CREDIT AGREEMENT among TOMMY HILFIGER CORPORATION, as Guarantor, TOMMY HILFIGER U.S.A., INC., as Borrower, The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto, FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Syndication Agent, WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and HSBC...
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EXHIBIT 10
$300,000,000
among
XXXXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION,
as Guarantor,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX U.S.A., INC.,
as Borrower,
The
Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
as Syndication Agent,
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
HSBC BANK USA,
as
Documentation Agents
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of June
28, 2002
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ANNEX: | ||
A |
Pricing Grid | |
SCHEDULES: | ||
1.1 |
Revolving Commitments | |
3.1 |
Existing Letters of Credit | |
4.4 |
Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices | |
4.15 |
Subsidiaries | |
7.2(d) |
Existing Indebtedness | |
7.3(f) |
Existing Liens | |
7.12 |
Existing Negative Pledge Clauses | |
EXHIBITS: | ||
A |
Form of Compliance Certificate | |
X-x |
Form of Borrower Closing Certificate | |
B-2 |
Form of Holdings Closing Certificate | |
C |
Form of Assignment and Assumption | |
D-l |
Form of Legal Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx | |
X-0 |
Form of Legal Opinion of Hamey, Westwood & Riegels | |
D-3 |
Form of Legal Opinion of Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |
E-l |
Form of New Lender Supplement | |
E-2 |
Form of Increased Facility Activation Notice |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 28, 2002, among XXXXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION, a
British Virgin Islands corporation (“Holdings”), XXXXX XXXXXXXX U.S.A., INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this
Agreement (the “Lenders”), FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as syndication agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and HSBC BANK USA, as documentation agents (collectively, in such
capacity, the “Documentation Agents”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as administrative agent.
The
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
“ABR”: for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a)
the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Base CD Rate in effect on such day plus 1% and (c) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1%. For purposes hereof: “Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of
interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Reference Lender as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Reference Lender
in connection with extensions of credit to debtors); “Base CD Rate” shall mean the sum of (a) the product of (i) the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is
one minus the C/D Reserve Percentage and (b) the C/D Assessment Rate; and “Three-Month Secondary CD Rate” shall mean, for any day, the secondary market rate for three-month certificates of deposit reported as being in effect on such
day (or, if such day shall not be a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day) by the Board through the public information telephone line of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (which rate will, under the current practices of the Board, be
published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) during the week following such day), or, if such rate shall not be so reported on such day or such next preceding Business Day, the average of the secondary market quotations for three-month
certificates of deposit of major money center banks in New York City received at approximately 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on such day (or, if such day shall not be a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day) by the Reference Lender from
three New York City negotiable certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by it. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective as
of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
“ABR Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR and, unless the context otherwise requires, all Swingline Loans.
“Adjustment Date”: as defined in the Pricing Grid.
“Administrative Agent”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, together with its affiliates, as the arranger of the Revolving Commitments
and as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with any of its successors.
“Affiliate”: as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition,
“control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such
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Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Exposure”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at
such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
“Agreement”: this Credit
Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Applicable
Margin”: 0.250% in the case of ABR Loans or 1.25% in the case of Eurocurrency Loans; provided, that, on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after December 31, 2002, the Applicable Margin will be determined pursuant to the
Pricing Grid.
“Application”: an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may
specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to open a Letter of Credit.
“Approved
Fund”: as defined in Section 11.6.
“Asset Sale”: any Disposition of property or series
of related Dispositions of property (excluding any such Disposition permitted by clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of Section 7.5) that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (valued at the initial principal amount
thereof in the case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at fair market value in the case of other non-cash proceeds) in excess of $5,000,000.
“Assignee”: as defined in Section 11.6(b).
“Available Basket”: on any date, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the sum of (i) $125,000,000 and (ii) 33% of the sum of Consolidated Net Income for all of the fiscal years ending prior to such date
(determined on a cumulative basis) for which the relevant financial information is available, commencing with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002, over (b) the sum of, without duplication, (i) the amount of all Restricted Payments made to Holdings
after the Closing Date and prior to such date pursuant to Section 7.6(c), (ii) the amount of all Investments in Holdings and the Holdings Subsidiaries made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the amount of all Investments in Holdings made by
the Holdings Subsidiaries, in each case, after the Closing Date and prior to such date pursuant to Section 7.7(g), (iii) the amount of all then outstanding Guarantee Obligations of Holdings with respect to Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary
made pursuant to clause (i) of the proviso to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”, (iv) the amount of all Investments by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in any Unrestricted Subsidiary made after the Closing Date and prior to
such date pursuant to clause (v) of the proviso to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and (v) the amount of all payments of principal made after the Closing Date and prior to such date by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in
respect of Indebtedness contemplated by Section 7.6(b)(i) or any other Indebtedness owing to Holdings arising from non-cash transactions.
“Available Revolving Commitment”: as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment over (b) such Lender’s Revolving Extensions
of Credit; provided, that in calculating any Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit for the
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purpose of determining such Lender’s Available Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.5(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swingline
Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to be zero.
“Board”: the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
“Borrowing Date”: any Business
Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
“Business”: as defined in Section 4.17.
“Business Day”: a day
other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close, provided, that with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and
interest on, Eurocurrency Loans, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market.
“Calculation Date”: two Business Days prior to the last Business Day of each calendar quarter (or any other day selected by the Administrative Agent (each, an “Optional
Calculation Date”)); provided that each date that is on or about the date of any borrowing request or continuation request with respect to any Permitted Foreign Currency Loan shall also be a “Calculation Date” with respect
to the relevant Permitted Foreign Currency.
“Capital Lease Obligations”: as to any Person, the
obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as
capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time 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, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
“Cash Equivalents”: (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any
agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, Yankee or eurodollar time deposits, repurchase agreements,
reverse repurchase agreements or overnight bank deposits having maturities of twelve months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (c) bankers acceptances or commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or P-1 by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., or
carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six months from the date of acquisition; (d)
corporate bonds rated BBB or Baa2 or better (or equivalent ratings), provided that not more than 20% of the aggregate principal amount of all Cash Equivalents at any one time outstanding may be invested in such corporate bonds; (e) money
market investment funds which invest primarily in the types of securities described in clauses (a) through (d) above and consistent with past practices; and (f) in the case of
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investments by any Foreign Subsidiary, obligations of a credit quality and maturity comparable to that of the items referred to in clauses (a)
through (e) above that are available in local markets.
“C/D Assessment Rate”: for any day as
applied to any ABR Loan, the annual assessment rate in effect on such day that is payable by a member of the Bank Insurance Fund maintained by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) classified as well-capitalized and
within supervisory subgroup “B” (or a comparable successor assessment risk classification) within the meaning of 12 C.F.R. § 327.4 (or any successor provision) to the FDIC (or any successor) for the FDIC’s (or such
successor’s) insuring time deposits at offices of such institution in the United States.
“C/D
Reserve Percentage”: for any day as applied to any ABR Loan, that percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect on such day, as prescribed by the Board, for determining the maximum reserve requirement for a Depositary Institution
(as defined in Regulation D of the Board as in effect from time to time) in respect of new non-personal time deposits in Dollars having a maturity of 30 days or more.
“CLO”: as defined in Section 11.6.
“Closing Date”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied, which date is June 28, 2002.
“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Commercial L/C Commission Rate”: 0.225%; provided, that, on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after December 31, 2002, the Commercial
L/C Commission Rate will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid.
“Commitment Fee Rate”:
0.375% per annum; provided, that, on and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after December 31, 2002, the Commitment Fee Rate will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid.
“Commonly Controlled Entity”: an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of
ERISA or is part of a group that includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Conduit Lender”: any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by
such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided, that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for
any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with
respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 11.5 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to
receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any Revolving Commitment.
“Confidential Information Memorandum”: the Confidential Information Memorandum dated May 2002 and furnished to the Lenders.
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“Consolidated EBITDA”: for any period, subject to Section 1.2(c), Consolidated Net Income for such
period plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) income tax expense, (b) interest expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount and
debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness (including the Loans), (c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and
organization costs, (e) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring non-cash expenses or losses (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, non-cash losses on
sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business) and (f) any other non-cash charges including non-cash charges arising from the application of SFAS No. 142, and minus, to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated
Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring non-cash income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period,
non-cash gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business) and (b) any other non-cash income, all as determined on a consolidated basis.
“Consolidated EBITDAR”: for any period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period plus, without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated
Net Income for such period, Consolidated Lease Expense for such period.
“Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio”: for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDAR for such period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period.
“Consolidated Fixed Charges”: for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period and (b) Consolidated
Lease Expense for such period.
“Consolidated Funded Debt”: at any date, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount, without duplication, of the following types of Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP: (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) all
obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business), (c) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement
in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations, (f) all Guarantee Obligations in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (other than Guarantee
Obligations of Holdings in respect of obligations of any Unrestricted Subsidiary), and (g) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right,
contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries has assumed or become liable for the payment of
such obligation.
“Consolidated Interest Expense”: for any period, total cash interest expense
(including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Lease Expense”: for any period, the aggregate amount of fixed and contingent
rentals, net of rentals receivable paid, payable by Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined on
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a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, for such period with respect to leases of real and personal property; provided, that
Capital Lease Obligations shall not constitute Consolidated Lease Expense.
“Consolidated Leverage
Ratio”: on any day, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings for which the relevant financial information is available.
