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| EX-32.02 - EX-32.02 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit3202.htm |
| EX-32.01 - EX-32.01 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit3201.htm |
| EX-31.02 - EX-31.02 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit3102.htm |
| EX-31.01 - EX-31.01 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit3101.htm |
| EX-23.01 - EX-23.01 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit2301.htm |
| EX-21.01 - EX-21.01 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit2101.htm |
| EX-10.19 - EX-10.19 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit1019.htm |
| EX-10.18 - EX-10.18 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit1018.htm |
| EX-10.10 - EX-10.10 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit1010.htm |
| EX-10.09 - EX-10.09 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit1009.htm |
| EX-3.01 - EX-3.01 - NortonLifeLock Inc. | fy21exhibit301.htm |
| 10-K - 10-K - NortonLifeLock Inc. | nlok-20210402.htm |
Exhibit 10.31
FIRST AMENDMENT
FIRST AMENDMENT, dated as of May 7, 2021 (this “First Amendment”), by and among NortonLifeLock Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Borrower”), the guarantors party hereto (collectively, the “Guarantors”), the Lenders (as defined below) party hereto, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks party hereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Term Loan Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Revolver Administrative Agent.
RECITALS
A. Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2019 (as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this First Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agents. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Amended Credit Agreement.
B. The Borrower may (i) extend the Commitment of any Lender with the written consent of such Lender pursuant to Section 10.2(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement, (ii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of any Loan with the consent of each Lender affected thereby pursuant to Section 10.2(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, (iii) reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or LC Disbursement with the written consent of each Lender affected thereby pursuant to Section 10.2(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement and (iv) provide for additional credit extensions with the consent of the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 10.2(b) of the Credit Agreement.
C. The Borrower intends to (i) extend the Commitment of each Lender holding Revolving Commitments, (ii) postpone the Initial Term Maturity Date, (iii) postpone the Delayed Draw Maturity Date, (iv) reduce the Applicable Rate applicable to the Term Loans, Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and commitment fees payable pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (v) incur $525,312,500.00 of additional Term Loans (the “First Amendment Additional Term Loans”) which will be of the same Class as the Initial Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) (the “Existing Initial Term Loans”) and (v) make certain other changes to the Credit Agreement, in each case as set forth herein.
D. Each Person listed on Schedule I hereto (each, a “First Amendment Additional Term Lender”) shall make First Amendment Additional Term Loans to the Borrower on the terms set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement in the amount set forth next to its name on Schedule I hereto (the “First Amendment Additional Term Commitments”).
E. Pursuant to Section 2.19(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may cause any existing Lender that has not consented to an amendment requiring the consent of each Lender affected thereby which has been consented to by the Required Lenders (each such existing Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”) to assign all of its rights and obligations under the Credit
Agreement to one or more assignees (each, a “Replacement Lender”, any commitments or assigned to such Replacement Lender, the “Replacement Commitments” or “Replacement Loans”, as applicable).
F. After giving effect to this First Amendment on the First Amendment Effective Date (including any Replacement Commitments of Replacement Lenders), (i) the aggregate principal amount of Initial Term Loans held by each Initial Term Lender will be as set forth on Schedule II hereto, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Delayed Draw Term Loans held by each Delayed Draw Term Lender will be as set forth on Schedule III hereto and (iii) the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender will be as set forth on Schedule IV hereto.
G. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., The Bank of Nova Scotia, BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., and Truist Securities, Inc., in their capacity as joint lead arrangers for this First Amendment, and (ii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and The Bank of Nova Scotia, in their capacity as joint bookrunners for this First Amendment (collectively, the “First Amendment Arrangers”).
H. The Borrower and the Guarantors are entering into this First Amendment with the understanding and agreement that, except as specifically provided herein, none of the Administrative Agents’ or any Lender’s rights or remedies as set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are being waived or modified by the terms of this First Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
Amendments. Effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date and in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the conformed copy of the Amended Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.
Conditions Precedent. This First Amendment shall be effective as of the first date (such date, the “First Amendment Effective Date”) on which the following conditions are satisfied:
The Administrative Agents and the First Amendment Arrangers (or their counsel) shall have received counterparts of this First Amendment that, when taken together, bear the signatures of (i) the Borrower and the Guarantors, (ii) each Administrative Agent, (iii) each First Amendment Additional Term Lender, (iv) the Required Revolving Lenders, (v) the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders, (vi) the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders and (vii) each
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affected Lender (after giving effect to the Replacement Commitments of any Replacement Lenders).
The Borrower shall have paid in full or substantially concurrently with the satisfaction of the other conditions precedent set forth in this Section 2 shall pay in full all accrued and unpaid fees and interest with respect to the Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans and Revolving Loans.
The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each Guarantor set forth in Section 3 hereof and in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date, except that the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.4(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b) of the Credit Agreement.
At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this First Amendment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
The Administrative Agents shall have received a certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents, certifying that the conditions in Sections 2(c) and (d) above have been satisfied.
(x) The Revolving Commitment, Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans, as applicable, of each Non-Consenting Lender shall have been assigned to a Replacement Lender pursuant to Section 2.19(b) of the Credit Agreement and (y) any accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect of Loan Document Obligations owing to Non-Consenting Lenders relating to the Loans, Commitments and participations held by each such Non-Consenting Lender shall have been paid in full to such Non-Consenting Lender.
All fees required to be paid on the First Amendment Effective Date and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid on the First Amendment Effective Date, in each case as previously agreed in writing, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower), shall have been paid (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the First Amendment Additional Term Loans).
The Borrower shall have paid to the Term Loan Administrative Agent (i) for the account of each Lender who has delivered a consent to this First Amendment, a fee in an aggregate amount equal to 0.075% of the lesser of (x) the aggregate principal amount of Existing Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans and Revolving Commitments held by such Lender immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and (y) the aggregate principal amount of Existing Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans, First Amendment Additional Term Loans and Revolving Commitments held by such Lender immediately after to the First Amendment Effective Date and (ii) for the account of each Lender, a fee (if positive) in an aggregate amount equal to 0.30% of the difference between (x) the aggregate principal amount of Existing Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans, First Amendment Additional Term
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Loans and Revolving Commitments held by such Lender immediately after the First Amendment Effective Date and (y) the aggregate principal amount of Existing Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans and Revolving Commitments held by such Lender immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date.
The Administrative Agents shall have received such customary secretary’s closing certificate, organizational documents, customary evidence of authorization of this First Amendment and the transactions described herein and good standing certificates in jurisdictions of formation/organization, in each case with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors, as the Administrative Agents may reasonably request.
The Administrative Agents shall have received a Borrowing Request related to the First Amendment Additional Term Loans in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B-1 to the Credit Agreement and signed by the Borrower.
The Administrative Agents shall have received a solvency certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents, and demonstrating that the Borrower is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries, are and will be Solvent immediately after giving effect to this First Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the incurrence of the First Amendment Additional Term Loans).
The Administrative Agents and the First Amendment Arrangers shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, (i) all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agents or the First Amendment Arrangers in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and that the Administrative Agents and the First Amendment Arrangers reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least 10 Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this First Amendment, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
The Administrative Agents shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date) of Fenwick & West LLP, counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Article IX of the Credit Agreement, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 2, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or
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accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agents shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed First Amendment Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
Representations and Warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors. The Borrower and each Guarantor represents and warrants as follows:
Authority; Enforceability. The execution and delivery of this First Amendment and the performance of the obligations contemplated hereby are within its corporate or other powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company and, if required, stockholder or other action. This First Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement (other than as set forth in Sections 4.4(b) and 4.6(a) of the Credit Agreement) and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof (except that the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.4(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b) of the Credit Agreement), other than those representations and warranties which expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case, they were true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such earlier date.
No Default. As of the First Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to this First Amendment, no event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default or Event of Default.
Solvency. Immediately after the effectiveness of this First Amendment, the incurrence of the First Amendment Additional Term Loans, the use of proceeds therefrom and the other transactions to occur on the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries will, on a consolidated basis, be Solvent.
Reallocation. For the avoidance of doubt, all or any part of any Non-Consenting Lender’s LC Exposure and Revolving Loans shall automatically (effective on the First Amendment Effective Date) be reallocated among the consenting Revolving Lenders and any Replacement Lenders with respect to the Revolving Facility (each, a “Replacement Revolving Lender”) in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated after giving effect to the assignments of Revolving Commitments to such Replacement Revolving Lenders and without regard to any Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the Revolving Credit Exposure of any consenting Revolving
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Lender or Replacement Revolving Lender to exceed such consenting Revolving Lender’s or Replacement Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment.
Governing Law. This First Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this First Amendment that is an Electronic Signature by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart of this First Amendment.
Reaffirmation; No Novation. As a further assurance, each Loan Party, by its signature below, hereby affirms and confirms (i) its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (ii) its guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations and the pledge of and/or grant of a security interest in its assets as Collateral to secure the Loan Document Obligations, and acknowledges and agrees that such guarantee, pledge and/or grant continue in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, the Loan Document Obligations. This First Amendment shall not extinguish the Loan Document Obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any guarantee thereof or any grant of security thereunder, and the guarantees and security interests existing immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date are in all respects continuing and in full force and effect with respect to all Loan Document Obligations. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as a novation of any of the Loan Documents or a substitution or novation, or a payment and reborrowing, or a termination, of the Loan Document Obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement or instruments guaranteeing or securing the same, which instruments shall remain and continue in full force and effect. Nothing expressed or implied in this First Amendment or any other document contemplated hereby shall be construed as a release or other discharge of any Credit Party under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document from any of its obligations and liabilities thereunder, and except as expressly provided herein, such obligations are in all respects continuing with only the terms being modified as provided in this First Amendment.
Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.
Upon and after the effectiveness of this First Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This First Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
The Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed and are and shall
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continue to constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors.
The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this First Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.
Tax Matters. The parties hereto shall treat all the Initial Term Loans (including the First Amendment Additional Term Loans) as one fungible tranche for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes.
Headings. Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this First Amendment.
Severability. In case any provision in this First Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from the remainder of this First Amendment and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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In Witness Whereof, the parties have caused this First Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written.
Norton Lifelock Inc., as Borrower
By: /s/ Vincent Pilette
Name: Vincent Pilette
Title: Chief Executive Officer
LifeLock, Inc., as Guarantor
By: /s/ Bryan Ko
Name: Bryan Ko
Title: President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Term Loan Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Matthew Cheung
Name: Matthew Cheung
Title: Vice President
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Matthew Cheung
Name: Matthew Cheung
Title: Vice President
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender, Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank
By: /s/ Matthew Cheung
Name: Matthew Cheung
Title: Vice President
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Revolver Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Jesse Mason
Name: Jesse Mason
Title: Director
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Jesse Mason
Name: Jesse Mason
Title: Director
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender, Revolving Lender, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank
By: /s/ Jesse Mason
Name: Jesse Mason
Title: Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Arti Dighe
Name: Arti Dighe
Title: Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender, Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank
By: /s/ Arti Dighe
Name: Arti Dighe
Title: Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Tracy Rahn
Name: Tracy Rahn
Title: Executive Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender, Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank
By: /s/ Tracy Rahn
Name: Tracy Rahn
Title: Executive Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Sean Duggan
Name: Sean Duggan
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender, Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank
By: /s/ Sean Duggan
Name: Sean Duggan
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Khrystyna Manko
Name: Khrystyna Manko
Title: Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Khrystyna Manko
Name: Khrystyna Manko
Title: Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Kevin Raisch
Name: Kevin Raisch
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Kevin Raisch
Name: Kevin Raisch
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Marisa Lake
Name: Marisa Lake
Title: Assistant Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Marisa Lake
Name: Marisa Lake
Title: Assistant Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
HSBC BANK USA, N.A., as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Jeff French
Name: Jeff French
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
HSBC BANK USA, N.A., as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Jeff French
Name: Jeff French
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
MUFG BANK, LTD., as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Matthew Antioco
Name: Matthew Antioco
Title: Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
MUFG BANK, LTD., as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Matthew Antioco
Name: Matthew Antioco
Title: Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
TRUIST BANK, as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Alfonso Brigham
Name: Alfonso Brigham
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
TRUIST BANK, as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Alfonso Brigham
Name: Alfonso Brigham
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Stephen A. Maenhout
Name: Stephen A. Maenhout
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Stephen A. Maenhout
Name: Stephen A. Maenhout
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
BANK OF MONTREAL, as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Michael Kus
Name: Michael Kus
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
BANK OF MONTREAL, as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Michael Kus
Name: Michael Kus
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
BNP PARIBAS, as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Barbara Nash
Name: Barbara Nash
Title: Head of Technology, Media, & Telecomm
By: /s/ Gregory R Paul
Name: Gregory R Paul
Title: Managing Director, SF Branch Manager
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
BNP PARIBAS, as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Barbara Nash
Name: Barbara Nash
Title: Head of Technology, Media, & Telecomm
By: /s/ Gregory R Paul
Name: Gregory R Paul
Title: Managing Director, SF Branch Manager
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
SANTANDER BANK, N.A., as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender and Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Irv Roa
Name: Irv Roa
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Jared R. Malise
Name: Jared R. Malise
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ W. D. Jentsch
Name: W. D. Jentsch
Title: VP
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as an Initial Term Lender, Delayed Draw Term Lender
By: /s/ Jared R. Malise
Name: Jared R. Malise
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ W. D. Jentsch
Name: W. D. Jentsch
Title: VP
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS, as a First Amendment Additional Term Lender
By: /s/ Dana R. MacKinnon
Name: Dana R. MacKinnon
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS, as an Initial Term Lender and Delayed Draw Term Lender
By: /s/ Dana R. MacKinnon
Name: Dana R. MacKinnon
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
BANCO DE SABADELL, S.A., MIAMI BRANCH, as an Initial Term Lender and Delayed Draw Term Lender
By: /s/ Ignacio Alcaraz
Name: Ignacio Alcaraz
Title: Head of Structured Finance Americas
[Signature Page to First Amendment]
Schedule I
First Amendment Additional Term Lender | First Amendment Additional Term Commitment | ||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $ 43,869,073.00 | ||||
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $ 36,462,823.00 | ||||
| Bank of America, N.A. | $ 36,462,823.00 | ||||
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | $ 36,462,823.00 | ||||
| Barclays Bank PLC | $ 20,312,500.00 | ||||
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | $ 36,462,823.00 | ||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ 1,158,125.00 | ||||
| Fifth Third Bank | $ 29,186,647.00 | ||||
| HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | $ 29,186,647.00 | ||||
| MUFG Bank, Ltd. | $ 29,186,647.00 | ||||
| Truist Bank | $ 60,853,314.00 | ||||
| Citizens Bank, N.A. | $ 29,186,647.00 | ||||
| Bank of Montreal | $ 60,853,314.00 | ||||
| BNP Paribas | $ 60,853,314.00 | ||||
| Siemens Financial Services, Inc. | $ 14,502,480.00 | ||||
| Apple Bank for Savings | $ 312,500.00 | ||||
| TOTAL | $ 525,312,500.00 | ||||
Schedule II
| Initial Term Lender | Initial Term Loans | Applicable Percentage | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $ 82,688,038.73 | 8.192003837% | ||||||
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $ 82,688,038.79 | 8.192003843% | ||||||
| Bank of America, N.A. | $ 82,688,038.79 | 8.192003843% | ||||||
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | $ 82,688,038.79 | 8.192003843% | ||||||
| Barclays Bank PLC | $ 20,312,500.00 | 2.012383901% | ||||||
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | $ 82,688,038.80 | 8.192003844% | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ 1,158,125.00 | 0.114736842% | ||||||
| Fifth Third Bank | $ 56,151,355.97 | 5.562982635% | ||||||
| HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | $ 56,151,355.97 | 5.562982635% | ||||||
| MUFG Bank, Ltd. | $ 56,151,355.97 | 5.562982635% | ||||||
| Truist Bank | $ 87,818,022.64 | 8.700237537% | ||||||
| Citizens Bank, N.A. | $ 56,151,355.97 | 5.562982635% | ||||||
| Bank of Montreal | $ 87,818,022.64 | 8.700237537% | ||||||
| BNP Paribas | $ 87,818,022.64 | 8.700237537% | ||||||
| Santander Bank, N.A. | $ 26,964,709.05 | 2.671426284% | ||||||
| Siemens Financial Services, Inc. | $ 39,189,980.25 | 3.882598663% | ||||||
| Apple Bank for Savings | $ 10,187,500.00 | 1.009287926% | ||||||
| Banco De Sabadell, S.A., Miami Branch | $ 10,062,500.00 | 0.996904025% | ||||||
Schedule III
| Delayed Draw Term Lender | Delayed Draw Term Loans | Applicable Percentage | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $ 69,337,823.33 | 9.362068973% | ||||||
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $ 69,337,823.28 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
| Bank of America, N.A. | $ 69,337,823.28 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | $ 69,337,823.28 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
| Barclays Bank PLC | $ 24,687,500.00 | 3.333333333% | ||||||
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | $ 69,337,823.27 | 9.362068965% | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ 25,921,875.00 | 3.500000000% | ||||||
| Fifth Third Bank | $ 40,447,063.57 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
| HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | $ 40,447,063.57 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
| MUFG Bank, Ltd. | $ 40,447,063.57 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
| Truist Bank | $ 40,447,063.57 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
| Citizens Bank, N.A. | $ 40,447,063.57 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
| Bank of Montreal | $ 40,447,063.57 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
| BNP Paribas | $ 40,447,063.57 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
| Santander Bank, N.A. | $ 40,447,063.57 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
| Apple Bank for Savings | $ 14,812,500.00 | 2.000000000% | ||||||
| Banco De Sabadell, S.A., Miami Branch | $ 4,937,500.00 | 0.666666667% | ||||||
Schedule IV
| Revolving Lender | Revolving Commitment | Applicable Percentage | Letter of Credit Commitment | ||||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $ 82,974,137.94 | 8.297413794% | $ 9,605,788.42 | ||||||||
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $ 82,974,137.93 | 8.297413793% | $ 9,605,788.42 | ||||||||
| Bank of America, N.A. | $ 82,974,137.93 | 8.297413793% | $ 9,605,788.42 | ||||||||
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | $ 82,974,137.93 | 8.297413793% | $ 9,605,788.42 | ||||||||
| Barclays Bank PLC | $ 100,000,000.00 | 10.000000000% | $ 11,576,846.31 | ||||||||
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | $ 82,974,137.93 | 8.297413793% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ 72,916,666.67 | 7.291666667% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
| Fifth Third Bank | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
| MUFG Bank, Ltd. | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
| Truist Bank | $ 56,734,913.79 | 5.673491379% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
| Citizens Bank, N.A. | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
| Bank of Montreal | $ 56,734,913.79 | 5.673491379% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
| BNP Paribas | $ 56,734,913.79 | 5.673491379% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
| Santander Bank, N.A. | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||
Execution Version
Exhibit A
PUBLISHED DEAL CUSIP NO. 87150VAN6
REVOLVING FACILITY CUSIP NO. 87150VAS5
INITIAL TERM FACILITY CUSIP NO. 87150VAQ9
DELAYED DRAW TERM FACILITY CUSIP NO. 87150VAP1
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of November 4, 2019
as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of May 7, 2021 among
SYMANTEC CORPORATION,NORTONLIFELOCK INC.,
The Issuing Banks and Lenders Party
Hereto, WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Revolver Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Term Loan Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC., MIZUHO BANK, LTD., THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., and TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,
as Lead Arrangers,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
and
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
and
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as Syndication Agents
and,
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USABMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., TRUIST BANK, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CITIZENS BANK, N.A., FIFTH THIRD BANK,
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., MUFG BANK, LTD., SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC., CITIZENS BANK, N.A., BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., and SANTANDER BANK, N.A. and GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as Co-Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1
Section 1.1 Defined Terms 1 Section 1.2 Classification of Loans and Borrowings 4651 Section 1.3 Terms Generally 4651 Section 1.4 Accounting Terms; GAAP 4651 Section 1.5 Administrative Agents 4752 Section 1.6 Division 4752 Section 1.7 Currency Translation; Rates 4752 Section 1.8 Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification 4853
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS 4954
Section 2.1 Commitments. 4954 Section 2.2 Loans and Borrowings. 4955 Section 2.3 Requests for Borrowings 5055 Section 2.4 [Reserved] 5156 Section 2.5 Swingline Loans 5156 Section 2.6 [Reserved] 5258 Section 2.7 Funding of Borrowings. 5358 Section 2.8 Interest Elections. 5459 Section 2.9 Termination and Reduction of Commitments. 5560 Section 2.10 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. 5662 Section 2.11 Prepayment of Loans. 5763 Section 2.12 Fees 5864
Section 2.13 Interest. 6065 Section 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest 6066 Section 2.15 Increased Costs. 6168 Section 2.16 Break Funding Payments 6370 Section 2.17 Taxes. 6370 Section 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. 6774 Section 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. 6976 Section 2.20 Facility Increases. 7077 Section 2.21 Extension of Maturity Date. 7380 Section 2.22 Defaulting Lenders. 7683 Section 2.23 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 7885
Section 2.24 Effect of Benchmark Transition Event. 78[Reserved]. 85
ARTICLE III LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY 7985
Section 3.1 Availability 7985 Section 3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit 8187 Section 3.3 Fees, Costs, Charges and Expenses 8187 Section 3.4 L/C Participations. 8187 Section 3.5 Reimbursement 8389
Section 3.6 Obligations Absolute. 8389 Section 3.7 Effect of Letter of Credit Documents 8591 Section 3.8 Removal and Resignation of Issuing Banks. 8591 Section 3.9 Reporting of Letter of Credit Information and L/C Commitment 8692 Section 3.10 Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries 8692 Section 3.11 Letter of Credit Amounts 8692 Section 3.12 Cash Collateralization 8692
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 8793
Section 4.1 Organization; Powers 8894 Section 4.2 Authorization; Enforceability 8894 Section 4.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 8894 Section 4.4 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change; Projections. 8894 Section 4.5 Properties. 8995 Section 4.6 Litigation and Environmental Matters. 8995 Section 4.7 Compliance with Laws and Agreements 8995 Section 4.8 Investment Company Status 8995 Section 4.9 Taxes 9096
Section 4.10 ERISA 9096
Section 4.11 Disclosure 9096 Section 4.12 Margin Regulations 9096 Section 4.13 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. 9096 Section 4.14 Solvency 9197 Section 4.15 Beneficial Ownership Certification 9197
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS 9197
Section 5.1 Effective Date 9197 Section 5.2 Each Credit Event 9399 Section 5.3 Delayed Draw Term Loan Borrowing 94100
ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 94100
Section 6.1 Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information 95101 Section 6.2 Notices of Material Events 96102 Section 6.3 Existence; Conduct of Business 96102 Section 6.4 Payment of Obligations 97103 Section 6.5 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance 97103 Section 6.6 Books and Records; Inspection Rights 97103 Section 6.7 Compliance with Laws 97103 Section 6.8 Use of Proceeds 97103 Section 6.9 Financial Covenant 98104 Section 6.10 Additional Guarantors 98104 Section 6.11 Information Regarding Collateral and Further Assurances. 98104 Section 6.12 Certain Post-Closing Obligations 99105
ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS 99105
Section 7.1 Indebtedness 99105
Section 7.2 Liens 102108
Section 7.4 Restricted Payments 105111 Section 7.5 Investments 106112 Section 7.6 Amendments of Documents Relating to Subordinated Indebtedness 108114 Section 7.7 No Restriction on Subsidiary Distributions 108114
ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT 109115
Section 8.1 Event of Default 109115 Section 8.2 Right to Cure 112118 Section 8.3 Application of Proceeds 113119
ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT 113119
Section 9.1 Appointment and Authority 113119 Section 9.2 Rights as a Lender 114120 Section 9.3 Exculpatory Provisions. 114120 Section 9.4 Reliance by the Administrative Agents 115122 Section 9.5 Delegation of Duties 116122 Section 9.6 Resignation or Removal of Administrative Agents. 116122 Section 9.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agents and Other Lenders 117124 Section 9.8 No Other Duties, Etc. 118124 Section 9.9 Guaranty and Collateral Matters 118124 Section 9.10 Withholding Tax 118125 Section 9.11 Acknowledgements of Lenders and Issuing Banks 125
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS 119127
Section 10.1 Notices. 119127 Section 10.2 Waivers; Amendments. 121128
Section 10.3 Expenses; Limitation of Liability Indemnity; Damage Waiver. 123Etc. 130 Section 10.4 Successors and Assigns. 124133
Section 10.5 Survival 131139 Section 10.6 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 131140 Section 10.7 Severability 132141 Section 10.8 Right of Setoff 132141 Section 10.9 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. 132142 Section 10.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 133142
Section 10.11 Headings 133143
Section 10.12 Confidentiality. 133143 Section 10.13 Interest Rate Limitation 135144 Section 10.14 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 135144 Section 10.15 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents 136145 Section 10.16 USA PATRIOT Act 136145
Section 10.17 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions 136145
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.1(b) Subsidiaries Excluded from Material Subsidiaries Schedule 2.1(a) Revolving Commitments
Schedule 2.1(b) Term Loan Commitments Schedule 2.1(c) Notice Information Schedule 3.1 Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 4.6 Disclosed Matters
Schedule 6.12 Certain Post-Closing Obligations Schedule 7.1 Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 7.2 Existing Liens
Schedule 7.5 Existing Investments EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A-1 Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit A-2 Form of Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption Exhibit B-1 Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit B-2 Form of Swingline Borrowing Request Exhibit C Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit D-1 Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit D-2 Form of Term Note
Exhibit E-1 – E-4 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates Exhibit F Form of Guaranty Agreement
Exhibit G Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit H Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit I Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement Exhibit J Form of Perfection Certificate
CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 4, 2019, among NORTONLIFELOCK INC. (formerly known as SYMANTEC CORPORATION), as Borrower, the LENDERS party hereto, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Revolver Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Term Loan Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
RECITALS
The Borrower (such term and each other capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein having the meaning assigned to it in Article I), has requested that (a) certain of the Lenders make Loans to the Borrower on a revolving credit basis and the Issuing Banks issue Letters of Credit at the request and for the account of the Borrower on and after the date hereof and at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period, (b) certain of the Lenders make the Initial Term Loans to the Borrower on the Effective Date and ,(c) certain of the lenders make the Delayed Draw Term Loans on and after the date hereof and at any time and from time to time during the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period and (d) certain of the Lenders make First Amendment Additional Term Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date.
