Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
June 7, 2024,
among
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
as the Borrower,
the other Loan Parties party hereto,
the Lenders party hereto,
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Administrative Agent
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RBC CAPITAL MARKETS,
as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 7, 2024 (this “Amendment”), among VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the other Loan Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and BARCLAYS BANK PLC (“Administrative Agent”), as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2019 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and as may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders or other financial institutions or entities from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent (capitalized terms used but not defined herein having the meaning provided in the Credit Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.02(c)(ii) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended so as to, among other things, (i) provide for a new tranche of revolving credit commitments thereunder (the “2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments”) in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, which will be used to replace in full the Revolving Credit Commitments outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment (the “Existing Revolving Credit Commitments”) as provided in Exhibit A hereto, which 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments shall comprise a Replacement Revolving Facility under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Credit Agreement and (ii) make certain other modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement, in each case as more particularly as provided in Exhibit A hereto;
WHEREAS, each Person that executes and delivers this Agreement in the capacity as a “Replacement Revolving Lender” (each, a “Replacement Revolving Lender”) will, by the fact of such execution and delivery, be deemed (A) to have consented to the terms of this Amendment (including, without limitation, the amendments set forth in Exhibit A hereto) and (B) to have committed to make available 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments to the Borrower, on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), in each case in an amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Replacement Revolving Lender, as applicable, set forth on Schedule 1.01(a) hereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Loan Guarantors:
VICTORY CAPITAL OPERATING, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
VCH Holdings, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.,
a New York corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
Victory Capital Transfer Agency, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment To Credit Agreement]
WESTEND ADVISORS, LLC,
a North Carolina limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
nec pipeline, llc ,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment To Credit Agreement]
barclays BANK plc, as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Replacement Revolving Lender, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]
BANK OF MONTREAL, CHICAGO BRANCH, as Replacement Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Replacement Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Replacement Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Replacement Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Replacement Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]
Schedule 1.01(a)
2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments
Royal Bank of Canada | $25,000,000.00 |
KeyBank National Association | $25,000,000.00 |
Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch | $20,000,000.00 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $15,000,000.00 |
Bank of America, N.A. | $7,500,000.00 |
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | $7,500,000.00 |
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TOTAL | $100,000,000.00 |
Execution Version, conformed through First Amendment dated as of January 17, 2020, Second Amendment, dated as of February 18, 2021, Third Amendment dated as of December 31, 2021 and, Fourth Amendment dated as of September 23, 2022 and Fifth Amendment dated as of June 7, 2024
CREDIT AGREEMENT BARCLAYS BANK PLC, |
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Execution Version, conformed through First Amendment dated as of January 17, 2020, Second Amendment, dated as of February 18, 2021, Third Amendment dated as of December 31, 2021 and, Fourth Amendment dated as of September 23, 2022 and Fifth Amendment dated as of June 7, 2024
* RBC Capital Markets is a brand name for the capital markets activities of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates.