“Consolidated Net Income”: for any period, subject to Section 1.2(c), the consolidated net
income (or loss) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary
of Holdings or is merged into or consolidated with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of Holdings) in which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to
the extent that any such income is actually received by Holdings or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower) to the extent that the
declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Net Worth”: at any date, all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be
included on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries under stockholders’ equity at such date.
“Continuing Directors”: the directors of Holdings on the Closing Date and each other director, if, in each case, such other director’s nomination for election to the board of directors of Holdings is recommended
by at least a majority of the then Continuing Directors.
“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.
“Daily Foreign Currency Interest Rate”: with respect to any Permitted Foreign Currency, a rate determined by the Administrative Agent to represent its
cost of overnight or short-term funds in such currency.
“Default”: any of the events specified
in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Determination Date”: each date that is two Business Days after any Calculation Date or Optional Calculation Date.
“Disposition”: with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof; and the terms
“Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
“Dollar Equivalent”: on any date of determination, (a) for the purposes of determining compliance with Section 6 or 7 or the existence of an Event of Default under Section 8 (other than for the purpose of determining
amounts outstanding hereunder, in which case clause (b) below shall govern), with respect to any amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount, determined in good faith by the Borrower in a manner
consistent with the way such amount is or would be reflected on the Borrower’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year in
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which such determination is made and (b) for the purpose of determining amounts outstanding hereunder, with respect to any amount hereunder
denominated in a Permitted Foreign Currency, the amount of Dollars that may be purchased with such amount of such currency at the Exchange Rate (determined as of the most recent Calculation Date) with respect to such currency on such date.
“Dollars” and “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the
United States of America.
“Environmental Laws”: any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or
municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct
concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
“ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“Eurocurrency Base Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in the relevant Permitted Currency
in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market, for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on the relevant page of the Telerate screen as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days
prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on the relevant page of the Telerate screen (or otherwise on such screen), the “Eurocurrency Base Rate” shall be determined by
reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurocurrency rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is
offered deposits in the relevant currency at or about 11:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurocurrency market where its relevant eurocurrency and other foreign currency
and exchange operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein.
“Eurocurrency Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurocurrency Rate.
“Eurocurrency Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in
accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):
Eurocurrency Base Rate |
1.00–Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements |
“Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements”: for any day
as applied to a Eurocurrency Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on such day (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any
regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto) dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D
of the Board) maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System.
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“Eurocurrency Tranche”: the collective reference to Eurocurrency Loans in a particular Permitted
Currency 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).
“Eurodollar Loans”: Eurocurrency Loans denominated in Dollars.
“Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both,
has been satisfied.
“Exchange Act”: as defined in Section 8(j)(i).
“Exchange Rate”: on any day, with respect to any Permitted Foreign Currency, the rate at which such Permitted Foreign
Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day on the applicable Reuters World Spot Page. In the event that any such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Spot Page, the Exchange Rate
shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent for such purpose or, at the discretion of the Administrative Agent, such Exchange Rate shall
instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such Permitted Foreign Currency are then being conducted, at or about 11:00 a.m.,
local time, on such day for the purchase of the applicable Permitted Foreign Currency for delivery two Business Days later, provided that, if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the
Administrative Agent may use any other reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be presumed correct absent manifest error.
“Existing Account Parties”: as defined in Section 3.1.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, 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 on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received
by the Reference Lender from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Financial Institution”: any Person that, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, is a financial institution or is primarily engaged in financial activities.
“Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Funding Office”: the office specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“GAAP”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect
from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances of Holdings and
its Subsidiaries as of the date of determination, except that for purposes of Section 7.1, GAAP shall be determined on the basis of such principles in effect on March 31, 2002 and consistent with those used in
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the preparation of the most recent audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.1. In the event that any “Accounting
Change” (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement (including any change affecting the computation of Consolidated Net Income,
Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Worth), then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Changes with the desired
result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such Accounting Changes as if such Accounting Changes had not been made. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and
delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Accounting Changes had not occurred.
“Accounting Changes” refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants or, if applicable, the Securities and Exchange Commission (or successors thereto or agencies with similar functions), including (and whether or not constituting changes in accounting principles), any charges resulting from or in
connection with the implementation or application by Holdings and its Subsidiaries during any periods ending after March 31, 2002 of the provisions of SFAS No. 142.
“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 (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners).
“Guarantee Obligation”: as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including any bank under any
letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other
obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not
contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (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 (a) an
amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument
embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such
guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“Holdings Subsidiaries”: the Subsidiaries of Holdings other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
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“Increased Facility Activation Date”: any Business Day on which any Lender shall execute and deliver to
the Administrative Agent an Increased Facility Activation Notice pursuant to Section 2.1(c).
“Increased
Facility Activation Notice”: a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2.
“Increased
Facility Closing Date”: any Business Day designated as such in an Increased Facility Activation Notice.
“Incur”: as defined in Section 7.2; and the terms “Incurred” and “Incurrence” shall have correlative meanings.
“Indebtedness”: of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person
for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar
instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in
the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party under acceptance, letter of credit or
similar facilities, (g) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of
the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured
by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation, and (j) for the purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of
such Person in respect of Interest Rate Protection Agreements.
“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.
“Intellectual
Property”: the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses,
patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes, and all rights to xxx at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages
therefrom.
“Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any ABR Loan, the first Business Day following the
last day of each calendar quarter to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to
any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period, (d) as to any Swingline Loan,
the last day of any Interest Period applicable thereto, and (e) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Loan that is an ABR Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.
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“Interest Period”: (a) as to any Eurocurrency Loan, (x) initially, the period commencing on the
borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurocurrency Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given
with respect thereto; and (y) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by
irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not less than three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are
subject to the following:
(i) 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;
(ii) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond
the Revolving Termination Date shall end on the Revolving Termination Date;
(iii) 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;
(iv) the Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of
any Eurocurrency Loan during an Interest Period for such Loan.
“Interest Rate Protection
Agreement”: any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate futures contract, interest rate option, interest rate cap or other interest rate hedge arrangement, to or under which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or a
beneficiary on the date hereof or becomes a party or a beneficiary after the date hereof.
“Investments”: as defined in Section 7.7.
“Issuing Lenders”:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, Fleet National Bank, Wachovia Bank, National Association, HSBC Bank USA and such other Lender or Lenders reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as may be designated by the Borrower, each in its capacity as issuer of
any Letter of Credit. An Issuing Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Lender, in which case the term “Issuing Lender” shall include any such Affiliate with
respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. If mutually agreed by any Issuing Lender and the Borrower, such Issuing Lender shall cease to act in such capacity so long as no L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such
Issuing Lender remain outstanding.
“JPMorgan Chase Bank”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, together with its
affiliates and any of their respective successors.
“L/C Fee Distribution Date”: five Business
Days after the last day of each March, June, September and December and the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period.
“L/C Obligations”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of
Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
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“L/C Participants”: the collective reference to all the Lenders other than the relevant Issuing Lender.
“Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.1(a).
“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 any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan”: any loan made by any
Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
“Loan Documents”: this Agreement and the Notes.
“Loan Parties”: Holdings and the Borrower.
“Material Adverse Effect”: a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
“Material Subsidiary”: the Borrower and any other Subsidiary, the (a) assets, (b) revenues or (c) operating profit
(excluding intercompany receivables and revenues that would be eliminated upon consolidation in accordance with GAAP) of which are, at the time of determination (determined, in the case of clause (a), as at the end of the most recently concluded
fiscal quarter, and, in the case of clauses (b) and (c), in respect of the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings for which the relevant financial information is available), equal to or greater than five percent of the
consolidated assets, consolidated operating profit or consolidated revenues (excluding intercompany receivables and revenue that would be eliminated upon consolidation in accordance with GAAP), respectively, of Holdings and its Subsidiaries at such
time. Upon the acquisition of a new Subsidiary, qualification as a “Material Subsidiary” shall be determined on a pro forma basis on the assumption that such Subsidiary had been acquired at the beginning of the relevant
period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.
“Materials of Environmental Concern”: any gasoline
or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls
and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
“Multiemployer Plan”: a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds”: (a) in connection with any Asset
Sale or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment
receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a
Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a
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taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (b) in connection with any issuance of debt
securities or instruments or the incurrence of loans, the cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other
customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith.
“New Lender”: as defined
in Section 2.1(d).
“New Lender Supplement”: as defined in Section 2.1(d).
“Non-Excluded Taxes”: as defined in Section 2.16(a).
“Non-U.S. Lender”: as defined in Section 2.16(b).
“Notes”: the collective reference to any promissory note evidencing Loans.
“Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing
of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all
other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender (or, in the case of Interest Rate Protection Agreements, any affiliate of any Lender or any Person that was a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender at the
time of entry into such agreement), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the
Letters of Credit, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement entered into with any Lender or any affiliate of any Lender or any Person that was a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender at the time of entry into such agreement or any other document made,
delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or
to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
“Optional
Calculation Date”: as defined in the definition of “Calculation Date”.
“Participant”: as defined in Section 11.6(c).
“PBGC”: the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“Permitted Currency”: pounds sterling, euros, Dollars and Canadian dollars.
“Permitted Foreign Currency”: any Permitted Currency other than Dollars.
“Permitted Foreign Currency Loan”: any Loan denominated in a Permitted Foreign Currency.
