Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
$250,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
AOL INC.,
as Borrower,
The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of July 1, 2013
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,
FIFTH THIRD BANK and
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
and
FIFTH THIRD BANK and
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Syndication Agents and Co-Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||
1.1 | Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
1.2 | Other Definitional Provisions | 22 | ||||
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS | 22 | |||||
2.1 | Revolving Commitments | 22 | ||||
2.2 | Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing | 23 | ||||
2.3 | Commitment Fees, etc. | 23 | ||||
2.4 | Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments | 23 | ||||
2.5 | Optional Prepayments | 23 | ||||
2.6 | Conversion and Continuation Options | 24 | ||||
2.7 | Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches | 24 | ||||
2.8 | Interest Rates and Payment Dates | 24 | ||||
2.9 | Computation of Interest and Fees | 25 | ||||
2.10 | Inability to Determine Interest Rate | 25 | ||||
2.11 | Pro Rata Treatment and Payments | 26 | ||||
2.12 | Requirements of Law | 27 | ||||
2.13 | Taxes | 28 | ||||
2.14 | Indemnity | 31 | ||||
2.15 | Change of Lending Office | 32 | ||||
2.16 | Replacement of Lenders | 32 | ||||
2.17 | Defaulting Lenders | 33 | ||||
2.18 | Incremental Facilities | 35 | ||||
2.19 | Extensions of Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitments | 36 | ||||
SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT | 38 | |||||
3.1 | L/C Commitment | 38 | ||||
3.2 | Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit | 39 | ||||
3.3 | Fees and Other Charges | 40 | ||||
3.4 | L/C Participations | 40 | ||||
3.5 | Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower | 41 | ||||
3.6 | Obligations Absolute | 41 | ||||
3.7 | Letter of Credit Payments | 41 | ||||
3.8 | Applications | 41 | ||||
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 42 | |||||
4.1 | Financial Condition | 42 | ||||
4.2 | No Change | 42 | ||||
4.3 | Existence; Compliance with Law | 42 | ||||
4.4 | Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations | 42 |
4.5 | No Legal Bar | 43 | ||||
4.6 | Litigation | 43 | ||||
4.7 | No Default | 43 | ||||
4.8 | Ownership of Property | 43 | ||||
4.9 | Intellectual Property | 43 | ||||
4.10 | Taxes | 43 | ||||
4.11 | Federal Regulations | 44 | ||||
4.12 | Labor Matters | 44 | ||||
4.13 | ERISA | 44 | ||||
4.14 | Investment Company Act; Other Regulations | 44 | ||||
4.15 | Subsidiaries | 44 | ||||
4.16 | Use of Proceeds | 45 | ||||
4.17 | Environmental Matters | 45 | ||||
4.18 | Accuracy of Information, etc. | 45 | ||||
4.19 | Security Documents | 46 | ||||
4.20 | Solvency | 46 | ||||
4.21 | Regulation H | 46 | ||||
4.22 | OFAC | 46 | ||||
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | 47 | |||||
5.1 | Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit | 47 | ||||
5.2 | Conditions to Each Extension of Credit | 48 | ||||
SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 49 | |||||
6.1 | Financial Statements | 49 | ||||
6.2 | Certificates; Other Information | 50 | ||||
6.3 | Payment of Taxes | 50 | ||||
6.4 | Maintenance of Existence; Compliance | 50 | ||||
6.5 | Maintenance of Property; Insurance | 51 | ||||
6.6 | Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions | 51 | ||||
6.7 | Notices | 51 | ||||
6.8 | Environmental Laws | 52 | ||||
6.9 | Additional Collateral, etc. | 52 | ||||
6.10 | Designation of Subsidiaries | 53 | ||||
6.11 | Post-Closing Matters | 54 | ||||
SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 55 | |||||
7.1 | Financial Condition Covenants | 55 | ||||
7.2 | Indebtedness | 55 | ||||
7.3 | Liens | 56 | ||||
7.4 | Fundamental Changes | 59 | ||||
7.5 | Disposition of Property | 59 | ||||
7.6 | Restricted Payments | 61 | ||||
7.7 | Investments | 61 |
7.8 | Transactions with Affiliates | 63 | ||||
7.9 | Swap Agreements | 63 | ||||
7.10 | Changes in Reporting | 63 | ||||
7.11 | Negative Pledge Clauses | 64 | ||||
7.12 | Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions | 64 | ||||
7.13 | Lines of Business | 65 | ||||
SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 65 | |||||
SECTION 9. THE AGENTS | 68 | |||||
9.1 | Appointment | 68 | ||||
9.2 | Delegation of Duties | 68 | ||||
9.3 | Exculpatory Provisions | 68 | ||||
9.4 | Reliance by Administrative Agent | 68 | ||||
9.5 | Notice of Default | 69 | ||||
9.6 | Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders | 69 | ||||
9.7 | Indemnification | 69 | ||||
9.8 | Agent in Its Individual Capacity | 70 | ||||
9.9 | Successor Administrative Agent | 70 | ||||
9.10 | Arrangers, Documentation Agent and Syndication Agent | 70 | ||||
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS | 70 | |||||
10.1 | Amendments and Waivers | 70 | ||||
10.2 | Notices | 72 | ||||
10.3 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 73 | ||||
10.4 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 73 | ||||
10.5 | Payment of Expenses and Taxes | 73 | ||||
10.6 | Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments | 74 | ||||
10.7 | Adjustments;Set-off | 77 | ||||
10.8 | Counterparts | 78 | ||||
10.9 | Severability | 78 | ||||
10.10 | Integration | 78 | ||||
10.11 | GOVERNING LAW | 78 | ||||
10.12 | Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers | 78 | ||||
10.13 | Acknowledgements | 79 | ||||
10.14 | Releases of Guarantees and Liens | 79 | ||||
10.15 | Confidentiality | 80 | ||||
10.16 | WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL | 80 | ||||
10.17 | USA Patriot Act | 81 |
SCHEDULES: | ||
1.1A | Revolving Commitments | |
1.1B | Mortgaged Property | |
1.1C | Subsidiary Guarantors | |
4.4 | Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices | |
4.15 | Material Subsidiaries | |
4.19(a) | UCC Filing Jurisdictions | |
4.19(b) | Mortgage Filing Jurisdictions | |
6.11 | Post-Closing Matters | |
7.2(d) | Existing Indebtedness | |
7.3(f) | Existing Liens | |
7.7(e) | Existing Investments | |
7.8 | Existing Transactions with Affiliates | |
7.11 | Existing Agreements Containing Lien Restrictions | |
7.12 | Existing Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions | |
EXHIBITS: | ||
A | Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement | |
B | Form of Compliance Certificate | |
C | Form of Closing Certificate | |
D | Form of Assignment and Assumption | |
E | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate | |
F-1 | Form of Increased Facility Activation Notice—Incremental Term Loans | |
F-2 | Form of Increased Facility Activation Notice—Incremental Revolving Commitments | |
G | Form of New Lender Supplement | |
H | Form of Borrowing Notice |
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 1, 2013, among AOL INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent.
The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
“ABR”: for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such dayplus 1⁄2 of 1% and (c) the Eurodollar Rate on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day) for a deposit in Dollars with a maturity of one monthplus 1.0%. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such Eurodollar Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such Eurodollar Rate, respectively.
“ABR Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
“Administrative Agent”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., together with its affiliates, as the arranger of the Revolving Commitments and as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with any of its successors.
“Affiliate”: as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
“Agents”: the collective reference to the Administrative Agent and any other agent identified on the cover page of this Agreement.
“Aggregate Exposure”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to (a) until the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Incremental Term Loans, if any, and (ii) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
“Agreement”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Applicable Margin”: (a) for each Loan other than Incremental Term Loans, the rate per annum equal to (i) 1.00% in the case of ABR Loans and (ii) 2.00% in the case of Eurodollar Loans; and
(b) for Incremental Term Loans, such per annum rates as shall be agreed to by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders as shown in the applicable Increased Facility Activation Notice.
“Application”: an application, in such form as the Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting the Issuing Lender to open a Letter of Credit.
“Approved Fund”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Arrangers”: the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners identified on the cover page of this Agreement.
“Assignee”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Assignment and Assumption”: an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Attributable Indebtedness”: on any date, in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Available Amount”: as of any date of determination, an amount equal to:
(a) $200,000,000plus (b) the Cumulative Free Cash Flow Amount as of such dateminus (c) the aggregate amount of any (i) Restricted Payments made in reliance on Section 7.6(e) prior to such date and (ii) Investments made in reliance on Section 7.7(k) (net of return or realization on such Investments) prior to such date.
“Available Revolving Commitment”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effectover (b) such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Bankruptcy Event”: with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Benefitted Lender”: as defined in Section 10.7(a).
“Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
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“Borrower”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Borrowing Date”: any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
“Business”: as defined in Section 4.17(b).
“Business Day”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close,provided, that with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Loans having an interest rate determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market.
“Capital Expenditures”: for any period, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures (including software development costs) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are (or should be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP and (b) Capital Lease Obligations or Synthetic Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period.
“Capital Lease Obligations”: as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP;provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the adoption or issuance of any accounting standards after the Closing Date will not cause any rental obligation that was not or would not have been a Capital Lease Obligation prior to such adoption or issuance to be deemed a Capital Lease Obligation.
“Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing, but excluding any debt securities convertible into any of the foregoing.
“Cash Equivalents”: (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLP (“S&P”) or P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than 30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may
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be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s; (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; (g) money market mutual or similar funds for which substantially all of their investments are in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition; (h) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000, or (i) Sterlings, Euros or in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business.
In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Investments made by a Foreign Subsidiary in a country outside the United States, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in the clauses above of foreign obligors, which investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have the ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in the clauses above.
“CFC”: a Person that is a “controlled foreign corporation” under Section 957(a) of the Code.
“CFC Subsidiary”: as to any Person, any (a) subsidiary of such Person that is a CFC, (b) subsidiary of such Person that directly or indirectly owns no material assets other than the Capital Stock of one or more CFCs, (c) entity treated as disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as owning more than 65% of the voting stock of a subsidiary described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition or (d) subsidiary of any subsidiary described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).
“Change of Control”: an event or series of events by which:
(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or
(b) Continuing Directors cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower.
“Closing Date”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied, which date is July 1, 2013.
“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“Collateral”: all property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document.
“Commitment Fee Rate”: 1⁄2 of 1% per annum.
“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Confidential Information Memorandum”: the Confidential Information Memorandum dated May 2013 and furnished to certain Lenders.
“Connection Income Taxes”: 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”: for any period, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such periodplus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) all interest expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness (including the Loans) for such period, (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including foreign withholding taxes, and including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto) payable by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles), (iv) non-cash compensation expense, which does not represent a cash item in such period or in any future period, arising from the granting of stock options, the granting of stock appreciation rights and similar arrangements (including any strike price reductions for dividends paid, repricing, amendment, modification, substitution or change of any stock option, stock appreciation rights or similar arrangements), (v) restructuring charges, accruals, or reserves and related charges (including severance costs, lease termination payments and costs associated with divestures and dispositions, in each case whether consummated prior to or after the Closing Date); provided that any amounts increasing “Consolidated EBITDA” pursuant to the foregoing clause (v) may not exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate over the term of this Agreement, (vi) non-recurring litigation or claim settlement charges or expenses, (vii)(x) non-recurring expenses or losses and (y) any fees, expenses or charges (including any commissions, discounts, consultant’s costs and attorney’s costs) related to any Investment, acquisition, Disposition, or recapitalization permitted hereunder or the incurrence, issuance or prepayment (including redemption premiums) of any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder and any refinancings thereof (including all agency or trustee fees (including in connection with the Loans), and any amendment or modification or supplement to the terms of any such transactions or debt instruments (including the Loan Documents), in each case, whether or not consummated and/or successful, (viii) any net loss from discontinued operations or Dispositions made outside of the ordinary course of business, (ix) other non-cash expenses or charges (including impairment charges and any loss with respect to the cancellation or early extinguishment of Indebtedness) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period, (x) extraordinary losses, (xi) unrealized foreign exchange losses resulting from the impact of foreign currency changes on the valuation of assets or liabilities on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (xii) expenses and fees in connection with the prosecution or defense of intellectual property rights and infringement actions and (xiii) unrealized losses (after any offset) resulting from obligations in respect of Swap Agreements and the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 (Derivatives and Hedging); provided that any amounts increasing “Consolidated EBITDA” pursuant to the foregoing clauses (vi), (vii) and (xii) may not exceed the greater of (1) $50,000,000 and (2) 12.5% of “Consolidated EBITDA” during any four consecutive fiscal quarter period,minus (b) the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i)
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federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, (ii) any net gain from discontinued operations or Dispositions, (iii) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period, including any income or gain with respect to the cancellation or early extinguishment of Indebtedness (but excluding any such items which represent the reversal in such period of any accrual of in any prior period or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges where such accrual or reserve is no longer required), (iv) unrealized gains (after any offset) resulting from obligations in respect of Swap Agreements and the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 (Derivatives and Hedging), (v) any unusual or non-recurring income or gains and (vi) extraordinary gains.
As of any date of determination and with respect to any applicable period, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to any Specified Transaction consummated at any time on or after the first day of such period and prior to the date of determination as if such Specified Transaction occurred on the first day of such period.
“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness”: as of any date of determination, the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date to the extent the same would be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP (excluding items which appear solely in the footnotes thereto).
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio”: for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense”: for any period, total cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP, but excluding (i) annual agency fees paid to the Administrative Agent and/or any other agent or trustee in connection with any financing permitted hereunder and one-time financing fees paid in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or any amendments, waivers or other modifications of the Loan Documents and all other non-recurring financing fees paid in connection with any financing permitted hereunder and (ii) amortization of debt discounts, if any, or fees in respect of Swap Agreements.
As of any date of determination and with respect to any applicable period, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to any Specified Transaction consummated at any time on or after the first day of such period and prior to the date of determination as if such Specified Transaction occurred on the first day of such period.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio”: as at the last day of any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness on such dayminus the lesser of (i) $100,000,000 and (ii) the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
“Consolidated Net Income”: for any period, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for that period in accordance with GAAP;provided that Consolidated Net Income shall exclude any income (or loss) for such period of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that the Borrower’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such Period to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution.
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“Consolidated Total Assets”: at any time, all assets that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth under the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as measured as of the last day of the most recently-ended fiscal period prior to the Closing Date for which financial statements are available.
“Continuing Directors”: the directors of the Borrower on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and each other director, if, in each case, such other director’s nomination for election to the board of directors of the Borrower is recommended by greater than 50% of the then Continuing Directors.
“Contractual Obligation”: as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Credit Party”: the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any other Lender and, for the purposes of Section 10.13 only, any other Agent and the Arrangers.
“Cumulative Free Cash Flow Amount”: as of any date of determination, an amount (which may not be less than zero) equal to the product of (a) the aggregate cumulative sum of the Free Cash Flow Amounts for the Free Cash Flow Periods for which the financial statements described in Sections 6.1(a) or (b) and Section 6.1(c) have been delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such datemultiplied by (b) (i) so long as the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 0.5 to 1.0, 100.0%, (ii) so long as the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 0.5 to 1.0 but does not exceed 0.75 to 1.0, 75.0%, (iii) so long as the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 0.75 to 1.0 but does not exceed 1.0 to 1.0, 50.0%, (iv) so long as the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 1.0 to 1.0 but does not exceed 2.0 to 1.0, 25% or (v) if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio exceeds 2.0 to 1.0, 0.0%;provided that, for purposes of this definition, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be calculated (x) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any Restricted Payments to be made on such date pursuant to Section 7.6(e), (y) assuming the full drawing under the Revolving Commitments then in effect and (z) without giving effect to any netting of unrestricted cash or Cash Equivalents.
“Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Defaulting Lender”: any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that
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such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration”: the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 7.5(k) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered on the date of consummation of such Disposition, setting forth the basis of such valuation.
“Disqualified Capital Stock”: any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Capital Stock 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 Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock and/or cash in lieu of fractional shares), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change in control or asset sale so long as any right of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change in control or asset sale event shall be subject to the occurrence of the Revolving Termination Date), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock and/or cash in lieu of fractional shares), in whole or in part (except as a result of a change in control or asset sale so long as any right of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change in control or asset sale event shall be subject to the occurrence of the Revolving Termination Date), (c) requires the payment of any cash dividend or any other scheduled cash payment constituting a return of capital or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock , in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Revolving Termination Date;provided that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
“Disposition”: with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
“Documentation Agent”: the Co-Documentation Agents identified on the cover page of this Agreement, collectively.
“Dollars” and “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States.
“Environmental Laws”: any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment or, with regard to Materials of Environmental Concern, human health, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
“ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
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“ERISA Affiliate”: any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Group Member, is treated as a single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event”: (a) the failure of any Plan to comply with any provisions of ERISA and/or the Code (and applicable regulations under either) or with the material terms of such Plan; (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of a non-exempt Prohibited Transaction; (c) any Reportable Event; (d) the failure of any Group Member or ERISA Affiliate thereof to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or any failure by any Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, whether or not waived; (e) a determination that any Pension Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (f) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (g) the occurrence of any event or condition which might constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or the incurrence by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan, including but not limited to the imposition of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or any Pension Plan; (h) the receipt by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate thereof from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (i) the failure by any Group Member or any of its ERISA Affiliates to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Sections 431 or 432 of the Code; (j) the incurrence by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (k) the receipt by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, Insolvent, in Reorganization, in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), or terminated (within the meaning of Section 4041A of ERISA); (l) the failure by any Group Member or any of its ERISA Affiliates to pay when due (after expiration of any applicable grace period) any installment payment with respect to Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA or (m) the failure of any insured medical plan to satisfy the non-discrimination requirements of Section 105 of the Code.