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Table of Contents
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS 1
Section 1.01. Defined Terms 1
Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings 70
Section 1.03. Terms Generally 70
Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP 71
Section 1.05. Effectuation of Transactions 72
Section 1.06. Timing of Payment or Performance 72
Section 1.07. Times of Day 72
Section 1.08. Cashless Rollovers 72
Section 1.09. Certain Calculations and Tests 73
Section 1.10. Divisions 74
Section 1.11. [Reserved] 74
Section 1.12. Effect of Benchmark Transition Event 75
ARTICLE 2 THE CREDITS 76
Section 2.01. Commitments 76
Section 2.02. Loans and Borrowings 78
Section 2.03. Requests for Borrowings 78
Section 2.04. Swingline Loans 79
Section 2.05. Letters of Credit 81
Section 2.06. [Reserved] 86
Section 2.07. Funding of Borrowings 86
Section 2.08. Type; Interest Elections 87
Section 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments 88
Section 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt 89
Section 2.11. Prepayment of Loans 91
Section 2.12. Fees 96
Section 2.13. Interest 98
Section 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest 99
Section 2.15. Increased Costs 99
Section 2.16. Break Funding Payments 101
Section 2.17. Taxes 101
Section 2.18. Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Payments 104
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Section 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 106
Section 2.20. Illegality 108
Section 2.21. Defaulting Lenders 108
Section 2.22. Incremental Credit Extensions 111
Section 2.23. Extensions of Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments 115
Section 2.24. Inability to Determine Rates 118
ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 119
Section 3.01. Organization; Powers 119
Section 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability 119
Section 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 119
Section 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect 119
Section 3.05. Properties 120
Section 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters 120
Section 3.07. Compliance with Laws 120
Section 3.08. Investment Company Status 121
Section 3.09. Taxes 121
Section 3.10. ERISA 121
Section 3.11. Disclosure 121
Section 3.12. Solvency 122
Section 3.13. Capitalization and Subsidiaries 122
Section 3.14. Security Interest in Collateral 122
Section 3.15. Labor Disputes 122
Section 3.16. Federal Reserve Regulations 122
Section 3.17. Senior Indebtedness 122
Section 3.18. Use of Proceeds 122
Section 3.19. OFAC; PATRIOT ACT and FCPA 122
Section 3.20. Certain Regulatory Matters. 123
ARTICLE 4 CONDITIONS 124
Section 4.01. Closing Date 124
Section 4.02. Each Credit Extension 127
ARTICLE 5 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 128
Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Reports 128
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Section 5.02. Existence 131
Section 5.03. Payment of Taxes 132
Section 5.04. Maintenance of Properties 132
Section 5.05. Insurance 132
Section 5.06. Inspections 132
Section 5.07. Maintenance of Book and Records 133
Section 5.08. Compliance with Laws 133
Section 5.09. Designation of Subsidiaries 133
Section 5.10. Use of Proceeds 134
Section 5.11. Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security 134
Section 5.12. Maintenance of Ratings 136
Section 5.13. Further Assurances 136
ARTICLE 6 NEGATIVE COVENANTS 137
Section 6.01. Indebtedness 137
Section 6.02. Liens 142
Section 6.03. [Reserved] 146
Section 6.04. Restricted Payments; Restricted Debt Payments 146
Section 6.05. Burdensome Agreements 151
Section 6.06. [Reserved] 152
Section 6.07. Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets 152
Section 6.08. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions 156
Section 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates 156
Section 6.10. Lines of Business 158
Section 6.11. Amendments or Waivers of Organizational Documents 158
Section 6.12. Amendments of or Waivers with Respect to Restricted Debt 158
Section 6.13. Fiscal Year 158
Section 6.14. Financial Covenant 158
ARTICLE 7 EVENTS OF DEFAULT 160
Section 7.01. Events of Default 160
ARTICLE 8 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 163
Section 8.01. General Agency Provisions 163
Section 8.02. Certain ERISA Matters 171
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ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS 172
Section 9.01. Notices 172
Section 9.02. Waivers; Amendments 175
Section 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity 181
Section 9.04. Waiver of Claim 182
Section 9.05. Successors and Assigns 182
Section 9.06. Survival 190
Section 9.07. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 191
Section 9.08. Severability 191
Section 9.09. Right of Setoff 191
Section 9.10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 192
Section 9.11. Waiver of Jury Trial 193
Section 9.12. Headings 193
Section 9.13. Confidentiality 193
Section 9.14. No Fiduciary Duty 194
Section 9.15. Several Obligations 195
Section 9.16. USA PATRIOT Act 195
Section 9.17. Disclosure of Agent Conflicts 195
Section 9.18. Appointment for Perfection 195
Section 9.19. Interest Rate Limitation 195
Section 9.20. Conflicts 195
Section 9.21. Release of Loan Guarantors 195
Section 9.22. Judgment Currency 196
Section 9.23. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 196
Section 9.24. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFC 197
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SCHEDULES: |
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Schedule 1.01(a) | – | Commitment Schedule |
Schedule 1.01(b) | – | Dutch Auction |
Schedule 1.01(c) | – | Mortgages |
