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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS | 2 | |||
Section 1.01 Definitions | 2 | |||
Section 1.02 Terms Generally | 26 | |||
Section 1.03 Accounting and Other Terms | 26 | |||
Section 1.04 Time References | 26 | |||
ARTICLE II THE LOANS | 27 | |||
Section 2.01 Commitments | 27 | |||
Section 2.02 Making the Loans | 27 | |||
Section 2.03 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 30 | |||
Section 2.04 Interest | 31 | |||
Section 2.05 Reduction of Commitment; Prepayment of Loans | 32 | |||
Section 2.06 Fees | 34 | |||
Section 2.07 Securitization | 35 | |||
Section 2.08 Taxes | 36 | |||
ARTICLE IV FEES, PAYMENTS AND OTHER COMPENSATION | 41 | |||
Section 4.01 Audit and Collateral Monitoring Fees | 41 | |||
Section 4.02 Payments; Computations and Statements | 41 | |||
Section 4.03 Sharing of Payments, Etc. | 42 | |||
Section 4.04 Apportionment of Payments | 43 | |||
Section 4.05 Increased Costs and Reduced Return | 44 | |||
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO LOANS | 45 | |||
Section 5.01 Conditions Precedent | 45 | |||
Section 5.02 Conditions Precedent to All Loans | 50 | |||
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 51 | |||
Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties | 51 | |||
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER | 59 | |||
Section 7.01 Affirmative Covenants | 59 | |||
Section 7.02 Negative Covenants | 67 | |||
Section 7.03 Financial Covenants | 72 | |||
ARTICLE VIII MANAGEMENT, COLLECTION AND STATUS OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER COLLATERAL | 73 | |||
Section 8.01 Collection of Accounts Receivable; Management of Collateral | 73 | |||
Section 8.02 Accounts Receivable Documentation | 76 | |||
Section 8.03 Status of Accounts Receivable and Other Collateral | 76 | |||
Section 8.04 Collateral Custodian | 77 | |||
ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 77 |
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Section 9.01 Events of Default | 77 | |||
ARTICLE X AGENTS | 81 | |||
Section 10.01 Appointment | 81 | |||
Section 10.02 Nature of Duties | 82 | |||
Section 10.03 Rights, Exculpation, Etc. | 82 | |||
Section 10.04 Reliance | 83 | |||
Section 10.05 Indemnification | 83 | |||
Section 10.06 Agents Individually | 84 | |||
Section 10.07 Successor Agent | 84 | |||
Section 10.08 Collateral Matters | 84 | |||
Section 10.09 Agency for Perfection | 86 | |||
ARTICLE XI GUARANTY | 86 | |||
Section 11.01 Guaranty | 86 | |||
Section 11.02 Guaranty Absolute | 87 | |||
Section 11.03 Waiver | 87 | |||
Section 11.04 Continuing Guaranty; Assignments | 88 | |||
Section 11.05 Subrogation | 88 | |||
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS | 89 | |||
Section 12.01 Notices, Etc. | 89 | |||
Section 12.02 Amendments, Etc. | 90 | |||
Section 12.03 No Waiver; Remedies, Etc. | 91 | |||
Section 12.04 Expenses; Taxes; Attorneys’ Fees | 91 | |||
Section 12.05 Right of Set-off | 92 | |||
Section 12.06 Severability | 92 | |||
Section 12.07 Assignments and Participations | 92 | |||
Section 12.08 Counterparts | 95 | |||
Section 12.09 GOVERNING LAW | 95 | |||
Section 12.10 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE | 95 | |||
Section 12.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC. | 96 | |||
Section 12.12 Consent by the Agents and Lenders | 96 | |||
Section 12.13 No Party Deemed Drafter | 97 | |||
Section 12.14 Reinstatement; Certain Payments | 97 | |||
Section 12.15 Indemnification | 97 | |||
Section 12.16 Records | 98 | |||
Section 12.17 Binding Effect | 98 | |||
Section 12.18 Interest | 98 | |||
Section 12.19 Confidentiality | 99 | |||
Section 12.20 Integration | 100 |
Schedule C-1 | Lenders and Lenders’ Commitments | |
Schedule E-1 | Effective Date Acquisitions | |
Schedule P-1 | Approved Professionals | |
Schedule P-2 | Permitted Management Fees | |
Schedule T-1 | TTM EBITDA | |
Schedule 6.01(e) | Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 6.01(f) | Litigation; Commercial Tort Claims | |
Schedule 6.01(i) | ERISA | |
Schedule 6.01(o) | Real Property | |
Schedule 6.01(q) | Operating Leases | |
Schedule 6.01(r) | Environmental Matters | |
Schedule 6.01(s) | Insurance | |
Schedule 6.01(v) | Bank Accounts | |
Schedule 6.01(w) | Intellectual Property | |
Schedule 6.01(x) | Material Contracts | |
Schedule 6.01(dd) | Name; Jurisdiction of Organization; Organizational ID Number; Chief Place of Business; Chief Executive Office; FEIN | |
Schedule 6.01(ee) | Tradenames | |
