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Exhibit 10.13

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of September 20, 2019 (this “Amendment”), among OCSI Senior Funding Ltd., as borrower (the “Borrower”), Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as servicer (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as facility agent (in such capacity, the “Facility Agent”) and as a committed lender (in such capacity, a “Lender”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as equityholder, the Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and collateral custodian, the Facility Agent and each Lender party thereto are party to the Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Facility Agent have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in accordance with Section 17.2 of the Loan Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Amendments to the Loan Agreement

SECTION 2.1. As of the date of this Amendment, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Loan Agreement attached as Appendix A hereto.

 

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ARTICLE III

Conditions to Effectiveness

SECTION 3.1. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto;

and

(b) the Facility Agent’s receipt of (i) the signed legal opinion of Walkers, counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance acceptable to the Facility Agent in its reasonable discretion, (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the applicable Official Body of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) satisfactory evidence that the Borrower has obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons to the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 4.1. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Facility Agent that, as of the date first written above, (i) no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Servicer Default or Unmatured Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such day (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).

ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

SECTION 5.1. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 5.2. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 5.3. Ratification. Except as expressly amended and waived hereby, the Loan Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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SECTION 5.4. Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Amendment in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 5.5. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

SECTION 5.6. No Proceedings; Limited Recourse. The provisions of Sections 17.11 and 17.12 of the Loan Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Dianne Farjallah

  Name: Dianne Farjallah
  Title: Director

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement]


OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION, as Servicer

 

By:  

/s/ Mary Gallegly

  Name: Mary Gallegly
  Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent

 

By:  

/s/ Steven Flowers

  Name: Steven Flowers
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldsmith

  Name: Andrew Goldsmith
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement]


 

Appendix A

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION Conformed through Amendment No. 23

LOAN FINANCING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

dated as of September 24, 2018

OCSI SENIOR FUNDING LTD. as Borrower

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

as Equityholder,

OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME CORPORATION

as Servicer,

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Facility Agent

THE OTHER AGENTS PARTIES HERETO,

and


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

  DEFINITIONS      1  

Section 1.1

  Defined Terms      1  

Section 1.2

  Other Definitional Provisions      50  

ARTICLE II

  THE FACILITY, ADVANCE PROCEDURES AND NOTES      51  

Section 2.1

  Advances      51  

Section 2.2

  Funding of Advances      5152  

Section 2.3

  Notes      53  

Section 2.4

  Repayment and Prepayments      53  

Section 2.5

  Permanent Reduction of Facility Amount      54  

Section 2.6

  Extension of Revolving Period      54  

Section 2.7

  Calculation of Discount Factor      54  

Section 2.8

  Increase in Facility Amount      5556  

Section 2.9

  Defaulting Lenders      56  

ARTICLE III

  YIELD, UNDRAWN FEE, ETC      57  

Section 3.1

  Yield and Undrawn Fee      57  

Section 3.2

  Yield Distribution Dates      57  

Section 3.3

  Yield Calculation      57  

Section 3.4

  Computation of Yield, Fees, Etc      5758  

 

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ARTICLE IV

  PAYMENTS; TAXES      58  

Section 4.1

  Making of Payments      58  

Section 4.2

  Due Date Extension      58  

Section 4.3

  Taxes      58  

ARTICLE V

  INCREASED COSTS, ETC      62  

Section 5.1

  Increased Costs, Capital Adequacy      62  

ARTICLE VI

  EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS TO ADVANCES      64  

Section 6.1

  Effectiveness      64  

Section 6.2

  Advances and Reinvestments      66  

Section 6.3

  Transfer of Collateral Obligations and Permitted Investments      68  

ARTICLE VII

  ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF COLLATERAL OBLIGATIONS      69  

Section 7.1

  Retention and Termination of the Servicer      69  

Section 7.2

  Resignation and Removal of the Servicer; Appointment ofSuccessor Servicer      69  