Schedule 1.01(d) | – | Existing Investments |
Schedule 1.01(f) | – | Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries |
Schedule 1.01(g) | – | Introducing Broker Subsidiaries |
Schedule 3.05(a) | – | Fee Owned Real Estate Assets |
Schedule 3.13 | – | Subsidiaries |
Schedule 3.20 | – | Certain Regulatory Matters |
Schedule 5.09 | – | Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
Schedule 6.01(i) | – | Existing Indebtedness |
Schedule 6.02(l) | – | Existing Liens |
Schedule 6.07(bb) | – | Certain Dispositions |
Schedule 6.09(e) | – | Existing Transactions with Affiliates |
Schedule 9.01 | – | Borrower’s Website Address for Electronic Delivery |
EXHIBITS: |
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Exhibit A-1 | – | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit A-2 | – | Form of Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit B | – | Form of Borrowing Request |
Exhibit C | – | Form of Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit D | – | Form of Interest Election Request |
Exhibit E | – | Form of Perfection Certificate |
Exhibit F | – | Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement |
Exhibit G | – | Form of Promissory Note |
Exhibit H | – | Form of Pledge and Security Agreement |
Exhibit I | – | Form of Guaranty Agreement |
Exhibit J-1 | – | Form of Patent Security Agreement |
Exhibit J-2 | – | Form of Trademark Security Agreement |
Exhibit J-3 | – | Form of Copyright Security Agreement |
Exhibit K | – | Form of Letter of Credit Request |
Exhibit L-1 | – | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit L-2 | – | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit L-3 | – | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit L-4 | – | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit M | – | Form of Solvency Certificate |
Exhibit N | – | Form of Prepayment Notice |
CREDIT AGREEMENT
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 1, 2019 (this “Agreement”), by and among Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party hereto and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacities, together with its successors and assigns in such capacities, the “Administrative Agent”), a Swingline Lender and an Issuing Bank.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2018 (including the exhibits and schedules thereto, the “Acquisition Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, USAA Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and, solely for the express purposes set therein, USAA Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, on the Closing Date the Borrower will acquire (the “Acquisition”) 100% of the outstanding equity interests of each of USAA Asset Management Company, a Delaware corporation (“USAA Adviser”), and USAA Transfer Agency Company, a Delaware corporation (“USAA Transfer Agent” and, together with USAA Adviser, the “Targets”) from the current equity-holders thereof (the “Sellers”);
WHEREAS, in connection therewith, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of (a) Initial Term Loans made on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,100,000,000, the proceeds of which shall be used to finance all or a portion of the Transactions, and (b) Revolving Credit Commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, the proceeds of which shall be used to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the Acquisition, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders authorize and ratify the Administrative Agent’s actions to enter into the escrow arrangements contemplated by the Escrow Agreement prior to the Closing Date; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to extend credit to the Borrower as so requested, subject to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
“2021 Incremental Term Loans” means the 2021 Incremental Term Loans as defined in the Third Amendment.
“2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments as defined in the Third Amendment.
“2021 Incremental Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment or 2021 Incremental Term Loan outstanding at such time.
“2021 Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” means, the date that is seven years from the Third Amendment Effective Date.
“2021 Incremental Term Loan Installment Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(g).
“2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make 2024 Replacement Revolving Loans (and acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans) hereunder as set forth on the Commitment Schedule, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender assumed its 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 or 2.19, (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.05 or (c) increased pursuant to Section 2.23. The aggregate amount of the 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date is $100,000,000.
“2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of all 2024 Replacement Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure, in each case, attributable to its 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment.
“2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means March 31, 2026.
“2024 Replacement Revolving Facility” means the 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments and the 2024 Replacement Revolving Loans and other extensions of credit thereunder.
“2024 Replacement Revolving Lender” means any Lender with an 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment or any 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Exposure.
“2024 Replacement Revolving Loan” means any revolving loan made by the 2024 Replacement Revolving Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“ABR Borrowing” means any Borrowing at the Alternate Base Rate.