Schedule 6.01(ff) | Collateral Locations | |
Schedule 7.02(a) | Existing Liens | |
Schedule 7.02(b) | Existing Indebtedness | |
Schedule 7.02(e) | Existing Investments | |
Schedule 7.02(k) | Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions | |
Exhibit A-1 | Form of Assignment and Acceptance | |
Exhibit B-1 | Form of Borrowing Base Certificate | |
Exhibit L-1 | Form of LIBOR Notice | |
Exhibit Q-1 | Form of Intercompany Loan Agreement | |
Exhibit Q-2 | Form of Intercompany Security Documents | |
Exhibit 2.01(b)(ii) | Form of Notice of Borrowing | |
Exhibit 5.01(d) | Form of Opinion of Counsel |
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II | 1.00:1.00 but less than 1.50:1.00 | 4.50 percentage points | ||
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III | 1.50:1.00 but less than 2.0:1.00 | 4.75 percentage points | ||
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IV | 2.00:1.00 but less than 2.5:1.00 | 5.0 percentage points | ||
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II | Greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 1.50:1.00 | 2.25 percentage points | ||
III | Greater than or equal to 1.50:1.00 but less than 2.0:1.00 | 2.50 percentage points | ||
IV | Greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00 but less than 2.5:1.00 | 2.75 percentage points | ||
V | Greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00 | 3.25 percentage points |
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61 Wilton Road, 2nd Floor
Westport, CT 06880
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (203) 221-1703
Telecopier: (203) 221-8253
312 Walnut Street, Suite 3500
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Attention Stephen C. Mahon, Esq.
Telephone: (513) 361-1230
Telecopier: (513) 361-1201
299 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, New York 10171
Attention: Timothy D. Fording
Telephone: 212-891-2147
Telecopier: 212-909-1488
299 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, New York 10171
Attention: Timothy D. Fording
Telephone: 212-891-2147
Telecopier: 212-909-1488
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515 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attention: John Francis Hilson, Esq.
Telephone: 213-683-6300
Telecopier: 213-996-3300
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BORROWER: | ||||
COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
COLLATERAL AGENT AND | ||||
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: | ||||
ABLECO FINANCE LLC | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
LENDERS: | ||||
ABLECO FINANCE LLC | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
A3 FUNDING LP | ||||
By: | A3 FUND MANAGEMENT LLC, | |||
its General Partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
LENDERS: | ||
GOLDENTREE CAPITAL SOLUTIONS FUND FINANCING |
By: | GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Its authorized signatory | ||||
GOLDENTREE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES, L.P. |
By: | GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Its authorized signatory | ||||
GOLDENTREE HIGH YIELD PARTNERS (100), L.P. |
By: | GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Its authorized signatory | ||||
GOLDENTREE HIGH YIELD PARTNERS, L.P. |
By: | GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Its authorized signatory | ||||
GOLDENTREE HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, L.P. |
By: | GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Its authorized signatory | ||||
CITI GOLDENTREE, LTD. |
By: | GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Its authorized signatory | ||||
LENDERS: | ||
FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES I LP |
By: | FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES I GP LLC, its general partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
LENDERS: | ||
NEWSTAR WAREHOUSE FUNDING 2005 LLC |
By: | NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC., its Manager |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Its authorized signatory | ||||
NEWSTAR SHORT-TERM FUNDING LLC |
By: | NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC., its Designated Manager |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Its authorized signatory | ||||
NEWSTAR CP FUNDING LLC |
By: | NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC., | |||
its Designated Manager |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Its authorized signatory | ||||