be filed all Federal or national tax returns and material state and
local tax returns (including, without limitation, any returns required under its
jurisdiction of organization or incorporation) required to have been filed by it
or with respect to it and has paid or accrued or
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caused to be paid or accrued all taxes shown to be due and payable on such
returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its property and all
other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any
Governmental Authority, except taxes that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which it shall have set aside on its books
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or generally accepted accounting
principles as in effect from time to time in the jurisdiction of organization or
incorporation of such Borrower or Subsidiary. No tax Lien has been filed and, to
the knowledge of such Borrower, no claim is being asserted with respect to any
such tax, fee or other charge.
7.14 No Material Misstatements. No written information, report, financial
statement, exhibit or schedule furnished by or on behalf of such Borrower to the
Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or
included therein or delivered pursuant thereto when taken as a whole, as of the
date such information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule was
furnished, contained, contains or will contain any material misstatement of fact
or omitted, omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are
or will be made, not misleading; provided, however, that, (a) to the extent any
such information was based upon or constituted a forecast or projection, such
Borrower represents only that it acted in good faith and utilized assumptions
believed by it to be reasonable and (b) as to information that is specified as
having been supplied by third parties (other than Affiliates of the Company),
such Borrower represents only that it is not aware of any material misstatement
therein or material omission therefrom.
7.15 Employee Benefit Plans. The Company, each of its Subsidiaries and each
ERISA Affiliate is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the
Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder, except where
failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The present value of all benefit liabilities under each Plan (on
a Form 5500 reporting basis) did not, as of the last annual valuation date
applicable thereto, exceed by more than $5,000,000 the value of the assets of
such Plan, on a Form 5500 reporting basis. None of the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any Withdrawal Liability in an
amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has received
any notification that any Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization or has been
terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and no Multiemployer Plan is
reasonably expected to be in Reorganization or to be terminated where such
Reorganization or termination has resulted or could reasonably be expected to
result, through increases in the contributions required to be made to such Plan
or otherwise, in a Material Adverse Effect.
7.16 Environmental Matters. The properties now or formerly owned or
operated by such Borrower and its Subsidiaries (the "Properties") do not contain
any Hazardous Materials in amounts or concentrations which (i) constitute, or
constituted a violation of, or (ii) could give rise to liability under,
Environmental Laws resulting from any Release of Hazardous Materials during such
Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' ownership or operation of the Properties or, to
the knowledge of such Borrower, at any other time, which violations and
liabilities, in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) The Properties and all operations of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries
are in compliance, and, to the extent that such Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries owned or operated such Properties in the past three years, in the
last three years have been in compliance, with all Environmental Laws and all
Environmental Permits and all necessary Environmental Permits have been obtained
and are in effect, except to the extent that such non-compliance or failure to
obtain any necessary permits, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) During the time of such Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' ownership or
operation of the Properties and, to the knowledge of such Borrower, at any other
time, there have been no Releases or threatened Releases at, from, under or
proximate to the Properties or otherwise in connection with the operations of
such Borrower or its Subsidiaries, which Releases or threatened Releases, in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
and none of the Properties currently owned or operated by such Borrower and its
Subsidiaries are listed on the Federal National Priorities List (under CERCLA
and as defined pursuant to Environmental Law).
(d) Neither such Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
Environmental Claim in connection with any of the Properties or the operations
of such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or with regard to any Person whose
liabilities for environmental matters such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
has retained or assumed, in whole or in part, contractually, by operation of law
or otherwise, which Environmental Claim, in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, nor do such Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries have reason to believe that notice of any such Environmental
Claim will be received or is being threatened.
(e) Hazardous Materials have not been transported from any of the
Properties by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of
such Borrower, any other party, nor have Hazardous Materials been generated,
treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Properties in a manner
that could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under any
Environmental Law that would constitute a Material Adverse Effect, nor have such
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries retained or assumed any liability,
contractually, by operation of law or otherwise, with respect to the generation,
treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials, which transportation,
generation, treatment, storage or disposal, or retained or assumed liabilities,
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.17 Insurance. Schedule 7.17 sets forth a true, complete and correct
description of all material insurance maintained by the Company for itself and
its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date. As of each such date, such insurance is
in full force and effect and all premiums have been duly paid. The Company and
its Subsidiaries have insurance in such amounts and covering such risks and
liabilities as are in accordance with normal industry practice.
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7.18 Solvency. Immediately following the making of each Loan made on the
Closing Date and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such
Loans (a) the fair salable value of the assets of the Company on a consolidated
basis will exceed the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect
of the existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities)
of the Company on a consolidated basis as they mature, (b) the assets of the
Company on a consolidated basis will not constitute unreasonably small capital
to carry out its businesses as conducted or as proposed to be conducted,
including the capital needs of the Company on a consolidated basis (taking into
account, in each case, the particular capital requirements of the businesses
conducted by the Company and the projected capital requirements and capital
availability of such businesses), and (c) the Company does not intend to, nor
does it believe that it or any Subsidiary will, incur debts beyond its ability
to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of
cash to be received by it and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of its
obligations).
7.19 Labor Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.19, as of the Closing
Date, there are no strikes pending or, to the knowledge of such Borrower,
threatened against such Borrower or any Subsidiary. Neither the hours worked and
payments made to employees nor the Company and the Subsidiaries have been in
violation in any material respect of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other
applicable law dealing with such matters. All payments due from such Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against such
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and
welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or, to the extent required
under GAAP, accrued as a liability on the books of such Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, except to the extent that failure to make such payment or accrual
could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
7.20 Capitalization. As of the Closing Date, the authorized capital stock
of the Company shall consist of approximately $7,700,000 of common membership
interests and approximately $62,000,000 of preferred membership interests
(excluding unpaid dividends). Set forth on Schedule 7.20 is a list of every
Person that, as of the Closing Date, shall own of record membership interests of
the Company, together with the Dollar amount of membership interests so owned.
7.21 Security Documents. (a) Each Pledge Agreement to which such Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party is effective to create in favor of the
Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable,
security interest in the assets purported to be pledged thereunder (the "Pledged
Securities") and proceeds thereof and, when such Pledged Securities (or
certificates evidencing same) are delivered to the Agent, and/or the appropriate
filings have been made in each case as set forth in such Pledge Agreement, such
Pledge Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected first priority Lien on, and
security interest in, all right, title and interest of the pledgors thereunder
in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in
right to any other Person.
(b) Each of the Security Agreements to which such Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party is effective to create in favor of the Agent, for the
ratable benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest
in the Collateral and proceeds thereof
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and, when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices
specified on Schedule 7.21, the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Security
Agreement (or any assignments required thereunder) is filed with and recorded by
the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the appropriate filings are made
and recorded by the UK Register of Patents and the UK Register of Trademarks and
the UK Debenture is registered with the English Companies Registry and (where
applicable) the UK Land Registry, the appropriate documents relating to foreign
intellectual property owned by the Company or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries
are filed with and recorded by the appropriate Governmental Authority, any
appropriate filings are made in Germany, Ireland and Canada, and/or, if required
under such Security Agreement, such Collateral is delivered to the Agent, each
of the Security Agreements shall constitute a fully perfected (to the extent
governed by the laws of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland
or Canada and except as set forth otherwise in the relevant Security Documents)
Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the grantors
thereunder in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and
superior in right to any other Person (other than Persons who have delivered
releases to the Agent on or prior to the Closing Date of any prior security
interests held by such Persons), other than with respect to the rights of
Persons pursuant to Liens expressly permitted by subsection 10.2.
(c) At such time as the Company Mortgage is filed in the land records of
the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Company Mortgage shall constitute fully
perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of
the Company in the Bridgeport Property and the proceeds thereof, in each case
prior and superior in right to any other Person, other than with respect to the
rights of Persons pursuant to Liens expressly permitted by subsection 10.2.
(d) Each Lock-Box Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Agent,
for the ratable benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, a perfected first Lien on,
and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Company or its
Subsidiary (as the case may be) party thereto in the proceeds of accounts
receivable and in all other monies received in any lock box referred to in or
established pursuant to such Lock Box Agreement. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has notified the account debtors in respect of each Account to make
all payments in respect of such Accounts through the lock boxes established
pursuant to the Lock Box Agreements.
7.22 Real Property, Leased Premises and Warehouses. (a) Part A of Schedule
7.22 lists completely and correctly as of the Closing Date all real property
owned by the Company and the Subsidiaries and the addresses (including, without
limitation, the counties in which such real property is located) thereof. The
Company and the Subsidiaries own in fee all the real property set forth on Part
A of Schedule 7.22.
(b) Part B of Schedule 7.22 lists completely and correctly as of the
Closing Date all real property leased by the Company and the Subsidiaries and
the addresses thereof (including, without limitation, the counties in which such
real property is located) and names of the owners of such leasehold interests.
The Company and its Subsidiaries have valid leases in all the real property set
forth on Part B of Schedule 7.22.
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(c) Part C of Schedule 7.22 lists completely and correctly as of the
Closing Date all locations of any public warehouse or leasehold utilized by any
Borrower as to which such Borrower has delivered (or caused to be delivered) a
letter of credit for the benefit of a public warehouseman or landlord in
connection with such warehouseman or landlord providing a waiver or
subordination of any applicable Lien in its favor.
7.23 Use of Proceeds. All proceeds of the borrowings under the Revolving
Credit Commitment shall be used on the Closing Date to repay in full existing
Indebtedness under the Chase Credit Facility and to pay fees and expenses in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated to occur
hereunder and to provide for working capital requirements and thereafter for
general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries to the extent
permitted hereunder.
7.24 Regulation H. The Bridgeport Property is not located in an area that
has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area
having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been made
available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.
7.25 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses. Each Borrower and its
Subsidiaries own, possess or have the right to use all the patent, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights and licenses necessary for the present
and planned future conduct of their business without any known conflict with the
rights of others.
SECTION 8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Agent to enter into
L/C Guaranties and to cause the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit
hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
8.1 Each Extension of Credit. On the date of each extension of credit
hereunder:
(a) Notice of Borrowing. The Agent shall have received a notice of
such borrowing as required by subsections 2.2, 4.1, 5.2, 5B.2 and 5C.2 (as
the case may be) or, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the
Issuing Bank and the Agent shall have received a notice requesting the
issuance of such Letter of Credit as required by subsection 3.2, 5A.2 or
5D.2 (as the case may be).
(b) Representations and Warranties. Each representation and warranty
set forth in Section 7 or in any other Loan Document shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such extension of
credit with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except
to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an
earlier date.
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(c) No Default. At the time of and immediately after the making of
such extension of credit, no Event of Default or Default shall have
occurred and be continuing.
Each borrowing of Loans and issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder (including,
without limitation, the extensions of credit to be made on the Closing Date)
shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the relevant
Borrower on the date of such borrowing or issuance as to the matters specified
in paragraphs (b) and (c) above. Continuations and conversions of outstanding
borrowings pursuant to subsection 6.3 shall not be deemed to be borrowings for
the purpose of this subsection 8.1.
8.2 Initial Extensions of Credit . On the Closing Date:
(a) Loan Documents. The Agent shall have received:
(i) counterparts of this Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the
Company, the UK Borrower, the German Borrower, the Irish Borrower, the
Canadian Borrower, the Agent and each Lender (with a counterpart for each
Lender);
(ii) each of the Pledge Agreements, each executed and delivered by a
duly authorized officer of the party thereto;
(iii) each of the Guarantees, each executed and delivered by a duly
authorized officer of the party thereto;
(iv) each of the Security Agreements (other than the Canadian Security
Agreement) and Lock Box Agreements (other than any Lock Box Agreement to
which the Canadian Borrower is to be a party), each executed and delivered
by a duly authorized officer of the party thereto;
(v) the Domestic Swing Line Note, and for the account of each Lender
that has so requested, such Notes as shall have been requested by such
Lender, each duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of
the Borrower which is the maker thereof; and
(vi) each other Loan Document required to be delivered on the Closing
Date, each executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the party
thereof.
(b) Legal Opinions. The Agent shall have received, on behalf of
itself, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, a favorable written opinion of
(i) Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, counsel for the Company and each of its Domestic
Subsidiaries, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent
and the Syndication Agent, (ii) Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq., General Counsel of the
Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and the Syndication Agent, (iii) Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
special counsel in the United Kingdom to the UK Borrower, (iv) Xxxxxxx,
special counsel to the German Borrower, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the
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Agent and Syndication Agent, (v) Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxx, special counsel to
the Irish Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent and Syndication Agent, (vi) Fasken Xxxxxxxxx DuMoulin LLP, special
counsel to the Canadian Borrower, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and Syndication Agent, and (vii) local counsel to
the Company and its Subsidiaries described in Schedule 8.2 hereto, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Syndication
Agent. Each such legal opinion shall be (x) dated the Closing Date and (y)
addressed to the Issuing Bank, the Agent and the Lenders; the Company, the
UK Borrower, the German Borrower, the Irish Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such opinions.
(c) Legal Matters Generally. All legal matters incident to this
Agreement and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder shall
be satisfactory to the Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and Xxxx
Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Agent.
(d) Corporate Documents. The Agent shall have received (i) a copy of
the certificate or articles of incorporation (or other analogous
organizational document), including all amendments thereto, of each
Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary of the Company, certified as of a
recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its organization (or,
in the case of the UK Borrower, the German Borrower, the Irish Borrower and
the Canadian Borrower, by a Responsible Officer thereof), and a certificate
as to the good standing of the Company and each of its Domestic
Subsidiaries as of a recent date, from such Secretary of State (and the
equivalent certificate, if any, dated as of a recent date, in the case of
the UK Borrower, the German Borrower, the Irish Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower); (ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of
each Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary of the Company dated the Closing
Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy
of the by-laws or limited liability company agreement (or other analogous
governing document) of such Borrower or Domestic Subsidiary, as the case
may be, as in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date
prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below, (B)
that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly
adopted by the Board of Directors or Management Committee (or, if
applicable, other analogous governing body) of such Borrower or Domestic
Subsidiary, as the case may be, authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party and, in
the case of a Borrower, the borrowings and issuances of Letters of Credit
and L/C Guaranties, as appropriate, hereunder, and that such resolutions
have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and
effect, (C) that the certificate or articles of incorporation (or other
analogous organizational document) of such Borrower or such Domestic
Subsidiary, as the
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case may be, have not been amended since the date of the last amendment
thereto shown on the certificate of good standing (or the equivalent
certificate, if any, in the case of the UK Borrower, the German Borrower,
the Irish Borrower and the Canadian Borrower) furnished pursuant to clause
(i) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and signature of each officer of
such Borrower or such Domestic Subsidiary executing any other document
delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Borrower or Domestic
Subsidiary, as the case may be; (iii) a certificate of another officer as
to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary executing the certificate pursuant to (ii) above; and (iv) such
other documents or information as the Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank
or Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Agent, may reasonably request.
(e) Fees. The Agent shall have received (or be satisfied that it will
receive, simultaneously with the first Loan hereunder) all fees and other
amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including, to the
extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses
required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries
hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
(f) Capital Stock. All the outstanding Capital Stock of the Company,
each Domestic Subsidiary and the Irish Borrower and 65% of the outstanding
Capital Stock of each Foreign Borrower (other than the Irish Borrower) and
each other Foreign Subsidiary that is owned directly by any Borrower or any
Domestic Subsidiary shall have been duly and validly pledged under a Pledge
Agreement to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and
certificates representing suchCapital Stock, accompanied by instruments of
transfer and stock powers endorsed in blank, shall be in the actual
possession of the Agent (or, in the case of the Company or any Subsidiary
with respect to which ownership interests are evidenced by book entry,
other evidence of the perfection of and action to perfect such security
interests as required by such Pledge Agreement shall have been delivered
and taken).
(g) Financing Statements. Each document (including each UCC financing
statement) required by law or the relevant Security Document or reasonably
requested by the Agent to be filed, registered orrecorded in order to
create in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a valid, legal
and perfected (to the extent such perfection is governed by the laws of the
United States, the United Kingdom, Germany or Ireland), first-priority
security interest and Lien on the Collateral (subject to any Lien expressly
permitted by subsection 10.2 and the relevant Security Document) described
in each Security Document (other than the Canadian Security Agreement)
shall have been delivered to the Agent for filing and such other actions
reasonably requested by the Agent as are necessary to cause the Liens
granted under each Security Document in favor of the Agent to be perfected
(to the extent such perfection is governed by the laws of the United
States, the United Kingdom, Germany or
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Ireland), first-priority security interests (subject to any Lien expressly
permitted by subsection 10.2 and the relevant Security Document) shall have
been taken.
(h) Termination of Existing Credit Facilities. Each of the Agent and
the Syndication Agent shall have received evidence (including, without
limitation, duly executed UCC-3 termination statements, pay-off letter and
release of patent, trademark and copyright Liens and mortgage on the
Bridgeport Property) reasonably satisfactory to it of (x) the termination
of the Chase Credit Facility, (y) the release of all Liens created or
maintained thereby and (z) the discharge of all the obligations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries thereunder (which termination, release and
discharge shall occur prior to or concurrently with the making of the first
Loan hereunder).
(i) Lien Search. The Agent shall have received the results of a search
of the UCC filings (or equivalent filings) made with respect to the Company
and its Domestic Subsidiaries in the States of organization or
incorporation of such Persons and the States (or other jurisdictions) in
which are located the chief executive offices of such Persons or any
offices of such Persons in which records have been kept relating to
Accounts and the other jurisdictions in which UCC filings (or equivalent
filings) are to be made pursuant to paragraph (g) of this subsection 8.2,
together with copies of the financing statements (or similar documents)
disclosed by such search, and accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the
Agent and the Syndication Agent that the Liens indicated in any such
financing statement (or similar document) would be permitted under
subsection 10.2 and the relevant Security Documents or have been released.
(j) Insurance. The Agent shall have received a copy of, or a
certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by
subsection 9.2 and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents,
which certificate (and the information referenced therein) shall be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Syndication
Agent.
(k) Adverse Change, etc. Since December 31, 2000, nothing shall have
occurred (and neither the Lenders nor the Agent shall have become aware of
any facts or conditions not previously known) which has, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Other Indebtedness. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no
outstanding Indebtedness other than (i) the Loans and (ii) other
Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsection 10.1.
(m) [Intentionally Omitted]
(n) Capitalization. The Agent and the Lenders shall be satisfied with
the corporate, partnership, limited liability company and legal structure
and capitalization of each of the Borrowers and its Subsidiaries,
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including, without limitation, the charter, by-laws, limited liability
company agreement, partnership agreements, certificates of partnership and
other organizational documents, as appropriate, of each Borrower and each
of its Subsidiaries and each agreement or instrument relating thereto.
(o) Borrowing Base Audits. The Agent shall have received the results
of an audit of the inventory and accounts receivable of each of the
Borrowers (other than the Canadian Borrower), and such report shall be in
form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
(p) Approvals. All material governmental and third party approvals
and/or consents necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated
by the Loan Documents and otherwise referred to herein shall have been
obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are not acceptable
to the Agent and the Lenders) and remain in effect.
(q) Borrowing Base Certificates. The Agent shall have received a
Borrowing Base Certificate for each Borrower. Each such Borrowing Base
Certificate shall (i) be dated the Closing Date, (ii) reflect the relevant
Borrowing Base as of the last day of the fiscal month ended immediately
prior to the Closing Date and (iii) be signed by a Responsible Officer of
the applicable Borrower.
(r) Minimum Availability. After giving effect to any Loans and
outstanding Domestic L/C Obligations, UK L/C Obligations and Canadian L/C
Obligations on the Closing Date, and after giving effect to the Borrowing
Base of each Borrower, each as in effect on the Closing Date, the sum of
(i) the Borrowers' cash on hand (excluding any amounts not then available
to the Borrowers) plus (ii) the Borrowers' ability to incur additional
Loans and, in the case of the Canadian Borrower, the Canadian Borrower's
ability to cause the issuance of the Canadian Letter of Credit (assuming
completion of the conditions set forth in Section 8.3) shall be not less
than $10,000,000, after the payment of all fees, costs and expenses in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
(s) Due Diligence Matters. The Agent shall have had the opportunity to
examine the books of account and other records and files of the Borrowers
and their Subsidiaries and to perform other financial, business, collateral
and environmental due diligence including, without limitation, an
examination and appraisal of the assets of the Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries by the Agent or a third party acceptable to the Agent, and the
results of any such examination shall have been satisfactory to the Agent
and Syndication Agent in all respects.
(t) Intentionally Omitted.
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(u) Designated Senior Debt. The Agent and Syndication Agent shall be
satisfied that the Borrowers' Indebtedness under this Agreement (i)
constitutes "Designated Senior Debt" (as defined in the Indenture) and (ii)
has been designated by the Management Committee as "Designated Senior
Debt."
(v) Financial Statements. The Agent shall have received the financial
statements referred to in subsection 7.5 hereof and all such items shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and the Lenders.
(w) Labor Matters. The Agent and Syndication Agent shall be satisfied
with matters relating to the Borrowers' and their Subsidiaries' labor
relations including, without limitation, any collective bargaining
agreement or other labor contract of any Borrower or Subsidiary and
relations between any Borrower or Subsidiary with any unions or other labor
organizations.
(x) Senior Subordinated Indebtedness. The Agent shall have received
evidence in the form of a certificate from a responsible officer of the
Company so stating that as of the Closing Date the amount of Indebtedness
permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(i)(a) of the Indenture is
no less than $110,000,000.
8.3 Issuance of Canadian Letter of Credit and Canadian L/C Guaranty . On
the date of the issuance of the Canadian Letter of Credit and the Canadian L/C
Guaranty hereunder:
(a) Loan Documents. The Agent shall have received:
(i) the Canadian Security Agreement and each of the Lock Box
Agreements, if any, relating to any bank accounts of the Canadian Borrower,
each executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Canadian
Borrower and any other party thereto;
(ii) a copy of the documentation governing the Canadian Credit
Facility executed by a duly authorized officer of the Canadian Borrower and
each other party thereto, which documentation shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent; and
(iii) each other Loan Document required to be delivered by the
Canadian Borrower or other Persons on such date, each executed and
delivered by a duly authorized officer of the party thereof.
(b) Legal Opinion. The Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself,
the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, a favorable written opinion of Fasken
Xxxxxxxxx XxXxxxxx LLP, special counsel to the Canadian Borrower, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. Such legal opinion
shall be (x) dated such issuance date and (y) addressed to the Issuing
Bank, the Agent and
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the Lenders; the Canadian Borrower hereby instructs such counsel to deliver
such opinion.
(c) Legal Matters Generally. All legal matters incident to the
Canadian Borrower, the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the
extensions of credit to the Canadian Borrower hereunder shall be
satisfactory to the Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and Xxxx Xxxxxxx
LLP, counsel for the Agent.
(d) Corporate Documents. The Agent shall have received (i) a
certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Canadian Borrower that there
have been no changes to the certificate or articles of incorporation of the
Canadian Borrower delivered to the Agent on the Closing Date and a
certificate of compliance as to the Canadian Borrower as of a recent date
issued by Industry Canada and (ii) such other documents or information as
the Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank or Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for
the Agent, may reasonably request.
(e) Financing Statements. Each document (including each financing
statement) required by law or the Canadian Security Agreement or reasonably
requested by the Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to
create in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a valid, legal
and perfected (to the extent such perfection is governed by the laws of the
United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland or Canada),
first-priority security interest and Lien on the Collateral (subject to any
Lien expressly permitted by subsection 10.2 and the relevant Security
Document) described in the Canadian Security Agreement shall have been
delivered to the Agent for filing and such other actions reasonably
requested by the Agent as are necessary to cause the Liens granted under
the Canadian Security Agreement in favor of the Agent to be perfected (to
the extent such perfection is governed by the laws of the United States,
the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland or Canada), first-priority security
interests (subject to any Lien expressly permitted by subsection 10.2 and
the relevant Security Document) shall have been taken.
(f) Lien Search. The Agent shall have received the results of a search
of the financing statement filings (or equivalent filings) made with
respect to the Canadian Borrower in such jurisdictions in which financing
statement filings (or equivalent filings) are to be made pursuant to
paragraph (e) of this subsection 8.3, together with copies of the financing
statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search, and accompanied
by evidence satisfactory to the Agent and the Syndication Agent that the
Liens indicated in any such financing statement (or similar document) would
be permitted under subsection 10.2 and the Canadian Security Agreement or
have been released.
(g) Borrowing Base Audit. The Agent shall have received the results of
an audit of the inventory and accounts receivable of the Canadian
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Borrower, and such report shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
the Agent.
(h) Approvals. All material governmental and third party approvals
and/or consents necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated
by the Loan Documents to which the Canadian Borrower is or will be a party
and otherwise referred to herein shall have been obtained (without the
imposition of any conditions that are not acceptable to the Agent and the
Lenders) and remain in effect.
(i) Borrowing Base Certificate. The Agent shall have received a
Borrowing Base Certificate for the Canadian Borrower. Such Borrowing Base
Certificate shall (i) be dated such issuance date, (ii) reflect the
Borrowing Base of the Canadian Borrower as of the last day of the fiscal
month ended immediately prior to such issuance date and (iii) be signed by
a Responsible Officer of the Canadian Borrower.
(j) Cash Management Arrangements. The Canadian Borrower and the Agent
(or another financial institution acceptable to the Agent) shall have
entered into cash management arrangements pursuant to documentation
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and Syndication
Agent.
SECTION 9. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Company covenants and agrees with each Lender, the Issuing Bank and the
Agent that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the
Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and
interest on each Loan, all fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under
any Loan Document (other than contingent liabilities not then due and payable)
shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties have
been canceled or have expired and all amounts drawn or paid thereunder have been
reimbursed in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in
writing:
9.1 Existence; Businesses and Properties. (a) The Company will, and will
cause each of the Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary
to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except
as otherwise expressly permitted under subsection 10.6.
(b) The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, do or
cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and
keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits, franchises,
authorizations, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the
conduct of its business; maintain and operate such business in substantially the
manner in which it is currently conducted and operated; comply in all material
respects with all material applicable laws, rules, regulations and statutes
(including any zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any building
permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Bridgeport
Property, but not including any Environmental Law, which
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is the subject of Section 9.9) and decrees and orders of any Governmental
Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted; and at all times maintain
and preserve all property material to the conduct of such business and keep such
property in good repair, working order and condition and from time to time make,
or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions,
improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business
carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times.
9.2 Insurance. (a) The Company will, and will cause each of the
Subsidiaries to, keep its insurable properties adequately insured at all times
by financially sound and reputable insurers; maintain such other insurance, to
such extent and against such risks, including fire and other risks insured
against by extended coverage, as is customary with companies of established
repute in the same general area engaged in the same or similar businesses,
including public liability insurance against claims for personal injury or death
or property damage occurring upon, in, about or in connection with the use of
any properties owned, occupied or controlled by it or the use of any products
sold by it; and maintain such other insurance as may be required by law.
(b) The Company will, and will cause each of its Domestic Subsidiaries to,
cause all such policies to be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a
"standard" or "New York" lender's loss payable endorsement, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent, which endorsement shall provide that, from
and after the Closing Date, (i) the insurance carrier shall give the Agent at
least 30 days' (or, in the case of non-payment of premiums, 10 days') prior
notice of termination of such policies and (ii) if the insurance carrier shall
have received written notice from the Agent of the occurrence of an Event of
Default, the insurance carrier shall pay all proceeds otherwise payable to the
Company or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries under such policies directly to the
Agent.
(c) If at any time the area in which the Premises (as defined in the
Company Mortgage) are located is designated a "flood hazard area" in any Flood
Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the
Company will obtain flood insurance in such total amount as the Agent may from
time to time reasonably require, and otherwise comply with the National Flood
Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as
it may be amended from time to time.
9.3 Obligations and Taxes. The Company will, and will cause each of the
Subsidiaries to, pay its Indebtedness and other material obligations promptly
and in accordance with their terms and pay and discharge promptly when due all
taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon
its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall
become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims for labor,
materials and supplies or otherwise that, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien
upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment
and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Company shall have
set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with
GAAP and such contest operates to suspend collection of the contested
obligation, tax,
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assessment or charge and enforcement of a Lien and there is no risk of
forfeiture of such property.
9.4 Financial Statements, Reports, etc. The Company will furnish to the
Agent and each Lender:
(a) within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year, its
consolidated and consolidating balance sheets and related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal year and
the results of its operations and the operations of its Subsidiaries during
such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for
the previous year, audited (in the case of the consolidated financial
statements) by any of the "big five" independent certified public
accountants or such other independent public accountants of recognized
national standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and
accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which shall not be qualified
in any material respect) to the effect that such consolidated financial
statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year, its unaudited consolidated and consolidating
balance sheets and related statements of operations, stockholders' equity
and cash flows showing the financial condition of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries (and consolidating entries for each Borrower if
applicable) as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the results of its
operations and the operations of such Subsidiaries during such fiscal
quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in
each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal
period of the previous year (or, in the case of the consolidated balance
sheet, the last day of the relevant fiscal period during such prior year)
as well as the figures for such fiscal quarter just ended set forth in the
business plan of the Company heretofore delivered to the Lenders all
certified, by one of its Responsible Officers (in his or her capacity as
such) as fairly presenting the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company on a consolidated and consolidating basis (and
for each Borrower on a consolidating basis if applicable) in accordance
with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of
notes, and explaining the material variances between the actual figures for
the fiscal quarter just ended and the figures for such fiscal quarter set
forth in the business plan of the Company heretofore delivered to the
Lenders;
(c) concurrently with any delivery of any such financial statements
contemplated by clause (a) or (b) hereof, a certificate of a Responsible
Officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such), (i) certifying
that he or she has no actual knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of
Default or Default or, if he or she has knowledge of any Event of Default
or Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective
action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) setting
forth computations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Agent
demonstrating (A) compliance with the covenants contained in subsections
10.12
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through 10.14 and (B) the Leverage Ratio then in effect for purposes of
determining the Applicable Margin;
(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all
periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by
the Company or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of or all the functions of
said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed
to its members or shareholders, as the case may be;
(e) promptly following the presentation thereof, copies of each
management letter prepared by the Company's auditors and presented to the
Management Committee (together with any response thereto prepared by the
Company);
(f) as soon as available, and in any event no later than 95 days after
the end of each fiscal year, the budget as approved by the Management
Committee (which shall include projections on an annual, monthly and
consolidating basis and a business plan) of each of the Borrowers for the
then-current fiscal year (together with the assumptions utilized in
establishing such budget), with such budget and assumptions to be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and certified by a
Responsible Officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such) as
representing the Company's most reasonable good faith estimate of each such
budget for such fiscal year;
(g) on each "delivery date" for the relevant "reporting date," deliver
to the Agent, at the office of the Agent specified in subsection 14.2, a
Borrowing Base Certificate for each Borrower, setting forth the Borrowing
Base of such Borrower as of the relevant reporting date, and any applicable
supporting documentation described in Schedule 9.4 with respect to such
Borrowing Base Certificate, duly completed and signed by a Responsible
Officer of such Borrower (in his or her capacity as such); for purposes of
this clause (g), the term:
(x) "reporting date" shall mean each of (1) the last day of each
fiscal month and, in addition, for each fiscal month included in the
Company's 2001 fiscal year, the fifteenth day of such fiscal month,
(2) as required by the definition of "Seasonal Overadvances" and in
addition, if the first proviso to the definition of Eligible
In-Transit Inventory shall be applicable, the fifteenth day of each
fiscal month and (3) any other time when the Agent notifies the
Company that it reasonably believes that the then-existing Borrowing
Base of any Borrower is materially inaccurate; and
(y) "delivery date" shall mean fifteen days after the
corresponding reporting date (or, to the extent that the relevant
Borrowing Base Certificate is being delivered pursuant to clause
(x)(3) above, ten days after the date upon which the notice described
therein is delivered);
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(h) promptly, such information with respect to accounts payable,
inventory purchases, accounts receivable and similar matters with respect
to the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Agent reasonably may request at
any time and from time to time;
(i) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the
operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as any
Lender may reasonably request;
(j) as soon as available, and in any event no later than March 1 of
each fiscal year, the preliminary budget (which shall include preliminary
projections on an annual, monthly and consolidating basis and a preliminary
business plan) of the Company for such fiscal year (together with the
assumptions utilized in establishing such budget and a comparison of the
actual figures for the prior fiscal year), with such preliminary budget,
assumptions and comparison to be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and certified by a Responsible Officer of the
Company (in his or her capacity as such) as representing the Company's most
reasonable good faith estimate of its preliminary budget for such fiscal
year;
(k) if at any time any of the Borrowers is required to deliver a
Borrowing Base Certificate under subsection 9.4(g)(x)(2), as soon as
available, and in any event not later than 30 days after the end of each
fiscal month occurring during the period for which Borrowing Base
Certificates have been required under subsection 9.4(g)(x)(2) (other than
the third, sixth, ninth and twelfth such month), the unaudited consolidated
balance sheets of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the
end of such month and the related unaudited consolidated statements of
income and of cash flows for such month and the portion of the fiscal year
through the end of such month, setting forth in each case in comparative
form the figures for the previous year, accompanied by a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such)
certifying that (i) such financial statements are fairly stated in all
material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments) and (ii)
such Responsible Officer has no actual knowledge of the occurrence of any
Event of Default or Default or, if s/he has knowledge of any Event of
Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any
corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(l) at the Company's option, it may deliver to the Agent (at the
office of the Agent specified in subsection 14.2) at any time during the
period of the 10th through the 20th of any fiscal month an additional
Borrowing Base Certificate for any Borrower and any applicable supporting
documentation described in Schedule 9.4 with respect to such Borrowing Base
Certificate, duly completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of such
Borrower (in his or her capacity as such) for a reporting date which falls
within such period as well;
(m) if at the end of any fiscal month the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
is less than 1:2 to 1, as soon as available, and in any event not later
than 30 days after the end of such fiscal month, the unaudited consolidated
balance sheets of the Company and its
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consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such month and the related
unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such
month and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such month,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous
year, accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company
(in his or her capacity as such) (i) certifying that (1) such financial
statements are fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal
year-end audit adjustments) and (2) such Responsible Officer has no actual
knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default or, if s/he
has knowledge of any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and
extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with
respect thereto and (ii) setting forth the computation of the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio as at the end of such fiscal month in reasonable detail
satisfactory to the Agent; and
(n) as soon as available, and in any event not later than 30 days
after the end of each fiscal month until the month when the Agent receives
the financial statements of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries
for the 2001 fiscal year required under subsection 9.4(a), the unaudited
consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of such month and the related unaudited
consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such month and the
portion of the fiscal year through the end of such month, setting forth in
each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year,
accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company (in
his or her capacity as such) (i) certifying that (1) such financial
statements are fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal
year-end audit adjustments) and (2) such Responsible Officer has no actual
knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default or, if s/he
has knowledge of any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and
extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with
respect thereto and (ii) setting forth the computation of the Interest
Expense Coverage Ratio as at the end of such fiscal month for the twelve
most recent consecutive fiscal months ending on the last day of such fiscal
month in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Agent and demonstrating
compliance with the Interest Expense Coverage Ratio covenant in subsection
10.13.
9.5 Litigation and Other Notices. The Company will, and will cause each of
the Subsidiaries to, furnish to the Agent and each Lender prompt written notice
of the occurrence of the following:
(a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent
thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with
respect thereto;
(b) the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or written
notice of intention of any Person to file or commence, any action, suit or
proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental
Authority, against the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof that,
if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect;
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(c) any development that has resulted in, or could reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect; and
(d) any change in its accounting treatment with respect to the
valuation of Inventory.
9.6 ERISA. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to,
(a) comply with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the
regulations and published interpretations thereunder, except where the failure
to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and (b) furnish to the Agent (i) as soon as possible, and in any event
within 30 days after any Responsible Officer of the Company either knows or has
a reasonable basis to know that any Reportable Event has occurred, that alone or
together with any other Reportable Event could reasonably be expected to result
in liability, of the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to the PBGC,
a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as
such) setting forth details as to such Reportable Event and the action proposed
to be taken with respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice, if any, of
such Reportable Event given to the PBGC, (ii) promptly after receipt thereof, a
copy of any notice the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate receives
from the PBGC relating to the intention of the PBGC to terminate any Plan or
Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or Plans, (iii) within 20
Business Days after the due date for filing with the PBGC pursuant to Section
412(n) of the Code a notice of failure to make a required installment or other
payment with respect to a Plan, a statement of a Responsible Officer of the
Company setting forth details as to such failure and the action proposed to be
taken with respect thereto, together with a copy of such notice given to the
PBGC and (iv) promptly and in any event within 30 days after receipt thereof by
the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from the sponsor of a
Multiemployer Plan, a copy of each notice received by the Company, any
Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate concerning (A) the imposition of Withdrawal
Liability or (B) a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to
be, terminated or in Reorganization, in each case within the meaning of Title IV
of ERISA; provided, however, that no such notice will be required under this
subsection 9.6 unless the event, when aggregated with all other events described
in this subsection 9.6 occurring at the same time, could be reasonably expected
to result in liability to the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate in
an amount that would exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate for the Company, its
Subsidiaries and all ERISA Affiliates.
9.7 Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections. (a) The
Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, maintain all financial
records in accordance with GAAP (or, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, the
comparable foreign equivalent thereof) and permit any representatives designated
by any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of
the Company or any Subsidiary at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice and
as often as reasonably requested and to make extracts from and copies of such
financial records, and permit any representatives designated by any Lender to
discuss the affairs, finances, properties and condition of the Company or any
Subsidiary with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor. The
Lenders will afford the Company the right to be present during any such visit or
inspection.
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(b) The Company will, and will cause each of the other Borrowers to, permit
the Agent (which may be accompanied by any Lender and/or its representatives) to
conduct (upon reasonable notice to a Responsible Officer of the Company and at
the sole expense of the Company not to exceed $10,000 per audit plus reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent) an audit of the accounts
receivable and inventories of the Borrowers and of the Borrowing Base of each
Borrower, up to three times during the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the first anniversary thereof and two times during each one year
period ending on each anniversary thereafter; provided, however, that such
limitations shall not apply in the event that a Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing. The Company will, and will cause each of
the other Borrowers to, permit Hilco Appraisal Services, LLC or another third
party appraiser satisfactory to the Agent to conduct (upon reasonable notice to
a Responsible Officer of the Company and at the sole expense of the Company not
to exceed $20,000 in any fiscal year) an appraisal of the inventories of the
Borrowers, up to one time in each fiscal year; provided, however, that such
limitations shall not apply in the event that a Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing.