“Permitted Investors”: the collective reference to the directors of AIHL-Pepe Limited on the date hereof and their respective estates, lineal descendants and ascendants, adoptive children, spouses, siblings, heirs,
executors, personal representatives, administrators and trusts for any of their benefit or the benefit of their respective spouses, siblings, estates, lineal descendants and ascendants, adoptive children
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or heirs and corporations and partnerships in which one or more of the foregoing own more than 50% of the voting stock.
“Person”: an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Plan”: at a particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under
Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Pricing Grid”: the pricing grid attached hereto as Annex A.
“Projections”: as defined in Section 6.2(c).
“Properties”: as
defined in Section 4.17.
“Recovery Event”: any settlement of or payment in respect of any
property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Reference Lender”: JPMorgan Chase Bank.
“Refunded Swingline
Loans”: as defined in Section 2.4.
“Refunding Date”: as defined in Section 2.4.
“Register”: as defined in Section 11.6(b).
“Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
“Reimbursement Obligation”: the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters
of Credit.
“Reinvestment Deferred Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate
Net Cash Proceeds received by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith that are not applied to reduce the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.8(b) as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Event”: any Asset Sale or Recovery Event in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a
Reinvestment Notice.
“Reinvestment Notice”: a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer
stating that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that the Borrower (directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary of the Borrower) intends and expects to use all or a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or
Recovery Event to acquire assets useful in its business.
“Reinvestment Prepayment Amount”: with
respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s business.
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“Reinvestment Prepayment Date”: with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date
occurring twelve months after such Reinvestment Event and (b) the date on which the Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to, acquire assets useful in the Borrower’s business with all or any portion of the
relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
“Reorganization”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan,
the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
“Reportable Event”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of
PBGC Reg. § 4043.
“Required Lenders”: the holders of more than 50% of the Total Revolving
Commitments or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit.
“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.
“Responsible Officer”: the principal executive officer, president, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of Holdings or the
Borrower, as the case may be, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the principal financial or accounting officer of Holdings or the Borrower, as the case may be.
“Restricted Payments”: as defined in Section 7.6.
“Revolving Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit, in an aggregate
principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (whether pursuant to Section 2.1(c) or otherwise).
“Revolving Commitment Period”: the period from and including the Closing Date to the Revolving
Termination Date.
“Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any Lender at any time, an amount
equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage
of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.
“Revolving Loans”: as
defined in Section 2.1.
“Revolving Loan Commitment”: $175,000,000.
“Revolving Percentage”: as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then
constitutes of the Total Revolving Commitments (or, at any time after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then
outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding).
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“Revolving Termination Date”: July 1, 2005.
“Senior Note Indenture”: the Indenture entered into by Holdings and the Borrower in connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes, together with all
instruments and other agreements entered into by Holdings or the Borrower in connection therewith, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 7.8.
“Senior Notes”: the notes of the Borrower issued pursuant to the Senior Note Indenture.
“Senior 2003 Notes”: the 6.50% Notes of the Borrower due June 1, 2003.
“Single Employer Plan”: any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan.
“Solvent”: when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination,
(a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted terms are
determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be
required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will
be able to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment,
liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or
not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.
“Subsidiary”: as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power
(other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time
owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in
this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Holdings and shall include the Borrower and its Subsidiaries but shall not include Unrestricted Subsidiaries (except for purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted
Subsidiary”).
“Swap Agreement”: any agreement with respect to any swap, cap, collar, floor,
forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or
measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by
current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
“Swingline Commitment”: the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.3 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to
exceed $10,000,000.
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“Swingline Lender”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans.
“Swingline Loans”: as defined in Section 2.3.
“Swingline Participation Amount”: as defined in Section 2.4.
“TH Canada”: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Canada Inc.
“TH Europe”: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Europe B.V.
“Total Permitted Foreign
Currency Extensions of Credit”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Lenders denominated in a Permitted Foreign Currency outstanding at such time.
“Total Revolving Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect. The
original amount of the Total Revolving Commitments is $300,000,000.
“Total Revolving Extensions of
Credit”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Total Tangible Assets”: at any date, an amount equal to all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be included on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries under total assets at
such date minus intangible assets (including franchises, licenses, permits, patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, trade names and goodwill) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries at such date.
“Transferee”: any Assignee or Participant.
“Type”: as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurocurrency 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.
“Unrestricted
Subsidiary”: (a) any Subsidiary of Holdings created or acquired by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and designated as such by the Board of Directors of Holdings substantially concurrently with such
creation or acquisition and (b) any Subsidiary of such designated Subsidiary, provided, that (i) at no time shall any creditor of any Unrestricted Subsidiary have any claim (whether pursuant to a Guarantee Obligation or otherwise) against
Holdings or any of its other Subsidiaries (other than another Unrestricted Subsidiary) in respect of any Indebtedness or other obligation of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary except for limited Guarantee Obligations of Holdings with respect to
Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed for all Unrestricted Subsidiaries at any time the Available Basket at such time; (ii) neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries (other than another
Unrestricted Subsidiary) shall become a general partner or, in the case of any limited liability company, member of any such Subsidiary; (iii) no default with respect to any Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary (including any right which the holders
thereof may have to take enforcement action against any such Subsidiary) shall permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any Indebtedness of Holdings or its other Subsidiaries (other than another Unrestricted Subsidiary) to declare a
default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its final scheduled maturity; (iv) no Unrestricted Subsidiary shall own any Capital
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Stock of, or own or hold any Lien on any property of, Holdings or any other Subsidiary of Holdings (other than another Unrestricted Subsidiary);
(v) no Investments may be made in any Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of the Available Basket at such time; and (vi) at the time of such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing or would result therefrom (including on a pro forma basis pursuant to Section 7.1). Any Unrestricted Subsidiary may be designated as a Subsidiary for all purposes of this Agreement by the Board of Directors of Holdings or
the Borrower, as applicable, provided that (i) at the time of such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (including on a pro forma basis pursuant to Section
7.1) and (ii) a certificate of a Responsible Officer demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance with the requirements of clause (i) of this sentence is delivered to the Administrative Agent concurrently with such designation.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: as to any Person, any other Person all of the Capital Stock of which (other than
directors’ qualifying shares required by law) is owned by such Person directly and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
1.2. Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or
any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) As used herein and
in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to Holdings and its Subsidiaries not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section
1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without
limitation”, and (iii) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock,
securities, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights.
(c) For the purposes of calculating
Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “Reference Period”) pursuant to any determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or for purposes of any determination of Consolidated EBITDAR or
Consolidated Interest Expense for any Reference Period for the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (i) if, at any time during such Reference Period, Holdings or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition (as defined below), (x)
the Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated EBITDAR, as the case may be, for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated EBITDAR, as the case may be, (if positive) attributable to the property
that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated EBITDAR, as the case may be, (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (y)
and Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period attributable to any Indebtedness of Holdings or any Subsidiary repaid, repurchased,
defeased or otherwise discharged with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries in connection with such Material Disposition (or, if the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period directly
attributable to the Indebtedness of such Subsidiary to the extent Holdings and its continuing Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such Material Disposition); and (ii) if, during such Reference Period, Holdings or any
Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition (as defined below), Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDAR or Consolidated Interest Expense, as the case may be, for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma
effect thereto (including the incurrence or assumption of any such Indebtedness in connection therewith) as if such Material Acquisition (and the incurrence or assumption of any such Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of such
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Reference Period. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and the incurrence or assumption thereof is being given pro
forma effect, the interest expense on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the last day of the relevant Reference Period had been the applicable rate for the entire relevant Reference Period (taking into account
any interest rate protection agreement applicable to such Indebtedness if such interest rate protection agreement has a remaining term greater than or equal to the lesser of 12 months and the remaining term of such Indebtedness). As used in this
paragraph, “Material Acquisition” means any acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that (a) constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or
substantially all of the common stock of a Person and (b) involves the payment of consideration by Holdings and its Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000; and “Material Disposition” means any Disposition of property or series of related
Dispositions of property that yields gross proceeds to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $5,000,000.
(d) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(e) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(f) Unless the context otherwise requires, all calculations of the outstanding amount of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans shall be based on the Dollar Equivalent thereof.
2.1. Revolving Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans (“Revolving Loans”) to the
Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in one or more Permitted Currencies in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C
Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that (x) the Lenders shall have no obligation to
make any Revolving Loan if, after giving effect to such Revolving Loan, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans would exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment and (y) the Total Permitted Foreign Currency
Extensions of Credit outstanding at any time shall not exceed $50,000,000. During the Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.9,
provided that no Revolving Loan shall be made as a Eurocurrency Loan after the day that is one month prior to the Revolving Termination Date.
(b) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Revolving Termination Date.
(c) The Borrower and any one or more Lenders (including New Lenders) may from time to time agree that such Lenders shall make, obtain or increase the amount of their Revolving Commitments by
executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an Increased Facility Activation Notice specifying (i) the amount of such increase and (ii) the applicable Increased Facility Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of
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incremental Revolving Commitments obtained after the Closing Date pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed $50,000,000, (y) each increase
effected pursuant to this paragraph shall be in a minimum amount of at least $15,000,000 and (z) no more than three Increased Facility Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower after the Closing Date. No Lender shall have any obligation to
participate in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion.
(d) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), elects to become a “Lender”
under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.1(c) shall execute a New Lender Supplement (each, a “New Lender Supplement”), substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1, whereupon such bank, financial
institution or other entity (a “New Lender”) shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, on each Increased Facility Closing Date, the Borrower shall
borrow Revolving Loans under the increased Revolving Commitments from each Lender participating in such increase in an amount determined by reference to the amount of each Type of Loan which would then have been outstanding from such Lender if (i)
each such Type of Loan had been borrowed or effected on such Increased Facility Closing Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of each such Type of Loan requested to be so borrowed or effected had been proportionately increased.