“Euro”: the single currency of participating members states of the European Union.
“Eurodollar Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.
“Eurodollar Rate”: with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by the British Bankers Association (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for Dollars and period as appearing on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters Screen (or on any successor or substitute page on such screen, or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Reuters; a “Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. In the absence of a period comparable to the Interest Period being available as a Screen Rate, (a “Discontinued Interest Period”), then (provided there are Screen Rates for other Interest Periods for Dollars) the LIBO Rate shall mean the Interpolated Screen Rate as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. “Interpolated Screen Rate” means the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent
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(which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate which results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available for Dollars) which is less than the relevant Discontinued Interest Period and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available for Dollars) which exceeds the relevant Discontinued Interest Period, each as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of the Discontinued Interest Period.
“Eurodollar Tranche”: the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans under a particular Facility the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
“Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8,provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Excluded Taxes”: any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Credit Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Credit Party, (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 Credit Party being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Revolving Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Revolving Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.16) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.13, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan or Revolving Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Credit Party’s failure to comply with Section 2.13(f) and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Extended Incremental Term Loan”: as defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Extended Revolving Commitment”: as defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Extended Revolving Loan”: as defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Extension”: as defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Extension Offer”: as defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Facility”: each of (a) the Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder (the “Revolving Facility”) and (b) the Incremental Term Loans (the “Incremental Term Facility”).
“FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (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 agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal
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funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Fee Payment Date”: (a) the third Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period.
“Foreign Benefit Arrangement”: any employee benefit arrangement mandated by non-U.S. law that is maintained or contributed to by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate thereof.
“Foreign Plan”: each employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) that is not subject to U.S. law and is maintained or contributed to by any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate thereof.
“Foreign Plan Event”: with respect to any Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan, (a) the failure to make or, if applicable, accrue in accordance with normal accounting practices, any employer or employee contributions required by applicable law or by the terms of such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan; (b) the failure to register or loss of good standing with applicable regulatory authorities of any such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan required to be registered; or (c) the failure of any Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan to comply with any material provisions of applicable law and regulations or with the material terms of such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan.
“Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Forward-Looking Statements”: as defined in Section 4.18.
“Free Cash Flow Amount”: for any fiscal period of the Borrower, an amount equal to (a) cash provided by operating activities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such fiscal period as reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such fiscal period prepared in accordance with GAAPminus (b) the actual cash amount paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Capital Expenditures during such periodminus (c) in the case of any fiscal period of the Borrower in which cash provided by operating activities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such fiscal period is an amount less than zero, 100% of the absolute value of any such deficit.
“Free Cash Flow Period”: each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2013.
“Funding Office”: the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“GAAP”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time,provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent 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 Agent notifies 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
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applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
“Governmental Authority”: any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange, any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank.
“Group Members”: the collective reference to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”: the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Guarantee Obligation”: as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing Person that guarantees or in effect guarantees, or which is given to induce the creation of a separate obligation by another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) that guarantees or in effect guarantees, any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof;provided,however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“Increased Facility Activation Date”: any Business Day on which any Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agents an Increased Facility Activation Notice pursuant to Section 2.18(a).
“Increased Facility Activation Notice”: a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 or F-2, as applicable.
“Increased Facility Closing Date”: any Business Day designated as such in an Increased Facility Activation Notice.
“Incremental Term Facility”: as defined in the definition of “Facility”.
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“Incremental Term Lenders”: (a) on any Increased Facility Activation Date relating to Incremental Term Loans, the Lenders signatory to the relevant Increased Facility Activation Notice and (b) thereafter, each Lender that is a holder of an Incremental Term Loan.
“Incremental Term Loans”: any term loans made pursuant to Section 2.18(a).
“Incremental Term Maturity Date”: with respect to the Incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant to any Increased Facility Activation Notice, the maturity date specified in such Increased Facility Activation Notice, which date shall not be earlier than the Revolving Termination Date.
“Indebtedness”: of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business and earn-out obligations that are contingent or, if fixed, promptly paid when due), (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 and Synthetic 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 or letters of credit, (g) the liquidation value of all Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation, and (j) for the purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements. The Indebtedness of any Person shall 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. The amount of any Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
“Indemnified Taxes”: (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 clause (a) above, Other Taxes.
“Insolvent”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Intellectual Property”: the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges in intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, technology, know-how and processes, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
“Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December (or, if an Event of Default is in existence, the last day of each calendar month) to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Loan that is an ABR Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.
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“Interest Period”: as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto;provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(ii) the Borrower may not select an Interest Period under a particular Facility that would extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date or beyond the date final payment is due on the relevant Incremental Term Loans, as the case may be;
(iii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and
(iv) the Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such Loan.
“Investments”: as defined in Section 7.7.
“IRS”: the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Issuing Lender”: each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and any other Revolving Lender approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that has agreed in its sole discretion to act as an “Issuing Lender” hereunder, or any of their respective affiliates, in each case in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit. Each reference herein to “the Issuing Lender” shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant Issuing Lender.
“L/C Commitment”: $30,000,000.
“L/C Exposure”: at any time, the total L/C Obligations. The L/C Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Revolving Percentage of the total L/C Exposure at such time.
“L/C Obligations”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
“L/C Participants”: the collective reference to all the Revolving Lenders other than the Issuing Lender.
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“Lender Parent”: with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a Subsidiary.
“Lenders”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.1(a).
“Lien”: any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan”: any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
“Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Notes and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.
“Loan Parties”: the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Majority Facility Lenders”: with respect to any Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans or the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, as the case may be, outstanding under such Facility (or, in the case of the Revolving Facility, prior to any termination of the Revolving Commitments, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Revolving Commitments).
“Material Adverse Effect”: a material adverse effect on (a) the business, property, operations, or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
“Material Subsidiary”: as of any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a CFC Subsidiary (but including any CFC Subsidiary that constitutes a CFC Subsidiary solely pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “CFC Subsidiary”)) (a) whose total assets at the last day of the period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which financials have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date or (b) whose revenues during such period were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP;provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries have, in the aggregate (i) total assets at the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which financials have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b) equal to greater than 15.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date or (ii) revenues during such period equal to or greater than 15.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP, then the Borrower shall, on the date on which financial statements for such periods are delivered pursuant to this Agreement, designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” and comply with the provisions of Section 6.9 applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess.
“Materials of Environmental Concern”: any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
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“Minimum Extension Condition”: as defined in Section 2.19(b).
“Minimum Tranche Amount”: as defined in Section 2.19(b).
“Mortgaged Properties”: the real properties listed on Schedule 1.1B, as to which the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders shall be granted a Lien pursuant to the Mortgages.
“Mortgages”: each of the mortgages and deeds of trust made by any Loan Party in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Multiemployer Plan”: a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“New Lender”: as defined in Section 2.18(b).
“New Lender Supplement”: as defined in Section 2.18(b).
“Non-U.S. Lender”: (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to the Borrower, that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to the Borrower, that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.
“Notes”: the collective reference to any promissory note evidencing Loans.
“Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender (or, in the case of Specified Swap Agreements and Specified Cash Management Agreements, any affiliate of any Lender), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, any Specified Swap Agreement, any Specified Cash Management Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
“OFAC”: as defined in Section 4.22.
“OFAC Country”: as defined in Section 4.22.
“OFAC Listed Person”: as defined in Section 4.22.
“Other Connection Taxes”: with respect to any Credit Party, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Credit Party and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Credit Party having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed
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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”: 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 2.16).
“Participant”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
“Participant Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
“PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Pension Plan”: any Plan subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA.
“Permitted Acquisition” : the purchase or other acquisition of Capital Stock of or substantially all of the property and assets or business of any Person (or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or a division of such Person) that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a Restricted Subsidiary owned directly by the Borrower or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries (including as a result of a merger or consolidation, and provided that if the total cash consideration paid by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries for such purchase or acquisition exceeds $25,000,000, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall own directly at least 80% of the Capital Stock of such Person upon the consummation thereof); provided further that, with respect to each such purchase or other acquisition: (a) any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary shall comply with the requirements of Section 6.9; (b) the acquired property, assets or business of the Person to be (or the property of which is to be) so purchased or otherwise acquired shall be in a business permitted by Section 7.13 of this Agreement; (c) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such purchase or other acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (d) immediately after giving effect to such purchase or other acquisition, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with all of the covenants set forth in Section 7.1, such compliance to be determined on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b) and Section 6.1(c) as though such purchase or other acquisition had been consummated as of the first day of the fiscal period covered thereby; and (e) if the total consideration paid by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries for such purchase or acquisition is at least $25,000,000, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, no later than the date on which any such purchase or other acquisition is to be consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that all of the requirements set forth in this definition have been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such purchase or other acquisition.
“Permitted Refinancing”: as defined in Section 7.2(d).
“Person”: an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
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“Plan”: any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, including any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA but excluding any Multiemployer Plan), and any plan which is both an employee welfare benefit plan and an employee pension benefit plan, and in each case in respect of which any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate thereof is (or, if such Plan were terminated, would under Section 4062 or Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Prime Rate”: the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in connection with extensions of credit to debtors).
“Prohibited Transaction”: as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code.
“Properties”: as defined in Section 4.17(a).
“Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
“Reimbursement Obligation”: the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.
“Reorganization”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
“Reportable Event”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension Plan, other than those events as to which notice is waived pursuant to DOL Reg. Section 4043 as in effect on the date hereof (no matter how such notice requirement may be changed in the future).
“Required Lenders”: at any time, the holders of more than 50% of (a) until the Closing Date, the Revolving Commitments then in effect and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans then outstanding and (ii) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
“Requirement of Law”: as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation andBy-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Responsible Officer”: the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, any vice president, treasurer, controller, secretary or assistant secretary of the Borrower, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
“Restricted Payments”: as defined in Section 7.6.
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“Restricted Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Revolving Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Revolving Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The original amount of the Total Revolving Commitments is $250,000,000.
“Revolving Commitment Period”: the period from and including the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date.
“Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding and (b) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding.
“Revolving Lender”: each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1(a).
“Revolving Percentage”: as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then constitutes of the Total Revolving Commitments or, at any time after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding,provided, that, in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction to zero of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, the Revolving Percentages shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the other outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit shall be held by the Revolving Lenders on a comparable basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Section 2.17 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, Revolving Percentages shall be determined without regard to any Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment.
“Revolving Termination Date”: July 1, 2018.
“SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
“Security Documents”: the collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages and all other security documents hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent granting a Lien on any property of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
“Solvent”: when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an
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unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured;provided that the amount of any contingent or disputed liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability at such time.
“Specified Cash Management Agreement”: any agreement providing for treasury, depositary, purchasing card, foreign exchange or cash management services, including in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds or any similar transactions between the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Lender or affiliate thereof (including letters of credit and bank guarantees issued by any Lender or affiliate thereof in connection with any of the foregoing in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000;provided that the Lender or affiliate thereof providing any such letter of credit or bank guarantee shall deliver a written notice to the Administrative Agent, signed by the Borrower, designating such letter of credit or bank guarantee as a Specified Cash Management Agreement hereunder).
“Specified Swap Agreement”: any Swap Agreement in respect of interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Person that is a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into.
“Specified Transaction”: any Investment, any disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Restricted Subsidiary or of the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of the Borrower such that it is no longer a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any division, business unit, line of business or facility used for the operations of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, any Restricted Payment, any designation or redesignation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary and any asset classified as discontinued operations by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case if such transaction or event involves consideration or payments, or is in an amount, as applicable, in excess of $25,000,000.
“Sterling”: the lawful currency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
“Subscription Access Business”: the business and assets that are related to, or generate revenues periodically reported under, the subscription access service referred to in the “Membership Group” segment in the Borrower’s financial statements.
“Subsidiary”: as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which a majority of the shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) for the election of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
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“Subsidiary Guarantor”: each of the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.1C and each other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that shall be required to become party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement pursuant to Section 6.9.
“Swap Agreement”: 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 any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
“Syndication Agent”: the Co-Syndication Agents identified on the cover page of this Agreement, collectively.
“Synthetic Lease Obligation”: the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“Taxes”: 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.
“Total Revolving Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect.
“Total Revolving Extensions of Credit”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Transferee”: any Assignee or Participant.
“Triggering Event”: as defined in Section 6.11.
“Type”: as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
“United States”: the United States of America.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary”: (a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date and (b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 6.10 subsequent to the Closing Date.
“U.S. Person”: a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”: as defined in Section 2.13(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Withdrawal Liability”: any liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Title IV of ERISA.
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1.2Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to any Group Member not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP (provided that all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (i) any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof), (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, and (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
(c) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
2.1Revolving Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans (“Revolving Loans”) to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.6.
(b) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Revolving Termination Date.
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2.2Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing. The Borrower may borrow under the Revolving Commitments during the Revolving Commitment Period on any Business Day,provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to (a) 1:00 P.M., New York City time, three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) 11:00 A.M., New York City time, the same day as the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) (provided that any such notice of a borrowing of ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility to finance payments required by Section 3.5 may be given not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date of the proposed borrowing), specifying (i) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor. Any Revolving Loans made on the Closing Date shall initially be ABR Loans. Each borrowing under the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Revolving Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender thereof. Each Revolving Lender will make the amount of itsprorata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Revolving Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
2.3Commitment Fees, etc. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee for the period from and including the date hereof to the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in any fee agreements with the Administrative Agent and to perform any other obligations contained therein.
2.4Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments. The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments;provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Commitments. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Any notice of termination given by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or capital raising, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
2.5Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, three Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business
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Day prior thereto, in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans;provided, that if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.14. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof. Any notice of prepayment given by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or capital raising, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
2.6Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date,provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor),provided that no ABR Loan under a particular Facility may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan (i) when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions or (ii) if an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower is in existence. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
(b) Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans,provided that no Eurodollar Loan under a particular Facility may be continued as such (i) when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuations or (ii) if an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower is in existence, andprovided,further, that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
2.7Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than ten Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
2.8Interest Rates and Payment Dates. (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin.
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(b) Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Sectionplus 2% or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facilityplus 2%, and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facilityplus 2% (or, in the case of any such other amounts that do not relate to a particular Facility, the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facilityplus 2%), in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of suchnon-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment).
(d) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date,provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand.
2.9Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.8(a).
2.10Inability to Determine Interest Rate. If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of the relevant Facility that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,
the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans under the
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relevant Facility requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans under the relevant Facility that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans under the relevant Facility shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans under the relevant Facility shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans under the relevant Facility to Eurodollar Loans.
2.11Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction of the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall be madeprorata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the relevant Lenders.
(b) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on any series of Incremental Term Loans shall be madeprorata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Incremental Term Loans of such series then held by the Incremental Term Lenders. The amount of each principal prepayment of the Incremental Term Loans of any series shall be applied to reduce the then remaining installments of the Incremental Term Loans of such seriesprorata based upon the respective then remaining principal amounts thereof. Amounts prepaid on account of the Incremental Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(c) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be madeprorata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Revolving Lenders.
(d) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at the Funding Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to each relevant Lender promptly upon receipt in like funds as received, net of any amounts owing by such Lender pursuant to Section 9.7. If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon, at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under
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this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility, on demand, from the Borrower.
(f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respectiveprorata shares of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.
(g) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.11(e), 2.11(f), 2.13(e), 3.4(a) or 9.7, then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations to it under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
2.12Requirements of Law. (a) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender or other Credit Party with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:
(i) shall subject any Credit Party to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
(ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit (or participations therein) by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurodollar Rate; or
(iii) shall impose on such Lender any other condition (other than Taxes);
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Credit Party, by an amount that such Lender or other Credit Party deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender or such other Credit Party, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such other Credit Party for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any
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Lender or such other Credit Party becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.
(b) If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital or liquidity requirements (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or by United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and (ii) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, shall in each case be deemed to be a change in Requirement of Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
(d) A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any amounts incurred more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor;provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such nine-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect. The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.13Taxes. (a) Any and 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 such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.13), the amounts received by the applicable recipient equal the sum which would have been received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for, Other Taxes.
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(c) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.13, such Loan Party shall deliver to the 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 Administrative Agent.
(d) The Borrower shall indemnify each Credit Party, 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) payable or paid by such Credit Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Credit Party (and not otherwise compensated for under Section 2.13(a)) 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 Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so) and (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.6(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, in either case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such 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 any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).
(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 Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the 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 Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the 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 Section 2.13(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) 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, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the 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 Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;
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(B) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) | in the case of a Non-U.S. 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 originals of IRS Form W-8BEN 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 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 originals of IRS Form W-8ECI; |
(3) | in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 to the effect that such Non-U.S. 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 (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or |
(4) | to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals 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 Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; |
(C) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals 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 Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
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(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 Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the 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 Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(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 2.13 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.13), 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 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable 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 paragraph (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 paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (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 paragraph 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 2.13 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under the Loan Documents.
(i) For purposes of this Section 2.13, the term “Lender” includes the Issuing Lender and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.
2.14Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
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or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any)over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank eurodollar market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.15Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.12 or 2.13(a) with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event or assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event ;provided, that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending offices to suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, andprovided,further, that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.13(a).