9.8 Use of Proceeds. The Company will, and will cause each of the
Subsidiaries to, use the proceeds of the Loans and request the issuance of
Letters of Credit only for the purposes set forth in subsection 2.5, 3.1, 4.3,
5.6, 5B.6, 5C.6 or 5D.1 (as appropriate).
9.9 Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as any of the following,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect, the Company will, and will cause each of the
Subsidiaries to, comply, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause all
lessees and other Persons occupying its Properties to comply, in all material
respects with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits applicable to its
operations and Properties; obtain and renew all material Environmental Permits
necessary for its operations and Properties; and conduct any Remedial Action
required by any Governmental Authority in accordance with Environmental Laws;
provided, however, that neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries shall be
required to undertake any Remedial Action to the extent that its obligation to
do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate
reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances.
9.10 Preparation of Environmental Reports. If a Default caused by reason of
a breach of subsection 7.16 or 9.9 shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, at the request of the
Required Lenders through the Agent, provide to the Lenders within 45 days after
such request, at the expense of the Company, an environmental site assessment
report for the Properties (which are the subject of such default) prepared by an
environmental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Agent, indicating the
presence or absence of Hazardous Materials and the estimated cost of any
compliance or Remedial Action in connection with such Properties.
9.11 Further Assurances. The Company will, and will cause each of the
Subsidiaries to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements,
agreements and instruments, and take all further action (including filing UCC
and other financing statements, mortgages and deeds of trust) that may be
required under applicable law, or which the Required
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Lenders or the Agent may reasonably request, in order to effectuate the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and in order to grant, preserve,
protect and perfect the validity and first priority of the security interests
created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.
9.12 Additional Guarantees. The Company will, and will cause each of the
Domestic Subsidiaries to, execute and deliver to the Agent a Domestic
Subsidiaries Guarantee with respect to each Domestic Subsidiary of the Company
which is acquired, created or otherwise becomes a Domestic Subsidiary after the
date hereof. Each Borrower will cause each Foreign Subsidiary of such Borrower
which is acquired, created or otherwise becomes such a Foreign Subsidiary after
the date hereof to execute and deliver to the Agent a Foreign Subsidiaries
Guarantee to the extent that doing so would be permitted under applicable law
(including, without limitation, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary organized
under the laws of Germany, Article 30 of the German Limited Liability Companies
Act (GmbHG) and the German Insolvency Code) and not result in the incurrence of
adverse tax consequences. Each such Domestic Subsidiaries Guarantee and Foreign
Subsidiaries Guarantee shall be accompanied by such resolutions, incumbency
certificates and legal opinions as are reasonably requested by the Agent and are
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. In the event that
there shall be a change in law that substantially eliminates the adverse tax
consequences to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would have resulted
on the date hereof from the guarantee by any Foreign Borrower of the obligations
of any other Borrower under the Loan Documents or from the guarantee by any
Foreign Subsidiary of the obligations of any Borrower under the Loan Documents,
the Company will cause each of its Foreign Subsidiaries to enter into a Foreign
Subsidiaries Guarantee (to the extent it has not already done so) to the extent
that doing so would be permitted under applicable law (including, without
limitation, in the case of a guarantee by the German Borrower, Article 30 of the
German Limited Liability Companies Act (GmbHG) and the German Insolvency Code)
and not result in the incurrence of adverse tax consequences.
9.13 Additional Stock Pledges. (a) The Company will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, pledge (or grant analogous security interests) to the Agent
in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of organization or incorporation
of the issuer thereof 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock or other
equity interests (other than directors' qualifying shares) of each Domestic
Subsidiary which has not previously been pledged hereunder. Each Foreign
Borrower will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and provided no
adverse tax consequences would arise as a consequence thereof, pledge to the
Agent 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests (other than directors
qualifying shares) of each of their respective Subsidiaries which has not
previously been pledged hereunder to secure each of their respective Loans and
other Subsidiary Obligations. Each such pledge shall be granted pursuant to a
Pledge Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 or D-2, as the case
may be.
(b) Except as required in clause (a) above, the Company will, and will
cause each of its Domestic Subsidiaries to, pledge (or grant analogous security
interests) to the Agent in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of
organization or incorporation of the issuer thereof 65% (rounded downward to
eliminate any fraction of a share) of the issued and outstanding shares of each
class of capital stock or other ownership interests entitled to vote
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(within the meaning of Treasury Regulations ss. 1.956-2(c)(2)) ("Voting Stock")
and 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of capital stock or
other ownership interests not entitled to vote (within the meaning of such
Regulation) ("Non-Voting Stock") of each first-tier Foreign Subsidiary from time
to time of the Company which (in each case) is owned of record by the Company or
any Domestic Subsidiary of the Company and which has not previously been pledged
hereunder. Each such pledge shall be granted pursuant to a Pledge Agreement in
such form as (x) may be reasonably required in order to perfect a security
interest in the pledged stock or other ownership interests to be covered thereby
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the issuer of such pledged stock or
other ownership interests is organized and (y) is in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(c) The Company will, and will cause each of the Domestic Subsidiaries to,
execute and deliver each Pledge Agreement required to be executed and delivered
pursuant to this subsection 9.13 promptly following the organization,
acquisition or identification of any such Subsidiary or first-tier Foreign
Subsidiary. Each such Pledge Agreement shall be accompanied by (i) share
certificates (or analogous certification) evidencing the pledged stock or other
ownership interests to be covered thereby (to the extent that such pledged stock
or other ownership interests are certificated), together with an undated stock
power (or analogous document) for each such certificate (duly executed in blank
and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Pledgor of the pledged stock
or other ownership interests represented by such certificate), (ii) in the case
of the pledge of capital stock or other ownership interests of any Foreign
Subsidiary, evidence of the taking of all such other actions as may be necessary
or appropriate for the perfection and first priority of such pledge and (iii) in
the case of any Subsidiary, such resolutions, incumbency certificates and legal
opinions as are reasonably requested by the Agent and shall otherwise be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(d) In the event that there shall be a change in law that substantially
eliminates the adverse tax consequences to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that would have resulted on the date hereof from the pledge of more
than 66-2/3% of the Voting Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary, the Company will,
and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) pledge such additional amount of
shares of such Voting Stock (with respect to each Foreign Subsidiary the Voting
Stock of which then is pledged hereunder) and (ii) notwithstanding the
provisions of subsections 9.13(b) and (c) pledge the maximum amount of shares of
such Voting Stock (with respect to each Foreign Subsidiary the Voting Stock of
which is pledged thereafter), in each case which can be so pledged without the
incurrence of adverse tax consequences and take or cause to be taken such
further action as the Agent may reasonably request (including, without
limitation, the delivery of legal opinions) in order to perfect its security
interest in such stock or other ownership interests; provided that the foregoing
requirement shall be limited to the extent that such pledge (x) is not permitted
under applicable law, (y) would violate any agreements then in effect which
relate to Indebtedness permitted hereunder or (z) would reasonably be expected
to have material adverse consequences to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
9.14 Additional Security Agreements. The Company will cause each of its
Domestic Subsidiaries which has not previously done so to execute and deliver to
the Agent a Domestic Security Agreement and to take such other action as
reasonably shall be necessary or
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as the Agent reasonably shall request to grant to the Agent a first priority
perfected (to the extent required in such Security Agreement) security interest
in all Collateral described in such Security Agreement (subject to any Liens
permitted to encumber such Collateral pursuant to subsection 10.2). Each such
Security Agreement shall be accompanied by such evidence of the taking of all
actions as may be necessary or appropriate for the perfection (to the extent
required in such Security Agreement) and first priority of such security
interest (including, without limitation, the filing of any necessary UCC
financing statements) and such resolutions, incumbency certificates and legal
opinions as are reasonably requested by the Agent, all of which shall be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
9.15 Material Contracts. The Company will, and will cause each of the
Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force and effect (including exercising any
available renewal option), and without amendment or modification, all its
material contracts unless the failure so to maintain such contracts, taking
account of any replacement or substitute contract therefor, or to exercise any
renewal option (or the amendments or modifications thereto), individually or in
the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
9.16 Cash Management System. The Company will, and will cause each of its
Domestic Subsidiaries to, cause substantially all of its accounts receivable to
be paid by the relevant account debtor directly into a lock-box which is subject
to a Lock-Box Agreement.
9.17 Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights. The Company will, and will cause
each of its Domestic Subsidiaries to (a) consistent with past practice, use
commercially reasonable efforts to register with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as the case may be, all
of its or their right, title and interest in each material Patent, Trademark and
Copyright (as each such term is or may be defined in the Security Agreements)
used in its or their business in the United States which is so registerable
under applicable law, (b) report each such filing and registration to the Agent
within fifteen (15) Business Days after the last day of the fiscal quarter in
which such filing occurs and (c) promptly upon request by the Agent, execute and
deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers (each of
which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) as
may be necessary or as the Agent may reasonably request to grant (to the extent
possible) to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected, first
priority security interest therein and in any goodwill and general intangibles
relating thereto or represented thereby.
9.18 Covenants of Other Borrowers. Each Borrower other than the Company
covenants and agrees with each Lender, the Issuing Bank and the Agent that it
shall abide by the covenants of the Company set forth in this Section 9 to the
extent the Company has covenanted to cause it to take or to refrain from taking
any action.
9.19 Fiscal Year-End. In the event that the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries change their fiscal year end from December 31, in each year,
conforming changes to the financial covenants contained in subsections 10.12
through 10.14 shall be made that are reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and
Borrowers.
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9.20 Post-Closing Matters Involving the Bridgeport Property. Within 180
days after the Closing Date, (i) the Company shall have entered into an
agreement providing for the sale or other disposition of the Bridgeport Property
on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Agent or (ii) the Company
Mortgage shall be filed and recorded in the land records of the City of
Bridgeport, Connecticut and, in connection therewith, the Agent shall have
received such documents, including a policy or policies of title insurance
issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company, together with such
endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as may be reasonably requested by the
Agent and the Lenders, insuring the Company Mortgage as a valid first Lien on
the Bridgeport Property, free of Liens other than those listed on Schedule B of
any related lender's title insurance policy or commitment delivered to the Agent
prior to such date, together with such abstracts, appraisals and legal opinions
as may be reasonably requested by the Agent or the Lenders (it being understood
that this subsection 9.20 does not impose any obligation on the Company to enter
into any such agreement referred to in clause (i) of this subsection).
9.21 Ports of Entry. The Company will, not less than 15 days prior to the
date that any of its Inventory which is in transit from outside the United
States is expected to arrive at a port in the United States (other than
California, Georgia or Washington), notify the Agent thereof.
9.22 UK Policies, Procedures and Controls. The Company will and will cause
the UK Borrower to proceed diligently to establish new policies, procedures and
controls for the UK Borrower. On or prior to September 15, 2001, the Company
will or will cause the UK Borrower to engage one of the "big five" independent
certified public accountants or such other independent public accountants of
recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Agent to test the
accounting controls and procedures of the UK Borrower pursuant to and in
accordance with an engagement letter in form, scope and substance satisfactory
to the Agent.
9.23 Accounting Controls and Procedures Report. The Company shall deliver,
or cause to be delivered, to the Agent promptly upon the receipt thereof by the
Company or the UK Borrower the report prepared by the accountants referred to in
subsection 9.22, with respect to the results of their engagement to test the
accounting controls and procedures of the UK Borrower (the "UK Accounting
Controls and Procedures Report"). The UK Accounting Controls and Procedures
Report shall be delivered to the Agent no later than December 31, 2001.
9.24 Letters of Credit Issued for the Benefit of Public Warehouseman and
Landlords.
(a) The Company will promptly notify the Agent of any letters of credit it
or any of its Subsidiaries shall issue for the benefit of any public
warehouseman or landlord in connection with such warehouseman or landlord
providing a waiver or subordination of any applicable Lien in its favor, other
than those issued on or around the Closing Date in respect of the locations
listed on Part C of Schedule 7.22.
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(b) Without limiting clause (v) of the definition of Reserve Matters, the
Company, upon the request of the Agent, will use reasonable commercial efforts
to cause Danzas Xxxxxxx to promptly execute and deliver to the Agent a bailee's
letter pursuant to which it provides a waiver of any applicable Lien in its
favor in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
9.25 Physical Inventory Count. The UK Borrower shall, at the request of the
Agent, perform a full physical count of its Inventory as at September 30, 2001,
such request to be made after consultation with the Company and only in the
event that the Agent is not satisfied, in its sole reasonable discretion, with
the results of any of the August 2001 and/or September 2001 cycle counts
conducted by the UK Borrower of the Inventory of the UK Borrower.
SECTION 10. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Company covenants and agrees with each Lender, the Issuing Bank and the
Agent that, so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the
Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and
interest on each Loan, all fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under
any Loan Document (other than contingent obligations not then due and payable)
have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties have been
canceled or have expired and all amounts drawn thereunder have been reimbursed
in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, the
Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of the Subsidiaries to:
10.1 Indebtedness. Incur, create, assume or permit to exist any
Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on
Schedule 10.1 (and any extensions, renewals or replacements of such
Indebtedness so long as the principal amount of such Indebtedness is not
increased);
(b) Indebtedness created under any Loan Document;
(c) Senior Subordinated Indebtedness issued prior to the Closing Date
not in excess of $180,000,000 in aggregate principal amount and any
replacement thereof; provided that the replacement of such Senior
Subordinated Indebtedness is issued pursuant to an indenture with terms and
conditions that are identical (other than clerical details) to those
contained in the Indenture (including, without limitation, the same final
maturity date); and provided, further, that any other replacement contains
terms and conditions satisfactory to the Required Lenders;
(d) Indebtedness consisting of purchase money Indebtedness incurred in
the ordinary course of business after the Closing Date to finance Capital
Expenditures permitted under subsection 10.12; provided, however, that
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such Indebtedness is incurred by no later than 90 days after the making of
the Capital Expenditures financed thereby;
(e) Indebtedness in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions
permitted under subsection 10.4;
(f) Indebtedness in respect of Capital Lease Obligations permitted
under subsection 10.12;
(g) in the case of the Company and its Foreign Subsidiaries,
Indebtedness in respect of Rate Protection Agreements and interest rate or
currency protection agreements in the ordinary course of business, in each
instance, which are not for speculative purposes;
(h) Indebtedness (other than (i) intercompany payables in the ordinary
course of business and (ii) intercompany loans of the proceeds of Excluded
Equity Investments) of the Company to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary
to the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that, (x) all such
Indebtedness shall be evidenced by intercompany notes pledged to the Agent
for the ratable benefit of the Lenders; provided, that any such notes
pledged by the (i) UK Borrower shall only be used to secure the UK
Revolving Credit Loans and any other obligations of the UK Borrower under
the Loan Documents, (ii) German Borrower shall only be used to secure
German Revolving Credit Loans and any other obligations of the German
Borrower under the Loan Documents, (iii) Irish Borrower shall only be used
to secure Irish Revolving Credit Loans and any other obligations of the
Irish Borrower under the Loan Documents and (iv) Canadian Borrower shall
only be used to secure the obligations of the Canadian Borrower under the
Loan Documents, and (y) after giving effect to the incurrence of any such
Indebtedness, the amount equal to the sum of:
(i) the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness owing by
Foreign Subsidiaries to the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries permitted
pursuant to this clause (h),
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries
in respect of which the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary has incurred
Guarantee Obligations which are permitted pursuant to subsection 10.3(c) and
(iii) the aggregate amount of all investments in and capital contributions
to all Foreign Subsidiaries since the Closing Date permitted pursuant to
subsection 10.5(e) (net of the aggregate amount of any dividends and
distributions paid by such Foreign Subsidiaries to the Company and its Domestic
Subsidiaries and excluding the investment by the Company in the UK Borrower
represented by the conversion into equity of the UK Borrower of up to
$19,000,000 of Indebtedness owing by the UK Borrower to the Company prior to the
Closing Date)
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shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(i) short-term Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company
(other than the Foreign Borrowers) for working capital purposes; provided
that (i) no Borrower nor Domestic Subsidiary shall guarantee any such
Indebtedness, (ii) the Agent is notified of all the terms and conditions of
any such Indebtedness and (iii) after giving effect to the incurrence of
any such Indebtedness, the aggregate principal amount of all such
Indebtedness of all such Foreign Subsidiaries shall not exceed $10,000,000
at any one time outstanding;
(j) Indebtedness of the Company to former employees on account of the
obligation of the Company to redeem phantom stock interests in accordance
with Section 10.7 upon termination of employment of such employees;
(k) in the case of the Company, other unsecured Indebtedness in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of
$5,000,000; and
(l) the Canadian Credit Facility and the UK Overdraft Facility.
10.2 Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any
property or assets (including stock or other securities of any Person, including
any Subsidiary) now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any income or
revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Liens on property or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries
existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 10.2 (and any
extension, renewal or replacement of such Liens); provided, however, that
such Liens shall secure only those obligations that they secure on the
Closing Date;
(b) any Lien created under the Loan Documents;
(c) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the
acquisition thereof (including, without limitation, by way of the
acquisition of the Capital Stock of the entity owning such property or
asset) by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that (i) such
Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such
acquisition, and (ii) such Lien does not apply to any other property or
assets of the Company or any Subsidiary; and provided, further, that no
such Lien shall encumber any Accounts or Inventory which are included in
the calculation of the Borrowing Base of any Borrower then in effect;
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(d) Liens for taxes, duties, assessments, utility rates or
governmental charges not yet due and payable or that are being contested in
compliance with subsection 9.3;
(e) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's,
landlord's or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business
and securing obligations that are not due and payable or, if a portion
thereof is due and payable, that are being contested in compliance with
subsection 9.3; provided that no such Liens on account of amounts which are
due and payable shall encumber any Accounts or Inventory which are included
in the calculation of the Borrowing Base of any Borrower then in effect;
(f) statutory liens with respect to the Canadian Borrower (including
any deposits to secure the same) and the German Borrower, and pledges and
deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with
workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
laws or regulations;
(g) pledges and deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade
contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease
Obligations), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance
bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary
course of business;
(h) purchase money security interests in real property, improvements
thereto or equipment hereafter acquired (or, in the case of improvements,
constructed) by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that (i)
such security interests secure Indebtedness permitted by subsection 10.1,
(ii) such security interests are incurred, and the Indebtedness secured
thereby is created, by no later than 90 days after such acquisition (or
construction), (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 85%
of the lesser of the cost or the fair market value of such real property,
improvements or equipment at the time of such acquisition (or construction)
and (iv) such security interests do not apply to any other property or
assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(i) Liens incurred in connection with Capital Lease Obligations
permitted under subsection 10.12;
(j) Liens incurred in connection with any Sale and Leaseback
Transaction permitted under subsection 10.4;
(k) Liens on properties and assets of Foreign Subsidiaries (other than
the Foreign Borrowers) which secure Indebtedness permitted pursuant to
subsection 10.1(i);
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(l) zoning restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions on use
of real property and other similar encumbrances that do not materially
impair the current use or (in the case of the Bridgeport Property) the
value of the property subject thereto;
(m) Liens arising from precautionary filing of UCC financing
statements regarding operating leases on equipment;
(n) judgment Liens relating to judgments not giving rise to an Event
of Default;
(o) bankers' Liens on deposit accounts arising in the ordinary course
of business or, solely with respect to the German Borrower, under banks'
general terms and conditions; and
(p) title retention arrangements with suppliers of the UK Borrower in
the ordinary course of business not to exceed (pound)100,000 in the
aggregate; provided that such arrangements shall not secure any Inventory
of the UK Borrower.
10.3 Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. Create, incur, assume or suffer
to exist any Guarantee Obligation except:
(a) Guarantee Obligations incurred after the date hereof in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 at any one time outstanding;
(b) guarantees made in the ordinary course of its business by the
Company of obligations of any of its Subsidiaries (other than guarantees of
trade payables and Indebtedness for borrowed money) which obligations are
otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(c) guarantees made in the ordinary course of its business by the
Company or any Domestic Subsidiary of Indebtedness and trade payables of
any of its Foreign Subsidiaries; provided that, after giving effect to the
incurrence of such guarantee, the amount equal to the sum of:
(x) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness owing by
Foreign Subsidiaries to the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries permitted
pursuant to subsection 10.1(h),
(y) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness and trade
payables guaranteed by the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries permitted
pursuant to this clause (c) and
(z) the aggregate amount of all investments in and capital
contributions to all Foreign Subsidiaries since the Closing Date permitted
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pursuant to subsection 10.5(e) (net of the aggregate amount of any
dividends and distributions paid by such Foreign Subsidiaries to the
Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries and excluding the investment by the
Company in the UK Borrower represented by the conversion into equity of the
UK Borrower of up to $19,000,000 of Indebtedness owing by the UK Borrower
to the Company prior to the Closing Date)
shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding; and
(d) the guarantee set forth in Section 11, the Domestic
Subsidiaries Guarantees and the Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantees.
10.4 Sale and Leaseback Transactions. Enter into any arrangement, directly
or indirectly, with any Person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property,
real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it
intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property
being sold or transferred (a "Sale and Leaseback Transaction"), except Sale and
Leaseback Transactions entered into by the Company to finance the acquisition of
equipment and other property so long as (a) the aggregate original principal
amount of Attributable Debt in respect of all Sale and Leaseback Transactions
does not exceed $10,000,000 during the term of this Agreement and (b) such Sale
and Leaseback Transaction occurs within 360 days after the acquisition of such
equipment or other property.
10.5 Investments, Loans and Advances. Purchase, hold or acquire any Capital
Stock, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of, make or permit to exist
any loans or advances to, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other
interest in, or incur any Guarantee Obligation in respect of Indebtedness of, or
purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of
transactions) all or any part of the assets of, any other Person, except:
(a) investments by the Company and the Subsidiaries existing on
the Closing Date in the Capital Stock of the Subsidiaries;
(b) Permitted Investments; provided that (i) such Permitted
Investments shall be pledged to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders
pursuant to documentation satisfactory in all respects to the Agent and
(ii) except for $2,500,000 in the aggregate at any time of Permitted
Investments having maturities of less than seven days, no Permitted
Investments may be acquired at any time that the aggregate Revolving Credit
Exposure of all the Borrowers exceeds $70,000,000;
(c) pledges and deposits permitted under subsection 10.2(g);
(d) loans and advances to employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries for (i) travel, entertainment and relocation expenses in the
ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at
any
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one time not to exceed $2,000,000 or (ii) the purpose of financing the
purchase by such employees of equity interests in the Company in connection
with any Permitted Acquisition in an aggregate principal amount outstanding
at any one time not to exceed $1,000,000; provided that no loan or advance
contemplated by clause (ii) above shall be permitted to be made during such
time as any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(e) loans and advances by the Company to any Subsidiary to the
extent permitted by subsection 10.1 and investments in and capital
contributions to any Subsidiary; provided that, after giving effect to the
incurrence of any such Indebtedness and the making of such investments and
capital contributions, the amount equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate
principal amount of all such Indebtedness of all Foreign Subsidiaries
incurred which is permitted pursuant to subsection 10.1(h), (y) the
aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in
respect of which the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary has incurred
Guarantee Obligations which are permitted pursuant to subsection 10.3(c)
and (z) the aggregate amount of all investments in and capital
contributions to all Foreign Subsidiaries since the Closing Date which are
permitted pursuant to this clause (e) (net of the aggregate amount of any
dividends and distributions paid by such Foreign Subsidiaries to the
Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries and excluding the investment by the
Company in the UK Borrower represented by the conversion into equity of the
UK Borrower of up to $19,000,000 of Indebtedness owing by the UK Borrower
to the Company prior to the Closing Date) shall not exceed $25,000,000 at
any time outstanding;
(f) any purchase, lease or other acquisition which is approved by
the Required Lenders (any such purchase, lease or other acquisition which
is approved by the Required Lenders, a "Permitted Acquisition");
(g) investments, loans and advances made to Remington Licensing
Corporation to fund expenses incurred in intellectual property litigation
and the maintenance of intellectual property rights; and
(h) investments in Rate Protection Agreements and other interest
rate or currency protection agreements in the ordinary course of business
to the extent permitted by subsection 10.1(g).
10.6 Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets. Merge into or consolidate
with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate
with it, or sell, transfer, assign, lease, sublease or otherwise dispose of (in
one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or any part of its assets
(whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or any Capital Stock of any
Subsidiary; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit:
(a) sales of Permitted Investments for cash;
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(b) sales, transfers and other dispositions of used or surplus
equipment, vehicles and other assets in the ordinary course of business
(but with respect to Prepayment Events which are sales, transfers or
dispositions, only to the extent that the Borrowers shall have complied
with the provisions of subsection 6.2);
(c) Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted by subsection 10.4;
(d) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business
(including, without limitation, sales of inventory on an arm's-length basis
to Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company in the ordinary course of business)
and sales of damaged or obsolete inventory not constituting Eligible
Inventory;
(e) sales, transfers and other dispositions by a Subsidiary to any
Borrower (with respect to the Canadian Borrower, after it enters into all
applicable Security Documents as required by subsection 8.3) or to any
other Subsidiary that is a Guarantor and is a party to all applicable
Security Documents;
(f) the sale or discount without recourse of accounts receivable
arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the
compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business;
provided that, at the date of such sale or discount, such accounts
receivable are not included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base of any
Borrower then in effect;
(g) the merger of any Subsidiary with the Company or any other
Subsidiary; provided, however, that (i) at the time of and immediately
after giving effect to any such merger no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred, (ii) the Company shall be the surviving entity of any merger
involving the Company, (iii) no Foreign Subsidiary may merge with a
Domestic Subsidiary unless the Domestic Subsidiary shall be the surviving
entity in such merger, (iv) no Foreign Subsidiary any Capital Stock of
which is pledged under a Pledge Agreement may merge with another Subsidiary
any Capital Stock of which is not so pledged unless such first Foreign
Subsidiary shall be the surviving entity in such merger, (v) no Domestic
Subsidiary may merge with another Subsidiary unless the surviving entity in
such merger is a Guarantor, (vi) no Foreign Subsidiary which is a Guarantor
may merge with another Foreign Subsidiary unless the Guarantor shall be the
surviving entity in such merger, (vii) no Borrower may merge with a
Subsidiary which is not a Borrower unless such Borrower is the surviving
entity in such merger and (viii) no Foreign Borrower may merge with another
Foreign Borrower unless the surviving entity can guarantee all obligations
under the Loan Documents which both such Borrowers guaranteed prior to the
consummation of any such merger;
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(h) the merger of the Company with and into any newly created
corporation; provided that (i) such corporation is a "C" corporation, (ii)
the Capital Stock of such corporation is, at the time of such merger, owned
(beneficially and of record) by the same Persons and in the same proportion
by each such Person as is the Capital Stock of the Company immediately
prior to the creation of such corporation (after giving effect to the
conversion of preferred interests into common interests), (iii) such
corporation has no material assets (other than its equity interest in the
Company) or material liabilities prior to such merger, (iv) the Agent holds
a first priority, perfected security interest in the Capital Stock of such
corporation (other than any shares owned by Persons who have not pledged
their equity interests in the Company), (v) such corporation agrees, in
writing, to assume the obligations of the Company hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents to which the Company is a party, (vi) such merger is
effected in contemplation of an initial public offering of the Capital
Stock of such corporation or the owner of 100% of the Capital Stock of such
corporation and such initial public offering is consummated as promptly as
is practicable (and, in any event, within 30 Business Days) following such
merger and (vii) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such
merger no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred; and
(i) transfers and other dispositions of any property subject to
casualty or condemnation, as the case may be, to an insurer or to any
Government Authority, as applicable, after receipt by the Company or the
Agent of the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds, as applicable,
with respect to such casualty or condemnation in accordance with
subsections 6.2 and 14.8.
10.7 Dividends and Distributions. Declare or pay, directly or indirectly,
any dividend or make any other distribution (by reduction of capital or
otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, with
respect to any shares of its Capital Stock or directly or indirectly redeem,
purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value (or permit any Subsidiary to
purchase or acquire) any shares of any class of its Capital Stock or set aside
any amount for any such purpose; provided, however, that (a) any Subsidiary may
declare and pay dividends or make other distributions to a Borrower or to a
Guarantor; (b) subject to the terms of the defined term Seasonal Overadvances
and the below provisos, the Company may repurchase common interests from
employees (and their permitted transferees) pursuant to the Company's phantom
equity plan and pay cash in respect of indebtedness incurred or issued by the
Company with respect to any prior such repurchases; provided that (x) no later
than 10 days prior to each such repurchase or cash payment the Company has
provided the Agent with evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal month ended immediately
preceding such repurchase or cash payment, as the case may be, shall not be less
than 1.2 to 1, on a pro forma basis, as if such repurchase or cash payment had
been made during the four fiscal quarter period ended on such last day of such
fiscal month and (y) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom; and (c) during such time as the Company is
treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, the
Company may make distributions to members from time to time in the amount equal
to the amount of distributions contemplated to be made pursuant to
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Section 5.5 of the LLC Agreement of the Company (as in effect on the date hereof
and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time in accordance with the provisions of subsection 10.11(a)); provided that
such dividends or distributions may not be paid more than 10 days prior to the
date upon which quarterly estimated tax payments or annual tax payments (as
applicable) are owed by corporate Members pursuant to the Code.
10.8 Transactions with Affiliates. Sell or transfer any property or assets
to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in
any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except that as long as no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company
or any Subsidiary may engage in any of the foregoing transactions in the
ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less
favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an
arm's-length basis from unrelated third parties; provided, however, that this
subsection 10.8 shall not restrict:
(i) any transaction expressly permitted by subsection 10.5, 10.6 or
10.7;
(ii) the payment of amounts owing to Vestar pursuant to the Vestar
Management Agreement or to RPI pursuant to the RPI Consulting Agreement;
provided that such amounts shall not be paid more than 3 Business Days
prior to the date when due under the Vestar Management Agreement or the RPI
Consulting Agreement, as the case may be; and
(iii) any license agreements between the Company and its Subsidiaries
pursuant to which any such Subsidiary licenses intellectual property of the
Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries.
10.9 Business of Company and Subsidiaries. Engage at any time in any
business which is not the same as, or similar, ancillary, complementary or
related to, the business in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged
on the Closing Date.
10.10 Limitations on Certain Debt Payments and Interest Payments. (a)
Optionally prepay, repurchase or redeem or otherwise defease or segregate funds
with respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company (including
the Senior Subordinated Indebtedness), other than Indebtedness under this
Agreement; or (b) make any payment on account of the Senior Subordinated
Indebtedness (other than of interest as permitted by the Indenture with respect
thereto); provided that, subject to the terms of the defined term Seasonal
Overadvances, the Company may prepay, repurchase or redeem in any fiscal year up
to $10,000,000 (not to exceed $40,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of
this Agreement) of Senior Subordinated Indebtedness so long as (i) no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result
therefrom, (ii) for at least sixty (60) consecutive days prior to any such
prepayment, repurchase or redemption, there shall be no Loans outstanding for
any Borrower, and (iii) prior to any such prepayment, repurchase or redemption,
the Agent shall have received projections in form and substance satisfactory to
it demonstrating that in the next fiscal year there shall be no need for
Seasonal Overadvances and, provided, further, that subject to the terms of the
defined term Seasonal Overadvances, the Company may
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prepay, repurchase or redeem an additional $10,000,000 in the aggregate of
Senior Subordinated Indebtedness so long as clauses (i) and (iii) of the
immediately preceding proviso of this Section 10.10 are satisfied and for each
day during the period of 30 consecutive days immediately prior to the date of
any such prepayment, repurchase or redemption, (1) the aggregate amount of the
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments plus the Dollar equivalent of the
aggregate Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments less (2) the aggregate of the
Domestic Revolving Credit Exposure plus the Dollar equivalent of the Foreign
Revolving Credit Exposure shall be no less than $50,000,000.
10.11 Amendment of Certain Documents; Certain Agreements. Permit any
termination of, or any amendment or modification that, in the reasonable
judgment of the Agent, is adverse in any material respect to the Lenders to, (i)
the LLC Agreement of the Company (other than in connection with a transaction
contemplated by subsection 10.6(h)) or the analogous organizational document of
any Foreign Borrower, (ii) the By-laws of the Company or the analogous
organizational document of any Foreign Borrower, or (iii) any Rate Protection
Agreement or other interest rate or currency protection agreement (other than
termination on its scheduled expiration date).
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, amend,
supplement or otherwise modify the terms of (i) the Vestar Management Agreement
or the RPI Consulting Agreement in any manner which could reasonably be expected
to be adverse to the rights or interests of the Agent or the Lenders or (ii) the
Senior Subordinated Indebtedness.
(c) Permit any Subsidiary to enter into any indenture, agreement or other
instrument that restricts the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends or
make distributions on its Capital Stock, other than the Indenture or any
provisions of any document, instrument or agreement governing Indebtedness for
borrowed money of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company.
10.12 Capital Expenditures. Make or permit to be made in any fiscal year
Capital Expenditures, including Capital Lease Obligations, in excess of
$8,000,000 in the aggregate for such fiscal year; provided, however, that any
unused amount of Capital Expenditures permitted to be made during a fiscal year
may be carried over to the next fiscal year only (but not to any subsequent year
thereafter) and shall be deemed to be the first Capital Expenditures made during
such next fiscal year (provided that in any event the total amount of Capital
Expenditures for such next fiscal year shall not exceed $12,000,000 in the
aggregate); and provided, further, that, notwithstanding the above limitations,
the Company and its Subsidiaries may during the three year period immediately
following the Closing Date make up to $5,000,000 in the aggregate of Capital
Expenditures relating solely to an enterprise resource planning system; and
provided, further, that the above limitations, to the extent permitted in the
following sentence, shall not apply to Capital Expenditures (i) in respect of
the reinvestment of sales proceeds, insurance proceeds and condemnation proceeds
received by the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the sale,
transfer or other disposition of the Company's business units, assets or
properties, if such reinvestment (including, in the case of insurance proceeds,
reinvestment in the form of restoration or replacement of damaged property) is
not considered a "Prepayment Event" as contemplated in the definition of such
term, (ii) to the extent paid with
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the proceeds of an issuance by the Company of its Capital Stock not required to
be applied as a prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 6.2(b), (iii) in
respect of the reinvestment of the excess, if any, of (x) the Net Cash Proceeds
resulting from the sale, transfer or other disposition of the Bridgeport
Property over (y) any costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection
with any environmental remediation of the Bridgeport Property and (iv) in
respect of the change of location of the Company's administration facility and
distribution center; provided that such Capital Expenditures under this clause
(iv) do not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement.
The exclusion from the Capital Expenditures limitations set forth in any of
clauses (i) through (iv) of the preceding sentence shall only be permitted, in
each case, if and to the extent the Capital Expenditures referred to in such
clause are made in the period commencing on the first date the Company or the
relevant Subsidiary receives any cash proceeds from the relevant event referred
to in such clause giving rise to such cash proceeds (or the date the Company
changes the location of its administration facility or distribution center, as
the case may be, with respect to clause (iv)) and ending on the date 360 days
thereafter and may not be carried forward after the end of such period.
10.13 Interest Expense Coverage Ratio. Permit the Interest Expense Coverage
Ratio at the end of each fiscal quarter (at the end of each fiscal month with
respect to any fiscal month included in the Company's 2001 fiscal year) for the
twelve most recent consecutive fiscal months ending on or prior to the date of
determination to be less than the respective ratios set forth below for the
periods indicated:
Period Ratio
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Twelve fiscal months ending 8/25/01, 1.50:1.00
9/30/01, 10/27/01, 11/24/01 and 12/31/01
Twelve fiscal months ending 3/31/02, 1.60:1.00
6/30/02 and 9/30/02
Twelve fiscal months ending 12/31/02 1.75:1.00
and each twelve fiscal month period
thereafter
10.14 Leverage Ratio. Permit the Leverage Ratio at the end of each fiscal
quarter for the four most recent consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or prior
to the date of determination to be greater than the respective ratios set forth
below for the periods indicated:
Period Ratio
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Four fiscal quarters ending 9/30/01 6.00:1.00
Four fiscal quarters ending 12/31/01, 3/31/02, 5.00:1.00
6/30/02 and 9/30/02
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Period Ratio
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Four fiscal quarters ending 12/31/02, 3/31/03, 4.50:1.00
6/30/03 and 9/30/03
Four fiscal quarters ending 12/31/03 and each 4.00:1.00
four fiscal quarter period thereafter
10.15 Landlord Lien Waivers. Permit more than $250,000 of Inventory to be
held at any location (other than at any of the Company's retail stores) which is
not owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, unless the owner (and, to
the extent that the operator thereof would be entitled to a warehouseman's or
similar Lien on such Inventory by operation of law, such operator) of such
location has executed and delivered to the Agent a Landlord's Lien Waiver,
substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
10.16 Limitation on Preferred Equity. Incur, create, assume or permit to
exist any preferred stock or other analogous equity interests, other than any
such preferred stock or equity interest which does not provide for the payment
of a cash dividend or distribution during such time as the Revolving Credit
Commitments remain in effect or any Loans, Domestic L/C Obligation, UK L/C
Obligation or Canadian L/C Obligation is outstanding or any other amount is
owing hereunder.
10.17 Matters Relating to Remington Rand Corporation. Permit Remington Rand
Corporation to have any material assets (other than its equity interests in
Remington Corporation, L.L.C.) or liabilities (other than its guarantee of the
obligations hereunder and on account of the Senior Subordinated Indebtedness),
or to conduct any meaningful business, other than its ownership of Remington
Corporation, L.L.C.
10.18 Covenants of Other Borrowers. Each Borrower other than the Company
covenants and agrees with each Lender, the Agent and the Issuing Bank that it
shall abide by the covenants of the Company set forth in this Section 10 to the
extent the Company has covenanted to cause it to take or to refrain from taking
any action.