The proceeds of borrowings and Letters of Credit hereunder are to be used for the purposes described in Section 6.8. The Lenders are willing to establish the credit facilities referred to in the preceding paragraph upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings specified below:
“2016 Revolving Credit Agreement” means that certain credit agreement dated as of August 1, 2016, by and among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, the Term Loan Administrative Agent and the Revolver Administrative Agent.
“2016 Term Loan Agreement” means that certain term loan agreement dated as of August 1, 2016, by and among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan, as the administrative agent.
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Accretive Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions, consummated on or after the Effective Date, by which the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (i) acquires all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or any going
business, division thereof or line of business, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise, or (ii) acquires Equity Interests of any Person having at least a majority of combined voting power of the then outstanding Equity Interests of such Person; provided that the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Measurement Period ending on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower prior to the closing of such Accretive Acquisition for which financial statements have been delivered, or for which such financial statements were required to have been delivered, pursuant to Section 6.1 after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Accretive Acquisition is greater than the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period without giving Pro Forma Effect to such Accretive Acquisition.
“Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to such Acquired Entity or Business and its subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business.
“Acquired Entity or Business” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Acquisition” means any acquisition, or any series of related acquisitions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of Subsidiary (a) acquires any business or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or business unit, line of business or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, exchange, issuance of stock or other equity or debt securities, merger, reorganization, amalgamation, division or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of members of the board of directors or the equivalent governing body (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company.
“Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.16.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
“Administrative Agents” means, collectively, the Revolver Administrative Agent and the Term Loan Administrative Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, any reference in this Agreement to “the Administrative Agent” shall be deemed to refer both of the Administrative Agents unless the context requires otherwise.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the applicable Administrative Agent.
“Affected Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(a).
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Affiliated Debt Fund” means an Affiliated Lender that is a bona fide debt fund primarily engaged in, or that advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds or similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and the investment decisions of which are not controlled by the private equity business of Silver Lake Partners or Bain & Company.
“Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is an Affiliate of the Borrower (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof) at such time.
“Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(f)(v).
“Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(f)(iii). “Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1(d).
“Agent-Related Person” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.3(d). “Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 hereof(for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement
has been determined pursuant to Section 2.14(b)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be
determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as so determined would be less than zero1.0%, such rate shall be deemed to be zero1.0% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Alternative Currency” means Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars, Yen, Australian Dollars, Israeli Shekel, Arab Emirate Dirham, Indian Rupee, and any other currency (other than dollars) that is freely available, freely transferable, freely convertible into dollars and available in the London interbank deposit market, provided that at the time of the issuance, amendment, increase or extension of any Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than dollars, Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars, Yen, Australian Dollars, Israeli Shekel, Arab Emirate Dirham or Indian Rupee, such other currency is acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank in respect of such Letter of Credit.
“Ancillary Document” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.6.
“Anniversary Date” means any date that is an anniversary of the First Amendment Effective Date.
“Applicable Account” means, with respect to any payment to be made to either Administrative Agent hereunder, the account specified by such Administrative Agent from time to time for the purpose of receiving payments of such type.
“Applicable Percentage” means (i) with respect to any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment, the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments, (ii) with respect to any Lender holding an Initial Term Loan, the percentage of the total outstanding principal balance of the Initial Term Loans represented by the outstanding principal balance of such Lender’s Initial Term Loans (including, if applicable, after giving effect to any Incremental Term Loans incurred in accordance with Section 2.20) and (iii) with respect to any Lender holding a Delayed Draw Term Loan, the percentage of the total outstanding principal balance of the Delayed Draw Term Loans represented by the outstanding principal balance of such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loans.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day:from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, with respect to any Term Loan, Revolving Loan, Swingline Loan or the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth across from the caption “Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Loans”, “Applicable Rate for ABR Loans and Swingline Loans” or “Commitment Fee” in the table below, as the case may be, based upon the lowest pricing level (with Level 1 being the lowest and Level 5 being the highest) allowable by reference to either of the Debt Rating or the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as more fully described below; provided that (i) if the
respective Debt Ratings issued by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. differ by one level, then the pricing level for the higher of such
Debt Ratings shall apply (with the Debt Rating for pricing level 1 being the highest and the Debt Rating for pricing level 5 being the lowest); (ii) if there is a split in such Debt Ratings of more than one level, then the pricing level that is one level lower than the pricing level of the higher Debt Rating shall apply; (iii) if the Borrower has only one such Debt Rating, the pricing level that is one level lower than that of such Debt Rating shall apply; and (iv) if the Borrower does not have any such Debt Ratings, the pricing level shall be based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | |||||||||||||
Debt Ratings | Baa2 / BBB or higher | Baa3 / BBB- | Ba1 / BB+ | Ba2 / BB | BA3 / BB- or lower | ||||||||||||
Consolidated Leverage Ratio | ≤ x 1.501.75 | > 1.501.75x but ≤ 2.252.75x | > 2.252.75x but ≤ 3.003.75x | > 3.003.75x but ≤ 3.754.25x | > 3.754.25x | ||||||||||||
Commitment Fee | 0.125% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.30% | ||||||||||||
Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Loans | 1.125% | 1.25% | 1.375% | 1.50% | 1.75% | ||||||||||||
Applicable Rate for ABR Loans and Swingline Loans | 0.125% | 0.25% | 0.375% | 0.50% | 0.75% | ||||||||||||
As of the First Amendment Effective Date, the Applicable Rate for any Loans shall be based upon pricing Level 4.3. Thereafter, each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from (x) a publicly announced change in the Debt Rating or (y) delivery of a Compliance Certificate reflecting a change in Consolidated Leverage Ratio, shall be effective, in the case of an upgrade of the Debt Rating or decrease in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, during the period commencing on the date of delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agents of notice thereof pursuant to Section 6.1(e) and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change of the Debt Rating or Consolidated Leverage Ratio and, in the case of a downgrade of the Debt Rating or increase in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, during the period commencing on the date of the public announcement of such Debt Rating or delivery of a Compliance Certificate reflecting such change in Consolidated Leverage Ratio and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arab Emirate Dirham” refers to lawful money of the United Arab Emirates. “Arrangers” means (i) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,
BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Barclays Bank PLC,The Bank of Nova Scotia, BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and Truist Securities, Inc., in their capacity as joint lead arrangers in respect of the Revolving Facility and the Term
Loan Facility, and (ii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and The Bank of Nova Scotia, in their capacity as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in respect of the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan Facility.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.4), and accepted by the applicable Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A-1 or any other form reasonably approved by the applicable Administrative Agent.
“Assuming Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(d)(x). “Assumption Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(c)(iii)(A). “Australian Dollar” refers to lawful money of Australia.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of all of the Revolving Commitments in full.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (f) of Section 2.14.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEAAffected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Basel III” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory
Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems”, “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring”, and “Guidance
for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer”, each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time), and as implemented by a Lender’s primary banking regulatory authority.
“Benchmark” means, initially, LIBO Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBO Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) or clause (c) of Section 2.14.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the applicable Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1)the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2)the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(3)the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR) that has been selected by the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate of interest as a replacement to LIBOR for U.S.for the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as soin the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above).
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than zerothe Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zerothe Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. and the other Loan Documents.
"Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of LIBORthe then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for eachany applicable Interest Period, and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1)for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the applicable Administrative Agent:
(a)the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;
(b)the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2)for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBORsuch Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBORsuch Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated or bilateral credit facilities at such timecredit facilities;
provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of
interest and other, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions,
and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the applicable Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the applicable Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the applicable Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the applicable Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of thesuch Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the applicable Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlierearliest to occur of the following events with respect to LIBORthe then-current Benchmark:
(a1) in the case of clause (a1) or (b2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (ia) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (iib) the date on which the administrator of LIBORsuch Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide LIBOR; orall Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b2) in the case of clause (c3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.;
(3)in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14(c); or
(4)in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to LIBORthe then-current Benchmark:
(a1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of LIBORsuch Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide LIBORall Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBORany Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR, the U.S.such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve SystemBoard, the NYFRB, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBORsuch Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBORsuch Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for LIBORsuch Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of LIBORsuch Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide LIBORall Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBORany Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of LIBORsuch Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that LIBOR isall Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the applicable Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Borrower, the applicable Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR and solely
to the extent that LIBOR has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that sucha Benchmark Replacement Date
pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBORthe then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.242.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBORthe
then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder pursuant toand under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.24.2.14.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Blue Coat Transactions” means the acquisition by way of the merger pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 12, 2016, by and among the Borrower, S-B0616 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Borrower” means Symantec CorporationNortonLifeLock Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Borrowing” means (a) Loans of the same Type and Class that are made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or (b) a Swingline Loan.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or Charlotte, North Carolina are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“Canadian Dollar” refers to lawful money of Canada.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means 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 the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in
no event will any lease that would have been categorized as an operating lease as determined with GAAP as of the Effective Date be considered a capital lease (whether or not such lease was in effect on such date) regardless of any change in GAAP following the Effective Date that would otherwise require such obligations to be recharacterized (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) as a capital lease.
“Cash Collateralize” means, to pledge and deposit with, or deliver to the Revolver Administrative Agent, or directly to the applicable Issuing Bank (with notice thereof to the Revolver Administrative Agent), for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender or the Lenders, as collateral for LC Exposure, Letter of Credit Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations or Swingline Loans, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Revolver Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender shall agree, in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Revolver Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, as applicable. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1)United States dollars, or money in other currencies received in the ordinary
course of business;
(2)securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United
States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve (12) months from the date of acquisition;
(3)(i) demand deposits, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposit with
maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, (iii) bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition and (iv) overnight bank deposits, in each case with any bank or trust company organized or licensed under the laws of the United States or any State thereof having capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $500,000,000 whose short-term debt is rated “A-2” or higher by S&P or “P-2” or higher by Moody’s;
(4)repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty days for
underlying securities of the type described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;
(5)commercial paper rated at least P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by S&P and
maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;
(6)securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition
which (or the issuer of which) are rated at least A or A-1 by S&P or A2 or P-1 by Moody’s;
(7)money market funds at least 90% of the assets of which consist of
investments of the type described in clauses (1) through (6) above;
(8)in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, other short-term investments that are
analogous to the foregoing, are of comparable credit quality and are customarily used by companies in the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary for cash management purposes; and
(9)investments similar to those described in clauses (1) through (8) above that
are permitted pursuant to Borrower’s investment policy as approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower from time to time.
“Cash Pooling Arrangements” means any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements, in a pooling agreement among the Borrower or one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower and a financial institution (or an in-house bank).
“Change in Control” means any “person” or “group” that becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d−3 and 13d−5 under the Exchange Act) of 40% or more of the equity securities of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors on a fully diluted basis (i.e., taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option or similar right).
For purposes of this definition, including other defined terms used herein in connection with this definition, (i) “beneficial ownership” shall be as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof and (ii) the phrase “person” or “group” is within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or group or its subsidiaries and any person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition or any provision of Section 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, (A) a person or group shall not be deemed to beneficially own equity securities to be acquired by such person or group pursuant to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, warrant agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the equity securities in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement and (B) a person or group will not be deemed to beneficially own the equity securities of another person as a result of its ownership of equity securities or other securities of such other person’s parent (or related contractual rights) unless it owns 50% or more of the total voting power of the equity securities entitled to vote for the election of directors of such person’s parent having a majority of the aggregate votes on the board of directors of such person’s parent.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation,
implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, to the extent enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued after the Effective Date, but only to the extent such rules, regulations, or published interpretations or directives are applied to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries by the Administrative Agents or any Lender in substantially the same manner as applied to other similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section 2.15.
“Charges” has the meaning specified in Section 10.13.
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Initial Term Loans, First Amendment Additional Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment, Initial Term Commitment, First Amendment Additional Term Commitment or a Delayed Draw Term Commitment and, when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has, any (a) Revolving Credit Exposure or Revolving Commitment, (b) Initial Term Commitment or Initial Term Loans or, (c) Delayed Draw Term Commitment or Delayed Draw Term Loans or (d) First Amendment Additional Term Commitment or First Amendment Additional Term Loans. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, First Amendment Additional Term Loans shall be deemed to be of the same Class as the Initial Term Loans.
“Co-Documentation Agents” means Goldman Sachs Bank USABMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Truist Bank, Barclays Bank PLC, Citizens Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., and Santander Bank, N.A. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, in their capacity as co-documentation agents in respect of the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan Facility.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement and all of the “Collateral” as defined in any Security Document and any other asset pledged (or purported to be pledged) pursuant to any Security Document.
“Collateral Agent” means the Term Loan Administrative Agent acting as the collateral agent for the Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Documents.
“Commercial Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit issued for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of any materials, goods or services by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the Revolving Commitment, the Initial Term Commitment or, the Delayed Draw Term Commitment or the First Amendment Additional Term Commitment of such Lender (or any combination thereof, as the context may require).
“Commitment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(b)(iii). “Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1
et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute. “Communications” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1(d).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus:
(a)without duplication and to the extent already deducted (and not added back) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:
(i)total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income, and gains on such hedging obligations or such derivative instruments, and bank and letter of credit fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities,
(ii)provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise, excise, value added and similar taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period (including in respect of repatriated funds) including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations,
(iii)depreciation and amortization (including amortization of capitalized software expenditures and other intangibles and amortization of deferred financing fees or costs),
other non-cash charges (including stock option expense and impairment charges) (provided, in each case, that if any non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (A) such Person may elect
not to add back such non-cash charges in the current period and (B) to the extent such Person elects to add back such non-cash charges in the current period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period),
(v)the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of income attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned subsidiary deducted (and not added back in such period to Consolidated Net Income) excluding cash distributions in respect thereof,
(vi)losses or discounts on sales of receivables and related assets in connection with any Securitization Transaction,
(vii)fees and expenses and other cash charges incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period in connection with any acquisition, divestiture, investment, asset disposition, issuance or repayment of debt, issuance of equity securities, refinancing transaction or amendment or other modification of any debt instrument or as a result of other restructuring, separation, integration and transition activities and any charges or non-recurring costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, including retention and integration costs and transaction-related compensation, earn-out obligations and indemnity payments, in each case whether or not successful and including in any event in connection with the Blue Coat Transaction and the Specified Divestiture,
(viii)any unusual or non-recurring charges or losses for such period and any restructuring charges, accruals or reserves, severance or retention costs, litigation costs, costs associated with new business or cost savings initiatives, costs associated with facilities closures and any other business optimization expenses,
(ix)any loss on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business) or loss from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of) and any corporate charges, overhead and similar costs previously allocated to any discontinued business but not included within discontinued operations; and
(x)any losses for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, hedging agreements or other derivative instruments,
plus
(b)without duplication, the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies (including costs to achieve such cost savings, operating expense
reductions and synergies) related to the Blue Coat Transactions and other business combinations, acquisitions, mergers, divestitures (including the Specified
Divestiture), restructurings, cost savings initiatives and other similar initiatives of the Borrower that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrower reasonably and in good faith to result from actions that have been taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the reasonable and good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after such business combination, acquisition, merger, divestiture, restructuring, cost savings initiative or other initiative is consummated or initiated (as applicable), including planned reduction of “stranded costs” resulting from the Specified Divestiture, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, in each case calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being determined and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period; provided that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to this clause (b) relating to standalone cost saving initiatives and similar initiatives that are not related to, or otherwise initiated in connection with, any acquisition or other business combination or the Specified Divestiture and, in each case, that are commenced after (and for the avoidance of doubt are not part of an initiative announced prior to) the Effective Date (and comparable add backs in the definition of “Pro Forma Effect”) shall not exceed 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable four quarter period (calculated after giving effect to any such add backs for such period),
less
(c)without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:
(i)non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period),
(ii)the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of loss attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned subsidiary added (and not deducted in such period from Consolidated Net Income), and
(iii)any gain on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business) or income from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of),
provided that there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired), to the extent not
subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by the Borrower or such Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired and not subsequently so disposed of, an
“Acquired Entity or Business”), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition); provided that the Borrower may choose not to make such an adjustment with respect any acquisition having consideration in an amount less than $100,000,000. There shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of or, closed or classified as discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a “Sold Entity or Business”), based on the actual Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer or disposition).
“Consolidated Funded Debt” of any person means (a) all obligations of such person that would be classified as Indebtedness in accordance with GAAP (it being understood that convertible securities subject to Financial Accounting Standard Board Staff Position APB 14-1 shall be accounted for as set forth therein), (b) obligations of such person with respect to letters of credit, whether drawn or undrawn, contingent or otherwise and (c) all Guarantees of such person with respect to any Indebtedness of others, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any period, the ratio of
i.Consolidated Funded Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, for the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (excluding extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses) for that period and computed in accordance with GAAP. There shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period the effects from applying acquisition method accounting, including applying acquisition method accounting to inventory, property and equipment, loans and leases, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue (including deferred costs related thereto and deferred rent) required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements, as a result of any acquisition or investment consummated prior to or after the Effective Date or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of the most recent period for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or Section 6.1(b); provided that, at all times prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or Section 6.1(b), this definition shall be applied based on the pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) hereto.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
"Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12
C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.2. “Cure Right” has the meaning specified in Section 8.2.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the applicable Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided, that if the applicable Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for such Administrative Agent, then such Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., of the Borrower’s non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Declining Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(b)(y).
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81,47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.22, any Lender that, as determined by the Administrative Agents (with notice to the Borrower, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and each Lender of such determination), (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or
participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the applicable
Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied; (b) has notified the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by an Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such confirmation made in good faith by the Administrative Agents and the Borrower) or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of the courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writes of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.
“Delayed Draw Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of (a) September 15, 2020 and (b) the date of termination of all of the Delayed Draw Term Commitments in full.
“Delayed Draw Maturity Date” means the fifth anniversary of the First Amendment Effective Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Delayed Draw Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Delayed Draw Term Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Delayed Draw Term Loans hereunder on and after the Effective Date, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.9 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 10.4. The initial amount of each Delayed Draw Term Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Commitment is set
forth on Schedule 2.1(b). The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Delayed Draw Term Commitments as of the Effective Date is $750,000,000.
“Delayed Draw Term Facility” means the Delayed Draw Term Loans.
“Delayed Draw Term Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.1(b) and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or an Assumption Agreement in respect of any Delayed Draw Term Loans, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.1(c). “Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the
environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 4.6.
“Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA (and in the component definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business.
“Disqualified Securities” means, with respect to any Person, any securities of such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
(a)matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;
(b)is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or
(c)is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;
in each case, on or prior to the date 91 days after the latest Maturity Date.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, for any amount, at the time of determination thereof,
(a)if such amount is expressed in dollars, such amount, (b) if such amount is expressed in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent of such amount in dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of dollars with the Alternative Currency last
provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Revolver Administrative Agent) by the
applicable Thompson Reuters Corp. (“Reuters”) source on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of dollars with the Alternative Currency, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Revolver Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in dollars as determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion) and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in dollars as determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America. “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of
the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Early Opt-in Election” means if the then-current Benchmark is LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
(a)(i) a determination by either Administrative Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the applicableeither Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that U.S.to (or the request by the Borrower to either Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities for similarly situated borrowers being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.24, are being executed or amended, as applicable, consistent with market practice, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBORat such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(b)(i) the joint election by either Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by eitherand the Borrower to trigger a fallback from LIBO Rate and the provision by such Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the applicable Administrative AgentLenders.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country that is a subsidiary of an institution
described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 5.1 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.2).
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.20(c).
“EMU” means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of
the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the failure of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, or the filing pursuant to Section 431(d) of the Code or Section 304(d) of ERISA of an application for the extension of amortization periods with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“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.
“Euro” means the single lawful money of participating member states of the
EMU.
“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.1.
“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time.
“Exchange Rate” means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any amount denominated in a currency other than dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into dollars as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m. on such day as set forth on the Reuters World Currency Page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying
exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Revolver Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in the absence of such an agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be
the spot rate of exchange of the Revolver Administrative Agent through its principal foreign exchange trading office, at or about 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Revolver Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means with respect to any Guarantor, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, and only for so long as, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, as applicable, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and hedge counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations, and agreed by the Revolver Administrative Agent. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one Swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” 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 or Issuing Bank, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender or Issuing Bank with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or obligations to reimburse amounts drawn under a Letter of Credit pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender or Issuing Bank acquires such interest in the applicable Commitment (or, in the case of a Loan not funded by such Lender pursuant to a prior Commitment, acquires such interest in the applicable Loan) or Letter of Credit, other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in such Loan, Commitment or Letter of Credit or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Letter of Credit” means each letter of credit (a) previously issued by a Lender for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is outstanding on the Effective Date and (b) is listed on Schedule 3.1.