2.16Replacement of Lenders. The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.13(a) or if the Loan Parties are required to pay Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts with respect thereto to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(a), (b) becomes a Defaulting Lender, or (c) does not consent to any proposed amendment, supplement, modification, consent or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that requires the consent of each of the Lenders or each of the Lenders affected thereby (so long as the consent of the Required Lenders has been obtained), with a replacement financial institution;provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section 2.15 so as to eliminate the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.13(a), (iv) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.14 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial institution shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.13(a), as the case may be, (ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender and (x) in the case of any replacement pursuant to clause (c) above, the replacement financial institution shall consent to such proposed amendment, supplement, modification, consent or waiver. 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 Administrative Agent and the assignee, and that the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective.
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2.17Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.3(a);
(b) the Revolving Commitment and Revolving Extensions of Credit of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 10.1);provided, that this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender affected thereby;
(c) if any L/C Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) all or any part of the L/C Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Percentages but only to the extent that (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Extensions of Credit plus such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Commitments and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Extensions of Credit of any non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment;provided that 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;
(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Lender only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8 for so long as such L/C Exposure is outstanding;
(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.3(a) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Exposure is cash collateralized;
(iv) if the L/C Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.3(a)2.3 (a) and Section 3.3(a) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Percentages; and
(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Lender or any other Lender hereunder, all fees payable under Section 3.3(a) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Lender until and to the extent that such L/C Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and
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(d) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding L/C Exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.17(c), and participating interests in any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.17(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).
(e) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.7 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows:first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder;second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Lender hereunder;third, to cash collateralize the Issuing Lender’s fronting exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent;fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent;fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (i) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (ii) cash collateralize the Issuing Lender’s future fronting exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent;sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing 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; andeighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or drawings under Letters of Credit in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the commitments under the applicable Facility without giving effect to Section 2.17(c). 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 or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(e) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
If (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to a Lender Parent of any Lender shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Issuing Lender has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue, amend
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or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Issuing Lender shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the Issuing Lender to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Issuing Lender each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the L/C Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Revolving Percentage.
2.18Incremental Facilities. (a) The Borrower and any one or more Lenders (including New Lenders) may from time to time agree that such Lenders shall make, obtain or increase the amount of their Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agents an Increased Facility Activation Notice specifying (i) the amount of such increase and the Facility or Facilities involved, (ii) the applicable Increased Facility Closing Date and (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, (x) the applicable Incremental Term Maturity Date, (y) the amortization schedule for such Incremental Term Loans and (z) the Applicable Margin for such Incremental Term Loans;provided, that (A) no Default or Event of Default exists or shall exist immediately before or after giving effect to the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans or incremental Revolving Commitments, (B) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans or incremental Revolving Commitments (assuming the full drawing thereunder and after giving effect to other permitted pro forma adjustment events and any permanent repayment of Indebtedness after the beginning of the relevant determination period but prior to or simultaneous with such borrowing), the Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.1, recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements shall have been (or shall have been required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, (C) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) immediately prior to, and immediately after giving effect to, the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans or incremental Revolving Commitments, (D) the maturity date of any such Incremental Term Loans shall be no earlier than the Revolving Termination Date, (E) the interest rates and amortization schedule applicable to any Incremental Term Facility shall be determined by the Borrower and the Lenders thereunder and (F) any Incremental Term Facility shall be on terms and pursuant to documentation to be determined (which may include provisions relating to mandatory prepayments and prepayment premium),provided that such terms and conditions shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) without the consent of the Required Lenders, the aggregate amount of incremental Revolving Commitments and borrowings of Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed $250,000,000 and (ii) without the consent of the Administrative Agent, (x) each increase effected pursuant to this paragraph shall be in a minimum amount of at least $25,000,000 and (y) no more than five Increased Facility Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower after the Closing Date. No Lender shall have any obligation to participate in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion.
(b) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), elects to become a “Lender” under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.18(a) shall execute a New Lender Supplement (each, a “New Lender Supplement”), substantially in the form of Exhibit G, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (a “New Lender”) shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.
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(c) Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, on each Increased Facility Closing Date with respect to the Revolving Facility, the Borrower shall borrow Revolving Loans under the relevant increased Revolving Commitments from each Lender participating in the relevant increase in an amount determined by reference to the amount of each Type of Loan (and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, of each Eurodollar Tranche) which would then have been outstanding from such Lender if (i) each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche had been borrowed or effected on such Increased Facility Closing Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche requested to be so borrowed or effected had been proportionately increased. The Eurodollar Rate applicable to any Eurodollar Loan borrowed pursuant to the preceding sentence shall equal the Eurodollar Rate then applicable to the Eurodollar Loans of the other Lenders in the same Eurodollar Tranche (or, until the expiration of the then-current Interest Period, such other rate as shall be agreed upon between the Borrower and the relevant Lender.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, on each Increased Facility Activation Date, this Agreement shall be amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Term Loans evidenced thereby. Any such deemed amendment may be effected in writing by the Administrative Agent with the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) and furnished to the other parties hereto.
2.19Extensions of Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitments.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “Extension Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders of Incremental Term Loans with a like maturity date or Revolving Commitments with a like maturity date, in each case on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the respective Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments with a like maturity date, as the case may be) and on the same terms to each such Lender, the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate from time to time transactions with individual Lenders that accept the terms contained in such Extension Offers to extend the maturity date of each such Lender’s Incremental Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments and otherwise modify the terms of such Incremental Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension Offer (including by increasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Incremental Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings) and/or modifying the amortization schedule in respect of such Lender’s Incremental Term Loans) (each, an “Extension”, and each group of Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, in each case as so extended, as well as the original Incremental Term Loans and the original Revolving Commitments (in each case not so extended), being a “tranche”; any Extended Incremental Term Loans shall constitute a separate tranche of Incremental Term Loans from the tranche of Incremental Term Loans from which they were converted, and any Extended Revolving Commitments shall constitute a separate tranche of Revolving Commitments from the tranche of Revolving Commitments from which they were converted), so long as the following terms are satisfied: (i) each of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 shall be satisfied at the time the offering document in respect of an Extension Offer is delivered to the Lenders, (ii) except as to interest rates (including any “LIBOR floor”), fees (including upfront fees and OID), conditions precedent and final maturity (which shall be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), the Revolving Commitment of any Revolving Lender that agrees to an extension with respect to such Revolving Commitment pursuant to an Extension (an “Extended Revolving Commitment”; and the Loans thereunder, “Extended Revolving Loans”), and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be)
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with substantially the same terms as the original Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings);provided that (x) subject to the provisions of Section 3.1(c) to the extent dealing with Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Letters of Credit shall be participated in on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Revolving Commitments in accordance with their Revolving Percentages (and except as provided in Section 3.1(c), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Letters of Credit theretofore issued) and all borrowings under Revolving Commitments and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings) and (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments), (y) at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Commitments) that have more than four different maturity dates and (z) the terms and conditions applicable to any Extended Revolving Commitment may provide for additional or different financial or other covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrower and the lenders thereof and applicable only during periods after the Revolving Termination Date, (iii) except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date, premium, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments (which shall, subject to immediately succeeding clauses (iv), (v) and (vi), be determined between the Borrower and set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), the Incremental Term Loans of any Incremental Term Lender that agrees to an extension with respect to such Incremental Term Loans extended pursuant to any Extension (“Extended Incremental Term Loans”) shall have substantially the same terms, taken as a whole as the tranche of Incremental Term Loans subject to such Extension Offer until the maturity of such Incremental Term Loans;provided that the terms and conditions applicable to any Extended Incremental Term Loan may provide for additional or different financial or other covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrower and the lenders thereof and applicable only during periods after the maturity of the Incremental Loans that are not extended, (iv) the final maturity date of any Extended Incremental Term Loans shall be no earlier than the then latest maturity date hereunder and the amortization schedule applicable to Extended Incremental Term Loans for periods prior to the then latest maturity date hereunder may not be increased, (v) the weighted average life of any Extended Incremental Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life of the Incremental Term Loans extended thereby, (vi) any Extended Incremental Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Extension Offer, (vii) if the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) or Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, in respect of which Incremental Term Lenders or Revolving Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as the case may be, of such Incremental Term Lenders or Revolving Lenders, as the case may be, shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Incremental Term Lenders or Revolving Lenders, as the case may be, have accepted such Extension Offer, (viii) all documentation in respect of such Extension shall be consistent with the foregoing, (ix) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrower and (x) the Minimum Tranche Amount shall be satisfied unless waived by the Administrative Agent.
(b) With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, (i) such Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Sections 2.4, 2.5 or 2.11 and (ii) no Extension Offer is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment;provided that (x) the Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Extension Condition”) to consummating any such Extension that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Offer in the Borrower’s sole discretion
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and may be waived by the Borrower) of Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments (as applicable) of any or all applicable tranches be tendered and (y) no tranche of Extended Incremental Term Loans shall be in an amount of less than $25,000,000 (or, if less, the then aggregate outstanding amount of the Incremental Term Loans) (the “Minimum Tranche Amount”), unless such Minimum Tranche Amount is waived by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this Section (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Incremental Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including Sections 2.4, 2.5 or 2.11 or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section).
(c) No consent of any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any Extension, other than (i) the consent of each Lender agreeing to such Extension with respect to one or more of its Incremental Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments (or a portion thereof) and (ii) with respect to any Extension of the Revolving Commitments, the consent of the Issuing Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. All Extended Incremental Term Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral and guaranteed on a pari passu basis with all other applicable Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of Revolving Commitments or Incremental Term Loans so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms consistent with this Section. Without limiting the foregoing, in connection with any Extensions the respective Loan Parties shall (at their expense) amend (and the Administrative Agent is hereby directed to amend) any Mortgage (to the extent advised by local counsel to the Administrative agent) that has a maturity date prior to the then latest maturity date so that such maturity date is extended to the then latest maturity date (or such later date as may be advised by local counsel to the Administrative Agent).
(d) In connection with any Extension, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures (including regarding timing, rounding and other adjustments and to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit facilities hereunder after such Extension), if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section.
SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT
3.1L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue letters of credit (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender;provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance unless consented to by the Issuing Lender and (y) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date,provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).
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(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
(c) If the maturity date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiration of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if one or more other tranches of Revolving Commitments in respect of which the maturity date shall not have occurred are then in effect, (x) the outstanding Revolving Loans shall be repaid pursuant to Section 2.5 on such maturity date in an amount sufficient to permit the reallocation of the L/C Obligations relating to the outstanding Letters of Credit contemplated by clause (y) below and (y) such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make payments in respect thereof pursuant to Section 3.4) under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches at such time (it being understood that (A) the participations therein of Revolving Lenders under the maturing tranche shall be correspondingly released and (B) no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i), but without limiting the obligations with respect thereto, the Borrower shall cash collateralize any such Letter of Credit in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender. If, for any reason, such cash collateral is not provided or the reallocation does not occur, the Revolving Lenders under the maturing tranche shall continue to be responsible for their participating interests in the Letters of Credit;provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon any subsequent repayment of the Revolving Loans, the reallocation set forth in clause (i) shall automatically and concurrently occur to the extent of such repayment (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated). Except to the extent of reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i) of the second preceding sentence, the occurrence of a maturity date with respect to a given tranche of Revolving Commitments shall have no effect upon (and shall not diminish) the percentage participations of the Revolving Lenders in any Letter of Credit issued before such maturity date. Commencing with the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit under any tranche of Revolving Commitments that has not so then matured shall be as agreed with such Revolving Lenders;provided that in no event shall such sublimit be less than the sum of (x) the L/C Obligations of the Revolving Lenders under such extended tranche immediately prior to such maturity date and (y) the face amount of the Letters of Credit reallocated to such tranche of Revolving Commitments pursuant to clause (i) above (assuming Revolving Loans are repaid in accordance with clause (i)(x)).
3.2Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit. The Borrower may from time to time request that the Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to the Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of the Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the Issuing Lender may request. Upon receipt of any Application, the Issuing Lender will process such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower. The Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower promptly following the
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issuance thereof. The Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Lenders, notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof).
3.3Fees and Other Charges. (a) The Borrower will pay a fee on all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans under the Revolving Facility, shared ratably among the Revolving Lenders and payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum on the undrawn and unexpired amount of each Letter of Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
(b) In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse the Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by the Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
3.4L/C Participations. (a) The Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from the Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions set forth below, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Percentage in the Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under and in respect of each Letter of Credit and the amount of each draft paid by the Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant agrees with the Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for which the Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (or in the event that any reimbursement received by the Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by it at any time), such L/C Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender upon demand at the Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Percentage of the amount that is not so reimbursed (or is so returned). Each L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount 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 L/C Participant may have against the Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing
(b) If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to the Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Issuing Lender, 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. If any such amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facility. A certificate of the Issuing Lender submitted to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
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(c) Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant itsprorata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), the Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by the Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Issuing Lender will distribute to such L/C Participant itsprorata share thereof;provided,however, that in the event that any such payment received by the Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by the Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by the Issuing Lender to it.
3.5Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower. If any draft is paid under any Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of (a) the draft so paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with such payment, not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice. Each such payment shall be made to the Issuing Lender at its address for notices referred to herein in Dollars and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be payable on any such amounts from the date on which the relevant draft is paid until payment in full at the rate set forth in (x) until the Business Day next succeeding the date of the relevant notice, Section 2.8(b) and (y) thereafter, Section 2.8(c).
3.6Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against the Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower also agrees with the Issuing Lender that the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. The Issuing Lender shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender. The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of the Issuing Lender to the Borrower.
3.7Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower of the date and amount thereof. The responsibility of the Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are substantially in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
3.8Applications. To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply.
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
4.1Financial Condition. The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by and accompanied by an unqualified report from Ernst & Young LLP, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the fiscal year then ended. The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2013, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three-month period ended on such date, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the three-month period then ended (subject to normalyear-end audit adjustments). All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm of accountants and disclosed therein). As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof has any material Guarantee Obligations, contingent liabilities or liabilities for taxes, or any materiallong-term leases or unusual forward orlong-term commitments, including any material interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of derivatives, that are not reflected in the most recent financial statements referred to in this paragraph.
4.2No Change. Since December 31, 2012, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.3Existence; Compliance with Law. The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is duly organized, validly existing and (if applicable) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, except, with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary, to the extent that the failure to be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) has the power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged (it being agreed that the existence or adverse determination of any dispute, claim or litigation relating to infringement of the intellectual property of others shall not constitute a failure to comply with the representation in this clause (b), subject to the requirements of Section 4.9), except to the extent that the failure to have such power and authority, and legal right could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good standing (if applicable) under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be qualified or in good standing could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. Each Loan Party has the power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to obtain extensions of credit hereunder. Each Loan Party has taken all necessary organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan
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Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices described in Schedule 4.4, which consents, authorizations, filings and notices have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) the filings referred to in Section 4.19 and (iii) such consents, authorizations, filings, notices or other actions, the failure of which to be obtained or made could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
4.5No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents).
4.6Litigation. No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties or revenues (a) with respect to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.7No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.8Ownership of Property. Each of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary has title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its real property, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other property, in each case except where failure to have title in fee simple to, good title to or a valid leasehold interest in could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9Intellectual Property. Each of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted. No claim has been asserted and is pending against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property, except for any claim which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The use by each of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of its Intellectual Property does not infringe the rights of any Person except for such infringement which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.10Taxes. Each Group Member has filed or caused to be filed all Federal, state and other material Tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all Taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its property and all other Taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than any the amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the relevant
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Group Member); no Tax Lien has been filed, except as permitted by Section 7.3(a), and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such Tax, fee or other charge, except, in each case, as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.11Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used (a) for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect, in each case in violation of the provisions of the regulations of the Board or (b) for any purpose that violates the provisions of the regulations of the Board. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR FormU-1, as applicable, referred to in Regulation U.
4.12Labor Matters. Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP.
4.13ERISA. Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the provisions of the Code relating to Plans and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder; (b) no ERISA Event or Foreign Plan Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; and (c) all amounts required by applicable law with respect to, or by the terms of, any retiree welfare benefit arrangement maintained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate thereof or to which any of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has an obligation to contribute have been accrued in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Pension Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification No. 715: Compensation-Retirement Benefits) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than an immaterial amount the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plan allocable to such accrued benefits, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Pension Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification No. 715: Compensation-Retirement Benefits) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than an immaterial amount the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Pension Plans.
4.14Investment Company Act; Other Regulations. No Loan Party is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.15Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, (a) Schedule 4.15 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of incorporation of each Material Subsidiary and, as to each such Material Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Loan Party and (b) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except as created by the Loan Documents.
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4.16Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used to finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any acquisition, capital expenditure, Permitted Acquisition, Investment, or Restricted Payment permitted hereunder.
4.17Environmental Matters. Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (the “Properties”) do not contain, and to the knowledge of Borrower, have not previously contained, any Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations or under circumstances that constitute or constituted a violation of, or could give rise to liability to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under, any Environmental Law;
(b) neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has received any written notice in the last five years of the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability pursuant to Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the business operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (the “Business”), nor does the Borrower have knowledge that any such notice will be received or is being threatened;
(c) Materials of Environmental Concern from the Properties have not been transported or disposed of by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in violation of, or in a manner or to a location that could give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law, nor has the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary generated, treated, stored or disposed of any Materials of Environmental Concern at, on or under any of the Properties in violation of, or in a manner that could give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law;
(d) no judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is or will be named as a party with respect to the Properties or the Business, and neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is subject to any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business;
(e) there has been no release or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threat of release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or from the Properties, or arising from or related to the Business or the Properties, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under Environmental Laws;
(f) the Business is in compliance, and in the last five years has been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws, and to the knowledge of the Borrower, there is no contamination at, under or about the Properties requiring remedial action pursuant to any Environmental Law by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(g) neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has assumed any liability of any other Person under Environmental Laws.