10.19 Payments in Respect of Accounts. The Company shall not, nor shall it
permit any of its Subsidiaries organized under the laws of the United States,
the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland or Canada, to instruct or otherwise permit
any Person obligated under any of the Accounts to remit any payment (whether by
check, wire transfer or otherwise) to any account other than a Lock Box Account
pursuant to a Lock Box Agreement, other than, in the case of amounts owing to
any Foreign Borrower or any of its Foreign Subsidiaries, payments which are made
through an alternate means which (in the reasonable judgment of the Agent) (a)
enables the Agent to maintain a perfected, first priority security interest in
such payments and the proceeds thereof and (b) provides for the application of
such proceeds in the same manner as payments deposited in a Lock Box Account.
The Company hereby agrees that it shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, cause or permit any amounts which are not Collateral to be
deposited in the Lock Box Accounts.
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10.20 Bank Accounts. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, establish or maintain, or permit to be established or
maintained, any bank accounts in the name of, or for the benefit of, the Company
or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, other than (x) bank accounts for which
blocked account agreements (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent) shall have been obtained, (y) other bank accounts containing operating
funds required to cover substantially immediate payment obligations (including,
without limitation, payroll obligations) and (z) other operating bank accounts
which are debited on a daily basis so that they do not contain any material
overnight deposits.
10.21 Matters Relating to the German Borrower. The Company shall not, nor
shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, allow the stated capital of the
German Borrower to be increased without the consent of the Agent.
10.22 Matters Relating to the Indenture. (a) The Borrowers shall not
request to be made or issued any Loan or Letter of Credit hereunder which if
made or issued would result in a default of the Borrowers' obligations under the
Indenture.
(b) The Borrowers shall not designate any other "Senior Debt" (as defined
in the Indenture) other than the Indebtedness created under this Agreement as
"Designated Senior Debt" (as defined in the Indenture) under the Indenture.
(c) The Borrowers shall reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture requiring "Senior Debt" (as
defined in the Indenture) of the Borrowers to be reduced in order to avoid any
requirement to offer to purchase any Senior Subordinated Indebtedness from the
holders thereof.
10.23 New Domestic Subsidiaries; Realignment of Domestic Subsidiaries. The
Company shall not, directly or indirectly, organize, create, acquire or permit
to exist any Domestic Subsidiary other than those listed on Schedule 7.8 unless
the Company gives the Agent prior written notice of its intention to do so and
the purpose for establishing such Domestic Subsidiary and takes, and causes such
Domestic Subsidiary to take, all actions required by subsections 9.12, 9.13 and
9.14 and delivers any documents in connection therewith reasonably requested by
the Agent.
10.24 Warehousing and Leasing Arrangements. No Borrower shall request the
return or cancellation of any letter of credit which is providing security for
any of the obligations of such Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries under any
warehouse or lease arrangements between such Borrower and/or Subsidiary and any
other party nor shall any Borrower agree (or permit any of its Subsidiaries to
agree), directly or indirectly, to any amendment or modification to or
termination of any provision of any agreement with respect to any such
arrangements which, directly or indirectly, provides for or reinstates any
rights of the relevant warehouseman or lessor in or with respect to any
Collateral or restricts access of the Agent and its representatives to the
Collateral located in the warehouse or leased premises which is the subject of
such arrangements.
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SECTION 11. GUARANTEE
11.1 Guarantee. In order to induce the Lenders, the Issuing Bank, the
Syndication Agent, the Arranger and the Agent to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to make the extensions of credit hereunder, and in consideration
thereof:
(a) The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the
Agent, for the benefit of the Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, the
prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Subsidiary Obligations. The
Company further agrees to pay any and all expenses (including, without
limitation, all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) which may be paid
or incurred by the Agent or the Issuing Bank or by the Lenders in enforcing, or
obtaining advice of counsel in respect of, any of their rights under this
Section 11. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company's
liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Subsidiary
Obligations and would be owed by any Foreign Borrower but for the fact that they
are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy,
reorganization or similar proceeding involving such Foreign Borrower. This
Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until the Revolving Credit
Commitments have terminated, no Domestic L/C Obligations, UK L/C Obligations or
Canadian L/C Obligations are outstanding and all amounts owing under this
Agreement have been paid in full, notwithstanding that from time to time prior
thereto any Foreign Borrower may be free from any obligations hereunder.
(b) The Company agrees that whenever, at any time, or from time to time, it
shall make any payment to the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on account
of its liability under this Section 11, it will notify the Agent, the Issuing
Bank or such Lender in writing that such payment is made under this Section 11
for such purpose. No payment or payments made by any Foreign Borrower or any
other Person or received or collected by the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender from any Foreign Borrower or any other Person by virtue of any action or
proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application, at any time or from
time to time, in reduction of or in payment of any of the Subsidiary Obligations
shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of
the Company hereunder which shall remain obligated hereunder, notwithstanding
any such payment or payments (other than payments made by or received or
collected from the Company in respect of the Subsidiary Obligations) until the
date upon which all amounts owing under this Agreement have been paid in full.
11.2 Right of Set-Off. Upon the occurrence and continuance of any Event of
Default, the Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender are hereby irrevocably
authorized by the Company at any time and from time to time without notice to
the Company, any such notice being hereby waived by the Company, to set off and
appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or
claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Agent, the
Issuing Bank or such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Company,
or any part thereof in such amounts as the Agent, the Issuing Bank or such
Lender may elect, on account of the liabilities of the Company hereunder and
claims of every nature and description of the Agent, the Issuing Bank or such
Lender against the Company, in any currency, whether arising hereunder or any
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other Loan Document or otherwise, as the Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender
may elect, whether or not the Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender has made
any demand for payment and although such liabilities and claims may be
contingent or unmatured. The Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender shall
notify the Company promptly of any such set-off made by it and the application
made by it of the proceeds thereof; provided that the failure to give such
notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights
of the Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender under this subsection are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other
rights of set-off) which the Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender may have.
11.3 No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by the
Company hereunder, or any set-off or application of funds of the Company by the
Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, the Company shall not exercise any rights
it may have to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Agent, the Issuing Bank
or any Lender against any Foreign Borrower or against any collateral security or
guarantee or right of offset held by the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender
for the payment of any of the Subsidiary Obligations, nor shall the Company
exercise any rights it may have to seek any contribution or reimbursement from
any Foreign Borrower in respect of payments made by the Company hereunder, until
the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated, no Domestic L/C Obligations,
UK L/C Obligations or Canadian L/C Obligations are outstanding and all amounts
owing to the Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders by the Foreign Borrowers
have been paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to the Company on account of
such subrogation rights at any time when the Revolving Credit Commitments have
not terminated, any Domestic L/C Obligations, UK L/C Obligations or Canadian L/C
Obligations are outstanding or all amounts owing hereunder shall not have been
paid in full, such amount shall be held by the Company in trust for the Agent,
the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of the Company,
and shall, forthwith upon receipt by the Company, be turned over to the Agent in
the exact form received by the Company (duly indorsed by the Company to the
Agent, if required), to be applied against the Subsidiary Obligations, whether
matured or unmatured, in such order as the Agent may determine.
11.4 Amendments, etc. The Company shall remain obligated hereunder
notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against the Company, and
without notice to or further assent by the Company, any demand for payment of
any of the Subsidiary Obligations made by the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any
Lender may be rescinded by the Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, and any
of the Subsidiary Obligations continued, and the Subsidiary Obligations, or the
liability of any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral
security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may,
from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified,
accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Agent, the
Issuing Bank or any Lender, and this Agreement, any other Loan Document and any
other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended,
modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Required
Lenders or the Lenders, as the case may be, may deem advisable from time to
time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held
by the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender for the payment of any of the
Subsidiary Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.
Neither the Agent, the Issuing Bank nor any Lender shall have any obligation to
protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held
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by it as security for any of the Subsidiary Obligations or pursuant to this
Section 11 or any property subject thereto.
11.5 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. The Company waives any and all
notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Subsidiary
Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Agent, the Issuing Bank or
any Lender upon the guarantees contained in this Section 11 or acceptance of the
guarantee provisions of this Section 11; the Subsidiary Obligations, and any of
them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred
in reliance upon the guarantees contained in this Section 11; and all dealings
between any Foreign Borrower or the Company, on the one hand, and any of the
Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, on the other, shall likewise be
conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the
guarantees contained in this Section 11. The Company waives (to the extent
permitted by law) diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice
of default or nonpayment to or upon any Foreign Borrower or the Company with
respect to the Subsidiary Obligations. The guarantees contained in this Section
11 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of
payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any of the documents executed in connection
therewith, any of the Subsidiary Obligations or any collateral security therefor
or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to
time held by the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, (b) any defense
(including, without limitation, any statute of limitations), set-off or
counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any
time be available to or be asserted by any Foreign Borrower against the Agent,
the Issuing Bank or any Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with
or without notice to or knowledge of any Foreign Borrower or the Company) which
constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal
discharge of any Foreign Borrower for any of the Subsidiary Obligations, or of
the Company under the guarantees contained in this Section 11, in bankruptcy or
in any other instance. When the Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender is
pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against the Company, the Agent, the
Issuing Bank or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, pursue such
rights and remedies as it may have against any Foreign Borrower or any other
Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for any of the Subsidiary
Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the
Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to pursue such other rights or remedies or
to collect any payments from any Foreign Borrower or any such other Person or to
realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such
right of offset, or any release of any Foreign Borrower or any such other Person
or of any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not
relieve the Company of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect
the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of
law, of the Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders against the Company.
11.6 Reinstatement. Each of the guarantees contained in this Section 11
shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Subsidiary Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Agent, the Issuing
Bank or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or
reorganization of any Foreign Borrower or upon or as a result of the appointment
of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for,
any
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Foreign Borrower or any substantial part of their respective property, or
otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
11.7 Payments. The Company hereby agrees that the amounts payable by the
Company hereunder will be paid to the Agent without set-off or counterclaim in
Dollars or, with respect to the UK Revolving Credit Loans, UK Letters of Credit
and UK L/C Guaranties, Pounds Sterling or, with respect to the German Revolving
Credit Loans and the Irish Revolving Credit Loans, Euros or, with respect to the
Canadian Letter of Credit and Canadian L/C Guaranty, Canadian Dollars, at the
office of the Agent specified in subsection 14.2 or at such other office as the
Agent shall designate in writing to the Company.
SECTION 12. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made in any Loan
Document, or any representation, warranty, statement or information contained in
any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished
pursuant to any Loan Document, shall prove to have been false or misleading in
any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished;
(b) default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan or
reimbursement with respect to any Reimbursement Obligation when and as the same
shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed
for payment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;
(c) default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or
Reimbursement Obligation or any fee due under any Loan Document or any other
amount (i) set forth in any Loan Document, (ii) that can be determined based on
any method for calculating such amount in any Loan Document or (iii) that has
been agreed upon by the Agent and the Company (in all such cases other than an
amount referred to in (b) above) and due under any Loan Document, when and as
the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue
unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days or, solely in the case of
expense reimbursement amounts, thirty (30) days;
(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the
Company or any Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in
subsection 9.1(a), 9.4, 9.5 or 9.8 or in Section 10;
(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the
Company or any Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in
any Loan Document (other than those specified in paragraph (b), (c) or (d)
above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after
notice thereof from the Agent or any Lender to the Company;
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(f) the Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) fail to pay any amount of
principal or interest due in respect of any Indebtedness having a principal
amount in excess of $5,000,000 individually or in the aggregate when combined
with all other such Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, when and
as the same shall become due and payable (after giving effect to any applicable
grace period), or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant,
condition or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or
governing any such Indebtedness if the effect of any failure referred to in this
clause (ii) is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness
or a trustee on its or their behalf (with or without the giving of notice, the
lapse of time or both) to cause, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its
stated maturity;
(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition
shall be filed or a petition shall be presented or meeting convened or
application or order made seeking (i) relief in respect of the Company or any
Subsidiary, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or
a Subsidiary, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or
hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership, administration, examination or similar law or any analogous law of
a foreign jurisdiction, (ii) the appointment of a liquidator, receiver,
administrative receiver, trustee, custodian, administrator, sequestrator,
conservator, examiner or similar official for the Company or any Subsidiary or
for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or a Subsidiary
or (iii) the winding-up, liquidation, administration or dissolution of the
Company or any Subsidiary; and such proceeding or petition shall continue
undismissed for 60 days (other than a petition with respect to the Irish
Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof for the appointment of an examiner or
administrator to be appointed or a receiver or administrative receiver to be
appointed, for which no grace period shall apply) or, in the case of a petition
for winding up with respect to the Irish Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof,
before the petition is advertised or an order or decree approving or ordering
any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h) the Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United
States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or
state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, administration, examination or
similar law or any analogous law of a foreign jurisdiction, (ii) consent to the
institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner (but
within 60 days in any event or in the case of a petition for winding up with
respect to the Irish Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, before the petition is
advertised), any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in paragraph
(g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a liquidator,
receiver, administrative receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator,
conservator, administrator, examiner or similar official for the Company or any
Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or
any Subsidiary, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a
petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing its
inability, or fail generally, or deemed by any law to be unable, to pay its
debts as they become due, (vii) be deemed by the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization to be insolvent or (viii) take any action for the purpose of
effecting any of the foregoing (including, without limitation with respect to
the Irish Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, any of the
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directors, shareholders or other equityholders of the Irish Borrower or any
Subsidiary thereof convening a meeting to consider a resolution approving any of
the foregoing);
(i) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount
in excess of $5,000,000 (to the extent not covered by insurance) shall be
rendered against the Company, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the
same shall remain undischarged for a period of 45 consecutive days during which
time execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally
taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Company or
any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(j) a Reportable Event or Reportable Events, or a failure to make a
required installment or other payment (within the meaning of Section 412(n)(l)
of the Code), shall have occurred with respect to any Plan or Plans that could
reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company, any Subsidiary or
any ERISA Affiliate to the PBGC or to a Plan and, within 30 days after the
reporting of any such Reportable Event to the Agent or after the receipt by the
Agent of the statement required pursuant to subsection 9.6(b)(iii), the Agent
shall have notified the Company in writing that (i) the Required Lenders have
reasonably determined that, on the basis of such Reportable Event or Reportable
Events or the failure to make a required payment, there are reasonable grounds
(A) for the termination of such Plan or Plans by the PBGC, (B) for the
appointment by the appropriate United States district court of a trustee to
administer such Plan or Plans or (C) for the imposition of a lien in favor of a
Plan and (ii) as a result thereof an Event of Default exists hereunder; or a
trustee shall be appointed by a United States district court to administer any
such Plan or Plans; or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any
Plan or Plans or give notice of its intention to do so; and, in connection with
any of the events set forth in this paragraph (j), the liability that the
Company, its Subsidiaries and its ERISA Affiliates could be reasonably expected
to incur would have a Material Adverse Effect;
(k) (i) the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been
notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan (or otherwise shall know or have
a reasonable basis to believe) that it has incurred Withdrawal Liability to such
Multiemployer Plan, (ii) the Company, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate
shall not have reasonable grounds for contesting such Withdrawal Liability or
shall not in fact contest such Withdrawal Liability in a timely and appropriate
manner and (iii) the amount of the Withdrawal Liability specified in such
notice, when aggregated with all other amounts required to be paid to
Multiemployer Plans in connection with unsatisfied Withdrawal Liabilities
(determined as of the date or dates of such notification), could be reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(l) the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been
notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan (or otherwise shall know or have
a reasonable basis to believe) that such Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization
or is being terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of the ERISA, if solely
as a result of such Reorganization or termination the aggregate annual
contributions of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates to all
Multiemployer Plans that are then in Reorganization or have been or are being
terminated have been or will be increased over the amounts required to be
contributed to such Multiemployer Plans for their most recently completed plan
years by an amount that could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
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(m) there shall have occurred a Change in Control;
(n) any security interest purported to be created by any Security Document
shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by the Company or any Subsidiary not to
be, a valid, perfected, first priority (except as otherwise expressly provided
in the Credit Agreement or such Security Document) security interest in the
securities, assets or properties covered thereby (other than a security interest
in securities, assets or properties having, in the aggregate, a fair market
value not in excess of $100,000), except to the extent that any such loss of
perfection or priority results from the failure of the Agent to maintain
possession of certificates representing securities pledged under a Pledge
Agreement;
(o) any Loan Document (including, without limitation, the guarantees
contained in Section 11 hereof) shall not be for any reason, or shall be
asserted by the Company or any Subsidiary not to be, in full force and effect
and enforceable in all material respects in accordance with its terms;
(p) any of the Subsidiary Obligations or any of the guarantees thereof
pursuant to Section 11 hereof or any obligations guaranteed under any Domestic
Subsidiaries Guarantee or Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantee or any Domestic
Subsidiaries Guarantee or Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantee shall cease to
constitute, or shall be asserted by the Company or any Guarantor not to
constitute, senior indebtedness under the subordination provisions of any
subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor or such subordination
provisions shall be invalidated or otherwise cease to be a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with its
terms;
(q) any material provision of any Domestic Subsidiaries Guarantee or any
Foreign Subsidiaries Guarantee or of Section 11 hereof shall cease to be in full
force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms for any reason
whatsoever or the Company or any Guarantor shall contest or deny in writing the
validity or enforceability of any of its obligations under any such Guarantee or
the obligations guaranteed thereby shall cease to be entitled to the material
benefits of any other Loan Document for any reason whatsoever;
(r) the UK Accounting Controls and Procedures Report shall indicate any
material deficiencies in the accounting controls and procedures of the UK
Borrower and such deficiencies are not remedied to the reasonable satisfaction
of the Agent within 60 days of the receipt by the Company or the UK Borrower of
such report; or
(s) the failure of the Company to comply with the requirement to exclude
in-transit Inventory of the Company from the calculation of Eligible In-Transit
Inventory for the 60 day period requirement (when applicable) contained in the
last proviso of the definition of Eligible In-Transit Inventory;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Borrower
described in paragraph (g) or (h) above), and at any time thereafter during the
continuance of such event, the Agent may, and at the request of the Required
Lenders shall, by notice to the Company, take
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either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i)
terminate forthwith any or all of the Revolving Credit Commitments and (ii)
declare any or all of the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable
in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due
and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees
and all other liabilities of the Borrowers accrued hereunder (including, without
limitation, all amounts of Domestic L/C Obligations, UK L/C Obligations and
Canadian L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then
outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required
thereunder) and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and
payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind,
all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers, anything contained
herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding; and in any
event with respect to any Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the
Revolving Credit Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of
the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any
unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of the Borrowers accrued hereunder
(including, without limitation, all amounts of Domestic L/C Obligations, UK L/C
Obligations and Canadian L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of
the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents
required thereunder) and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically
become due and payable.
With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for
honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, the Company, the UK Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as
the case may be, shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened
by the Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and available amount
of the Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower. Each of the
Company, the UK Borrower and the Canadian Borrower hereby grants to the Agent,
for the benefit of the Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, a security
interest in such cash collateral deposited by it to secure all its obligations
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Amounts held in such cash
collateral account shall be applied by the Agent to the payment of drafts drawn
under the Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Company, the UK
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, and the unused portion
thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn
upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Company, the UK
Borrower and the Canadian Borrower hereunder and under the Notes; provided, that
any cash collateral provided by the UK Borrower or the Canadian Borrower shall
not be applied to repay any obligations of the Company hereunder and under the
Notes of the Company and any cash collateral provided by the Canadian Borrower
shall not be applied to repay any obligations of the UK Borrower hereunder and
under the Note of the UK Borrower. After all such Letters of Credit shall have
expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been
satisfied and all other obligations of the Company, the UK Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower hereunder and under the Notes shall have been paid in full,
the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the
Company, the UK Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be. The
Company, the UK Borrower and the Canadian Borrower shall execute and deliver to
the Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank and the L/C Participants, such
further documents and instruments as the Agent may request to evidence the
creation and perfection of the within security interest in such cash collateral
account.
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Except as expressly provided in this Section 12, presentment, demand,
protest or all other notice of any kind are hereby expressly waived by each
Borrower.
SECTION 13. THE AGENT
13.1 Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints
the Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and agent and security trustee for the purposes of the Security
Documents entered into by it in such capacity, and each such Lender irrevocably
authorizes the Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under
the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise
such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Agent by
the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such
other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto and to give a good discharge
for any moneys payable under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any provision
to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the
Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set
forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied
covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall
be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist
against the Agent. None of the Syndication Agent, the Arranger, or any Issuing
Bank shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder, except those expressly
set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied
covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall
be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist
against the Syndication Agent, the Arranger, or any Issuing Bank. The Agent, in
its capacity as agent and security trustee for the Secured Parties for the
purposes of the Security Documents to which it is a party in such capacity,
shall hold the benefit of such Security Documents as agent and security trustee
for itself and the other Secured Parties, to apply all payments and other
benefits received by it by reason thereof or otherwise realized thereunder in
accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
13.2 Delegation of Duties. The Agent may execute any of its duties under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or
attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all
matters pertaining to such duties. The Agent shall not be responsible for the
negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with
reasonable care.
13.3 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Agent, the Syndication Agent nor
any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully
taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with
this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except for its or such Person's own
gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any
of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made
by the Company or any Subsidiary or any officer thereof contained in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or
other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agent or the
Syndication Agent, as the case may be, under or in connection with, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness,
genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or for any failure
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of the Company or any other Person to perform its obligations hereunder or
thereunder. Neither the Agent nor the Syndication Agent shall be under any
obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or
performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or
records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
13.4 Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be
fully protected in relying, upon any Note, writing, resolution, notice, consent,
certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement,
order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct
and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon
advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel
to the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by the
Agent. The Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof
for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer
thereof shall have been filed with the Agent. The Agent shall be fully justified
in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the
Required Lenders or (if required) the Lenders as it deems appropriate or it
shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and
all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or
continuing to take any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be fully
protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders or (if
required) the Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act
pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of
the Loans. The Agent, in its capacity as agent and security trustee for the
purposes of any Security Document, shall be entitled (i) to accept without
enquiry the title of the Company or its Subsidiaries to any assets intended to
be the subject of a Lien under the Security Documents and (ii) to deposit any
title deeds, Security Documents or other documents in connection with collateral
charged under the Security Documents with any entity whose business includes
undertaking the safe custody of documents or any lawyer and shall not be liable
for any loss incurred thereby or to take out any insurance in respect thereof
and may pay all sums required to be paid in relation to such deposit.
13.5 Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or
notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the
Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Company referring to this
Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such
notice is a "notice of default." In the event that the Agent receives such a
notice, the Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Agent shall take
such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be
reasonably directed by the Required Lenders or (if required) the Lenders;
provided that unless and until the Agent shall have received such directions,
the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from
taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall
deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
13.6 Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly
acknowledges that neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors,
employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations
or warranties to it and that no act by the Agent hereinafter taken, including
any review of the affairs of the Borrowers, shall be
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deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Agent to any Lender.
Each Lender represents to the Agent that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and
investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other
condition and creditworthiness of the Company and its Subsidiaries and made its
own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each
Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it
shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis,
appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary
to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other
condition and creditworthiness of the Borrowers and their respective
Subsidiaries. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required
to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent hereunder, the Agent shall not have
any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial
or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrowers or any of their
respective Subsidiaries which may come into the possession of the Agent or any
of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
13.7 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Agent in its
capacity as such (to the extent the Company or any other Borrower is obligated
and fails to make reimbursement in respect thereof and without limiting the
obligation of the Company and the other Borrowers to do so), ratably according
to their respective Commitment Percentages in effect on the date on which
indemnification is sought (or, to the extent that the relevant Revolving Credit
Commitments have then been terminated, according to their respective Commitment
Percentages thereof immediately prior to such termination), from and against any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which
may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the
payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent
in any way relating to or arising out of, the Revolving Credit Commitments, this
Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or
referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under or in connection with any of
the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely from the
Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this
subsection shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable
hereunder.
13.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity. To the extent not otherwise
prohibited by the terms hereof (including Section 10), the Agent and its
Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any
kind of business with the Company and its Subsidiaries as though the Agent were
not the Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. With respect to the
Loans made by it or participated in by it, and with respect to any Letter of
Credit or L/C Guaranty issued or participated in by it, the Agent shall have the
same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any
Lender and may
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exercise the same as though it were not the Agent, and the terms "Lender" and
"Lenders" shall include the Agent in its individual capacity.
13.9 Successor Agent. The Agent may resign as Agent upon 10 days' notice to
the Lenders. If the Agent shall resign as Agent under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the
Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent (provided that
it shall have been approved by the Company), shall succeed to the rights, powers
and duties of the Agent hereunder. Effective upon such appointment and approval,
the term "Agent" shall mean such successor agent, and the former Agent's rights,
powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act
or deed on the part of such former Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement
or any holders of the Loans. After any retiring Agent's resignation as Agent,
the provisions of this Section 13 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents.
13.10 Honorary Titles. The parties agree that the titles of Syndication
Agent, Sole Advisor, Lead Arranger, Book Manager and Co-Arranger are honorary
and confer no duties or obligations upon any such Person except as a Lender
hereunder.
13.11 Declaration of Trust (Treuhand) and Appointment as Agent under German
Law.
(a) The Agent shall:
(i) hold any Lien or security interest which is governed by German law
and is assigned (Sicherungseigentum/Sicherungsabtretung) or otherwise
transferred to it under a non_accessory security right (nicht akzessorische
Sicherheit) pursuant to any of the Loan Documents or otherwise for the
purpose of securing any of the obligations secured thereunder as trustee
(Treuhander) for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and
(ii) administer any Lien or security interest (if any) which is
pledged (Verpfandung) or otherwise transferred under an accessory security
right (akzessorische Sicherheit) to it and/or the Secured Parties pursuant
to any of the Loan Documents or otherwise for the purpose of securing any
of the obligations secured thereunder and each of the Secured Parties shall
accept as its representative (Stellvertreter) any pledge or other creation
of any other accessory right made to such Secured Parties, and shall act in
relation to the Lien and security interests in accordance with the terms
and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Each of the Secured Parties hereby ratifies and approves all
acts done by the Agent on such Secured Parties' behalf before execution
thereof.
(b) It is hereby agreed that, in relation to any jurisdiction the courts of
which would not recognize or give effect to the trust (Treuhand) expressed to be
created by this subsection 13.11, the relationship of the Secured Parties to the
Agent shall be construed as one
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of principal and agent but, to the extent permissible under the laws of such
jurisdiction, all the other provisions of this subsection 13.11 shall have full
force and effect between the parties hereto.
(c) The Agent is, and any sub_agent or successor shall be, exempt from any
restrictions under ss. 181 of the German Civil Code (BGB).
13.12 Irish Security Agent Provisions. Each of the Lenders declares that
the perpetuity period applicable to the trust constituted by Section 13.1 shall
be a period of 21 years after the death of the last survivor of the issue living
on the date of this Agreement of his late Britannic Majesty King Xxxxxx VI
unless there has previously been legislation making it lawful for the trusts
constituted by Section 13.1 to continue.
(b) The Agent shall have all the powers and discretions conferred upon
trustees by the Irish Trustee Xxx 0000, as amended (to the extent not
inconsistent herewith) and upon the Agent by this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and upon a receiver appointed under any Security Agreement (as though
the Agent were a receiver thereunder).
13.13 UK Security Agent Provisions. The perpetuity period under the English
law rule against perpetuities, if applicable hereto, shall be the period of 80
years from the date of this Agreement.
SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan
Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or
modified except in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. The
Required Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the
Agent may, from time to time, (a) enter into with the Company (on behalf of the
Borrowers) written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto for the
purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or changing in any manner the
rights of the Lenders or of the Borrowers hereunder or (b) waive, on such terms
and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Agent, as the case may be, may
specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or any
Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no
such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:
(i) reduce the amount or extend the scheduled date of maturity of any
Loan or of payment of any installment thereof or the ultimate expiration
date of the Letter of Credit facility, or reduce the stated rate of any
interest or fee payable hereunder or extend the scheduled date of any
payment thereof or increase the aggregate amount or extend the expiration
date of any Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment or Domestic Revolving
Credit Commitment (except as provided in Section 2A) or amend the
provisions of subsection 6.9, in each case without the consent of each
Lender directly affected thereby;
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(ii) (A) amend, modify or waive any provision of this subsection or
reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, (B)
consent to the assignment or transfer by any Borrower of any of its rights
and obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or (C)
release any significant Collateral or guarantee obligations (other than as
specifically permitted hereunder or under the other Loan Documents), in
each case without the written consent of all the Lenders;
(iii) amend, modify or waive any mandatory prepayment owing to the
Lenders without the written consent of the Lenders;
(iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 4 without the
written consent of the Domestic Swing Line Lender;
(v) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3, 5A or 5D
without the written consent of the Agent and each Issuing Bank directly
affected thereby;
(vi) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 13 without the
written consent of the then Agent; or
(vii) increase any Applicable Advance Rate or permit the Domestic
Seasonal Overadvance Amount and the UK Seasonal Overadvance Amount to
exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time, in each case without the
written consent of all the Lenders.
Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply
equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrowers, the
Lenders, the Agent and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any
waiver, the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent shall be restored to their
former positions and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and
any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not
continuing; no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or
Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
The Lenders hereby agree that the Agent may, in its discretion, waive the
provisions of subsection 8.2(f) with respect (and only with respect) to the
pledge of Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary.
14.2 Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective
parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by facsimile
transmission) and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed
to have been duly given or made (a) in the case of delivery by hand, when
delivered, (b) in the case of delivery by certified or registered mail, five
days after being deposited in the mails, postage prepaid (or in the case of
international mail, five days after being delivered to an international
courier), or (c) in the case of delivery by facsimile transmission, when sent
and receipt has been confirmed, addressed (x) as follows in the case of the
Company, the UK Borrower, the German Borrower, the Irish Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower and the Agent and (y) as set forth in Schedule I, in the case of
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the other parties hereto, or (in each such case) to such other address as may be
hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
The Company: Remington Products Company, L.L.C.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
The UK Borrower: Remington Consumer Products Limited
Watermans House
Watermans Court
Xxxxxxxxx Crescent
The Causeway
Staines
Middlesex TW18 3DA
England
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Fax: 000-00-0000-000000
The German Borrower: Remington Products GmbH
General Manager
Niederlassung Deutschland
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0
X 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-00-0000-000000
The Irish Borrower: Remington Consumer Products
(Ireland) Limited
General Manager
Xxxx 0X Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Clondalkin, Xxxxxx 00 Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0-000-0000
The Canadian Borrower: Remington Products (Canada) Inc.
CFO
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx #00
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
Fax: 000-000-0000
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The Agent: With respect to UK Revolving
Credit Loans:
Fleet Capital Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
With copies to:
Fleet Capital Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
With respect to German Revolving
Credit Loans:
Fleet Capital Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
With copies to:
Fleet Capital Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
With respect to Irish Revolving Credit
Loans:
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Fleet Capital Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
With copies to:
Fleet Capital Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
With respect to other matters:
Fleet Capital Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Agent or the Lenders
pursuant to subsection 2.2, 3.2, 4.1(a), 5.2, 5B.2, 5C.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 or 6.9
shall not be effective until received. With respect to any notice, request or
demand by the Agent or any Lender to any Foreign Borrower, the Agent or such
Lender may deliver such notice, request or demand to the Company on behalf of
such Foreign Borrower and such delivery shall be effective and binding on such
Foreign Borrower.
14.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in
exercising, on the part of the Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies,
powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
14.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document,
certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the
Loans hereunder.
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14.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes. The Company agrees (a) to pay or
reimburse the Agent for all its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution
of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or
therewith, and the consummation and administration of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agent, (b) to pay or reimburse each
Lender and the Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the enforcement or preservation (after a Default hereunder) of any rights under
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents,
including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to each
Lender and of counsel to the Agent, (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender
and the Agent harmless from any and all recording and filing fees and any and
all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp,
excise and other taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable
in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or
administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment,
supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of,
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (d)
to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender and the Agent harmless from and against
any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and
administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other
documents, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing relating to the
violation of, noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Law
applicable to the operations of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of
the Properties (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the
"Indemnified Liabilities"); provided that the Company shall have no obligation
hereunder to the Agent or any Lender with respect to Indemnified Liabilities
arising solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or
any such Lender. The agreements in this subsection shall survive repayment of
the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
14.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Lenders,
the Agent and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Borrower
may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of each Lender.
(b) Each Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial banking
business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more
banks or other entities ("Participants") participating interests in any Loan
owing to such Lender, any Revolving Credit Commitment (including, without
limitation, any Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment) of such Lender or any
other interest of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In
the event of any such sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a
Participant, such Lender's obligations under this Agreement to the other parties
to this Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely
responsible for the performance thereof, such Lender shall remain the holder of
any such Loan for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and the Borrowers and the Agent shall
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continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such
Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. No Lender shall be entitled to create in favor of any Participant, in
the participation agreement pursuant to which such Participant's participating
interest shall be created or otherwise, any right to vote on, consent to or
approve any matter relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document except
for those specified in clauses (i) and (ii) of the proviso to subsection 14.1.
Each Borrower agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due or
unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant in any Loans owing by it
or Revolving Credit Commitments available to it shall, to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, be deemed to have the right of setoff in respect of
its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same
extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it
as a Lender under this Agreement, provided that, in purchasing such
participating interest, such Participant shall be deemed tohave agreed to share
with the Lenders the proceeds thereof as provided in subsection 14.7 as fully as
if it were a Lender hereunder. The Company also agrees that each Participant
shall be entitled to the benefits of subsections 6.11, 6.12 and 6.13, with
respect to its participation in the Revolving Credit Commitments (including,
without limitation, the Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments) and the Loans
outstanding from time to time.
(c) Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial banking
business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time and from time to
time assign to any Lender or any Affiliate thereof or, with the consent of the
Company (on its own behalf and, to the extent applicable, as agent for any
affected Borrower) and the Agent (which in each case shall not be unreasonably
withheld), to an additional bank or financial institution (an "Assignee") all or
any ratable part of all its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, substantially in
the form of Exhibit G, executed by such Assignee, such assigning Lender (and, in
the case of an Assignee that is not then a Lender or an affiliate thereof, by
the Company and the Agent) and delivered to the Agent for its acceptance and
recording in the Register; provided that, in the case of any such assignment to
any Lender or any affiliate thereof, or an additional bank or financial
institution, the aggregate principal amount of Loans, Domestic L/C Obligations,
UK L/C Obligations, Canadian L/C Obligations and Revolving Credit Commitments
being assigned is not less than $5,000,000 (or such lesser amount as may be
agreed to by the Company and the Agent). Upon such execution, delivery,
acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date determined pursuant
to such Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party
hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, have the
rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder with a Revolving Credit Commitment
and Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment as set forth therein, and (y) the
assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent provided in such Assignment and
Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the
case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an
assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such assigning
Lender shall cease to be a party hereto). Notwithstanding any provision of this
paragraph (c) and paragraph (e) of this subsection, the consent of the Company
shall not be required, and, unless requested by the Assignee and/or the
assigning Lender, new Notes shall not be required to be executed and delivered
by any Borrower, for any assignment which occurs at any time when any of the
events described in subsection 12(b), (c), (g) or (h)
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shall have occurred and be continuing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, any assignment by a Lender of any Revolving Credit Commitment
or Loan held by it shall be accompanied by an assignment to the same Assignee of
a ratable share of each other Revolving Credit Commitment and Loan which it
holds as a Lender.
(d) The Agent, on behalf of the Company, shall maintain at the address of
the Agent referred to in subsection 14.2 a copy of each Assignment and
Acceptance delivered to it and a register (the "Register") for the recordation
of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Revolving Credit Commitments,
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitments and Foreign Revolving Credit Commitments
of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time.
The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest
error, and the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders may (and, in the case of any
Loan or other obligation hereunder not evidenced by a Note, shall) treat each
Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Loan or other
obligation hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Any
assignment of any Loan or other obligation hereunder not evidenced by a Note
shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made
in the Register. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Borrower
or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
(e) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an
assigning Lender and an Assignee (and, in the case of an Assignee that is not
then a Lender or an Affiliate thereof, by the Company and the Agent) together
with payment to the Agent of a registration and processing fee of $5,000, the
Agent shall (i) promptly accept such Assignment and Acceptance and (ii) on the
effective date determined pursuant thereto record the information contained
therein in the Register and give notice of such acceptance and recordation to
the Lenders, the Company and (to the extent applicable) any other affected
Borrowers.
(f) Each Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any Participant or
Assignee (each, a "Transferee") and any prospective Transferee, subject to the
provisions of subsection 14.17, any and all financial information in such
Lender's possession concerning such Borrower and its Affiliates which has been
delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of any Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement or which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of any
Borrower in connection with such Lender's credit evaluation of any Borrower and
its Affiliates prior to becoming a party to this Agreement.
(g) For avoidance of doubt, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge that
the provisions of this subsection concerning assignments of Loans and Notes
relate only to absolute assignments and that such provisions do not prohibit
assignments creating security interests, including, without limitation, any
pledge or assignment by a Lender of any Loan or Note to any Federal Reserve Bank
in accordance with applicable law.
14.7 Adjustments; Set-off. (a) On the date of occurrence of any Event of
Default specified in subsection 12(g) or (h), each Lender shall be deemed
(solely as an inter-creditor matter and without any obligation on the part of
any Borrower) to have purchased an interest in the obligations owing to each
other Lender (and, to the extent necessary after giving
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effect to any actual recoveries on such obligations, shall actually fund such
purchase) such that, after giving effect to all such purchases or deemed
purchases, each such Lender is owed (directly or through such purchase or deemed
purchase) its Commitment Percentage (calculated with respect to all Revolving
Credit Commitments) of the Domestic Revolving Credit Loans (including, without
limitation, reimbursement obligations in respect of any outstanding Domestic
Swing Line Loans), the UK Revolving Credit Loans, the German Revolving Credit
Loans, the Irish Revolving Credit Loans, the Domestic L/C Obligations and all
amounts owing in respect thereof, the UK L/C Obligations and all amounts owing
in respect thereof and the Canadian L/C Obligations and all amounts owing in
respect thereof, but in the case of Domestic Swing Line Loans, Domestic L/C
Obligations and UK L/C Obligations excluding those with respect to which such
Lender is not required to make Domestic Revolving Credit Loans or UK Revolving
Credit Loans, as the case may be, or purchase participating interests pursuant
to subsections 3.4(d), 4.1(f), and 5A.4(d), respectively. Each Lender hereby
acknowledges and agrees that its agreement contained in this subsection 14.7(a)
shall be irrevocable and unconditional.