2.2. Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing. The Borrower may borrow under the Revolving Commitments during the Revolving Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided that
the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, (a) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of
Eurocurrency Loans, provided that in the case of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans, such notice must be received prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, four Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, or (b) on the requested
Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans), specifying (i) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date, (iii) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan and the
respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor and (iv) the currency of such borrowing (which shall be in a Permitted Currency). If no election as to the currency of a Revolving Loan is specified in any such notice, then the requested
borrowing shall be denominated in Dollars. Each borrowing under the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Revolving Commitments
are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in the case of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans, approximately in such amount);
provided, that the Swingline Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrower, borrowings under the Revolving Commitments that are ABR Loans in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.4. Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. Each Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior
to 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the
account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
2.3. Swingline Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make a portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower
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Revolving Commitments from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period by making swing line loans (“Swingline Loans”)
to the Borrower; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when
aggregated with the Swingline Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Loans hereunder, may exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect) and (ii) the Borrower shall not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any Swingline Loan if,
after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan, (x) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero or (y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans would
exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Swingline Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
(b) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Swingline Loans on the Revolving Termination Date, or, if required by the
Swingline Lender, on the last day of any Interest Period applicable thereto.
2.4. Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans. (a) Whenever the Borrower desires that the Swingline Lender make Swingline Loans it shall give the
Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swingline Lender not later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount
to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period). Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment shall be in Dollars and shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or a whole
multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Not later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice in respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding
Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline Lender. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date by
depositing such proceeds in the account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent on such Borrowing Date in immediately available funds.
(b) The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act
on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the Swingline Lender no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, request each Lender to make, and each Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Loan, in an amount equal to such
Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans (the “Refunded Swingline Loans”) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender. Each Lender shall make the amount of such
Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available funds, not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, one Business Day after the date of such notice. The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be
immediately made available by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application by the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline Loans. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to charge the
Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the amount of such Refunded Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Lenders are not sufficient to
repay in full such Refunded Swingline Loans.
(c) If prior to the time a Revolving Loan would have
otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.4(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole
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discretion, Revolving Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.4(b), each Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have
been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.4(b) (the “Refunding Date”), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the
“Swingline Participation Amount”) equal to (i) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that were to have been repaid with such
Revolving Loans.
(d) Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Lender
such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swingline Participation 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 and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata
portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be
returned, such Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.
(e) Each Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.4(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.4(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by
any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or
continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
2.5. Commitment Fees, etc. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee for the period from and including the
Closing Date to the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in
arrears five Business Days after the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Termination Date, commencing on the first of such dates to occur after the date hereof.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates previously agreed to in
writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
2.6. Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments. The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to
terminate the Revolving Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to
any prepayments of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a
whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
2.7. Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to
the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, (a) on the date that is three Business Days prior thereto in the case of Eurocurrency Loans or (b) on the date thereof in the case of ABR Loans,
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which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans; provided,
that if a Eurocurrency Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.17. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each relevant 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 (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and
Swingline Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Revolving Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof (or, in the case of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans,
approximately in such amount). Partial prepayments of Swingline Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.
2.8. Mandatory Prepayments and Commitment Reductions. (a) Unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree, if any Indebtedness shall be Incurred by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries (excluding any Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with Section 7.2), an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied on the date of such Incurrence toward the reduction of the Revolving Commitments as set
forth in Section 2.8(c).
(b) Unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree, if on any date the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event then, unless a Reinvestment Notice shall be delivered in respect thereof, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied on such date toward the
reduction of the Revolving Commitments as set forth in Section 2.8(c); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date, an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount with respect to the relevant
Reinvestment Event shall be applied toward the reduction of the Revolving Commitments as set forth in Section 2.8(c).
(c) Any reduction of the Revolving Commitments made pursuant to this Section 2.8 shall be permanent and shall be accompanied by prepayment of the Revolving Loans and/or Swingline Loans to the extent, if any, that the Total
Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed the amount of the Total Revolving Commitments as so reduced, provided that if the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding is less than the amount of such excess
(because L/C Obligations constitute a portion thereof), the Borrower shall, to the extent of the balance of such excess, replace outstanding Letters of Credit and/or deposit an amount in cash in a cash collateral account established with the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) If on any Determination Date the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed 105% of the Total Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall, without notice or demand, within three Business Days after such Determination
Date, prepay Loans (or, if no Loans are outstanding, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent to collateralize the Letters of Credit on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) in an aggregate amount
such that, after giving effect thereto, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit (determined net of any cash collateralized Letters of Credit) do not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments.
(e) The application of any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.8 shall be made first to ABR Loans and second to Eurocurrency Loans. Each prepayment of the
Loans under this Section 2.8 (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and Swingline Loans) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid.
2.9 Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least
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Days’ prior irrevocable notice of such election, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last
day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice of such election (which
notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no ABR Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan (i) when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions or (ii) after the date that is one month prior to the Revolving Termination Date. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each relevant Lender thereof.
(b) Any Eurocurrency Loan may be continued as such in the same
currency upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set
forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans, provided that no Eurocurrency Loan may be continued pursuant to the foregoing provisions (i) when any Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and the Administrative Agent has or the Required Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuations or (ii) after the date that is one month prior to the Revolving Termination Date and
provided, further, that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans shall (i) in the case of
Eurodollar Loans, automatically be converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period and (ii) in the case of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans, automatically continue as a Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period of one
month. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
2.10. Limitations on Eurocurrency Tranches. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions, continuations and optional prepayments of
Eurocurrency Loans hereunder and all selections of Interest Periods hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurocurrency Loans
comprising each Eurocurrency Tranche shall be equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in the case of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans, approximately in such amount) and (b) no more than fifteen Eurocurrency
Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
2.11. Interest Rates and Payment Dates. (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 Eurocurrency Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) Each ABR Loan
shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin or, in the case of Swingline Loans, such lower rate per annum as shall be quoted to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion in connection with
the borrowings thereof.
(c) (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or
Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue Loans and Reimbursement Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the
rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.11 plus 2% or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, and (ii) if all or a portion
of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, in each case, with respect to
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clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment).
(d) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest
accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 2.11 shall be payable from time to time on demand.
2.12. Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with
respect to ABR Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative
Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurocurrency Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall
become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such
change in interest rate.
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing
the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.11(a).
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market,
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the relevant Eurocurrency Rate with respect to any currency for such Interest Period, or
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the relevant Eurocurrency Rate with respect to any currency 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 during such Interest Period,
the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such
notice is given (1) in the case of Eurodollar Loans (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest
Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the first day of such Interest Period, to ABR Loans and (2) in the case of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans, the relevant
notice of borrowing or continuation shall be deemed rescinded. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurocurrency Loans in the relevant currency shall be made or continued as such, nor, if applicable, shall the
Borrower have the right to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans.
2.14. Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any
reduction of the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the Revolving Percentages of the Lenders.
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(b) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the
Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Lenders.
(c) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and
shall be made prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at the Funding Office, in Dollars (other than payments in respect of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans, which
shall be made in the applicable Permitted Foreign Currency) and in immediately available funds. The Administrative Agent may effect any such payment by debiting any account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative
Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurocurrency 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 on a Eurocurrency 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 result 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. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two
sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a rate
equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any
amounts owing under this Section 2.14(d) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days of such
Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans (or, in the case of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans, the relevant Daily Foreign Currency
Interest Rate plus the Applicable Margin then applicable to ABR Loans), on demand, from the Borrower.
(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment being made hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares
of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days of such required date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any
amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate (or, in the case of Permitted Foreign Currency Loans, the relevant
Daily Foreign Currency Interest Rate). Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.
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2.15. 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 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 to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Application or any
Eurocurrency Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes covered by Section 2.16 and changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Lender);
(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 or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise
included in the determination of the Eurocurrency Rate hereunder; or
(iii) shall
impose on such Lender any other condition;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount
that such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurocurrency Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such
case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts
pursuant to this Section 2.15, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.
(b) if any Lender 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 any corporation controlling such Lender 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 shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender
or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be
material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate
such Lender for such reduction; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this paragraph for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such
Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; and provided further that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such
retroactive effect.
(c) A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section
2.15 submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
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2.16. Taxes. (a) All payments made by the Borrower 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 net income taxes and
franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority
imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a
payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document). If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”) are required to be withheld from any
amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder, the amounts so payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (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, provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to
any Lender that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof to the extent such Lender’s compliance with the requirements of Section 2.16(b) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement fails
to establish a complete exemption from such withholding. Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of
such Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to
the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure. The agreements in this Section 2.16 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(b) Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a citizen or resident of the United States of America, a corporation, partnership
or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States of America (or any jurisdiction thereof), or any estate or trust that is subject to federal income taxation regardless of the source of its income (a “Non-U.S.
Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a Form W-8, or any subsequent
versions thereof or successors thereto (and, if such Non-U.S. Lender delivers a Form W-8, an annual certificate representing that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code, is not a 10-percent
shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code) of the Borrower and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code)), properly completed and duly executed by
such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or
before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation). In addition, each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the
obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate
to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
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2.16(b), a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.16(b)
that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.