“Extending Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(b)(y). “Extension Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.21(b). “Facility” means the Revolving Facility or the Term Loan Facility. “Facility Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a)(ii).
“Fair Value” means the amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above), and any intergovernmental agreements between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States (and any related laws, regulations, or official administrative guidance) implementing the foregoing.
“FCA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.8. “FCPA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.13(b).
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall be set forth on its public websitethe NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate, provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s WebsiteBoard” means the websiteBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.System of the United States of America.
“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
“Financial Performance Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 6.9.
“First Amendment” shall mean the First Amendment to this Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2021, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agents and the First Amendment Additional Term Lender.
“First Amendment Additional Term Commitment” has the meaning assigned thereto in the First Amendment.
“First Amendment Additional Term Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in the First Amendment.
“First Amendment Additional Term Loan” has the meaning assigned thereto in the First Amendment.
“First Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in the First Amendment.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to LIBO Rate.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, other than such Letter of Credit Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to any Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been (a) reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with Section 2.22 or (b) funded by such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.5.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, local or
otherwise, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or customary indemnification obligations entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets or of other entities (other than to the extent that the primary obligations that are the subject of such Guarantee would be considered Indebtedness hereunder).
“Guarantor” means (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that has delivered the Guaranty pursuant to Section 5.1(e) or a Guaranty Accession pursuant to Section 6.10 and
(ii)solely in respect of any Secured Hedging Agreement or Cash Pooling Arrangement to which the Borrower is not a party, the Borrower.
“Guaranty” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(e).
“Guaranty Accession” has the meaning set forth in the Guaranty.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Increase Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a)(ii). “Indian Rupee” refers to lawful money of India.
“Increasing Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(b)(iii).
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a)(ii).
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a)(ii).
“Indebtedness” of any Person at any date means, 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 (1) current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and (2) deferred or equity compensation arrangements payable to directors, officers or employees), (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 or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements, (g) the liquidation value of all Disqualified Securities of such Person, (h) all Guarantees 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 Sections 8.1(f) and 8.1(g) only, the net obligations of such Person in respect of all Swap Agreements entered into with a particular counterparty. The Indebtedness of any Person shall (x) include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor and (y) exclude customer deposits and advances and interest payable thereon in the ordinary course of business in accordance with customary trade terms and other obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business through credit on an open account basis customarily extended to such Person.
“Indemnified Taxes” means all (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the foregoing clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.3(b).
“Information Memorandum” means the Lender Presentation dated October 3, 2019, relating to the Borrower and the Transactions.
“Initial Issuing Bank” means, as the context may require, (a) JPMorgan or any affiliate thereof, in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit, (b) Wells Fargo or any affiliate thereof, in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit, (c) Bank of America,
N.A. or any affiliate thereof, in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit, (d) Mizuho
Bank, Ltd. or any affiliate thereof, in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit, (e) Barclays Bank PLC or any affiliate thereof, in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit and (f) any other Lender that is an Issuing Bank as of the Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, references to the Initial Issuing Bank shall mean each Initial Issuing Bank or the applicable Initial Issuing Bank as the context may require.
“Initial Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Initial Term Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Initial Term Loans hereunder on the Effective Date, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.9 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.20 or Section 10.4. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Initial Term Commitments (immediately prior to the making of the Initial Term Loans on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.1(b)) is $500,000,000 with the initial amount of each Initial Term Lender’s Initial Term Commitment as set forth on Schedule 2.1(b).
“Initial Term Facility” means the Initial Term Loans.
“Initial Term Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.1(b) and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or an Assumption Agreement in respect of any Initial Term Loans, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Initial Term Loan” means a Term Loan made pursuant to Section 2.1(b).
“Initial Term Maturity Date” means the fifth anniversary of the First Amendment Effective Date, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Intangible Assets” means, at any date of determination, the sum, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for any Person, of (a) goodwill, organizational expenses, capitalized research and development expenses, Intellectual Property, licenses and rights in any thereof, covenants not to compete, training costs and other similar intangibles, (b) deferred charges or unamortized debt discount and expense other than deferred income taxes, (c) any write-up in the book value of any assets resulting from a reevaluation thereof subsequent to the end of the most recent period for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or Section 6.1(b), (d) accounts receivable, notes receivable or other receivables or amounts owed by officers, shareholders or Affiliates, and (e) any other asset that is treated as an intangible asset under GAAP.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.8.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with
respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with
an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
“Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, if agreed to by each Lender participating therein, twelve or fewer months or a period of shorter than one month) thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the applicable Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest in respect of such Investment (to the extent any such payments to be deducted does not exceed the remaining principal amount of such Investment), but without any adjustment for write-downs or write-offs
(including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (ii) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be
equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the fair market value of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return of capital of, or dividends or other distributions in respect of, such Investment, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment (to the extent any such payments to be deducted does not exceed the remaining principal amount of such Investment), and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (A) the cost of all additions thereto and minus (B) the amount of any portion of such Investment that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, and of any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest, dividends or other distributions in respect of such Investment (to the extent the amounts referred to in this clause (B) do not, in the aggregate, exceed the original cost of such Investment plus the costs of additions thereto), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“ISP98” means the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Israeli Shekel” refers to lawful money of Israel.
“Issuing Bank” means (a) each Person listed on Schedule 2.1(a) with respect to such Person’s Letter of Credit Commitment only, (b) solely with respect to each Existing Letter of Credit, the Lender that issued such Existing Letter of Credit and (c) any other Revolving Lender to the extent it has agreed in its sole discretion to act as an “Issuing Bank” hereunder and that has been approved in writing by the Borrower and the Revolver Administrative Agent (such approval by the Revolver Administrative Agent not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld) as an “Issuing Bank” hereunder, in each case in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion,
arrange for one or more Letters of Credit (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Existing Letters of Credit) to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term
“Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate and for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
“Joinder Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(d)(ii). “JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“L/C Participants” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all the Revolving Lenders other than the applicable Issuing Bank.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit that remains available for drawing at such time (including, without limitation, any and all Letters of Credit for which documents have been presented that have not been honored or dishonored) and (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP98, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
“Lender Counterparties” means and includes any Administrative Agent (and any Affiliate thereof) or Lender (and any Affiliate thereof) party to a Swap Agreement or Cash Pooling Arrangement as long as (a) such Person was an Administrative Agent (or Affiliate party thereto) or a Lender (or Affiliate party thereof) at the time it entered into such Swap Agreement or Cash Pooling Arrangement or (b) such Swap Agreement or Cash Pooling Arrangement is in existence on the Effective Date and such Person (or Affiliate party thereof) is an Administrative Agent (or Affiliate party thereto) or a Lender on the Effective Date (notwithstanding if the respective Administrative Agent or Lender subsequently ceases at any time to be an Administrative Agent or a Lender under this Agreement for any reason), together with such Administrative Agent’s, Lender’s or Affiliate’s successors and assigns (if any).
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.1(a) and Schedule 2.1(b) hereto, Schedule I through Schedule IV to the First Amendment, and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or
ursuant to Section 2.20(c), other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks.
“Lender-Related Person” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.3(b). “Letter of Credit Application” means an application requesting the applicable
Issuing Bank to issue a Letter of Credit in the form specified by the applicable Issuing Bank from time to time.
“Letter of Credit Commitment” means, as to any Issuing Bank, the obligation of such Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries from time to time in an aggregate amount equal to (a) for each of the Initial Issuing Banks, the amount set forth opposite the name of each such Initial Issuing Bank on Schedule 2.1(a) and (b) for any other Issuing Bank becoming an Issuing Bank after the Effective Date, such amount as separately agreed to in a written agreement between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank, in each case of clauses (a) and (b) above, any such amount may be changed after the Effective Date in a written agreement between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank (which such agreement shall be promptly delivered to the Revolver Administrative Agent upon execution); provided that the Letter of Credit Commitment with respect to any Person that ceases to be an Issuing Bank for any reason pursuant to the terms hereof shall be $0 (subject to the Letters of Credit of such Person remaining outstanding in accordance with the provisions hereof).
“Letter of Credit Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, a letter of credit agreement or reimbursement agreement and any other document, agreement and instrument required by the applicable Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit, in each case in the form specified by the applicable Issuing Bank from time to time.
“Letter of Credit Obligations” means at any time, an amount equal to the sum of
(a)the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a)
$50,000,000 and (b) the total Revolving Commitments. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the total Revolving Commitments.
“Letters of Credit” means the collective reference to letters of credit issued pursuant to Section 3.1 and the Existing Letters of Credit.
“Liabilities” means the recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the Effective Date after giving effect to the consummation of the
Specified Divestiture and the use of proceeds therefrom, and the Transactions, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
“LIBOR” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.8.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.
“LIBO Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”) as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Loan Document Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Borrower and the Guarantors arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Borrower, a Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any debtor relief laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed or allowable claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing, the Loan Document Obligations include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, indemnities and other amounts payable by the Borrower or the Guarantors under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of the Borrower or the Guarantors to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Administrative Agent or any Lender, in each case in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of any Loan Party.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the First Amendment, the Notes (if any), the Guaranty (including any supplements to the Guaranty delivered pursuant to Section 6.10) and the Security Documents.
“Loan Parties” means the Borrower and the Guarantors.
“Loans” means the Revolving Loans, the Term Loans and the Swingline Loans.
“Material Acquisition” shall mean an acquisition or a series of related acquisitions of any Person, property, business or assets for which the aggregate consideration payable by Borrower or a Subsidiary is not less than $250,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
a.the ability of any Loan Party to perform any of its payment obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Material Indebtedness” means (i) the Indebtedness of the Borrower under any notes issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2016, between the Borrower and Wells Fargo, as trustee, relating to the 2.5% convertible senior notes due 2021, (ii) the Indebtedness of the Borrower under any notes issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2016, between the Borrower and Wells Fargo, as trustee, relating to the 2.0% convertible senior notes due 2021, and (iii) any other Indebtedness (other than the Loans), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in a principal amount exceeding $150,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than as set forth on Schedule 1.1(b)) that, either individually or together with its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, has either (i) revenues for such quarter in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or (ii) from and after the first full fiscal quarter following the Effective Date, Total Tangible Assets in excess of 0.75% of Consolidated Total Assets, in either case as of the most recent available quarterly or year-end financial statements; provided, however, that a Domestic Subsidiary shall not be a Material Subsidiary if (i) the provision of a Guaranty by it could reasonably be expected to give rise to or increase the amount includable in income of the Borrower pursuant to Section 956 of the Code or (ii) it constitutes a Real Estate SPE.
“Maturity Date” means the Revolving Maturity Date, the Initial Term Maturity Date or the Delayed Draw Maturity Date, as the case may be.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.13.
“Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower on or immediately prior to such date.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes, is obligated to make, or has been obligated to make, contributions.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.2(b) and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders and, in the case of amendments that require the approval of all or all affected Lenders of a particular Class, the Required Revolving Lenders, the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders or Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, as applicable.
“Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(g). “NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the applicable Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the
execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan
Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19(b)).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar Borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public websitethe NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(d). “Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(d). “Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.11(a). “Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.11(b).
“Payment Office” means, with respect to an Administrative Agent, the office of such Administrative Agent designated on Schedule 2.1(c) under the heading “Instructions for wire transfers” with respect to such Administrative Agent, or such other office as such Administrative Agent may designate to the Lenders and the Borrower for such purpose from time to time.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate of the Borrower and the Guarantors in the form of Exhibit J or any other form approved by the Collateral Agent.
“Permitted Accretive Acquisition Debt” means Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in connection with an Accretive Acquisition, which Indebtedness is assumed by, or otherwise becomes Indebtedness of, a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any Person that becomes a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower as a result of such Accretive Acquisition).
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition that meets all of the following requirements:
(a)no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith;
(b)in the case of a merger with, or purchase or other acquisition of the
Equity Interests of another Person, the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the respective Person or business to be acquired shall have approved such Acquisition
and such Acquisition shall not be in connection with a “hostile takeover” or proxy fight or similar transaction;
(c)if such Acquisition is a merger or consolidation, the Borrower or a
Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be the surviving Person, and such surviving Person shall become, if required, a Guarantor in accordance with Section 6.10; and no Change in Control shall have been effected thereby; and
(d)the Borrower will be compliance with the Financial Performance
Covenant (determined with regard to calculations made on a pro forma basis for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the Administrative Agents have received the financial statements required by Section 6.1 or for which such financial statements were required to have been delivered, as if such transactions had been consummated, such payment had been made and any related Indebtedness had been incurred on the last day of such Measurement Period).
“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a)Liens imposed by law for taxes that are not yet due or are being
contested in compliance with Section 6.4;
(b)carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, landlord’s,
repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 6.4;
(c)pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;
(d)deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases,
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e)judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an
Event of Default under Section 8.1(k) or securing appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments;
(f)Liens arising under repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase
agreements, securities lending and borrowing agreements and similar transactions;
(g)Liens arising from precautionary filings in respect of operating leases;
(h)Liens arising from leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses which
do not (A) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (B) secure any Indebtedness;
(i)Liens on cash collateral or government securities to secure
obligations under Swap Agreements and letters of credit; provided that the aggregate
value of such collateral so pledged by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not at any time exceed, in the aggregate, $50,000,000;
(j)Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a
matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(k)Liens securing obligations (other than obligations representing
Indebtedness for borrowed money) under operating or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(l)easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar
encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(m)Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to
commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;
(n)rights of set-off, banker’s lien, netting agreements and other Liens
arising by operation of law or by of the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance of administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts, cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;
(o)leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others that do
not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or secure any Indebtedness;
(p)any interest or title of a lessor under leases (other than leases
constituting capital leases) entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(q)Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the
financing of the premiums with respect thereto; and
(r)Liens on cash advances or escrow deposits in favor of the seller of
any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted under this Agreement to be applied against the purchase price of such Investment or otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements with respect to such Investment or any disposition, including the Specified Divestiture, in each case, to the extent such Investment or disposition would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness for borrowed money.
“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of all or any portion of Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (such Indebtedness, the “Refinanced Indebtedness”) except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing revolving commitments unutilized thereunder to the extent that the portion of any existing and unutilized revolving commitment being refinanced was permitted to be drawn under Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 immediately prior to such refinancing (other than by reference to a Permitted Refinancing) and such drawing shall be deemed to have been made, (b) if the Refinanced Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Loans, the Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Loans on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Refinanced Indebtedness, (c) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by (i) Liens on assets other than assets securing the Refinanced Indebtedness at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement or (ii) Liens having a higher priority than the Liens, if any, securing the Refinanced Indebtedness and
(d) immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that a Permitted Refinancing may constitute a portion of an issuance of Indebtedness in excess of the amount of such Permitted Refinancing; provided that such excess amount is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 7.1. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that a Permitted Refinancing includes successive Permitted Refinancings of the same Indebtedness.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and with respect to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1(d).
“Present Fair Saleable Value” means the amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole are sold with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.
“Prime Rate” means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Wells Fargo as its “prime rate” (it being
understood that the “prime rate” is a rate set by Wells Fargo based upon various factors including Wells Fargo’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate) and (b) with respect to the Term Loans, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Term Loan Administrative Agent as its “prime rate” (it being understood that the “prime rate” is a rate set by JPMorgan based upon various factors including JPMorgan’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate); each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
“Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to any calculation required under this Agreement to be made giving Pro Forma Effect to a transaction, that the calculation is made after giving effect to pro forma cost savings, operating expense reductions, synergies and other adjustments related to such transaction that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized, and to result from actions that have been taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) without duplication of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, in each case within 18 months after such acquisition, which adjustments may include (w) reduction in personnel expenses, (x) reduction of costs related to administrative functions, (y) reductions of costs related to leased or owned properties and (z) reductions from the consolidation of operations and streamlining of corporate overhead.
“Proceeding” has the meaning specified in Section 10.3(b)(iv). “Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction.
“Purchasing Borrower Party” means the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“Quarterly Capital Return” means an amount equal to $0.20 per common share of the Borrower’s common stock as of the Effective Date (as such amount shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock consolidations or other similar transactions) (including each common share issuable pursuant to the Borrower’s 2.5% convertible senior notes due 2021 and 2.0% convertible senior notes due 2021) each fiscal quarter of the Borrower occurring during the period this Agreement is in effect.
“Real Estate SPE” means any Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of ownership, leasehold or other interests in real property.
“Recipient” means any Administrative Agent or any Lender, as applicable.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not LIBOR, the time determined by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Refinancing” means the repayment of all principal, accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other amounts (other than contingent obligations not then due and payable) outstanding on the Effective Date under the 2016 Term Loan Agreement and the 2016 Revolving Credit Agreement.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(c).
“Reimbursement Obligation” means the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse any Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, representatives and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkNYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkNYFRB or any successor thereto.
“Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders” means, at any time, the Lenders having outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans or unused Delayed Draw Term Commitments representing, in the aggregate, more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans and unused Delayed Draw Term Commitments of all Lenders at such time. The outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans and unused Delayed Draw Term Commitments of any Defaulting Lender, any Purchasing Borrower Party and any Affiliated Lender (other than any Affiliated Debt Fund) shall be disregarded in determining Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders at any time.
“Required Initial Term Loan Lenders” means, at any time, the Lenders having outstanding Initial Term Loans representing more than 50% of the outstanding Initial Term Loans of all Lenders at such time. The outstanding Initial Term Loans of any Defaulting Lender, any Purchasing Borrower Party and any Affiliated Lender (other than any Affiliated Debt Fund) shall be disregarded in determining Required Initial Term Loan Lenders at any time.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender, any Purchasing Borrower Party and any
Affiliated Lender (other than any Affiliated Debt Fund) shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having unused Revolving Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregated unused Revolving Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposures at such time. The Revolving Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Lenders at any time.
“Required Term Loan Lenders” means the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders or the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, as the context may require.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer, or other similar officer, manager or a director of the Borrower and with respect to certain limited liability companies or partnerships that do not have officers, any manager, sole member, managing member or general partner thereof. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of the Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of the Borrower.
“Restricted Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(iii). “Restriction” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(iv).
“Reuters” means, as applicable, Thomson Reuters Corp., Refinitiv, or any successor thereto.
“Revaluation Date” shall mean with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, (ii) the first Business Day of each calendar month, (iii) the date of any amendment of such Letter of Credit that has the effect of increasing the face amount thereof, and (iv) any additional date as the Revolver Administrative Agent may determine at any time when an Event of Default exists.
“Revolver Administrative Agent” means Wells Fargo, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders in respect of the Revolving Facility, or any successor thereto.
“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum
aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.9 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.20 or Section 10.4. The initialAs of the First Amendment Effective Date, the amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.1(a). The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments as of the First Amendment Effective Date is $1,000,000,000.
“Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a)(i).
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its Swingline Exposure at such time and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit Obligations on any date, the outstanding amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any extensions of credit occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
“Revolving Facility” means the revolving credit facility established hereunder.
“Revolving Lenders” means, collectively, all of the Lenders with a Revolving
Commitment or if the Revolving Commitment has been terminated, all Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.1(a).
“Revolving Maturity Date” means the date that is the fifth anniversary of the First Amendment Effective Date, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Revolving Note” means a Note evidencing a Revolving Loan.
“Sale Leaseback” means any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which (a) the Borrower or any Subsidiary sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of any property, real or personal, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and (b) the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold, transferred or disposed of.
“Sanctions” means economic sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, sanctions enforced by OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Cash Pooling Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Cash Pooling Arrangement provided to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor)) that are (a) owed to an Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) owed on the Effective Date to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Effective Date or (c) owed to a Person that is a Lender Counterparty at the time such obligations are incurred.
“Secured Hedging Agreement” means any Swap Agreement between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and a Lender Counterparty, as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time.
“Secured Hedging Obligations” means, without duplication, all of the obligations, indebtedness and liabilities, including by Guarantee, of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Lender Counterparties, whenever arising, under the Secured Hedging Agreements, including principal, interest, fees, premiums, scheduled periodic payments, breakage, termination and other payments, reimbursements and indemnification obligations and other amounts (including, but not limited to, any interest accruing after the occurrence of a filing of a petition of bankruptcy under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with respect to any Loan Party, regardless of whether such interest is an allowed claim under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code).
“Secured Obligations” means (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the Secured Hedging Obligations (excluding with respect to any Loan Party, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party) and (c) the Secured Cash Pooling Obligations.
“Secured Parties” means (a) each Lender and Issuing Bank, (b) the Administrative Agents and the Collateral Agent, (c) each Lender Counterparty to whom any Secured Hedging Obligations are owed, (d) each Person to whom any Secured Cash Pooling Obligations are owed and (e) the permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.
“Securitization Assets” means any accounts receivable owed to or payable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (whether now existing or arising or acquired in the future) arising in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, and all proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets (including contract rights) which are of the type customarily transferred in connection with securitizations of accounts receivable.
“Securitization Entity” means any limited purpose financing vehicle which finances the acquisition of Securitization Assets from the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in connection with a Securitization Transaction.
“Securitization Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or such Subsidiaries sell, pledge, convey or otherwise transfer Securitization Assets in a manner that does not result in the incurrence by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, including in respect of Guarantees, with recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiaries or their assets (other than recourse solely against the Borrower’s or such Subsidiaries’ retained interest in the applicable Securitization Entity, or against the Borrower or a Subsidiary with respect to customary representations regarding the Securitization Assets not related to the collectability thereof).
“Security Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(f).
“Security Document” means, collectively, the Security Agreement and each of the security agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant thereto, any security or similar agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent, and all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required by the terms of any such agreement to be filed with respect to the security interests created pursuant thereto.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any day meansBusiness Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.by the SOFR Administrator’s Website at approximately 8:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s Website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Sold Entity or Business” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”
“Solvent” means (a) the Fair Value of the assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis taken as a whole exceeds their Liabilities, (b) the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis taken as a whole exceeds their Liabilities, (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis taken as a whole after consummation of the Specified Divestiture and the use of proceeds therefrom, and the Transactions, is a going concern and has sufficient capital to reasonably ensure that it will continue to be a going concern for the period from the date hereof through the scheduled maturity of the Loans taking into account the nature of, and the needs and anticipated needs for capital of, the
particular business or businesses conducted or to be conducted by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as reflected in the projected financial statements and in light of the anticipated credit capacity and (d) for the period from the date hereof through the scheduled maturity of the Loans, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis taken as a whole will have sufficient assets and cash flow to pay their Liabilities as those liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent Liabilities) otherwise become payable, in light of business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as reflected in the projected financial statements and in light of the anticipated credit capacity determined on a pro forma basis taking into account the Specified Divestiture and the use of proceeds therefrom, and the Transactions.
“Specified Capital Return” means an amount equal to the sum of (i)
$1,600,000,000 and (ii) $12.00 per share of the Borrower’s common stock as of the Effective Date (as such amount shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, stock consolidations or other similar transactions) (including each common share issuable pursuant to the Borrower’s 2.5% convertible senior notes due 2021 and 2.0% convertible senior notes due 2021).