(b) If any Lender (a "Benefited Lender") shall at any time receive any
payment of all or part of any of its Loans or Reimbursement Obligations owing to
it under any Revolving Credit Commitment, or interest thereon, pursuant to a
guarantee or otherwise, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off or otherwise), in a greater proportion
than any such payment to and collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in
respect of such other Lender's Loans or Reimbursement Obligations, as the case
may be, of the same Facility owing to it under such Revolving Credit Commitment
or interest thereon, such Benefited Lender shall purchase for cash from the
other Lenders such portion of each such other Lender's similar Loans or
Reimbursement Obligations of the same Facility, or shall provide such other
Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, or the proceeds thereof, as
shall be necessary to cause such Benefited Lender to share the excess payment or
benefits of such collateral or proceeds ratably with each of the Lenders which
hold such Revolving Credit Commitment of the same Facility; provided, however,
that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter
recovered from such Benefited Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the
purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but
without interest. Each Borrower agrees that each Lender so purchasing a portion
of another Lender's Loans or Reimbursement Obligations may exercise all rights
of payment (including, without limitation, rights of set-off) with respect to
such portion as fully as if such purchasing Lender were the direct holder of
such portion.
(c) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law,
each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to any Borrower, any such
notice being expressly waived by the Borrowers to the extent permitted by
applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by any Borrower
hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) to
set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and
any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time
held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the
credit or the account of such Borrower. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify
the affected Borrower and the Agent after any such set-off and
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application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice
shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.
14.8 Bridgeport Property Casualty and Condemnation. (a) Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement or the Security Documents, the Agent is
authorized, at its option (for the benefit of the Lenders), to collect and
receive, to the extent payable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, all
insurance proceeds, damages, claims and rights of action under any insurance
policies with respect to any casualty or other insured damage ("Casualty") to
any portion of the Bridgeport Property (collectively, "Insurance Proceeds"),
unless the amount of the related Insurance Proceeds is less than $10,000,000 and
an Event of Default shall not have occurred and be continuing. The Company
agrees to notify the Agent, in writing, promptly after the Company or any
Subsidiary obtains notice or knowledge of any Casualty to the Bridgeport
Property, which notice shall set forth a description of such Casualty and the
Company's good faith estimate of the amount of related damages. The Company
agrees, subject to the foregoing limitations, to, and to cause each Subsidiary
to, endorse and transfer or cause to be endorsed or transferred any Insurance
Proceeds received by it or any of its Subsidiaries to the Agent.
(b) The Company will notify the Agent immediately upon obtaining knowledge
of the institution of any action or proceeding for the taking of the Bridgeport
Property, or any part thereof or interest therein, for public or quasi-public
use under the power of eminent domain, by reason of any public improvement or
condemnation proceeding, or in any other manner (a "Condemnation"). No
settlement or compromise of any claim in connection with any such action or
proceeding shall be made without the consent of the Agent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. The Agent is authorized, at its option (for the
benefit of the Lenders), to collect and receive all proceeds of any such
Condemnation (in each case, the "Condemnation Proceeds") unless the amount of
the Condemnation Proceeds is less than $10,000,000 and an Event of Default shall
not have occurred and be continuing. The Company agrees to execute or cause to
be executed such further assignments of any Condemnation Proceeds required to be
received by the Agent as the Agent may reasonably require.
(c) In the event of a Condemnation of all or substantially all of the
Bridgeport Property (which determination shall be made by the Agent in its
reasonable discretion), unless the Company shall have notified the Agent in
writing promptly after such Condemnation that it intends to replace the
Bridgeport Property (and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing at the time of such election), the Agent may deem such event to be
a Prepayment Event, and shall apply the Condemnation Proceeds received as a
result of such Condemnation (less the reasonable costs, if any, incurred by the
Agent or the Company in the recovery of such Condemnation Proceeds, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, other charges and disbursements (the Lenders having
agreed to reimburse the Company from such Condemnation Proceeds such costs
incurred by the Company) to prepay obligations outstanding under this Agreement
to the extent required under subsection 6.2, with any remaining Condemnation
Proceeds being returned to the Company. If the Company shall elect to replace
the Bridgeport Property as contemplated above, (i) the replacement property
shall be of utility comparable to that of the Bridgeport Property and (ii) the
insufficiency of any
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Condemnation Proceeds to defray the entire expense of the related location,
acquisition and replacement of such replacement property shall in no way relieve
the Company of its obligation to complete the construction or acquisition of any
replacement property if the Company shall have made such election and shall have
acquired the related real property. Any condemnation of substantially all of the
Bridgeport Property is referred to herein as a "substantially all Condemnation."
(d) In the event of any Condemnation of the Bridgeport Property, or any
part thereof (other than a total or "substantially all" Condemnation described
in paragraph (c) above and subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) below),
the Agent shall apply the Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent it receives such
proceeds), first, in the case of a partial Condemnation, to the repair or
restoration of any integrated structure subject to such Condemnation, and
second, shall apply the remainder of such Condemnation Proceeds (less the
reasonable costs, if any, incurred by the Agent and the Company in the recovery
of such Condemnation Proceeds, including reasonable attorneys' fees (the Lenders
having agreed to reimburse the Company from such Condemnation Proceeds such
costs incurred by the Company)) to prepay obligations outstanding under this
Agreement to the extent required under subsection 6.2, with any remaining
Condemnation Proceeds being returned to the Company.
(e) In the event of any Casualty of the improvements of the Bridgeport
Property and so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Company shall have the option to either:
(i) restore the Bridgeport Property to a condition substantially
similar to its condition immediately prior to such Casualty and to invest
the balance, if any, of any Insurance Proceeds in equipment, vehicles or
other assets used in the Company's principal lines of business within 180
days after the receipt thereof, provided, however, that the Company,
pending such reinvestment, promptly deposits such excess Insurance Proceeds
in a cash collateral account established with (or otherwise reasonably
satisfactory to) the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, or
(ii) direct the Agent to apply the related Insurance Proceeds to
prepay obligations outstanding under this Agreement to the extent required
under subsection 6.2, with any remaining Insurance Proceeds being returned
to the Company.
It is understood that any excess Insurance Proceeds that are not reinvested in
the Company's existing lines of business as contemplated above will be applied
to prepay obligations outstanding under this Agreement to the extent required
under subsection 6.2.
If required to do so, the Company shall make the election contemplated by
the immediately preceding paragraph by notifying the Agent promptly after the
later to occur of (A) 30 days after the Company and its insurance carrier reach
a final determination of the amount of any Insurance Proceeds and (B) 60 days
after the occurrence of the Casualty. If the Company shall be required or shall
elect to restore the Bridgeport Property, the insufficiency of any Insurance
Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to defray the entire expense of such
restoration shall in no way relieve the Company of such obligation to so restore
if it is so
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required or once such election has been made. In the event the Company shall be
required to restore or shall notify the Agent of its election to restore, the
Company shall diligently and continuously prosecute the restoration of the
Bridgeport Property to completion. In the circumstance where the Company shall
be required to restore or shall so elect to restore and no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing the Company shall not be required to comply with the
requirements of paragraph (f) below in connection with such restoration (except
as required by clauses (f)(ii)(A) and (B)), so long as the cost of such
restoration shall be less than $500,000. In the event of a Casualty where the
Company is required to make the election set forth above and the Company either
shall fail to notify the Agent of its election within the period set forth above
or shall elect not to restore the Bridgeport Property, the Agent shall (after
being reimbursed for all reasonable costs of recovery of such Insurance Proceeds
including reasonable attorneys' fees and after reimbursing the Company for all
such reasonable costs incurred by the Company) apply such Insurance Proceeds to
prepay obligations outstanding under this Agreement to the extent required under
subsection 6.2. In addition, upon such prepayment, the Company shall be
obligated to place the remaining portion, if any, of the Bridgeport Property in
a safe condition that is otherwise in compliance with the requirements of
applicable Governmental Authorities and the provisions of this Agreement and the
Company Mortgage.
(f) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subsection 14.8, all
Insurance Proceeds and all Condemnation Proceeds recovered by the Agent (i) are
to be applied to the restoration of the Bridgeport Property (or, if permitted in
the event of a total or "substantially all" Condemnation as contemplated in
paragraph (c) above, to the location, acquisition and construction of a
replacement for the Bridgeport Property) (less the reasonable cost, if any, to
the Agent of such recovery and of paying out such proceeds, including reasonable
(x) attorneys' fees, (y) other charges and (z) disbursements and costs allocable
to inspecting the Work (as defined below)), (ii) shall be applied by the Agent
to the payment of the cost of restoring or replacing the Bridgeport Property so
damaged, destroyed or taken or of the portion or portions of the Bridgeport
Property not so taken (the "Work") and (iii) shall be paid out from time to time
to the Company as and to the extent the Work (including the location and
acquisition of any replacement of the Bridgeport Property) progresses (as
certified by the Company) for the payment thereof, but subject to each of the
following conditions:
(i) the Company must promptly commence the restoration process or the
location, acquisition and replacement process (in the case of a total or
"substantially all" Condemnation) in connection with the Bridgeport
Property;
(ii) upon completion thereof, the improvements shall (i) be in
compliance with all requirements of applicable Governmental Authorities
such that all representations or warranties of the Company relating to the
compliance of the Bridgeport Property with applicable laws, rules or
regulations in this Agreement or the Security Documents will be correct in
all respects and (ii) be at least equal in value and general utility to the
improvements that were on the Bridgeport Property (or that were on the
portion of the Bridgeport Property that has been replaced, if applicable)
prior to the Casualty or Condemnation, and in the case of a Condemnation,
subject to the affect of such Condemnation;
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(iii) there shall be no Default or Event of Default that has occurred
and is continuing; and
(iv) after commencing the Work, the Company shall continue to perform
the Work diligently and in good faith to completion.
Upon completion of the Work and payment in full therefor, the Agent will
disburse to the Company the amount of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation
Proceeds then or thereafter in the hands of the Agent on account of the Casualty
or Condemnation that necessitated such Work to be applied (x) to prepay
obligations outstanding under this Agreement to the extent required under
subsection 6.2, with any excess being returned to the Company, or (y) to be
reinvested in the Company's principal lines of business within 180 days after
the receipt thereof; provided, however, that the Company, pending such
reinvestment, promptly deposits such amounts in a cash collateral account
established with the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection 14.8, if the
Company shall have elected to replace the Bridgeport Property in connection with
a total or "substantially all" Condemnation as contemplated in paragraph (c)
above, all Condemnation Proceeds held by the Agent in connection therewith shall
be applied to prepay obligations outstanding under this Agreement to the extent
required under subsection 6.2 if (i) the Company notifies the Agent that it does
not intend to replace the Bridgeport Property, (ii) an officer of the Company
shall not have notified the Agent in writing that the Company has acquired or
has entered into a binding contract to acquire land upon which it will construct
the replacement property within six months after the related Condemnation or
(iii) the Company shall have not notified the Agent and the Agent in writing
that it has begun construction of the replacement structures within one year
after the related Condemnation. Any funds not required to be applied in
accordance with subsection 6.2 shall be returned to the Company.
(h) Nothing in this subsection 14.8 shall prevent the Agent from applying
at any time all or any part of the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds
to the curing of any Event of Default under this Agreement.
14.9 Matters Relating to Certain Borrowers. (a) Each Foreign Borrower shall
at all times maintain in New York, New York or at the chief executive office of
the Company a Person acting as agent to receive on its behalf and on behalf of
its respective property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any
other process which may be served in any action or proceeding described in
subsection 14.14(a) in any New York State or Federal court described in
subsection 14.14(a). Each Foreign Borrower hereby agrees that such process agent
initially shall be Xxxx Xxxxxxx with an address at c/o Remington Products
Company, L.L.C., 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000; each Foreign
Borrower shall provide prompt written notice to the Agent of any change in such
process agent or any change of address thereof.
(b) The obligations of the Company under any Note due to any party hereto
or any other amount owing hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a
currency (the
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"Judgment Currency") other than Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that
on the Business Day following receipt by such party or such holder (as the case
may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency such party or
such holder (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking
procedures purchase Dollars with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of Dollars
so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such party or such holder
(as the case may be) in Dollars, the Company agrees, as a separate obligation
and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such party or such holder
(as the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of Dollars so
purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any party to this Agreement or any
holder of Notes (as the case may be), such party or such holder (as the case may
be) agrees to remit to the Company such excess.
(c) The obligations of the UK Borrower under any Note due to any party
hereto or any other amount owing hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment
in a currency (the "Judgment Currency") other than Pounds Sterling, be
discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such
party or such holder (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in
the Judgment Currency such party or such holder (as the case may be) may in
accordance with normal banking procedures purchase Pounds Sterling with the
Judgment Currency; if the amount of Pounds Sterling so purchased is less than
the sum originally due to such party or such holder (as the case may be) in
Pounds Sterling, the UK Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and
notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such party or such holder (as
the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of Pounds Sterling so
purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any party to this Agreement or any
holder of Notes (as the case may be), such party or such holder (as the case may
be) agrees to remit to the UK Borrower such excess.
(d) The obligations of the German Borrower and the Irish Borrower under any
Note due to any party hereto or any other amount owing hereunder shall,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the "Judgment Currency") other than
Euros, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following
receipt by such party or such holder (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to
be so due in the Judgment Currency such party or such holder (as the case may
be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase Euros with the
Judgment Currency; if the amount of Euros so purchased is less than the sum
originally due to such party or such holder (as the case may be) in Euros, the
German Borrower or the Irish Borrower, as applicable, agrees, as a separate
obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such party or
such holder (as the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of Euros
so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any party to this Agreement or
any holder of Notes (as the case may be), such party or such holder (as the case
may be) agrees to remit to the German Borrower or the Irish Borrower, as
applicable, such excess.
(e) The obligations of the Canadian Borrower with respect to any amount
owing hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the "Judgment
Currency") other than Canadian Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that on
the Business Day following receipt by such party or such holder (as the case may
be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency such party or such
holder (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures
purchase Canadian Dollars with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of Canadian
Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such party or such
holder (as the case may be) in Canadian Dollars, the Canadian Borrower agrees,
as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify
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such party or such holder (as the case may be) against such loss, and if the
amount of Canadian Dollars so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any
party to this Agreement or any holder of Notes (as the case may be), such party
or such holder (as the case may be) agrees to remit to the Canadian Borrower
such excess.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents, no amount due from, or other obligation of, the Company, any Domestic
Subsidiary or the Canadian Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document
shall be guaranteed by, or secured by any asset of, any Foreign Subsidiary
unless there shall be a change in law that substantially eliminates the adverse
tax consequences to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would have
resulted on the date hereof from a Foreign Subsidiary guaranteeing or pledging
its assets to secure the obligations of the Company, any Domestic Subsidiary or
the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and if
any such change occurs, only to the extent that granting such guarantee or
security so would be permitted under applicable law (including, without
limitation, in the case of any guarantee or security by the German Borrower,
Article 30 of the German Limited Liability Companies Act (GmbHG) and the German
Insolvency Code); provided that the foregoing is not intended to affect the
grant by the Canadian Borrower in favor of the Agent of security interests in
assets of the Canadian Borrower to secure its obligations under the Loan
Documents or any requirement in any Loan Document that the Canadian Borrower
grant such security interests.
14.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the
parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by
facsimile transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this
Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Company and the
Agent.
14.11 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
14.12 Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent
the agreement of the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations
or warranties by the Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not
expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
14.13 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD
TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES WHICH WOULD MAKE THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER
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JURISDICTION APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT; PROVIDED THAT PERFECTION ISSUES WITH
RESPECT TO ARTICLE 9 OF THE UCC MAY GIVE EFFECT TO APPLICABLE CHOICE OR CONFLICT
OF LAW RULES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 9 OF THE UCC; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE
AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
14.14 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally to the maximum extent not prohibited by law:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which
it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in
respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the Courts of
the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the
Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof and,
in the case of the (w) UK Borrower, to the jurisdiction of the English
courts, (x) German Borrower, to the jurisdiction of the German courts, (y)
Irish Borrower, to the jurisdiction of the Irish courts and (z) Canadian
Borrower, to the jurisdiction of the Canadian courts;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such
courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the
venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such
action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to
plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding
may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail
(or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such
Borrower (or with respect to any Foreign Borrower, to the Company on its
behalf) at its address set forth in subsection 14.2 or at such other
address of which the Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect
service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the
right to xxx in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it
may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to
in this subsection any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential
damages.
14.15 Acknowledgments. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
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(b) neither the Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship
with or duty to any Borrower arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between
the Agent and the Lenders, on one hand, and any Borrower, on the other
hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and
creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents
or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among
the Lenders or among any Borrower and the Lenders.
14.16 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, THE BORROWERS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
14.17 Confidentiality. Each Lender and the Agent agrees to keep
confidential any written or oral non-public information (a) provided to it by or
on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to or in connection
with this Agreement or (b) obtained by such Lender based on a review of the
books and records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that
nothing herein shall prevent any Lender or the Agent from disclosing any such
information (i) to the Agent or any other Lender, (ii) to any Transferee or
prospective Transferee which agrees to comply with the provisions of this
subsection, (iii) to its employees, directors, Affiliates, agents, attorneys,
accountants and other professional advisors, (iv) upon the request or demand of
any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Lender or the Agent,
(v) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as
may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, provided that to
the extent not prohibited by such order or applicable law, such Lender or the
Agent, as the case may be, shall endeavor to give the Company notice of and an
opportunity to contest such disclosure, (vi) which has been publicly disclosed
other than in breach of this Agreement, or (vii) in connection with the exercise
of any remedy hereunder.
14.18 Cumulative Effect; Conflict of Terms. The provisions of the Security
Documents are hereby made cumulative with the provisions of this Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided in any of the Loan Documents by specific reference
to the applicable provision of this Agreement, if any provision contained in
this Agreement is in direct conflict with, or inconsistent with, any provision
in any of the other Loan Documents, the provision contained in this Agreement
shall govern and control.
14.19 Credit Inquiries. Each Borrower hereby authorizes and permits the
Agent and each Lender to respond to usual and customary credit inquiries from
third parties concerning any Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries. Nothing
herein contained shall compel the Agent or any Lender to respond to any credit
inquiry.
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14.20 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and the
Security Documents, save to the extent express grace periods are provided herein
and therein.
14.21 Interpretation. No provision of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents shall be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of
any party hereto by any court or other governmental or judicial authority by
reason of such party having or being deemed to have structured or dictated such
provision.
14.22 Good Faith. The parties hereto agree that all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, subsections 2.5,
4.3, 5.6, 5B.6 and 5C.6) and the other Loan Documents were negotiated in good
faith.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
By: /s/ XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Director
REMINGTON PRODUCTS GMBH
By: /s/ XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Director
REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS
(IRELAND) LIMITED
By: /s/ XXXX X XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx X Xxxxxx
Title: Director
REMINGTON PRODUCTS (CANADA) INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President and Secretary
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FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent and on
behalf of the Issuing Bank
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Lender
By: /S/ XXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment: $15,909,090.91
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Commitment Percentage 22.72727%
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CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NEW
ENGLAND), as a Lender
By: /S/ CASIMIR MAZURKIEWIEZ
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Name: Casimir Mazurkiewiez
Title: Senior Vice President
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment: $13,681,818.18
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Commitment Percentage 19.54545%
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XXXXXX FINANCIAL, INC., as a Lender
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment: $9,545,454.55
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Commitment Percentage 13.63636%
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CITIZENS BUSINESS CREDIT CO., A DIVISION
OF CITIZENS LEASING CORP., as a Lender
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. X'XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. X'Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment: $5,409,090.91
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Commitment Percentage 7.72727%
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IBJ WHITEHALL BUSINESS CREDIT
CORPORATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ XXX [Illegible]
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Name: Xxx [Illegible]
Title: Assistant Vice President
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment: $9,545,454.55
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Commitment Percentage 13.63636%
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THE PROVIDENT BANK , as a Lender
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment: $6,363,636.36
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Commitment Percentage 9.09091%
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PNC, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Domestic Revolving Credit Commitment: $9,545,454.55
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Commitment Percentage 13.63636%
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EXHIBIT A-1
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
DOMESTIC REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
New York, New York
$__________________ August __, 2001
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company (the "Borrower"), hereby unconditionally
promises to pay to the order of ______________ (the "Lender") at the office of
Fleet Capital Corporation (the "Agent"), located at 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, in lawful money of the United States of America and in
immediately available funds on the Termination Date, the principal amount of (a)
___________ DOLLARS ($____________), or, if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Domestic Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender
pursuant to subsection 2.1 of the Credit and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of
August __, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Credit
Agreement"), among the Borrower, Remington Consumer Products Limited, a company
incorporated under the laws of England, Remington Products GmbH, a company
organized and existing under the laws of Germany, Remington Consumer Products
(Ireland) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland, Remington
Products (Canada) Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Canada, the
Lenders party thereto, Fleet Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead arranger
and book manager, Congress Financial Corporation (New England), as syndication
agent and co-arranger, and the Agent. The Borrower further agrees to pay
interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from
time to time outstanding at the rates and on the dates specified in subsection
6.5 of the Credit Agreement.
The holder of this Note is authorized to record on the schedules annexed
hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof, which shall be
attached hereto and made a part hereof, the date, Type and amount of each
Domestic Revolving Credit Loan made by the Lender pursuant to the Credit
Agreement and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal
thereof, each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof
to another Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the length of each
Interest Period and the applicable Adjusted LIBOR Rate with respect thereto.
Each such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of
the information so recorded, provided that the failure to make any such
recordation or any error in any such recordation shall not affect the
obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement or this Note.
This Note (a) is one of the Domestic Revolving Credit Notes referred to in
the Credit Agreement, (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement
and (c) is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as
provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured and guaranteed as
provided in the Loan
Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents for a description of
the properties and assets in which a security interest has been granted, the
nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the terms and conditions
upon which the security interests and each guarantee were granted and the rights
of the holder of this Note in respect thereof.
Upon the occurrence of any one or more Events of Default specified in the
Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become,
or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided in the
Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether
maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive
presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and
used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH
STATE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
Schedule A
to Domestic Revolving Credit Note
ABR LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF ABR LOANS
Amount Amount of ABR Loans
Converted to Amount of Principal of Converted to Unpaid Principal
Date Amount of ABR Loans ABR Loans ABR Loans Repaid Eurodollar Loans Balance of ABR Loans Notation Made By
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Schedule B
to Domestic Revolving Credit Note
EURODOLLARS LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS
Amount Interest Period and Amount of Principal of Amount of Eurodollar
Amount of Converted to Adjusted LIBOR Rate Eurodollar Loans Loans Converted to
Date Eurodollar Loans Eurodollar Loans with Respect Thereto Repaid ABR Loans
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EXHIBIT A-2
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
UK REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
(pound)____________ New York, New York
August ___, 2001
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED, a
corporation incorporated under the laws of the England (the "UK Borrower"),
hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of ____________ (the
"Lender") at the office of Fleet Capital Corporation (the "Agent"), located at
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, in lawful money of the United
Kingdom and in immediately available funds on the Termination Date, the
principal amount of (a) _______________ POUNDS STERLING ((pound)________), or,
if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all UK Revolving Credit
Loans made by the Lender pursuant to subsection 5.1 of the Credit and Guarantee
Agreement, dated as of August , 2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified, the "Credit Agreement"), among the UK Borrower, Remington Products
Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, Remington Products GmbH,
a company organized and existing under the laws of Germany, Remington Consumer
Products (Ireland) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland,
Remington Products (Canada) Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of
Canada, the Lenders from party thereto, Fleet Securities, Inc., as sole advisor,
lead arranger and book manager, Congress Financial Corporation (New England), as
syndication agent and co-arranger, and the Agent. The UK Borrower further agrees
to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount
hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates and on the dates specified in
subsection 6.5 of the Credit Agreement.
The holder of this Note is authorized to record on the schedules annexed
hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof, which shall be
attached hereto and made a part hereof, the date, and amount of each UK
Revolving Credit Loan made by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement and
the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each
continuation thereof, and, the length of each Interest Period and the applicable
Sterling LIBOR Rate with respect thereto. Each such recordation shall constitute
prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded, provided
that the failure to make any such recordation or any error in any such
recordation shall not affect the obligations of the UK Borrower under the Credit
Agreement or this Note.
This Note (a) is one of the UK Revolving Credit Notes referred to in the
Credit Agreement, (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and
(c) is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as
provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured and guaranteed as
provided in the Loan Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents
for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has
been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the
terms and conditions upon which the security interests and each guarantee were
granted and the rights of the holder of this Note in respect thereof.
Upon the occurrence of any one or more Events of Default specified in the
Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become,
or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided in the
Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether
maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive
presentment, demand, protest and all other notice of any kind.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and
used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH
STATE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
By:
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Name:
Title:
Schedule A
to UK Revolving Credit Note
STERLING LIBOR LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, AND REPAYMENTS OF STERLING LIBOR LOANS
Amount of
Principal of Unpaid Principal
Amount of Interest Period and Sterling Balance of
Sterling LIBOR Sterling LIBOR Rate LIBOR Loans Sterling LIBOR
Date Loans with Respect Thereto Repaid Loans Notation Made By
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EXHIBIT A-3
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
GERMAN REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
(euro)___________ New York, New York
August ___, 2001
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, REMINGTON PRODUCTS GMBH, a company
organized and existing under the laws of Germany (the "German Borrower"), hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the order of ____________ (the "Lender") at
the office of Fleet Capital Corporation (the "Agent"), located at 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, in Euros and in immediately
available funds on the Termination Date, the principal amount of (a)
_______________ EUROS ((euro)________), or, if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all German Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender
pursuant to subsection 5B.1 of the Credit and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of
August , 2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Credit
Agreement"), among the German Borrower, Remington Products Company, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company, Remington Consumer Products Limited, a
company incorporated under the laws of England, Remington Consumer Products
(Ireland) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland, Remington
Products (Canada) Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Canada, the
Lenders party thereto, Fleet Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead arranger
and book manager, Congress Financial Corporation (New England), as syndication
agent and co-arranger, and the Agent. The German Borrower further agrees to pay
interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from
time to time outstanding at the rates and on the dates specified in subsection
6.5 of the Credit Agreement.
The holder of this Note is authorized to record on the schedule annexed
hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof, which shall be
attached hereto and made a part hereof, the date, and amount of each German
Revolving Credit Loan made by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement and
the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each
continuation thereof, and, the length of each Interest Period and the applicable
Adjusted LIBOR Rate with respect thereto. Each such recordation shall constitute
prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded, provided
that the failure to make any such recordation or any error in any such
recordation shall not affect the obligations of the German Borrower under the
Credit Agreement or this Note.
This Note (a) is one of the German Revolving Credit Notes referred to in
the Credit Agreement, (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement
and (c) is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as
provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured and guaranteed as
provided in the Loan Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents
for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has
been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the
terms and conditions upon which the security interests and each guarantee were
granted and the rights of the holder of this Note in respect thereof.
Upon the occurrence of any one or more Events of Default specified in the
Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become,
or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided in the
Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether
maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive
presentment, demand, protest and all other notice of any kind.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and
used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH
STATE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
REMINGTON PRODUCTS GMBH
By:
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Name:
Title:
Schedule A
to German Revolving Credit Note
EURODOLLAR LOANS, CONTINUATIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS
Interest Period Amount of
and Adjusted LIBOR Principal of Unpaid Principal
Amount of Rate with Respect Eurodollar Loans Balance of
Date Eurodollar Loans Thereto Repaid Eurodollar Loans Notation Made By
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EXHIBIT A-4
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
IRISH REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
(euro)____________ New York, New York
August ___, 2001
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS (IRELAND)
LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (the "Irish
Borrower"), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of ____________
(the "Lender") at the office of Fleet Capital Corporation (the "Agent"), located
at 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, in EUROS and in immediately
available funds on the Termination Date, the principal amount of (a)
_______________ EUROS ((euro)________), or, if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Irish Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender pursuant
to subsection 5C.1 of the Credit and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of August ,
2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Credit Agreement"),
among the Irish Borrower, Remington Products Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company, Remington Consumer Products Limited, a company incorporated
under the laws of England, Remington Products GmbH, a company organized and
existing under the laws of Germany, Remington Products (Canada) Inc., a company
incorporated under the laws of Canada, the Lenders party thereto, Fleet
Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead arranger and book manager, Congress
Financial Corporation (New England), as syndication agent and co-arranger, and
the Agent. The Irish Borrower further agrees to pay interest in like money at
such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding
at the rates and on the dates specified in subsection 6.5 of the Credit
Agreement.
The holder of this Note is authorized to record on the schedules annexed
hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof, which shall be
attached hereto and made a part hereof, the date, and amount of each Irish
Revolving Credit Loan made by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement and
the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each
continuation thereof, and, the length of each Interest Period and the applicable
Adjusted LIBOR Rate with respect thereto. Each such recordation shall constitute
prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded, provided
that the failure to make any such recordation or any error in any such
recordation shall not affect the obligations of the Irish Borrower under the
Credit Agreement or this Note.
This Note (a) is one of the Irish Revolving Credit Notes referred to in the
Credit Agreement, (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and
(c) is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as
provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured and guaranteed as
provided in the Loan Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents
for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has
been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the
terms and conditions upon which the security interests and each guarantee were
granted and the rights of the holder of this Note in respect thereof.
Upon the occurrence of any one or more Events of Default specified in the
Credit Agreement or at any time thereafter, all amounts then remaining unpaid on
this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable,
all as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether
maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive
presentment, demand, protest and all other notice of any kind.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and
used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH
STATE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
REMINGTON CONSUMER PRODUCTS (IRELAND) LIMITED
By:
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Name:
Title:
Schedule A
to Irish Revolving Credit Note
LIBOR LOANS, CONTINUATIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF STERLING LIBOR LOANS
Interest Period and
Amount of Eurodollar Adjusted LIBOR Rate with Amount of Principal of Unpaid Principal Balance
Date Loans Respect Thereto Eurodollar Loans Repaid of Eurodollar Loans Notation Made By
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EXHIBIT A-6
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF DOMESTIC SWING LINE NOTE
$ New York, New York
------------------------ August , 2001
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company (the "Maker"), hereby promises to pay to the
order of FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION (the "Domestic Swing Line Lender"), at the
office of the Domestic Swing Line Lender, at 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, 00000, on the Termination Date as defined in the
Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended,
restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its
terms, the "Credit Agreement"; capitalized terms used herein and not defined
shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit
Agreement), among the Maker, Remington Consumer Products Limited, a company
incorporated under the laws of England, Remington Products GmbH, a company
organized and existing under the laws of Germany, Remington Consumer Products
(Ireland) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland, Remington
Products (Canada) Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Canada, the
Lenders party thereto (the "Lenders"), Fleet Securities, Inc., as sole advisor,
lead arranger and book manager, Congress Financial Corporation (New England), as
syndication agent and co-arranger, and Fleet Capital Corporation, as agent for
the Lenders, or earlier as provided for in the Credit Agreement, the lesser of
the principal sum of MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ($ ) or the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of all Domestic Swing Line Loans pursuant to the terms
of the Credit Agreement, in lawful money of the United States of America in
immediately available funds, and to pay interest from the date hereof on the
principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding, in like funds, at said
office, at a rate or rates per annum and payable on such dates as determined
pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
The Maker promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal and
fees and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates
at a rate or rates determined as set forth in Section 4.1(b) of the Credit
Agreement.
The Maker hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice
of any kind whatsoever. The non_exercise by the holder of any of its rights
hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in
that or any subsequent instance.
The borrowings evidenced by this Domestic Swing Line Note and all payments
and prepayments of the principal hereof and interest hereon and the respective
dates thereof shall
be endorsed by the holder hereof on the schedule attached hereto and made a part
hereof, or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a
part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal records;
provided, however, that the failure of the holder hereof to make such an
endorsement or notation or any error in such an endorsement or notation shall
not in any manner affect the obligations of the Maker to make payments of
principal and interest in accordance with the terms of this Domestic Swing Line
Note and the Credit Agreement.
This Domestic Swing Line Note is the Domestic Swing Line Note referred to
in the Credit Agreement and is entitled to all benefits thereof and to the
benefits, to the extent provided therein, of the other Loan Documents, which
Credit Agreement, among other things, provides for collateral security for the
payment hereof and contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity
hereof upon the happening of certain events, for optional and mandatory
prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof and for the
amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the
terms and conditions therein specified.
The Maker agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred by the Agent or any holder in enforcing this Domestic Swing Line Note,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements,
whether or not suit is instituted.
THE MAKER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS DOMESTIC
SWING LINE NOTE, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
THIS DOMESTIC SWING LINE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS BY THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO
BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW
PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
By: ______________________
Name:
Title:
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Domestic Swing Line Loans and Payment
Unpaid Principal
Amount of Balance of Name of
Domestic Swing Line Payments of Domestic Swing Line Person Making
Date Loan Principal and Interest Note Notation
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EXHIBIT B
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
MEMBERS LIMITED RECOURSE PLEDGE AGREEMENT
PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of August ___, 2001 (this
"Agreement"), made by VESTAR XXXXXX CORP., a Delaware corporation, VESTAR RAZOR
CORP., a Delaware corporation and RPI CORP., a Delaware corporation
(collectively, the "Pledgors") in favor of FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as
Administrative Agent (together with any successor in such capacity, the "Agent")
(i) for the banks and other financial institutions (the "Lenders") parties to
the Credit and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"),
among Remington Products Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
(the "Company"), and certain of its Subsidiaries (together with the Company, the
"Borrowers"), such Lenders, Fleet Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead
arranger and book manager, Congress Financial Corporation (New England), as
syndication agent and co-arranger, and the Agent, (ii) for the issuers from time
to time of letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement (the
"Issuing Banks") and (iii) for any Lender or Affiliate thereof party to a Rate
Protection Agreement (collectively, the "Interest Rate Parties" and together
with the Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, the "Secured Parties").
W I T N E S S E T H:
- - - - - - - - - -
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have
severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth therein, to be evidenced (in part) by
the Notes issued by the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the
Lenders to make their respective Loans, the Issuing Banks issuing or the Agent
causing the issuance of any Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement and to
the Interest Rate Parties entering into a Rate Protection Agreement that each
Pledgor shall have executed and delivered this Pledge Agreement to the Agent for
the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties;
WHEREAS, each Pledgor is a member of the Company and it is to
the advantage of each Pledgor that the Lenders make the extensions of credit to
the Company; and
WHEREAS, each Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of the
Pledged Interests (as hereinafter defined) indicated next to its name on
Schedule 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce
the Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the
Lenders to make their respective Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue or the
Agent to cause the issuance of Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement and
the Interest Rate Parties to enter into Rate Protection Agreements, each Pledgor
hereby agrees with the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as
follows:
1. Defined Terms. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein,
terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings
given to them in the Credit Agreement.
(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Agreement": this Pledge Agreement, as the same may from time
to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
"Collateral": all the Pledged Interests.
"Collateral Account": any account established to hold money
Proceeds, maintained under the sole dominion and control of the
Agent, subject to withdrawal by the Agent for the account of the
Secured Parties only as provided in paragraph 8(a).
"Interests": (i) all right, title and interest, now existing or
hereafter acquired, of any Person in the Issuer, but not any of its
obligations from time to time as a member (unless the Agent shall
become a member as a result of its exercise of remedies pursuant to
the terms hereof) of the Issuer; (ii) any and all moneys due and to
become due to any Person now or in the future by way of a
distribution made to such Person in its capacity as the owner of an
interest in the Issuer; (iii) any other property of the Issuer to
which any Person now or in the future may be entitled in its capacity
as a member of or the owner of an interest in the Issuer by way of
distribution, return of capital or otherwise; (iv) any other claim
which any Person now has or may in the future acquire in its capacity
as a member of or the owner of the Issuer and its property; and (v)
to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of any or all of
the foregoing.
"Issuer": the Company.
"LLC Agreement": the Amended and Restated Limited Liability
Company Agreement of Remington Products Company, L.L.C., dated as of
May 16, 1996 and as amended from time to time.
"Obligations": the collective reference to all obligations and
liabilities of the Borrowers in respect of the unpaid principal of and
interest on the Loans, the Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties
(including, without limitation, any Reimbursement Obligations) and all
other obligations and liabilities of each of the Borrowers to the Agent
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or the Secured Parties (including, without limitation, interest
accruing after the maturity of the Loans, Domestic L/C Obligations and
UK L/C Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any
petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any of the Borrowers,
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is
allowed in such proceeding), 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, the
Credit Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit, the other Loan
Documents or any other document made, delivered or given in connection
therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement
obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise
(including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel
to the Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by any of
the Borrowers or any of the Guarantors pursuant to the terms of the
Credit Agreement or this Agreement or any other Loan Document).
"Pledged Interests" with respect to a Pledgor, the Interests
pledged by it hereunder.
"Primary Pledged Interests" with respect to a Pledgor,
(i) in the case of Vestar Xxxxxx Corp. or Vestar Razor Corp., 100% of
the Interests owned by such Pledgor and (ii) in the case of any other
Pledgor, 50% of the Interests owned by such Pledgor.
"Proceeds": all "proceeds" as such term is defined in Section
9-102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of
New York on the date hereof and, in any event, shall include, without
limitation, all dividends, distributions or other income from any
Pledged Interest, collections thereon or distributions with respect
thereto.
"Securities Act": the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Tax Distributions" means, during such time as the Issuer is
treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes,
distributions to members from time to time in the amount equal to the
amount of distributions contemplated to be made pursuant to Section 5.5
of the LLC Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof and as the same
may be modified or amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time in accordance with the provisions of subsection 10.11(a)
of the Credit Agreement), in all cases only to the extent such
distributions are made in accordance with the terms of the Credit
Agreement and in respect of taxes incurred by a Pledgor as a result of
income of the Issuer.