2.17. Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a)
default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans or Swingline Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by
the Borrower in making any prepayment after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans or Swingline Loans on a day that is not the last day of
an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the
period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date
of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such
Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the relevant interbank eurocurrency market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this
Section 2.17 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.18. Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.15 or 2.16(a) with respect to such Lender, it will,
if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event;
provided, that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing
in this Section 2.18 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of any Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a).
2.19. Replacement of Lenders. The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16 or (b) defaults
in its obligation to make Loans hereunder, with a replacement financial institution; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time
of such replacement, (iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section 2.18 so as to eliminate the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16, (iv) the replacement financial
institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.17 if any Eurocurrency Loan owing to such
replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the
replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) until such
time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16, as the case may be, and (ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
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3.1. L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a),
agrees to issue letters of credit (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender;
provided that no Issuing Lender shall have an obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero or (ii) the Total
Permitted Foreign Currency Extensions of Credit would exceed $50,000,000. Each letter of credit outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 3.1 shall constitute a “Letter of Credit” for the purposes of this Agreement,
provided, that if the account party in respect of any such letter of credit is not the Borrower (any such account party, an “Existing Account Party”), the Borrower and the relevant Existing Account Party shall be jointly and
severally liable for all obligations (including reimbursement obligations) applicable thereto. Each Letter of Credit shall expire no later than the earlier of (x)(A) the first anniversary of its date of issuance, in the case of standby Letters of
Credit, and (B) 180 days after the date of issuance, in the case of commercial Letters of Credit, and (y) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, provided that any standby Letter of Credit with a one-year
term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York.
(c) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict
with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
3.2. Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit. The Borrower may from time to time request that an Issuing Lender issue or amend a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing
Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may request. Upon
receipt of any Application, such Issuing Lender will process such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly
issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall such Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three 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 such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower. Each Issuing Lender shall furnish a
copy of, or other evidence of the issuance of, such Letter of Credit to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly following the issuance thereof.
3.3. Fees and Other Charges. (a) The Borrower will pay a fee on all outstanding standby Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin in respect of
Eurocurrency Loans then in effect. Such fee shall be payable to the relevant Issuing Lender semi-annually in advance on the issuance date and each date that is six months (or a whole multiple thereof) after the issuance date, and shall be shared
ratably among the Lenders. In addition, the Borrower will pay to the relevant Issuing Lender, for its own account, a fronting fee of 1/8 of 1% per annum on the face amount of each standby Letter of Credit issued by it, payable semi-annually in
advance on the issuance date of each Letter of Credit issued by it and each date that is six months (or a whole multiple thereof) after the issuance date of each Letter of Credit issued by it.
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(b) The Borrower (or the Issuing Lender, if such fee is netted from
the relevant drawing) will pay a fee on all drawings on outstanding commercial Letters of Credit at the Commercial L/C Commission Rate then in effect. Such fee shall be payable to the relevant Issuing Lender (except in the case of a fee payment
netted from the relevant drawing) on the date of the drawing thereof, and shall be shared ratably among the Lenders.
(c) In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the relevant Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing,
negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
(d) Fees paid pursuant to this Section 3.3 for the ratable benefit of the Lenders shall be distributed to such Lenders by the relevant Issuing Lender (through the Administrative Agent) on each L/C Fee Distribution Date.
Fees paid pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be nonrefundable.
3.4. L/C Participations. (a) Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce each Issuing Lender to issue Letters
of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from each Issuing Lender, 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 Revolving Percentage in each Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under each Letter of Credit issued hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder. Each
L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for which such Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender upon demand at such Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any
part thereof, that is not so reimbursed.
(b) If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant
to the relevant Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such
payment is due, such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the product of (a) such amount, times (b) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is
required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender, times (c) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount
required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to such Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to
recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans. A certificate of the relevant Issuing Lender submitted to any L/C Participant with respect
to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(c) Whenever, at any time after the relevant Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section
3.4(a), such Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account
thereof, such Issuing Lender will distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided, however, that in the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned
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Participant shall return to such Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender to it.
3.5. Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the relevant Issuing Lender on each date on which such Issuing Lender notifies the Borrower of the date
and amount of a draft presented under any Letter of Credit and paid by such Issuing Lender for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such
payment; provided that if such Issuing Lender notifies the Borrower of the presentment of a draft after 10:00 A.M. New York City time on any day, such reimbursement shall be made on the next Business Day. Each such payment shall be made to
such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be payable on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by the Borrower under this Section
from the date such amounts become payable (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) until payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day following the date of the applicable drawing, Section 2.11(b) and
(ii) thereafter, Section 2.11(c).
3.6. Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff,
counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against the relevant Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower also agrees with each Issuing Lender that no Issuing Lender shall
be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact
prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against
any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. No Issuing Lender 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 Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender. The Borrower and the
Lenders each agree that any action taken or omitted by the relevant Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit 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 Commercial Code of the State of New York, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower or any Lender.
3.7. Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower of the date and
amount thereof. The responsibility of the relevant Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of
Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are substantially in conformity with such Letter of Credit. On the last day of each month (or more
frequently if requested by the Administrative Agent), each Issuing Lender which had any Letters of Credit outstanding during such month shall notify the Administrative Agent of the dates and amounts of all drafts presented for payment under such
Letters of Credit during the such month and such other information as is necessary for the Administrative Agent to calculate the commitment fee.
3.8. Applications. To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this
Section 3 shall apply.
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To induce the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in Swingline Loans and the Letters of Credit, Holdings and the Borrower hereby represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and
each Lender that:
4.1. Financial Condition. The audited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2001 and March 31, 2002, and the related consolidated
statements of income and of cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates, reported on by and accompanied by an unqualified report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, present fairly the consolidated financial condition of Holdings and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years then ended. Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries do not have any material Guarantee
Obligations, contingent liabilities and liabilities for taxes, or any long-term leases or unusual forward or long-term commitments, including any interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of
derivatives, that are required to be but are not reflected in the most recent financial statements referred to in this paragraph. During the period from March 31, 2002 to and including the date hereof there has been no Disposition by Holdings or any
of its consolidated Subsidiaries of any material part of its business or property.
4.2. No Change. Since March 31, 2002 there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.3. Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or any similar concept in any
foreign jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in
which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and
(d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4. Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. Each Loan Party has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan
Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow hereunder. Each Loan Party has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and,
in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the borrowings on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is
required in connection with the borrowings hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, except consents, authorizations, filings and notices described in Schedule
4.4, which consents, authorizations, filings and notices have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and
each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
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4.5. No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of
the proceeds thereof will not violate any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or
revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation. No Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation applicable to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.6. Litigation. No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower,
threatened by or against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties or revenues (a) with respect to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.7. No Default. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.8. Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries has title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its material real property, and good title
to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other material property, and none of such property is subject to any Lien except as permitted by Section 7.3.
4.9. Intellectual Property. Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently
conducted. No material claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any such Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property, nor does Holdings or the Borrower
know of any valid basis for any such claim. The use of such Intellectual Property by Holdings and its Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person in any material respect.
4.10. Taxes. Each of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid
all taxes shown to be due and payable on said 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 (other than any the
amount or validity of that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of Holdings or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be); no tax
Lien has been filed, and, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax, fee or other charge.
4.11. Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective
meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1 referred to in Regulation U.
4.12 Labor Matters. Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against Holdings
or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of Holdings and its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair
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Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Holdings or the relevant Subsidiary.
4.13. ERISA. Neither a Reportable Event nor an “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred during
the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code. No termination of a Single
Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period. The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not,
as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits by a material amount. Neither the Borrower nor any Commonly
Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability under ERISA, and neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would
become subject to any material liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any such Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this
representation is made or deemed made. No such Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization or Insolvent.
4.14. Investment Company Act; Other Regulations. No Loan Party is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Loan Party is subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law that limits its ability to incur Indebtedness.
4.15. Subsidiaries. The Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 4.15 constitute all the Subsidiaries of Holdings at the date hereof.
4.16. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans, and the Letters of Credit, shall be used for general corporate purposes.
4.17. Environmental Matters. Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Properties”) do
not contain, and have not previously contained, any Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations or under circumstances that constitute or constituted a violation of, or could give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law;
(b) neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has received or is aware of any
notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the business operated by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries (the “Business”), nor does Holdings or the Borrower have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened;
(c) Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from the Properties in violation of, or in a manner or to a
location that could give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law, nor have any Materials of Environmental Concern been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Properties in violation of, or in a manner that could
give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law;
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(d) no judicial proceeding or governmental or
administrative action is pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which Holdings or any Subsidiary is or will be named as a party with respect to the Properties or the Business, nor are
there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business;
(e) there has been no release or threat of release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or from
the Properties, or arising from or related to the operations of Holdings or any Subsidiary in connection with the Properties or otherwise in connection with the Business, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability
under Environmental Laws;
(f) the Properties and all operations at the Properties are
in compliance, and have in the last five years been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about the Properties or violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the
Business; and
(g) neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed any
liability of any other Person under Environmental Laws.
4.18. Accuracy of Information, etc. No statement or information contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Confidential Information Memorandum or any other document,
certificate or statement furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or any of them, by or on behalf of any Loan Party for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, contained as of
the date such statement, information, document or certificate was so furnished (or, in the case of the Confidential Information Memorandum, as of the Closing Date), any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. The projections contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of Holdings and the Borrower to be
reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may
differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount. There is no fact known to any Loan Party that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Loan
Documents, in the Confidential Information Memorandum or in any other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan
Documents.