“Specified Divestiture” means the sale of the Borrower’s enterprise security assets pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2019 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time).
“Specified Representations” means the following: the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors set forth in Section 4.1 (with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors), Section 4.2 (with respect to the entering into, borrowing under, guaranteeing under and performance of the Loan Documents), Section 4.3(b) (with respect to the incurrence of the Loans, the provision of the guarantees and entering into of the Loan Documents and solely with respect to the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower and the Guarantors), Section 4.8, Section 4.12, Section 4.13(a), Section 4.13(b), Section 4.14, Section 4.15 and Sections 2.3(f) and 3.2(c) of the Security Agreement with respect to granting of a security interest in the Collateral.
“Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Revolver Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Revolver Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that an Issuing Bank may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Standby Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit other than a Commercial Letter of Credit.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Federal Reserve Board to which the applicable Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
“Sterling” refers to lawful money of the United Kingdom.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Loans.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent and which is required by GAAP to be consolidated in the consolidated financial statements of the parent.
“Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Swap” means any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or 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 the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap.
“Swingline Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Swingline Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.5.
“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Swingline Lender” means Wells Fargo, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.5.
“Swingline Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,000 and
(b) the total Revolving Commitments. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the total Revolving Commitments.
“Syndication Agents” means Bank of American, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Barclays Bank PLC, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, in their capacity as syndication agents in respect of the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan Facility.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Lenders” means, collectively, the Initial Term Lenders and, the Delayed Draw Term Lenders and the First Amendment Additional Term Lenders.
“Term Loan Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders in respect of the Term Loan Facility, or any successor thereto.
“Term Loan Facility” means the Initial Term Facility or the Delayed Draw Term Facility, as the case may be.
“Term Loan Maturity Date” means the Initial Term Maturity Date or the Delayed Draw Maturity Date, as the case may be.
“Term Loans” means, collectively, the (a) Initial Term Loans and, (b) the Delayed Draw Term Loans and (c) the First Amendment Additional Term Loans. For purposes of Section 10.2(b), the reference to “an outstanding Term Loan” shall mean either “an outstanding Initial Term Loan”, “an outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loan” or “an
outstanding Delayed DrawFirst Amendment Additional Term Loan”, as the context may require.
“Term Note” means a Note evidencing a Term Loan.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the applicable Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.
“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the applicable Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for such Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.14 that is not Term SOFR.
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and outstanding Term Loans of such Lender at such time.
“Total Tangible Assets” means, with respect to any Person, the excess of (a) the total assets of such Person as set forth on the balance sheet of such Person as of the most recent period for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or Section 6.1(b) over (b) the sum of, without duplication (i) the Intangible Assets of such Person, (ii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary held by such Person and (iii) intercompany indebtedness owed to such Person.
“Transaction Costs” means the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions, the Specified Divestiture and the Refinancing.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of each Loan Document to which it is a party, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.
“Transferred Guarantor” has the meaning specified in Section 9.9.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans constituting such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral (as
defined in the Security Agreement) is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a
U.S. jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.
“UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party, any Administrative Agent or any other Person that is required by applicable law to withhold Taxes.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
“Yen” refers to lawful money of Japan.
Section 1.2 Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement,
Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Loan”). Borrowings
also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing”).
Section 1.3 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to
the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) 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, securities, accounts and contract rights and (f) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Section 1.4 Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agents that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agents notify the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.
Section 1.5 Administrative Agents. Each Lender, Agent Party, Issuing Bank and
Swingline Lender and any other party hereto agrees that (i) the Term Loan Administrative Agent shall be the administrative agent with respect to the Term Loans and the Term Lenders and shall exercise such duties, rights and responsibilities set forth herein applicable to the Term Loans and
the Term Lenders and (ii) the Revolver Administrative Agent shall be the administrative agent with respect to the Revolving Loans, the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Lenders, the
Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lenders, the Letters of Credit, LC Disbursements and the Issuing Banks and shall exercise such duties, rights and responsibilities set forth herein applicable to the Revolving Loans, the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Lenders, the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lenders, the Letters of Credit, LC Disbursements and the Issuing Banks. References to “applicable” Administrative Agent shall mean, when referring to a Term Loan or Term Lender, the Term Loan Administrative Agent and when referring to the Revolving Loans, the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Lenders, Swingline Loans, Swingline Lenders, the Letters of Credit, LC Disbursements and the Issuing Banks and the Revolver Administrative Agent.
Section 1.6 Division. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with
any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 1.7 Currency Translation; Rates
(a)The Revolver Administrative Agent shall determine the Dollar Equivalent of any
Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency as of the Revaluation Date, using the Exchange Rate for such currency in relation to dollars in effect on the date of determination.
(b)Each amount determined pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 1.7 shall be the
Dollar Equivalent of the applicable Letter of Credit until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to the preceding sentence of this paragraph. The Revolver Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the applicable Lenders of each calculation of the Dollar Equivalent of each Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than dollars.
(c)Wherever in this Agreement in connection with the issuance, amendment or
extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in dollars, but such Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Dollar Equivalent (rounded to the nearest unit of such currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward).
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any determination under Article
VI (other than Section 6.9), Article VII or Article VIII or any determination under any other provision of this Agreement expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than dollars shall be translated into dollars at the Spot Rate (rounded to the nearest currency unit, with 0.5 or more of a currency unit being rounded upward); provided, however, that for purposes of determining compliance with Article VII with respect to the amount of any Indebtedness, Lien,
Investment or Restricted Payment in a currency other than dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring
after the time such Indebtedness, Lien or Investment is incurred or Restricted Payment made; provided, further, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.7 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness, Lien or Investment may be incurred or Restricted Payment made at any time under such Sections. For purposes of any determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, amounts in currencies other than dollars shall be translated into dollars at the currency exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or Section 6.1(b). Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Revolver Administrative Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.
Section 1.8 Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The interest rate on Eurodollar Loans
is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”). The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) publicly announced that, after the end of 2021,it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans. In light of this eventuality, public: (a) immediately after December 31, 2021, publication of all seven euro LIBOR settings, all seven Swiss Franc LIBOR settings, the spot next, 1-week, 2-month and 12-month Japanese Yen LIBOR settings, the overnight, 1-week, 2-month and 12-month British Pound Sterling LIBOR settings, and the 1-week and 2-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; immediately after June 30, 2023, publication of the overnight and 12-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; immediately after December 31, 2021, the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month Japanese Yen LIBOR settings and the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month British Pound Sterling LIBOR settings will cease to be provided or, subject to consultation by the FCA, be provided on a changed methodology (or “synthetic”) basis and no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored; and immediately after June 30, 2023, the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will cease to be provided or, subject to the FCA’s consideration of the case, be provided on a synthetic basis and no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored. There is no assurance that dates announced by the FCA will not change or that the administrator of LIBOR and/or regulators will not take further action that could impact the availability, composition, or characteristics of LIBOR or the currencies and/or tenors for which LIBOR is published. Each party to this agreement should consult its own advisors to stay informed of any such developments. Public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the
London interbank offered rate. In the event that the London interbank offered rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances as set forth in Section 2.24 of this Agreement, such
Section 2.24 provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interestLIBOR. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 2.24,2.14(e), in advance of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans is based. However, each Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (i) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.12(b) or (c), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, and (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.14(d)), including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.24, will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the LIBO Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.
ARTICLE II
Section 2.1
Commitments.
THE CREDITS
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender
severally agrees to make Revolving Loans in dollars to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
(b)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) each Initial Term Lender
severally agrees to make Initial Term Loans to the Borrower on the Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to its Initial Term Commitment and (ii) each Increasing Lender severally agrees to make Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower on the Commitment Date applicable to any such Incremental Term Loans in which such Increasing Lender participates in accordance with Section 2.20. Initial Term Loans, to the extent prepaid or repaid, may not be reborrowed.
(c)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Delayed Draw Term
Lender severally agrees to make Delayed Draw Term Loans to the Borrower in a single drawing during the Delayed Draw Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) the Delayed Draw Term Loans issued by such Lender to exceed such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Commitment or (ii) the sum of the aggregate outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans
exceeding the total Delayed Draw Term Commitment. Delayed Draw Term Loans, to the extent prepaid or repaid, may not be reborrowed.
(d)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each First Amendment
Additional Term Lender severally agrees to make First Amendment Additional Term Loans to the Borrower on the First Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to its First Amendment Additional Term Commitment. First Amendment Additional Term Loans, to the extent prepaid or repaid, may not be reborrowed. All terms and conditions applicable to the First Amendment Additional Term Loans shall be identical to the terms and conditions applicable to the Initial Term Loans. The initial Interest Period with respect to the First Amendment Additional Term Loans shall commence on the First Amendment Effective Date and end on May 17, 2021.
Section 2.2 Loans and Borrowings.
(a)Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of
Revolving Loans made by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages. Each Initial Term Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Initial Term Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Initial Term Commitments (or, if the Initial Term Commitments shall have terminated, the aggregate principal balance of Initial Term Loans held by each Lender). Each Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Delayed Draw Term Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Delayed Draw Term Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required hereby.
(b)Subject to Section 2.14, each Borrowing (other than a Borrowing of Swingline
Loans) shall consist entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c)At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such
Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing (other than a Borrowing of Swingline Loans) is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Revolving Commitments. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of
$500,000 and not less than $1,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of fifteen Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding.
(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be
entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Revolving Maturity Date in respect of the Revolving Loans, the Initial Term Maturity Date in respect of the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Maturity Date in respect of the Delayed Draw Term Loans.
Section 2.3 Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing (other than a
Borrowing of Swingline Loans or Term Loans), the Borrower shall notify the Revolver Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by electronic mail) (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Charlotte, North Carolina time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Charlotte, North Carolina time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing. To request a Borrowing of Term Loans, the Borrower shall notify the Term Loan Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (x) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (y) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to the applicable Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.2:
(i)the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii)the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar
(iv)whether such Borrowing is to be a Revolving Borrowing, Initial Term
(v)Loan Borrowing or a Delayed Draw Term Loan Borrowing;
(vi)in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be
applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(vi)the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to
be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.7 or, in the case of any ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 3.5, the identity of the Issuing Bank that made such LC Disbursement.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested
Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with
this Section 2.3, the applicable Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
Section 2.4 [Reserved]
Section 2.5 Swingline Loans.
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees
to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding the lesser of (A) the Swingline Sublimit and (B) the unutilized Revolving Commitment of the Swingline Lender or (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Swingline Lender shall not make any Swingline Loan to the Borrower if any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Swingline Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of cash collateral, satisfactory to the Swingline Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Swingline Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iii)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Swingline Loan then proposed to be made or that Swingline Loan and all other Swingline Exposure as to which the Swingline Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
(b)To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Revolver
Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by electronic mail), not later than 1:00 p.m. Charlotte, North Carolina time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable, shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan and, in the case of any ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 3.5, the identity of the Issuing Bank that made such LC Disbursement, and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to the Revolver Administrative Agent of a written Swingline Borrowing Request in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto and signed by the Borrower. The Revolver Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 3.5, by remittance to the applicable Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., Charlotte, North Carolina time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c)The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Revolver Administrative
Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., Charlotte, North Carolina time, on any Business Day require the Lenders then holding a Revolving Commitment to acquire participations on such Business Day
in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such
notice, the Revolver Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each such Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Lender then holding a Revolving Commitment hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Revolver Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Lender then holding a Revolving Commitment acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, the Revolver Administrative Agent, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of any Default, or (iii) the failure of any conditions set forth in Section 5.2 or elsewhere herein to be satisfied. Each Lender then holding a Revolving Commitment shall comply with its obligation under this Section 2.5(c) by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.7 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.7 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Revolver Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. The Revolver Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this Section 2.5(c), and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Revolver Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Revolver Administrative Agent and any such amounts received by the Revolver Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Revolver Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Revolver Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
Section 2.6
Section 2.7
[Reserved].
Funding of Borrowings.
(a)Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed
date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, to the Applicable Account of the applicable Administrative Agent; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.5. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 (and, if such Borrowing is requested to be made on the Effective Date, Section 5.1), the applicable Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the
reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 3.5 shall be remitted by the Revolver Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving
Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section 3.5 to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.
(b)Unless the applicable Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a
Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing (other than a Borrowing of Swingline Loans) that such Lender will not make available to such Administrative Agent such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Borrowing, such Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such Applicable Percentage available on such date in accordance with Section 2.7(a) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Borrowing available to the applicable Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the applicable Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the applicable Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the applicable Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the applicable Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the applicable Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the applicable Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the applicable Administrative Agent.
(c)Obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans and Revolving Loans,
to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.3(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.3(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and, other than as expressly provided herein with respect to a Defaulting Lender, no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.3(c).
Section 2.8 Interest Elections.
(a)Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the
applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Each Term Loan Borrowing initially shall be an ABR Borrowing (provided that the Borrower may request, no later than three Business Days prior to the applicable date of such Borrowing, that the Lenders make the Term Loans constituting any Term Loan Borrowing as Eurodollar Loans if the Borrower has delivered to the applicable Administrative Agent a letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Administrative Agent indemnifying the Lenders in the manner set forth in Section 2.16). Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to
continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefore, all as provided in this Section 2.8. The Borrower may elect different options with
respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing in accordance with their Applicable Percentage, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section 2.8 shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b)To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.8, the Borrower shall notify the
applicable Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.3 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to the applicable Administrative Agent of an Interest Election Request in substantially the form of Exhibit C attached hereto and signed by the Borrower.
(c)Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.2:
(i)the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if
different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii)the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election
Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a
Eurodollar Borrowing; and
(iv)if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to
be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d)Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the applicable
Administrative Agent shall advise each applicable Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e)If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a
Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or
continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
Section 2.9 Termination and Reduction of Commitments.
(a)Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments, the commitment of
the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans and the commitment of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date. The Initial Term Commitments (other than any Incremental Term Loan Commitments) shall automatically terminate simultaneously with the making of the Initial Term Loans on the Effective Date. The First Amendment Additional Term Commitments shall automatically terminate simultaneously with the making of the First Amendment Additional Term Loans on the First Amendment Effective Date. The Delayed Draw Term Commitments shall automatically terminate upon the earlier of (i) the making of the Delayed Draw Term Loans on the applicable Borrowing date of such Delayed Draw Term Loans, and (ii) the end of the Delayed Draw Availability Period (such date of termination, the “Delayed Draw Termination Date”). The Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall automatically terminate simultaneously with the making of the Incremental Term Loans on the applicable Increase Date.
(b)The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the
Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000, (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total Revolving Commitments, (iii) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the Swingline Sublimit exceeds the total Revolving Commitments, then the Swingline Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Commitments, the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit exceeds the Revolving Commitment as so reduced, the Borrower shall be required to deposit Cash Collateral in a Cash Collateral account opened by the Revolver Administrative Agent in an amount equal to such excess.
(c)The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Delayed
Draw Term Commitments; provided that each reduction of the Delayed Draw Term Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than
$10,000,000.
(d)The Borrower shall notify the Revolver Administrative Agent of any election to
terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments under Section 2.9(b) at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Revolver Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned
upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or consummation of other financing arrangements, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Revolver
Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be applied to the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.
(e)The Borrower shall notify the Term Loan Administrative Agent of any election to
terminate or reduce the Delayed Draw Term Commitments under Section 2.9(c) at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Term Loan Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Delayed Draw Term Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or consummation of other financing arrangements, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Term Loan Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Delayed Draw Term Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Delayed Draw Term Commitments shall be applied to the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.
Section 2.10 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a)TheFrom and after the Effective Date to but excluding the First Amendment
Effective Date, the Borrower shall repay to the Term Loan Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Initial Term Lenders with respect to the Initial Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the quarter ended March 31, 2021, a principal amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on the Effective Date immediately (after funding the Initial Term Loans). From and after the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall repay to the Term Loan Administrative Agent on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the quarter ended September 30, 2022 (i) for the ratable account of the Initial Term Lenders with respect to the Initial Term Loans, a principal amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on the First Amendment Effective Date and (ii) for the ratable account of the First Amendment Additional Term Lenders with respect to the First Amendment Additional Term Loans, a principal amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all First Amendment Additional Term Loans outstanding on the First Amendment Effective Date (after funding the First Amendment Additional Term Loans)..
(b)From and after the Borrowing of the Delayed Draw Term Loans, the Borrower
shall repay to the Term Loan Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Delayed Draw Term Lenders, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the later of (i) March 31, 2021 and (ii) the first full fiscal quarter ended following the Borrowing of the Delayed Draw Term Loans, a principal amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loans that are outstanding immediately after the Borrowing of the Delayed Draw Term Loans.
(c)To the extent not previously paid, the Borrower hereby unconditionally promises
to pay (i) to the Revolver Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii) to the Term Loan Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Lender the then unpaid principal amount of (A) each Initial Term Loan on the Initial Term Maturity Date and (B) each Delayed Draw Term Loan on the Delayed Draw Maturity Date, and (iii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
(d)Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or
accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(e)Each Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the
amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by such Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof, in each case in respect of the applicable Facility.
(f)The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Sections 2.10(d) and
2.10(e) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein (absent manifest error); provided that the failure of any Lender or Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(g)Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note
(a “Note”). In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Revolving Note and/or a Term Note, in each case payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered permitted assigns) in substantially the form of Exhibit D-1 or D-2 attached hereto, as applicable. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Notes and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.4) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
Section 2.11 Prepayment of Loans.
(a)The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any
Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with and in minimum amounts set forth in Section 2.11(b). Any prepayments of Term Loans made pursuant to this
Section 2.11(a) shall be applied on a pro rata basis according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of all Classes of then outstanding Term Loans.
(b)The Borrower shall (i) with respect to a prepayment of Revolving Loans notify the
Revolver Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) of such prepayment (A) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Charlotte, North Carolina time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (B) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing (other than a Borrowing consisting of Swingline Loans), not later than 11:00 a.m., Charlotte, North Carolina time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment or (C) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 2:00 p.m., Charlotte, North Carolina time, on the date of prepayment and (ii) with respect to a prepayment of Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans, notify the Term Loan Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) of such prepayment (x) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or
(y) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that a notice of prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or consummation of other financing arrangements, or upon other specified events, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the applicable Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to any Revolving Borrowing or Term Loan Borrowing, the applicable Administrative Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.2. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the applicable Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13 and any costs incurred as contemplated by Section 2.16.
(c) In the event and on each occasion that the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures
exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments (including as a result of a determination with respect to the Dollar Equivalent of any Letter of Credit made by the Revolver Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.7), the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit Cash Collateral in a Cash Collateral Account pursuant to Section 3.12) in an aggregate amount necessary to eliminate such excess.
Section 2.12 Fees.
(a)The Borrower agrees to pay to the Revolver Administrative Agent for the account
of each Lender then holding a Revolving Commitment (other than the Defaulting Lenders, if any) a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the relevant percentage set forth across from the heading “Commitment Fee” in the definition of “Applicable Rate” on the daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender (determined excluding the Swingline Exposure of such Lender) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Commitment terminates. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on
the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after
the Effective Date. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing commitment fees, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to have been used to the extent of the then outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose).
(b)The Borrower agrees to pay to:
(i)the Revolver Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving
Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate, in each case, used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the daily amount of such Revolving Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements (expressed in dollars in the amount of Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than dollars)), during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Revolving Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure;
(ii)each Issuing Bank, for its own account, a fronting fee, in respect of each
Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower for the period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit through the expiration date of such Letter of Credit (or if terminated on an earlier date to the termination date of such Letter of Credit), computed at a rate equal to 0.125% per annum or such other percentage per annum to be agreed upon between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank of the daily outstanding amount of such Letter of Credit, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of each January, April, July and October shall be payable in accordance with clause (f) below; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand until the expiration or cancellation of all outstanding Letters of Credit. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed.
(c)The Borrower agrees to pay to the Term Loan Administrative Agent for the
account of each Lender then holding a Delayed Draw Term Commitment (other than the Defaulting Lenders, if any) a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the relevant percentage set forth across from the heading “Commitment Fee” in the definition of “Applicable Rate” on the daily amount of the unused Delayed Draw Term Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Delayed Draw Termination Date. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September
and December of each year and on the date on which the Delayed Draw Term Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date. All commitment
fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(d)The Borrower agrees to pay to the Revolver Administrative Agent, for its own
account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Revolver Administrative Agent.
(e)The Borrower agrees to pay to the Term Loan Administrative Agent, for each of
its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Term Loan Administrative Agent.
(f)All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately
available funds. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
Section 2.13 Interest.
(a)The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan)
shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b)The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the
Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, at all times when a Default has occurred
hereunder and is continuing, all overdue amounts outstanding hereunder shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 2.13 or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in Section 2.13(a).
(d)Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to Section 2.13(c) shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period or an ABR Term Loan prior to the applicable Term Loan Maturity Date), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefore, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e)All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except
that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed
(including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO
Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the applicable Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest.
If at least two Business Days(a) Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of this Section 2.14, if prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing :
(i)the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Borrowing, or (ii) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time; or
(ii)the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Revolving
Lenders, the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders or the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders (as applicable to Revolving Loans, Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans, respectively) that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then such Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or facsimile as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until such Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and the utilization of the LIBO Rate component in determining the Alternate Base Rate shall be suspended; provided, however, that, in each case, the Borrower may revoke any Borrowing Request that is pending when such notice is received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicable Administrative Agent has made the determination described in clause (i) of this Section 2.14 and/or is advised by the Required Revolving Lenders, the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders or the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, of their determination in accordance with clause (ii) of this Section 2.14 and the Borrower shall so request, the applicable Administrative Agent, the Required Revolving Lenders, the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders or the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend the definition of “LIBO Rate” and other applicable provisions to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change; provided that, until so amended, the Loans under such Eurodollar Borrowing at issue will be handled as otherwise provided pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.14 and Section 2.24.if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Swap Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section
2.14), if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders of each Class.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, this clause (c) shall not be effective unless the applicable Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Borrower a Term SOFR Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, no Administrative Agent shall be required to deliver a Term SOFR Notice after a Term SOFR Transition Event and may do so in its sole discretion.
(d) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agents will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(e) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (d) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by any Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this
Section 2.14, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or
refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.14.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then such Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then such Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(g) Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Eurodollar Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of ABR.
Section 2.15 Increased Costs.
(a)If any Change in Law shall:
(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit,
compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or any Issuing Bank (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate);
(ii)subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B)
Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes” and (C) Connection Income Taxes) with respect to its loans, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market
any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan or to increase the actual cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then, upon request of such Lender or Issuing Bank or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for such compensation unless such Lender or other Recipient certifies that it is generally charging such amounts to similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities.
(b)If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law affecting such
Lender or any lending office of such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or Issuing Bank or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction actually suffered.
(c)A certificate of a Lender or Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Section 2.15(a) or 2.15(b) shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d)Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section 2.15 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or
reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive,
then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
Section 2.16 Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment or prepayment
of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefore (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
Section 2.17 Taxes.
(a)For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.
(b)All payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any
Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all such deductions or withholdings have been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17) the applicable Lender (or, in the case of payments made to an Administrative Agent for its own account, the applicable Administrative Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.
(c)The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the applicable Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(d)The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand
therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the applicable Administrative Agent), or by the applicable Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e)As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a
Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, the Borrower shall deliver to the applicable Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Administrative Agent.