(c) 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 and
paragraph references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
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(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
2. Pledge; Grant of Security Interest. Each Pledgor
hereby grants to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a
first security interest in its Interests, as collateral security for the prompt
and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity,
by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations and for all obligations and
liabilities of such Pledgor that may arise hereunder.
3. Registration of Pledge. Concurrently with the execution of
this Agreement, each Pledgor shall deliver to the Agent the Initial Transaction
Statement in the form of Exhibit A hereto confirming that the Issuer has
registered the pledge effected by this Agreement on its books and shall deliver
to the Agent fully completed and duly executed UCC financing statements in form
suitable for filing in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 2, appropriately
describing such Pledgor's Interests as collateral security for the Obligations.
4. Representations and Warranties. Each Pledgor represents
and warrants that on the date hereof:
(a) It has the corporate power and authority and the legal
right to execute and deliver, to perform its obligations under, and to grant the
security interest in the Collateral owned by it pursuant to, this Agreement and
has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize its execution, delivery
and performance of, and grant of the security interest in such Collateral
pursuant to, this Agreement.
(b) Its principal place of business, chief executive office
and the place where its records concerning the Collateral are kept is at the
addresses for such Pledgor set forth on Schedule 3 opposite its name. Its
corporate name, state of organization and the type of entity it was organized as
is that set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement and its state
organization identification number (if the state of its organization provides
such identification numbers) is that set forth on the signature page hereto. It
will not change its state of organization, principal place of business or chief
executive office or remove such records without giving the Agent at least 30
days' prior written notice thereof, unless changing such state of organization,
principal place of business or chief executive office or removing such records
would require additional action to maintain the perfection or priority of the
Agent's security interest in the Collateral, in which case the express prior
written consent of the Agent must be obtained (and shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed); and it will not change its name, identity or structure in
any manner which might make any financing statement filed hereunder seriously
misleading unless it shall have given the Agent at least 30 days' prior written
notice thereof.
(c) This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Pledgor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and upon
the taking of the actions described in Section 3 above and the filing of the
financing statements described therein the security interest created pursuant to
this Agreement will constitute a valid, perfected first priority security
interest
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in the Collateral (to the extent, in the case of the Primary Pledged Interests,
such Interests are not evidenced by a certificate), enforceable in accordance
with its terms against all creditors of such Pledgor and any Persons purporting
to purchase any Collateral from such Pledgor, except in each case as
enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing.
(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
will not violate any provision of any Requirement of Law or Contractual
Obligation, including without limitation, the LLC Agreement, applicable to such
Pledgor and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of
the properties or revenues of such Pledgor pursuant to any Requirement of Law or
Contractual Obligation applicable to such Pledgor, except the security interest
created by this Agreement.
(e) No consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act
by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of
any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of
such Pledgor), is required in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance by, or the validity or enforceability against, such Pledgor of this
Agreement.
(f) No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before
any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of such
Pledgor, threatened by or against such Pledgor or against any of such Pledgor's
properties or revenues in each case with respect to this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) Such Pledgor's Pledged Interests are not represented by
certificates.
(h) Such Pledgor is the record and beneficial owner of, and
has good and marketable title to, its Pledged Interests, free of any and all
Liens or options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except the
security interest created by this Agreement and subject to the provisions of the
LLC Agreement..
5. Covenants. Each Pledgor covenants and agrees with the
Agent and the Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement
until this Agreement is terminated and the security interests created hereby are
released:
(a) If such Pledgor shall, as a result of its ownership of its
Pledged Interests, become entitled to receive or shall receive any stock
certificate or Interests (including, without limitation, any certificate
representing a stock dividend or a distribution or Interest in connection with
any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued
in connection with any reorganization), option or rights, whether in addition
to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for any of its
Pledged Interests, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Pledgor shall accept
the same as the agent of the Agent and the Secured Parties, hold the
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same in trust for the Agent and the Secured Parties and deliver the same
promptly to the Agent in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Pledgor
to the Agent, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such
certificate duly executed in blank by such Pledgor and with, if the Agent so
requests, signature guaranteed, to be held by the Agent, subject to the terms
hereof, as additional collateral security for the Obligations. Any sums paid
upon or in respect of its Pledged Interests (other than Tax Distributions) upon
the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer shall be paid over to the Agent to
be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Obligations,
and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of its
Pledged Interests or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to
its Pledged Interests pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of
the capital of the Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the
property so distributed (other than Tax Distributions) shall be delivered to the
Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the
Obligations. If any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect
of its Pledged Interests shall be received by such Pledgor (other than Tax
Distributions), such Pledgor shall, until such money or property is paid or
delivered to the Agent, hold such money or property in trust for the Secured
Parties, segregated from other funds of such Pledgor, as additional collateral
security for the Obligations.
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Agent, such
Pledgor will not (1) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, the
Issuer to issue any Interests, stock or other equity securities of any nature or
to issue any other securities convertible into or granting the right to purchase
or exchange for any Interests, stock or other equity securities of any nature of
the Issuer other than issuances of such securities which are pledged pursuant to
this Agreement, (2) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, or otherwise dispose of,
or grant any option with respect to, the Collateral pledged by it hereunder, (3)
create, incur or permit to exist any Lien or option in favor of, or any claim of
any Person with respect to, any of the Collateral pledged by it hereunder, or
any interest therein, except for the security interest created by this Agreement
or (4) enter into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability
of such Pledgor or the Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Collateral
pledged by it hereunder, other than this Agreement.
(c) Such Pledgor shall maintain the security interest created
by this Agreement as a first, perfected security interest free and clear of all
claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever. At any time and from time to time,
upon the written request of the Agent, and at the sole expense of the Issuer,
such Pledgor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments
and documents and take such further actions as the Agent may reasonably request
for the purposes of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement
and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, the
filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial
Code in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the Lien granted hereby. Such
Pledgor also hereby authorizes the Agent to file any such financing or
continuation statement without the signature of the Pledgor to the extent
permitted by applicable law. If any amount payable under or in connection with
any of the Collateral pledged by it hereunder shall be or become evidenced by
any promissory note, other instrument or chattel paper, such note, instrument or
chattel paper shall be immediately
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delivered to the Agent, duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Agent, to
be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) The Issuer shall pay, and save the Agent and each Secured
Party harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from
any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may
be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or
in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except for any such liabilities which result from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the Agent or any Secured Party, as the case may be.
6. Cash Dividends; Voting Rights. Unless an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing and the Agent shall have given notice to
any Pledgor of the Agent's intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant
to Section 7 below, such Pledgor shall be permitted to receive all cash
dividends and distributions paid in respect of its Pledged Interests, to the
extent permitted in the Credit Agreement, and to exercise all voting and
membership rights with respect to its Pledged Interests; provided, however, that
no vote shall be cast or membership right exercised or other action taken which,
in the Agent's reasonable judgment, would impair the Collateral or which would
be inconsistent with or result in any violation of any provision of the Credit
Agreement, the Notes, this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each Pledgor shall have
the right to receive and retain, from time to time and at all times, any Tax
Distributions.
7. Rights of the Secured Parties and the Agent. (a) All money
Proceeds received by the Agent hereunder shall be held by the Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties in a Collateral Account. All Proceeds while held
by the Agent in a Collateral Account (or by any Pledgor in trust for the Agent
and the Secured Parties) shall continue to be held as collateral security for
all the Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as
provided in paragraph 8(a).
(b) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and
the Agent shall give notice to a Pledgor of its intent to exercise such rights,
(1) the Agent shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends or
distributions paid in respect of all the Pledged Interests of such Pledgor
(other than Tax Distributions) and make application thereof to the Obligations
in such order as the Agent may determine, and (2) the Agent shall have the right
to have any or all of the Primary Pledged Interests of such Pledgor registered
in the name of the Agent or its nominee, and the Agent or its nominee may
thereafter exercise (A) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to
such Primary Pledged Interests of such Pledgor at any meeting of members of the
Issuer or otherwise and (B) any and all rights of conversion, exchange,
subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such
Primary Pledged Interests of such Pledgor as if it were the absolute owner
thereof (including, without limitation, (x) the right to exchange at its
discretion any and all of such Primary Pledged Interests upon the merger,
consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in
the corporate structure of the Issuer, or upon the exercise by such Pledgor or
the Agent of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Primary Pledged
Interests, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit
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and deliver any and all of such Primary Pledged Interests with any committee,
depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms
and conditions as the Agent may determine and (y) the right to terminate, amend,
supplement, modify or waive performance under the LLC Agreement, including any
provision of Section 10.6 thereof), all without liability except to account for
property actually received by it, but the Agent shall have no duty to any
Pledgor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be
responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.
8. Remedies. (a) If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, at any time at the Agent's election, the Agent may
apply all or any part of Proceeds held in any Collateral Account in payment of
the Obligations in such order as the Agent may elect.
(b) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may exercise, in
addition to all other rights and remedies granted in this Agreement and in any
other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the
Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent, without demand of
performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of
any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any
Pledgor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses,
advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances
forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral
(including the Primary Pledged Interests and all other Pledged Interests), or
any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, assign, give option or options to
purchase or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof
(or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or
private sale or sales, in the over-the-counter market, at any exchange, broker's
board or office of the Agent or any Secured Party or elsewhere upon such terms
and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best,
for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit
risk. The Agent or any Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public
sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale
or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of
any right or equity of redemption in any Pledgor, which right or equity of
redemption is hereby waived or released. The Agent shall apply any Proceeds from
time to time held by it and the net proceeds of any such collection, recovery,
receipt, appropriation, realization or sale, after deducting all reasonable
costs and expenses of every kind incurred in respect thereof or incidental to
the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the
Collateral or the rights of the Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements of
counsel to the Agent, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations, in
such order as the Agent may elect, and only after such application and after the
payment by the Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law,
including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a)(3) of the UCC, need the Agent
account for the surplus, if any, to the Pledgors. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, each Pledgor waives all claims, damages and demands it may
acquire against the Agent or any Secured Party arising out of the exercise by
them of any rights hereunder. If any notice of a proposed sale or other
disposition of Collateral
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shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if
given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.
9. Registration Rights; Private Sales. (a) If the Agent shall
determine to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Pledged Interests
pursuant to Section 8 hereof, and if in the opinion of the Agent it is necessary
or advisable to have the Pledged Interests, or that portion thereof to be sold,
registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, the Issuer will (1)
execute and deliver, and use its reasonable efforts to cause the managers and
officers of the Issuer to execute and deliver, all such instruments and
documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the
opinion of the Agent, necessary or advisable to register the Pledged Interests,
or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act,
(2) to use its best efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto
to become effective and to remain effective for a period of one year from the
date of the first public offering of the Pledged Interests, or that portion
thereof to be sold, and (3) to make all amendments thereto and/or to the related
prospectus which, in the opinion of the Agent, are necessary or advisable, all
in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto. The
Issuer agrees to use its best efforts to comply with the provisions of the
securities or "Blue Sky" laws of any and all jurisdictions which the Agent shall
designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable,
an earnings statement (which need not be audited) which will satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.
(b) Each Pledgor recognizes that the Agent may be unable to
effect a public sale of any or all of the Pledged Interests, by reason of
certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more
private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged
to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account
for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each
Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices
and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and,
notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be
deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Agent shall be
under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Interests for the
period of time necessary to permit the Issuer to register such securities for
public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws,
even if the Issuer would agree to do so.
(c) Each Pledgor further agrees to use its reasonable best
efforts, at the cost of the Issuer, to do or cause to be done all such other
acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of the
Pledged Interests pursuant to this Section valid and binding and in compliance
with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law.
(d) Each Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of its
covenants contained in this Section will cause irreparable injury to the Agent
and the Secured Parties, that the Agent and the Secured Parties have no adequate
remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and
every covenant of such Pledgor contained in this Section shall be
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specifically enforceable against such Pledgor, and each Pledgor hereby waives
and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance
of such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred
under the Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, all costs and expenses of the Agent or the Issuer in connection with any
matter described in the immediately preceding sentence shall be for the account
of such Pledgor.
10. Irrevocable Authorization and Instruction to Issuer.
Each Pledgor hereby authorizes and instructs the Issuer to comply with any
instruction received by it from the Agent in writing that (a) states that an
Event of Default has occurred and (b) is otherwise in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Pledgor,
and each Pledgor agrees that the Issuer shall be fully protected in so
complying.
11. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or payments,
if any, made by, or any loss of value by, any Pledgor as a result of the
provisions of this Agreement, or any setoff or application of funds of any
Pledgor by any Secured Party, or the receipt of any amounts by the Agent or any
Secured Party with respect to any of the Collateral, each Pledgor hereby agrees
not to exercise any rights it may have to be subrogated to any of the rights of
the Agent or any Secured Party against the Company or against any other
collateral security held by the Agent or any Secured Party for the payment of
the Obligations, and agrees not to exercise any rights it may have to seek any
reimbursement from the Company in respect of payments, if any, made by, or any
loss of value by, such Pledgor in connection with this Agreement, or amounts
realized by the Agent or any Secured Party in connection with the Collateral,
until all amounts owing to the Agent and the Secured Parties on account of the
Obligations are paid in full, all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties have
expired or been terminated and the Revolving Credit Commitments are terminated
and the Issuing Banks have no further commitment to open Letters of Credit and
the Agent has no further commitment to cause to be opened Letters of Credit. If
any amount shall be paid to any Pledgor on account of such subrogation rights at
any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such
amount shall be held by such Pledgor in trust for the Agent and the Secured
Parties, segregated from other funds of such Pledgor, and shall, forthwith upon
receipt by such Pledgor, be turned over to the Agent in the exact form received
by such Pledgor (duly indorsed by such Pledgor to the Agent, if required) to be
applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as
the Agent may determine.
12. Obligations Non-Recourse and Several. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein (other than the last sentence of
paragraph 9(d) hereof), in any Loan Document, in applicable law or otherwise,
(i) neither any Pledgor nor any of its partners, employees, officers,
stockholders or directors shall have any personal, corporate or other liability
for payment of the Obligations or any deficiency and (ii) the sole and exclusive
remedy of the Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder in respect of the
Obligations against any Pledgor and any of its partners, employees, officers,
stockholders or directors shall be to exercise remedies against the Pledged
Interests as provided herein. Neither the Agent nor any Secured Party may bring
any action or suit against any Pledgor or any of its partners, employees,
officers, stockholders or directors except (i) against a
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Pledgor if such action or suit is limited to breach by such Pledgor of a
specific representation, warranty or obligation of such Pledgor under this
Agreement or (ii) for declaratory or injunctive relief to declare the existence
of the collateral security provided hereby or to protect the ability to seek
such enforcement, and in no event shall any such action described in this clause
(ii) seek any in personam judgment against any Pledgor or any of its partners,
employees, officers, stockholders or director or any judgment for a deficiency.
The representations, warranties and obligations of each Pledgor hereunder are
several to such Pledgor and neither the Company nor any other Pledgor shall be
liable for the breach of any such representations, warranties or obligations.
Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to impair the validity of
the Obligations or this Agreement or affect or impair in any way the right of
the Agent and the Secured Parties to exercise their rights and remedies under
the Credit Agreement, the Notes and any other Loan Documents in accordance with
their terms.
13. Amendments. etc. with respect to the Obligations; Waiver
of Rights. Each Pledgor shall remain obligated hereunder, and the Collateral
shall remain subject to the security interests granted hereby, notwithstanding
that, without any reservation of rights against any Pledgor, and without notice
to or further assent by any Pledgor, any demand for payment of any of the
Obligations made by the Agent or any Secured Party may be rescinded by the Agent
or such Secured Party, and any of the Obligations continued, and the
Obligations, or the liability of the Company or any other Person upon or for any
part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of
offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be
renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived,
surrendered, or released by the Agent or any Secured Party and the Credit
Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed
and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or
terminated, in whole or part, as the Secured Parties (or the Required Lenders,
as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and any guarantee,
right of offset or other collateral security at any time held by the Agent or
any Secured Party for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged,
waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall
have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any other Lien at any
time held by it as security for the Obligations or any property subject thereto.
Each Pledgor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or
accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the
Agent or any Secured Party upon this Agreement; the Obligations, and any of
them, shall be deemed conclusively to have been created, contracted or incurred
in reliance upon this Agreement; and all dealings between the Company and the
Pledgors, on the one hand, and the Agent and the Secured Parties, on the other,
likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in
reliance upon this Agreement. Each Pledgor waives diligence, presentment,
protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the
Company or any Pledgor with respect to the Obligations. When pursuing its rights
and remedies hereunder against any Pledgor, the Agent and any Secured Party may,
but shall be under no obligation to, pursue such rights and remedies as it may
have against the Company, any other Pledgor or any other Person or against any
collateral security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with
respect thereto, and any failure by the Agent or any Secured Party to pursue
such
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other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Company, any other
Pledgor or any such other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security
or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the
Company, any other Pledgor or any such other Person or of any such collateral
security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Pledgor (other
than any such other Pledgor) of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or
affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a
matter of law, of the Agent or any Secured Party against any Pledgor or the
Collateral.
14. Agent's Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact. (a) Each Pledgor
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Agent and any officer or agent
of the Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and
stead of such Pledgor and in the name of such Pledgor or in the Agent's own
name, from time to time in the Agent's discretion, for the purpose of carrying
out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to
execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or
desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments or other
instruments of transfer, in each case in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall
lawfully do or cause to be done pursuant to the power of attorney granted in
paragraph 14(a). All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this
Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement
is terminated and the security interests created hereby are released.
15. Duty of Agent. The Agent's sole duty with respect to the
custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its
possession, under Section 9-207 of the UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with
it in the same manner as the Agent deals with similar securities and property
for its own account, except that the Agent shall have no obligation to invest
funds held in any Collateral Account and may hold the same as demand deposits.
Neither the Agent, any Secured Party nor any of their respective directors,
officers, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or
realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be
under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the
request of any Pledgor or any other Person or to take any other action
whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof.
16. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
17. Authority of Agent. Each Pledgor acknowledges that the
rights and responsibilities of the Agent under this Agreement with respect to
any action taken by the Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Agent of
any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided
for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the
Agent and the Secured Parties, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such
other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them,
but, as
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between the Agent and such Pledgor, the Agent shall be conclusively presumed to
be acting as agent for the Secured Parties, with full and valid authority so to
act or refrain from acting, and neither such Pledgor nor the Issuer shall be
under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such
authority.
18. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the
Agent or any Pledgor to be effective shall be in writing (or by telex, fax or
similar electronic transfer confirmed in writing) and shall be deemed to have
been duly given or made (1) when delivered by hand or (2) if given by overnight
courier, the second Business Day after it is deposited with such courier, or (3)
if by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer, when sent and receipt has been
confirmed, addressed as follows:
(a) if to the Agent, at its address or transmission number
for notices provided in subsection 14.2 of the Credit Agreement; and
(b) if to any Pledgor, at its address or transmission number
for notices set forth under its signature below.
The Agent and each Pledgor may change their addresses and transmission numbers
for notices by notice in the manner provided in this Section.
19. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
20. Integration. This Agreement represents the agreement of
each Pledgor with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises
or representations by the Agent or any Secured Party relative to the subject
matter hereof not reflected herein.
21. Amendments in Writing; No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. (a)
None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by
each Pledgor in any way affected thereby and the Agent, provided that any
provision of this Agreement may be waived by the Agent and the Secured Parties
in a letter or agreement executed by the Agent or by telex or facsimile
transmission from the Agent.
(b) Neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall by any act
(except by a written instrument pursuant to paragraph 21(a)hereof), delay,
indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy
hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default or in any
breach of any of the terms and conditions hereof. No failure to exercise, nor
any delay in exercising, on the part of the Agent or any Secured Party any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single
or partial exercise of
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any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A
waiver by the Agent or any Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any
one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the
Agent or such Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion.
(c) The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative,
may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other
rights or remedies provided by law.
22. Section Headings. The section headings used in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the
construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
23. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the successors and assigns of each Pledgor and shall inure to the benefit
of the Agent and the Secured Parties and their successors and assigns.
24. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
25. Termination Upon Reorganization in Connection with an IPO.
Upon any reorganization of the Issuer in connection with an initial public
offering, each Pledgor may contribute its interest in the Issuer to (i) a newly
formed corporation or (ii) an existing corporation, in either case which has no
material assets (other than equity interests in the Issuer) or material
liabilities and the obligations of each Pledgor hereunder shall thereupon
terminate; provided that the Agent shall have received a pledge agreement, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, by such new or existing
corporation pledging all the interests in the Issuer (or its successor).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
VESTAR XXXXXX CORP.
By
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Title
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Address:
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Fax:
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State Organization Number:
VESTAR RAZOR CORP.
By
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Address:
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Fax:
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State Organization Number:
RPI CORP.
Address:
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State Organization Number:
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FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as
Agent
By
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Title :
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the
Pledge Agreement dated as of ________ __, 2001 made by Vestar Xxxxxx Corp.,
Vestar Razor Corp. and RPI Corp. for the benefit of Fleet Capital Corporation,
as Administrative Agent (the "Pledge Agreement"). The undersigned agrees for
the benefit of the Agent and the Secured Parties as follows:
1. The undersigned will be bound by the terms of the Pledge
Agreement and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable
to the undersigned.
2. If requested by the Administrative Agent, the undersigned
will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of
any of the events described in paragraph 6 of the Pledge Agreement.
3. The terms of paragraph 9(c)of the Pledge Agreement shall
apply to it, mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required
of it under or pursuant to or arising out of Section 9 of the Pledge Agreement.
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
By
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Title
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Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
SCHEDULE 1
TO PLEDGE AGREEMENT
DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGED INTERESTS
Pledgor Common Units Percent Interest
Vestar Xxxxxx Corp. 30,960 45.0%
Vestar Razor Corp. 3,440 5.0%
RPI Corp. 34,400 50.0%
S1-1
SCHEDULE 2
TO PLEDGE AGREEMENT
FILING JURISDICTIONS FOR
UCC FINANCING STATEMENTS
Delaware- Secretary of State
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SCHEDULE 3
TO PLEDGE AGREEMENT
ADDRESSES OF CORPORATE PLEDGORS
Vestar Xxxxxx Corp.
c/o Vestar Capital Partners
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn.: Xxxxxx X. X'Xxxxxxx
Vestar Razor Corp.
c/o Vestar Capital Partners
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn.: Xxxxxx X. X'Xxxxxxx
RPI Corp.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn.: Tory Kiam
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
INITIAL TRANSACTION STATEMENT
August ___, 2001
To: Fleet Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
This statement is to advise you that a pledge of the following
membership interests in Remington Products Company, L. L. C. has been registered
in the name of Fleet Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent, as follows:
1. Security: Membership interests in Remington Products Company,
L.L.C.
2. Registered Owner: [PLEDGOR] Taxpayer Identification or Social
Security Number (if applicable):
3. Registered Pledgee: Fleet Capital Corporation, as Administrative
Agent Taxpayer Identification Number: ---------------------
4. Other than the security interest described herein, there are no
liens or restrictions on such membership interests and the
undersigned knows of no adverse claims to which the such
membership interests is or may be subject.
5. The pledge was registered on August ___, 2001.
THIS STATEMENT IS MERELY A RECORD OF THE RIGHTS OF THE ADDRESSEE AS OF
THE TIME OF ITS ISSUANCE. DELIVERY OF THIS STATEMENT, OF ITSELF, CONFERS
NO RIGHTS ON THE RECIPIENT. THIS STATEMENT IS NEITHER A NEGOTIABLE
INSTRUMENT NOR A SECURITY.
Very truly yours,
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
BY
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Title:
EXHIBIT C-1
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
DOMESTIC PLEDGE AGREEMENT
PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of August __ , 2001 (this "Pledge Agreement"),
made by and among REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Company"), REMINGTON RAND CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, REMINGTON CAPITAL CORP., a Delaware corporation, and REMINGTON
CORPORATION, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (each of the
foregoing, together with the Company, is sometimes referred to herein as a
"Pledgor" and all of the foregoing, together with the Company, collectively, as
the "Pledgors"), and FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as administrative agent
(together with any successor in such capacity, the "Agent") (i) for the
financial institutions (collectively, the "Lenders") now or hereafter being
parties to the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), (ii) for the issuers
from time to time of letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement
(the "Issuing Banks") and (iii) for any Lender or Affiliate thereof party to a
Rate Protection Agreement (collectively, the "Interest Rate Parties" and
together with the Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, the "Secured
Parties").
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Pledge
Agreement, the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries are entering into a
Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
supplemented or modified and in effect from time to time being hereafter called
the "Credit Agreement"; capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have
the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement), with
the Lenders party thereto, Fleet Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead
arranger and book manager, Congress Financial Corporation (New England), as
syndication agent and co-arranger, and the Agent; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the Lenders making any Loans, or the Issuing
Bank issuing or the Agent causing the issuance of any Letters of Credit under
the Credit Agreement and to the Interest Rate Parties entering into Rate
Protection Agreements, the Lenders, the Agent and the Interest Rate Parties have
required the execution and delivery of this Pledge Agreement by the Pledgors;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth in the Credit
Agreement and in order to induce (x) the Lenders to make Loans, and the Issuing
Bank to issue or the Agent to cause the issuance of Letters of Credit under the
Credit Agreement and (y) the Interest Rate Parties to enter into Rate Protection
Agreements, each Pledgor hereby agrees with the Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties as follows:
1. Pledge. As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment,
performance and observance of (a) all present and future Primary Obligations,
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (including, without
limitation, all interest thereon, whether accruing prior or subsequent to the
commencement of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries as a debtor and whether or not such interest is an allowed
claim in any such proceeding), (b) all present and future obligations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries under each of the Loan Documents, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, (c) all present and future obligations
of the Company and the UK Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof with respect to
Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties and (d) all present and future obligations
of the Company and its Subsidiaries under Rate Protection Agreements with any
Secured Party (all of the foregoing being herein referred to as the "Secured
Obligations"), each Pledgor hereby assigns, transfers and pledges to the Agent
for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and grants to the Agent for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, a first priority security interest in the collateral
described in paragraph 2 below (collectively, the "Pledged Collateral").
2. Description of Pledged Collateral. (a) The Pledged Collateral is
described as follows and on any separate schedules at any time furnished by the
Pledgors to the Agent (which schedules are hereby deemed part of this Pledge
Agreement):
(i) all right, title and interest of each Pledgor (whether now or in
the future) in and to the shares of capital stock or other equity interests
(including without limitation unit certificates or other membership
interests or limited and certificated partnership interests, if any) owned
by such Pledgor which shares or other equity interests are listed on
Schedule I annexed hereto next to such Grantor's name;
(ii) all right, title, interest, powers and privileges of each
Pledgor, now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under any partnership
agreement (each, a "Partnership Agreement") evidencing, representing or
governing any Pledged Collateral or governing or forming any current or
future Subsidiary of the Company, including, without limitation, such
Pledgor's right, title and interest in, to and under (1) the capital of any
of the partnerships formed by any Partnership Agreement (each, a
"Partnership"), (2) any subscription and antidilution rights with respect
to interests in any of the Partnerships, (3) such Pledgor's claims, rights,
powers, privileges, security interests, liens and remedies against any of
the Partnerships or any partner (general or limited) with respect to any
such Partnership's property or operations, under the Partnership Agreements
or at law, and (4) all other rights, title and interest of such Pledgor in
and to any of the Partnerships, and the proceeds of and distributions in
respect of any of the foregoing;
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(iii) (a) all right, title, interest, powers and privileges of each
Pledgor, now owned or hereafter acquired, in any limited liability company,
but not any of its obligations from time to time as a member (unless the
Agent shall become a member as a result of its exercise of remedies
pursuant to the terms hereof) of any such limited liability company; (b)
any and all moneys due and to become due to such Pledgor now or in the
future by way of a distribution made to such Pledgor in its capacity as the
owner of an interest in any limited liability company; (c) any other
property of any limited liability company to which such Pledgor now or in
the future may be entitled in its capacity as a member of or the owner of
any such limited liability company by way of distribution, return of
capital or otherwise; (d) any other claim which such Pledgor now has or may
in the future acquire in its capacity as a member of or the owner of any
such limited liability company and its property; and (e) all other rights,
title and interest of such Pledgor in any such limited liability company,
and the proceeds of and distributions in respect of any of the foregoing;
(iv) all right, title and interest of each Pledgor in and to all
present and future payments, proceeds, dividends, distributions,
instruments, compensation, property, assets, interests and rights in
connection with or related to the Pledged Collateral, and all monies due or
to become due and payable to such Pledgor in connection with or related to
the Pledged Collateral or otherwise paid, issued or distributed from time
to time in respect of or in exchange therefor, and any certificate,
instrument or other document evidencing or representing the same
(including, without limitation, all proceeds of dissolution or
liquidation); and
(v) all proceeds of every kind and nature, including proceeds of
proceeds, of any and all of the foregoing (including, without limitation,
proceeds which constitute property of the type described above) and to the
extent not otherwise included, all money and cash;
provided, that the Pledged Collateral shall not include (x) more than 65%
of the issued and outstanding shares of stock or other equity interests in
any direct Subsidiary of any party hereto which is incorporated or
organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States,
any State thereof or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico (each such Subsidiary, a "Foreign Subsidiary") and (y) any of the
issued and outstanding shares of stock or other equity interests in any
Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.
(b) The shares of stock, certificates, instruments or other documents
evidencing or representing the foregoing shall be collectively referred to
herein as the "Pledged Securities".
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(3) Delivery of Certificates, Instruments, Etc.; Pledgors Remain Liable.
(a) Each Pledgor shall deliver to the Agent:
(i) all original shares of stock, certificates, instruments and other
documents evidencing or representing the initial Pledged Collateral
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Pledge Agreement, and
(ii) the original shares of stock, certificates, instruments or other
documents evidencing or representing all other Pledged Collateral (except
for Pledged Collateral which this Pledge Agreement specifically permits
such Pledgor to retain) within two (2) Business Days after such Pledgor's
receipt thereof.
(b) All Pledged Securities which are certificated securities shall be in
bearer form or, if in registered form, shall be issued in the name of the Agent
or endorsed to the Agent or accompanied by blank stock powers.
(c) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the applicable
Pledgors shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements (including,
without limitation, the Partnership Agreements, limited liability agreements and
operating agreements) included in the Pledged Collateral to the extent set forth
therein to perform all of their duties and obligations thereunder to the same
extent as if this Pledge Agreement had not been executed, (ii) the exercise by
the Agent of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any Pledgor from any
of its duties or obligations under the contracts and agreements included in the
Pledged Collateral (including, without limitation, the Partnership Agreements,
limited liability agreements and operating agreements) except to the extent that
such duties and obligations may have been terminated by reason of a sale,
transfer or other disposition of the Pledged Collateral as provided in paragraph
11 hereof, and (iii) neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any
obligation or liability under the contracts and agreements included in the
Pledged Collateral by reason of this Pledge Agreement, nor shall the Agent or
any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of
any Pledgor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for
payment assigned hereunder.
4. Registration. At any time and from time to time for so long as an Event
of Default is continuing, the Agent may cause all or any of the Pledged
Securities to be transferred to or registered in its name or the name of its
nominee or nominees.
5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Pledgors. Each Pledgor
hereby represents, warrants and covenants that:
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(a) Pledged Collateral. Set forth on Schedule I hereto is a complete and
accurate list and description of all of its Pledged Collateral and such Pledgor
is the sole holder of record and the sole beneficial owner of such Pledged
Collateral free and clear of any Lien thereon, except Liens permitted pursuant
to Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement.
(b) Place of Perfection; Records; Etc. The address of its chief executive
office and principal place of business, and the location of the books and
records relating to the Pledged Collateral, is set forth below its signature
hereto. Its corporate or limited liability company name, state of organization
and the type of entity it was organized as is that set forth in the first
paragraph of this Pledge Agreement and its state organization identification
number (if the state of its organization provides such identification numbers)
is that set forth on the signature page hereto beneath its name. It will not
change its state of organization, principal place of business or chief executive
office or remove such records without giving the Agent at least 30 days' prior
written notice thereof, unless changing such state of organization, principal
place of business or chief executive office or removing such records would
require additional action to maintain the perfection or priority of the Agent's
security interest in the Pledged Collateral, in which case the express prior
written consent of the Agent must be obtained (and shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed); and it will not change its name, identity or structure in
any manner which might make any financing statement filed hereunder seriously
misleading unless it shall have given the Agent at least 30 days' prior written
notice thereof and shall have taken all additional action requested by the Agent
to maintain the perfection and priority of the Agent's security interest in the
Pledged Collateral.
(c) Sale or Other Disposition of Pledged Collateral. Except as otherwise
specifically permitted in Section 10.2 or 10.6 of the Credit Agreement, it will
not assign (by operation of law or otherwise), sell, lease, transfer, pledge or
grant a security interest in or otherwise dispose of or abandon, nor will it
suffer or permit any of the same to occur with respect to, any Pledged
Collateral, and the inclusion of "proceeds" of the Pledged Collateral under the
security interest granted herein shall not be deemed a consent by the Agent or
any Secured Party to any sale or other disposition of any Pledged Collateral
except as expressly permitted herein.
(d) Percentage of Outstanding Equity. The Pledged Securities of each issuer
specifically identified on Schedule I annexed hereto, constitute, and until
payment in full of the Secured Obligations will continue to constitute, the
percentage of the outstanding equity of each such issuer as indicated on
Schedule I hereto.
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(e) All of the Pledgors' Interests. The Pledged Collateral constitutes, and
until payment in full of the Secured Obligations, the expiration or cancellation
of all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties, the expiration or termination of
the Revolving Credit Commitments and the expiration or termination of any
further commitment of any Issuing Bank to open or the Agent to cause to be
opened Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement (or the payment in full of
the obligations in respect of Letters of Credit) will continue to constitute,
all of the equity interests held by it in any of the issuers listed on Schedule
I annexed hereto or, in the case of equity interests held by it in any Foreign
Subsidiary, 65% of such equity interests.
(f) Due Authorization. Etc., of Stock. The Pledged Securities listed on
Schedule I hereto next to its name have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any options to
purchase or similar rights of any Person.
(g) Required Consents. Except as may be required in connection with any
disposition of any portion of the Pledged Securities by laws affecting the
offering and sale of securities generally, no consent of any Person (including,
without limitation, its shareholders, partners or creditors or of any of the
Company and its Subsidiaries) and no license, permit, approval or authorization
of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing (other than the
filing of financing statements under the UCC in order to perfect a security
interest in that portion of the Pledged Collateral constituting general
intangibles or comparable filings, if any, in the case of any pledged collateral
constituting equity interests held in any Foreign Subsidiary) or declaration
with any governmental instrumentality is required in connection with (i) the
execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Pledge
Agreement, (ii) the perfection or maintenance of the security interest created
hereby (including the first priority nature of such security interest) or (iii)
the exercise by the Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this
Pledge Agreement. By their respective signatures to this Pledge Agreement, each
of the Pledgors consents to each other Pledgor's pledge and assignment of the
Pledged Collateral hereunder and agrees, notwithstanding anything contained in
any agreement or document with respect to any Pledged Collateral (including,
without limitation, any Partnership Agreements, or limited liability company
agreements or operating agreements), that there shall be no restriction on the
Agent as to any transfer of any Pledged Collateral as a result of the exercise
of any of its rights hereunder (and each of the Pledgors hereby consents to any
such transfer by the Agent). Each of the Pledgors further agrees that it will
not, directly or indirectly, amend, modify or waive any provisions contained in
any agreement or document with respect to any Pledged Collateral which would
have the effect of restricting the ability of the Agent to transfer any Pledged
Collateral as a result of the exercise of any of the Agent's rights hereunder.
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(h) Nature of Security Interest. Upon the delivery of its Pledged
Securities to the Agent (in the case of capital stock or certificated limited
liability company interests) or the filing of appropriate UCC financing
statements (or comparable filings in any jurisdiction other than the United
States) covering same (in the case of partnership interests or limited liability
company interests), the pledge of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Pledge
Agreement creates a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the
Pledged Collateral, securing the prompt and complete payment, performance and
observance of the Secured Obligations.
(i) Modification of Agreements. It will not, without the prior written
consent of the Agent, (a) modify, amend or alter in any respect the terms and
conditions of any agreement included in the Pledged Collateral, or (b) execute
any document or instrument or, without limitation of paragraph 6 hereof, take
any other action of any kind which may, in the sole judgment of the Agent,
impair the value of the Pledged Collateral.
(j) Further Assurances. It will, at its sole cost and expense, perform all
acts and execute all documents reasonably requested by the Agent from time to
time to evidence, perfect, maintain or enforce the Agent's first priority
security interest granted herein or otherwise in furtherance of the provisions
of this Pledge Agreement.
6. Voting Rights and Certain Payments Prior to Default. So long as no Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Pledgor shall be
entitled:
(a) to exercise, as it shall think fit, but in a manner not inconsistent
with the terms hereof or of the Credit Agreement or the Secured Obligations, the
voting power with respect to the Pledged Collateral of the applicable Pledgor,
and for that purpose the Agent shall (if any Pledged Securities shall be
registered in the name of the Agent or its nominee) execute or cause to be
executed from time to time, at the expense of the applicable Pledgor, such
proxies or other instruments in favor of such Pledgor or its nominee, in such
form and for such purposes as shall be reasonably required by such Pledgor and
shall be specified in a written request therefor, to enable it to exercise such
voting power with respect to the Pledged Securities or their interests in the
Partnerships or any limited liability company; provided, however, that such
Pledgor shall not exercise or shall refrain from exercising any such voting
power if it has been notified by the Agent that, in the Agent's judgment, such
action would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Pledged
Collateral or any part thereof; and
(b) except as otherwise provided in paragraphs 7 and 8 hereof, to receive
and retain for its own account any and all payments, proceeds, dividends,
distributions, monies, compensation, property, assets, instruments or rights to
the extent such are permitted pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement,
other than (i) stock or liquidating dividends or distributions or
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returns of capital or (ii) extraordinary dividends or distributions and
dividends or distributions or other amounts payable under or in connection with
any recapitalization, restructuring, or other non-ordinary course event (the
dividends, distributions and amounts in this clause (ii) being "Extraordinary
Payments"), paid, issued or distributed from time to time in respect of the
Pledged Collateral.