4.18Accuracy of Information, etc. No statement or information contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Confidential Information Memorandum or any other document, certificate or statement furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any of them, for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
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Agreement or the other Loan Documents other than Forward-Looking Statements (as defined below), contained as of the date such statement, information, document or certificate was so furnished (or, in the case of the Confidential Information Memorandum (as supplemented through the Closing Date), as of the date of this Agreement), any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein, taken as a whole, not misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (giving effect to all supplements thereto). The projections,proforma financial information, forward looking statements and estimates with respect to future performance (collectively, the “Forward-Looking Statements”) contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount.
4.19Security Documents. (a) The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case of the Pledged Stock described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, when stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the Administrative Agent (together with a properly completed and signed stock power or endorsement), and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, when financing statements and other filings specified on Schedule 4.19(a) in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4.19(a), the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), in each case to the extent security interests in such Collateral can be perfected by delivery of such Pledged Stock or the filing of financing statements, as applicable, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except, in the case of Collateral other than Pledged Stock, Liens permitted by Section 7.3).
(b) Each of the Mortgages is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Properties described therein and proceeds thereof, and when the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4.19(b), each such Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the relevant Mortgage), of first priority, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.3. Schedule 1.1B lists, as of the Closing Date, each parcel of owned real property located in the United States and held by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that has a value, in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower, in excess of $15,000,000.
4.20Solvency. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower is, together with all of its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Solvent.
4.21Regulation H. Other than any Mortgaged Property with respect to which the Borrower has delivered (or caused to be delivered) customary “flood documentation” consistent with the documentation referred to in Section 5.1(i) of this Agreement, no Mortgage encumbers improved real property that is located in an area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.
4.22OFAC. None of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, any of their respective Affiliates, is (a) a Person whose name appears on the list
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of Specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury (“OFAC”) (each such Person, an “OFAC Listed Person”), (b) a Person sanctioned by the United States of America pursuant to any of the regulations administered or enforced by OFAC or (c) a department, agency or instrumentality of, or otherwise controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, (i) any OFAC Listed Person or (ii) the government of a country the subject of comprehensive U.S. economic sanctions administered by OFAC (an “OFAC Country”). In addition, no Loan nor the proceeds from any Loan or Letter of Credit has been or will be used (A) to lend, contribute, or provide, or has otherwise been made or will otherwise be made available, for the purpose of funding any activity or business in any OFAC Country or for the purpose of funding any prohibited activity or business of (1) any Person located, organized or residing in any OFAC Country, (2) any OFAC Listed Person or (3) to the Borrower’s knowledge, any Person majority owned by or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, an OFAC Listed Person, absent valid and effective licenses and permits issued by the government of the United States or otherwise in accordance with applicable laws or (B) in any other manner that will result in any violation by any Lender, any Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent of the sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit. The agreement of each Lender to make the initial extension of credit requested to be made by it is subject to the satisfaction, prior to or concurrently with the making of such extension of credit on the Closing Date, of the following conditions precedent:
(a)Credit Agreement; Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1A and (ii) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
(b)[Reserved].
(c)Lien Searches. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent Lien search with respect to each Loan Party, and such search shall reveal no Liens on any of the assets of such Persons except for Liens permitted by Section 7.3 or discharged on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d)Fees. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP), on or before the Closing Date. If elected by the Borrower, all such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans made on the Closing Date and will be reflected in funding instructions, if any, given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or before the Closing Date.
(e)Closing Certificate; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions and attachments, including the certificate of incorporation of each Loan Party that is a corporation certified by the relevant authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party, and (ii) a long form good standing certificate for each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of organization.
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(f)Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following executed legal opinions:
(i) the legal opinion of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and
(ii) the legal opinion of Julie Jacobs, General Counsel of the Borrower.
Each such legal opinion shall cover such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.
(g)Pledged Stock; Stock Powers; Pledged Notes. Except, in each case to the extent otherwise agreed in Section 6.11, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates representing the shares of Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof and (ii) each promissory note (if any) pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank) by the pledgor thereof.
(h)Filings, Registrations and Recordings. Each document (including any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by the Security Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 7.3), shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.
(i)Flood Insurance. The applicable Loan Party shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (i) a “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to any Mortgaged Property that is improved with one or more buildings and (ii) in the event any such Mortgaged Property is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area, (A) a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance, duly executed by the applicable Loan Party and (B) evidence of flood insurance, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, naming the Administrative Agent as mortgagee and loss payee, in an amount and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and evidence of the payment of premiums in respect thereof in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(j)Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received insurance certificates satisfying the requirements of Section 5.2(b) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
For the purpose of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.1, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have accepted, and to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required under this Section 5.1 unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
5.2Conditions to Each Extension of Credit. The agreement of each Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made by it on any date (including its initial extension of credit) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a)Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent such
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representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date (provided that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by materiality, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects).
(b)No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on such date.
Each borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such extension of credit that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Revolving Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
6.1Financial Statements. Furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) as soon as available, but in any event within the later of (i) 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower and (ii) the date of required delivery to the SEC after giving effect to any permitted extension of time for delivery (but in any event no later than 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower), a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and
(b) as soon as available, but in any event not later than the later of (i) 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower and (ii) the date of required delivery to the SEC after giving effect to any permitted extensions of time for delivery (but in any event no later than 50 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normalyear-end audit adjustments); and
(c) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.
All such financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be) consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the information required to be delivered by this Section 6.1 shall be deemed to be delivered if (i) such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on an IntraLinks or similar site to which the Lenders have been granted access or (ii) such reports shall be available on the website of the SEC or on the Borrower’s website at http://ir.aol.com (and a confirming electronic correspondence is delivered or caused to be delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent providing notice of such availability).
6.2Certificates; Other Information. Furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (or, in the case of clause (d), to the relevant Lender):
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a), a certificate of the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.1, except as specified in such certificate;
(b) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, in the case of quarterly or annual financial statements, (i) a Compliance Certificate containing all information and calculations necessary for determining compliance by the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as the case may be, and (ii) to the extent not previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent, (x) a description of any change in the jurisdiction of organization of any Loan Party, (y) a list of any registered Intellectual Property or applications therefor acquired or filed by any Loan Party and (z) a description of any Person that has become a Material Subsidiary, in each case since the date of the most recent report delivered pursuant to this clause (ii) (or, in the case of the first such report so delivered, since the Closing Date);
(c) promptly following receipt thereof, copies of any documents described in (i) Section 101(f), 101(k) or 101(l) of ERISA that any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate may request or receive, as applicable, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and/or (ii) Section 101(f) of ERISA that any Group Member or any ERISA Affiliate may receive with respect to a Pension Plan;provided, that if the relevant Group members or ERISA Affiliates have not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plans, then, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, such Group Member or the ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and the Borrower shall provide copies of such documents and notices to the Administrative Agent promptly after receipt thereof; and
(d) promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, may from time to time reasonably request.
6.3Payment of Taxes. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its Taxes, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary and except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4Maintenance of Existence; Compliance. (a)(i) With respect the Borrower and each Material Subsidiary only, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.4
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and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) comply with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5Maintenance of Property; Insurance. Except, in each case, where the failure to do so, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business.
6.6Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which entries that (i) are full, true and correct in all material respects and (ii) are in conformity in all material respects with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) permit representatives of the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior notice during normal business hours to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records (other than, in each case, any privileged information) at any reasonable time and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with officers and employees of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and with their independent certified public accountants (it being understood that, in the case of any such meetings or advice from independent accountants, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations under this Section 6.6 to the extent that it has used commercially reasonable efforts to cause its independent accountants to participate in any such meetings).
6.7Notices. Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent and each Lender of:
(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) any litigation, investigation or proceeding that may exist at any time between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority, that in either case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or which relates to any Loan Document;
(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event and/or Foreign Plan Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events and/or Foreign Plan Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000 as soon as possible and in any event within 10 days after the Borrower knows thereof; and
(e) any development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the information required to be delivered by this Section 6.7 shall be deemed to be delivered if such information shall have been (i) posted by the Administrative Agent on an
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IntraLinks or similar site to which the Lenders have been granted access, (ii) filed on Form 8-K and made available on the website of the SEC or posted on the Borrower’s website at http://ir.aol.com (and, in each case a confirming electronic correspondence is delivered or caused to be delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent providing notice of such availability) or (iii) announced in a press release by the Borrower (and a confirming electronic correspondence is delivered or caused to be delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent providing notice of such announcement).
6.8Environmental Laws. (a) Comply in all material respects, and ensure compliance in all material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain, maintain and comply in all material respects with, and ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain, maintain and comply in all material respects with, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) Conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and promptly comply in all material respects with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws.
6.9Additional Collateral, etc. (a) With respect to any material property acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party (other than (w) any property constituting Excluded Assets (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), (x) any property described in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) below, (y) any property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(n), and (z) any Intellectual Property) as to which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, does not have a perfected Lien, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in such property and (ii) take all actions reasonably necessary to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in such property (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.3), including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law. With respect to any registered or applied for Intellectual Property acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party (other than any (x) Intellectual Property constituting Excluded Assets under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or (y) Intellectual Property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(n)) as to which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, does not have a perfected Lien, promptly after notifying the Lenders of such Intellectual Property pursuant to delivery of a certificate in accordance with Section 6.2(b)(y), (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in such Intellectual Property and (ii) take all actions reasonably necessary to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in such Intellectual Property (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.3).
(b) With respect to any fee interest in any real property having a value (together with improvements thereof) of at least $15,000,000 acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party (other than (x) any such real property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(n) and (y) real property acquired by any CFC Subsidiary other than any CFC Subsidiary that constitutes a CFC Subsidiary solely pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “CFC Subsidiary”), promptly (i) execute and deliver a first priority Mortgage, in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, covering such real property, (ii) if requested in writing by the Administrative Agent, provide the Lenders with (x) title and extended coverage insurance covering such real property in an amount at least equal to the purchase price of such real property (or such other amount as shall be reasonably specified by the
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Administrative Agent) as well as a current ALTA survey thereof, together with a surveyor’s certificate and (y) any consents or estoppels reasonably deemed reasonably necessary by the Administrative Agent in connection with such Mortgage, each of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (iii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (iv) deliver to the Administrative agent a “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to any Mortgaged Property that is improved with one or more buildings and in the event any such Mortgaged Property is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area, deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance, duly executed by the applicable Loan Party and (y) evidence of flood insurance, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, naming the Administrative Agent as mortgagee and loss payee, in an amount and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and evidence of the payment of premiums in respect thereof in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) With respect to any new Subsidiary (other than (x) an Unrestricted Subsidiary or (y) a CFC Subsidiary (but including, solely for purposes of subclause (iii) below, any CFC Subsidiary that constitutes a CFC Subsidiary solely pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “CFC Subsidiary”)) created or acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party (which, for the purposes of this paragraph (c), shall include any existing Subsidiary that ceases to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary or CFC Subsidiary), promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent deems reasonably necessary to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned by any Loan Party (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.3), (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the relevant Group Member and (iii) cause such new Subsidiary, if a Material Subsidiary, (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, (B) to take such actions reasonably necessary to grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with respect to such new Subsidiary (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.3), including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent and (C) to deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of such Subsidiary, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions and attachments.
(d) With respect to any new CFC Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) created or acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new CFC Subsidiary (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.3) that is owned by any such Loan Party (provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the total outstanding voting Capital Stock of any such new CFC Subsidiary be required to be so pledged) and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the relevant Group Member, and take such other action as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest therein.
6.10Designation of Subsidiaries. The board of directors (or any duly appointed committee thereof) of the Borrower may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an
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Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary;provided that (a) immediately before and after such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the covenants set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.7 (and, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such designation, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations demonstrating such compliance) and (c) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or continue as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if (i) it is a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of any other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary provides any Guarantee or credit support of any kind, including any undertaking, Guarantee, indemnity, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary, or is directly or indirectly liable on such Indebtedness, as a guarantor or otherwise, or any Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary contains a default that would permit, upon notice, lapse of time or both, any holder of any Indebtedness of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default under such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity. The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (as applicable) therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Person’s (as applicable) investment therein and the Investment resulting from such designation must otherwise be in compliance with Section 7.7. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time. The Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower on the Closing Date have been identified in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date.
6.11Post-Closing Matters. To the extent not delivered on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each relevant Loan Party to meet the requirements set forth on Schedule 6.11 within the time frames specified in such Schedule;provided that in each case, the Administrative Agent may extend the number of days for compliance, subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may determine in its sole discretion. No Mortgage delivered in accordance with this Section 6.11 shall be required to be recorded in any jurisdiction that applies a mortgage recording tax, documentary stamp tax or intangible tax unless (a) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ending exceeds 2.00 to 1.00 or (b) an Event of Default shall have occurred (the circumstances described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), each a “Triggering Event”). Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take all actions necessary to record the applicable Mortgages. At the time such Mortgages are recorded, the Borrower shall (i) pay all mortgage recording taxes, documentary stamp taxes, intangible taxes, recording fees and other charges required to be paid in connection with the recording of such Mortgages in the appropriate land records and (ii) cause the title insurance company that issued the title insurance commitments referred to on Schedule 6.11 to issue title insurance policies in accordance with such commitments and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Failure by the Administrative Agent to record the Mortgages immediately upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event or at the time of any prior Triggering Event shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights afforded to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
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SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Revolving Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
7.1Financial Condition Covenants.
(a)Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then ending, to exceed 2.75 to 1.00.
(b)Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as at the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then ending, to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.
7.2Indebtedness. Create, issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary, of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, and (ii) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that such Indebtedness is an Investment of the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor permitted by Section 7.7;
(c) Guarantee Obligations incurred (i) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party permitted to be incurred under this Agreement, (ii) by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent permitted by Section 7.7 and (iii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party of Indebtedness of another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;
(d) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof (other than Indebtedness described in clause (e) of this Section 7.2) and either (x) disclosed in the Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, (y) to the extent not disclosed on such annual report and in excess of $1,000,000 outstanding, listed on Schedule 7.2(d) or (z) otherwise permitted hereunder, and in each case, any refinancings, refundings, renewals, exchanges or extensions thereof or the issuance of any Indebtedness to defease or refund the foregoing (in each case, without increasing, or shortening the maturity of, the principal amount thereof (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premium) thereon and any committed or undrawn amounts and underwriting discounts, fees, commissions and expenses related thereto)) (each, a “Permitted Refinancing”);
(e) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations) secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.3(n) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(f) [Reserved];
(g) obligations under Specified Cash Management Agreements and Indebtedness in respect of other cash management arrangements, netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections and similar arrangements in each case in connection with deposit accounts in the ordinary course of business;
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(h) Indebtedness assumed or incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, so long as, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the assumption of Indebtedness, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 2.25 to 1.0;
(i) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries constituting indemnification obligations in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, transactions permitted by Section 7.4, Dispositions permitted by Section 7.5, or other Investments permitted by Section 7.7;
(k) Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(l) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance;provided that any reimbursement obligations in respect thereof are reimbursed within 20 days following the incurrence thereof;
(m) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(n) other unsecured or subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries maturing at least 91 days after the Revolving Termination Date (and not requiring any payment of principal prior to such date other than any provision requiring an offer to purchase such Indebtedness as a result of a change of control or asset sale ) so long as, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.1;provided that such Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed an aggregate principal amount the greater of (x) of $50,000,000 and (y) 2.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets attributable to such Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, in any case at any one time outstanding; and
(o) other Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding.
7.3Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(a) Liens for Taxes that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
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(c) (i) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business connection with the Federal Employers Liability Act or any other workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA and (ii) pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(d) pledges or deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety, customs and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, agreements with public utilities, and other obligations of a like nature (including letters of credit in lieu of any such bonds or to support the issuance thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business, including those incurred to secure health, safety, insurance and environmental obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) Liens in existence on the date hereof and either (x) disclosed in the Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, (y) to the extent not disclosed on such annual report and in excess of $1,000,000 outstanding, listed on Schedule 7.3(f) or (z) or otherwise permitted hereunder, in each case securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(d),provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after the Closing Date (other than proceeds and products thereof, and improvements or accessions thereon);
(g) Liens securing judgments not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8(h);
(h) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower;provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or Investment and do not extend to any assets (other than proceeds and products thereof, and improvements or accessions thereon) other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or acquired by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (and its Subsidiaries), and the applicable Indebtedness secured by such Lien is permitted under Section 7.2(h);
(i) Liens on property of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors to secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents;
(j) (i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others (1) in the ordinary course of business or (2) in connection with the settlement of any claim, dispute or other litigation, which in each case of (1) and (2) do not (x) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as a whole or (y) secure any Indebtedness, (ii) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leased, subleased, licensed or sublicensed and (iii) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;
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(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other financial institutions, relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations or relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(l) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings;
(n) Liens securing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(e) to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets,provided that (i) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition of such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
(o) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents;
(p) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section so long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby does not exceed (as to the Borrower and all Restricted Subsidiaries) $50,000,000 at any one time;
(q) [Reserved];
(r) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder with respect to any acquisition that would constitute an Investment permitted by this Agreement;
(s) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(t) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of a seller of property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.6 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.5, in each case solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
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(u) Liens on Equity Interests of joint ventures (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) or Unrestricted Subsidiaries securing obligations of such joint ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(v) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;
(w) Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents used to defease or to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness in accordance with the agreements governing such Indebtedness; and
(x) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Liens permitted by clauses (a)-(d), clauses (f)-(i), or clauses (k)-(x) above may attach to any Mortgaged Property.