4.19. Solvency. Each Loan Party is, and after the incurrence of all Indebtedness and obligations being incurred in connection herewith will be and will continue to be, Solvent.
5.1. Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit. The agreement of each Lender to make the initial extension of credit requested to be made by it is subject to the satisfaction, prior
to or concurrently with the making of such extension of credit on the Closing Date, of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of Holdings, the Borrower and each Lender.
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(b) Fees. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have
received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Closing Date.
(c) Credit Ratings. The Borrower’s senior unsecured debt shall have been rated at least BBB- by Standard &
Poor’s Ratings Services and at least Ba1 by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
(d) Financial Statements. The Lenders shall have received audited consolidated financial statements of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2001 and
March 31, 2002, and such financial statements shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders, reflect any material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as reflected in the
financial statements or projections contained in the Confidential Information Memorandum.
(e) Projections. The Lenders shall have received satisfactory projections through the 2006 fiscal year of Holdings.
(f) Closing Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received, with a counterpart for each Lender, a
certificate of each of the Borrower and Holdings, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibits B-1 and B-2, respectively, with appropriate insertions and attachments.
(g) Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following executed legal opinions:
(i) the legal opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx, counsel to the Borrower
and United States counsel to Holdings, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1;
(ii) the legal opinion of Xxxxxx, Westwood & Riegels, British Virgin Islands counsel to Holdings, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2; and
(iii) the legal opinion of Xxxx X. Xxxxx, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3.
Each such legal opinion shall cover such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.
(h) Existing Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have
received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the existing credit agreement of the Borrower dated as of May 8, 1998 shall have been terminated and all amounts owing thereunder shall have been paid in full. The parties hereto that are
“Lenders” under and as defined in said agreement hereby (i) waive any requirement of advance notice of the termination of any commitments thereunder or of the prepayment or replacement of any extensions of credit thereunder and (ii) agree
that said commitments shall automatically terminate on the Closing Date.
5.2. Conditions to Each Extension of Credit. The agreement of each Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made by it on any date (including its initial extension of
credit) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of such date as
if made on and as of such date.
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(b) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on such date.
Each borrowing by and issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such extension of credit that the conditions
contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
Holdings and the Borrower
hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Revolving Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, each of Holdings and
the Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
(a) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such year (including summary financial information as to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form described in Rule 1-02(bb)
of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act), setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the
scope of the audit, by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and
(b) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of Holdings, the unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statement of income for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter and the related
unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter (including summary financial information as to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form described in Rule 1-02(bb) of Regulation
S-X under the Exchange Act), setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
All such financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in
reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed therein).
6.2. Certificates; Other Information. Furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (or, in the case of clause (g), to the relevant Lender):
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a), a certificate of
the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event of Default, except as specified in such certificate;
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(b) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, stating that, to the best of each such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, each Loan Party during such period has observed or performed all of its covenants and other
agreements, and satisfied every condition, contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or
Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) in the case of quarterly or annual financial statements of Holdings, a Compliance Certificate containing all information necessary for determining compliance by Holdings and its
Subsidiaries with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of Holdings, as the case may be;
(c) as soon as available, and in any event no later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, a consolidated budget for the
following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income), and, as soon
as available, and in any event no later than 45 days after the end of the second quarter of each fiscal year of Holdings, a revised consolidated budget covering the remainder of such fiscal year (collectively, the “Projections”),
which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Projections are based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer has no reason to believe
that such Projections are incorrect or misleading in any material respect;
(d) within
45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Holdings, a narrative discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the
then current fiscal year to the end of such fiscal quarter;
(e) no later than 10
Business Days prior to the effectiveness thereof, copies of substantially final drafts of any proposed amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification with respect to the Senior Note Indenture;
(f) within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports that Holdings or
the Borrower sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public equity securities and, within five days after the same are filed, copies of all financial statements and reports that Holdings or the Borrower may make to, or file with,
the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or analogous Governmental Authority; and
(g) promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
6.3. Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its material obligations of whatever
nature, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of Holdings or the relevant
Subsidiary, as the case may be.
6.4. Maintenance of Existence; Compliance. (a) (i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and take all reasonable action to
maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.4 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to
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do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of
Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5. Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Keep all material property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product liability and business
interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business.
6.6. Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all
Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) permit representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its
books and records at any reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries with officers and employees of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries.
(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) any (i) default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) litigation, investigation
or proceeding that may exist at any time between Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and any Governmental Authority, that in either case, if not cured or if adversely determined, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(c) any litigation or proceeding affecting Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries in which the amount involved is $20,000,000 or more and not covered by insurance or a binding indemnification obligation or in which injunctive or similar relief is sought;
(d) the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the
occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of,
any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination,
Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan; and
(e) any development or event that has
had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be accompanied by
a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action Holdings or the relevant Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto.
6.8. Environmental Laws. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) comply with, and ensure compliance by all tenants and subtenants, if any,
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with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain and comply with and maintain, and ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply
with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws (b) and conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other
actions required under Environmental Laws and promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws.
Holdings and the Borrower
hereby jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Revolving Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) the Borrower shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (ii) Holdings shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, and, (iii) in the case of Sections 7.1, 7.3, 7.10, 7.11 and 7.12, Holdings shall not,
directly or indirectly:
(a) Consolidated
Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio at any time on or after March 31, 2002 to exceed 3.0 to 1.0.
(b) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (a
“Test Period”) of Holdings to be less than (i) 2.50 to 1.0 for any Test Period ending on or after March 31, 2002 and up to but not including the Test Period ending Xxxxx 00, 0000, (xx) 2.625 to 1.0 for the Test Period ending March
31, 2003 and (iii) 2.75 to 1.0 for any Test Period ending thereafter.
(c) Consolidated Net
Worth. Permit Consolidated Net Worth at any time on or after March 31, 2002 to be less than $1,200,000,000.
7.2. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist (in each case, to “Incur”) any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of the Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any such Indebtedness of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to Holdings and the Holdings Subsidiaries incurred on or after the Closing Date shall be subordinated to the Obligations and the obligations of the Borrower under the Senior Note Indenture;
(c) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.3(g) and Capital Lease Obligations, in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(d) Indebtedness outstanding or available to be drawn on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.2(d) and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof (without increasing, or shortening the maturity of,
the principal amount thereof);
(e) Guarantee Obligations Incurred in the ordinary
course of business by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of obligations of any Subsidiary of the Borrower and Guarantee
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Obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Holdings Subsidiaries in respect of obligations of any
other Subsidiary other than the Borrower;
(f) additional Indebtedness of the Borrower
or any other Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount (for the Borrower and all other Subsidiaries) not to exceed $100,000,000;
(g) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary which is subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders;
(h) so long as no Default or Event of Default would occur after giving effect to the assumption of such
Indebtedness, Indebtedness of any Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, whose assets are purchased by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or that
becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof in accordance with the terms of Section 7.4 or 7.7 that is existing at the time such Person so merges, consolidates, amalgamates, such assets are purchased or such Person becomes a Subsidiary,
provided that such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such Person merging, consolidating, amalgamating, such assets being purchased or such Person becoming such a Subsidiary;
(i) Indebtedness of the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount
of the Senior 2003 Notes repurchased or repaid by the Borrower after the issuance date thereof pursuant to one or more transactions not otherwise permitted by paragraph (d) above; and
(j) obligations of TH Europe and its Subsidiaries under bank guarantee facilities in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at
any one time outstanding.
Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness Incurred
by Subsidiaries other than the Borrower pursuant to clauses (f) and (g) above shall not exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding, provided that no more than $25,000,000 of such Indebtedness may be Incurred by Domestic Subsidiaries.
7.3. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for:
(a) Liens for taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of Holdings or the relevant Subsidiary, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course
of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(c) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;
(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and
appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the
ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) Liens in existence on the date hereof (or
granted in connection with any drawings, refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions permitted by Section 7.2(d)) listed on Schedule 7.3(f), securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(d), provided that no such Lien is spread to cover
any additional types of property after the Closing Date and that the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
(g) Liens securing Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries incurred to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets, provided that (i) such Liens shall be created
substantially simultaneously with the acquisition of such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, (iii) the aggregate principal amount of such
Indebtedness shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding and (iv) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
(h) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased;
(i) so long as no Default or Event of Default would occur after giving effect to the
assumption of such Lien, Liens on property of a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with Holdings of any of its Subsidiaries, Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries purchases assets of such Person or such Person becomes a Subsidiary of Holdings after the date hereof in accordance with the terms of Section 7.4 or 7.7; provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger,
consolidation, amalgamation, asset purchase or becoming a Subsidiary and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, the assets being so purchased or
the Person becoming such a Subsidiary;
(j) Liens arising either (i) by the terms of
commercial letters of credit entered into in the ordinary course of business to secure reimbursement obligations thereunder, or (ii) under accounts receivable collection arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business to secure fees and
other charges owing to the other party to such arrangements;
(k) Liens on the
Borrower’s office facilities located at 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx xx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx and 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx in New York, New York, respectively;
(l) Liens on certain assets of TH Europe and its Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(j); and
(m) additional Liens (not otherwise permitted hereunder) which secure obligations at any time outstanding not exceeding (as to Holdings and all
of its Subsidiaries) an amount equal to 10% of Total Tangible Assets.