7. Extraordinary Payments and Distributions. In case, upon the dissolution
or liquidation (in whole or in part) of any issuer of any Pledged Collateral,
any sum shall be paid or payable as a liquidating dividend or distribution or
return of capital or otherwise upon or with respect to any of the Pledged
Collateral or, in the event any other Extraordinary Payment is paid or payable,
then and in any such event, such sum shall be paid over to the Agent promptly,
and in any event within two (2) days after receipt thereof, to be held by the
Agent as additional collateral hereunder.
(b) In case any stock dividend or distribution payable in additional
Pledged Collateral shall be declared with respect to any of the Pledged
Collateral, or any shares of stock or fractions thereof or other equity
interests shall be issued pursuant to any stock split or other transaction
involving any of the Pledged Collateral, or any distribution of capital shall be
made on any of the Pledged Collateral, or any shares, partnership interests,
obligations or other property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the
Pledged Collateral, in each case pursuant to a recapitalization or
reclassification of the capital of the issuer thereof, or pursuant to the
dissolution, liquidation (in whole or in part), bankruptcy or reorganization of
such issuer, or to the merger or consolidation of such issuer with or into
another entity, the shares, partnership interests, obligations or other property
so distributed shall be delivered to the Agent promptly, and in any event within
two (2) days after receipt thereof, to be held by the Agent as additional
collateral hereunder subject to the terms of this Pledge Agreement, and all of
the same shall constitute Pledged Collateral for all purposes hereof.
8. Voting Rights and Certain Payments After an Event of Default. Upon the
occurrence and for so long as an Event of Default is continuing, all rights of
any Pledgor to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting, managerial and
other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise
pursuant to paragraph 6(a) hereof and to receive the payments, proceeds,
dividends, distributions, monies, compensation, property, assets, instruments or
rights which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to
paragraph 6(b) shall cease, and thereupon the Agent shall be entitled to
exercise all voting power and other rights, powers and privileges with respect
to the Pledged Securities and the other Pledged Collateral granted hereunder and
to receive and retain, as additional collateral hereunder, any and all payments,
proceeds, dividends, distributions, monies, compensation, property, assets,
instruments or rights at any time declared or paid upon or in respect of any of
the Pledged
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Collateral. The failure on the part of the Agent to give any notice to such
Pledgor prior to the exercise of any voting power or other rights, powers or
privileges with respect to the Pledged Collateral shall not affect the Agent's
rights under this paragraph 8.
(b) All payments, proceeds, dividends, distributions, monies, property,
assets, instruments or rights which are received by any Pledgor contrary to the
provisions of subparagraph (a) above shall be received and held in trust for the
benefit of the Agent, shall be segregated by such Pledgor from other funds of
such Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Agent as Pledged Collateral
in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement).
9. Application of Cash Collateral. Any cash received and retained by the
Agent as additional collateral hereunder pursuant to the foregoing provisions
may, at any time and from time to time, be applied by the Agent to the payment
of the Secured Obligations as provided for in the Credit Agreement (or if not so
provided for, as the Agent shall determine in its sole discretion).
10. Expenses. The Pledgors will upon demand pay the Agent for any and all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs, sums, and expenses which the Agent may pay or
incur pursuant to the provisions of this Pledge Agreement or in enforcing the
Secured Obligations, the Pledged Collateral or the security interest granted
hereunder, including, but not limited to, all filing or recording fees, court
costs, collection charges, travel expenses, computer fees, telephone fees,
duplicating fees and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. Such expenses
shall include, without limitation, any such costs paid or incurred by the Agent
in connection with any waivers, amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals
or renegotiations. All of the foregoing, together with interest thereon as
specified in paragraph 22 hereof, shall be part of the Secured Obligations and
be payable on demand.
11. Remedies. Upon the occurrence and for so long as an Event of Default is
continuing, the Agent may exercise in respect of the Pledged Collateral, in
addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available
to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the
Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC") in effect in the State of New York (the "Code")
at that time (whether or not applicable to the affected Pledged Collateral) and
may also, without obligation to resort to other security, at any time and from
time to time sell, resell, assign and deliver, in its sole discretion, all or
any of the Pledged Collateral, in one or more parcels at the same or different
times, and all right, title and interest, claim and demand therein and right of
redemption thereof, on any securities exchange on which any Pledged Collateral
or any of them may be listed, or at public or private sale, for cash, upon
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credit or for future delivery, and in connection therewith the Agent may grant
options, each Pledgor hereby waiving and releasing any and all equity and right
of redemption.
(b) If any of the Pledged Collateral is sold by the Agent upon credit or
for future delivery, the Agent shall not be liable for the failure of the
purchaser to purchase or pay for the same and, in the event of any such failure,
the Agent may resell such Pledged Collateral. In no event shall any Pledgor be
credited with any part of the proceeds of sale of any Pledged Collateral until
cash payment thereof has actually been received by the Agent.
(c) The Agent or any Secured Party may purchase any Pledged Collateral at
any public sale and, if any Pledged Collateral is of a type customarily sold in
a recognized market or is of the type which is the subject of widely distributed
standard price quotations, the Agent or any Secured Party may purchase such
Pledged Collateral at private sale, free from any right of redemption, which is
hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by applicable law, and in
each case may make payment therefor by any means, including, without limitation,
by release or discharge of Secured Obligations in lieu of cash payment.
(d) The Agent may apply the cash proceeds actually received from any sale
or other disposition of the Pledged Collateral to the payment of the Secured
Obligations as provided in the Credit Agreement (or if not so provided for, as
the Agent shall determine in its sole discretion). The Pledgors shall remain
liable for any deficiency with respect to the Secured Obligations, which shall
bear interest and be payable at the interest rate applicable to such Secured
Obligations at such time as provided in paragraph 22. The rights of the Pledgors
to receive any surplus, if any, shall be subject to any duty of the Agent
imposed by law to the holder of any subordinate security interest in the Pledged
Collateral known to the Agent. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as
requiring the Agent to take any such action at any time.
(e) Each Pledgor recognizes that the Agent may be unable to effect a public
sale of all or part of the Pledged Collateral consisting of securities by reason
of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act of 1933, or in
applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws, as now or hereafter in
effect, but may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales to a
restricted group of purchasers who will be obliged to agree, among other things,
to acquire such securities for their own account, for investment and not with a
view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Pledgor agrees that any such
Collateral sold at any such private sale may be sold at a price and upon other
terms less favorable to the seller than if sold at public sale and that each
such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable
manner. The Agent shall have no obligation to delay sale of any such securities
for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer of such securities, even
if such issuer would
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agree, to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act of
1933. Each Pledgor agrees that private sales made under the foregoing
circumstances shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable
manner.
(f) No demand, advertisement or notice, all of which are hereby expressly
waived, shall be required in connection with any sale or other disposition of
any part of the Pledged Collateral which threatens to decline speedily in value
or which is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market; otherwise the
Agent shall give the applicable Pledgor at least ten days' prior notice of the
time and place of any public sale and of the time after which any private sale
or other disposition is to be made, which notice such Pledgor agrees is
reasonable, all other demands, advertisements and notices being hereby waived.
(g) The Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Pledged Collateral
if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale
may have been given. The Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any
public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by
announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without
further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so
adjourned.
(h) The remedies provided herein in favor of the Agent shall not be deemed
exclusive, but shall be cumulative, and shall be in addition to all other
remedies in favor of the Agent existing at law or in equity.
12. Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. To effectuate the terms and
provisions hereof, each Pledgor hereby appoints the Agent as its
attorney_in_fact for the purpose, from and after the occurrence and for so long
as an Event of Default is continuing, of carrying out the provisions of this
Pledge Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument which the
Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent shall, from and after the
occurrence and for so long as an Event of Default is continuing, have the right
and power to:
(i) receive, endorse and collect all checks and other orders for the
payment of money made payable to such Pledgor representing any interest or
dividend or other distribution or amount payable in respect of the Pledged
Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same, and
(ii) to execute endorsements, assignments or other instruments of
conveyance or transfer with respect to all or any of the Pledged Collateral
and to exercise
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all rights and privileges of (or on behalf of) the owner of the Pledged
Collateral, including, without limitation, all voting rights with respect
to the Pledged Securities.
(b) All acts done under the foregoing authorization are hereby ratified and
approved by the Pledgors and neither the Agent, any Secured Party nor any
designee or agent thereof shall be liable for any acts of commission or
omission, for any error of judgment or for any mistake of fact or law except for
acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(c) This power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable
until the payment or performance in full of all Secured Obligations, the
expiration or cancellation of all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties, the
expiration or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the expiration
or termination of any further commitment of any Issuing Bank to open or the
Agent to cause to be opened Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement (or the
payment in full of the obligations in respect of Letters of Credit).
13. Agent's Duties; Reasonable Care. The Agent shall have the duty to
exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Pledged
Collateral in its possession, which duty shall be fully satisfied if the Agent
maintains safe custody of such Pledged Collateral and, with respect to any
calls, conversions, exchanges, redemptions, offers, tenders or similar matters
relating to any such Pledged Collateral (herein called "events"),
(i) the Agent exercises reasonable care to ascertain the occurrence
and to give reasonable notice to the applicable Pledgor of any events
applicable to any Pledged Securities which are registered and held in the
name of the Agent or its nominee,
(ii) the Agent gives the applicable Pledgor reasonable notice of the
occurrence of any events, of which the Agent has received actual knowledge,
as to any securities which are in bearer form or are not registered and
held in the name of the Agent or its nominee (such Pledgor agreeing to give
the Agent reasonable notice of the occurrence of any events applicable to
any securities in the possession of the Agent of which such Pledgor has
received knowledge), and
(iii) in the exercise of its sole discretion (x) the Agent endeavors
to take such action with respect to any of the events as the applicable
Pledgor may reasonably and specifically request in writing in sufficient
time for such action to be evaluated and taken or (y) if the Agent
determines that the action requested might adversely affect the value of
the Pledged Collateral as collateral, the collection of the Secured
Obligations, or otherwise prejudice the interests of the Agent or any
Secured Party, the Agent gives reasonable notice to such Pledgor that any
such requested action will not be taken and if
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the Agent makes such determination or if such Pledgor fails to make such
timely request, the Agent takes such other action as it deems advisable in
the circumstances.
(b) Except as hereinabove specifically set forth, the Agent shall have no
further obligation to ascertain the occurrence of, or to notify any Pledgor with
respect to, any events and shall not be deemed to assume any such further
obligation as a result of the establishment by the Agent of any internal
procedures with respect to any securities in its possession, nor shall the Agent
be deemed to assume any other responsibility for, or obligation or duty with
respect to, any Pledged Collateral, or its use, of any nature or kind, or any
matter or proceedings arising out of or relating thereto, including, without
limitation, any obligation or duty to take any action to collect, preserve or
protect its or any Pledgor's rights in the Pledged Collateral or against any
prior parties thereto, but the same shall be at the applicable Pledgor's sole
risk and responsibility at all times.
(c) Each Pledgor hereby releases the Agent and the Secured Parties from any
claims, causes of action and demands at any time arising out of or with respect
to this Pledge Agreement, the Pledged Collateral and/or any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by the Agent or the Secured Parties with respect thereto
(except such claims, causes of action and demands arising from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or the Secured Parties) and each
Pledgor hereby agrees to hold the Agent and the Secured Parties harmless from
and with respect to any and all such claims, causes of action and demands
(except such claims, causes of action and demands arising from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or the Secured Parties).
14. Rights and Remedies Not Waived. The Agent's prior recourse to any
Pledged Collateral shall not constitute a condition of any demand, suit or
proceeding for payment or collection of the Secured Obligations. No act,
omission or delay by the Agent or any Secured Party shall constitute a waiver of
its rights and remedies hereunder or otherwise. No single or partial waiver by
the Agent of any default hereunder or right or remedy which it may have shall
operate as a waiver of any other default, right or remedy or of the same
default, right or remedy on a future occasion.
15. Agent May Perform. If any Pledgor fails to perform any agreement
contained herein, the Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such
agreement, and the expenses of the Agent incurred in connection therewith shall
be payable by the applicable Pledgor pursuant to the terms of paragraph 10
hereof.
16. (a) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND SETOFF; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; ETC. (a)
In any litigation in any court with respect to, in connection with,
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or arising out of this Pledge Agreement, the Pledged Collateral, or any other
Loan Document or any instrument or document delivered pursuant to this Pledge
Agreement, or the validity, protection, interpretation, collection or
enforcement thereof, or any other claim or dispute howsoever arising, between
any Pledgor on the one hand and any one or more of the Secured Parties or the
Agent on the other hand, EACH PLEDGOR, to the fullest extent it may effectively
do so, (i) waives the right to interpose any setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or
cross-claim in connection with any such litigation, irrespective of the nature
of such setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or cross-claim, unless such setoff,
recoupment, counterclaim or cross-claim could not, by reason of any applicable
Federal or State procedural laws, be interposed, pleaded or alleged in any other
action and (ii) WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH LITIGATION AND
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN
ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. EACH PLEDGOR AGREES THAT THIS PARAGRAPH 16 IS A
SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
SECURED PARTIES WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER BORROWER ANY
FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IF THIS PARAGRAPH 16 WERE
NOT PART OF THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably consents to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of any Federal Court
located in the City of New York in connection with any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Pledge Agreement, the Pledged Collateral, or
any other Loan Document or any document or instrument delivered pursuant to this
Pledge Agreement. In any such litigation, each Pledgor waives, to the fullest
extent it may effectively do so, personal service of any summons, complaint or
other process and further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of
any of the aforementioned courts by the mailing of copies thereof by certified
or registered mail, postage prepaid, to each Pledgor located outside the City of
New York and by hand delivery to each Pledgor located within the City of New
York, at its address for notice determined in accordance with paragraph 18
hereof, such service to be effective within thirty days after such mailing. Each
Pledgor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers Xxxx Xxxxxxx with
an address at c/o Remington Products Company, L.L.C., 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 as its agent for service of process in respect of any such
action or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Agent or any
Secured Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to
commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Pledgor in any other
jurisdiction. Each Pledgor hereby waives, to the fullest extent it may
effectively do so, the defenses of forum non conveniens and improper venue.
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17. Admissibility of Pledge Agreement. Each Pledgor agrees that any copy of
this Pledge Agreement signed by the Pledgors and transmitted by telecopier for
delivery to the Agent shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in
any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in
existence.
18. Address for Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (unless otherwise
expressly provided herein) and mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled
or delivered, if to a Pledgor, at the address specified below its signature
below; and if to the Agent, at its address specified below its signature below
or, at such other address as shall be designated by any party in a written
notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and communications given by a
telecommunications device shall be capable of creating a written record of
confirmation receipt. All such notices and communications shall be mailed,
telegraphed, telexed, telecopied or cabled or sent by overnight courier or
personal delivery, and shall be effective when received.
19. Terms. All terms defined in the UCC and used herein shall have the
meanings as defined in the UCC, unless the context otherwise requires.
20. Amendments and Modification. No provision hereof shall be modified,
altered, waived or limited except by written instrument expressly referring to
this Pledge Agreement and to such provision, and executed by the party to be
charged.
21. Continuing Security Interest; Assignments. This Pledge Agreement shall
create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Collateral and shall (i)
remain in full force and effect until the later of (x) payment in full and
termination of the Secured Obligations, (y) the expiration or cancellation of
all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties, and (z) the expiration or termination
of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the expiration or termination of any
further commitment of any Issuing Bank to open or the Agent to cause to be
opened Letters of Credit (or the payment in full of the Secured Obligations in
respect of Letters of Credit), (ii) be binding upon and inure to the benefit of,
and be enforceable by, each Pledgor and its successors and assigns, and (iii) be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Agent and
its successors, transferees and assigns. Upon (i) the payment in full and
termination of the Secured Obligations then outstanding, (ii) the expiration or
cancellation of all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties, (iii) the expiration
or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, and (iii) the expiration or
termination of any further commitment of any Issuing Bank to open or the Agent
to cause to be opened Letters of Credit (or the payment in full of the Secured
Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit), the security interest granted
hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Pledged Collateral shall revert to
the applicable Pledgors. Upon
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any such termination, the Agent will, at Pledgors' expense, execute and deliver
to Pledgors such documents as the Pledgors shall reasonably request to evidence
such termination.
22. Interest. All amounts payable from time to time by the Pledgors
hereunder shall constitute part of the Secured Obligations and shall bear
interest and be payable at the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans comprising
Domestic Revolving Credit Loans at such time under Section 6.5 of the Credit
Agreement.
23. Obligations Joint and Several. All obligations and liabilities of the
Pledgors hereunder are joint and several.
24. Counterparts. This Pledge Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto individually or in any combination, in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be an original and all of which shall together constitute one and
the same agreement.
25. Captions; Separability. The captions of the various sections and
paragraphs of this Pledge Agreement have been inserted only for the purposes of
convenience; such captions are not a part of this Pledge Agreement and shall not
be deemed in any manner to modify, explain, enlarge or restrict any of the
provisions of this Pledge Agreement.
26. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Agent and security
interests hereunder, and all of the obligations of each Pledgor hereunder, shall
be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, any
Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other
amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from any Loan
Document;
(iii) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any other collateral,
or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any
guaranty, for all or any of the Secured Obligations; or
(iv) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, any Pledgor or a third party grantor of a
security interest or Lien.
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27. GOVERNING LAW. THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT AND THE SECURED OBLIGATIONS SHALL
BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES
HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A
JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
28. Schedules. The Agent is authorized to annex hereto any schedules
referred to herein.
29. Acknowledgment of Receipt. Each Pledgor acknowledges receipt of a copy
of this Pledge Agreement.
30. Governance of Credit Agreement. The parties hereto hereby agree that to
the extent any provisions herein conflict with the Credit Agreement, the
provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgors have duly executed or caused this Pledge
Agreement to be duly executed in the State of New York as of the date first
above set forth.
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
State Organization Number:
REMINGTON CAPITAL CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
State Organization Number:
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REMINGTON RAND CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
State Organization Number:
REMINGTON CORPORATION, L.L.C.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
State Organization Number:
Accepted and Agreed:
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FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Agent
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Schedule I to Pledge Agreement
Attached to and forming part of that certain
Pledge Agreement dated as of August , 2001 by
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C. and certain of its Subsidiaries
to FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent
List and Description of Pledged Securities
and Equity Interests
Description of Pledged Securities:
Jurisdiction of
Total Number of Organization/
Equity Shares or other Incorporation
Pledgor Issuer of Equity Class of Equity Certificate No. Interest equity Interests of Issuer
------- ---------------- --------------- --------------- -------- ---------------- ---------
Remington Products Remington Capital Common [ ] 100% [ ] Delaware
Company, L.L.C. Corp.
(the "Company")
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Company Remington Common [ ] 99% [ ] Delaware
Corporation,
L.L.C.
Company Remington Common [ ] 65% [ ] Canada
Products (Canada)
Inc.
Remington Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Common [ ] 1% [ ] Delaware
Corporation Corporation,
L.L.C.
Company Remington Common [ ] 50% [ ] Delaware
Licensing
Corporation
Company Remington Rand Common [ ] 100% [ ] Delaware
Corporation
EXHIBIT C-2
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF DOMESTIC
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT made as of this ____ day of July, 2001 (this "Security
Agreement"), by and among REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Company"), REMINGTON RAND CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, REMINGTON CAPITAL CORP., a Delaware corporation, and REMINGTON
CORPORATION, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (each of the
foregoing, together with the Company, is sometimes referred to herein as a
"Grantor" and all of the foregoing, together with the Company, collectively, as
the "Grantors") and FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as administrative agent (together
with any successor in such capacity, the "Agent") (i) for the financial
institutions (collectively, the "Lenders") now or hereafter being parties to the
Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), (ii) for the issuers from time to
time of letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement (the "Issuing
Banks") and (iii) for any Lender or Affiliate thereof party to a Rate Protection
Agreement (collectively, the "Interest Rate Parties" and together with the
Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, the "Secured Parties").
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Security
Agreement, the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries are entering into a
Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
supplemented or modified and in effect from time to time , the "Credit
Agreement"; capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement), with the
Lenders party thereto, Fleet Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead arranger
and book manager, Congress Financial Corporation (New England), as syndication
agent and co-arranger, and the Agent; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the Lenders making any Loans or the Agent
causing the issuance of any Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement and to
the Interest Rate Parties entering into Rate Protection Agreements, the Lenders,
the Agent and the Interest Rate Parties have required the execution and delivery
of this Security Agreement by the Grantors.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth in the Credit
Agreement and in order to induce (x) the Lenders to make Loans and the Issuing
Bank to issue, or the Agent to cause the issuance of, Letters of Credit under
the Credit Agreement and (y) the Interest Rate Parties to enter into Rate
Protection Agreements, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Agent for the benefit
of the Secured Parties as follows:
1. Grant of Security. As collateral security for the prompt and
complete payment, performance and observance of (a) all present and future
Primary Obligations, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise
(including, without limitation, all interest thereon, whether accruing prior or
subsequent to the commencement of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving
any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a debtor and whether or not
such interest is an allowed claim in any such proceeding), (b) all present and
future obligations of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries under each of the
Loan Documents, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, (c)
all present and future obligations of the Company and the UK Borrower or any
Subsidiary thereof with respect to Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties and (d)
all present and future obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries under
Rate Protection Agreements with any Secured Party (all of the foregoing being
herein referred to as the "Secured Obligations"), each Grantor hereby grants to
the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a continuing security interest
in and a right of set-off against, and each Grantor hereby assigns to the Agent
for benefit of the Secured Parties, the collateral described in paragraph 2
below (the "Collateral"). The foregoing grant shall not constitute a present
assignment of title in any registered intellectual property until such time as
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
2. Description of Collateral. The Collateral is described as follows
(including, without limitation, the items listed on any separate schedule(s) at
any time or from time to time furnished by any Grantor to the Agent and made
part of this Security Agreement) and also includes all accessions to the
Collateral, substitutions and replacements thereof, now owned or existing and
hereafter acquired, created or arising, and all products and proceeds thereof
(including, without limitation, claims of each Grantor against third parties for
loss or damage to or destruction of any Collateral):
All of each Grantor's right, title and interest in and to:
(a) all equipment and machinery in all of its forms, wherever located,
now or hereafter existing, including, but not limited to, all fixtures and
all parts thereof and all accessions thereto (any and all such equipment,
machinery, fixtures, parts and accessions being the "Equipment");
(b) all inventory in all of its forms, wherever located, now or
hereafter existing, including, but not limited to, (i) all raw materials,
work in process, finished products, materials and supplies of any kind,
nature or description which are or might be used or consumed in such
Grantor's business or used in connection with the manufacture, packing,
shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of such inventory, goods,
merchandise and such other personal property intended for sale or lease or
to be furnished under contracts of service in the ordinary course of
business; (ii) goods in which such Grantor has an interest in mass or a
joint or other interest or right of any kind (including, without
limitation, goods in which such Grantor has an interest or right as
consignee); (iii) goods which are returned to or repossessed by such
Grantor, and all accessions thereto and products thereof; (iv) all
documents of title and other documents relating to any of the
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foregoing (including, without limitation, all warehouse receipts,
negotiable documents, bills of lading and other title documents) and (v)
all books and records relating thereto (b) including, without limitation,
all computer records, disks, tapes and other media on which information
relating to any inventory, inventory control systems or accounts is stored
or recorded and all computer software, management information systems and
other similar systems of any kind (any and all such inventory, accessions,
products and documents and books and records being the "Inventory");
(c) all accounts, contract rights, chattel paper, instruments, letters
of credit, deposit accounts, insurance policies, general intangibles
(including, without limitation, all pension reversions, tax refunds,
partnership interests, limited liability company interests, rights under
any stock or asset acquisition agreement, trademarks, tradenames, patents,
patent applications, copyrights, other intellectual property and licenses
thereof and all contracts and agreements) and other obligations of any
kind, now or hereafter existing, whether or not arising out of or in
connection with the sale or lease of goods or the rendering of services,
and all rights now or hereafter existing in and to all security
agreements, leases, and other contracts securing or otherwise relating to
any such accounts, contract rights, chattel paper, instruments, letters of
credit, deposit accounts, insurance policies, general intangibles or
obligations (any and all such accounts, contract rights, chattel paper,
instruments, letters of credit, deposit accounts, insurance policies,
general intangibles and obligations being the "Receivables", and any and
all such leases, security agreements and other contracts being the
"Related Contracts");
(d) all farm products and all other goods and personal property,
whether tangible or intangible, or whether now owned or hereafter acquired
and wherever located;
(e) all money, investment property (as such term is defined in the
Uniform Commercial Code (the "UCC") of each jurisdiction which has adopted
Revised Article 8 of the UCC), securities, security entitlements (as such
term is defined in the UCC of each jurisdiction which has adopted Revised
Article 8 of the UCC) and securities accounts;
(f) all books, records and other property relating to or referring to
any of the foregoing Collateral, including all books, records, ledger
cards, data processing records, computer software, disks, tapes and other
media on which any information relating to the foregoing Collateral or any
control system related thereto is stored and other property and general
intangibles at any time used or useful in connection with, evidencing,
embodying, referring to, or relating to, any of the foregoing Collateral;
and
(g) all products and proceeds of every kind and nature, including
proceeds of proceeds, of any and all of the foregoing Collateral
(including, without limitation, proceeds which constitute property of the
types described in clauses (a) through (f) of this paragraph 2) and, to
the extent not otherwise included, all (i) payments under insurance
(whether or not the Agent is the loss payee thereof), or any indemnity,
warranty or
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guaranty, payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with
respect to any of the foregoing Collateral and (ii) money and cash.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (but subject to the below
proviso), the Collateral shall not include any general intangibles or other
rights arising under any contracts, instruments, licenses, permits or other
documents as to which the grant of a security interest would constitute a
violation of a valid and enforceable restriction (whether arising by contract or
under law or governmental regulation) in favor of a third party (including a
governmental authority) on such grant or a violation of law or governmental
regulation, unless and until any required consents shall have been obtained,
provided, that (i) none of such excluded property shall be material to the
business of such Grantor, (ii) any and all products and proceeds of such
excluded property shall constitute Collateral and (iii) none of such excluded
property shall constitute an account or a general intangible for money due or to
become due or otherwise relate to accounts, Inventory or any licenses of
material trademarks or other material intellectual property.
3. Grantors Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding,
(a) each Grantor shall remain liable under the contracts and
agreements included in such Grantor's Collateral to the extent set forth
therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same
extent as if this Security Agreement had not been executed;
(b) the exercise by the Agent of any of the rights hereunder shall not
release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the
contracts and agreements included in the Collateral; and
(c) neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation
or liability under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral
by reason of this Security Agreement, nor shall the Agent or any Secured
Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any
Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim
for payment assigned hereunder.
4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Grantors. Each Grantor
hereby represents, warrants and covenants that:
(a) Place of Perfection; Records. All of such Grantor's Equipment and
Inventory is, and has been during the four-month period prior to the date
hereof (or such shorter period as it has been in existence or in such
Grantor's possession), located at the places (categorized by each Grantor)
specified in Schedule I hereto except for Inventory in transit in the
ordinary course of business of such Grantor. The location of such
Grantor's chief executive office and/or principal place of business and
the books and records relating to the Collateral, and the originals of all
instruments, letters of credit and chattel paper that evidence Receivables
are located at the addresses (categorized by each Grantor) set forth on
Schedule II hereto, other than any such Receivables which are in
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possession of the Agent. Such Grantor's corporate or limited liability
company name, state of organization and the type of entity it was
organized as is that set forth in the first paragraph of this Security
Agreement and such Grantor's state organization identification number (if
the state of its organization provides such identification numbers) is
that set forth on Schedule II hereto. Unless such Grantor shall have given
the Agent at least thirty (30) days prior written notice and, at its
expense, taken all action the Agent may deem necessary or advisable in
order to continue the perfection and priority of the Liens and security
interests in the Collateral granted hereby, such Grantor shall not make
any change in its corporate or limited liability company name or change
the location of its chief executive office, its chief place of business or
the office where it keeps its books and records relating to the Collateral
or change the location of any of the Collateral to a location not listed
on Schedule I hereto or change its state of organization or the type of
entity it was organized as. The originals of all instruments, letters of
credit and chattel paper that evidence Receivables have been, and all such
instruments, letters of credit and chattel paper which may be hereafter
created shall be (upon receipt of such Grantor thereof) delivered to the
Agent other than short term instruments evidencing cash equivalents. None
of the Receivables existing on the date hereof is evidenced by a
promissory note or other instrument which has not been endorsed and
delivered over to the Agent by such Grantor on or prior to the date
hereof. No promissory note or instrument which has been or may be endorsed
and delivered to the Agent pursuant to the terms hereof may be amended,
modified or otherwise altered in any respect. Each Grantor consents to the
pledge by any other Grantor of, or the grant by any other Grantor of a
security interest in, any promissory note, instrument or other agreement
of such Grantor included in the Collateral.
(b) Use of Collateral. The Collateral is and will be used in such
Grantor's business and not for personal, family, household or farming use.
(c) Sale or Other Disposition of Collateral. Such Grantor will not
assign, sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or abandon any of
the Collateral in contravention of the provisions of the Credit Agreement,
nor will such Grantor suffer or permit any of the same to occur with
respect to, any Collateral, and the inclusion of "proceeds" of the
Collateral under the security interest granted herein shall not be deemed
a consent by the Agent or any Lender to any sale or other disposition of
any Collateral which is prohibited under the terms of the Credit
Agreement.
(d) Access to Collateral. Subject to and in accordance with the terms
of Section 9.7 of the Credit Agreement, such Grantor shall permit the
Agent to have access to and right of inspection of the Collateral and any
records pertaining thereto (and the right to make extracts from and to
receive from such Grantor originals of all instruments, letters of credit
and chattel paper that evidence Receivables or true copies of such other
records and any papers and instruments relating to any Collateral upon
reasonable request therefor) and to otherwise test verification of
accounts and such Grantor hereby grants to
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the Agent a security interest in all such records, papers and
instruments to secure the payment, performance and observance of the
Secured Obligations.
(e) Nature of Collateral. The Collateral is now and shall remain
personal property, and such Grantor will not permit any Collateral (other
than that Collateral which as of the date hereof is a fixture) to become a
fixture without prior written notice to and consent of the Agent and
without first making all arrangements, and delivering, or causing to be
delivered, to the Agent all instruments and documents, including, without
limitation, waivers and subordination agreements by any landlords or
mortgagees, requested by and reasonably satisfactory to the Agent to
preserve and protect the primary security interest granted herein against
all Persons.
(f) Nature of Security Interest. The grant of a security interest in
the Collateral pursuant to this Security Agreement creates a valid and
perfected first priority security interest in and Lien on the Collateral
(subject to Liens permitted pursuant to Section 10.2 of the Credit
Agreement), securing the payment, performance and observance of the
Secured Obligations, subject to any filings or actions required pursuant
to the UCC of the relevant jurisdiction and other than in relation to
non-perfection in respect of motor vehicles, [accounts in respect of which
the account debtor is the United States of America or any department,
agency or instrumentality thereof], insurance policies (but not the
proceeds thereof), trademarks, tradenames, patents, patent applications,
copyrights, other intellectual property and licenses thereof (except to
the extent perfected pursuant to each Domestic Patent, Trademark and
Copyright Security Agreement and each Foreign Patent, Trademark and
Copyright Security Agreement), and tort claims and judgment claims.
(g) Limitations on Liens on Collateral. Such Grantor will not create,
permit or otherwise suffer to exist, and will defend the Collateral
against and will take such other action as is necessary to remove, any
Liens on the Collateral, except Liens permitted pursuant to Section 10.2
of the Credit Agreement, and will defend the right, title and interest of
the Secured Parties in and to any of such Grantor's rights in, to or under
any of the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons
whomsoever (subject to the claims and demands of the holders or the
beneficiaries of Liens permitted pursuant to Section 10.2 of the Credit
Agreement).
(h) Further Assurances. Such Grantor will, at its sole cost and
expense, perform all acts and execute all documents reasonably requested
by the Agent from time to time to evidence, perfect, maintain or enforce
the Agent's first priority security interest granted herein or otherwise
in furtherance of the provisions of this Security Agreement. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, such Grantor will:
(i) xxxx conspicuously each negotiable document or other document
of title included in the Inventory and each letter of credit,
instrument and chattel paper included in the Receivables and at the
request of the Agent, each Related
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Contract and each of its records pertaining to the Collateral with
a legend, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent,
including that such document, chattel paper, or Collateral is
subject to the security interest granted hereby;
(ii) if any Receivable shall be evidenced by a promissory note or
other document or instrument, deliver and pledge to the Agent
hereunder such note, document or instrument duly indorsed and
accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment,
all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
(iii) at any time and from time to time, execute and deliver to
the Agent such financing or continuation statements, or amendments
thereto, pursuant to the UCC, applications for certificates of title
and other papers, documents or instruments as may be reasonably
requested by the Agent in connection with this Security Agreement, and
such Grantor hereby authorizes the Agent to execute and file at any
time and from time to time one or more financing or continuation
statements or copies thereof or of this Security Agreement with
respect to the Collateral signed only by the Agent where permitted by
law; a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Security
Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any
part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where
permitted by law;
(iv) at the request of the Agent following an Event of Default,
within twenty (20) days after such request, ensure that each
certificate of title, registration or other title document relating to
any motor vehicle owned by such Grantor lists the Agent as the holder
of a first lien on such motor vehicle; and
(v) at the request of the Agent, use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain lien waiver certificates and/or landlord's consents
and waivers with respect to any personal property of such Grantor that
is located at any time at any location other than a location owned by
such Grantor.
(i) No Commingling. Without limiting any provision contained in the
Credit Agreement, from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default and
so long as any Event of Default shall be continuing, proceeds of the
Collateral received by such Grantor shall not be commingled with other
property of Grantor, but shall be segregated, held by such Grantor in trust
for the Agent, and, at the request of the Agent, immediately delivered to
the Agent in the form received, duly endorsed in blank where appropriate to
effectuate the provisions hereof, the same to be held by the Agent as
additional Collateral hereunder or, at the Agent's option, to be applied to
payment of the Primary Obligations of the Grantors under the Credit
Agreement and other Loan Documents, whether or not due, as provided in the
Credit Agreement (or if not so provided, as determined by the Agent in its
sole discretion).
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(j) Trade Names. Except for any trade names set forth on Schedule
III hereto, such Grantor has not during the five_year period prior to
the date hereof been known by or used any trade name, fictitious name
or any corporate, limited liability company or partnership name.
(k) Leased Property. Attached hereto as Schedule IV is a list of
each site not owned by such Grantor on which Collateral is located and
the name and address of the landlord with respect to each such site.
(l) Mortgaged Property. Attached hereto as Schedule V is a list
of each site owned by such Grantor on which Collateral is located and
the name and address of any mortgagor with respect to each such site
and if requested by the Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement, such
Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a
mortgagor's consent and waiver, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Agent, with respect to each such site.
(m) Bailee Collateral. Attached hereto as Schedule VI is a list
of each site not owned by such Grantor on which Collateral is located
(other than leased property referred in Section (k) above) and the
name and address of the bailee or other third party with respect to
each such site.
(n) Excluded Property. None of the items excluded from Collateral
pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2 hereof are material to the
business of such Grantor.
5. Agent's Rights. In its sole discretion, the Agent may, at any
time and from time to time:
(i) if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, in its
name or any Grantor's name or otherwise, notify any obligor of any
account, contract, document, instrument, chattel paper, letter of
credit or general intangible included in the Collateral to make
payment to the Agent;
(ii) if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, demand,
xxx for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable
or receivable on account of or in exchange for, or make any
compromise or settlement deemed desirable by the Agent with respect
to, any Collateral, and/or extend the time of payment, arrange for
payment in installments, or otherwise modify the terms of, or
release, any Collateral or Secured Obligations, all without notice to
or consent by any Grantor and without otherwise discharging or
affecting the Secured Obligations, the Collateral or the security
interest granted herein;
(iii) if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing,
transfer to or register in the name of the Agent or its nominee any
Collateral consisting of securities, and, whether or not so
transferred or registered, after an Event of
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Default occurs and is continuing, the Agent shall be entitled to
receive and retain all income, dividends (including stock
dividends and rights to subscribe both of which the Agent shall be
entitled to receive and retain at all times) and other distributions
thereon as part of the Collateral and to exchange any such Collateral
upon the reorganization, recapitalization, or readjustment of any
entity issuing such securities and to exercise all rights with
respect thereto as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including,
without limitation, the right to vote such Collateral); provided,
however, that if the Collateral has been so transferred or registered
and if an Event of Default is cured or waived, the Agent shall take
such action as any Grantor may reasonably request to enable such
Grantor to exercise such right for any purpose which is not
inconsistent with the terms of this Security Agreement or the Credit
Agreement; and; provided, further that unless and until an Event of
Default shall have occurred, each Grantor shall be entitled to
receive and retain any and all cash dividends paid on the Collateral
only to the extent that such cash dividends are permitted by, and
otherwise paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of, the
Credit Agreement and applicable law and each Grantor shall be
entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or consensual rights and
powers accruing to an owner of the Collateral or any part thereof for
any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and the
Credit Agreement provided that such action would not materially
adversely affect the rights inuring to the Agent or the Secured
Parties under this Agreement or the Credit Agreement or materially
adversely affect the rights and remedies of the Agent or the Secured
Parties under this Agreement or the Credit Agreement or the ability
of the Agent or the Secured Parties to exercise the same.
(iv) whether or not an Event of Default is continuing, for
the account of Grantors, pay any amount or do any act required of any
Grantor hereunder and which such Grantor fails to do or pay within
two Business Days of demand therefor, and any such payment shall be
deemed an advance by the Agent to the Grantors and shall constitute
additional Secured Obligations and shall bear interest and be payable
at the interest rate applicable to Loans at such time as provided in
paragraph 21.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, the Agent
may, at any time and from time to time, assign, transfer or deliver to any
transferee of any Secured Obligations, any security interest in and rights
with respect to any Collateral, whereupon the Agent shall be fully
discharged from all responsibility and the transferee shall be vested with
all powers and rights of the Agent hereunder with respect thereto, but the
Agent shall retain all rights and powers with respect to any Collateral not
assigned, transferred or delivered.