7.4Fundamental Changes. Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except that:
(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve into, or Dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or business to (i) the Borrower,provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries,provided that when any Subsidiary Guarantor is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary, the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(b) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (i) to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise);provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Subsidiary Guarantor, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or another Subsidiary Guarantor; or (ii) pursuant to a Disposition permitted by Section 7.5;
(c) any Investment expressly permitted by Section 7.7 may be structured as a merger, consolidation or amalgamation;
(d) any Restricted Subsidiary without material assets or business may liquidate or dissolve after having disposed of all or substantially all of its assets in accordance with this Agreement; and
(e) any Disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that is permitted by Section 7.5 shall be permitted under this Section 7.4.
7.5Disposition of Property. Dispose of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person, except:
(a) the Disposition (including, to the extent constituting a Disposition, abandonment or cancellation) of obsolete, uneconomic, surplus, used or worn out property (including Intellectual Property) in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of unused or surplus office space;
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(b) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions consisting of any Lien permitted by Section 7.3 (including any enforcement thereof), any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.6, any Investment permitted by Section 7.7, and any Disposition pursuant to any Swap Agreement permitted under Section 7.9;
(d) the sale or issuance or other Disposition of any Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(e) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(f) Dispositions pursuant to leases in the ordinary course of business (including the renewals of existing office leases);
(g) Dispositions in the ordinary course of business of Cash Equivalents;
(h) Dispositions (i) from any Loan Party to any other Loan Party and (ii) from any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;
(i) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;
(j) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; and
(k) other Dispositions (excluding Dispositions of the Subscription Access Business or any material portion or property thereof);provided that (i) such Disposition shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition as determined in good faith by the Borrower and (ii) the consideration for any such Disposition (or series of related Dispositions) in excess of $50,000,000 consists of at least 75% cash consideration (provided that for purposes of the 75% cash consideration requirement (A) (1) the amount of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (as shown on such person’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) that is assumed by the transferee of any such assets, (2) the amount of any trade-in value applied to the purchase price of any replacement assets acquired in connection with such Disposition, (3) any securities received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such Disposition that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition shall be deemed to be cash and (4) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of such Disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (4), not in excess of the greater of (x) $50,000,000 or (y) 2.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower, shall be deemed to be cash and (B) Cash Equivalents and marketable U.S. debt securities (determined in accordance with GAAP) shall be deemed to be cash).
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7.6Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of the Person making such dividend) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (collectively, “Restricted Payments”), except that:
(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower, any other Restricted Subsidiary and any other Person that owns Capital Stock of such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective holdings of the type of Capital Stock in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made;
(b) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the Capital Stock of such Person;
(c) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Capital Stock issued by it with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its Capital Stock;
(d) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make payments in respect of its Capital Stock pursuant to employee stock options, compensation plans, employment agreements and similar agreements upon the death, disability or termination of employment of the applicable employees for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary held by any future, present or former employee, director or consultant (or any spouses, domestic partners, partners in civil union, former spouses, former domestic partners, former partners in civil union, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing),provided that the sum of all such payments under this clause (d) shall not exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate on and after the Closing Date;
(e) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount;
(f) [Reserved];
(g) to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, any Lien permitted by Section 7.3 (including enforcement thereof), any transaction permitted by Section 7.4, any Disposition permitted by Section 7.5, any Investment permitted by Section 7.7;
(h) to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, the payment of any amount owing (but not yet made as of the Closing Date) in respect of the special dividend of the Borrower announced on August 27, 2012 with respect to restricted stock units that had not vested as of the Closing Date;provided that the sum of all such Restricted Payments under this clause (h) shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate on and after the Closing Date.
7.7Investments. Make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any Person (all of the foregoing, “Investments”), except:
(a) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
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(b) investments in Cash Equivalents;
(c) (i) Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section 7.2; (ii) Guarantee Obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party in respect of Investments permitted by this Section 7.7; (iii) Guarantee Obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in connection with the obligations of any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in respect of Investments permitted by this Section 7.7; and (iv) guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of contractual obligations of any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(d) loans and advances to employees of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount for the Borrower and all Restricted Subsidiaries not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(e) (i) Investments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than in other Restricted Subsidiaries) outstanding on the date hereof and, to the extent not disclosed in the Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 or otherwise disclosed to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof, listed on Schedule 7.7(e) and any modification, replacement, renewal, extension or reinvestment thereof, so long as the aggregate amount of all Investments pursuant to this clause (e)(i) is not increased at any time above the amount of such Investments existing or so contemplated on the date hereof, except as otherwise permitted by this Section 7.7, (ii) Investments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in other Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof, (iii) additional Investments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Loan Parties;provided that any Indebtedness evidencing such Investment and held by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and payable by a Subsidiary Guarantor is unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations, (iv) additional Investments by the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, (v) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Investment, additional Investments by the Loan Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors in an aggregate outstanding amount invested on and after the Closing Date not to exceed $75,000,000; provided that Investments permitted under this clause (v) shall not be made in Restricted Subsidiaries that were formed or acquired after the Closing Date in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, and (vi) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Investment, additional Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Unrestricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding amount invested on and after the Closing Date not to exceed $50,000,000;
(f) asset purchases (including purchases of inventory, supplies and materials) and the licensing or contribution of Intellectual Property pursuant to joint marketing or similar arrangements with other Persons, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(g) Investments consisting of Liens permitted under Section 7.3, any Disposition permitted under Section 7.5, any Restricted Payments permitted under 7.6 and any Swap Agreement permitted under Section 7.9, respectively;
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(h) Investments held by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a corporation merged into the Borrower or merged or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.4 after the Closing 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;
(i) Permitted Acquisitions;
(j) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, other Investments so long as, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the making of any such Investment, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 2.25 to 1.0; and
(k) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount.
7.8Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor) unless such transaction is (a) otherwise permitted under this Agreement and (b) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or relevant Restricted Subsidiary than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate;provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) transactions between or among the Borrower and any Loan Party or between and among any Loan Parties, (ii) transactions between or among any Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, (iii) equity issuances, repurchases, retirements or other acquisitions or retirements of Equity Interests by the Borrower permitted under Section 7.6(d), (iv) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements, (v) the payment of fees and out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (vi) transaction pursuant to agreements in effect on the Closing Date and either (x) disclosed in the Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 or (y) to the extent not disclosed on such annual report, listed on Schedule 7.8 and, in each case, any amendment thereto or replacement agreement which it may enter into thereafter, (viii) equity issuances, repurchases, retirements, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements of Capital Stock of the Borrower permitted by Section 7.6 and (ix) any agreements or arrangements between a third party and an Affiliate of the Borrower that are acquired or assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition or merger of such third party (or assets of third party by or with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (1) such acquisition or merger is permitted under this Agreement and (2) such agreement or arrangements are not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition or merger or otherwise for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Section 7.8.
7.9Swap Agreements. Enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual or reasonably anticipated exposure (other than those in respect of Capital Stock) and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
7.10Changes in Reporting. (a) Permit the fiscal year of the Borrower to end on a day other than December 31 or (b) change the Borrower’s method of determining fiscal quarters.
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7.11Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), (c) any Lien permitted by Section 7.3 or any document or instrument governing such Lien (provided, that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Lien), (d) obligations that are binding on a Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary first becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (e) customary restrictions contained in an agreement related to the sale of Property that limit the transfer of such property pending the disposition of such property, (f) customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses, asset sale agreements, joint venture agreements, sale-leaseback agreements and other similar agreements otherwise permitted by this Agreement so long as such restrictions relate only to the assets subject thereto (and/or to the assignability of such agreement), (g) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (h) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (i) restrictions and conditions imposed by agreements relating to Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted underthis Agreement,provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to Foreign Subsidiaries, (j) restrictions in respect of cash collateral so long as the Lien in respect of such cash collateral is permitted under this Agreement, (k) set forth in any Permitted Refinancing (so long as such restrictions set forth therein are not materially more restrictive than the comparable provisions of the Indebtedness being refinanced (as determined in good faith by the Borrower)), (l) restrictions in agreements governing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(n) that are determined by the Borrower to be customary for the relevant type of debt issuance, (m) any Swap Agreement permitted hereunder, (n) restrictions (i) existing on the Closing Date and either (x) disclosed in the Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 or (y) to the extent not disclosed on such annual report, identified on Schedule 7.11 and (ii) any extension or renewal of such restriction or condition or any agreement evidencing such restriction or condition or any amendment or modification thereof, in each case that does not materially expand the scope of any such restriction or condition (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (o) are customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases or licenses of Intellectual Property, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties to satisfy the Obligations.
7.12Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than Subsidiary Guarantor) to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (b) make loans or advances to, or other Investments in, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents, (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) (x) existing on the Closing Date and either (x) disclosed in the Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 or (y) to the extent not disclosed on such annual report, identified on Schedule 7.12 and (y) any extension or renewal of such encumbrance or restriction or any agreement evidencing such encumbrance or restriction or any amendment or modification thereof, in each case that does not materially expand the scope of any such encumbrance or restriction, (iv) restrictions in leases or other agreements that are customary and restrict the assignment (or subletting) thereof or relate only to the assets subject thereto, (v) (x) any restrictions
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that are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary is acquired, so long as such restrictions were not entered into solely in contemplation of such Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary and (y) any renewal or extension of a restriction or condition permitted by clause (v)(x) or any agreement evidencing such restriction or condition or any amendment or modification thereof that does not materially expand the scope of such restriction or condition, (vi) any agreement relating to a Disposition permitted hereunder pending such Disposition, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets subject to such Disposition, (vii) any agreement governing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Foreign Subsidiary, (viii) customary provisions contained in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures other similar arrangements permitted hereunder, (ix) agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby and proceeds thereof), (x) any agreement relating to Permitted Refinancing (so long as such restrictions set forth therein are not materially more restrictive than the comparable provisions of the Indebtedness being refinanced (as determined by the Borrower)), (xi) are restrictions with respect to cash collateral so long as the Lien in respect of such cash collateral is permitted under Section 7.3 or (xii) are customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases or licenses of Intellectual Property, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties to satisfy the Obligations (as determined by the Borrower).
7.13Lines of Business. Enter into any business, either directly or through any Restricted Subsidiary, except for those businesses in which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the date of this Agreement and any business or business activities incidental or related thereto, or any business or activity that is reasonably similar thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto, and other business or activities that are immaterial to the Loan Parties, taken as a whole.
SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; or
(c) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (with respect to the Borrower only), Section 6.7(a) or Section 7 of this Agreement or Sections 5.5 and 5.7(b) of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; or
(d) any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or
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(e) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans) on the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto; or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable;provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the aggregate outstanding principal amount of which is $25,000,000 or more; or
(f) (i) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed or undischarged for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or (vi) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(g) (i) an ERISA Event and/or a Foreign Plan Event shall have occurred; (ii) a trustee shall be appointed by a United States district court to administer any Pension Plan; (iii) the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan; (iv) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred or will be assessed Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan and such entity does not have reasonable grounds for contesting such Withdrawal Liability or is not contesting such Withdrawal Liability in a timely and appropriate manner; or (v) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan, a Foreign Benefit Arrangement, or a Foreign Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (v) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could, in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
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(h) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has acknowledged coverage) of $25,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof; or
(i) any of the Security Documents shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect in any material respect, or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert, or any Lien created by any of the Security Documents on any property with a fair market value of more than $25,000,000 shall cease to be enforceable and of the same effect and priority purported to be created thereby, or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert in writing; or
(j) the guarantee contained in Section 2 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert in writing; or
(k) a Change of Control;
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Revolving Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto). Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
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SECTION 9. THE AGENTS
9.1Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
9.2Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents orattorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneysin-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
9.3Exculpatory Provisions. Neither any Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors,attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agents under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party a party thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agents shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party.
9.4Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy or email message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.
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9.5Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders);provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
9.6Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors,attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors,attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.
9.7Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, advisors and controlling persons (each, an “Agent Indemnitee”) (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of, the Revolving Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent Indemnitee under or in connection with any of the foregoing;provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that
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are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent Indemnitee’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.
9.8Agent in Its Individual Capacity. Each Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Agent were not an Agent. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
9.9Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 30 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 and of Section 10.5 shall continue to inure to its benefit.
9.10Arrangers, Documentation Agent and Syndication Agent. Neither the Arrangers, the Documentation Agent nor the Syndication Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in their respective capacities as such.
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1. The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences;provided,however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (i) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, extend the scheduled date of any amortization payment in respect of any Term Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder (except (x) in connection with the
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waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Majority Facility Lenders of each adversely affected Facility) and (y) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial covenants in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Termination Date or reduce the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (ii) eliminate or reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 10.1 without the written consent of such Lender; (iii) reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from their obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders; (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.11 without the written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby; (v) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Majority Facility Lenders with respect to any Facility without the written consent of all Lenders under such Facility; (vi) amend or modify the definition of Revolving Percentage without the consent of each Revolving Lender; (vii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 or any other provision of any Loan Document that affects the Administrative Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent; or (viii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the written consent of the Issuing Lender. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and Revolving Extensions of Credit and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and Majority Facility Lenders.
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing, replacement or modification of all outstanding Incremental Term Loans (“Replaced Term Loans”) with a replacement term loan tranche hereunder (“Replacement Term Loans”),provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Term Loans, (b) the Applicable Margin for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable Margin for such Replaced Term Loans and (c) the weighted average life to maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of such Replaced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing.
Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Borrower, may amend, modify or supplement any Loan Document without the consent of any Lender or the Required Lenders in order to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical error or other manifest error in any Loan Document.
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10.2Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
Borrower: | AOL Inc. | |
770 Broadway | ||
New York, NY 10003 | ||
Attention: General Counsel | ||
Telecopy: 703-466-9813 | ||
Telephone: 703-265-1080 | ||
With a copy to: | ||
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | ||
200 Park Avenue | ||
New York, NY 10166 | ||
Attention: Darius Mehraban | ||
Telecopy: 212-351-5270 | ||
Telephone: 212-351-2428 | ||
Administrative Agent: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | |
500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 2 | ||
Newark, DE 19713 | ||
Attention: Jonathan Krepol | ||
Telecopy: 302-634-3301 | ||
Telephone: 302-634-1112 | ||
With a copy to: | ||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | ||
383 Madison Avenue, Floor 24 | ||
New York, New York 10179 | ||
Attention: Tina Ruyter | ||
Telecopy: 212-270-5127 | ||
Telephone: 212-270-4676 |
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall not be effective until received.
Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent;provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent 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.
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10.3No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
10.4Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
10.5Payment of Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, and one additional local counsel per applicable jurisdiction, and filing and recording fees and expenses, with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower prior to the Closing Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Closing Date) and from time to time thereafter on a quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including the fees and disbursements of one counsel to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, and (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, their respective affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnitee”) harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto and whether or not the same are brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, affiliates or creditors or any other Person, including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of any Group Member or any of the Properties and the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel in connection with claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against any Loan Party under any Loan Document (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”),provided, that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities (i) are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (ii) arose out of, or in connection with, any proceeding that does not involve an act or omission by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower and that is brought by an Indemnitee against any other Indemnitee (except to the extent relating to such Indemnitee acting in an agency or other representative capacity hereunder). Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries to waive, all rights for contribution or any other
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rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent any such damages are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any indirect, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable not later than 10 days after written demand therefor. Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be submitted to the Deputy Controller of the Borrower (telephone no. 703-265-2809; telecopy no. 703-265-3500), at 22000 AOL Way, H3AD11, Dulles, VA 20165, with a copy to the Deputy General Counsel, Transactions of the Borrower (telephone no. 703-265-2459; telecopy no. 703-265-3500), at 22000 AOL Way, H3AD11, Dulles, VA 20165, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent. The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
10.6Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”), other than a natural person, all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of:
(A) the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld),provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund (as defined below) or, if an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing, any other Person; andprovided,further, that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless the Borrower shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof; and
(B) the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld),provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Commitments or Loans under any Facility, the amount of the Revolving Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 (or, in the case of the Incremental Term Facility,
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$1,000,000) unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent,provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;
(B) (1) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 and (2) the assigning Lender shall have paid in full any amounts owing by it to the Administrative Agent; and
(C) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
For the purposes of this Section 10.6, “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and 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.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Lender may assign all or a portion of any Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower at a price below the par value thereof;provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following additional conditions: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately before and after giving effect to such assignment, (2) any such offer to purchase shall be offered to all lenders of a particular tranche of Incremental Term Loans on a pro rata basis, with mechanics to be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (3) any Loans so purchased shall be immediately cancelled and retired, (4) on the date of effectiveness of such purchase and assignment, there shall be no more than $60,000,000 in aggregate amount of Revolving Loans outstanding, (5) no proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit shall be used to fund such purchase and assignment and (6) the Borrower shall provide, as of the date of its offer to purchase and as of the date of the effectiveness of such purchase and assignment, a customary representation and warranty that it is not in possession of any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their respective securities that (i) has not been disclosed to the assigning Lender prior to such date and (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, a Lender’s decision to assign Loans to the Borrower (in each case, other than because such assigning Lender does not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their respective securities). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in no event shall assignments of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments to the Borrower be permitted hereunder.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party
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hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 10.5). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Commitments of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the 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.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments and the Loans owing to it);provided that (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 Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement;provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (i) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 10.1 and (ii) directly affects such Participant. 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 2.16 with respect to any Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.13(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.13(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section;provided that such Participant (i) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.12 and 2.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (ii) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.12 or 2.13, 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 an adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.7(b) as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant
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shall be subject to Section 10.7(a) 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 stated interest) 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 to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Revolving Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Revolving Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit 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, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest;provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in this paragraph (d).