Section 7.3

  Duties of the Servicer      71  

Section 7.4

  Representations and Warranties of the Servicer      72  

Section 7.5

  Covenants of the Servicer      7475  

Section 7.6

  Servicing Fees; Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer      7778  

Section 7.7

  Collateral Reporting      78  

Section 7.8

  Notices      78  

Section 7.9

  Procedural Review of Collateral Obligations; Access toServicer and Servicer’s Records      78  

 

 

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Section 7.10   Optional Sales      7980  

Section 7.11

  Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations      81  

Section 7.12

  Servicing of REO Assets      8182  

ARTICLE VIII

  ACCOUNTS; PAYMENTS      83  

Section 8.1

  Accounts      83  

Section 8.2

  Excluded Amounts      85  

Section 8.3

  Distributions, Reinvestment and Dividends      8586  

Section 8.4

  Fees      8889  

Section 8.5

  Monthly Report      8889  

ARTICLE IX

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER      8990  

Section 9.1

  Organization and Good Standing      8990  

Section 9.2

  Due Qualification      90  

Section 9.3

  Power and Authority      90  

Section 9.4

  Binding Obligations      90  

Section 9.5

  Security Interest      90  

Section 9.6

  No Violation      91  

Section 9.7

  No Proceedings      9192  

Section 9.8

  No Consents      9192  

Section 9.9

  Solvency      92  

Section 9.10

  Compliance with Laws      92  

Section 9.11

  Taxes      92  

Section 9.12

  Monthly Report      9293  

Section 9.13

  No Liens, Etc      9293  

 

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Section 9.14

  Information True and Correct      93  

Section 9.15

  Bulk Sales      9394  

Section 9.16

  Collateral      9394  

Section 9.17

  Selection Procedures      9394  

Section 9.18

  Indebtedness      9394  

Section 9.19

  No Injunctions      94  

Section 9.20

  No Subsidiaries      94  

Section 9.21

  ERISA Compliance      94  

Section 9.22

  Investment Company Status      94  

Section 9.23

  Set-Off, Etc      9495  

Section 9.24

  Collections      9495  

Section 9.25

  Value Given      95  

Section 9.26

  Use of Proceeds      95  

Section 9.27

  Separate Existence      95  

Section 9.28

  Transaction Documents      95  

Section 9.29

  Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering      9596  

Section 9.30

  Anti-Bribery and Corruption      9697  

ARTICLE X

  COVENANTS      97  

Section 10.1

  Protection of Security Interest of the Secured Parties      97  

Section 10.2

  Other Liens or Interests      98  

Section 10.3

  Costs and Expenses      98  

Section 10.4

  Reporting Requirements      9899  

Section 10.5

  Separate Existence      99  

Section 10.6

  Hedging Agreements      101  

 

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Section 10.7

  Tangible Net Worth      103  

Section 10.8

  Taxes      103  

Section 10.9

  Merger, Consolidation, Etc      103104  

Section 10.10

  Deposit of Collections      103104  

Section 10.11

  Indebtedness; Guarantees      104  

Section 10.12

  Limitation on Purchases from Affiliates      104  

Section 10.13

  Documents      104  

Section 10.14

  Preservation of Existence      104  

Section 10.15

  Limitation on Investments      104105  

Section 10.16

  Distributions      104105  

Section 10.17

  Performance of Borrower Assigned Agreements      105  

Section 10.18

  Reserved      105  

Section 10.19

  Further Assurances; Financing Statements      105  

Section 10.20

  Obligor Payment Instructions      106  

Section 10.21

  Delivery of Collateral Obligation Files      106  

Section 10.22

  Collateral Obligation Schedule      106107  

Section 10.23

  Notice to Specified Obligors      106107  

Section 10.24

  Risk Retention      106107  

Section 10.25

  Moody’s RiskCalc      109  

Section 10.26

  Repurchase of Preference Shares      109  

Section 10.27

  Ineligible Collateral      109  

ARTICLE XI

  THE COLLATERAL AGENT      109  

Section 11.1

  Appointment of Collateral Agent      109  

Section 11.2

  Monthly Reports      109110  

 