7.4. Fundamental Changes. Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of, all
or substantially all of its property or business, except:
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(a) (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may
be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with or into any Subsidiary of the Borrower and (ii) any Holdings Subsidiary may be merged,
consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with or into any other Subsidiary;
(b) (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and (ii) any Holdings Subsidiary may Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(c) in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.5; and
(d) in connection with Investments permitted by Section 7.7.
7.5. Disposition of Property. Dispose of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Subsidiary of Holdings, issue or sell any shares of such
Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person, except:
(a) the Disposition of obsolete
or worn out property in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the sale of inventory in
the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.4(b);
(d) Dispositions of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(e) (i) the sale or issuance of any Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower and (ii) the sale or issuance of any Holdings Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(f) the Disposition of either of the Borrower’s office facilities located at 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx xx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx and 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
in New York, New York, respectively; and
(g) the Disposition of other property having
an aggregate fair market value not to exceed 10% of Total Tangible Assets (excluding the portion of Total Tangible Assets attributable solely to Holdings and calculated as at the time of any such Disposition) during the term of this Agreement.
7.6. Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of the Person making such dividend) on, or make any payment on account of,
or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any
other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or make any principal payment on any obligation of the type described in clause (v) of the
definition of “Available Basket” owing by any Subsidiary to Holdings (collectively, “Restricted Payments”), except that:
(a) (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and (ii) any
Holdings Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
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(b) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (i) the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of Holdings may purchase (to be paid in the form of a subordinated intercompany note) ordinary shares of Holdings for the purpose of funding the
Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s employee stock incentive program and (ii) any Holdings Subsidiary may purchase an aggregate amount of up to 150,000 ordinary shares of Holdings (appropriately adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits
and stock dividends) in any fiscal year for the purpose of funding such Holdings Subsidiary’s employee stock incentive program; and
(c) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to Holdings in an aggregate amount
not to exceed the Available Basket at such time.
7.7. Investments. Make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or
other securities of, or any assets constituting all or a material part of a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any Person (all of the foregoing, “Investments”), except:
(a) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(b) investments in Cash Equivalents;
(c) Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section 7.2;
(d) loans and advances to employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (including for travel,
entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount for the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(e) Investments made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount;
(f) (i) Investments by any Subsidiaries of Holdings in the Borrower or any Person that, prior to
such investment is, or simultaneously in connection with such Investment becomes, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and (ii) Investments by any Holdings Subsidiary in any Person that, prior to such investment is, or simultaneously in
connection with such Investment becomes, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Holdings Subsidiary;
(g) (i) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in Holdings or any of the Holdings Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Basket at such time and (ii) Investments by any
Holdings Subsidiary in Holdings in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Basket at such time;
(h) Investments by any Holdings Subsidiary in the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(i) purchases of ordinary shares of Holdings described in Section 7.6(b); and
(j) in addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section 7.7, Investments by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in an aggregate amount (valued at cost) not to exceed $25,000,000 during the term of
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7.8. Payments and Modifications of Debt Instruments, etc. (a) Make or offer to make any payment, prepayment, repurchase or redemption of or otherwise defease or segregate funds with
respect to the Senior Notes (other than scheduled interest payments required to be made in cash), provided that (i) the Borrower may refinance the Senior Notes and (ii) the Borrower may prepay, repurchase or redeem all or a portion of the
Senior Notes with cash on hand so long as immediately prior thereto and after giving effect thereto no Loans shall be outstanding, or (b) amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other
change to, any of the terms of the Senior Notes (other than any such amendment, modification, waiver or other change that (i) would extend the maturity or reduce the amount of any payment of principal thereof or reduce the rate or extend the date
for payment of interest thereon or (ii) is not materially adverse to the Lenders).
7.9. Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, with any Affiliate (other than Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries) unless such transaction is (a) otherwise not prohibited under this Agreement and (b) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length
transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.
7.10. Sales and Leasebacks. Enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by Holdings or any Subsidiary of real or personal property that has been or is to be
sold or transferred by Holdings or such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of Holdings or such Subsidiary other than
with respect to the Borrower’s office facilities located at 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx xx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx and 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx in New York, New York, respectively.
7.11. Changes in Fiscal Periods. Permit the fiscal year of Holdings or the Borrower to end on a day other than March 31 or change Holdings’ or the Borrower’s method of
determining fiscal quarters.
7.12. Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the Senior Note Indenture, (c) any agreements governing
any Liens otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby) and (d) in any currently existing agreements set forth on Schedule 7.12 or any successor agreements
thereto (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the types of assets covered by the original agreement).
7.13. Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the
Borrower to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions in respect of any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, (b) make loans or advances to the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing
under the Loan Documents and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof and (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or
substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary.
7.14. Lines of Business. Enter into any business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those businesses in which the Borrower or any other Subsidiary is engaged on
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date of this Agreement or the fashion, apparel or consumer products business or any business reasonably related to any thereof.
7.15. Swap Agreements. Enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure
(other than those in respect of Capital Stock or the Senior Notes unless, in the case of the Senior Notes, at the time of such transaction (i) such Senior Notes could be repurchased pursuant to Section 7.8(a)(ii) and (ii) sufficient cash on hand is
available at such time to effect such repurchase) and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with
respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
If any of the following events
shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any
Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within
five days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time
under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; or
(c) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (with
respect to Holdings and the Borrower only), Section 6.7(a) or Section 7 of this Agreement; or
(d) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and
such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
(e) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee
Obligation, but excluding the Loans) on the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto; or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or
agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating
thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or
beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided, that a
default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii)
and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $20,000,000; or
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(f) (i) Holdings or any of its Material
Subsidiaries shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for
relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B)
seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or Holdings or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall make a general assignment for the benefit of
its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against Holdings or any of its Material Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such
adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against Holdings or any of its Material Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of
a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending
appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) Holdings or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii),
or (iii) above; or (v) Holdings or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or
(g) (i) any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of
the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets
of the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer
Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee is, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, likely to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single
Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders is likely to, incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from,
or the Insolvency or Reorganization of, a Multiemployer Plan or (vi) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or condition, together with all other such
events or conditions, if any, could, in the sole judgment of the Required Lenders, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(h) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against Holdings or any of its Material Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance as
to which the relevant insurance company has acknowledged coverage) of $20,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof; or
(i) the guarantee contained in Section 10 hereof shall cease, for any reason, to be in
full force and effect or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert; or
(j) (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (other than the
Permitted Investors) shall become, or obtain rights (whether by means or warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than
35% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Holdings; (ii) the board of directors of Holdings shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors; or (iii) Holdings shall cease to own and
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control, of record and beneficially, directly, 100% of each class of outstanding Capital Stock of the Borrower free and
clear of all Liens;
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph
(f) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
(including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any
other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the
Borrower declare the Revolving Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the
Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C
Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately 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 this paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time (if it has not occurred sooner) deposit in a cash
collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the
payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, 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 Borrower hereunder and
under the other Loan Documents. 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 Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto). Except as expressly provided above in this Section,
presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
9.1.
Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender
irrevocably authorizes the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the
Administrative 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 Administrative Agent.
9.2.
Delegation of Duties. The Administrative 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 Administrative Agent
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shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
9.3.
Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its 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 to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to
have resulted from 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 any Loan Party 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 Administrative Agent 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 of any Loan Party a party thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or
thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not 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 any Loan Party.
9.4.
Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, 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 counsel to Holdings or the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative 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 Administrative Agent. The Administrative 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 so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction
by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative 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 so specified by this Agreement, all 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.
9.5.
Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received
notice from a Lender, Holdings or the Borrower 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 Administrative Agent receives such a
notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative 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 so specified
by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative 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.
9.6.
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
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attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken,
including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that it
has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property,
financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates 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 Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit 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 Loan Parties and their affiliates.
Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative 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 any Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or
any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.
9.7.
Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by Holdings or the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of
Holdings or the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section 9.7 (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the
Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in
any way relating to or arising out of, the Revolving 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 Administrative 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 that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements
in this Section 9.7 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
9.8.
Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party
as though the Administrative Agent was not the Administrative Agent. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and
powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Administrative Agent in its
individual capacity.
9.9.
Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as
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Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent s hall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or Section 8(f) with respect
to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the
Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be
terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the
date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the
duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this
Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
10.1.
Guarantee. In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to execute and deliver this Agreement and to make or maintain the Loans and to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, and in
consideration thereof, Holdings hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations, and Holdings further agrees to pay any and all expenses (including all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) that may be paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or by
the Lenders in enforcing, or obtaining advice of counsel in respect of, any of their rights under the guarantee contained in this Section 10. The guarantee contained in this Section 10, subject to Section 10.5, shall remain in full force and effect
until the Obligations are paid in full, the Revolving Commitments are terminated and no Letters of Credit are outstanding, notwithstanding that from time to time prior thereto the Borrower may be free from any Obligations.
Holdings agrees that whenever, at any time, or from time to time, it shall make any payment to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on
account of its liability under this Section 10, it will notify the Administrative Agent and such Lender in writing that such payment is made under the guarantee contained in this Section 10 for such purpose. No payment or payments made by the
Borrower or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from the Borrower 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 Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of Holdings under this Section 10 which, notwithstanding any such payment or payments, shall remain liable for the
Obligations until, subject to Section 10.5, the Obligations are paid in full, the Revolving Commitments are terminated and no Letters of Credit are outstanding.
10.2.