10.7Adjustments;Set-off. (a) Except to the extent that this Agreement or a court order expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender or to the Lenders under a particular Facility, if any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it (other than in connection with an assignment made pursuant to Section 10.6), or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, byset-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders;provided,however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
(b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any Obligations becoming due and payable by the Borrower (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to apply to the payment of such Obligations, by setoff or otherwise, any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender, any affiliate thereof or any of their respective branches or agencies to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower;provided that if any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (i) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of
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the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders and (ii) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right ofset-off. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such application made by such Lender,provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such application.
10.8Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by email or facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
10.9Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
10.10Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
10.11GOVERNING LAW.THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10.12Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;provided, that nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document will prevent any Lender or the Administrative Agent from bringing any action to enforce any award or judgment or exercise any right under the Security Documents or against any Collateral or any other property of any Loan Party in any other forum in which jurisdiction can be established;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower, as the case may be at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
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(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any indirect, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
10.13Acknowledgements. The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Loan Parties and the Credit Parties is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, irrespective of whether the Credit Parties have advised or are advising the Loan Parties on other matters, and the relationship between the Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith and therewith is solely that of creditor and debtor, (b) the Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, have an arm’s length business relationship that does not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do the Loan Parties rely on, any fiduciary duty to the Loan Parties or their affiliates on the part of the Credit Parties, (c) the Loan Parties are capable of evaluating and understanding, and the Loan Parties understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (d) the Loan Parties have been advised that the Credit Parties are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from the Loan Parties’ interests and that the Credit Parties have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Loan Parties, (e) the Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent the Loan Parties have deemed appropriate in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (f) each Credit Party has been, is, and will be acting solely as a principal and, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by it and the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Loan Parties, any of their affiliates or any other Person, (g) none of the Credit Parties has any obligation to the Loan Parties or their affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents except those obligations expressly set forth herein or therein or in any other express writing executed and delivered by such Credit Party and the Loan Parties or any such affiliate and (h) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Credit Parties or among the Loan Parties and the Credit Parties.
10.14Releases of Guarantees and Liens. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender except as expressly required by Section 10.1) to take any action requested by the Borrower having the effect of releasing any Collateral or guarantee obligations (including the filing of termination statements and terminations of assignments) (i) to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction not prohibited by any Loan Document or that has been consented to in accordance with Section 10.1 or (ii) under the circumstances described in paragraphs (b) and (c) below.
(b) At such time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other obligations under the Loan Documents (other than obligations under or in respect of Specified Swap Agreements or Specified Cash Management Agreements) shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created by the Security Documents, and the Security Documents and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party under the Security Documents shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender except as expressly required by Section 10.1) to take any action requested by the Borrower having the effect of releasing any guarantee obligations with respect to (i) any Subsidiary Guarantor that ceases to be a Material Subsidiary or (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
10.15Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential all non-public information provided to it by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement that is designated by the provider thereof as confidential;provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any affiliate thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section or an agreement substantially the same as or no less restrictive than this Section, to any actual or prospective Transferee or any direct or indirect counterparty to any Swap Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty), (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its affiliates, (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, or (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (j) if agreed by the Borrower in its sole discretion, to any other Person. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and customary information about this Agreement to market data collectors and similar service providers to the lending industry.
Each Lender acknowledges that information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates and their 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.
All information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents will be syndicate-level information, which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Borrower and the 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, including Federal and state securities laws.
10.16WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
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10.17USA Patriot Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the Patriot Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
AOL INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Karen Dykstra | |||
Name: | Karen Dykstra | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and a Lender | ||||
By: | /s/ Tina Ruyter | |||
Name: | Tina Ruyter | |||
Title: | Executive Director | |||
FIFTH THIRD BANK as Co-Syndication Agent, Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender | ||||
By: | /s/ Christopher Staples | |||
Name: | Christopher Staples | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Syndication Agent, Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender | ||||
By: | /s/ Varun G. Gupta | |||
Name: | Varun G. Gupta | |||
Title: | VP, Relationship Manager | |||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender | ||||
By: | /s/ Prayes Majmudar | |||
Name: | Prayes Majmudar | |||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, | ||||
as a Lender | ||||
By: | /s/ Anca Trifan | |||
Name: | Anca Trifan | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
By: | /s/ Benjamin Souh | |||
Name: | Benjamin Souh | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender | ||||
By: | /s/ Rebecca Kratz | |||
Name: | Rebecca Kratz | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | ||||
By: | /s/ Amishi Patel | |||
Name: | Amishi Patel | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President |
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]
SCHEDULE 1.1A
Commitments
Lender | Revolving Commitment | |||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $ | 55,000,000 | ||
Fifth Third Bank | $ | 45,000,000 | ||
HSBC Bank USA, National Association | $ | 45,000,000 | ||
Bank of America, N.A. | $ | 30,000,000 | ||
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | $ | 25,000,000 | ||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | $ | 25,000,000 | ||
PNC Bank, National Association | $ | 25,000,000 | ||
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TOTAL | $ | 250,000,000 | ||
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SCHEDULE 1.1A
SCHEDULE 1.1B
Mortgaged Property
Company | Property Location | |
AOL Inc. | 22000 AOL Way, Dulles, Loudoun County, VA 20166 | |
22020 Broderick Drive, Sterling, Loudoun County, VA 20166 | ||
22070 Broderick Drive, Sterling, Loudoun County, VA 20166 | ||
44900 Prentice Drive, Sterling, Loudoun County, VA 20166 | ||
22080 Pacific Blvd., Sterling, Loudoun County, VA 20166 | ||
44825 Prentice Drive, Sterling, Loudoun County, VA 20166 | ||
Vacant lots without street addresses located in Dulles, Loudoun County, VA 20166: | ||
• Parcel ID Number: 044-28-5198-000; Tax Map Number: /80////////10C | ||
• Parcel ID Number: 044-25-3807-000; Tax Map Number: /94//28/////7/ | ||
• Parcel ID Number: 044-15-8360-000; Tax Map Number: /94//28/////6/ | ||
AOL Inc. | 7777 Infantry Ridge Rd. Manassas, Prince William County, VA 20109 |
SCHEDULE 1.1B
SCHEDULE 1.1C
Subsidiary Guarantors
1. | AOL Advertising Inc. |
2. | AOL Fulfillment Services LLC |
3. | AOL Internet Services Inc. |
4. | AOL Internet Services Holdings Inc. |
5. | buysight, Inc. |
6. | CompuServe Interactive Services, Inc. |
7. | MapQuest, Inc. |
8. | Patch Media Corporation |
9. | Pictela, Inc. |
10. | TechCrunch, Inc. |
11. | TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. |
12. | Thing Labs, Inc. |
SCHEDULE 1.1C
SCHEDULE 4.4
Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices
None.
SCHEDULE 4.4
SCHEDULE 4.15
Material Subsidiaries
Material Subsidiary | Jurisdiction of | % of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Loan Party | ||||
1. | AOL Advertising Inc. | Maryland | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Inc. | |||
2. | AOL Fulfillment Services LLC | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Internet Services Holdings Inc. | |||
3. | AOL Internet Services Inc. | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Internet Services Holdings Inc. | |||
4. | AOL Internet Services Holdings Inc. | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Inc. | |||
5. | buysight, Inc. | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Inc. | |||
6. | CompuServe Interactive Services Inc. | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Internet Services Holdings Inc. | |||
7. | MapQuest, Inc. | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Inc. | |||
8. | Patch Media Corporation | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Inc. | |||
9. | Pictela, Inc. | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Inc. | |||
10. | TechCrunch, Inc. | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Inc. | |||
11. | TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Inc. | |||
12. | Thing Labs, Inc. | Delaware | 100% of issued Common Stock owned by AOL Inc. |
SCHEDULE 4.15
SCHEDULE 4.19(a)
UCC Filing Jurisdictions
Loan Party | Office/Jurisdiction of Filing | |||
1. | AOL Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
2. | AOL Advertising Inc. | Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation | ||
3. | AOL Fulfillment Services LLC | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
4. | AOL Internet Services Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
5. | AOL Internet Services Holdings Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
6. | buysight, Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
7. | CompuServe Interactive Services, Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
8. | MapQuest, Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
9. | Patch Media Corporation | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
10. | Pictela, Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
11. | TechCrunch, Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
12. | TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware | ||
13. | Thing Labs, Inc. | Secretary of State of Delaware |
SCHEDULE 4.19(A)
SCHEDULE 4.19(b)
Mortgage Filing Jurisdictions
Company | Property Location | Office/Location of Recording | ||
AOL Inc. | 22000 AOL Way Dulles, Loudoun County, VA 20166 | Loudoun County Clerk’s Office 18 E Market St. #2 Leesburg, VA 20176 | ||
22020 Broderick Drive, Sterling, VA 20166 | ||||
22070 Broderick Drive, Sterling, VA 20166 | ||||
44900 Prentice Drive, Sterling, VA 20166 | ||||
22080 Pacific Blvd., Sterling, VA 20166 | ||||
44825 Prentice Drive, Sterling, VA 20166 | ||||
Vacant lots without street addresses located in Dulles, Loudoun County, VA 20166: | ||||
• Parcel ID Number:044-28-5198-000; Tax Map Number: /80////////10C | ||||
• Parcel ID Number: 044-25-3807-000; Tax Map Number: /94//28/////7/ | ||||
• Parcel ID Number: 044-15-8360-000; Tax Map Number: /94//28/////6/ | ||||
AOL Inc. | 7777 Infantry Ridge Rd. Manassas, VA 20109 | Clerk of Circuit Court of Prince William County, Room 300 9311 Lee Avenue Manassas, VA 20110 |
SCHEDULE 4.19(B)
SCHEDULE 6.11
Post-Closing Matters
1. | Within 90 days after the Closing Date (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent: |
(a) | A Mortgage with respect to each Mortgaged Property, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto. Each such Mortgage shall secure a principal amount equal to the assessed value of the Mortgaged Property covered thereby as shown in the county tax records. |
(b) | In respect of each Mortgaged Property, a commitment to issue a mortgagee’s title insurance policy (or policies), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with such endorsements as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all charges in respect of each such commitment and all related expenses, if any, have been paid. The title insurance commitment in respect of each Mortgaged Property shall be in an amount equal to the principal amount secured by the Mortgage covered by such title insurance commitment. |
(c) | Customary legal opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent from local counsel in each jurisdiction in which a Mortgaged Property is located and the general counsel of the Borrower. |
(d) | A copy of all recorded documents referred to, or listed as exceptions to title in, the title insurance commitments referred to in clause (b) above. |
2.
(a) | The Borrower shall cause the title insurance commitments referred to in paragraph 1(b) above to be renewed or reissued as necessary to ensure that at all times during the term of the Credit Agreement (after the time specified in paragraph 1 above) there is a title insurance commitment in place and effective in respect of each Mortgaged Property, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent each such renewed or reissued title insurance commitment and evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all charges in respect of each such commitment and all related expenses, if any, have been paid. |
(b) | After the occurrence of a Triggering Event and upon recordation of the Mortgages (if requested by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 6.11) in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 4.19(b), the Borrower shall cause a title insurance policy to be in place and effective in respect of each Mortgaged Property, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall furnish evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all premiums in respect of such title insurance policy and all related expenses, if any, have been paid. |
3. | Within 45 days after the Closing Date (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent certificates representing 65% of the shares of first-tier foreign subsidiaries owned by a Grantor pledged under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. |
SCHEDULE 6.11
SCHEDULE 7.2(d)
Existing Indebtedness
Letter of Credit issued by TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for the account of Newmark Knight Frank, as Agent for the Gap, Inc.
Letter of Credit issued by AOL Inc. with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for the account of 770 Broadway Owner LLC c/o Vornado Realty Trust.
SCHEDULE 7.2(D)
SCHEDULE 7.3(f)
Existing Liens
Liens on cash collateral on deposit with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in respect of letters of credit referred to on Schedule 7.2(d).
SCHEDULE 7.3(F)
SCHEDULE 7.7(e)
Existing Investments
None.
SCHEDULE 7.7(E)
SCHEDULE 7.8
Existing Transactions with Affiliates
None.
SCHEDULE 7.8
SCHEDULE 7.11
Existing Agreements Containing Lien Restrictions
None.
SCHEDULE 7.11
SCHEDULE 7.12
Existing Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions
None.
SCHEDULE 7.12
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
made by
AOL INC.
and certain of its Subsidiaries
in favor of
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of July 1, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS | 4 | |||||
1.1 | Definitions | 4 | ||||
1.2 | Other Definitional Provisions | 9 | ||||
SECTION 2. GUARANTEE | 9 | |||||
2.1 | Guarantee | 9 | ||||
2.2 | Right of Contribution | 10 | ||||
2.3 | No Subrogation | 10 | ||||
2.4 | Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations | 10 | ||||
2.5 | Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional | 11 | ||||
2.6 | Reinstatement | 11 | ||||
2.7 | Payments | 11 | ||||
2.8 | Keepwell | 11 | ||||
SECTION 3. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST | 12 | |||||
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 13 | |||||
4.1 | Title; No Other Liens | 13 | ||||
4.2 | Perfected First Priority Liens | 13 | ||||
4.3 | Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Office | 14 | ||||
4.4 | Inventory and Equipment | 14 | ||||
4.5 | [Reserved] | 14 | ||||
4.6 | Investment Property | 14 | ||||
4.7 | [Reserved] | 14 | ||||
4.8 | Intellectual Property | 14 | ||||
4.9 | Commercial Tort Claims | 14 | ||||
SECTION 5. COVENANTS | 15 | |||||
5.1 | Delivery of Instruments, Certificated Securities and Chattel Paper | 15 | ||||
5.2 | Maintenance of Insurance | 15 | ||||
5.3 | [Reserved] | 15 | ||||
5.4 | Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation | 15 | ||||
5.5 | Changes in Name, etc | 15 | ||||
5.6 | [Reserved] | 16 | ||||
5.7 | Investment Property | 16 | ||||
5.8 | [Reserved]. | 17 | ||||
5.9 | Intellectual Property | 17 | ||||
5.10 | Commercial Tort Claims | 18 | ||||
SECTION 6. REMEDIAL PROVISIONS | 18 | |||||
6.1 | [Reserved] | 18 | ||||
6.2 | [Reserved] | 18 | ||||
6.3 | Pledged Stock | 18 | ||||
6.4 | Proceeds to be Turned Over To Administrative Agent | 19 | ||||
6.5 | Application of Proceeds | 19 | ||||
6.6 | Code and Other Remedies | 20 | ||||
6.7 | Registration Rights | 20 | ||||
6.8 | Subordination | 21 | ||||
6.9 | Deficiency | 21 |
SECTION 7. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | 21 | |||||
7.1 | Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc | 21 | ||||
7.2 | Duty of Administrative Agent | 23 | ||||
7.3 | Execution of Financing Statements | 23 | ||||
7.4 | Authority of Administrative Agent | 23 | ||||
SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS | 24 | |||||
8.1 | Amendments in Writing | 24 | ||||
8.2 | Notices | 24 | ||||
8.3 | No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies | 24 | ||||
8.4 | Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification | 24 | ||||
8.5 | Successors and Assigns | 24 | ||||
8.6 | Set-Off | 24 | ||||
8.7 | Counterparts | 25 | ||||
8.8 | Severability | 25 | ||||
8.9 | Section Headings | 25 | ||||
8.10 | Integration | 25 | ||||
8.11 | GOVERNING LAW | 25 | ||||
8.12 | Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers | 25 | ||||
8.13 | Acknowledgements | 26 | ||||
8.14 | Additional Grantor | 26 | ||||
8.15 | Releases | 26 | ||||
8.16 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 27 |
SCHEDULES |
Schedule 1 Notice Addresses |
Schedule 2 Investment Property |
Schedule 3 Perfection Matters |
Schedule 4 Jurisdictions of Organization and Chief Executive Offices |
Schedule 5 Inventory and Equipment Locations |
Schedule 6 Intellectual Property |
Schedule 7 Commercial Tort Claims |
EXHIBITS |
Exhibit A �� Copyright Security Agreement |
Exhibit B Patent Security Agreement |
Exhibit C Trademark Security Agreement |
ANNEX |
Annex 1 Assumption Agreement |
GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of July 1, 2013, made by each of the signatories hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein, the “Grantors”), in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “Lenders”) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Borrower is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor;
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrower to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Grantors in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;
WHEREAS, the Borrower and the other Grantors are engaged in related businesses, and each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Grantors shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS
1.1Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms are used herein as defined in the New York UCC: Accounts, Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Documents, Equipment, Farm Products, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Instruments, Inventory, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations.
(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Agreement”: this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Borrower Obligations”: the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or, in the case of any Specified Swap Agreement or any Specified Cash Management Agreement, any Affiliate of any Lender), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Letter of Credit , any Specified Swap Agreement, any Specified Cash Management Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements);provided, that for purposes of determining any Guarantor Obligations of any Guarantor under this Agreement, the definition of “Borrower Obligations” shall not create any guarantee by any Guarantor of any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
“CFC Subsidiary Capital Stock”: the Capital Stock of any CFC Subsidiary.
“Closing Date”: July 1, 2013.
“Collateral”: as defined in Section 3.