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Section 11.3

  Collateral Administration      110  

Section 11.4

  Removal or Resignation of Collateral Agent      113  

Section 11.5

  Representations and Warranties      114  

Section 11.6

  No Adverse Interest of Collateral Agent      114  

Section 11.7

  Reliance of Collateral Agent      114  

Section 11.8

  Limitation of Liability and Collateral Agent Rights      115  

Section 11.9

  Tax Reports      117  

Section 11.10

  Merger or Consolidation      117118  

Section 11.11

  Collateral Agent Compensation      118  

Section 11.12

  Anti-Terrorism Laws      118  

ARTICLE XII

  GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST      118  

Section 12.1

  Borrower’s Grant of Security Interest      118  

Section 12.2

  Borrower Remains Liable      120  

Section 12.3

  Release of Collateral      120  

ARTICLE XIII

  EVENTS OF DEFAULT      121  

Section 13.1

  Events of Default      121  

Section 13.2

  Effect of Event of Default      123  

Section 13.3

  Rights upon Event of Default      123  

Section 13.4

  Collateral Agent May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes      124  

Section 13.5

  Collective Proceedings      124125  

Section 13.6

  Insolvency Proceedings      125  

Section 13.7

  Delay or Omission Not Waiver      126  

Section 13.8

  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      126  

 

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Section 13.9

  Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral      126  

Section 13.10

  Power of Attorney      127  

ARTICLE XIV

  THE FACILITY AGENT      127  

Section 14.1

  Appointment      127  

Section 14.2

  Delegation of Duties      128  

Section 14.3

  Exculpatory Provisions      128  

Section 14.4

  Reliance by Note Agents      128  

Section 14.5

  Notices      129  

Section 14.6

  Non-Reliance on Note Agents      129  

Section 14.7

  Indemnification      130  

Section 14.8

  Successor Note Agent      130  

Section 14.9

  Note Agents in their Individual Capacity      131  

ARTICLE XV

  ASSIGNMENTS      131  

Section 15.1

  Restrictions on Assignments by the Borrower and the Servicer      131  

Section 15.2

  Documentation      131  

Section 15.3

  Rights of Assignee      131  

Section 15.4

  Assignment by Lenders      131  

Section 15.5

  Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange      132  

Section 15.6

  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes      133  

Section 15.7

  Persons Deemed Owners      133  

Section 15.8

  Cancellation      133134  

Section 15.9

  Participations; Pledge      134  

 

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ARTICLE XVI

  INDEMNIFICATION      135  

Section 16.1

  Borrower Indemnity      135  

Section 16.2

  Servicer Indemnity      135136  

Section 16.3

  Contribution      136  

Section 16.4

  Risk Retention Indemnity      136  

ARTICLE XVII

  MISCELLANEOUS      137  

Section 17.1

  No Waiver; Remedies      137  

Section 17.2

  Amendments, Waivers      137  

Section 17.3

  Notices, Etc      138  

Section 17.4

  Costs and Expenses      138  

Section 17.5

  Binding Effect; Survival      139  

Section 17.6

  Captions and Cross References      139  

Section 17.7

  Severability      139  

Section 17.8

  GOVERNING LAW      140  

Section 17.9

  Counterparts      140  

Section 17.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      140  

Section 17.11

  No Proceedings      140  

Section 17.12

  Limited Recourse      141  

Section 17.13

  ENTIRE AGREEMENT      142  

Section 17.14

  Confidentiality      142  

Section 17.15

  Non-Confidentiality of Tax Treatment      143  

Section 17.16

  Replacement of Lenders      144  

Section 17.17

  Consent to Jurisdiction      145  

 

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Applicable Margin Step-Up Date” means, if the Pricing Date has not occurred on or prior to such date, the date that is the three (3) month anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date.December 31, 2019.

Appraised Value” means, with respect to any Asset Based Loan, the most recently calculated appraised value of the pro rata portion of the underlying collateral securing such Collateral Obligation as determined by an Approved Valuation Firm.