(f)(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of
withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.17(f)(ii)(A), 2.17(f)(ii)(B) and 2.17(f)(ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A)any Lender that is a U.S. person shall deliver to the Borrower and
the applicable Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent),
two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so,
deliver to the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent), two duly executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:
(1)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an
income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(2)executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the
exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) or 871(h) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and that no payments under any Loan Document are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the Foreign Lender (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or
(4)to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner
(for example, where the Foreign Lender is a partnership of a participating Lender), executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2 or Exhibit E-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender) and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-4 on behalf of such direct and indirect partner(s);
(C)any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so,
deliver to the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which
such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be
subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment, if any. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.17(f)(ii)(D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Effective Date.
Each Lender agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall promptly update such documentation or promptly notify the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so.
Each Lender hereby authorizes the applicable Administrative Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.17(f).
(g)If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has
received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.17(g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such
indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.17(g), in no event will the indemnified party be required
to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.17(g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.17(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h)Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or
replacement of the applicable Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
(i)For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” for purposes of this Section 2.17
includes any Issuing Bank and any Swingline Lender.
Section 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
(a)The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder
(whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without setoff or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the applicable Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the applicable Administrative Agent at its Payment Office, except payments to be made directly to the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 10.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. Each Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder, including in respect of LC Disbursements, shall be made in dollars.
(b)If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the applicable
Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, Letter of Credit Obligations and to the Revolver Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Banks, to provide cash collateral for that portion of the Letter of Credit Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of letters of credit issued under this Agreement to the extent not otherwise provided by
the Borrower and to the payment of all other Loan Document Obligations, in each case, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the respective amounts described in this
clause (ii) then due to such parties, and (iii) third, the balance, if any after all of the obligations hereunder have been paid in full, to the Loan Parties as otherwise required by applicable law.
(c)If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise,
obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (x) notify the applicable Administrative Agent of such fact, and (y) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans or participations in LC Disbursements and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans or participations in LC Disbursements and other amounts owing them; provided that:
(i)if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the
payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii)the provisions of this Section 2.18(c) shall not be construed to apply to (x)
any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.18(c) shall apply).
The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent prohibited by applicable law as described in the definition of “Excluded Swap Obligations”, no amounts received from, or set off with respect to, any Loan Party shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Secured Obligations set forth in Section 4.02 of the Security Agreement and/or the similar provisions in the other Security Documents.
For purposes of subclause (b) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes”, a Lender that acquires a participation pursuant to Section 2.18(c) shall be treated as having acquired such participation on the earlier date(s) on which such Lender acquired the applicable interest(s) in the Commitment(s) and/or Loan(s) to which such participation relates.
(d)Unless the applicable Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the
Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to such Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, such Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the applicable Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the applicable Administrative Agent, at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the applicable Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(e)Any repayment or prepayment of the Loans shall not affect the Borrower’s or its
Subsidiary’s obligation to continue to make payments under any Secured Hedging Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such repayment or prepayment, subject to the terms of such Secured Hedging Agreement.
Section 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or requires the Borrower
to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment
(i)would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material and would not otherwise be disadvantageous in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect to, such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b)If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is
required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 2.19(a), or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the applicable Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.4), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such
obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
(i)the Borrower shall have paid to the applicable Administrative Agent the
assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 10.4;
(ii)such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the
outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.16) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(iii)in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for
compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments;
(iv)such assignment does not conflict with applicable law; and
(v)in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a
Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the applicable Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto.
Section 2.20 Facility Increases.
(a)The Borrower may, not more than once in any year, by notice to the applicable
Administrative Agent, request (i) that the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments be increased by a minimum amount equal to $100,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000,000 in excess thereof (each a “Revolving Commitment Increase”) and/or (ii) one or more incremental term loan commitments (any such incremental term loan commitment, an “Incremental Term Loan Commitment”) to make one or more additional Initial Term Loans (any such additional term loan, each an “Incremental Term Loan” and together with the Revolving Commitment Increases, a “Facility Increase”) in a minimum amount equal to $100,000,000 or an integral multiple in excess thereof, to be effective as of a date (the “Increase Date”) that is at least 90 days prior to the scheduled Revolving Maturity Date then in effect (in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase) or the Initial Term Maturity Date then in effect (in the case of an Incremental Term Loan) as specified in the related notice to the applicable Administrative Agent; provided, however, that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date of such request or as of the applicable Increase Date, or shall occur as a result thereof and, provided, further, that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all such Facility Increases does not exceed $500,000,000.
(b)The applicable Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of a
request by the Borrower for a Facility Increase, which notice shall include (i) the proposed amount of such requested Facility Increase and whether such Facility Increase constitutes a Revolving Commitment Increase or an Incremental Term Loan, (ii) the proposed Increase Date and (iii) the date by which Lenders wishing to participate in the Facility Increase must provide their commitment thereto (the “Commitment Date”). Each Lender that is willing to participate in such requested Facility Increase (each an “Increasing Lender”) shall give written notice to the applicable Administrative Agent on or prior to the Commitment Date of the amount by which it is willing to increase its Revolving Commitment and/or provide an Incremental Term Loan, as applicable. If the Lenders notify the applicable Administrative Agent that they are willing to increase the amount of their respective Revolving Commitments or provide Incremental Term Loans by an aggregate amount that exceeds the amount of the requested Facility Increase, then the requested Facility Increase shall be allocated among the Lenders willing to participate therein in such amounts as are agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent. The failure of any Lender to respond shall be deemed to be a refusal of such Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment and/or provide an Incremental Term Loan, as applicable.
(c)Promptly following each Commitment Date, the applicable Administrative Agent
shall notify the Borrower as to the amount, if any, by which the Lenders are willing to participate in the requested Facility Increase. If the aggregate amount by which the Lenders are willing to participate in any requested Facility Increase on any such Commitment Date is less than the requested Facility Increase, then the Borrower may extend offers to one or more Persons reasonably acceptable to the applicable Administrative Agent (each, an “Eligible Assignee”) to participate in any portion of the requested Facility Increase that has not been committed to by the Lenders as of the applicable Commitment Date; provided, however, that the Commitment of each such Eligible Assignee shall be in an amount of $25,000,000 or an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof.
(d)On each Increase Date, (x) each Eligible Assignee that accepts an offer to
participate in a requested Facility Increase in accordance with Section 2.20(c) (each such Eligible Assignee and each Eligible Assignee that agrees to an extension of the Maturity Date in accordance with Section 2.21(c), an “Assuming Lender”) shall become a Lender party to this Agreement as of such Increase Date, (y) the Revolving Commitment of each Increasing Lender for such requested Revolving Commitment Increase shall be so increased by such amount (or by the amount allocated to such Lender pursuant to the last sentence of Section 2.20(b)) as of such Increase Date and (z) each Increasing Lender shall make, in accordance with Section 2.1(b), its Incremental Term Loan in an amount equal to its offered Incremental Term Loan Commitment (or the amount allocated to such Lender pursuant to the last sentence of Section 2.20(b)); provided, however, that the applicable Administrative Agent shall have received on or before such Increase Date the following, each dated as of such date:
(i)(A) a certificate of the Borrower signed by an authorized officer of the
Borrower (1) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or the executive committee of such Board approving the Facility Increase and the corresponding modifications to this Agreement, and (2) certifying that, before
and after giving effect to such increase, (x) the representations and warranties contained in
Article IV and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the Increase Date, assuming for purposes hereof that the references therein to the “Effective Date” shall be deemed to be to the “Increase Date” and except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.20, the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.4(a) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Section 6.1, and (y) no Default exists,
(B) a certificate of the Borrower signed by an authorized officer of the Borrower certifying that (and attaching calculations demonstrating that) the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with Section 6.9 (determined on a pro forma basis for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the applicable Administrative Agent has received the financial statements required by Section 6.1 or for which such financial statements were required to have been delivered, as if such Facility Increase and all Loans available thereunder had been made, and any related Indebtedness had been incurred, on the last day of such Measurement Period) and (C) an opinion of counsel for the Borrower (which may be in-house counsel) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Administrative Agent;
(ii)a joinder agreement from each Assuming Lender, if any, in form and
substance satisfactory to such Assuming Lender, the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent (each a “Joinder Agreement”), duly executed by such Assuming Lender, the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower; and
(iii)confirmation from each Increasing Lender of the increase in the amount of
its Revolving Commitment and/or its Incremental Term Loan Commitment in a writing satisfactory to the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent.
(e)On each Increase Date in respect of a Revolving Commitment Increase, upon
fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Section 2.20(d), in the event any Revolving Loans are then outstanding, (i) each relevant Increasing Lender and Assuming Lender shall make available to the Revolver Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Revolver Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to the applicable Revolving Commitment Increase and the application of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, the Revolving Loans to be held ratably by all Lenders as of such date in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (after giving effect to the Revolving Commitment Increase), (ii) the Borrower shall be deemed to have prepaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Loans made to it as of such Commitment Date (with each such borrowing to consist of Revolving Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.2) and (iii) the Borrower shall pay to the Lenders the amounts, if any, payable under Section 2.16 as a result of such prepayment.
(f)On each Increase Date on which any Incremental Term Loan Commitment
becomes effective, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 2.20(d), each Increasing Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall make, or be obligated to
make, an Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to its allocated commitment.
(g)All terms and conditions applicable to each Revolving Commitment increased
pursuant to a Facility Increase shall be identical to the terms and conditions applicable to the existing Revolving Commitments. All terms and conditions applicable to each Incremental Term Loan shall be identical to the terms and conditions applicable to the initial Initial Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed to be Initial Term Loans.
(h)Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents may be amended, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitments increased, in each case, pursuant to this Section 2.20 and (ii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.20, and the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the applicable Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendment.
(i)This Section 2.20 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.18 or 10.2 to the contrary
Section 2.21 Extension of Maturity Date.
(a)At least 45 days but not more than 60 days prior to any Anniversary Date, the
Borrower, by written notice to the applicable Administrative Agent, may request an extension of the Maturity Date in effect at such time with respect to any Class by one calendar year from its then scheduled expiration (each Class subject to such extension request, an “Affected Class”). The applicable Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender of the Affected Class of such request, and each such Lender shall in turn, in its sole discretion, not later than 30 days prior to such Anniversary Date, notify the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent in writing as to whether such Lender will consent to such extension for the Affected Class. If any relevant Lender of the Affected Class shall fail to notify the applicable Administrative Agent of the Affected Class and the Borrower in writing of its consent to any such request for extension of the applicable Maturity Date for such Affected Class at least 30 days prior to the applicable Anniversary Date, such Lender shall be deemed to be a Declining Lender with respect to such request. The applicable Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower not later than 25 days prior to the applicable Anniversary Date of the decision of the applicable Lenders regarding the Borrower’s request for an extension of the Maturity Date for such Affected Class.
(b)If all of the applicable Lenders of the Affected Class consent in writing to any
such request in accordance with Section 2.21(a), the applicable Maturity Date for such Affected Class in effect at such time shall, effective as at the applicable Anniversary Date (the “Extension Date”), be extended for one calendar year; provided that on each Extension Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the applicable Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrower signed by an authorized officer of the Borrower certifying that, before and after giving effect to such extension, (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article IV and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified as to materiality or
Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the Extension Date, assuming for purposes hereof that the references therein to the “Effective Date” shall be deemed to be to the “Extension Date” and except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.21, the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.4(a) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Section 6.1, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists. If (x) in the case of an extension of the Revolving Maturity Date, the sum of the Revolving Commitments of the existing Lenders that have agreed so to extend their Revolving Maturity Date and the additional Revolving Commitments of assignees assumed in accordance with Section 2.21(c) shall be more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments in effect immediately prior to the existing Revolving Maturity Date, or (y) in the case of an extension of the Term Loan Maturity Date of such Affected Class, the sum of the Loans of the existing Lenders in the Affected Class that have agreed so to extend the applicable Maturity Date and the additional Loans of the Affected Class of assignees assumed in accordance with Section 2.21(c) shall be more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Loans of such Affected Class outstanding immediately prior to the existing Term Loan Maturity Date of such Affected Class, then the applicable Maturity Date in effect at such time shall, effective as at the applicable Extension Date, be extended as to those Lenders of such Affected Class that so consented (each an “Extending Lender”) but shall not be extended as to any other Lender (each a “Declining Lender”). To the extent that the applicable Maturity Date is not extended as to any Lender of the Affected Class pursuant to this Section 2.21 and the Commitments or Loans of the Affected Class held by such Lender are not assigned in accordance with Section 2.21(c) on or prior to the applicable Extension Date, the Commitments of the Affected Class held by such Declining Lender shall automatically terminate in whole on such unextended Maturity Date of the Affected Class without any further notice or other action by the Borrower, such Lender or any other Person and any outstanding Loans of the Affected Class held by such Declining Lender, together with accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts due to such Declining Lender shall be paid in full on such unextended Maturity Date of the Affected Class; provided that such Declining Lender’s rights under Sections 2.15, 2.17 and 10.3 shall survive the Maturity Date of the Affected Class for such Lender as to matters occurring prior to such date. It is understood and agreed that no Lender shall have any obligation whatsoever to agree to any request made by the Borrower for any requested extension of any Maturity Date. No Maturity Date may be extended in accordance with this Section 2.21 more than two times.
(c)If there are any Declining Lenders with respect to the Affected Class, the
Borrower may arrange for one or more Extending Lenders or Assuming Lenders, subject to the requirements of Section 10.4(b), to assume, effective as of the Extension Date, any Declining Lender’s Commitments and/or Loans of the Affected Class and all of the obligations of such Declining Lender under this Agreement thereafter arising with respect to the Affected Class, without recourse to or warranty by, or expense to, such Declining Lender; provided, however, that the amount of the Commitments and/or Loans, as applicable, of any such Assuming Lender as a result of such substitution shall in no event be less than $50,000,000 unless the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the Affected Class held by such Declining Lender is less than
$50,000,000, in which case such Assuming Lender shall assume all of such lesser amount; and provided, further, that:
(i)any such Extending Lender or Assuming Lender shall have paid to such
Declining Lender (A) the aggregate principal amount of, and any interest accrued and unpaid to the effective date of the assignment on, the outstanding Loans of the Affected Class, if any, of such Declining Lender plus (B) any accrued but unpaid fees owing to such Declining Lender as of the effective date of such assignment;
(ii)all additional cost reimbursements, expense reimbursements and
indemnities payable to such Declining Lender, and all other accrued and unpaid amounts owing to such Declining Lender hereunder, as of the effective date of such assignment shall have been paid to such Declining Lender; and
(iii)with respect to any such Assuming Lender, the applicable processing and
recordation fee required under Section 10.4 for such assignment shall have been paid;
provided, further, that such Declining Lender’s rights under Sections 2.15, 2.17 and 10.3 shall survive such substitution as to matters occurring prior to the date of substitution. At least three Business Days prior to any Extension Date, (A) each such Assuming Lender, if any, shall have delivered to the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent (an “Assumption Agreement”), duly executed by such Assuming Lender, such Declining Lender, the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent, (B) any such Extending Lender shall have delivered confirmation in writing satisfactory to the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent as to the increase in the amount of its Commitments and/or Loans of the Affected Class and (C) each Declining Lender being replaced pursuant to this Section 2.21 shall have delivered to the applicable Administrative Agent any Note or Notes held by such Declining Lender. Upon the payment or prepayment of all amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the immediately preceding proviso, each such Extending Lender or Assuming Lender, as of the Extension Date, will be substituted for such Declining Lender under this Agreement and shall be a Lender of the Affected Class for all purposes of this Agreement, without any further acknowledgment by or the consent of the other Lenders, and the obligations of each such Declining Lender hereunder shall, by the provisions hereof, be released and discharged.
(d)If all of the Extending Lenders and Assuming Lenders (after giving effect to any
assignments and assumptions pursuant to Section 2.21(c)) consent in writing to a requested extension of the Affected Class (whether by written consent pursuant to Section 2.21(a), by execution and delivery of an Assumption Agreement or otherwise) not later than one Business Day prior to such Extension Date, the applicable Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower, and, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of such Extension Date, or shall occur as a consequence thereof, the Maturity Date of the Affected Class then in effect shall be extended for the additional one-year period as described in Section 2.21(a), and all references in this Agreement, and in the Notes, if any, to the “Maturity Date” or similar term with respect to the Affected Class shall, with respect to each Extending Lender and each Assuming Lender for such Extension Date, refer to the Maturity Date of the Affected Class as so extended. Promptly following each Extension Date, the applicable Administrative Agent shall
notify the Lenders (including, without limitation, each Assuming Lender) of the extension of the scheduled Maturity Date of the Affected Class in effect immediately prior thereto and shall thereupon
record in the Register the relevant information with respect to each such Extending Lender and each such Assuming Lender.
(e)Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents may be amended, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Commitments or Loans as extended pursuant to this Section 2.21 and (ii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.21, and the Required Lenders, Required Revolving Lenders, Required Initial Term Loan Lenders and Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders hereby expressly authorize the applicable Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendment.
(f)This Section 2.21 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.18 or Section 10.2
to the contrary.
Section 2.22
Defaulting Lenders.
(a)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any
Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i)Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment,
waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders, Required Revolving Lenders, Required Initial Term Loan Lenders and Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, and in Section 10.2.
(ii)Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the
applicable Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the applicable Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.8 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by such Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to such Administrative Agent hereunder; second, in the case of a Lender under the Revolving Facility, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, in the case of a Lender under the Revolving Facility, if so determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent or requested by any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, to be held as cash collateral for future funding obligations of such Defaulting Lender in respect of any participation in any Swingline Loan or LC Disbursement, fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan or LC Disbursement in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the applicable Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the applicable Administrative Agent and
the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans and LC
Disbursements under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or LC Disbursements in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage without giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iii). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.22(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.12 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender).
(iii)All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure and LC
Exposure shall automatically (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the Revolving Credit Exposure of any non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Subject to Section 10.17, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
(iv)If the reallocation described in Section 2.22(a)(iii) cannot, or can only
partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, within two Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure.
(b)If the Borrower, the applicable Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the
Swingline Lender agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the applicable Administrative Agent will so notify
the parties under the applicable Facility, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), in the case of a Lender under the Revolving Facility, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Revolving Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Revolver Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iii)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
(c)So long as any Lender under the Revolving Facility is a Defaulting Lender, the
Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan.
Section 2.23 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that
the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that
rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
Section 2.24 Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.[Reserved].
(a)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agents and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the LIBO Rate with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event that has been approved by the Administrative Agents (and, in the case of any amendment pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.24(a), the Borrower) will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after each Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as neither Administrative Agent has received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders of any Class. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election that has been approved by the Administrative Agents (and, in the case of any amendment pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.24(a), the Borrower) will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders of each Class have delivered to the applicable Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of the LIBO Rate with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.24 will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(b)In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agents will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agents shall post any amendment implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
(c)Each Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of
(i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by either Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.24, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.24.
(d) Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Eurodollar Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans to be made, converted or continued during any
Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans.
During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of ABR based upon LIBOR will not be used in any determination of ABR.
ARTICLE III
Section 3.1
LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY
Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing
Bank, in reliance on the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed its Letter of Credit Commitment for the account of the Borrower or, subject to Section 3.10, any Subsidiary thereof. Letters of Credit may be issued on any Business Day from the Effective Date to, but not including the fifteenth Business Day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the applicable Issuing Bank; provided, that no Issuing Bank shall issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank would exceed its Letter of Credit Commitment, (ii) the Letter of Credit Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (iii) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Revolving Lenders would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders; provided, further, that none of Goldman Sachs Bank USA or any of its Affiliates will be required to issue Letters of Credit (i) denominated in Indian Rupees or (ii) that are not Standby Letters of Credit. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Revolving Commitments.
(b)Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in dollars or any Alternative
Currency, (ii) expire on a date no more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit (subject to automatic renewal or extension for additional one year periods (but not to a date later than the date set forth below, unless the relevant Issuing Bank has approved a later expiry date (which approval may be subject to such Letter of Credit being Cash Collateralized or otherwise backstopped pursuant to arrangements acceptable to such Issuing Bank)) pursuant to the terms of the Letter of Credit Documents or other documentation acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank), which date shall be no later than the fifth Business Day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date, and (iii) unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued by it (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), be subject to the UCP, in the case of a Commercial Letter of Credit, or ISP98, in the case of a Standby Letter of Credit, as set forth in the Letter of Credit Documents or as determined by the applicable Issuing Bank and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. No Issuing Bank shall at any time be obligated to issue (or amend) any Letter of Credit that is not a Standby Letter of Credit, unless otherwise agreed by such Issuing Bank, or to issue (or amend) any Letter of Credit hereunder if (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any applicable law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over
such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing
Bank with respect to letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Effective Date, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense that was not applicable, in effect or known to such Issuing Bank as of the Effective Date and that such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it, (B) the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 are not satisfied, (C) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally, (D) the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (x) for the purpose of funding any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or (y) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement or (E) any Revolving Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such Issuing Bank (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such Issuing Bank’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iii)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other Letter of Credit Obligations as to which such Issuing Bank has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. As of the Effective Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder.
(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, this Article
III shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.22.
Section 3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit. The Borrower may from time
to time request that any Issuing Bank issue, amend, renew or extend a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing Bank at its applicable office (with a copy to the Revolver Administrative Agent) a Letter of Credit Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such Issuing Bank, and such other certificates, documents and other Letter of Credit Documents and information as such Issuing Bank or the Revolver Administrative Agent may request, not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two (2) Business Days (or such later date and time as the Revolver Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank may agree in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, as the case may be. Such notice shall specify (a) the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), (b) the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with Section 3.1(b)), (c) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (d) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, (e) the purpose and nature of such Letter of Credit and (f) such other information as shall be necessary to issue, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. Upon receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the applicable Issuing Bank shall, if in its sole discretion it elects to do so, process such Letter of Credit Application and the certificates, documents and other Letter of Credit Documents and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall, subject to Section 3.1 and
Article V, promptly issue, amend, renew or extend the Letter of Credit requested thereby (subject to the timing requirements set forth in this Section 3.2) by issuing the original of such Letter of
Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed by such Issuing Bank and the Borrower. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Revolver Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, renewal or extension, including any Letter of Credit Documents, as the applicable Issuing Bank or the Revolver Administrative Agent may require. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly furnish to the Borrower and the Revolver Administrative Agent a copy of such Letter of Credit and the related Letter of Credit Documents and the Revolver Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the issuance and upon request by any Revolving Lender, furnish to such Revolving Lender a copy of such Letter of Credit and the amount of such Revolving Lender’s participation therein.
Section 3.3 Fees, Costs, Charges and Expenses. In addition to the fees payable
pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) and (b), the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Bank for such normal and customary fees, costs, charges and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Bank in issuing, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit issued by it. Such customary fees, costs, charges and expenses are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
Section 3.4 L/C Participations.
(a)Each Issuing Bank irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C
Participant, and, to induce each Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from each Issuing Bank, 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 Applicable Percentage in each Issuing Bank’s obligations and rights under and in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by it hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Bank thereunder. Each L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Bank that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank for which such Issuing Bank is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower through a Revolving Loan or otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Bank upon demand at such Issuing Bank’s address for notices specified herein an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, which is not so reimbursed.