“Collateral Account”: any collateral account established by the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 6.1 or 6.4.
“Commodity Exchange Act”: the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Copyrights”: (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished (including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule 6), all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
“Copyright Security Agreements”: any agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (or a fully executed short form agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and containing a description of all Collateral consisting of registered Copyrights, which agreement has been delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing or recording by the United States Copyright Office.
“Deposit Account”: as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and, in any event, including, without limitation, any demand, time, savings, passbook or like account maintained with a depositary institution.
“Excluded Assets”: (i) any general intangible, permit, lease, license, contract or other instrument held by any Grantor or any of rights or interests thereunder (x) that validly prohibits the grant or creation by the Borrower or such Guarantor of a security interest therein or thereon in favor of the
Administrative Agent, or such grant or creation constitutes a breach or a default under, or results in the termination of, or gives rise to the right of any Person to terminate, or requires any consent not obtained under, any such general intangible, lease, license, contract or other instrument, and such prohibition, breach, default or termination or right to terminate has not been or is not waived or the consent of the other party to such general intangible, permit, license, contract or other instrument has not been or is not otherwise obtained or under applicable law such prohibition, breach, default, termination, or right to terminate cannot be waived or (y) to the extent that applicable law prohibits the creation of a security interest therein or thereon in favor of the Administrative Agent; (ii) any fee-owned real property with a fair market value of less than $15,000,000 and all leasehold interests in real property; (iii) any Vehicles or other assets subject to certificate of title statutes of any jurisdiction (unless a security interest therein may be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement); (iv) equity interests in any person (other than wholly owned Subsidiaries) to the extent not permitted by the terms of such person’s organizational or joint venture documents or applicable law; (v) any lease, license, contract or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest or similar arrangement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, contract or agreement or purchase money arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the New York UCC notwithstanding such prohibition; (vi) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost of obtaining a security interest therein or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby, including the equity interests of AD Holdings GmbH, Advertising.com Japan Kabushiki Kaisha, AOL Australia Pty, AOL Interactive Media India Private Limited, AOL International Finance CV, AOL Online India Private Limited, AOL Holdings (Lux) S.à.r.l., AtWeb, Inc., Cranberry Properties, LLC, Entertainment Asylum, Inc., Netscape Communications do Brasil Ltda., and P. L. Financial Services, Inc.; (vii) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC; (viii) “intent-to-use” trademark applications filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto, solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would void or impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use application or any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under applicable federal law; (ix) assets located or titled outside of the U.S., including any Intellectual Property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction,provided that any CFC Subsidiary Capital Stock owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor shall not be deemed to be an asset located outside of the United States for purposes of this clause (ix); (x) commercial tort claims having a value of less than $5,000,000 individually; (xi) assets of any equity interests in joint ventures or any non-wholly owned Subsidiaries to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents; (xii) any CFC Subsidiary Capital Stock in excess of 65% of the voting power of all classes of Capital Stock of such CFC Subsidiary entitled to vote; and (xiii) letters of credit and Letter of Credit Rights that do not constitute supporting obligations in respect of other Collateral (unless a security interest therein may be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement).
“Excluded Capital Stock”: (i) any Capital Stock, to the extent that the granting of a security interest in such Capital Stock is prohibited by the applicable organizational, joint venture, shareholder, stock purchase or similar agreements or applicable law (after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or any other applicable law or principles of equity) and (ii) any CFC Subsidiary Capital Stock in excess of 65% of the voting power of all classes of Capital Stock of such CFC Subsidiary entitled to vote.
“Excluded Swap Obligation”: 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 to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation 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 counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations. 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.
“Guarantor Obligations”: with respect to any Guarantor, all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor which may arise under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2) or any other Loan Document, any Specified Swap Agreement or any Specified Cash Management Agreement to which such Guarantor is a party, in each case whether on account of guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document).
“Guarantors”: the collective reference to each Grantor other than the Borrower.
“Intellectual Property”: the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, arising under the laws of the United States, including, without limitation, the Copyrights the Patents, the Trademarks, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
“Intercompany Note”: any promissory note evidencing loans made by any Grantor to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Investment Property”: the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the New York UCC (other than any CFC Subsidiary Capital Stock excluded from the definition of “Pledged Stock”) and (ii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes and all Pledged Stock.
“Issuers”: the collective reference to each issuer of any Investment Property.
“New York UCC”: the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.
“Obligations”: (i) in the case of the Borrower, the Borrower Obligations, and (ii) in the case of each Guarantor, its Guarantor Obligations.
“Patents”: (i) all letters patent of the United States, all reissues and extensions thereof, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to inSchedule 6, (ii) all applications for letters patent of the United States and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to inSchedule 6, and (iii) all rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the foregoing.
“Patent Security Agreements”: any agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (or a fully executed short form agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and containing a description of all Collateral consisting of issued Patents and Patent applications, which agreement has been delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing or recording by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
“Pledged Notes”: all promissory notes listed onSchedule 2, all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to any Grantor and all other promissory notes issued to or held by any Grantor (other than promissory notes issued in connection with extensions of trade credit by any Grantor in the ordinary course of business and Excluded Assets).
“Pledged Stock”: the shares of Capital Stock listed onSchedule 2, together with any other shares, stock certificates, options, interests or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Capital Stock of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect;provided that in no event shall any Excluded Capital Stock be required to be pledged hereunder.
“Proceeds”: all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the New York UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Investment Property, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.
“Qualified Keepwell Provider”: in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that, at the time the relevant guarantee (or grant of the relevant security interest, as applicable) becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation, has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or otherwise constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” with respect to such Swap Obligation at such time by entering into a keepwell or guarantee pursuant to Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Receivable”: any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether or not it has been earned by performance (including, without limitation, any Account).
“Registered Intellectual Property” (i) issued Patents; (ii) registered Trademarks; (iii) registered Copyrights and (iv) filed applications for any of the foregoing, in each case, owned by the Grantor as of the Closing Date.
“Secured Parties”: the collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any affiliate of any Lender to which Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Obligations, as applicable, are owed.
“Securities Act”: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Swap”: any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Obligation”: with respect to any Person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap.
“Trademarks”: (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business
identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States or any State thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to inSchedule 6, and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
“Trademark Security Agreements”: any agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (or a fully executed short form agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and containing a description of all Collateral consisting of registered and applied for Trademarks, which agreement has been delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing or recording by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
“Vehicles”: all cars, trucks, trailers, construction and earth moving equipment and other vehicles covered by a certificate of title law of any state.
1.2Other Definitional Provisions. (a) The words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(c) Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.
SECTION 2. GUARANTEE
2.1Guarantee. (a) Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations (other than, with respect to any Guarantor, any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor).
(b) Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2).
(c) Each Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder.
(d) The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Borrower Obligations and the obligations of each Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall have been satisfied by payment in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall be terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement the Borrower may be free from any Borrower Obligations.
(e) No payment made by the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Borrower Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations), remain liable for the Borrower Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Borrower Obligations are paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments are terminated.
2.2Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.
2.3No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Borrower Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by the Borrower on account of the Borrower Obligations are paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments are terminated. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Borrower Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be applied against the Borrower Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.
2.4Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Borrower Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and any of the Borrower Obligations continued, and the Borrower Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Borrower Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Borrower Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto.
2.5Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Borrower Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Borrower Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Borrower or any other Person against the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the Borrower Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Borrower Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
2.6Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Borrower Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
2.7Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars at the Funding Office.
2.8Keepwell. Each Qualified Keepwell Provider hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed
from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this guarantee in respect of any Swap Obligation (provided, however, that each Qualified Keepwell Provider shall only be liable under this Section 2.8 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 2.8, or otherwise under this guarantee, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified Keepwell Provider under this Section 2.8 shall remain in full force and effect until a discharge of Guarantor Obligations. Each Qualified Keepwell Provider intends that this Section 2.8 constitute, and this Section 2.8 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
SECTION 3. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST
Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Administrative Agent, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Collateral”), as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Obligations:
(a) all Accounts;
(b) all Chattel Paper;
(c) all Deposit Accounts;
(d) all Documents (other than title documents with respect to Vehicles);
(e) all Equipment;
(f) all Fixtures;
(g) all General Intangibles;
(h) all Instruments;
(i) all Intellectual Property;
(j) all Inventory;
(k) all Investment Property;
(l) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(m) all Commercial Tort Claims set forth on Schedule 7 hereto or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time in accordance with Section 5.10 hereof;
(n) all other property not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above, and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section above);
(o) all books and records pertaining to the Collateral; and
(p) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
provided, however, that notwithstanding any of the other provisions set forth in this Section 3, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (i) any Excluded Assets or (ii) any property to the extent that such grant of a security interest is prohibited by any Requirements of Law of a Governmental Authority, requires a consent not obtained of any Governmental Authority pursuant to such Requirement of Law or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or requires any consent not obtained under, any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or giving rise to such property or, in the case of any Investment Property, Pledged Stock or Pledged Note (other than any of the foregoing issued by a Grantor), any applicable shareholder or similar agreement, except to the extent that such Requirement of Law or the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document or shareholder or similar agreement providing for such prohibition, breach, default or termination or requiring such consent is ineffective under applicable law.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
4.1Title; No Other Liens. Except for the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Liens permitted to exist on the Collateral by the Credit Agreement, such Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens. No financing statement or public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record with the “Secretary of State” or comparable office in the jurisdiction of organization of a Grantor, except such as have been filed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement or as are permitted by the Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any Grantor may, as part of its business, grant licenses to third parties to use Intellectual Property owned or developed by a Grantor. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, such licensing activity shall not constitute a “Lien” on such Intellectual Property. Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender understands that any such licenses may be exclusive to the applicable licensees, and such exclusivity provisions may limit the ability of the Administrative Agent to utilize, sell, lease or transfer the related Intellectual Property or otherwise realize value from such Intellectual Property pursuant hereto.
4.2Perfected First Priority Liens. The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement (a) upon filing of the financing statements, Copyright Security Agreements, Patent Security Agreements and Trademark Security Agreements specified on Schedule 3 (which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to on said Schedule, have been delivered electronically, or upon request, in hard copy, to the Administrative Agent in completed and duly executed form) will, to the extent a security interest in the Collateral can be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in each applicable jurisdiction or by the filing of security agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, in respect of the assets referred to therein, constitute valid, perfected security interests in all of the each Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for such Grantor’s Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against all creditors of such Grantor and any Persons purporting to purchase any Collateral from such Grantor, subject only to Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement and (b) are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the Closing Date except for unrecorded Liens permitted to exist on the Collateral by the Credit Agreement which have priority over the Liens on the Collateral by operation of law.
4.3Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Office. As of the Closing Date, such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization, identification number from the jurisdiction of organization (if any), and the location of such Grantor’s chief executive office or sole place of business or principal residence, as the case may be, are specified on Schedule 4. Such Grantor has furnished to the Administrative Agent a certified charter, certificate of incorporation or other organization document and long-form good standing certificate as of a date which is recent to the Closing Date.
4.4Inventory and Equipment. As of the Closing Date, the Inventory and the Equipment owned by each Grantor (other than mobile goods, Inventory and Equipment in the possession of third parties in the ordinary course of business, Inventory and Equipment at a location being serviced or repaired and Inventory and Equipment in locations owned jointly with an unaffiliated Person) are kept by such Grantor at the locations leased by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower and listed on Schedule 5.
4.5[Reserved].
4.6Investment Property. (a) The shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Grantor hereunder constitute all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of each Issuer owned by such Grantor or, in the case of CFC Subsidiary Capital Stock, if less, 65% of the outstanding CFC Subsidiary Capital Stock of each relevant Issuer; provided, that in no case shall Pledged Stock include Excluded Capital Stock.
(b) All the shares of the Pledged Stock have been duly and validly issued and all the shares of the Pledged Stock of Domestic Subsidiaries are fully paid and nonassessable.
4.7[Reserved].
4.8Intellectual Property. Schedule 6 lists all Registered Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor in its own name, excluding Excluded Assets, and, on the date hereof, all material patents, registered trademarks and registered copyrights owned by such Grantor are subsisting, and to the knowledge of such Grantor, valid and enforceable.
4.9Commercial Tort Claims
(a) As of the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 7, no Grantor has rights in any Commercial Tort Claim with potential value in excess of $5,000,000.
(b) Upon the filing of a financing statement covering any Commercial Tort Claim referred to in Section 5.11 hereof against such Grantor in the jurisdiction specified in Schedule 3 hereto, the security interest granted in such Commercial Tort Claim will, to the extent a security interest in such Collateral can be perfected by filing a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in such jurisdiction, constitute a valid, perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for such Grantor’s Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against all creditors of such Grantor and any Persons purporting to purchase such Collateral from Grantor, which security interest shall be prior to all other Liens on such Collateral except for unrecorded liens permitted to exist on the Collateral by the Credit Agreement which have priority over the Liens on such Collateral by operation of law.
SECTION 5. COVENANTS
Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Obligations shall have been paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall have terminated:
5.1Delivery of Instruments, Certificated Securities and Chattel Paper. If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper with a face amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper shall be promptly delivered to the Administrative Agent, duly indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or accompanied by share transfer powers or other instruments of transfer duly indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
5.2Maintenance of Insurance. (a) Such Grantor will maintain all insurance required under Section 6.5 of the Credit Agreement.
(b) Such Grantor will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all such insurance shall provide that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or material change in coverage thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice thereof. All such insurance shall name the Administrative Agent as insured party or loss payee.
(c) If requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a report of a reputable insurance broker with respect to such insurance substantially concurrently with the delivery of the Borrower’s audited annual financial statements under Section 6.1(a) of the Credit Agreement.
5.3[Reserved].
5.4Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation. (a) Such Grantor shall maintain the security interest created by this Agreement as a perfected security interest having at least the priority described in Section 4.2 and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to defend the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever, subject to the rights of such Grantor under the Loan Documents to dispose of the Collateral.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, filing any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction (other than any non-U.S. jurisdiction) with respect to the security interests created hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall this Section 5.4(c) require (i) control agreements or control or similar arrangements with respect to deposit, securities or commodities accounts, (ii) any security agreements or pledge agreements governed by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction or (iii) any deposit or escrow agreements with respect to source code or other assets constituting trade secrets.
5.5Changes in Name, etc. Such Grantor will not, except upon 15 days’ prior written notice (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree) to the Administrative Agent and delivery
to the Administrative Agent of all additional executed financing statements and other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for herein, (i) change its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) change its name or (iii) solely in the case of the Borrower, change the location of its chief executive office or sole place of business or principal residence from that referred to in Section 4.3 (provided that any such Grantor other than the Borrower that changes the location of its chief executive office or sole place of business or principal place of residence shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof).
5.6[Reserved].
5.7Investment Property. (a) If such Grantor shall receive any certificate (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), option or rights in respect of the Capital Stock of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, hold the same in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and deliver the same forthwith to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Grantor and with, if the Administrative Agent so requests, signature guaranteed, to be held by the Administrative Agent, subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Obligations. During the continuance of an Event of Default, any sums paid upon or in respect of the Investment Property upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the Investment Property or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Investment Property pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall, unless otherwise subject to a perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, be delivered to the Administrative Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Obligations. During the continuance of an Event of Default, if any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Investment Property shall be received by such Grantor, such Grantor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent, hold such money or property in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, as additional collateral security for the Obligations; provided, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, the Administrative Agent authorizes such Grantor, subject to the first sentence of this paragraph, to retain all dividends and distributions and all scheduled payments of interest on intercompany loans on all Investment Property.
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor will not (i) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, any Issuer to issue any Capital Stock of any nature or to issue any other securities convertible into or granting the right to purchase or exchange for any Capital Stock of any nature of any Issuer, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof (except pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement), (iii) create, incur or permit to exist any Lien or option in favor of, or any claim of any Person with respect to, any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof, or any interest therein, except for the security interests created by this Agreement or (iv) enter into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability of such Grantor or the Administrative Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof.
(c) In the case of each Grantor which is an Issuer, such Issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Investment Property issued by it and will comply with such
terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.7(a) with respect to the Investment Property issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.7 shall apply to it,mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.7 with respect to the Investment Property issued by it.
5.8[Reserved].
5.9Intellectual Property. (a) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will (i) continue to use each material Trademark owned by such Grantor to maintain such Trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain as in the past the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark to the extent necessary to maintain such Trademark and (iii) not (and not authorize any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby such Trademark may become invalidated or impaired in any way, in each case, unless (a) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that such Trademark (or such associated products and services) is no longer necessary for or desirable in the conduct of such Grantor’s business, (b) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that dedication to the public of such Trademark is in line with the conduct of such Grantor’s business or (c) otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(b) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will not do any act, or knowingly omit to do any act, whereby any material Patent owned by such Grantor may become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public, unless (a) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that such Patent is no longer necessary for or desirable in the conduct of such Grantor’s business, (b) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that dedication to the public of such Patent is in line with the conduct of such Grantor’s business or (c) otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(c) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will not (i) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any material registered Copyrights owned by such Grantor may become invalidated or otherwise impaired or (ii) do any act whereby any such Copyrights may fall into the public domain, in each case, unless (a) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that such Copyrights are no longer necessary for or desirable in the conduct of such Grantor’s business, (b) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that dedication to the public of such Copyrights is in line with the conduct of such Grantor’s business or (c) otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) [Reserved].
(f) Whenever such Grantor, either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, such Grantor shall report such filing to the Administrative Agent within the timeframe and in accordance with Section 6.2(b) of the Credit Agreement. Upon request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor shall execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Administrative Agent may request to evidence to the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in any Copyright, Patent or Trademark and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby.