Approval Notice” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, a copy of a notice executed by the Facility Agent in the form of Exhibit E, evidencing, among other things, the approval of the Facility Agent, in its sole discretion, of such Collateral Obligation and the applicable Discount Factor, the loan type and lien priority (including the division of any unitranche Loan), the Original Leverage Multiple (including, for Advance Rate purposes, the attaching Leverage Multiple of any FILO Loan), the Original Effective LTV (if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan) and each other item listed in Section 6.2(h).

Approved Custodian” means Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, State Street, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any other custodian mutually agreed to by the Facility Agent and the Servicer.

Approved Valuation Firm” means, with respect to any Collateral Obligation, each of (a) Murray Devine, (b) Houlihan Lokey, (c) Lincoln International LLC, (d) Duff & Phelps and (e) any other nationally recognized valuation firm approved by the Borrower and the Facility Agent.

Asset Approval Request” means a notice in the form of Exhibit C-3 which requests an Approval Notice with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations and shall include (among other things):

(a) the proposed date of each related acquisition;

(b) the Agency Rating for each such Collateral Obligation from each Rating Agency and, if such Agency Rating is determined pursuant to clause (b), as applicable, of the definition thereof, the date of the applicable credit estimate and the applicable Rating Agency;

(c) the Original Leverage Multiple and Original Effective LTV (if such Collateral Obligation is an Asset Based Loan) for each such Collateral Obligation, measured as of the date of such notice;

(d) a related Schedule of Collateral Obligations;

(e) any related Permitted Working Capital Liens; and

(f) all Obligor Information (unless (x) such information is included in the Servicer’s internal credit memo or (y) the Servicer has notified the Facility Agent that such information is not available and the Facility Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that such information is not required to obtain favorable capital treatment in connection with the related Collateral Obligation).

 

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ERISA Event” means (a) the occurrence with respect to a Plan of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, unless the thirty (30)-day notice requirement with respect thereto has been waived by the PBGC; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such a Plan, pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions set forth in Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k)(1)(A) and (B) of ERISA to the creation of a lien upon property or assets or rights to property or assets of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate for failure to make a required payment to a Plan are satisfied; (g) the termination of a Plan by the PBGC pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan; (h) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (i) the determination that any Plan is or is expected to be in “at-risk” status, within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, (j) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), or terminated (within the meaning of Section 4041A or Section 4042 of ERISA); (k) the failure of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to pay when due (after expiration of any applicable grace period) any installment payment with respect to withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA; (l) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate incurs any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); or (m) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate commits any act (or omission) which could give rise to the imposition of fines, penalties, taxes, or related charges under ERISA or the Code.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

EU Securitization Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 relating to a European framework for simple, transparent and standard securitisation.2402.

EU Securitization Rules” means the EU Securitization Regulation, together with any relevant regulatory and/or implementing technical standards adopted by the European Commission in relation thereto, any relevant regulatory and/or implementing technical standards applicable in relation thereto pursuant to any transitional arrangements made pursuant to the EU Securitization Regulation, and, in each case, any relevant guidance published by the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority (or, in either case, any predecessor or successor authority) or by the European Commission.

 

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(p) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in a Permitted Gaming Industry (other than in respect of hotels and resorts) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure; and

(1) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Principal Balances of all Collateral Obligations that are in the defense industry (other than a Prohibited Defense Asset) over 7.5% of the Excess Concentration Measure.

Excess Concentration Measure” means the sum of (i) the Principal Balances for all Eligible Collateral Obligations plus (ii) all amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Account plus (iii) all amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account.

Excess Funds” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any Conduit Lender, funds of such Conduit Lender not required, after giving effect to all amounts on deposit in its commercial paper account, to pay or provide for the payment of (i) all of its matured and maturing commercial paper notes on such date of such determination and (ii) the principal of and interest on all of its loans outstanding on such date of such determination.