(c) Any insurance monies received by the Agent at any time hereunder
shall be utilized in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Credit Agreement or otherwise to the Secured Obligations.
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6. Expenses. The Grantors will upon demand pay the Agent for
any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, sums, and expenses which the
Agent may pay or incur pursuant to the provisions of this Security
Agreement or in enforcing the Secured Obligations, the Collateral or the
security interest granted hereunder, including, but not limited to, all
filing or recording fees, court costs, collection charges, travel expenses,
computer fees, telephone fees, duplicating fees and reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses. Such expenses shall include, without limitation, any
such costs paid or incurred by the Agent in connection with any waivers,
amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals or renegotiations. All of
the foregoing, together with interest thereon as specified in paragraph 21
hereof, shall be part of the Secured Obligations and be payable on demand.
7. Indemnification. In any suit, proceeding or action brought
by the Agent or any Secured Party relating to any Receivables or Related
Contracts for any sum owing thereunder, or to enforce any provision of any
Receivables or Related Contracts, the Grantors will save, indemnify and
keep the Agent and the Secured Parties harmless from and against all
expense, loss or damage suffered by reason of any defense, setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment or reduction of liability whatsoever of the
obligor thereunder, arising out of a breach by any Grantor of any
obligation thereunder or arising out of any other agreement, indebtedness
or liability at any time owing to, or in favor of, such obligor or its
successors from such Grantor, and all such obligations of such Grantor
shall be and remain enforceable against and only against such Grantor and
shall not be enforceable against the Agent or the Secured Parties.
8. Remedies. Upon the occurrence and for so long as an Event
of Default is continuing, the Agent may, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 12 of the Credit Agreement, without notice to or demand upon any
Grantor, declare any Secured Obligations immediately due and payable and
the Agent shall have the following rights and remedies (to the extent
permitted by applicable law) in addition to all rights and remedies of a
secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected
Collateral) or of the Agent under the Secured Obligations, all such rights
and remedies being cumulative and in addition to all other remedies in
favor of the Agent existing at law or in equity, not exclusive and
enforceable alternatively, successively or concurrently:
(a) The Agent may at any time and from time to time, with or
without judicial process or the aid and assistance of others, enter
upon any premises in which any Collateral may be located and, without
resistance or interference by any Grantor, take possession of the
Collateral; and/or dispose of any Collateral on any such premises;
and/or require the Grantors to assemble and make available to the
Agent at the expense of the Grantors any Collateral at any place and
time designated by the Agent which is reasonably convenient to both
parties; and/or remove any Collateral from any such premises for the
purpose of effecting sale or other disposition thereof (and if any of
the Collateral consists of motor vehicles, the Agent may use the
license plates of the applicable Grantor(s)); and/or sell, resell,
lease, assign and deliver, grant options for or otherwise dispose of
any Collateral in its then condition or following any commercially
reasonable preparation or processing, at public or private sale or
proceedings or
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otherwise, by one or more contracts, in one or more parcels, at the
same or different times, with or without having the Collateral at the
place of sale or other disposition, for cash and/or credit, and
upon any terms, at such place(s) and time(s) and to such Person(s) as
the Agent deems best, all without demand, notice or advertisement
whatsoever except that where an applicable statute requires reasonable
notice of sale or other disposition. Each Grantor hereby agrees that
the sending of ten (10) days' notice by ordinary mail, postage
prepaid, to the address of such Grantor set forth in this Security
Agreement shall be deemed reasonable notice thereof.
(b) If any Collateral is sold by the Agent upon credit or for
future delivery, the Agent shall not be liable for the failure of the
purchaser to pay for same and in such event the Agent may resell such
Collateral. In no event shall any Grantor be credited with any part of
the proceeds of sale of any Collateral until cash payment thereof has
actually been received by the Agent.
(c) The Agent or any Secured Party may purchase any
Collateral at any public sale and, if any Collateral is of a type
customarily sold in a recognized market or is of the type which is the
subject of widely distributed standard price quotations, the Agent or
any Secured Party may purchase such Collateral at private sale at a
price and upon other terms no less favorable to the seller than if
sold at public sale and that each such private sale shall be deemed to
have been made in a commercially reasonable manner, free from any
equity or right of redemption, which is hereby waived and released,
and in each case may make payment therefor by any means, including,
without limitation, by release or discharge of Secured Obligations in
lieu of cash payment.
(d) The Agent shall apply the cash proceeds actually received
from any sale or other disposition of the Collateral to the payment of
the Secured Obligations as provided for in the Credit Agreement (or,
if not so provided for therein, as the Agent shall determine in its
sole discretion). The Grantors shall remain liable for any deficiency
with respect to the Secured Obligations, which shall bear interest and
be payable at the interest rate applicable to such Secured Obligations
at such time as provided in paragraph 21. The rights of the Grantors
to receive any surplus, if any, shall be subject to any duty of the
Agent imposed by law to the holder of any subordinate security
interest in the Collateral known to the Agent.
(e) The Agent may appropriate, set-off and apply to the
payment of the Secured Obligations any Collateral in or coming into
the possession of the Agent or its agents, without notice to any
Grantor and in such manner as the Agent may it its sole discretion
determine.
(f) No demand, advertisement or notice, all of which are
hereby expressly waived, shall be required in connection with any sale
or other disposition of any part of the Collateral which threatens to
decline speedily in value or which is of a type customarily sold on a
recognized market; otherwise the Agent shall give the Grantors at
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least ten (10) days' prior notice of the time and place of any public
sale and of the time after which any private sale or other disposition
is to be made, which notice the Grantors agree is reasonable, all
other demands, advertisements and notices being hereby waived.
(g) The Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of
Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact
that notice of sale may have been given. The Agent may, without notice
or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same
to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and
place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be
made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned.
(9) Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. To effectuate the terms
and provisions hereof, each Grantor hereby appoints the Agent as such
Grantor's attorney_in_fact for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this Security Agreement and, from and after the occurrence and for so
long as an Event of Default is continuing, taking any action and executing
any instrument which the Agent may deem necessary or advisable to
accomplish the purposes hereof. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Agent shall have the right and power, from and after the
occurrence and for so long as an Event of Default is continuing, to:
(i) receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to such
Grantor and notify the Post Office authorities to change the address
for delivery of mail addressed to such Grantor to such address as the
Agent may designate;
(ii) endorse the name of such Grantor on any notes,
acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders, instruments or other
evidences of Collateral that may come into the Agent's possession;
(iii) sign the name of such Grantor on any invoices,
documents, drafts against and notices to account debtors of such
Grantor or obligors of such Grantor, assignments and requests for
verification of accounts;
(iv) execute proofs of claim and loss;
(v) execute endorsements, assignments or other instruments of
conveyance or transfer;
(vi) adjust and compromise any claims under insurance
policies or otherwise; execute releases; and
(vii) do all other acts and things necessary or advisable in
the sole discretion of the Agent to carry out and enforce this
Security Agreement or the Secured Obligations.
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(b) All acts done under the foregoing authorization are hereby
ratified and approved and neither the Agent, any Secured Party nor any designee
or agent thereof shall be liable for any acts of commission or omission, for any
error of judgment or for any mistake of fact or law except for acts of gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
(c) This power of attorney being coupled with an interest, is
irrevocable until the payment or performance in full of all Secured Obligations,
the expiration or cancellation of all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties, the
expiration or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the expiration
or termination of any further commitment of any Issuing Bank to open or the
Agent to cause to be opened Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement (or the
payment in full of the obligations in respect of Letters of Credit).
(10) Agent's Duties; Reasonable Care. The Agent shall have the duty to
exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in
its possession, which duty shall be fully satisfied if the Agent maintains safe
custody of such Collateral.
(b) Except as hereinabove specifically set forth, the Agent shall have
no further obligation to ascertain the occurrence of, or to notify any Grantor
with respect to, any matters relating to any Collateral and shall not be deemed
to assume any such further obligation as a result of the establishment by the
Agent of any internal procedures with respect to any Collateral in its
possession, nor shall the Agent be deemed to assume any other responsibility
for, or obligation or duty with respect to, any Collateral, or its use, of any
nature or kind, or any matter or proceedings arising out of or relating thereto,
including, without limitation, any obligation or duty to take any action to
collect, preserve or protect its or any Grantor's rights in the Collateral or
against any prior parties thereto, but the same shall be at the sole risk and
responsibility of the Grantors at all times.
(c) Each Grantor hereby releases the Agent and each Secured Party from
any claims, causes of action and demands at any time arising out of or with
respect to this Security Agreement, the Secured Obligations, the Collateral and
its use and/or any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Agent with
respect thereto (except such claims, causes of action and demands arising from
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent).
11. Rights and Remedies Not Waived. The Agent's prior recourse to any
Collateral shall not constitute a condition of any demand, suit or proceeding
for payment or collection of the Secured Obligations. No act, omission or delay
by the Agent shall constitute a waiver of its rights and remedies hereunder or
otherwise. No single or partial waiver by the Agent of any default hereunder or
right or remedy which it may have shall operate as a waiver of any other
default, right or remedy or of the same default, right or remedy on a future
occasion.
12. Intentionally Omitted.
13. Terms. All terms defined in the UCC and used herein shall have the
meanings as defined in the UCC, unless the context otherwise requires.
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14. Amendments and Modification. No provision hereof shall be
modified, altered, waived or limited except by a written instrument expressly
referring to this Security Agreement and executed by the party to be charged.
15. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE SECURED OBLIGATIONS
SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF, EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST
HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(16) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND SETOFF; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; ETC. In
any litigation in any court with respect to, in connection with, or arising out
of this Security Agreement, the Collateral, or any other Loan Document or any
instrument or document delivered pursuant to this Security Agreement, or the
validity, protection, interpretation, collection or enforcement thereof, or any
other claim or dispute howsoever arising, between any Grantor on the one hand
and any one or more of the Secured Parties, or the Agent on the other hand, EACH
GRANTOR, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, (i) waives the right to
interpose any setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or cross-claim in connection with
any such litigation, irrespective of the nature of such setoff, recoupment,
counterclaim or cross-claim, unless such setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or
cross-claim could not, by reason of any applicable Federal or State procedural
laws, be interposed, pleaded or alleged in any other action and (ii) WAIVES
TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH LITIGATION AND ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL
DAMAGES. EACH GRANTOR AGREES THAT THIS PARAGRAPH 16 IS A SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL
ASPECT OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SECURED PARTIES
WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER BORROWER ANY FINANCIAL
ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IF THIS PARAGRAPH 16 WERE NOT PART OF
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT.
(b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably consents to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of any Federal Court
located in the City of New York in connection with any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Security Agreement, the Collateral, or any
other Loan Document or any document or instrument delivered pursuant to this
Security Agreement. In any such litigation, each Grantor waives, to the fullest
extent it may effectively do so, personal service of any summons, complaint or
other process and further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of
any of the aforementioned courts by the mailing of copies thereof by certified
or registered mail, postage prepaid, to each Grantor located outside the City of
New York and by hand delivery to each Grantor located
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within the City of New York, at its address for notice determined in accordance
with paragraph 18 hereof, such service to be effective within thirty days after
such mailing. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers
Xxxx Xxxxxxx with an address at c/o Remington Products Company, L.L.C., 00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 as its agent for service of process in respect of
any such action or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the
Agent or any Secured Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law
or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Grantor in any
other jurisdiction. Each Grantor hereby waives, to the fullest extent it may
effectively do so, the defenses of forum non conveniens and improper venue.
17. Admissibility of Security Agreement. Each Grantor agrees that any
copy of this Security Agreement signed by the Grantors and transmitted by
telecopier for delivery to the Agent shall be admissible in evidence as the
original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the
original is in existence.
18. Address for Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (unless otherwise
expressly provided herein) and mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled
or delivered, if to a Grantor, at the address specified below its signature
below; and if to the Agent, at its address specified below its signature below
or, at such other address as shall be designated by any party in a written
notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and communications given by a
telecommunications device shall be capable of creating a written record of
confirmation receipt. All such notices and communications shall be mailed,
telegraphed, telexed, telecopied or cabled or sent by overnight courier or
personal delivery, and shall be effective when received.
19. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Agent and security
interests hereunder, and all of the Secured Obligations of each Grantor
hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Loan
Documents or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in
any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations or any other
amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from any of the
Loan Documents;
(iii) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any other
collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to
departure from any guaranty, for all or any of the Secured
Obligations; or
(iv) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor or a third party
grantor of a security interest or Lien.
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20. Continuing Security Interest; Assignments. This Security Agreement
shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i)
remain in full force and effect until the later of (x) payment in full and
termination of the Secured Obligations, (y) the expiration or cancellation of
all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties and (z) the expiration or termination
of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the expiration or termination of any
further commitment of any Issuing Bank to open or the Agent to cause to be
opened Letters of Credit (or the payment in full of the Secured Obligations in
respect of Letters of Credit), (ii) be binding upon and inure to the benefit of,
and be enforceable by, each Grantor and its successors and permitted assigns,
and (iii) be binding upon and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by,
the Agent and its successors, permitted transferees and permitted assigns. Upon
(i) the payment in full and termination of the Secured Obligations then
outstanding, (ii) the expiration or cancellation of all Letters of Credit and
L/C Guaranties, (iii) the expiration or termination of the Revolving Credit
Commitments, and (iv) the expiration or termination of any further commitment of
any Issuing Bank to open or the Agent to cause to be opened Letters of Credit
(or the payment in full of the Secured Obligations in respect of Letters of
Credit), the security interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to
the Collateral shall revert to the applicable Grantors. Upon any such
termination, the Agent will, at Grantors' expense, execute and deliver to
Grantors such documents as the Grantors shall reasonably request to evidence
such termination.
21. Interest. All amounts payable from time to time by the Grantors
hereunder shall constitute part of the Secured Obligations and shall bear
interest and be payable at the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans comprising
Domestic Revolving Credit Loans at such time under Section 6.5 of the Credit
Agreement.
22. Obligations Joint and Several. All obligations and liabilities of
the Grantors hereunder are joint and several.
23. Counterparts. This Security Agreement may be executed by the
parties hereto individually or in any combination, in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be an original and all of which shall together constitute
one and the same agreement.
24. Captions; Separability. The captions of the various sections and
paragraphs of this Security Agreement have been inserted only for the purposes
of convenience; such captions are not a part of this Security Agreement and
shall not be deemed in any manner to modify, explain, enlarge or restrict any of
the provisions of this Security Agreement.
25. Schedules. The Agent is authorized to annex hereto any schedules
referred to herein.
26. Acknowledgment of Receipt. Each Grantor acknowledges receipt of a
copy of this Security Agreement.
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27. Governance of Credit Agreement. The parties hereto hereby agree
that to the extent any provisions herein conflict with the Credit Agreement, the
provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Security Agreement to
be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
REMINGTON CAPITAL CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
REMINGTON RAND CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
REMINGTON CORPORATION, L.L.C.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
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Accepted and Agreed:
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FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Agent
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
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SCHEDULE I
to
Security Agreement
ALL LOCATIONS OF EQUIPMENT AND INVENTORY
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SCHEDULE II
to
Security Agreement
1. Location of Chief Executive Office and Principal Place of Business:
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Location of books and records relating to the Collateral:
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Location of all originals of all instruments, letters of
credit and chattel paper that evidence Receivables:
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State Organizational Identification Number: _____________
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SCHEDULE III
to
Security Agreement
TRADE NAME(S) (IF ANY)
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SCHEDULE IV
to
Security Agreement
LEASED PROPERTY AND LANDLORDS
Address of Site:
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Name of Landlord:
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Address of Landlord:
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SCHEDULE V
to
Security Agreement
MORTGAGED PROPERTY AND LANDLORDS
Address of Site:
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Name of Landlord:
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Address of Landlord:
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SCHEDULE VI
to
Security Agreement
BAILEE LOCATIONS
Address of Site:
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Name of Landlord:
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Address of Landlord:
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EXHIBIT C-3
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF PATENTS,
TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS
SECURITY AGREEMENT AND MORTGAGE
SECURITY AGREEMENT AND MORTGAGE made as of this ____ day of August, 2001
(this "Security Agreement and Mortgage"), by and among REMINGTON PRODUCTS
COMPANY, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (the "Company"),
REMINGTON CORPORATION L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, REMINGTON
CAPITAL CORP., a Delaware corporation, and REMINGTON RAND CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (each of the foregoing, together with the Company, is
sometimes referred to herein as a "Grantor" and all of the foregoing, together
with the Company, collectively, as the "Grantors"), and FLEET CAPITAL
CORPORATION, as administrative agent (together with any successor in such
capacity, the "Agent") (i) for the financial institutions (collectively, the
"Lenders") now or hereafter being parties to the Credit Agreement (as
hereinafter defined), (ii) for the issuers from time to time of letters of
credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement (the "Issuing Bank") and (iii)
for any Lender or Affiliate thereof party to a Rate Protection Agreement
(collectively, the "Interest Rate Parties" and together with the Agent, the
Lenders and the Issuing Bank, the "Secured Parties"). Capitalized terms used
herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit
Agreement referred to below.
WHEREAS, one or more of the Grantors has adopted the trademark
registrations and applications described in Schedule A attached hereto and made
a part hereof;
WHEREAS, one or more of the Grantors is the owner and holder of the patents
and patent applications listed on Schedule B attached hereto and made a part
hereof;
WHEREAS, one or more of the Grantors is the owner of the copyright
registrations listed on Schedule C attached hereto and made a part hereof;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Security
Agreement and Mortgage, the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries are entering
into a Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
supplemented or modified and in effect from time to time , the "Credit
Agreement"), with the Lenders party thereto, Fleet Securities, Inc., as sole
advisor, lead arranger and book manager, Congress Financial Corporation (New
England), as syndication agent and co-arranger, and the Agent; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the Lenders making any Loans or the Issuing Bank
issuing or the Agent causing the issuance of any Letters of Credit under the
Credit Agreement
and to the Interest Rate Parties entering into Rate Protection Agreements, the
Lenders, the Agent and the Interest Rate Parties have required the execution and
delivery of this Security Agreement and Mortgage by the Grantors;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth in the Credit
Agreement and in order to induce (x) the Lenders to make Loans and the Issuing
Bank to issue or the Agent to cause the issuance of Letters of Credit under the
Credit Agreement and (y) the Interest Rate Parties to enter into Rate Protection
Agreements, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties as follows:
1. Grant of Security. As collateral security for the full and prompt
payment and performance of all Secured Obligations (as hereinafter defined),
each Grantor does hereby mortgage to and pledge with the Agent, and grant to the
Agent a first priority security interest in, in each case for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, all of such Grantor's right, title and interest in and to (i)
each of the Trademarks (as hereinafter defined), the goodwill of the business
symbolized by each of the Trademarks and all customer lists relating to the
distribution of products bearing the Trademarks and each of the trademark
registrations described in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof;
(ii) each of the Patents (as hereinafter defined) and each of the Patent
Applications (as hereinafter defined), including, without limitation, those
listed on Schedule B attached hereto and made a part hereof; (iii) each of the
Copyrights (as hereinafter defined), and each of the registrations listed on
Schedule C attached hereto and made a part hereof; (iv) each license to use any
trademarks, patents or other intellectual property where such Grantor is the
licensee thereunder and all rights of such Grantor thereunder, including,
without limitation, those licenses listed on Schedule D attached hereto and made
a part hereof; and (v) any and all proceeds of the foregoing, including, without
limitation, any claims by any Grantor against third parties for infringement of
the Trademarks, Patents or Copyrights (collectively, the "Collateral");
provided, however, that anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the
contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of any Grantor secured by the
Collateral hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed
an amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such Grantor's
obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents subject to avoidance
under Section 548 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any equivalent provision of
the law of any state; further provided, that no mortgage is made nor any
security interest is granted in any licenses or unregistered intellectual
property included in the Collateral to the extent that such mortgage or security
interest would be prohibited by the terms of such license or unregistered
intellectual property and such license or unregistered intellectual property is
not material to the business of any Grantor.
2. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Security Agreement and Mortgage,
unless the context otherwise requires:
"Copyrights" shall mean (i) all copyrights in all original works of
authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, all mask works fixed in a
chip product, all right, title and interest therein and thereto, and all
registrations and recordings thereof, including, without
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limitation, applications, registrations and recordings in the United States,
Canada, Ireland, Germany or the United Kingdom, or any political subdivision
thereof, all whether now or hereafter owned by any Grantor, including, but not
limited to, those registrations or applications for registrations described on
Schedule C attached hereto and made a part hereof, and (ii) all extensions or
renewals thereof.
"Opposition" shall mean the opposition filed by Remington Arms Company,
Inc. to the trademark application Serial No. 75/585,132.
"Patents" shall mean (i) all utility, design and plant patents, and
statutory invention registrations of the United States, Canada, Ireland, Germany
or the United Kingdom, or any political subdivisions thereof, all whether now or
hereafter owned by any Grantor, including, but not limited to, those described
in Schedule B attached hereto and made a part hereof, and (ii) all reissues,
continuations, continuations_in_part, divisionals or term restorations and all
extensions thereof and each Grantor's interest in any licenses thereof.
"Patent Applications" shall mean (i) all applications for Patents that have
been filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or
agency of the United States, Canada, Ireland, Germany or the United Kingdom, or
any political subdivision thereof as of the effective date of this Security
Agreement and Mortgage, or in the future, that have not yet been issued as
patents, all whether now or hereafter owned by the Grantor, including, but not
limited to, those described on Schedule B attached hereto and made a part hereof
and (ii) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals or term
restorations and all extensions thereof and each Grantor's interest in any
licenses thereof.
"Secured Obligations" shall mean (i) all present and future Primary
Obligations , whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise
(including, without limitation, all interest thereon, whether accruing prior or
subsequent to the commencement of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving
the Company or any Subsidiary thereof as a debtor and whether or not such
interest is an allowed claim in any such proceeding), (ii) all present and
future obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries under each of the Loan
Documents, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, (iii) all
present and future obligations of the Company, the Canadian Borrower and the UK
Borrower and any Subsidiary thereof with respect to Letters of Credit and L/C
Guaranties and (iv) all present and future obligations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries under Rate Protection Agreements to which any Secured Party is a
party.
"Trademark Settlement Agreement" shall mean that certain Trademark
Settlement Agreement by and between Remington Arms Company, Inc. and Remington
Products Inc. dated December 5, 1986, as amended as of October 23, 1987.
"Trademarks" shall mean (i) all trademarks, trade names, trade styles,
service marks, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or
hereafter adopted or acquired, all right, title and interest therein and
thereto, and all registrations and recordings
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thereof, including, without limitation, applications, registrations and
recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar
office or agency of the United States, Canada, Ireland, Germany or the United
Kingdom, or any political subdivision thereof, all whether now or hereafter
owned by any Grantor, including, but not limited to, those registrations and
applications described in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof, and
(ii) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof and each Grantor's interest in
any licenses thereof.
3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of each Grantor. Each Grantor
hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) Title to Trademarks. Subject to the Opposition and Trademark Settlement
Agreement with respect to the "REMINGTON" xxxx only, each Grantor has the sole,
full and clear title to the registered Trademarks of such Grantor for the goods
and services covered by the registrations thereof and, to the knowledge of such
Grantor, such registrations are valid and subsisting and in full force and
effect.
(b) Use of Trademarks. Except to the extent that (i) the Agent, upon prior
written notice by the applicable Grantor, shall consent in writing, or (ii) the
applicable Grantor determines in its reasonable business judgment that a
Trademark of such Grantor has negligible economic value or such Trademark is no
longer utilized in the ordinary course of such Grantor's business, each Grantor
(either itself or through licensees) will continue to use its Trademarks on each
and every trademark class of goods applicable to its current line as reflected
in its current catalogs, brochures and price lists as necessary to maintain such
Trademarks in full force free from any claim of abandonment for nonuse and no
Grantor will (and will not permit any licensee thereof to) knowingly do any act
or omit to do any act whereby any Trademark may become invalidated.
(c) Title to Patents; Etc. Each Grantor has the sole, full and clear title
to each of the Patents and Patent Applications of such Grantor. None of the
Patents or Patent Applications has been abandoned or dedicated, and, except to
the extent that (i) the Agent, upon prior written notice by the applicable
Grantor, shall consent in writing, or (ii) the applicable Grantor determines in
its reasonable business judgment that a Patent or a Patent Application of such
Grantor has negligible economic value or such Patent or Patent Application is no
longer utilized in the ordinary course of such Grantor's business, no Grantor
will knowingly do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby any of the Patents or
the Patent Applications may become abandoned or dedicated.
(d) Title to Copyrights; Etc. Each Grantor has the sole, full and clear
title to the Copyrights of such Grantor and each of said Copyrights is
subsisting and in full force and effect. None of the registered Copyrights has
been abandoned or dedicated, and, except to the extent that (i) the Agent, upon
prior written notice by the applicable Grantor, shall consent in writing, or
(ii) the applicable Grantor determines in its reasonable business judgment that
a Copyright of such Grantor has negligible economic value or such Copyright is
no longer utilized
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in the ordinary course of such Grantor's business, no Grantor will knowingly do
any act or omit to do any act, whereby any of the Copyrights may become
abandoned or dedicated.
(e) Further Assurances. The Grantors will perform all acts and execute all
documents, including, without limitation, conditional assignments (which shall
not be present assignments until the occurrence and continuance of an Event of
Default) for security in form suitable for filing with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, substantially in
the forms of Exhibits 1, 2 and 3 hereof, respectively, reasonably requested by
the Agent in writing at any time to evidence, perfect, maintain, record and
enforce the Agent's interest in the Collateral or otherwise in furtherance of
the provisions of this Security Agreement and Mortgage, and each Grantor hereby
authorizes the Agent to execute and file one or more financing statements (and
similar documents) or copies thereof or of this Security Agreement and Mortgage
with respect to the Collateral signed only by the Agent.
(f) Costs and Expenses. The Grantors will upon demand pay the Agent for any
and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, sums, and expenses which the Agent may
pay or incur pursuant to the provisions of this Security Agreement and Mortgage
or in enforcing the Secured Obligations, the Collateral or the security interest
granted hereunder, including, but not limited to, all filing or recording fees,
court costs, collection charges, travel expenses, computer fees, telephone fees,
duplicating fees and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. Such expenses
shall include, without limitation, any such costs paid or incurred by the Agent
in connection with any waivers, amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals
or renegotiations of this Security Agreement and Mortgage. All of the foregoing,
together with interest thereon as specified in paragraph 13 hereof, shall be
part of the Secured Obligations and be payable on demand.
(g) Pledge of Additional Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights. In the event
any Grantor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee,
(i) files an application for the registration of any Patent, Trademark or
Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States
Copyright Office or any similar office or agency of the United States, Canada,
Ireland, Germany or the United Kingdom, or any political subdivision thereof, or
(ii) files any assignment of any Patent, Patent Application, Trademark or
Copyright which any Grantor may acquire, own or license from a third party, with
the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or
any similar office or agency of the United States, Canada, Ireland, Germany or
the United Kingdom, or any political subdivision thereof, such Grantor shall
notify the Agent thereof at the end of the calendar quarter during which such
filing was made, and, upon request of the Agent, shall promptly execute and
deliver any and all assignments, agreements, instruments, documents and papers
as the Agent may request to evidence the Agent's interest in such Patent, Patent
Application, Trademark or Copyright and the goodwill and general intangibles of
such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby.
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(h) Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby constitutes and
appoints the Agent its attorney_in-fact to execute and file, upon the occurrence
and for so long as an Event of Default is continuing, all such writings for the
foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and
confirmed; such power being coupled with an interest is irrevocable while this
Security Agreement and Mortgage remains in effect.
(i) Grantor Authority, Etc. Subject to any rights of Remington Licensing
Corporation in the "REMINGTON" xxxx under the Trademark Settlement Agreement,
each Grantor has the right and power to make the conditional assignment and to
grant the security interest herein granted; and the Collateral is not now, and
at all times hereafter will not be, subject to any Liens or assignments of any
nature whatsoever, except Liens permitted pursuant to
Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement and, subject to the Opposition (which is
now governed by the Trademark Settlement Agreement), no Grantor has received any
notice from any third party claiming any right or interest in and to any of the
Collateral or that any Grantor's use thereof infringes the rights of any third
party.
(j) Negative Pledge. Except for Liens permitted pursuant to Section 10.2 of
the Credit Agreement and any rights of Remington Licensing Corporation in the
"REMINGTON" xxxx under the Trademark Settlement Agreement, no Grantor will
assign (by operation of law or otherwise), sell, mortgage, lease, transfer,
pledge, hypothecate, grant a security interest in or Lien upon, encumber, grant
an exclusive or non_exclusive license (other than in the ordinary course of
business to non_Affiliated Persons), or otherwise dispose of any of the
Collateral, and nothing in this Security Agreement and Mortgage shall be deemed
a consent by the Agent or any Lender to any such action except as expressly
permitted herein.
(k) No Additional Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights. As of the date hereof,
neither any Grantor nor any Subsidiary thereof owns any Patents, Patent
Applications, or registered Trademarks or Copyrights or applications for
Trademarks or Copyrights in, the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in Canada,
Germany, Ireland or the United Kingdom or any political subdivision thereof,
other than those grants, registrations or applications for registrations
described in Schedules A, B and C attached hereto.
(l) Additional Further Assurances. The Grantors will take all commercially
reasonable steps in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in
Canada, Germany, Ireland or the United Kingdom, or any political subdivision
thereof, to maintain each application and registration and grant of the
Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Patent Applications, including, without
limitation, filing renewals, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability
and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings (except to the extent
that dedication, abandonment or invalidation is permitted under paragraphs 3(b),
3(c) and 3(d) hereof).
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(m) Agent Not Liable. The Grantors assume all responsibility and liability
arising from the use of the Collateral, and hereby indemnify and hold the Agent
and each Secured Party harmless from and against any claim, suit, loss, damage
or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of
any alleged defect in any product manufactured, promoted or sold by the Grantors
(or any Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof) in connection with any Trademark or
other Collateral or out of the manufacture, promotion, labeling, sale or
advertisement of any such product by any of the Grantors (or any Affiliate or
Subsidiary thereof). Each Grantor agrees that neither the Agent nor any Secured
Party assumes, and neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any
responsibility for, the payment of any sums due or to become due under any
agreement or contract included in the Collateral or the performance of any
obligations to be performed under or with respect to any such agreement or
contract by any Grantor, and the Grantors hereby agree to indemnify and hold the
Agent and each Secured Party harmless with respect to any and all claims by any
Person relating thereto, except those arising out of the gross negligence or
wilful misconduct of the Agent or a Secured Party.
(n) Agent's Rights. The Agent may, in its sole discretion, pay any amount
or do any act required of any Grantor hereunder or reasonably requested by the
Agent to preserve, defend, protect, maintain, record or enforce the Grantors'
obligations contained herein, the Secured Obligations, the Collateral, or the
right, title and interest granted the Agent herein, and which any Grantor fails
to do or pay, and any such payment shall be deemed an advance by the Agent to
the Grantors and shall be payable on demand together with interest thereon as
specified in paragraph 13 hereof.
(o) Protection of Trademarks. Each Grantor agrees that if it learns of any
use by any Person of any term or design likely to cause confusion with any
material Trademark, it shall promptly notify the Agent of such use and, if
requested by the Agent, shall join with the Agent, at the Grantors' expense, in
such action as the Agent, in its reasonable discretion, may deem advisable for
the protection of the Agent's interest in and to the Trademarks, it being
understood that the foregoing shall not preclude any Grantor from bringing an
action against a Person for the protection of such Grantor's interest in and to
such Trademarks.
(p) Licenses of Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights. All material licenses
of its Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights which any Grantor has granted to third
parties are set forth in Schedule D attached hereto and all material licenses to
use any trademark, patent or other intellectual property under which any Grantor
is the licensee are set forth in Schedule D attached hereto. No such license
contains any provision that would be breached by the mortgage or grant of
security contained in Section 1 above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Security Agreement and Mortgage, and except to the extent that
(i) the Agent, upon prior written notice by the applicable Grantor, shall
consent in writing, or (ii) the applicable Grantor determines in its reasonable
business judgment that a license of such Grantor has negligible economic value
or such license is no longer utilized in the ordinary course of such Grantor's
business, no Grantor will terminate, cancel, amend, modify or alter in any
respect any license
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agreement included in or with respect to the Collateral outside its ordinary
course of business and each Grantor which is a licensor under any such license
agreement consents to the assignment and mortgage of such license agreement by
any other Grantor hereunder; provided that with respect to any use of any
trademark licensed to any Grantor which trademark is the subject of the
Trademark Settlement Agreement, no Grantor will terminate, cancel, amend, modify
or alter in any respect any such license agreement with respect to the use of
such trademark without the Agent's prior written consent.
4. Remedies. Upon the occurrence and for so long as an Event of Default is
continuing, the Agent may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of
the Credit Agreement, without notice to or demand upon any Grantor, declare any
Secured Obligations immediately due and payable and the Agent shall have the
following rights and remedies (to the extent permitted by applicable law) in
addition to all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (whether or
not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) or of the Agent under the
Secured Obligations, all such rights and remedies being cumulative and in
addition to all other remedies in favor of the Agent existing at law or in
equity, not exclusive and enforceable alternatively, successively or
concurrently:
(a) immediately upon the Agent's request, the Grantors shall not make any
further use of the Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights or any xxxx similar thereto
for any purposes;
(b) the Agent may, at any time and from time to time, license, whether
general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or nonexclusive
basis, any of the Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights or other Collateral,
throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such
manner, as the Agent shall in its sole discretion determine;
(c) the Agent may (without assuming any obligations or liability
thereunder), at any time, enforce (and shall have the exclusive right to
enforce) against any licensor, sublicensor, licensee or sublicensee all rights
and remedies of any Grantor in, to and under any one or more license agreements
with respect to any of the Collateral, and take or refrain from taking any
action under any license or sublicense thereof, and each Grantor hereby releases
the Agent and each Secured Party from, and agrees to hold the Agent and each
Secured Party free and harmless from and against, any claims arising out of, any
action taken or omitted to be taken with respect to any such license agreement,
other than those arising out of the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the
Agent or a Secured Party;
(d) the Agent may, at any time and from time to time, assign, sell, or
otherwise dispose of, the Collateral or any of it, either with or without
special or other conditions or stipulations, with power to buy the Collateral or
any part of it, and with power also to execute assurances, and do all other acts
and things for completing the assignment, sale or disposition which the Agent
shall, in its sole discretion, deem appropriate or proper; and
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(e) in addition to the foregoing, in order to implement the assignment,
sale or other disposal of any of the Collateral pursuant to subparagraph 4(d)
hereof, the Agent may, at any time, pursuant to the authority granted in the
Powers of Attorney described in paragraph 5 hereof (such authority becoming
effective on the occurrence and remaining effective for so long as an Event of
Default is continuing as hereinabove provided), execute and deliver on behalf of
any Grantor, one or more instruments of assignment of the Patents, Trademarks or
Copyrights (or any application or registration thereof), in form suitable for
filing, recording or registration in any country. The Grantors agree to pay when
due all costs and expenses incurred in any such transfer of the Patents,
Trademarks or Copyrights (or any application or registration thereof), including
any taxes, fees and reasonable attorneys' fees (including, without limitation,
the allocated costs and expenses of in-house counsel), and all such costs shall
be added to the Secured Obligations. The Agent may apply the proceeds actually
received from any such license, assignment, sale or other disposition to the
payment of the Secured Obligations as provided for in the Credit Agreement (or
if not so provided for, as the Agent shall determine in its sole discretion).
The Grantors shall remain liable for any deficiency with respect to the Secured
Obligations, which shall bear interest and be payable at the interest rate
applicable to such Secured Obligations at such time as provided in paragraph 13.
The rights of the Grantors to receive any surplus, if any, shall be subject to
any duty of the Agent imposed by law to the holder of any subordinate security
interest in the Collateral known to the Agent. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed as requiring the Agent to take any such action at any time. In the
event of any such license, assignment, sale or other disposition of the
Collateral, or any of it, after the occurrence and for so long as an Event of
Default is continuing as hereinabove provided, each Grantor shall supply its
know_how and expertise relating to the manufacture and sale of the products
bearing or in connection with the Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights or other
Collateral and its customer lists and other records relating to the Trademarks,
Patents, Copyrights or other Collateral and to the distribution of said
products, to the Agent or its designee.
5. Delivery of Powers of Attorney. Concurrently with the execution and
delivery hereof, each Grantor is executing and delivering to the Agent, in the
form of Exhibit 4 hereto, five originals of a Power of Attorney for the
implementation of the assignment, sale or other disposal of the Trademarks,
Patents, Patent Applications and Copyrights pursuant to subparagraphs 4(d) and
(e) hereof and each Grantor hereby releases the Agent and each Secured Party
from any claims, causes of action and demands at any time arising out of or with
respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Agent under the
powers of attorney granted herein, other than actions taken or omitted to be
taken through the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent.
6. Amendments and Modification. No provision hereof shall be modified,
altered, waived or limited except by a written instrument expressly referring to
this Security Agreement and Mortgage and executed by the party to be charged.
7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND MORTGAGE AND THE SECURED
OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
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ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES
HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A
JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
8. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND SETOFF; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; ETC. In any
litigation in any court with respect to, in connection with, or arising out of
this Security Agreement and Mortgage, the Collateral, or any other Loan Document
or any instrument or document delivered pursuant to this Security Agreement and
Mortgage, or the validity, protection, interpretation, collection or enforcement
thereof, or any other claim or dispute howsoever arising, between any Grantor on
the one hand and any one or more of the Secured Parties or the Agent on the
other hand, EACH GRANTOR, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, (i)
waives the right to interpose any setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or
cross-claim in connection with any such litigation, irrespective of the nature
of such setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or cross-claim, unless such setoff,
recoupment, counterclaim or cross-claim could not, by reason of any applicable
Federal or State procedural laws, be interposed, pleaded or alleged in any other
action and (ii) WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH LITIGATION AND
ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN
ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. EACH GRANTOR AGREES THAT THIS PARAGRAPH 8 IS A
SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND MORTGAGE AND
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SECURED PARTIES WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE COMPANY OR ANY
OTHER BORROWER ANY FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IF THIS
PARAGRAPH 8 WERE NOT PART OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND MORTGAGE.
