Co-Borrowers has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
Co-Borrower shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Borrowing Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that has been designated as such pursuant to Section 2.18 and that has not ceased to be a Borrowing Subsidiary as provided in such Section.
Subsidiary Borrowers means (a) each Domestic Subsidiary that is a party hereto as of the Closing Date and (b) each Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.11 or otherwise.
Designated Borrower has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Swingline Bank means JPMCB, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Advances hereunder.
U.S. Borrower means any Borrower that is a U.S. Person.
Commitment Period means the period commencing on the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Date, or (ii) such earlier date as the Company and the Investor may mutually agree in writing, and expiring on the earliest to occur of (x) the date on which the Investor shall have made payment of Advances pursuant to this Agreement in the aggregate amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), (y) the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 2.5, or (z) the date occurring twenty-four (24) months after the Effective Date.
Borrower as defined in the preamble hereto.
Initial Borrowing Date means the date occurring on or after the Effective Date on which the initial Borrowing of Loans occurs.
Subsidiary Borrower mean each Subsidiary of the Company that shall become a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, so long as such Subsidiary shall remain a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder. As of the date hereof, there are no Subsidiary Borrowers party hereto.
Swing Line Bank has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement.
Canadian Borrower as defined in the preamble hereto.
Canadian Lending Office means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Canadian Lending Office” in its Administrative Questionnaire or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the U.S. Borrower and the Agent.
U.S. Loan Parties means the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Guarantors.
Initial Borrower has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Designated Borrower Notice has the meaning specified in Section 2.14.
Canadian Borrowers has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
The Borrower has advised the Banks that the Borrower has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of February 10, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the Borrower, Opticare Health Systems, Inc. (the "Parent"), and OC Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which the parties intend to merge Merger Sub with and into the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions thereof which include, among other things, restructuring the Obligations owing to the Banks on terms and conditions mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and the Banks. While the Borrower and the Banks have initiated discussions and due diligence concerning the Merger and any proposed restructuring of the Obligations, the Borrower acknowledges that the Banks have not consented to the Merger nor have the Banks agreed to any terms and conditions relating to any restructuring of the Obligations. In the meantime, however, the Borrower intends to continue to sell the remaining physician practice management groups operated by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (collectively being referred to herein as the "PPM Businesses") and use a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the PPM Businesses to meet its reasonable and necessary operating expenses. To afford the Borrower an opportunity to proceed with the transactions described above, the Borrower has requested that (i) the Banks extend the temporary waiver period provided for in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of that certain Seventh Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement dated as of December 10, 1999, among the Borrower, the Banks, and the Agent (the "Seventh Amendment") (as further amended, in part, by a December 30, 1999, letter agreement, a February 29, 2000, letter agreement, a March 24, 2000, letter agreement, an April 14, 2000, letter agreement, a May 5, 2000, letter agreement, and a May 19, 2000, letter agreement, in each case between the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent) and, in addition, that the Banks temporarily waive any non-compliance by the Borrower as of December 31, 1999, and as of March 31, 2000, with Sections 8.8 (Total Funded Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Ratio), 8.10 (Interest Coverage Ratio), and 8.11 (Debt Service Coverage Ratio) of the Credit Agreement and the Borrower's non-compliance with Section 8.5(b) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the timely delivery of the Borrower's March 31, 2000, financial statements, in each case to the earlier of June 9, 2000, or the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to its terms (the earlier of such dates being referred to herein as the "Waiver Termination Date"), (ii) Bank of Montreal extend the Bridge Loan Period from June 2, 2000, to the Waiver Termination Date, and (iii) postpone the due date for the payment of principal, interest and unused commitment fees otherwise due on or before June 2, 2000, to the Waiver Termination Date. By signing below, the Banks (including Bank of Montreal with respect to the Bridge Loan Commitment) hereby agree to extend the waiver period provided in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the Seventh Amendment from June 2, 2000, to the Waiver Termination Date, temporarily waive any non-compliance by the Borrower as of December 31, 1999, and March 31, 2000, with Sections 8.8 (Total Funded Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Ratio), 8.10 (Interest Coverage Ratio), and 8.11 (Debt Service Coverage Ratio) of the Credit Agreement and the Borrower's non-compliance with Section 8.5(b) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the timely delivery of the Borrower's March 31, 2000, financial statements through the period ending on the Waiver Termination Date, agree to extend the Bridge Loan Period to the Waiver Termination Date, and agree to postpone the due date for the payment of principal, interest, and unused commitment fees otherwise due on or before June 2, 2000, to the Waiver Termination Date, provided that:
Qualified borrower means any borrower that is a sponsoring entity that has a controlling interest in the real property that is financed by a qualified loan. A controlling interest includes, but is not limited to, a controlling interest in the general partner of a limited partnership that owns the real property.
Domestic Loan Parties means, collectively, the Company and the Guarantors.
Authorized Borrower Representative means a person at the time designated and authorized to act on behalf of the Borrower by a written certificate furnished to the Governmental Lender, the Funding Lender, the Fiscal Agent and the Servicer and containing the specimen signature of such person and signed on behalf of the Borrower by its Borrower Controlling Entity which certificate may designate one or more alternates.
Lender Parent means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.
Domestic Borrower means the Company and each Designated Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary.
Subsidiary Loan Parties means (a) the Subsidiaries identified on Schedule I and (b) each other Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement as a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Effective Date.
Canadian Loan Parties means the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Guarantors.