Excluded Amounts” means (i) any amount deposited into the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Obligation, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by or on behalf of the Borrower of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Official Body on such Collateral Obligation or on any Related Security, (ii) any interest or fees (including origination, agency, structuring, management or other up-front fees) that are for the account of the applicable Person from whom the Borrower purchased such Collateral Obligation, (iii) any reimbursement of insurance premiums, (iv) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Collateral Obligations which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under Underlying Instruments, (v) to the extent paid using amounts other than Collections and proceeds of Advances, any amount paid in respect of reimbursement for expenses owed in respect of any Collateral Obligation pursuant to the related Underlying Instrument or (vi) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error (including any amounts relating to any portion of an asset sold by the Borrower and occurring after the date of such sale).

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in the Obligations pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Obligations (other than pursuant to Section 17.16(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.3, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office,

 

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Capital Lien), in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to (x) Liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are reasonable or customary for similar loans, (y) Permitted Working Capital Liens and (z) Liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral or the enterprise value securing the Loan on or about the time of acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by the same collateral; provided, that the portion of any FILO Loan with a Leverage Multiple that attaches in excess of 2.5x shall be deemed to be a Second Lien Loan for all purposes hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collateral Obligation will not be a FILO Loan if the Facility Agent designates such Collateral Obligation as a First Lien Loan pursuant to the proviso at the end of the definition of such term.

Financial Sponsor” means any Person, including any Subsidiary of such Person, whose principal business activity is acquiring, holding, and selling investments (including controlling interests) or managing or advising another Person that acquires, holds or sells investments (including controlling interests) in otherwise unrelated companies that each are distinct legal entities with separate management, books and records and bank accounts, whose operations are not integrated with one another and whose financial condition and creditworthiness are independent of the other companies so owned by such Person.

First Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a unitranche Loan as set forth in the related Approval Notice) that (i) is not (and is not permitted by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the related Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of specified collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to (x) liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments, (y) Permitted Working Capital Liens and (z) liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral or the enterprise value securing the Loan on or about the time of origination or acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by the same collateral; provided that, any Loan which does not otherwise satisfy this definition shall be treated as a First Lien Loan if (a) such Loan (1) is an Asset Based Loan for which the primary collateral source is not intellectual property, (2) satisfies the definition of FILO Loan or Second Lien Loan and (3) is only subordinated to obligations of the related Obligor that have an Effective LTV that is, at all times such Loan qualifies under this clause, less than 25%, (b) such Loan (1) is an Enterprise Value Loan, (2) satisfies the definition of FILO Loan or Second Lien Loan, (3) is only subordinated to obligations of the related Obligor that do not (collectively) exceed an amount equal to the product of (i) 25% multiplied by (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such obligations (including any obligations secured by a Permitted Working Capital Lien) and (4) is only subordinated to obligations of the related Obligor that do not represent more than 1.0x of leverage of such Obligor, as reasonably determined by the Facility Agent or (c) the Facility Agent deems such Loan to be a First Lien Loan in the related Approval Notice following the request of the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) in the related Asset Approval Request.

 

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Revolving Period” means the period of time starting on the Effective Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (i) November 15, 2019March 31, 2020 or, if such date is extended pursuant to Section 2.6, the date mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and each Agent, (ii) the date on which the Facility Amount is terminated in full pursuant to Section 2.5 or (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial

Services LLC business, and any successor or successors thereto.

S&P Industry Classification” means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 2A hereto, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the option of the Facility Agent in its sole discretion if S&P publishes revised industry classifications.

Sale Agreement” means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Equityholder, as seller, and the Borrower, as purchaser.

Sanctions” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a). “Sanctioned Countries” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.29(a). “Schedule of Collateral Obligations” means the list or lists of Collateral Obligations attached to each Asset Approval Request and each Reinvestment Request. Each such schedule shall identify the assets that will become Collateral Obligations, shall set forth such information with respect to each such Collateral Obligation as the Borrower or the Facility Agent may reasonably require and shall supplement any such schedules attached to previously-delivered Asset Approval Requests and Reinvestment Requests.