(b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably consents to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of any Federal Court
located in the City of New York in connection with any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Security Agreement and Mortgage, the
Collateral, or any other Loan Document or any document or instrument delivered
pursuant to this Security Agreement and Mortgage. In any such litigation, each
Grantor waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, personal service
of any summons, complaint or other process and further irrevocably consents to
the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts by the mailing of
copies thereof by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to each Grantor
located outside the City of New York and by hand delivery to each Grantor
located within the City of New York, at its address for notice determined in
accordance with paragraph 10 hereof, such service to be effective within thirty
days after such mailing. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints
and empowers Xxxx Xxxxxxx, c/o Remington Products Company, L.L.C., 00 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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as its agent for service of process in respect of any such action or proceeding.
Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Agent or any Secured Party to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or
otherwise proceed against any Grantor in any other jurisdiction. Each Grantor
hereby waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defenses of
forum non conveniens and improper venue.
9. Admissibility of Security Agreement and Mortgage. Each Grantor agrees
that any copy of this Security Agreement and Mortgage signed by the Grantors and
transmitted by telecopier for delivery to the Agent shall be admissible in
evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding,
whether or not the original is in existence.
10. Address for Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (unless otherwise
expressly provided herein) and mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled
or delivered, if to a Grantor, at the address specified below its signature
below; and if to the Agent, at its address specified below its signature below
or, at such other address as shall be designated by any party in a written
notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and communications given by a
telecommunications device shall be capable of creating a written record of
confirmation receipt. All such notices and communications shall be mailed,
telegraphed, telexed, telecopied or cabled or sent by overnight courier or
personal delivery, and shall be effective when received.
11. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Agent and security
interests hereunder, and all of the obligations of each Grantor hereunder, shall
be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Loan
Documents or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations or any other amendment
or waiver of or any consent to any departure from any of the Loan
Documents;
(iii) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any other collateral,
or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any
guaranty, for all or any of the Secured Obligations; or
(iv) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor or a third party grantor of a
security interest or Lien.
12. Continuing Security Interest; Assignments. This Security Agreement and
Mortgage shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall
(i) remain in full force and effect until the later of (x) payment in full and
termination of the Secured Obligations,
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(y) the expiration or cancellation of all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties
and (z) the expiration or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and
the expiration or termination of any further commitment of any Issuing Bank to
open or the Agent to cause to be opened Letters of Credit (or the payment in
full of the obligations in respect of Letters of Credit), (ii) be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, each Grantor and its
successors and assigns, and (iii) be binding upon and inure to the benefit of,
and be enforceable by, the Agent and its successors, transferees and assigns.
Upon (i) the payment in full and termination of the Secured Obligations then
outstanding, (ii) the expiration or cancellation of all Letters of Credit and
L/C Guaranties, (iii) the expiration or termination of the Revolving Credit
Commitments, and (iv) the expiration or termination of any further commitment of
any Issuing Bank to open or the Agent to cause to be opened Letters of Credit
(or the payment in full of the obligations in respect of Letters of Credit), the
security interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to the
Collateral shall revert to the applicable Grantors. Upon any such termination,
the Agent will, at Grantors' expense, execute and deliver to Grantors such
documents as the Grantors shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
13. Interest. All amounts payable from time to time by the Grantors
hereunder shall constitute part of the Secured Obligations and shall bear
interest and be payable at the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans comprising
Domestic Revolving Credit Loans at such time under Section 6.5 of the Credit
Agreement.
14. Obligations Joint and Several. All obligations and liabilities of the
Grantors hereunder are joint and several.
15. Counterparts. This Security Agreement and Mortgage may be executed by
the parties hereto individually or in any combination, in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall together
constitute one and the same agreement.
16. Captions; Separability. The captions of the various sections and
paragraphs of this Security Agreement and Mortgage have been inserted only for
the purposes of convenience; such captions are not a part of this Security
Agreement and Mortgage and shall not be deemed in any manner to modify, explain,
enlarge or restrict any of the provisions of this Security Agreement and
Mortgage.
17. Acknowledgment of Receipt. Each Grantor acknowledges receipt of a copy
of this Security Agreement and Mortgage.
18. Governance of Credit Agreement. The parties hereto hereby agree that to
the extent any provisions herein conflict with the Credit Agreement, the
provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Security
Agreement and Mortgage to be duly executed as of the day and year first above
written.
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
REMINGTON CORPORATION, L.L.C.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
REMINGTON CAPITAL CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
REMINGTON RAND CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Accepted and Agreed:
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Agent
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
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Schedule A to Security Agreement and Mortgage
TRADEMARKS
Application
Application or Serial No. or
Trademark Registration Date Registration No. Issuer Country
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A-1
Schedule B to Security Agreement and Mortgage
PATENTS
Date Filed
Title or Granted Patent No.
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PATENT APPLICATIONS
Title Date Filed Serial No.
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B-1
Schedule C to Security Agreement and Mortgage
COPYRIGHTS
Issue or
Titles Filing Date Copyright No.
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C-1
Schedule D to Security Agreement and Mortgage
LICENSES
D-1
Exhibit 1 to Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights Security Agreement and
Mortgage
SECURITY AGREEMENT
(PATENTS)
WHEREAS, __________________________, a Delaware [corporation] [limited
liability company] (herein referred to as "Grantor"), whose address is
__________________________, __________, owns the letters patent, and/or
applications for letters patent, of the United States, more particularly
described on Schedule 1-A attached hereto as part hereof (the "Patents");
WHEREAS, REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company (the "Company"), and certain of its Subsidiaries have entered into a
Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of August__, 2001 (said Agreement as it
may be hereafter amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time
to time being the "Credit Agreement") with the Lenders party thereto, Fleet
Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead arranger and book manager, Congress
Financial Corporation (New England), as syndication agent and co-arranger, and
Fleet Capital Corporation, as administrative agent (together with any successor
in such capacity, is herein referred to as the "Grantee"), and in connection
therewith, the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement and
Mortgage (defined below)) are desirous of having a security interest and
mortgage in favor of Grantee on the Patents in order to secure the payment of
certain obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries now or hereafter owing
to the Secured Parties;
WHEREAS, Grantor[, a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company],
together with certain of its affiliates, has entered into a Patents, Trademarks
and Copyrights Security Agreement and Mortgage dated as of August __, 2001 (said
Agreement, as it may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time being the "Security Agreement and Mortgage"; capitalized terms
used therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein
defined) in favor of the Grantee; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement and Mortgage, Grantor has
granted to Grantee a security interest in, and mortgage on, all right, title and
interest of Grantor in and to the Patents, including, without limitation,
applications and statutory invention registrations in the United States Patent
and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States,
any State thereof or any political subdivision thereof, all whether now or
hereafter owned by Grantor, and all reissues, continuations,
continuations-in-part, term restorations or extensions thereof and all proceeds
thereof, including, without limitation, any
claims by Grantor against third parties for infringement thereof for the full
term of the Patents (the "Collateral"), to secure the prompt payment,
performance and observance of the Secured Obligations;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, Grantor does hereby grant to Grantee a security interest
in, and mortgage on, the Collateral and, effective upon the occurrence of and
for so long as an Event of Default is continuing under the Credit Agreement,
assigns the Collateral to Grantee, in order to secure the prompt payment,
performance and observance of the Secured Obligations.
Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and
remedies of Grantee with respect to the security interest in and mortgage on the
Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security
Agreement and Mortgage, the terms and provisions of which are hereby
incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.
Grantee's address is 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has duly executed or caused this Assignment to
be duly executed as of the ____ day of _________, 2001.
[Seal] [ ]
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By:
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Name:
Title:
0
XXXXX XX XXX XXXX )
)ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On this ____ day of ________________, 2001, before me personally appeared
_____________________________________, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn,
did depose and say that he/she resides at
___________________________________________ and that he/she is
________________________ of the Grantor; [that he/she knows the seal of said
corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal;
that it was affixed pursuant to authority of the Board of Directors of said
corporation] and that he/she signed his/her name thereto in his/her capacity as
an authorized officer of said [corporation] [limited liability company] pursuant
to such authority.
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Notary Public
SCHEDULE 1-A TO SECURITY AGREEMENT (PATENTS)
PATENTS
Date Filed
Title or Granted Patent No.
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PATENT APPLICATIONS
Title Date Filed Serial No.
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1-A
Exhibit 2 to Patents Trademarks and
Copyrights Security Agreement and
Mortgage
SECURITY AGREEMENT
(TRADEMARKS)
WHEREAS, _________________________, a Delaware [corporation] [limited
liability company] (herein referred to as "Grantor"), having an address at
______________________________ _______, __________, (1) has adopted, used and is
using, or (2) has intended to use and filed an application indicating that
intention, but has not yet filed an allegation of use under Section 1(c) or 1(d)
of the Trademark Act, or (3) has filed an application based on an intention to
use and has since used and has filed an allegation of use under Section 1(c) or
1(d) of the Trademark Act, the trademarks, trade names, trade styles and service
marks listed on the attached Schedule 2-A, which trademarks, trade names, trade
styles and service marks are registered in or have been applied for registration
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "Trademarks");
WHEREAS, REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company (the "Company"), and certain of its Subsidiaries, have entered into a
Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of August __, 2001 (said Agreement as it
may be hereafter amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time
to time being the "Credit Agreement") with the Lenders party thereto, Fleet
Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead arranger and book manager, Congress
Financial Corporation (New England), as syndication agent and co-arranger, and
Fleet Capital Corporation, as administrative agent (together with any successor
in such capacity, is herein referred to as the "Grantee"), and in connection
therewith, the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement and
Mortgage (defined below)) are desirous of having a security interest and
mortgage in favor of Grantee on the Trademarks in order to secure the payment of
certain obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries now or hereafter owing
to the Secured Parties;
WHEREAS, Grantor[, a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company],
together with certain of its affiliates, has entered into a Patents, Trademarks
and Copyrights Security Agreement and Mortgage dated as of August __, 2001 (said
Agreement, as it may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time being the "Security Agreement and Mortgage"; capitalized terms
used therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein
defined) in favor of the Grantee; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement and Mortgage, Grantor has
granted to Grantee a security interest in, and mortgage on, all right, title and
interest of Grantor in and to the Trademarks, designs and general intangibles of
like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, and the goodwill of
the business symbolized by the Trademarks and the applications, registrations
and recordings thereof in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in
any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof, or any
political subdivision thereof, all whether now or hereafter owned by Grantor,
and all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof and all proceeds thereof,
including, without limitation, any claims by Assignor against third parties for
infringement thereof (the "Collateral"), to secure the payment, performance and
observance of the Secured Obligations;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, Grantor does hereby grant to Grantee a security interest
in, and mortgage on, the Collateral and, effective upon the occurrence of and
for so long as an Event of Default is continuing under the Credit Agreement,
assigns the Collateral (other than intent-to-use applications for which a
statement of use has not been filed) to Grantee, in order to secure the prompt
payment, performance and observance of the Secured Obligations.
Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and
remedies of Grantee with respect to the security interest in and mortgage on the
Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security
Agreement and Mortgage, the terms and provisions of which are hereby
incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.
Grantee's address is 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has duly executed or caused this Assignment to
be duly executed as of the __ day of _________, 2001.
[Seal] [ ]
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By:
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Name:
Title:
0
XXXXX XX XXX XXXX )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On this ____ day of ________________, 2001, before me personally appeared
_____________________________________, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn,
did depose and say that he/she resides at
___________________________________________ and that he/she is
________________________ of the Grantor; [that he/she knows the seal of said
corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal;
that it was affixed pursuant to authority of the Board of Directors of said
corporation] and that he/she signed his/her name thereto in his/her capacity as
an authorized officer of said [corporation] [limited liability company] pursuant
to such authority.
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Notary Public
SCHEDULE 2-A TO SECURITY AGREEMENT (TRADEMARKS)
TRADEMARKS
Application
Application or Serial No. or
Trademark Registration Date Registration No. Issuer
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2-A
Exhibit 3 to Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights Security Agreement and
Mortgage
SECURITY AGREEMENT
(COPYRIGHTS)
WHEREAS, ________________________, a Delaware [corporation] [limited
liability company] (herein referred to as "Grantor"), has adopted, used and is
using the copyrights listed on the attached Schedule 3-A, which copyrights are
registered in the United States Copyright Office (the "Copyrights");
WHEREAS, REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company (the "Company"), and certain of its Subsidiaries, have entered into a
Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of August __, 2001 (said Agreement as it
may be hereafter amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time
to time being the "Credit Agreement") with the Lenders party thereto, Fleet
Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead arranger and book manager, Congress
Financial Corporation (New England), as syndication agent and co-arranger, and
Fleet Capital Corporation, as administrative agent (together with any successor
in such capacity, is herein referred to as the "Grantee"), and in connection
therewith, the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement and
Mortgage (defined below)) are desirous of having a security interest and
mortgage in favor of Grantee on the Copyrights in order to secure the payment of
certain obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries now or hereafter owing
to the Secured Parties;
WHEREAS, Grantor[, a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company],
together with certain of its affiliates, has entered into a Patents, Trademarks
and Copyrights Security Agreement and Mortgage dated as of August __, 2001 (said
Agreement, as it may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time being the "Security Agreement and Mortgage"; capitalized terms
used therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein
defined) in favor of the Grantee; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Security Agreement and Mortgage, Grantor has
granted to Grantee a security interest in, and mortgage on, all right, title and
interest of Grantor in and to the Copyrights, and the registrations and
recordings thereof in the United States, any State thereof or any political
subdivision thereof, all whether now or hereafter owned or licensable by Grantor
and all extensions or renewals thereof, and all proceeds thereof, including,
without
limitation, any claims by Grantor against third parties for infringement thereof
(the "Collateral"), to secure the payment, performance and observance of the
Secured Obligations;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, Grantor does hereby grant to Grantee a security interest
in, and mortgage on, the Collateral and, effective upon the occurrence of and
for so long as an Event of Default is continuing under the Credit Agreement,
assigns the Collateral to Grantee, in order to secure the prompt payment,
performance and observance of the Secured Obligations.
Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and
remedies of Grantee with respect to the security interest in and mortgage on the
Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security
Agreement and Mortgage, the terms and provisions of which are hereby
incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.
Grantee's address is 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has duly executed or caused this Agreement to
be duly executed as of the __ day of _________, 2001.
[Seal] [ ]
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By:
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Name:
Title:
0
XXXXX XX XXX XXXX )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On this ____ day of ________________, 2001, before me personally appeared
_____________________________________, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn,
did depose and say that he/she resides at
___________________________________________ and that he/she is
________________________ of the Grantor; [that he/she knows the seal of said
corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal;
that it was affixed pursuant to authority of the Board of Directors of said
corporation] and that he/she signed his/her name thereto in his/her capacity as
an authorized officer of said [corporation] [limited liability company] pursuant
to such authority.
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Notary Public
SCHEDULE 3-A TO SECURITY AGREEMENT (COPYRIGHTS)
COPYRIGHTS
Issue or
Titles Filing Date Copyright No.
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3-A
Exhibit 4 to Patents, Trademarks
and Copyrights Security Agreement and
Mortgage
SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT ________________________, a Delaware
[corporation] [limited liability company] with its principal office at
__________________________, __________ (hereinafter called "Grantor"), hereby
appoints and constitutes FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent as described in the
Security Agreement and Mortgage referred to below (hereinafter called
"Grantee"), its true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, and
with full power and authority to perform the following acts on behalf of
Grantor:
1. For the purpose of assigning, selling, licensing or otherwise
disposing of all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to any letters
patent, design and plant patents, utility models, industrial designs,
inventor certificates and statutory invention registrations of the United
States or any other country or political subdivision thereof, and all
registrations, recordings, reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part,
term restorations and extensions thereof, and all pending applications
therefor, and for the purpose of the recording, registering and filing of,
or accomplishing any other formality with respect to the foregoing, to
execute and deliver any and all agreements, documents, instruments of
assignment or other papers necessary or advisable to effect such purpose;
and
2. For the purpose of assigning, selling, licensing or otherwise
disposing of all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to any
trademarks, trade names, trade styles and service marks, and all
registrations, recordings, reissues, extensions and renewals thereof, and
all pending applications therefor, and for the purpose of the recording,
registering and filing of, or accomplishing any other formality with
respect to the foregoing, to execute and deliver any and all agreements,
documents, instruments of assignment or other papers necessary or advisable
to effect such purpose;
3. For the purpose of assigning, selling, licensing or otherwise
disposing of all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to any
copyrights, and all registrations, recordings, extensions and renewals
thereof, and all pending applications therefor, and for the purpose of the
recording, registering and filing of, or accomplishing any other formality
with respect to the foregoing, to execute and deliver any and all
agreements, documents, instruments of assignment or other papers necessary
or advisable to effect such purpose; and
4. To execute any and all documents, statements, certificates or other
papers necessary or advisable in order to obtain the purposes described
above as Grantee may in its sole discretion determine.
This power of attorney is made pursuant to a Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights Security Agreement and Mortgage, dated as of August __, 2001 (as
amended from time to time, the "Security Agreement and Mortgage"), by Grantor
and certain other grantors named therein in favor of Grantee and will take
effect solely for the purposes of paragraphs 4(d) and (e) thereof and is subject
to the conditions thereof and may not be revoked until the payment or
performance in full of all "Secured Obligations" as defined in such Security
Agreement and Mortgage, the expiration or cancellation of all Letters of Credit
and L/C Guaranties as such terms are used in the Credit Agreement (as defined in
the Security Agreement and Mortgage) and expiration or termination of all
"Revolving Credit Commitments" as such term is used in the Credit Agreement and
the expiration or termination of any further commitment of any Issuing Bank as
such term is used in the Credit Agreement to open or the Agent to cause to be
opened Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement (or the payment in full of
the obligations in respect of Letters of Credit).
Dated: ________ __, 2001
[Seal] [ ]
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By:
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Name:
Title:
2
EXHIBIT D-1
TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES GUARANTY
GUARANTY, dated as of August __ , 2001 (this "Guaranty"), made
by REMINGTON RAND CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, REMINGTON CAPITAL CORP.,
a Delaware corporation and REMINGTON CORPORATION, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company (each a "Guarantor" and collectively, the "Guarantors"), in
favor of FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as administrative agent (together with any
successor in such capacity, the "Agent") (i) for the financial institutions
(collectively, the "Lenders") now or hereafter being parties to the Credit
Agreement (as hereinafter defined), (ii) for the issuers from time to time of
letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement (the "Issuing Banks")
and (iii) for any Lender or Affiliate thereof party to a Rate Protection
Agreement (collectively, the "Interest Rate Parties" and together with the
Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, the "Secured Parties").
WHEREAS, Remington Products Company, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Company"), and certain of its Subsidiaries, have
entered into a Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as
the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with its terms, the "Credit Agreement") with the Lenders party
thereto, Fleet Securities, Inc., as sole advisor, lead arranger and book
manager, Congress Financial Corporation (New England), as syndication agent and
co-arranger, and the Agent; and
WHEREAS, each of the Guarantors shall derive substantial
benefits from the financial accommodations to be provided under the Credit
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the Lenders making any Loans and
the Issuing Bank issuing or the Agent causing the issuance of any Letters of
Credit under the Credit Agreement and to the Interest Rate Parties entering into
Rate Protection Agreements, the Lenders, the Agent and the Interest Rate Parties
have required the execution and delivery of this Guaranty by the Guarantors.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order
to induce (x) the Lenders to make Loans and the Issuing Bank to issue or the
Agent to cause the issuance of Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement and
(y) the Interest Rate Parties to enter into Rate Protection Agreements, each of
the Guarantors hereby agrees with the Agent for the ratable benefit of the
Secured Parties as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms
which are defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein are so used as so
defined.
2. Guaranty. (a) Each Guarantor hereby, unconditionally and
irrevocably, guarantees to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Parties the prompt and complete payment and performance when due of (i) all
present and future Primary Obligations, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise (including, without limitation, all interest thereon,
whether accruing prior or subsequent to the commencement of a bankruptcy or
similar proceeding involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a debtor
and whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in any such proceeding),
(ii) all present and future obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries
under each of the Loan Documents, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, (iii) all present and future obligations of the Company or the UK
Borrower or any Subsidiaries thereof with respect to Letters of Credit and L/C
Guaranties and (iv) all present and future obligations of the Company or any
Subsidiaries thereof under Rate Protection Agreements to which any Secured Party
is a party (collectively, the "Guaranteed Obli gations"); provided, however,
that anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary
notwithstanding, the maximum liability of any Guarantor hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed an amount equal to the largest
amount that would not render such Guarantor's obligations hereunder subject to
avoidance under Section 548 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any equivalent
provision of federal law or the law of any state.
(b) The guaranty contained herein is an absolute,
unconditional and continuing guaranty of the full and punctual payment and
performance of the Guaranteed Obligations, is not a guaranty of collection, and
is in no way conditioned upon any requirement that the Agent on behalf of the
Secured Parties or any of the Secured Parties first collect or attempt to
collect the Guaranteed Obligations or any portion thereof from the Company or
any Subsidiary thereof or resort to any security or other means of obtaining
payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Payments by the Guarantors may be
required by the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties or any of the Secured
Parties on any number of occasions.
(c) No payment or payments made by any of the Company or any
Subsidiary thereof or any other Person or received or collected by the Agent or
any Secured Party from any of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or any other
Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any setoff or appropriation or
application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of
the Guaranteed Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or
otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder (other than payment in
full of the Guaranteed Obligations) which shall, notwithstanding any such
payment or payments other than payments made by such Guarantor in respect of the
Guaranteed Obligations or payments received or collected from such Guarantor in
respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, remain liable for the Guaranteed
Obligations, subject to the conditions under paragraph 2(a) above, until the
termination of this Guaranty in accordance with paragraph 6 hereof.
(d) Each Guarantor agrees that whenever, at any time, or from
time to time, it shall make any payment to the Agent on account of its liability
hereunder, it will notify the Agent and the Secured Parties in writing that such
payment is made under this Guaranty for such purpose.
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3. Right of Setoff. The Agent and each Secured Party are
hereby irrevocably authorized at any time and from time to time following the
occurrence and for so long as an Event of Default is continuing, without notice
to the Guarantors, any such notice being hereby waived by each of the
Guarantors, to set off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general
or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any
other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time
held or owing by the Agent or such Secured Party to or for the credit or the
account of such Guarantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as the Agent and
such Secured Party may elect, on account of the liabilities of such Guarantor
hereunder, whether or not the Agent or such Secured Party has made any demand
for payment. The rights of the Agent or the Secured Parties under this paragraph
are in addition to any other rights and remedies (including, without limitation,
other rights of setoff) which the Agent and the Secured Parties may have. Each
Secured Party in accordance with Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement shall
notify such Guarantor promptly of any such set-off made by it and the
application of the proceeds thereof; provided that the failure to give such
notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.
4. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or payments
made by any Guarantor hereunder, or any setoff or application of funds of any
Guarantor by the Agent or any Secured Party, each Guarantor hereby irrevocably
agrees not to exercise any and all rights it may have to be subrogated to the
rights of the Agent and the Secured Parties against any of the Company or any
Subsidiary thereof and any and all rights of reimbursement, assignment,
indemnification or implied contract or any similar rights against any of the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof or against any endorser or other guarantor of
all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, until the termination of this
Guaranty in accordance with paragraph 6 hereof. If, notwithstanding the
foregoing, any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such
subrogation rights at any time when all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not
have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for
the Agent and each Secured Party, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor,
and shall, forthwith upon (and in any event within two (2) Business Days of)
receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Agent in the exact form
received by such Guarantor (duly endorsed by such Guarantor to the Agent, if
required), to be applied against the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or
unmatured, in such order as the Agent may determine (subject to the provisions
of the Credit Agreement).
5. Amendments, etc., With Respect to the Guaranteed
Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding
that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor, and without
notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of
the Guaranteed Obligations made by the Agent or any Secured Party may be
rescinded by the Agent or such Secured Party, and any of the Guaranteed
Obligations continued, and the Guaranteed Obligations, or the liability of any
other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or
guarantee therefor or right of setoff with respect thereto, may, from time to
time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated,
compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Agent or any Secured Party,
and the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Rate Protection
Agreement and any
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other document executed in connection therewith may be amended, modified,
supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Agent and the Secured
Parties may deem advisable from time to time, and any guarantee or right of
setoff at any time held by the Agent or any Secured Party for the payment of the
Guaranteed Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.
When making any demand hereunder against any Guarantor, the Agent or any Secured
Party may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on any of
the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, and any failure by the Agent or such
Secured Party to make any such demand or to collect any payments from any of the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof or any release of any of the Company or any
Subsidiary thereof shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, express
or implied, or as a matter of law, of the Agent or such Secured Party against
any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof "demand" shall include the commencement
and continuance of any legal proceedings.
6. Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional; Termination. Each
Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or
accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance
by the Agent and the Secured Parties upon this Guaranty or acceptance of this
Guaranty; the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be
deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this
Guaranty; and all dealings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on
the one hand, and the Agent and the Secured Parties, on the other, shall
likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance
upon this Guaranty. Each Guarantor waives (to the extent permitted by law)
diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or
nonpayment to or upon the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or itself with
respect to the Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty shall be construed as a
continuing, absolute and unconditional guaranty of payment without regard to (a)
the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document,
any Rate Protection Agreement, any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other
guarantee or right of setoff with respect thereto at any time or from time to
time held by the Agent or any Secured Party, (b) any defense, setoff or
counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any
time be available to or be asserted by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof
against the Agent or any Secured Party, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever
(with or without notice to or knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary
thereof) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or
legal discharge of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof for the Guaranteed
Obligations, or of any other Guarantor under this Guaranty, in bankruptcy or in
any other instance. When pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any
Guarantor, the Agent or any Secured Party may, but shall be under no obligation
to, pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Company or any
Subsidiary thereof or any other Person or guaranty for the Guaranteed
Obligations or any right of setoff with respect thereto, and any failure by the
Agent or any Secured Party to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect
any payments from the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or any such other Person
or to realize upon any such guaranty or to exercise any such right of setoff, or
any release of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or any such other Person or
any guaranty or right of setoff, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any
liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies,
whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Agent or such
Secured
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Party against any Guarantor. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 7 hereof,
this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance
with and to the extent of its terms upon each Guarantor and the successors and
assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Agent and the Secured
Parties, and their successors, endorsees, transferees and assigns, until the
later of (x) payment in full and termination of the Guaranteed Obligations, (y)
the expiration or cancellation of all Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties and
(z) the expiration or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the
expiration or termination of any further commitment of any Issuing Bank to open
or the Agent to cause to be opened Letters of Credit (or the payment in full of
all obligations in respect of Letters of Credit). Subject to the provisions of
paragraph 7 hereof, upon the later of the payment in full and termination of the
Guaranteed Obligations then outstanding, the expiration or cancellation of all
Letters of Credit and L/C Guaranties and the expiration or termination of the
Revolving Credit Commitments and the expiration or termination of any further
commitment of any Issuing Bank to open or the Agent to cause to be opened
Letters of Credit (or the payment in full of all obligations in respect of
Letters of Credit), this Guaranty shall terminate.
7. Reinstatement. This Guaranty shall continue to be
effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time the payment, or
any part thereof, of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must
otherwise be restored or returned by the Agent or any Secured Party upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof or upon or as a result of the appointment of a
receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof or any substantial part of their respective
property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
8. Expenses. The Guarantors will upon demand pay the Agent or
any Secured Party, as the case may be, for any and all reasonable out-of-pocket
costs, sums and expenses which the Agent or any Secured Party, as the case may
be, may pay or incur pursuant to the provisions of this Guaranty or in enforcing
this Guaranty or in enforcing payment of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise
in connection with the provisions hereof, including, but not limited to, all
reasonable filing or recording fees, court costs, collection charges, travel
expenses, computer fees, telephone fees, duplicating fees and reasonable
attorneys' fees. All of the foregoing, together with interest thereon as
specified in paragraph 11 hereof, shall be part of the Guaranteed Obligations
and be payable on demand.
9. Payments. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that it will make
payments in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations within two Business Days' of
demand therefor to the Agent, without setoff, deduction, withholding or
counterclaim, by wire transfer in immediately available funds and in Dollars at
the Agent's address set forth on the signature page hereto or at such other
place as the Agent may direct from time to time by notice to the Guarantors.
10. Severability. Any provision of this Guaranty which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
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such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
11. Interest. All amounts which have become due and payable
from time to time by the Guarantors hereunder shall constitute part of the
Guaranteed Obligations and shall bear interest and be payable at the interest
rate applicable to ABR Loans comprising Domestic Revolving Credit Loans at such
time under Section 6.5 of the Credit Agreement.
12. Paragraph Headings. The captions of the various sections
and paragraphs of this Guaranty have been inserted only for the purposes of
convenience; such captions are not a part of this Guaranty and shall not be
deemed in any manner to modify, explain, enlarge or restrict any of the
provisions of this Guaranty.
13. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. Neither the Agent nor any
Secured Party shall by an act (except by a written instrument pursuant to
paragraph 14 hereof), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise, be deemed to
have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default
or Event of Default or in any breach of any of the terms and conditions hereof.
No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Agent or
any Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Agent or any Secured
Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be
construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Agent or such Secured Party
would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein
provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not
exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
14. Waivers and Amendments; Successors and Assigns; Governing
Law. None of the terms or provisions of this Guaranty may be waived, amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by
each Guarantor and the Agent and the requisite number of Lenders as set forth in
the Credit Agreement; provided, that any provision of this Guaranty may be
waived by the Agent and the requisite number of Lenders as set forth in the
Credit Agreement in a letter or agreement executed by the Agent and such Lenders
or by telex or facsimile transmission from the Agent and such Lenders. This
Guaranty shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Guarantors and
shall inure to the benefit of the Agent and the Secured Parties and their
respective successors and assigns. THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
15. Address for Notices. All notices, requests, demands and
other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (unless
otherwise expressly provided herein) and mailed, telegraphed, telexed,
telecopied, cabled or delivered, if to a Guarantor, at the address specified
below its signature below; and if to the Agent, at its address specified below
its signature below or, at such other address as shall be designated by any
party in a written notice to
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the other parties hereto. All notices and communications given by a
telecommunications device shall be capable of creating a written record of
confirmation receipt. All such notices and communications shall be mailed,
telegraphed, telexed, telecopied or cabled or sent by overnight courier or
personal delivery, and shall be effective when received.
16. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND SETOFF; CONSENT TO
JURISDICTION, ETC. (a) In any litigation in any court with respect to, in
connection with, or arising out of this Guaranty, or any other Loan Document or
any instrument or document delivered pursuant to this Guaranty, or the validity,
protection, interpretation, collection or enforcement thereof, or any other
claim or dispute howsoever arising, between any Guarantor on the one hand and
any one or more of the Secured Parties or the Agent on the other hand, EACH
GUARANTOR HEREBY, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, (i) waives the
right to interpose any setoff, recoupment, counterclaim or cross-claim in
connection with any such litigation, irrespective of the nature of such setoff,
recoupment, counterclaim or cross-claim, unless such setoff, recoupment,
counterclaim or cross-claim could not, by reason of any applicable Federal or
State procedural laws, be interposed, pleaded or alleged in any other action and
(ii) WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH LITIGATION AND ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO,
ACTUAL DAMAGES. EACH GUARANTOR AGREES THAT THIS PARAGRAPH 16 IS A SPECIFIC AND
MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS GUARANTY AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SECURED PARTIES WOULD
NOT EXTEND ANY FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER BORROWER
UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IF THIS PARAGRAPH 16 WERE NOT PART OF THIS GUARANTY.
(b) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably consents to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of any
Federal Court located in the City of New York in connection with any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty, the Guaranteed
Obligations, or any other Loan Document or any document or instrument delivered
pursuant to this Guaranty. In any such litigation, each Guarantor waives, to the
fullest extent it may effectively do so, personal service of any summons,
complaint or other process and further irrevocably consents to the service of
process out of any of the aforementioned courts by the mailing of copies thereof
by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to each Guarantor located
outside the City of New York and by hand delivery to each Guarantor located
within the City of New York, at its address for notice determined in accordance
with paragraph 15 hereof, such service to be effective within thirty days after
such mailing. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and
empowers Xxxx Xxxxxxx, c/o Remington Products Company, L.L.C., 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, as its agent for service of process in respect of any such
action or proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Agent or any
Secured Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to
commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Guarantor in any
other
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jurisdiction. Each Guarantor hereby waives, to the fullest extent it may
effectively do so, the defenses of forum non conveniens and improper venue.
Obligations Joint and Several. All obligations and
liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder are joint and several.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Guaranty
to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
REMINGTON CAPITAL CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
REMINGTON RAND CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
REMINGTON CORPORATION, L.L.C.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: 000-000-0000
Accepted and Agreed:
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Agent
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Ur-Nr. . /2001
Exhibit D-2
Executed
at
Frankfurt am Main
on August __, 2001
Before me,
the undersigned Civil Law Notary
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
in the district of the Superior Court in Frankfurt am Main,
with his offices at
Xxxxxxxx 000, 00000 Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxx,
who, upon request of the parties, went to the offices of the law firm Wessing at
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 00-00, 00000 Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxx,
appeared today:
1. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, identified by his identity card no. . , hereinafter not
acting in her own name, but in the name and on behalf of
Fleet Capital Corporation
("Fleet", "Pledgee" or "Agent")
and
2. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, personally known to the notary, hereinafter not acting in his
own name, but by virtue of a written power of attorney, a copy of which is
attached to this deed as Annex 1, in the name and on behalf of
Remington Products Company, L.L.C.
(the "Pledgor").
The person appearing for the Pledgee proved her authority to act in the name and
on behalf of the Pledgee by submitting a telefax power of attorney a copy of
which is attached to this Share Pledge Agreement as Annex 2 with the promise to
deliver the original subsequently.
The persons appearing declared that it is the specific request of all parties
that this notarial deed is recorded in the English language. Asked to a prior
involvement of the Notary or one of his partners of associates on the matter
which is the subject of the recording other than acting as a notary, the
undersigned Notary and the appeared persons stated that this was not the case.
Given that the undersigned Notary and the persons appearing are in full command
of the English language, the persons appearing declared, and requested recording
of, the following
SHARE PLEDGE AGREEMENT
WHEREAS:
A. The Pledgor is the holder of one share in the nominal amount of DM 50,000,
in Remington Products GmbH, a company with limited liability duly organised
and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany and
registered in the Commercial Register of the Local Court in Biberach an der
Ri(beta) (HRB 263 R) with a registered share capital of DM 50,000.00
(hereinafter called the "Company"). The shares (the "Existing Share") have
been paid in full.
B. The Pledgor, Remington Products Company L.L.C., certain other companies and
the Pledgee have entered or will enter into a Credit and Guarantee
Agreement, dated August 15, 2001 (and as it may hereafter be amended,
restated, supplemented, novated or otherwise modified from time to time a
draft of which has been notarised before the acting notary under the
notarial deed number [ ] to which reference is made and a notarised copy of
which is attached to this deed as Annex 3, the "Credit Agreement"). In the
Credit Agreement and the documents referred to therein one ore more of the
lenders have made available several credit lines to the Pledgor and/or its
affiliates.
C. It is a term of the Credit Agreement that the Pledgor pledges its shares in
the Company to the Pledgee. Such pledge shall be administered and enforced
by Fleet as Agent for certain other lenders to which the Pledgee will
assign or transfer any of the Secured Obligations ("Future Pledgees").
NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:
1. Interpretation
1.1 In this Share Pledge Agreement, a reference to
a) a person includes a reference to a corporation, association or
partnership,
b) a Clause or Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, is a
reference to a Clause of or Schedule to this Share Pledge
Agreement.
1.2 The headings in this Share Pledge Agreement are for convenience only
and do not affect its interpretation.
1.3 A reference to the Agent implies that it is acting not only on its own
behalf, but also for and on behalf of any Future Pledgees. A reference
to the Pledgee includes all Future Pledgees, if any.
2. Pledge (Verpfandung) of Shares
2.1 The Pledgor hereby pledges (verpfandet) in favour of the Pledgee 65%
(equaling a nominal amount of DM 32,500 (thirty two thousand five
hundred) "Teilverpfandung") of the Existing Share (the "Majority
Share") (hereinafter referred to as the "Pledge").
2.2 The Pledge shall extend to all present and future claims to the
profits attributable to the Majority Share, to all purchase and
subscription rights relating to a Majority Share, all claims for
repayment of the share capital, payment of compensation for redemption
of shares, credit balances from settlements and liquidation proceeds
including the right to the liquidation quota, as well as other rights
and benefits attributable to the Majority Share.
2.3 Fleet hereby accepts the Pledge not only for itself but in its
capacity as Agent without power of attorney also for the Future
Pledgees. The parties confirm that in order for the Future Pledgees to
become Pledgees, no further notarization will be necessary.
2.4 The consent of the Company pursuant to Section 17 of the German
Limited Liability Companies Act (GmbHG) to the Pledge and to the
realisation of the Pledge is attached hereto as Annex 4. The Pledgor
as the sole shareholder in the Company hereby approves the Pledge.
3. Secured Obligations
3.1 The Pledge shall serve the purpose of securing complete satisfaction
of the Secured Obligations; "Secured Obligations" means all money and
liabilities now or hereafter due, owing or incurred by the Pledgor to
the Pledgee under (i) the Credit Agreement, (ii) any other Loan
Document (as defined in the Credit Agreement), and (iii) under this
Deed, in any currency or currencies whether present or future, actual
or contingent, whether incurred solely or jointly with any other
person and whether as principal or surety together with all interest
accruing thereon and all costs, charges and expenses incurred in
connection therewith.
3.2 The Pledgee shall be entitled to transfer (including by way of
novation of all or part of the Secured Obligations) all or part of the
Secured Obligations without affecting the validity of the Pledge.
3.3 The Pledge is in addition to, and without prejudice to, any other
security, which the Pledgee may now or hereafter hold in respect of
such Secured Obligations.
4. Membership Rights
4.1 As long as the Agent has not given the notice referred to under
Section 4.2 below:
a) The Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all membership
rights, including, but not limited to, the voting rights and
share purchase or subscription rights relating