(g) Such Grantor will take reasonable steps, including, without limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, to maintain and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant registration) and to maintain each registration of the material Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability, except where (a) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that such Intellectual Property (or such associated products and services) is no longer necessary for or desirable in the conduct of such Grantor’s business, (b) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that dedication to the public of such Intellectual Property is in line with the conduct of such Grantor’s business or (c) otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(h) In the event that such Grantor knows that any material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor is infringed or misappropriated by a third party in any material respect, such Grantor shall (i) take such actions as such Grantor shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property and (ii) if such Intellectual Property is of material economic value, sue for infringement, misappropriation or dilution, to seek injunctive relief where appropriate and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, unless (a) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that enforcement of such Intellectual Property against such third parties is not necessary for or desirable in the conduct of such Grantor’s business, (b) such Grantor shall have determined, in its sole business judgment, that dedication to the public of such Intellectual Property is in line with the conduct of such Grantor’s business or (c) otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement.
5.10Commercial Tort Claims. If such Grantor shall obtain an interest in any Commercial Tort Claim with a potential value in excess of $5,000,000, such Grantor shall within 30 days of obtaining such interest, or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion, sign and deliver documentation reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent granting a security interest under the terms and provisions of this Agreement in and to such Commercial Tort Claim.
SECTION 6. REMEDIAL PROVISIONS
6.1[Reserved].
6.2[Reserved].
6.3Pledged Stock. (a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Grantor of the Administrative Agent’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 6.3(b), each Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes, to the extent permitted in the Credit Agreement, and to exercise all voting and corporate or other organizational rights with respect to the Investment Property.
(b) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall give written notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant Grantor or Grantors, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Investment Property and make application thereof to the Obligations in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine, and (ii) any or all of the Investment Property shall be registered in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, and the Administrative Agent or its nominee may thereafter exercise (x) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Investment Property at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant Issuer or Issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Investment Property as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right
to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Investment Property upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate or other organizational structure of any Issuer, or upon the exercise by any Grantor or the Administrative Agent of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Investment Property, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Investment Property with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine), all without liability except to account for property actually received by it, but the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to any Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.
(c) Each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer of any Investment Property pledged by such Grantor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Administrative Agent in writing that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Investment Property directly to the Administrative Agent.
6.4Proceeds to be Turned Over To Administrative Agent. In addition to the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders specified in Section 6.1 with respect to payments of Receivables, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, upon written notice by the Administrative Agent, all Proceeds received by any Grantor consisting of cash, checks and other near-cash items shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent, if required). All Proceeds received by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a Collateral Account maintained under its sole dominion and control. All Proceeds while held by the Administrative Agent in a Collateral Account (or by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) shall continue to be held as collateral security for all the Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Section 6.5.
6.5Application of Proceeds. At such intervals as may be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing, or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time at the Administrative Agent’s election, the Administrative Agent may apply all or any part of Proceeds constituting Collateral, whether or not held in any Collateral Account, and any proceeds of the guarantee set forth in Section 2, in payment of the Obligations in the following order:
First, to pay incurred and unpaid fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents;
Second, to the Administrative Agent, for application by it towards payment of amounts then due and owing and remaining unpaid in respect of the Obligations, pro rata among the Secured Parties according to the amounts of the Obligations then due and owing and remaining unpaid to the Secured Parties;
Third, to the Administrative Agent, for application by it towards prepayment of the Obligations,prorata among the Secured Parties according to the amounts of the Obligations then held by the Secured Parties; and
Fourth, any balance remaining after the Obligations shall have been paid in full, no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall have terminated shall be paid over to the Borrower or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
6.6Code and Other Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, may exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the New York UCC or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places which the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. The Administrative Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 6.6, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations, in such order as the Administrative Agent may elect, and only after such application and after the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a)(3) of the New York UCC, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or any Lender arising out of the exercise by them of any rights hereunder. If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.
6.7Registration Rights. (a) If the Administrative Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 6.6, and if in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent it is necessary or advisable to have the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, the relevant Grantor will cause the Issuer thereof to (i) execute and deliver, and cause the directors and officers of such Issuer to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, necessary or advisable to register the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for a period of one year from the date of the first public offering of the Pledged Stock, or that
portion thereof to be sold, and (iii) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto. Each Grantor agrees to cause such Issuer to comply with the provisions of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any and all jurisdictions which the Administrative Agent shall designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.
(b) Each Grantor recognizes that the Administrative Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all the Pledged Stock, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Stock for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Issuer would agree to do so.
(c) Each Grantor agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of the Pledged Stock pursuant to this Section 6.7 valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law. Each Grantor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 6.7 will cause irreparable injury to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 6.7 shall be specifically enforceable against such Grantor, and such Grantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred under the Credit Agreement.
6.8Subordination. Each Grantor hereby agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, all Indebtedness owing by it to any Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be fully subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of such Grantor’s Obligations.
6.9Deficiency. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to collect such deficiency.
SECTION 7. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
7.1Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc. (a) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, solely upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives the Administrative Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:
(i) in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;
(ii) in the case of any Intellectual Property, execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Administrative Agent may request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in such Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;
(iii) pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;
(iv) execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 6.6 or 6.7, any indorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral; and
(v)(1) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; (2) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (3) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (6) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate; (7) assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Administrative Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (8) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Administrative Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Administrative Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.
Anything in this Section 7.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 7.1(a) (other than pursuant to clause (ii) thereof) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, the Administrative Agent, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement.
(c) The reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 7.1, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the highest rate per annum at which interest would then be payable on any category of past due ABR Loans under the Credit Agreement, from the date of payment by the Administrative Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Grantor, shall be payable by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent on demand.
(d) Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and the security interests created hereby are released.
7.2Duty of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the New York UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Administrative Agent deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder are solely to protect the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise any such powers. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
7.3Execution of Financing Statements. Pursuant to any applicable law, each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file or record financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral without the signature of such Grantor in such form and in such offices as the Administrative Agent determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. Each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to use the collateral description “all personal property” in any such financing statements. Each Grantor hereby ratifies and authorizes the filing by the Administrative Agent of any financing statement with respect to the Collateral made prior to the date hereof.
7.4Authority of Administrative Agent. Each Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the Grantors, the Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Lenders with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.
SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS
8.1Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.
8.2Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Administrative Agent or any Grantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1.
8.3No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 8.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.
8.4Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification. (a) Each Guarantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to each Lender and of counsel to the Administrative Agent, to the extent the Borrower would be required to do so under Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Lenders harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement to the extent the Borrower would be required to do so pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.
(d) The agreements in this Section 8.4 shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
8.5Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their successors and assigns; provided that no Grantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
8.6Set-Off. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without notice to any Grantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Grantor to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any Obligations becoming due and payable by any Grantor (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to apply to the payment of
such Obligations, by setoff or otherwise, any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender, any affiliate thereof or any of their respective branches or agencies to or for the credit or the account of such Grantor. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the relevant Grantor and the Administrative Agent after any such application made by such Lender,provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such application.
8.7Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by email or telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
8.8Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
8.9Section Headings. The Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
8.10Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the agreement of the Grantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
8.11GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
8.12Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Grantor at its address referred to in Section 8.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any indirect, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
8.13Acknowledgements. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that:
(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and Lenders, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Grantors and the Lenders.
8.14Additional Grantors. Each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement shall become a Grantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.
8.15Releases. (a) At such time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of Specified Swap Agreements) shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, the Collateral shall be promptly released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination, the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, and promptly execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination and release, and the Grantors shall be authorized to file all Uniform Commercial Code termination statements, terminations of assignments and other filings or documents necessary or appropriate to reflect such termination or release.
(b) If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, then the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall execute and deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral. At the request and sole expense of the Borrower, a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from its obligations hereunder in the event that all the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement;provided that the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least ten Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor and the terms of the sale or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith.
8.16WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
[NAME OF GRANTOR] | ||
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Title: |
Schedule 1
NOTICE ADDRESSES OF GUARANTORS
Schedule 2
DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT PROPERTY
Pledged Stock:
Issuer | Class of Stock | Stock Certificate No. | No. of Shares |
Pledged Notes:
Issuer | Payee | Principal Amount |
Schedule 3
FILINGS AND OTHER ACTIONS
REQUIRED TO PERFECT SECURITY INTERESTS
Uniform Commercial Code Filings
[List each office where a financing statement is to be filed]
Copyright, Patent and Trademark Filings
[List all filings]
Schedule 4
LOCATION OF JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Grantor | Jurisdiction of Organization | Location of Chief Executive Office |
Schedule 5
LOCATIONS OF INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT
Grantor | Locations |
Schedule 6
COPYRIGHTS
PATENTS
TRADEMARKS
Schedule 7
COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS
Annex 1 to
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of , 20 , made by (the “Additional Grantor”), in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “Lenders”) parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit Agreement.
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and certain of its Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties;
WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Grantor to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 8.14 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Grantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in the Schedules to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.
2.Governing Law. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
[ADDITIONAL GRANTOR] | ||
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Name: Title: |
Annex 1-A to
Assumption Agreement
Supplement to Schedule 1
Supplement to Schedule 2
Supplement to Schedule 3
Supplement to Schedule 4
Supplement to Schedule 5
Supplement to Schedule 6
— EXHIBIT B
FORM OF
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
This Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer] [Chief Accounting Officer] [Controller] of the Borrower.
I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate.
I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and financial condition of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the financial statements available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period ending [ ] attached hereto asAttachment 1 (the “Financial Statements”). Such review did not disclose the existence during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the Financial Statements, and I have no knowledge of the existence, as of the date of this Certificate, of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default[, except as set forth below].
Attached hereto asAttachment 2 are the computations showing compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement.
[Attached hereto is [a description of any change in the jurisdiction of any Loan Party] [a list of any material registered Intellectual Property or applications therefor acquired or filed by any Loan Party] [a description of any Person that has become a Material Subsidiary] [a description of any interest acquired in any Commercial Tort Claim with a potential value in excess of $5,000,000] since the date of the previously delivered Certificate.]1
[As of the date hereof, the Borrower hereby designates the following Restricted Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries:]2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certificate this day of , 20 .
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1 | AOL: Delete if not applicable |
2 | AOL: Delete if not applicable |
— Attachment 1
to Compliance Certificate
[Attach Financial Statements]3
3 | AOL: Delete if not applicable |
— Attachment 2
to Compliance Certificate
The information described herein is as of , , and pertains to the period from , to , .
— [Set forth Covenant Calculations]4
4 | AOL: Attach calculations showing compliance with the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. |
— EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE
[INSERT NAME OF LOAN PARTY]
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I, the undersigned [INSERT TITLE OF OFFICER] of [INSERT NAME OF LOAN PARTY], (the “Company”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company:
1. This Certificate is being delivered in connection with that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as the same may be modified, amended, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among AOL Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower, the Lenders listed on the signature pages thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and a Lender. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
2. Each of the representations and warranties made by the Company in or pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
3. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof or after giving effect to the Loans to be made on the date hereof and the use of proceeds thereof, unless such Default or Event of Default has been duly waived. [Borrower only]
4. The conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement were satisfied as of the Closing Date. [Borrower only]
5. Attached hereto asExhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of the Certificate of Incorporation, including all amendments thereto, of the Company, as in effect on and as of the date hereof, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the State of . As of the date hereof, the attached Certificate of Incorporation has not been amended or modified, no other charter documents have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of , and no amendment or modification to the Certificate of Incorporation has been authorized on behalf of the Company.
6. Attached hereto asExhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Bylaws, including all amendments thereto, of the Company, as in effect on and as of the date hereof. Such Bylaws are in full force and effect and have not been amended or modified as of the date hereof.
7. Attached hereto asExhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of the Good Standing Certificate dated on or around the date hereof and issued by the Secretary of State of the State of ; and no action has been taken by the Company that would cause such good standing certificate to cease to be valid.
8. Attached hereto asExhibit D is a true, correct and complete copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on , 201 , authorizing the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which the Company is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby. Such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, and are in full force and effect on the date hereof.
9. The following persons are now duly elected and qualified officers of the Company holding the offices indicated next to their respective names below, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names below are the true and genuine signatures of such officers, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Company each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, in his/her capacity as [officer title] of the Company, has hereunto set his/her hand as of the date first written above.
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The undersigned, [confirming officer name] in [his/her] capacity as [confirming officer title] of the Company, does hereby certify that [officer name] is the duly elected, qualified and acting [officer title] of the Company, and that the signature set forth above is [his/her] genuine signature.
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EXHIBIT D
— FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into between the Assignor named below (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee named below (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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4. | Administrative Agent: | , as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement | ||||
5. | Credit Agreement: | The Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 2013 among AOL Inc., the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
5 | Select as applicable. |
6. | Assigned Interest: |
Facility Assigned6 | Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders | Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned | Percentage Assigned of Commitment/Loans7 | |||||||||
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Effective Date: , 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed administrative questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the Loan Parties and their Affiliates or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
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6 | Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. “Revolving Commitment”). |
7 | Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders. |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent | ||
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AOL INC. | ||
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[NAME OF ANY OTHER RELEVANT PARTY] | ||
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8 | To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
9 | To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
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ANNEX 1
Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”)
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1.Representations and Warranties.
1.1Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2.Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and (v) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2.Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3.General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by email or telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT E-1
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”)), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
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Date: , 20
EXHIBIT E-2
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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Date: , 20
EXHIBIT E-3
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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Date: , 20
EXHIBIT E-4
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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EXHIBIT F-1
FORM OF
INCREASED FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE—INCREMENTAL TERM LOANS
To: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
under the Credit Agreement referred to below |
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
This notice is an Increased Facility Activation Notice referred to in the Credit Agreement, and the Borrower and each Lender party hereto hereby notify you that:
1. Each Lender party hereto agrees to make an Incremental Term Loan in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on the signature pages hereof under the caption “Incremental Term Loan Amount”.
2. The Increased Facility Closing Date is .
3. The aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans contemplated hereby is $ .
4. The Incremental Term Loan of each Lender party hereto shall mature in consecutive installments, commencing on , 20 , each of which shall be in an amount equal to (i) the percentage which the principal amount of such Lender’s Incremental Term Loan made on the Increased Facility Closing Date constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans made on the Increased Facility Closing Date multiplied by (ii) the amount set forth below opposite such installment:
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5. The Incremental Term Maturity Date for the Incremental Term Loans contemplated hereby is , 20 .
6. The Applicable Margin for the Incremental Term Loans contemplated hereby is % per annum in the case of Eurodollar Loans and % per annum in the case of ABR Loans. [INSERT GRID IF APPLICABLE]
7. The agreement of each Lender party hereto to make an Incremental Term Loan on the Increased Facility Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received this notice, executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Lender party hereto.
(b) [Insert other applicable conditions precedent, including, without limitation, delivery of a closing certificate from the Borrower and amendments to the Security Documents (to the extent necessary).]
(c) After giving effect to the making of the Incremental Term Loans contemplated hereby on the Increased Facility Closing Date, (i) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
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EXHIBIT F-2
FORM OF
INCREASED FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE—INCREMENTAL REVOLVING COMMITMENTS
To: | , as Administrative Agent |
under the Credit Agreement referred to below |
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
This notice is an Increased Facility Activation Notice referred to in the Credit Agreement, and the Borrower and each of the Lenders party hereto hereby notify you that:
1. Each Lender party hereto agrees to obtain a Revolving Commitment or increase the amount of its Revolving Commitment as set forth opposite such Lender’s name on the signature pages hereof under the caption “Incremental Revolving Commitment Amount”.
2. The Increased Facility Closing Date is .
3. The aggregate amount of incremental Revolving Commitments contemplated hereby is $ .
4. The agreement of each Lender party hereto to obtain an incremental Revolving Commitment on the Increased Facility Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received this notice, executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Lender party hereto.
(b) [Insert other applicable conditions precedent, including, without limitation, delivery of a closing certificate from the Borrower and amendments to the Security Documents (to the extent necessary).]
(c) (i) Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF
NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT
SUPPLEMENT, dated , to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among AOL Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement provides in Section 2.18(b) thereof that any bank, financial institution or other entity may become a party to the Credit Agreement with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) in connection with a transaction described in Section 2.18(a) thereof by executing and delivering to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Credit Agreement in substantially the form of this Supplement; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned now desires to become a party to the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby agrees as follows:
1. The undersigned agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and agrees that it shall, on the date this Supplement is accepted by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, become a Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if originally a party thereto, with [an Incremental Term Loan] [a Revolving Commitment] of $ .
2. The undersigned (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Supplement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to become a Lender, (iii) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Supplement on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and (iv) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to this Supplement is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the undersigned, and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
3. The undersigned’s address for notices for the purposes of the Credit Agreement is as follows:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above written.
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AOL INC. | ||
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent | ||
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent under the
Credit Agreement referred to below
, 20
Attention:
Re:AOL INC. (the “Borrower”)
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for such Lenders. Capitalized terms used herein without definition are used as defined in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement of its request of a Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) under the Credit Agreement and, in that connection, sets forth the following information:
A. The date of the Proposed Borrowing is , (the “Funding Date”).
B. The aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Borrowing of Revolving Loans is $ , of which $ consists of ABR Loans and $ consists of Eurodollar Loans having an initial Interest Period of months.
The Borrower hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing and any other Loan to be made or Letter of Credit to be Issued on or before the Funding Date:
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement and elsewhere in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such Funding Date except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct on and as of such earlier date; and
(ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
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[Signature Page to Notice of Borrowing]