(b)Upon becoming aware of any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant
to any Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit, issued by it, such Issuing Bank shall notify the Revolver Administrative Agent of such unreimbursed amount and the Revolver Administrative Agent shall notify each L/C Participant (with a copy to the applicable Issuing Bank) of the amount and due date of such required payment and such L/C Participant shall pay to the Revolver Administrative Agent (which, in turn shall pay such Issuing Bank) the amount specified on the applicable due date. If any such amount is paid to such Issuing Bank after the date such payment is due, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Revolver Administrative Agent, which in turn shall pay such Issuing Bank on demand, in addition to such amount, the product of
(i)such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate as determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent during the period from and including the date such payment is
due to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Bank, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such Issuing Bank in connection with the foregoing. A certificate of such Issuing Bank with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 3.4 shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. With respect to payment to such Issuing Bank of the unreimbursed amounts described in this Section 3.4, if the L/C Participants receive notice that any such payment is due
(A)prior to 1:00 p.m. on any Business Day, such payment shall be due that Business Day, and
(B)after 1:00 p.m. on any Business Day, such payment shall be due on the following Business Day.
(c)Whenever, at any time after any Issuing Bank has made payment under any Letter
of Credit issued by it and has received from any L/C Participant its Applicable Percentage of such payment in accordance with this Section 3.4, such Issuing Bank receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Revolver Administrative Agent or otherwise), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Bank will distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided, that in the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Bank shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Bank, such L/C Participant shall return to the Revolver Administrative Agent, which shall in turn pay to such Issuing Bank, the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Bank to it.
(d)Each L/C Participant’s obligation to make the Revolving Loans referred to in
Section 3.4(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 3.4(a) 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 Revolving Lender or the Borrower may have against any Issuing Bank, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever,
i.the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Article V, (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 Revolving Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
Section 3.5 Reimbursement. In the event of any drawing under any Letter of Credit,
the Borrower agrees to reimburse (either with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan as provided for in this Section 3.5 or with funds from other sources), in same day funds, the applicable Issuing Bank by paying to the Revolver Administrative Agent the amount in dollars equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such drawing not later than 12:00 noon on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice of such drawing, if such notice is received by the Borrower prior to 10:00 a.m., or
(ii)the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time, for the amount of (x) such draft so paid and (y) any amounts referred to in Section 3.3 incurred by such Issuing Bank in connection with such payment. Unless the Borrower shall immediately notify the Revolver Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank that the Borrower intends to reimburse such Issuing Bank for such drawing from other sources or funds, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Borrowing
Request to the Revolver Administrative Agent requesting that the Revolving Lenders make a Revolving Loan as an ABR Loan on the applicable repayment date in the amount (without regard
to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.3(a)) of (i) such draft so paid and (ii) any amounts referred to in Section 3.3 incurred by such Issuing Bank in connection with such payment, and the Revolving Lenders shall make a Revolving Loan as an ABR Loan in such amount, the proceeds of which shall be applied to reimburse such Issuing Bank for the amount of the related drawing and such fees and expenses. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to fund a Revolving Loan in accordance with this Section 3.5 to reimburse such Issuing Bank for any draft paid under a Letter of Credit issued by it is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including non-satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(a) or Article VI. If the Borrower has elected to pay the amount of such drawing with funds from other sources and shall fail to reimburse such Issuing Bank as provided above, or if the amount of such drawing is not fully refunded through an ABR Loan as provided above, the unreimbursed amount of such drawing shall bear interest at the rate which would be payable on any outstanding ABR Loans which were then overdue from the date such amounts become payable (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) until paid in full.
Section 3.6 Obligations Absolute.
(a)The Borrower’s obligations under this Article III (including the Reimbursement
Obligation) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable under any and all circumstances whatsoever, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and irrespective of:
(i)any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit, any Letter of
Credit Document or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein or herein;
(ii)the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that
the Borrower may have or have had against the applicable Issuing Bank or any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the applicable Issuing Bank or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii)the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon,
even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent, forged or insufficient in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv)any payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or
(b)any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 3.6, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.
(c)The Borrower also agrees that the applicable Issuing Bank and the L/C
Participants shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligation 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. The applicable Issuing Bank, the L/C Participants and their respective Related Parties shall not have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit, or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse an Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination.
(d)In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the
parties agree that (i) with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit, (ii) an Issuing Bank may act upon any instruction or request relative to a Letter of Credit or requested Letter of Credit that such Issuing Bank in good faith believes to have been given by a Person authorized to give such instruction or request and
i.an Issuing Bank may replace a purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such or waive a requirement for its presentation. The responsibility of any Issuing Bank to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit issued by it 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 substantially conforms to the requirements under such Letter of Credit.
Section 3.7 Effect of Letter of Credit Documents. To the extent that any provision of
any Letter of Credit Document related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article III, the provisions of this Article III shall apply.
Section 3.8 Removal and Resignation of Issuing Banks.
(a)The Borrower may at any time remove any Lender from its role as an Issuing
Bank hereunder upon not less than thirty (30) days prior notice to such Issuing Bank and the Revolver Administrative Agent (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to such Issuing Bank and the Revolver Administrative Agent).
(b)Any Issuing Bank may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior notice to the
Revolver Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower. After the resignation of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the retiring Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such resignation, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit or to extend, renew or increase the outstanding Letter of Credit.
(c)Any removed or resigning Issuing Bank shall retain all the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of an Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it that are outstanding as of the effective date of its removal or resignation as an Issuing Bank and all Letter of Credit Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to take such actions as are required under Section 3.4). Without limiting the foregoing, upon the removal or resignation of a Lender as an Issuing Bank hereunder, the Borrower may, or at the request of such removed or resigned Issuing Bank the Borrower shall, use commercially reasonable efforts to, arrange for one or more of the other Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, issued by such removed or resigned Issuing Bank and outstanding at the time of such removal or resignation, or make other arrangements satisfactory to the removed or resigned Issuing Bank to effectively cause another Issuing Bank to assume the obligations of the removed or resigned Issuing Bank with respect to any such Letters of Credit.
Section 3.9 Reporting of Letter of Credit Information and L/C Commitment. At any
time that there is an Issuing Bank that is not also the financial institution acting as Revolver Administrative Agent, then (a) no later than the fifth Business Day following the last day of each calendar month, (b) on each date that a Letter of Credit is amended, terminated or otherwise expires, (c) on each date that a Letter of Credit is issued or the expiry date of a Letter of Credit is extended, and (d) upon the request of the Revolver Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank (or, in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 3.9, the applicable Issuing Bank) shall deliver to the Revolver Administrative Agent a report setting forth in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Revolver Administrative Agent information (including any reimbursement, Cash Collateral, or termination in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank) with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank that is outstanding hereunder. In addition, each Issuing Bank shall provide notice to the Revolver Administrative Agent of its L/C Commitment, or any change thereto, promptly upon it becoming an Issuing Bank or making any change to its L/C Commitment. No failure on the part of any Issuing Bank to provide such information pursuant to this Section 3.9 shall limit the obligations of the Borrower or any
Revolving Lender hereunder with respect to its reimbursement and participation obligations hereunder.
Section 3.10 Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of
Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, or states that a Subsidiary is the “account party,” “applicant,” “customer,” “instructing party,” or the like of or for such Letter of Credit, and without derogating from any rights of the applicable Issuing Bank (whether arising by contract, at law, in equity or otherwise) against such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit, the Borrower (a) shall be obligated to reimburse, or to cause the applicable Subsidiary to reimburse, the applicable Issuing Bank hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as if such Letter of Credit had been issued solely for the account of the Borrower and (b) irrevocably waives any and all defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of any or all of the obligations of such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any of its Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
Section 3.11 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified, all references
herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to mean the maximum face amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all increases thereof contemplated by such Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit Documents therefor (at the time specified therefor in such applicable Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Documents and as such amount may be reduced by
(a)any permanent reduction of such Letter of Credit or (b) any amount which is drawn, reimbursed and no longer available under such Letter of Credit).
Section 3.12 Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, on the Business Day on which the Borrower receives notice from the Revolver Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate LC Exposure of all Revolving Lenders) demanding the deposit of Cash Collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Revolver Administrative Agent (such account, a “Cash Collateral Account”), in the name of the Revolver Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, an amount of cash in dollars equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the portions of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit, as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such Cash Collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section 8.1. The Borrower also shall deposit Cash Collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.11(c). Each such deposit shall be held by the Revolver Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, if any Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure remains outstanding (after giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iv)), then promptly upon the request of the Revolver Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Revolver Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover such Defaulting Lender’s Fronting Exposure
(after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). The Revolver Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of
withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Revolver Administrative Agent in Cash Equivalents and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Revolver Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Banks for LC Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate LC Exposure of all the Revolving Lenders), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default or the existence of a Defaulting Lender, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived or after the termination of Defaulting Lender status, as applicable. If the Borrowers are required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.11(c), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, the Borrower would remain in compliance with Section 2.11(c) and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that as of the Effective Date:
Section 4.1 Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
Section 4.2 Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within each Loan
Party’s corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, equity holder action. Each Loan Party has duly executed and delivered each of the Loan Documents to which it is party, and each of such Loan Documents constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Section 4.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not
require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other
organizational documents of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, (c) will not violate any order of any Governmental Authority, (d) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries other than such violations, defaults or payments that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (e) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other than any Liens created under any of the Loan Documents).
Section 4.4 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change; Projections.
(a)The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its (i) audited consolidated
balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, reported on by KPMG LLP, independent public accountants and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP.
(b)Since March 31, 2019, except as set forth in documents publicly available and
filed by the Borrower with the SEC prior to the Effective Date, and after giving effect to the Specified Divestiture, there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c)The projections furnished to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date were prepared
in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and as of the Effective Date; it being understood that such projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrower’s control, and that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material.
Section 4.5 Properties.
(a)Except as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, and after giving effect to the Specified Divestiture, each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in or rights to use, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.
(b)Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all
trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the
rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.6 Litigation and Environmental Matters.
(a)There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or
Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Transactions.
(b)Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability,
(iii)has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.
Section 4.7 Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.8 Investment Company Status. None of the Borrower, any Person
Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Section 4.9 Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or
caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books such reserves as may be required by GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.10 ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur
that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.11 Disclosure. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the other
reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to any Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that with respect to projected financial
information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
Section 4.12 Margin Regulations. No Loan Party is engaged principally, or as one of its
important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemBoard). No proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, to purchase or carry any margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemBoard) or to extend credit for such purpose or for any other purpose that would violate or be inconsistent with Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemBoard or any provision of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Section 4.13 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.
(a)The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, or
lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, for the purpose of funding (i) any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or (ii) any other transaction that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.
(b)The Borrower and the Subsidiaries will not use the proceeds of the Loans directly,
or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”).
(c)Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Borrower, none of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries has, in the past three years, committed a violation of applicable regulations of OFAC, Title III of the USA Patriot Act or the FCPA.
(d)Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Borrower, the Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer or employee thereof is an individual or entity currently on OFAC’s list of Specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, nor is the Borrower or any Subsidiary located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions.
Section 4.14 Solvency. Immediately after the consummation of the Specified
Divestiture, the use of proceeds therefrom and the other transactions to occur on the Effective Date, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries will, on a consolidated basis, be Solvent.
Section 4.15 Beneficial Ownership Certification. As of the Effective Date, to
Borrower’s knowledge, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification provided on or prior to the Effective Date to any Lender in connection with this Agreement is true and correct in all respects.
ARTICLE V
Section 5.1
CONDITIONS
Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and each of
the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.2):
(a)The Administrative Agents (or their counsel) shall have received from each party
hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement and each other Loan Document signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agents (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement and each other Loan Document) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and each other Loan Document.
(b)The Administrative Agents shall have received each Note executed by the
Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested such Note at least five Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
(c)The Administrative Agents shall have received a favorable written opinion
(addressed to the Administrative Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and dated as of the Effective Date) of Fenwick & West LLP, counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(d)The Administrative Agents shall have received such customary secretary’s closing
certificate, organizational documents, customary evidence of authorization of the Transactions, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and good standing certificates in jurisdictions of formation/organization, in each case with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors, as the Administrative Agents may reasonably request.
(e)The Administrative Agents shall have received a guaranty agreement (the
“Guaranty”) in substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto, executed by each of the Material Subsidiaries.
(f)The Administrative Agents shall have received a security agreement (the
“Security Agreement”) in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto, executed by the Borrower and each of the Guarantors.
(g)All fees required to be paid on the Effective Date and reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses required to be paid on the Effective Date, in each case as previously agreed in writing, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower), shall, upon the initial funding of the Initial Term Loans, have been, or will be substantially simultaneously, paid (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans, as applicable)
(h)The Administrative Agents shall have received a solvency certificate in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents, and demonstrating that the Borrower is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries, are and will be Solvent immediately after giving effect to the Transactions and after giving effect to the Specified Divestiture;
(i)The Administrative Agents shall have received a Borrowing Request related to the
Initial Term Loans in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 and signed by the Borrower.
(j)The Borrower shall have repaid, or substantially concurrently with the funding of
the Initial Term Loans shall repay, all amounts outstanding under the 2016 Term Loan Agreement and the 2016 Revolving Credit Agreement, and all commitments thereunder shall have been, or shall on the Effective Date be, terminated.
(k)The Administrative Agents shall have received a certificate in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents certifying that the conditions precedent to the Specified Divestiture have been satisfied or waived and that the Specified Divestiture will be consummated substantially concurrently with the Effective Date.
(l)(i) The Administrative Agents and the Arrangers shall have received, at least three
Business Days prior to the Effective Date, (i) all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agents or the Arrangers in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the Effective Date and that the Administrative Agents and the Arrangers reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least 10 Business Days prior to the Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(m)The Administrative Agents shall have received (i) a Perfection Certificate
executed by the Borrower and each of the Guarantors, (ii) all certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) accompanied by instruments of transfer or stock powers undated and endorsed in blank, (iii) UCC financing statements in appropriate form for filing under the UCC, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office and such other documents under applicable requirements of law in each jurisdiction as may be necessary or appropriate or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the Liens created, or purported to be created, by the Security Documents, (iv) all other certificates, agreements or instruments necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in other Collateral of each Loan Party to the extent required by the Security Agreement; (v) certified copies of UCC,
United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, tax and judgment lien searches, bankruptcy and pending lawsuit searches or equivalent reports or
searches, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name any Loan Party as debtor and that are filed in those state and county jurisdictions in which any Loan Party is organized or maintains its principal place of business and such other searches that are required by the Perfection Certificate or that the Collateral Agent deems necessary or appropriate, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered by the Security Documents (other than Permitted Encumbrances or any other Liens acceptable to the Collateral Agent;
(n)The Administrative Agents shall have received a copy of, or a certificate as to
coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 6.5 and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents, each of which shall be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a “standard” or “New York” lender’s loss payable and shall name the Administrative Agents, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as additional insured, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agents
The Administrative Agents shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Article IX, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.1, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agents shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
Section 5.2 Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make, convert or
continue a Loan (other than a Delayed Draw Term Loan) on the occasion of any Borrowing and/or any Issuing Bank to issue or extend any Letter of Credit, and the effectiveness of any Facility Increase pursuant to Section 2.20 or any extension of any Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.21, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement
(other than, after the Effective Date, as set forth in Section 4.4(b) and Section 4.6(a)) and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the date of such Borrowing, except that for purposes of this Section 5.2(a) for any Borrowing that is made after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.4(a) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b).
(b)At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing no Default
shall have occurred and be continuing.
(c)The applicable Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Swingline Lender
shall have received a Borrowing Request (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Swingline Loans, a Swingline Borrowing Request) in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each Borrowing of a Loan, and each Facility Increase, shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions specified in Sections 5.2(a) and
5.2(b) have been satisfied as of the date thereof. A conversion of a Borrowing to a different Type, or a continuation of a Borrowing, shall not be deemed to constitute a Borrowing for purposes of this Section 5.2.
Section 5.3 Delayed Draw Term Loan Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender to
make a Delayed Draw Term Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)The Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (or
if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the date of such Borrowing.
(b)At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing no Default
shall have occurred and be continuing.
(c)The Term Loan Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request in
accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each Borrowing of a Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions specified in Sections 5.3(a) and 5.3(b) have been satisfied as of the date thereof. A conversion of a Borrowing to a different Type, or a continuation of a Borrowing, shall not be deemed to constitute a Borrowing for purposes of this Section 5.3.
ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest
on each Loan, all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and termination or cash collateralization in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement of all Letters of Credit, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Section 6.1 Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information. The
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agents and each Lender:
(a)within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (beginning with
fiscal year ending on or about March 31, 2020), its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by KPMG LLP, or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit other than any “going concern” or like qualification or exception that is expressly resulting solely from an upcoming maturity date under the Facilities occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered) to the
effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and
results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b)within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal
year of the Borrower, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c)concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 6.1(a) or
6.1(b), a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit H attached hereto (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto,
(ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 4.4(a) and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;
(d)concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 6.1(a), a
certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);
(e)promptly after (and in any event within five Business Days after) the Borrower
obtaining knowledge thereof, written notice of any upgrade, decrease or cancellation of any Debt Rating;
(f)promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and
other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; provided that such information shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such information has been posted on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at http://www.symantec.com (or any successor page) or at http://www.sec.gov;
(g)promptly after the Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof, any change in the
information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to such Lender that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification; and
(h)promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the
operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, as the Administrative Agents (or through an Administrative Agent, any Lender) may reasonably request; provided that the Borrower will not be required to provide any information (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective customers or suppliers, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agents or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) is prohibited by applicable law or (iii) the disclosure of which would waive any attorney-client privilege, or violate any confidentiality obligations owed to any third party by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Section 6.2 Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the
Administrative Agents and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
(a)the occurrence of any Default;
(b)the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceedingProceeding by or
before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c)the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA
Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section 6.2 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
Section 6.3 Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each
of the Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, in each case (other than the preservation of the existence of the Borrower) except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 7.3.
Section 6.4 Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the
Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books such reserves with respect thereto as may be required by with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.5 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. Except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain insurance (either by way of self-insurance or with financially sound and reputable insurance companies) in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations. Each general liability and casualty insurance policy maintained by a Loan Party providing coverage in respect of Collateral shall (i) in the case of each general liability policy, name each Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy providing coverage in respect of Collateral, contain a loss payable or endorsement that names each Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties as the loss payee thereunder.
Section 6.6 Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of the Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities as and to the extent required by GAAP. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by any Administrative Agent (or any Lender acting through the applicable Administrative Agent), upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.
Section 6.7 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.8 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and Initial Term
Loans will be used by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to fund the Refinancing and to pay the Transaction Costs, and, along with the Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit, for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and stock repurchases under stock repurchase programs approved by the Borrower. The proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans will be used by Borrower to refinance Borrower’s 4.20% Senior Notes due 2020. The proceeds of the First Amendment Additional Term Loans will be used by the Borrower for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and stock repurchases under stock repurchase programs approved by the Borrower. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, including Regulations T, U and X.
Section 6.9 Financial Covenant. The Borrower shall maintain, as of the last day of
each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, commencing with the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower following the Effective Date, a Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the Measurement Period ending on such day of not more than 5.25:1.00; provided that such maximum Consolidated Leverage
Ratio shall increase to 5.75:1.00 for the four fiscal quarters ending immediately after the consummation of a Material Acquisition.
Section 6.10 Additional Guarantors. If, as of the date of the most recently available
financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or 6.1(b), as the case may be, any Person shall have become a Material Subsidiary, then the Borrower shall, within 30 days after delivery of such financial statements (or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agents), cause such Material Subsidiary to enter into a Guaranty Accession and a supplement to the Security Agreement in the form provided for therein, together with, the documents of the type referred to in Section 5.1(m) and, to the extent requested by either Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, Section 5.1(d), unless (i) such Material Subsidiary is a direct or indirect subsidiary of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code or (ii) in the case of any Person who shall become a Material Subsidiary as a result of an acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the execution of such a counterpart would violate any agreement to which such Material Subsidiary shall be party (and which was not entered into upon or following such acquisition). In the event a Guarantor ceases to be a Material Subsidiary pursuant to a transaction permitted by this Agreement, the Administrative Agents shall release the applicable Guarantor from its Guarantee upon Borrower’s reasonable written request, provided that Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agents a certificate of an officer of the Borrower to the effect that such Guarantor is not a Subsidiary or a Material Subsidiary pursuant to a transaction permitted by this Agreement.
Section 6.11 Information Regarding Collateral and Further Assurances.The Borrower
will furnish to the Collateral Agent promptly (and in any event within 60 days or such longer period as reasonably agreed to by the Collateral Agent) written notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name (as set forth in its certificate of organization or like document), (ii) in the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any Loan Party or in the form of its organization or (iii) in the address of the chief executive office of any Loan Party.
(b)Not later than five Business Days after delivery of financial statements pursuant to
Section 6.1(a), the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (i) setting forth the information required pursuant to Schedules 1 through 3 of the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the Effective Date, the First Amendment Effective Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section and (ii) identifying any Subsidiary that has become, or ceased to be, a Material Subsidiary during the most recently ended fiscal year.
(c)The Borrower will, and will cause each Loan Party to, execute any and all further
documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents), at the expense of the Loan Parties, that may be required under any applicable law or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, for the continued validity,
perfection and priority of the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances.
Section 6.12 Certain Post-Closing Obligations. As promptly as practicable, and in any
event within the time periods after the Effective Date specified in Schedule 6.12 or such later date as the Administrative Agents reasonably agree to in writing, including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Effective Date, the Borrower and each other Loan Party shall deliver the documents or take the actions specified on Schedule 6.12.
ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on
each Loan, all fees and other amounts payable hereunder have been paid in full and each Letter of Credit has been terminated or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Section 7.1 Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary
to create, incur or assume any Indebtedness, except:
(a)Indebtedness under the Loan Documents (including any Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to Section 2.20 or Section 2.21);
(b)Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 7.1 and any
Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(c)Indebtedness in respect of Capital Lease Obligations, Sale Leasebacks and
purchase money Indebtedness (and any refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement thereof) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the greater of (x)
$250,000,000, and (y) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the financial statements required by Section 6.1 have been delivered prior to such incurrence; provided that any such Indebtedness shall be secured only by the asset (including all accessions, attachments, improvements and the proceeds thereof) acquired, constructed or improved in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness;
(d)Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed (i) the
greater of (x) $250,000,000, and (y) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the financial statements required by Section 6.1 have been delivered prior to such incurrence, plus (ii) such additional amounts as shall not result, at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness, in Borrower’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio exceeding 0.5x less than the then applicable ratio required pursuant to the Financial Performance Covenant without giving effect to any increase to such ratio that may be applicable pursuant to the Financial Performance Covenant (determined with regard to calculations made on a pro forma basis for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the Administrative Agents have received the financial statements required by Section 6.1 or for which such financial statements were required to have been delivered, as if such payment had been made and any related Indebtedness had been incurred on the last day of such Measurement Period); provided that, (x) both immediately prior and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no
Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom and (y) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Person other than the Loan Parties;
(e)unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower so long as Borrower’s Consolidated
Leverage Ratio does not exceed the then applicable ratio required pursuant to the Financial Performance Covenant without giving effect to any increase to such ratio that may be applicable pursuant to the Financial Performance Covenant (determined with regard to calculations made on a pro forma basis for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the Administrative Agents have received the financial statements required by Section 6.1 or for which such financial statements were required to have been delivered, as if such payment had been made and any related Indebtedness had been incurred on the last day of such Measurement Period); provided that, in each case, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom, (ii) such Indebtedness does not provide for any maturity, mandatory prepayments in cash, scheduled repayment in cash, mandatory redemption in cash, sinking fund obligation or any similar mandatory cash payment requirement with respect to the principal of such Indebtedness prior to the date that is 91 days after the latest Maturity Date hereunder at the time such Indebtedness is incurred (other than any amounts permitted to be incurred under other provisions of this Section 7.1) and (iii) such Indebtedness is (x) unsecured and (y) is not guaranteed by any Person other than the Loan Parties; provided, however, that (I) the rights of holders of such Indebtedness to convert, and any conversion of such Indebtedness by a holder thereof into shares of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Securities) of the Borrower, or at the option of the Borrower, cash or a combination of cash and shares of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Securities), (II) the rights of holders of such Indebtedness to require any repurchase in cash by the Borrower upon a fundamental change of the Borrower, shall not constitute a scheduled repayment in cash, mandatory redemption in cash, sinking fund obligation or any similar cash payment requirement and (III) regular scheduled payments of interest, in each case, shall not be restricted or limited by clause (ii) of the first proviso in this paragraph.