Scheduled Collateral Obligation Payment” means each periodic installment payable by an Obligor under a Collateral Obligation for principal, interest and/or unutilized/commitment fees (as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the related Underlying Instrument.

“Second Amendment Effective Date” means June 27, 2019.

Second Lien Loan” means any Loan (including any portion of a unitranche Loan as set forth in the related Approval Notice) that (i) is not (and that by its terms is not permitted to become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation of the related Obligor other than a First Lien Loan with respect to the liquidation of such Obligor or the collateral for such Loan and (ii) is secured by a valid second priority perfected Lien to or on specified collateral securing the related Obligor’s obligations under the Loan, which Lien is not subordinate to the Lien securing any other debt for borrowed money other than a First Lien Loan on such specified collateral and any Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, a Collateral Obligation will not be a Second Lien Loan (i) solely because such Collateral Obligation is subordinated to a Permitted Working Capital Lien or (ii) if the Facility Agent designates such Collateral Obligation as a First Lien Loan pursuant to the proviso at the end of the definition of such term.

 

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Underlying Instruments and (iii) the Servicing Standard. The Borrower hereby appoints the Servicer, from time to time designated pursuant to Section 7.1, as agent for itself and in its name to enforce and administer its rights and interests in the Collections and the related Collateral Obligations.

(b) The Servicer shall administer the Collections in accordance with the procedures described herein. The Servicer shall deposit all Collections received directly by it into the Collection Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof. The Servicer shall identify all Collections as either Principal Collections or Interest Collections, as applicable. The Servicer shall make such deposits or payments by electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing House system, or by wire transfer.

(c) The Servicer shall maintain for the Borrower and the Secured Parties in accordance with their respective interests all Records that evidence or relate to the Collections not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent and shall, as soon as reasonably practicable upon demand of the Facility Agent, make available, or, upon the Facility Agent’s demand following the occurrence and during the continuation of a Servicer Default, deliver to the Facility Agent and the Collateral Agent (with a copy to each Agent) copies of all Records in its possession which evidence or relate to the Collections.

(d) The Servicer shall, as soon as practicable following receipt thereof, turn over to the applicable Person any cash collections or other cash proceeds received with respect to each Collateral Obligation that does not constitute a Collateral Obligation or was paid in connection with a Retained Interest.

(e) On each Measurement Date, the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall re-determine the status of each Collateral Obligation as of such calculation date and to provide notice of any change in the status of any Eligible Collateral Obligation to the Collateral Agent and, as a consequence thereof, Collateral Obligations that were previously Eligible Collateral Obligations on a prior Measurement Date may be excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount on such Measurement Date and, to the extent a new Approval Notice is provided by the Facility Agent, Collateral Obligations that were previously excluded from the Aggregate Eligible Collateral Obligation Amount may be included on such Measurement Date.

(f) The Servicer, with prior written notice to the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by or through its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or attorneys in fact; provided that, it shall remain liable for all such duties as if it performed such duties itself.

Section 7.4 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants as of the Effective Date and each Funding Date as to itself:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted;

 

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(e) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing in this Section 7.10, the Borrower shall have the right to sell any Collateral Obligation that meets the criteria in Section 10.27 at any time, without restriction.