No Subrogation, Contribution, Reimbursement or Indemnity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10, Holdings hereby irrevocably waives all rights that may have arisen in
connection with the guarantee contained in this Section 10 to be subrogated to any of the rights (whether contractual, under the United States Bankruptcy Code (or similar action under any successor law or under any comparable law), including Section
509 thereof, under common law or otherwise) of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower or against the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Obligations, until the Obligations shall have been paid in full, no
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Credit shall be outstanding and the Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated. Holdings hereby further irrevocably waives all contractual, common law, statutory and other rights of
reimbursement, contribution, exoneration or indemnity (or any similar right) from or against the Borrower or any other Person that may have arisen in connection with the guarantee contained in this Section 10, until the Obligations shall have been
paid in full, no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding and the Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated. So long as the Obligations remain outstanding, if any amount shall be paid by or on behalf of the Borrower to Holdings on account of
any of the rights waived in this Section 10.2, such amount shall be held by Holdings in trust, segregated from other funds of Holdings, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by Holdings, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form
received by Holdings (duly indorsed by Holdings to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine. The provisions of this Section
10.2 shall survive the term of the guarantee contained in this Section 10 and the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Revolving Commitments.
10.3.
Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations. Holdings shall remain obligated under this Section 10 notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against Holdings, and without notice
to or further assent by Holdings, any demand for payment of or reduction in the principal amount of any of the Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, and any of the
Obligations continued, and the 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 Administrative Agent 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 Lenders (or the Required 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 Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or
insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 10 or any property subject thereto.
10.4.
Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. Holdings 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
Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the guarantee contained in this Section 10 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 10; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or
incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 10; and all dealings between the Borrower or Holdings, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other, shall
likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 10. Holdings waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the
Borrower or Holdings with respect to the Obligations. The guarantee contained in this Section 10 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the 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 Administrative Agent or any Lender, (b) any defense,
setoff or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) that may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Borrower against the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without
notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or Holdings) that constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the Obligations, or of Holdings under the guarantee contained in this Section 10, in
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other instance. When the Administrative Agent or any Lender is pursuing its rights and remedies under this Section 10 against Holdings, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be
under no obligation to, pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrower 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
Administrative Agent or any Lender to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the 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 the Borrower or any such other Person or of any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve Holdings of any liability under this Section 10, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether
express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders against Holdings.
10.5.
Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 10 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
Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or upon or as a result of the appointment of a
receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
10.6.
Payments. Holdings hereby agrees that any payments in respect of the Obligations pursuant to this Section 10 will be paid to the Administrative Agent without setoff or counterclaim in Dollars at
the Funding Office.
11.1.
Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 11.1. The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to
time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders
or of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents 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) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date
of maturity of any Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, in each
case without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 11.1 or reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the
Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or release Holdings from its obligations under Section 10, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders; (iii) amend, modify or waive any
provision of Section 9 without the written consent of the Administrative Agent; (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.3 or 2.4 without the written consent of the Swingline Lender; or (v) amend, modify or waive any provision of
Section 3 without the written consent of each Issuing Lender. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative
Agent and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and
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under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or
Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
11.2.
Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein,
shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, addressed as follows in the case of Holdings, the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
Holdings or the Borrower: |
c/o Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx U.S.A., Inc. 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Scirocco—Chief Financial Officer Telecopy: 000-000-0000 Telephone: 000-000-0000 | |
and | ||
with a copy to: |
Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Telecopy:
000-000-0000 Telephone: 000-000-0000 | |
The Administrative Agent: |
JPMorgan Chase Bank c/o The Loan and Agency Services Group Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxx Telecopy: 000-000-0000 | |
with a copy to: |
JPMorgan Chase Bank 0000 Xxxxxxxx 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx X’Xxxxx Telecopy: 000-000-0000 |
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders shall not be effective until received.
11.3.
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative 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.
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11.4.
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 and other extensions of credit hereunder.
11.5.
Payment of Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and 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 the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and filing and recording fees and expenses, with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the
Borrower prior to the Closing Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Closing Date) and from time to time thereafter on a quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate, (b) to pay or reimburse
each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including the allocated fees and expenses of in-house counsel) to each Lender and of counsel to the Administrative Agent, (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender and the Administrative 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, that 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, the Administrative Agent, their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnitee”)
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 any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any
Environmental Law applicable to the operations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Properties (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided, that the Borrower
shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, each of Holdings and the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause their respective Subsidiaries not to
assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause their respective Subsidiaries to so waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and
expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee. All amounts due under this Section 11.5 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.
Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 11.5 shall be submitted to Xxxxxx Scirocco—Chief Financial Officer (Telephone No. 000-000-0000) (Telecopy No. 212-548-1965), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 11.2.
The agreements in this Section 11.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
11.6.
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any affiliate of an Issuing Lender that issues any
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Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance
with this Section.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below,
any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it)
with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund (as defined below) or, if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, any other Person;
(B) the Issuing Lenders, if the Assignee is not a
Financial Institution; and
(C) the Administrative Agent, provided that no
consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to an Assignee that is a Lender immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving
Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Revolving Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative
Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
(2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;
(B) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $4,000;
(C) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative
questionnaire; and
(D) in the case of an assignment to a CLO (as defined below), the
assigning Lender shall retain the sole right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, provided that the Assignment and Assumption between such Lender and such CLO may
provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of such CLO, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 11.1
and (2) directly affects such CLO.
For the purposes of this Section 11.6, the terms “Approved Fund” and
“CLO” have the following meanings:
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“Approved Fund” means (a) a CLO and (b) with
respect to any Lender that is a fund which invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an
affiliate of such investment advisor.
“CLO” means any entity (whether a
corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Lender or
an affiliate of such Lender.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph
(b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an
Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 11.5).
Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 11.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting
for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Commitments
of, and principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee,
the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required
by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been
recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the
consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all
or a portion of its Revolving Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto
for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any
provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each
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Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 11.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant.
Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant
to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.7(b) as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant shall be subject to Section 11.7(a) as though it were
a Lender.
(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15
or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. Any
Participant that is a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless such Participant complies with Section 2.16(b).
(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or
assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender
from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(e) The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded
hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 11.6(b). Each of Holdings, the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby
confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other Person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy or similar
law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided, however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and
hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
11.7.
Adjustments; Set-off. (a) If any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it, or receive any
collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by
any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender, or
shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided,
however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but
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(b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by
law, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to Holdings or the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by Holdings and the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by
Holdings or the 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 Holdings or the Borrower, as the case may be. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to
give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
11.8.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all
the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
11.9.
Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that 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.
11.10.
Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the agreement of Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
11.11.
GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
11.12.
Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(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;
(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
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(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 Holdings or the Borrower, as the case may be at its address set forth in Section 11.2 or at such
other address of which the Administrative 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 Section 11.12 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to Holdings or the Borrower arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and Holdings and the 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 Holdings, the Borrower and the Lenders.
11.14.
WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE 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.
11.15.
Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential all non-public information provided to it by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement that is
designated by such Loan Party as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any affiliate of any
Lender (so long as such affiliate is informed that such information is confidential non-public information), (b) to any Transferee or prospective Transferee that agrees to comply with the provisions of this Section 11.15, (c) to its employees,
directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its affiliates (so long as such Persons are informed that such information is confidential non-public information), (d) upon the request or demand of any
Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar
proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment
portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, or (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
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11.16.
Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent. Neither the Documentation Agents nor the Syndication Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
11.17.
Judgment Currency. The Borrower’s obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to make payments in a specified currency (the “Obligation Currency”) shall not be
discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by the
Administrative Agent or a Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed to be payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing
judgment against any Loan Party in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment
Currency”) an amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made, at the rate of exchange (as quoted by the Administrative Agent or if the Administrative Agent does not quote a rate of exchange on such currency, by a known
dealer in such currency designated by the Administrative Agent) determined, in each case, as of the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment
Currency Conversion Date”).
(b) If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing
between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the Borrower covenants and agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount), as may be
necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of
Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion Date.
(c) For purposes of determining any rate of exchange or currency equivalent for this Section, such amounts shall include any premium and costs payable in connection with the purchase of the
Obligation Currency.
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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.
XXXXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXX X.
XXXXXX | |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Chief Financial
Officer and Executive Vice President— Finance and
Operations | ||
XXXXX XXXXXXXX U.S.A., INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXX
SCIROCCO | |
Xxxxxx Scirocco Chief
Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent and as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXX X.
XXXXXX | |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Vice
President |
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FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Syndication Agent and as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXXX X.
XXXXXXXXXXX | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx Vice
President |
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Documentation Agent and as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXX X.
XXXXXX | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Vice
President |
HSBC BANK USA, as a
Documentation Agent and as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx First Vice
President |
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CITIBANK, N.A. | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXX XXXXXXX
| |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Director | ||
SUNTRUST BANK | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXX X.
XXXXXX | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Director
Senior Relationship Manager | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXXX XXXXXX
| |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Associate | ||
BANK LEUMI USA | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXX
XXXXXX | |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Vice
President | ||
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW
YORK | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
| |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Senior Vice
President | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXXX
XXXXX | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Vice
President |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX BANK | ||
By: |
/s/ JAAP L.
TONCKENS | |
Jaap L. Tonckens Vice
President | ||
PNC BANK, N.A. | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Vice
President | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
| ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
| |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx Vice
President | ||
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED | ||
By: |
/s/ PENG XXX
XXXX | |
Peng Xxx Xxxx General
Manager | ||
By: |
/s/ XXX XXXX
| |
Xxx Xxxx Head of
Credit |