(f)Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Borrower acquired after the Effective Date
and Indebtedness of a Person merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the Effective Date, which Indebtedness in each case exists at the time of such acquisition, merger or consolidated and was not created or incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(g)Indebtedness in respect to letters of credit issued for the account of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000;
(h)Indebtedness which may be deemed to exist pursuant to any Guarantees,
performance, statutory or similar obligations (including in connection with workers’ compensation) or obligations in respect of letters of credit, surety bonds, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto incurred in the ordinary course of business, or pursuant to any appeal obligation, appeal bond or letter of credit in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Section 8.1;
(i)Indebtedness in connection with cash management services, including treasury,
depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, purchasing cards, electronic funds transfer, Cash
Pooling Arrangements, netting services, and other cash management arrangements of Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(j)Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary or Guarantees by a
Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or another Subsidiary with respect, in each case, to Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 7.1 (subject to the limitations in clauses (d) and (e) above); provided that if the Indebtedness that is being guaranteed is unsecured and/or subordinated to the Secured Obligations, the Guarantee shall also be unsecured and/or subordinated to the Secured Obligations;
(k)Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange
interest rates (from floating to fixed 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, or to hedge currency exposure or to hedge energy costs or exposure, which, in any case, are not entered into for speculative purposes;
(l)Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business, or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder;
(m)Indebtedness arising from agreements of Borrower or the Subsidiaries providing
for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or other similar adjustments, earn-outs or similar obligations, in each case incurred or assumed in connection with the Transactions, the Specified Divestiture or any Acquisition, Investment, or other disposition, in each case permitted hereunder;
(n)Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums;
(o)Permitted Accretive Acquisition Debt of any Foreign Subsidiary and any
Permitted Refinancing thereof; provided that (x) both immediately prior and after giving effect to such Foreign Subsidiary becoming liable in respect thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom, (y) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that any Foreign Subsidiary shall become liable for under this Section 7.1(o) shall not be greater than the fair market value of the assets or Equity Interests (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) acquired by the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries in the Accretive Acquisition related to such Permitted Accretive Acquisition Debt and (z) such Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by, or otherwise become a liability of, any other Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, further, that in the case of Permitted Accretive Acquisition Debt incurred in connection with an Accretive Acquisition for which the aggregate cash consideration paid exceeds $250,000,000, the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Financial Officer, certifying that such acquisition complies with all of the requirements set forth in the definition of “Accretive Acquisition” and containing reasonably detailed calculations in support thereof; and
(p)Indebtedness of a Subsidiary owed to the Borrower or another Subsidiary;
provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owing to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Loans (but only to the extent permitted by applicable law on
terms (A) at least as favorable to the Lenders as those set forth in the form of intercompany subordination agreement attached as Exhibit I or (B) otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.1, (A) Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 7.1 but may be permitted in part under any relevant combination thereof and (B) in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 7.1, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or divide such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section
a.and will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses (or any portion thereof) and such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been incurred or existing pursuant only to such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof).
Section 7.2 Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(a)Liens created under the Loan Documents;
(b)Permitted Encumbrances;
(c)any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on
the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 7.2; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the Effective Date and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(d)any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(e)Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.1(c); provided that (i)
such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 180 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or
improving such fixed or capital assets and (iii) such security interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(f)the filing of protective Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in
connection with any Securitization Transaction naming as secured party the applicable Securitization Entity and indicating as collateral the applicable Securitization Assets with the aggregate value of all such Securitization Assets not exceeding, at the time of entering into any Securitization Transaction, the greater of (i) $250,000,000 and (ii) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the financial statements required by Section 6.1 have been delivered prior to such time;
(g)Liens on deposit accounts subject to Cash Pooling Arrangements in favor of the
financial institutions providing such Cash Pooling Arrangements;
(h)Liens in respect of any Sale Leasebacks; provided that such Liens do not at any
time extend to or cover any assets other than the assets subject to such Sale Leasebacks (and accessions to or proceeds of such assets);
(i)(A) Liens on Equity Interests in joint ventures; provided that any such Lien is in
favor of a creditor of such joint venture and such creditor is not an Affiliate of any partner to such joint venture and (B) purchase options, call, and similar rights of, and restrictions for the benefit of, a third party with respect to Equity Interests held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in joint ventures;
(j)in connection with the sale or transfer of any assets in a transaction not prohibited
hereunder, customary rights and restrictions contained in agreements relating to such sale or transfer pending the completion thereof;
(k)Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents deposited to cash-collateralize letters of
credit permitted under Section 7.1(g);
(l)Liens on property of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Liens secure
Indebtedness or other obligations of such Subsidiary or another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, in each case, in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000; and
(m)other Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed, the greater of (i) $250,000,000 and (ii) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the financial statements required by Section 6.1 have been delivered prior to such time.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no consensual Liens pursuant to clause
(l)or (m) above shall be permitted to exist, directly or indirectly, on any fee-owned real property held by, or Equity Interests held by or of, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.2, (A) a Lien need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 7.2 but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories
of permitted Liens (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 7.2, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or divide such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies
with this Section 7.2 and will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Lien (or any portion thereof) in one of the above clauses and such Lien (or portion thereof) will be treated as being incurred or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof).
Section 7.3 Fundamental Changes.
(a)The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or
consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, or all or substantially all of the stock of any of its subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i)any Person may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the
Borrower is the surviving corporation and such merger does not result in the Borrower ceasing to be a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
(ii)any Person may merge into any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the
surviving entity is a Subsidiary;
(iii)the Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise
dispose of its assets to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then either (A) the transferee must be a Loan Party, or (B) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section 7.5;
(iv)any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in
good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; and
(v)the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries may sell any Subsidiary, or
substantially all of the capital stock or assets thereof; provided that (A) any such sale is for fair market value, determined in good faith by the Borrower (and, if approval by its board of directors of the sale is required by applicable law or otherwise, such determination shall be approved by its board of directors) and (B) if such sale requires a release of all or substantially all of the Collateral of such Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or of the value of the Guaranty, each of the Lenders has provided its written consent to the extent required by clause (v) of Section 10.2(b).
(b)The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to
any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related or complementary thereto.
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 7.3 shall be deemed to restrict the Specified Divestiture.
Section 7.4 Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, (i)
declare or make any dividend payment, or make any other distribution of cash, property or assets, in respect of any of its Equity Interests, (ii) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any shares of its Equity Interests or (iii) make any payment or prepayment of principal of, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than any Permitted Refinancing with respect thereto) (collectively, a “Restricted Payment”), or set aside funds for any of the foregoing, unless, at the time any such payment is declared and immediately after giving effect to such payment and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Borrower’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.00:1.00 (determined with regard to calculations made on a pro forma basis for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the Administrative Agents have received the financial statements required by Section 6.1 or for which such financial statements were required to have been delivered, as if such payment had been made and any related Indebtedness had been incurred on the last day of such Measurement Period); provided, however, that this Section 7.4 shall not prohibit (a) the making of any Restricted Payment within 90 days after the date of declaration thereof or call therefor so long as such Restricted Payment was permitted under this Section 7.4 on such date, (b) the payment of any dividends declared prior to the Effective Date,
i.the declaration and payment, in cash, of a dividend in an amount not to exceed the Quarterly Capital Return, (d) Restricted Payments after the Effective Date in an aggregate amount of up to the Specified Capital Return, (e) the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to any accelerated stock repurchase or similar agreement; provided that any payment made by the Borrower with respect to such repurchase is permitted under this Section 7.4 (without regard to this clause (e)) at the time that the Borrower enters into such accelerated stock repurchase or similar agreement, (f) the repurchase of fractional shares of Equity Interests arising out of stock dividends, splits or combinations, business combinations or conversions of convertible securities or exercises of warrants or options, (g) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants or other incentive interests if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such stock options or warrants or other incentive interest, (h) Restricted Payments made in connection with equity compensation that consist solely of the withholding of shares to any employee in an amount equal to the employee’s tax obligation on such compensation, (i) the repurchase of Equity Interests or rights in respect thereof granted to employees or other providers of services to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries at the original purchase price of such Equity Interests or rights in respect thereof pursuant to a right of repurchase set forth in equity compensation plans in connection with a cessation of service, (j) the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to the terms of a call spread or similar arrangement entered into in connection with the issuance of convertible notes; provided that any such repurchase is paid using proceeds from the issuance and sale of such convertible notes, (k) the declaration and payment of Restricted Payments payable solely in shares of any class of the Borrower’s Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Securities), and (l) the making of regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest (including any customary catch up payments) in
respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of, and only to the extent required by, and subject to the subordination provisions contained in, the indenture or other
agreement pursuant to which such Subordinated Indebtedness was issued, as such indenture or other agreement may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 7.6 hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the payment of interest or other amounts on (and including the settlement of any conversions of) convertible Indebtedness, shall not constitute a “Restricted Payment”. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.4 will not prohibit the payment of any Restricted Payment or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment after the date of declaration thereof, the giving of notice thereof or the entry into an agreement therefor, as applicable, if at the date of declaration, the giving of such notice or the entry into such agreement such payment would have been permitted under this Agreement.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.4, (A) a Restricted Payment need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 7.4, but may be permitted in part under any relevant combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 7.4, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or divide such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section
d.and will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) in one or more (as relevant) of the above clauses (or any portion thereof) and such Restricted Payment (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been made or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof).
Section 7.5 Investments . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary
to make or hold any Investment, except:
(a)Cash Equivalents at the time such Investment is made;
(b)loans or advances to employees of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (i) for
reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests in the Borrower and (iii) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount outstanding in reliance on this clause (iii) shall not exceed $10,000,000;
(c)Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
provided that in the case of any Investment by a Loan Party in a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, the aggregate principal amount outstanding thereof in reliance on this clause (c) shall not exceed $75,000,000;
(d)Investments consisting of prepayments to suppliers or loans to customers in the
ordinary course of business;
(e)Investments consisting of extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(f)Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the date hereof and set forth on
Schedule 7.5 and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and
(ii)Investments existing on the date hereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided that the amount of the original Investment is not increased except as permitted by this Section 7.5;
(g)Investments in Swap Agreements permitted under Section 7.1;
(h)Promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with
the disposition of assets;
(i)Permitted Acquisitions;
(j)[reserved];
(k)Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers;
(l)Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in
connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers, from financially troubled account debtors or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
(m)advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;
(n)Investments and other acquisitions to the extent that payment for such Investments
is made with Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Securities) of the Borrower; provided that any amounts used for such an Investment or other acquisition that are not Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Securities) of the Borrower shall otherwise be permitted pursuant to this Section 7.5;
(o)Investments of a Subsidiary acquired after the Effective Date or of a Person
merged or consolidated with any Subsidiary in accordance with this Section after the Effective Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(p)non-cash Investments in connection with tax planning and reorganization
activities, provided that after giving effect thereto, the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Lenders in the collateral is not materially impaired;
(q)Investments consisting of Liens, Indebtedness, fundamental changes, dispositions,
including the Specified Divestiture, and Restricted Payments permitted under this Agreement;
(r)to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of
inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, intellectual property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business; and
(s)additional Investments; provided that after giving effect to such Investment (A)
the Borrower is in compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant without giving effect to any increase to such ratio that may be applicable pursuant to the Financial Performance Covenant (determined with regard to calculations made on a pro forma basis for the Measurement Period then most recently ended for which the Administrative Agents have received the financial statements required by Section 5.1 or for which such financial statements were required to have been delivered, as if such Investment had been made and any related Indebtedness had been incurred on the last day of such Measurement Period) and (B) there is no Event of Default.
Any Investment in any Person other than a Loan Party that is otherwise permitted by this Section 7.5 may be made through intermediate Investments in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and such intermediate Investments shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the outstanding amount of Investments pursuant to any clause set forth above.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.5, (A) an Investment need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted investments (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 7.5, but may be permitted in part under any relevant combination thereof and (B) in the event that an Investment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Investments (or any portion thereof) described in this Section 7.5, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or divide such Investment (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 7.5 and will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such Investment (or any portion thereof) in one or more (as relevant) of the above clauses (or any portion thereof) and such Investment (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been made or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof).
Section 7.6 Amendments of Documents Relating to Subordinated Indebtedness. The
Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, amend or otherwise change, or consent to any amendment or change to, the terms of any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than intercompany indebtedness among any of the Borrower and any Subsidiary), or make any payment consistent with an amendment thereof or change thereto, if the effect of such amendment or change, taken as a whole, is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
Section 7.7 No Restriction on Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any Material Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any such Subsidiary to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (ii) repay or prepay any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (iii) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Material Subsidiary, or (iv) transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other Material Subsidiary (any such consensual encumbrance or restriction, a “Restriction”), except for such Restrictions existing by reason of (a) any Restrictions existing under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreements or contracts in effect on the Effective Date, (b) any Restrictions with respect to any Person that becomes a
Subsidiary of the Borrower after the Effective Date under any agreement in existence at the time such Person becomes such a Subsidiary (so long as such Restriction was not entered into in contemplation of this clause (b)), (c) any Restrictions with respect to any Subsidiary imposed
pursuant to an agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or assets of such Subsidiary, (d) any Restrictions with respect to any Subsidiary all or substantially all of whose assets are property encumbered by Liens permitted under Section 7.2, (e) Restrictions imposed by applicable laws, (f) Restrictions under licenses or other contracts governing intellectual property rights, joint venture agreements, leases of, or mortgages and other agreements relating to Liens on, specified property or assets limiting or prohibiting transfers of such property or assets (including, without limitation, non-assignment clauses, due-on-sale clauses and clauses prohibiting junior Liens, subletting, sublicensing or other similar transfers of property or assets), (g) any Restrictions under any agreement evidencing Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.1 which Restrictions (taken as a whole) are either not materially more restrictive as those under this Agreement or are Restrictions similar to comparable transactions in the market at the time such Indebtedness is issued, (h) any Restrictions on assets that do not constitute Collateral, and (i) any Restrictions existing under any agreement (including in respect of Permitted Refinancing) that amends, refinances, supplements, restates, renews or replaces any agreement containing Restrictions permitted under the preceding clauses (a) through (h); provided that the terms and conditions of any such agreement, as they relate to any such Restrictions, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower and such Subsidiary, as applicable, taken as a whole, than those under the agreement so amended, refinanced, supplemented, restated, renewed or replaced.
With respect to any Indebtedness and any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to be incurred at a given time, such Lien or such Indebtedness will also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness. The “Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness will mean any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies.
The Dollar Equivalent amount of a Lien, Indebtedness, Investment or Restricted Payments denominated in a foreign currency will be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Lien, Indebtedness, Investment or Restricted Payment was incurred, invested or paid.
ARTICLE VIII
Section 8.1
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Event of Default. If any of the following events (each, an "Event of Default") shall occur
(a)the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same
shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b)the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan, or any reimbursement
obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in Section 8.1(a)) payable under any of the Loan Documents, when and as the
same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days;
(c)any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any Material Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect (or if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in any respect) when made or deemed made;
(d)the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in Section 6.2(a), Section 6.3 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence), Section 6.8 or Section 6.9 or in Article VII; provided that any Event of Default under Section 6.9 is subject to cure as provided in Section 8.2 and an Event of Default with respect to such Section
6.9 shall not occur until the expiration of the 10th Business Day subsequent to the date on which the financial statements with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter (or the fiscal year ended on the last day of such fiscal quarter) are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or Section 6.1(b), as applicable; provided, further, that in the event the Borrower fails to comply with the Financial Performance Covenant, the Lenders shall not be required to make any credit extension in respect of a Borrowing unless and until the Borrower has received the Cure Amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the Financial Performance Covenant;
(e)the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in any of the Loan Documents (other than those specified in Section 8.1(a), Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(d)), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from any Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);
(f)the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether
of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise), after giving effect to any applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Material Indebtedness;
(g)any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming
due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity, after giving effect to any applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Material Indebtedness; provided that this Section 8.1(g) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and (ii) the exercise by any holder of its right
to require the Borrower on or after March 4, 2020 to repurchase the 2.5% convertible senior notes
due 2021 as set forth in Section 3.02 of the Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2016, between the Borrower and Wells Fargo, as trustee;
(h)an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be
filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Debtor Relief Law or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i)the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in Section 8.1(h), (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(j)the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its
inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(k)one or more judgments for the payment of money in excess of $150,000,000 in
the aggregate (to the extent not covered by insurance or indemnities as to which the applicable insurance company or third party has not denied its obligation) shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Material Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any material assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(l)an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders,
when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(m)[reserved];
(n)a Change in Control shall occur; or
(o)(i) any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any
reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the obligations hereunder or thereunder, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or (ii) any Lien created by the Security Documents shall at any time not constitute, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral
intended to be covered thereby (to the extent perfection is required herein or therein) in favor of the
Collateral Agent, free and clear of all other Liens (other than Liens permitted under Section 7.2 or under the respective Security Documents), or, except for expiration or termination in accordance with its terms, any of the Security Documents shall for whatever reason be terminated or cease to be in full force and effect, or the enforceability thereof shall be contested by any Loan Party;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in Section 8.1(h), Section 8.1(i) or Section 8.1(j), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the applicable Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the applicable Commitments, and thereupon such Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the applicable Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of such Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately and
ii.require the deposit of cash collateral in respect of LC Exposure as provided in Section 3.12, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in Section 8.1(h), Section 8.1(i) or Section 8.1(j), the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
Section 8.2 Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 8.1, in the event that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries fail to comply with the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenant as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, at any time after the beginning of such fiscal quarter until the expiration of the 10th Business Day following the date on which the financial statements with respect to such fiscal quarter (or the fiscal year ended on the last day of such fiscal quarter) are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or Section 6.1(b), the Borrower or any parent entity thereof shall have the right to issue common Equity Interests or other Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Securities) (provided such other Equity Interests are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents) for cash or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of the Borrower as cash common Equity Interests or other Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Securities) (provided such other Equity Interests are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents) (collectively, the “Cure Right”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of the net proceeds of such issuance that are not otherwise applied (the “Cure Amount”) pursuant to the exercise by the Borrower of such Cure Right such Financial Performance Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustment:
(a)Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased with respect to such applicable fiscal
quarter and any four fiscal quarter period that contains such fiscal quarter, solely for the purpose of measuring the Financial Performance Covenant and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount;
(b)if, after giving effect to the foregoing pro forma adjustment (without giving effect
to any portion of the Cure Amount on the balance sheet of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries with respect to such fiscal quarter only but with giving pro forma effect to any portion of the Cure Amount applied to any repayment of any Indebtedness), the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenant, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of the Financial Performance Covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement; and
(c)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) in each four consecutive fiscal
quarter period of the Borrower there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which the Cure Right is not exercised, (ii) during the term of this Agreement, the Cure Right shall not be exercised more than five times and (iii) the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for purposes of complying with the Financial Performance Covenant and any amounts in excess thereof shall not be deemed to be a Cure Amount. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Cure Amount received pursuant to any exercise of the Cure Right shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any financial ratio-based conditions or tests or any available basket under Article VII of this Agreement.
Section 8.3 Application of Proceeds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in
Section 8.1, any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall be applied by the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 4.02 of the Security Agreement and/or the similar provisions in the other Security Documents.
ARTICLE IX
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Section 9.1 Appointment and Authority. Each of the Revolving Lenders and the
Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints Wells Fargo to act on its behalf as the Revolver Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Revolver Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Revolver Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each of the Initial Term Lenders and Delayed Draw Term Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints JPMorgan to act on its behalf as the Term Loan Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Term Loan Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Term Loan Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agents and the Lenders, and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the
Administrative Agents is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a
matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties. The Term Loan Administrative Agent shall also act as the “Collateral Agent” under the Security Documents and each of the Revolver Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Term Loan Administrative Agent to act as the agent of the Revolver Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank and such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties and entering into the Security Documents, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Term Loan Administrative Agent, as “Collateral Agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys in-fact appointed by the Term Loan Administrative Agent hereunder for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Term Loan Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
Section 9.2 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Revolver Administrative
Agent, Term Loan Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder, as the case may be, shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank as any other Lender or Issuing Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not an Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as an Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 9.3 Exculpatory Provisions.
(a)No Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall have any duties or obligations
except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder and thereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent:
(i)shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii)shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any
discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that no Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent to liability or that is contrary to
any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a
forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and
(iii)shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan
Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as an Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(b)No Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be liable for any action taken
or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.2 or Article VIII) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final nonappealable judgment. No Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until explicit notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given to such Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent by the Borrower, an Issuing Bank or a Lender.
(c)No Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be responsible for or have any
duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with either Administrative Agent’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page) or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agents and Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of any Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agents or Collateral Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of the Administrative Agents or the Collateral Agent shall be liable for, or be responsible for any claim, liability, loss, cost or expenseLiabilities, costs or expenses suffered by the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any Lender or any Issuing Bank as a result of, any determination of the Revolving Credit Exposure, any of the component amounts thereof or any portion thereof attributable to each Lender or Issuing Bank, or any Exchange Rate or Dollar Equivalent.
Section 9.4 Reliance by the Administrative Agents. Each Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon,
any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Each Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, each Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless such Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Each Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section 9.5 Delegation of Duties. Each Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Administrative Agent. Each Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of such Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the applicable Facilities as well as activities of the applicable Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. Each Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any of its sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that such Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
Section 9.6 Resignation or Removal of Administrative Agents.
(a)An Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may at any time give notice of
its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, (i) with respect to the Revolver Administrative Agent, the Required Revolving Lenders and (ii) with respect to the Term Loan Administrative Agent, the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders and the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the applicable Lenders in accordance with the preceding sentence and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders and Required Delayed
Draw Term Loan Lenders, as applicable) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the
Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent be a Defaulting Lender. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b)If the Person serving as an Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is a
Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may (or,
(i) with respect to the Revolver Administrative Agent, the Required Revolving Lenders and (ii) with respect to the Term Loan Administrative Agent, the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders and the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders may), to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as an Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and, thereafter, the Borrower may (with the consent of the Required Lenders), appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Borrower and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
(c)With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date
(as applicable), (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by such Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall instead be made by or to each applicable Lender, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders, the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders and the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Section 10.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.
(d)Any resignation by Wells Fargo as Revolver Administrative Agent pursuant to
this Section 9.6 shall also constitute its resignation as Swingline Lender and an Issuing Bank. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Revolver Administrative Agent hereunder,
(i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank and (ii) the retiring Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank shall be discharged from all of its respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.