Section 7.11 Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Collateral Obligations. In the event of a breach of Section 9.5, Section 9.13 or Section 9.26 or of a material breach of any other representation, warranty, undertaking or covenant set forth in Sections 7.14(k), 9.14, 9.15, 9.16, 9.17, 9.23, 9.25, 10.21, 10.23, 18.3 or 18.5(b) with respect to a Collateral Obligation that exists as of the Cut-Off Date (or the Related Security and other related collateral constituting part of the Collateral related to such Collateral Obligation) (each such Collateral Obligation, a “Warranty Collateral Obligation”), no later than 30 days after the earlier of (x) knowledge of such breach on the part of a Responsible Officer of the Equityholder or the Servicer and (y) receipt by the Equityholder or the Servicer of written notice thereof given by the Facility Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and each Agent), the Borrower shall either (a) repay Advances outstanding in an amount equal to the aggregate Repurchase Amount of such Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) to which such breach relates on the terms and conditions set forth below or (b) substitute for such Warranty Collateral Obligation one or more Eligible Collateral Obligations with an aggregate Collateral Obligation Amount at least equal to the Repurchase Amount of the Warranty Collateral Obligation(s) being replaced; provided, that no such repayment or substitution shall be required to be made with respect to any Warranty Collateral Obligation (and such Collateral Obligation shall cease to be a Warranty Collateral Obligation) if, on or before the expiration of such 30 day period, the representations and warranties in Article IX with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation shall be made true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by the words “material”, “materially” or “Material Adverse Effect”, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) with respect to such Warranty Collateral Obligation as if such Warranty Collateral Obligation had become part of the Collateral on such day or if (during the Revolving Period only) the Advances outstanding do not exceed the Borrowing Base. For the avoidance of doubt, any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in the first sentence of this Section 7.11 caused solely by a failure with respect to one or more Collateral Obligations shall not constitute an Event of Default if the Servicer otherwise complies with this Section 7.11 with respect to each such Collateral Obligation.

Section 7.12 Servicing of REO Assets. (a) If, in the reasonable business judgment of the Servicer, it becomes necessary to convert any Collateral Obligation that is secured by real property into an REO Asset, the Servicer shall first cause the Borrower to transfer and assign such Collateral Obligation (or the portion thereof owned by the Borrower) to a special purpose vehicle (the “REO Asset Owner”) using a contribution agreement reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent. All equity interests of the REO Asset Owner acquired by the Borrower shall immediately become a part of the Collateral and be subject to the grant of a security interest under Section 12.1 and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, each undated and duly indorsed in blank. The REO Asset Owner shall be formed and operated pursuant to organizational documents reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent. After execution thereof, the Servicer shall prevent the REO Asset Owner from agreeing to any amendment or other modification of the REO Asset Owner’s organizational documents which would be materially where the lack or failure thereof would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(vi) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Equityholder and is enforceable against the Equityholder in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, conservatorship, receivership, and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting, creditors’ rights and, subject as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application.

Section 10.25 Moody’s RiskCalc. With respect to any Collateral Obligation, at any time that the Agency Rating hereunder is determined by the use of Moody’s RiskCalc: (1) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall request a credit estimate, shadow rating or similar rating within 10 Business Days of the applicable Cut-Off Date and (2) the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) shall refresh such Moody’s RiskCalc promptly upon the occurrence of a Revaluation Event with respect to such Collateral Obligation.

Section 10.26 Repurchase of Preference Shares. The Borrower shall not repurchase or agree to repurchase any Preference Share or redeem or agree to redeem any Preference Share except in accordance with the Preference Share Purchase Agreement.

Section 10.27 Ineligible Collateral. At the direction of the Facility Agent (in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall, in a commercially reasonable manner, divest any asset that does not satisfy the definition of “Eligible Collateral Obligation” or “Permitted Investment”. The Facility Agent agrees to cooperate in good faith with any waivers necessary to permit such divestiture.

ARTICLE XI

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 11.1 Appointment of Collateral Agent. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby appointed as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof. The Secured Parties hereby appoint the Collateral Agent to act exclusively as the agent for purposes of perfection of a security interest in the Collateral and Collateral Agent of the Secured Parties to act as specified herein and in the other Transaction Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party. The Collateral Agent hereby accepts such agency appointment to act as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until its resignation or removal as Collateral Agent or Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms hereof.

Section 11.2 Monthly Reports. The Collateral Agent shall prepare the Monthly Report in accordance with Section 8.5 and distribute funds in accordance with such Monthly Report in accordance with Section 8.3.

Section 11.3 Collateral Administration. The Collateral Agent shall maintain a database of certain characteristics of the Collateral on an ongoing basis, and provide to the Borrower, the Servicer, each Agent and the Facility Agent certain reports, schedules and calculations, all as

 

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