Section 9.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agents and Other Lenders. Each Lender
and each Issuing Bank acknowledges thatrepresents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or Issuing Bank, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument (and each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing), (iii) it has, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any Issuing Bank or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any Issuing Bank or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 9.8 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
none of the syndication agents, documentation agents, co-agents, arrangers or bookrunners listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as an Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder.
Section 9.9 Guaranty and Collateral Matters. The Lenders irrevocably authorize the
Administrative Agents and the Collateral Agent, at their option and in their discretion to release
(i) any Guarantor from its obligations under any Loan Documents if such Person ceases to be a Material Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents (and the Administrative Agents and Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to them by the Borrower upon the reasonable request of either Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent without further inquiry) and (ii) any Lien (or subordinate such Lien) on any assets constituting Collateral (w) upon the grantor of such Lien (if other than the Borrower)
ceasing to be a Guarantor, (x) upon the sale or other disposition of such assets as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents (and the Administrative Agents and Collateral
Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to them by the Borrower upon the reasonable request of either Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent without further inquiry), (y) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 10.2 or (z) upon the payment in full of all Loan Document Obligations, termination or expiration of the Commitments of the Lenders to make any Loan or to issue any Letter of Credit and termination or cash collateralization in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement of all Letters of Credit. Upon request by the Administrative Agents or the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agents’ and the Collateral Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty or Liens on any Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents pursuant to this Section 9.9. In each case as specified in this Section 9.9, the Administrative Agents and the Collateral Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty or such Liens on the Collateral, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.9. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or property of any Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred (a “Transferred Guarantor”) to a person or persons, none of which is a Loan Party, such Transferred Guarantor shall, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer, be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 10.3 hereof).
Section 9.10 Withholding Tax. To the extent required by law, the applicable
Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the applicable Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the applicable Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall, within 10 days after written demand therefor, indemnify and hold harmless the applicable Administrative Agent (to the extent that the applicable Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Loan Parties pursuant to Section 2.17 and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so) for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the applicable Administrative Agent as Taxes or otherwise, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the applicable Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the applicable Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the applicable Administrative Agent under this Section 9.10. The agreements in this Section 9.10 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the applicable Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations under any
Loan Document. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 9.10 the term “Lender” shall include any Issuing Bank and any Swingline Lender.
Section 9.11 Acknowledgements of Lenders and Issuing Banks. (a) Each Lender
hereby agrees that (x) if any Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that such Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from such Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter, return to such Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to such Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by such Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to such Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by such Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of any Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Section 9.11 shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b)Each Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from any Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by such Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender shall promptly notify such Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from such Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter, return to such Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to such Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by such Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(c)The Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the applicable Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Loan Document Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, except, in each case, to the extent such erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is, and solely with respect to the amount of such erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) that is, comprised of funds of the Borrower or any
Loan Party remitted to the applicable Administrative Agent in order to make payment on a Loan Document Obligation.
(d)Each party’s obligations under this Section 9.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of such Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Loan Document Obligations.
ARTICLE X
Section 10.1
Notices.
MISCELLANEOUS
(a)Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be
given by telephone (and subject to Section 10.1(b)), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or electronic mail, as follows:
(i)if to the Borrower, to it at 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA 94043,
Attention of the Treasurer (TreasuryMailbox@symantec.com;Sean_Delehanty@symantec.com), with a copy to General Counsel (Facsimile No. (650) 429 9137);
(ii)if to the Revolver Administrative Agent, to it at Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, 1525 W. W.T. Harris Blvd, Building 3A2, Mailcode NC 0680 Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, Attention: Syndication Agency Services (Telephone: (704) 590 2706), (Facsimile: (704) 590 2782);
(iii)if to the Term Loan Administrative Agent, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., 500 Stanton Christiana Rd, Newark, DE 19713-2107, Attention: Keith Stewart (Telephone: (302) 634-3793), (Facsimile: (302) 634-4250);
(iv)If to any Issuing Bank, to it at its address (or fax number or email address)
most recently specified by it in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (or, in the absence of any such notice, to the address (or fax number or email address) set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire of the Lender that is serving as such Issuing Bank or is an Affiliate thereof);
(v)if to the Swingline Lender, to it at Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, 1525 W. W.T. Harris Blvd, Building 3A2, Mailcode NC 0680 Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, Attention: Syndication Agency Services (Telephone: (704) 590 2706), (Facsimile: (704) 590 2782); and
(vi)if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in
its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile or electronic mail shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 10.1(b), shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.1(b).
(b)Notices and other communications to the Lenders and Issuing Banks hereunder
may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the applicable Administrative Agents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II if any Lender or Issuing Bank has notified the applicable Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. Any Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Issuing Bank or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c)Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number or electronic mail
address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
(d)The Borrower agrees that each Administrative Agent may make the
Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on SyndTrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”). THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (as defined below) DO NOT WARRANT THE ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE MATERIALS AND/OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE BORROWER COMMUNICATED THEREBY (the “Communications”). NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE
COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall any Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Party’s or such Administrative Agent’s transmission of Communications through the Platform.
Section 10.2 Waivers; Amendments.
(a)No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing
Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by Section 10.2(b), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b)No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(i)extend or increase any Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement (including any repayment pursuant to Section 2.10(a) or Section 2.10(b)), or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 10.2(b), only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (A) to amend Section 2.13(c) or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the default rate set forth therein or (B) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or LC Disbursement or to reduce any fee payable hereunder, (iv) change Section 2.18(b), 2.18(c), 8.3 or any other provision hereof or of the Security Agreement providing for the ratable treatment of the Lenders, in each case in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty or all or substantially all of the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent such release is permitted hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone), (vi) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (but any change to the definition of “Required Revolving Lenders” shall only require the written consent of each Lender with a Revolving Credit Exposure or Revolving Commitment at such time, any change to the definition of “Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders” shall only require the written consent of each Lender with an outstanding Delayed
Draw Term Loan or Delayed Draw Term Commitment at such time, any change to the definition of “Required Initial
Term Loan Lenders” shall only require the written consent of each Lender with an outstanding Initial Term Loan at such time and any change to the definition of “Required Term Loan Lenders” shall only require the written consent of each Lender with an outstanding Term Loan at such time), (vii) waive any condition set forth in Section 5.1 (other than Section 5.1(g)), or, in the case of any Loans (other than Delayed Draw Term Loans) made on the Effective Date, Section 5.2, without the written consent of each Lender, (viii) waive any condition set forth in Section 5.3, without the written consent of the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, (ix) (A) waive any condition set forth in Section 5.2 as to any Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Borrowing or (B) amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision that directly affects the rights or duties of the Lenders under the Revolving Facility and does not directly affect the rights or duties of the Lenders under any other Facility, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders or (x) amend, modify or waive this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, Section 4.02 of the Security Agreement and/or the similar provisions in the other Security Documents) so as to alter the ratable treatment of Secured Obligations arising under the Loan Documents and Secured Obligations arising under Swap Agreements or the definition of “Lender Counterparty”, “Secured Hedging Agreement”, “Secured Hedging Obligations” or “Secured Obligations” (as defined in this Agreement or any applicable Loan Document), in each case in a manner adverse to any Lender Counterparty without the written consent of any such Lender Counterparty. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, (ii) any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that by its terms directly affects the rights or duties of the Lenders of a particular Class (but not the Lenders of any other Class) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the requisite number or percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section 10.2(b) if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at such time, (iii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (iv) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified (each in its sole discretion) an obvious error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the applicable Loan Parties shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following the posting of such amendment to the Lenders.
Section 10.3 Expenses; Limitation of Liability Indemnity; Damage WaiverEtc.
a.Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent and their respective Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agents or Collateral Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and (to the extent that the Administrative Agents or Collateral have notified the Borrower that they are incurring such out-of-pocket expenses) administration of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel for the Administrative Agents and all Lenders, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, taken as a whole (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where any Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Issuing Bank or any Lender affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, such other firm of counsel for such affected Person), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including its rights under this Section 10.3, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
b.Limitation of Liability. To the extent permitted by applicable law (i) the Borrower
and any Loan Party shall not assert, and the Borrower and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against any Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Co-Documentation Agent any Issuing Bank and any Lender, and any Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called a “Lender-Related Person”) for any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind (for purposes of this Section 10.3, “Liabilities”) arising from the use by others of information or other materials (including, without limitation, any personal data) obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), and (ii) no party hereto shall assert, and each such party hereby waives, any Liabilities against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this Section 10.3(b) shall relieve the Borrower and each Loan Party of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee, as provided in Section 10.3(c), against any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.
c.(b) Indemnity. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agents, the
Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the
foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilitiesLiabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, (ii) the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agents (and any sub-agent thereof) and their respective Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii)iii) any action taken in connection with this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the payment of principal, interest and fees, (iv) any Loan or LC Disbursement or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iiiv) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ivvi) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing (“Proceeding”), whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that no Indemnitee will have any right to indemnification for any of the foregoing to the extent resulting from (x) such Indemnitee’s own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (y) such Indemnitee’s material breach of its funding obligations hereunder as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment or (z) any Proceeding solely between or among Indemnitees (other than against any Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in their capacities as such) not arising from any act or omission by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates; provided that the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Syndication Agents, the Co-Documentation Agents and the Arrangers to the extent fulfilling their respective roles as agent or arranger hereunder and in their capacities as such shall remain indemnified in such Proceedings to the extent none of the exceptions set forth in any of clauses
(x) and (y) of the preceding proviso apply to such person at such time.
(d)Lender Reimbursement. Each Lender severally agrees to pay any amount required
to be paid by the Borrower under paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 10.3 to each Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Swingline Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each, an “Agent-Related Person”) (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Applicable Percentage in effect on the date on which such payment is sought under this Section (or, if such payment is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Applicable Percentage immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all Liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and 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 such Agent-Related Person in any way relating to or arising out of the 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 such Agent-Related Person under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that the unreimbursed expense or Liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent-Related Person in its capacity as such; provided further that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such Liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from such Agent-Related Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(e)(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by
it to any Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under Section 10.3(a) or 10.3(bc), each Lender severally agrees to pay to such Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the Total Credit Exposures at such time) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.
(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions or any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(f) (e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section 10.3 shall be payable promptly
after written demand therefor.
Section 10.4 Successors and Assigns.
(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, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agents, Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.4(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.4(d), or (iii) by way of
pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.4(e) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issued any Letter of Credit), Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.4(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that (in each case with respect to any Facility) any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i)(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to any Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds (determined after giving effect to such assignments) that equal at least the amount specified in Section 10.4(b)(i)(B) in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B)in any case not described in Section 10.4(b)(i)(A), the aggregate
amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the 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 applicable Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $10,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Facility, or $10,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of any Term Loan Facility, unless each of the applicable Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(ii)Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate
part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned, except that this Section 10.4(b)(ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis.
(iii)No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent
required by Section 10.4(b)(i)(B) and, in addition:
(A)the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the applicable Administrative Agent within five Business Days after having received notice thereof;
(B)the consent of the applicable Administrative Agent (such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (i) the Revolving Facility or any unfunded Commitments with respect to any Term Loan Facility if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of such Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender, or (ii) any Term Loans to a Person who is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C)the consent of the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank shall be
required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Facility.
(iv)The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the applicable
Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the applicable Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the applicable Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v)No such assignment shall be made to any Defaulting Lender or any of its
subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or a subsidiary thereof.
(vi)No such assignment shall be made to a natural person (or a holding
company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person).
(vii)In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any
Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the applicable Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all
Loans and, in the case of Loans under the Revolving Facility, participations in Swingline Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage and L/C Participations in accordance
with its Letter of Credit Commitment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the applicable Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.4(c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement 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 and 10.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph 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 Section 10.4(d).
(c)Each Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent
of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the applicable Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and interest amounts) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each such Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the applicable Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the applicable Lenders shall 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. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender (with respect to such Lender’s interest only), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d)Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or
the applicable Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person, or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to
it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of
such obligations, and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.3(c) with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).
Any agreement or instrument 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 or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in Section 10.2(b) that requires the consent of all Lenders and affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(f) shall be delivered solely to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.4(b); provided that such Participant (x) shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.19 as if it were an assignee under Section 10.4(b); and (y) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.16, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower's request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.19(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.8 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and interest amounts) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, neither of the Administrative Agents (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(e)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 or to any other central
bank having jurisdiction over such Lender; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release
such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(f)Any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement to the Affiliated Lenders, subject to the following limitations:
(i)Affiliated Lenders will not receive information provided solely to Lenders
by the Administrative Agents or any Lender and will not be permitted to attend or participate in meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agents, other than the right to receive notices of Borrowings, notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions of this clause (i) will not apply to the Affiliated Debt Funds;
(ii)for purposes of any amendment, waiver or modification of any Loan
Document (including such modifications pursuant to Section 10.2), or, subject to clause
(y) of Section 10.2(b), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, that in either case does not require the consent of each Lender or each affected Lender or does not adversely affect such Affiliated Lender in any material respect as compared to other Lenders, Affiliated Lenders will be deemed to have voted in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders voting on such matter; and each Affiliated Lender hereby acknowledges, agrees and consents that if, for any reason, its vote to accept or reject any plan pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code is not deemed to have been so voted, then such vote will be (x) deemed not to be in good faith and (y) “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code such that the vote is not counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; provided that Affiliated Debt Funds will not be subject to such voting limitations and will be entitled to vote as any other Lender;
(iii)the aggregate principal amount of Loans purchased by assignment
pursuant to this Section 10.4 and held at any one time by Affiliated Lenders (other than Affiliated Debt Funds) may not exceed 30% of the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans calculated at the time such Loans are purchased (such percentage, the “Affiliated Lender Cap”); provided that to the extent any assignment to an Affiliated Lender would result in the aggregate principal amount of all Loans held by Affiliated Lenders exceeding the Affiliated Lender Cap, the assignment of such excess amount will be void ab initio;
(iv)Affiliated Lenders may not purchase Revolving Commitments or
Revolving Loans; and
(v)the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s
Loans shall execute and deliver to the applicable Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto (an “Affiliated Lender
Assignment and Assumption”); provided that each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within 10
Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender.
Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.2 or the definitions of “Required Lenders”, “Required Initial Term Loan Lenders” or “Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders, the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders or the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii) directed or required any Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, the aggregate amount of Loans held by any Affiliated Debt Funds shall be deemed to be not outstanding to the extent in excess of 49.9% of the amount required for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders, the Required Initial Term Loan Lenders or the Required Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, have taken any actions.
Each Affiliated Lender by its acquisition of any Loans outstanding hereunder will be deemed to have waived any right it may otherwise have had to bring any action in connection with such Loans against any Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such, and will be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed that no Administrative Agent shall have any liability for any losses suffered by any Person as a result of any purported assignment to or from an Affiliated Lender.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, each Affiliated Lender (other than an Affiliated Debt Fund) hereby agrees that, if a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law shall be commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Loan Party at a time when such Lender is an Affiliated Lender, such Affiliated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers the applicable Administrative Agent to vote on behalf of such Affiliated Lender with respect to the Loans held by such Affiliated Lender in any manner in such Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, unless such Administrative Agent instructs such Affiliated Lender to vote, in which case such Affiliated Lender shall vote with respect to the Loans held by it as such Administrative Agent directs; provided that such Affiliated Lender shall be entitled to vote in accordance with its sole discretion (and not in accordance with the direction of such Administrative Agent) in connection with any plan of reorganization to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat any Loans held by such Affiliated Lender in a manner that is less favorable in any material respect to such Affiliated Lender than the proposed treatment of similar Loans held by Lenders that are not Affiliates of the Borrower.
(g)Assignments of Term Loans to any Purchasing Borrower Party shall be permitted
through “Dutch auctions”, so long as any offer to purchase or take by assignment by such Purchasing Borrower Party shall have been made to all Term Lenders, so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Term Loans purchased are immediately cancelled
and (iii) no proceeds from any loan under the Revolving Facility shall be used to fund such assignments. Purchasing Borrower Parties may not purchase Revolving Loans. The
Administrative Agents agree to provide reasonable assistance to the Borrower in connection with any such “Dutch auctions”.
(h)Upon any contribution of Loans to a Borrower or any Subsidiary and upon any
purchase of Loans by a Purchasing Borrower Party, (i) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of such Loans shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the date of such contribution or purchase (and, if requested by the applicable Administrative Agent, with respect to a contribution of Loans, any applicable contributing Lender shall execute and deliver to the applicable Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, or such other form as may be reasonably requested by the applicable Administrative Agent, in respect thereof pursuant to which the respective Lender assigns its interest in such Loans to the Borrower for immediate cancellation) and (ii) the applicable Administrative Agent shall record such cancellation or retirement in the Register.
Section 10.5 Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made
by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letter of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agents, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 10.3 and Article IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments, the resignation of any Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, the replacement of any Lender, or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full of the credit facilities provided for herein, an Issuing Bank shall have provided to the Revolver Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Revolving Lenders from their obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (whether as a result of the obligations of the Borrower (and any other account party) in respect of such Letter of Credit having been collateralized in full by a deposit of cash with such Issuing Bank or being supported by a letter of credit that names such Issuing Bank as the beneficiary thereunder, or otherwise), then from and after such time such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under Section 3.4 or Section 3.5.
Section 10.6 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agents and Collateral Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 5.1, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agents and when the Administrative Agents shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement or any other Loan Document by facsimile or other electronic imaging, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 10.1), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof or thereof.of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require any Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent any Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, such Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic signature and (ii) upon the request of any Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower and each Loan Party hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agents, the Lenders the Borrower and the Loan Parties, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (ii) each Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (iii) waives any
argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (iv) waives any claim against any Lender-Related Person for any Liabilities arising solely from any Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrower and/or any Loan Party to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
Section 10.7 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.7, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agents or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
Section 10.8 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, each of the Lenders and each of the Issuing Banks and their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held, and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing, by such Lender or Issuing Bank or any such Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party then due and owing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or Issuing Bank or its Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or Issuing Bank different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the applicable Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.22 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of such Administrative Agent and the applicable Lenders, and (y) such Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the applicable Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Secured Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each of the Lenders and Issuing Banks and their respective Affiliates under this Section 10.8 are in addition to other rights and remedies
(including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates may have. Each Lender and Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Borrower and the applicable Administrative Agent promptly
after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 10.9 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a)This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of
the State of New York.
(b)The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall affect any right that the Administrative Agents or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c)The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in Section 10.9(b). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d)Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the
manner provided for notices in Section 10.1. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 10.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.10.
Section 10.11 Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used
herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
Section 10.12 Confidentiality.
(a)Each of the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and
the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, or to any credit insurance provider relating to the Borrower and its obligations (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential and only use such Information in connection with the Facilities), (ii) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party to this Agreement, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 10.12, to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (B) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations,
(vii) to any ratings agency or the CUSIP Service Bureau on a confidential basis, (viii) with the consent of the Borrower or (ix) to the extent such Information (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.12 or (B) becomes available to such Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. In addition, each of the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to any of the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments and the Borrowings hereunder. For the purposes of this Section 10.12, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective businesses (including projections), other than any such information that is available to any Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.12 shall be considered
to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
(b)EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 10.12(a) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(c)ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND
AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR ITS SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE APPLICABLE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW.
Section 10.13 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 10.13 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefore) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the NYFRB Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
Section 10.14 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of
each Transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agents, the Arrangers, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agents, the Arrangers, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Syndication
Agents, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and
(C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the Transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agents, the Arrangers, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither any Administrative Agent nor any Arranger, Co-Documentation Agent, Syndication Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the Transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agents, the Arrangers, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither any Administrative Agent nor any Arranger, Co-Documentation Agent, Syndication Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agents, the Arrangers, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agents, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 10.15 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The
words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, and words of like import in any Loan Document or in any amendment or other modification thereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Section 10.16 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of
the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
Section 10.17 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial
Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEAAffected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEAthe applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEAthe
applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder that may be payable to it by any party thereto that is an EEAAffected Financial Institution; and
(b)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other
instruments of ownership in such EEAAffected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise
of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEAapplicable Resolution Authority.
Schedule 2.1(a)
Revolving Lender | Revolving Commitment | Applicable Percentage | Letter of Credit Commitment | ||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $ 82,974,137.94 | 8.297413794% | $ 9,605,788.42 | ||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $ 82,974,137.93 | 8.297413793% | $12,450,000.00 9,605,788.42 | ||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $82,974,137.93 | 8.297413793% | $12,650,000.00 | ||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | $ 82,974,137.93 | 8.297413793% | $8,300,000.00 9,605,788.42 | ||||||||||||||
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | $ 82,974,137.93 | 8.297413793% | $8,300,000.00 9,605,788.42 | ||||||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC | $125,000,000.00 100,000,000.00 | 12.50000000010.000000000% | $8,300,000.00 11,576,846.31 | ||||||||||||||
The Bank of Nova Scotia | $ 82,974,137.93 | 8.297413793% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ 72,916,666.67 | 7.291666667% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Fifth Third Bank | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
MUFG Bank, Ltd. | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
SunTrustTruist Bank | $48,401,580.46 56,734,913.79 | 4.8401580465.673491379% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Citizens Bank, N.A. | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Bank of Montreal | $48,401,580.46 56,734,913.79 | 4.8401580465.673491379% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas | $48,401,580.46 56,734,913.79 | 4.8401580465.673491379% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Santander Bank, N.A. | $ 48,401,580.46 | 4.840158046% | $ 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule 2.1(a)
Schedule 2.1(b) Initial Term Commitments
Initial Term Lender | Initial Term Commitment | Applicable Percentage | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $46,810,344.84 | 9.362068968% | ||||||
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $46,810,344.83 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | $46,810,344.83 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | $46,810,344.83 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
Barclays Bank PLC | $30,000,000.00 | 6.000000000% | ||||||
The Bank of Nova Scotia | $46,810,344.83 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $17,500,000.00 | 3.500000000% | ||||||
Fifth Third Bank | $27,306,034.48 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | $27,306,034.48 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
MUFG Bank, Ltd. | $27,306,034.48 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
SunTrust Bank | $27,306,034.48 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
Citizens Bank, N.A. | $27,306,034.48 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
Bank of Montreal | $27,306,034.48 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
BNP Paribas | $27,306,034.48 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
Santander Bank, N.A. | $27,306,034.48 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
Schedule 2.1(cb)
Delayed Draw Term Commitments
Delayed Draw Term Lender | Delayed Draw Term Commitment | Applicable Percentage | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $70,215,517.25 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $70,215,517.25 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | $70,215,517.25 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | $70,215,517.25 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
Barclays Bank PLC | $45,000,000.00 | 6.000000000% | ||||||
The Bank of Nova Scotia | $70,215,517.24 | 9.362068966% | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $26,250,000.00 | 3.500000000% | ||||||
Fifth Third Bank | $40,959,051.72 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | $40,959,051.72 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
MUFG Bank, Ltd. | $40,959,051.72 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
SunTrust Bank | $40,959,051.72 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
Citizens Bank, N.A. | $40,959,051.72 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
Bank of Montreal | $40,959,051.72 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
BNP Paribas | $40,959,051.72 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
Schedule 2.1(cb)
Santander Bank, N.A. | $40,959,051.72 | 5.461206896% | ||||||
Schedule 2.1(cb)
Schedule 2.1(c)
Notice Information
Party | Address | ||||
| Borrower | |||||
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Instructions for wire transfers to the Revolver Administrative Agent: | ||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Instructions for wire transfers to the Term Loan Administrative Agent: | ||||
Schedule 2.1(c)