“ABR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest with reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“ABR Revolving Borrowing” means any Borrowing of Revolving Loans at the Alternate Base Rate.
“ABR Revolving Loan” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest with reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Acceptable Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Applicable Rate.
“Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement the terms of which are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower.
“ACH” means automated clearing house transfers.
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“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided, that if Adjusted Term SOFR determined as provided above shall ever be less than 0.00%, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be 0.00%, provided, further that, solely with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, if Adjusted Term SOFR determined as provided above shall ever be less than 0.50%, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be 0.50%.
“Acquisition” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Acquisition Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Additional Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 8.
“Additional Commitment” means any commitment hereunder added pursuant to Sections 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c).
“Additional Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(b).
“Additional Loans” means any Additional Revolving Loans and any Additional Term Loans.
“Additional Revolving Credit Commitments” means any revolving credit commitment added pursuant to Sections 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c)(ii).
“Additional Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of all Additional Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of such Lender’s LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure attributable to its Additional Revolving Credit Commitment.
“Additional Revolving Lender” means any Lender with an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment or any Additional Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Additional Revolving Loans” means any revolving loan added hereunder pursuant to Section 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c)(ii).
“Additional Term Lender” means any Lender with an Additional Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Additional Term Loan.
“Additional Term Loan Commitment” means any term commitment added pursuant to Sections 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c)(i).
“Additional Term Loans” means any term loan added pursuant to Section 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c)(i).
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Administrative Questionnaire” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(d).
“Advisers Act” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
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“Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, that Person. No Person shall be an “Affiliate” of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof solely because it is an unrelated portfolio company of any Sponsor and none of the Agents, any Lender (other than any Affiliated Lender or any Debt Fund Affiliate) or any of their respective Affiliates shall be considered an Affiliate of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof.
“Affiliated Lender” means any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
“Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Affiliated Lender (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.05) and accepted by the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit A-2 or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(g)(iv).
“Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Syndication Agent.
“Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Credit Agreement.
“Agreement Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.22.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1.00% and (c) the sum of 1.00% plus Adjusted Term SOFR for an Interest Period of one month on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if the Prime Rate, Federal Funds Effective Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for an Interest Period of one month is less than 0.00%, then such rate shall deemed to be 0.00%; provided, further that, solely with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, if the Prime Rate, Federal Funds Effective Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for an Interest Period of one month is less than 0.50%, then such rate shall be deemed to be 0.50%; provided, further that solely for purposes of the foregoing, Adjusted Term SOFR for any day shall be calculated using Adjusted Term SOFR for an Interest Period of one month on such day at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City time). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c), as applicable, of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist.
“Applicable Percentage” means, (a) with respect to any Term Lender of any Class, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and unused Additional Term Loan Commitments of such Term Lender under the applicable Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and unused Term Commitments of all Term Lenders under the applicable Class and (b) with respect to any Revolving Lender of any Class, the percentage of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class; provided that for purposes of Section 2.21 and otherwise herein, when there is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment shall be disregarded for any relevant calculation. In the case of clause (b), in the event
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that the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class have expired or been terminated, the Applicable Percentage of any Revolving Lender of such Class shall be determined on the basis of the Revolving Credit Exposure of such Revolving Lender attributable to its Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class, giving effect to any assignment thereof.
“Applicable Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Applicable Rate.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day: (a) (i) with respect to any Initial Term Loan prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, (A) that is an ABR Loan, 2.25% per annum or (B) that is a Term SOFR Loan, 3.25% per annum, (ii) with respect to any Tranche B-1 Term Loan on and after the First Amendment Effective Date and prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, (A) that is an ABR Loan, 1.50% per annum or (B) that is a Term SOFR Loan, 2.50% per annum, (iii) with respect to any Tranche B-2 Term Loan on and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, (A) that is an ABR Loan, 1.25% per annum or (B) that is a Term SOFR Loan, 2.25% per annum and (iv) with respect to 2021 Incremental Term Loans, (A) that is an ABR Loan, 1.25% per annum or (B) that is a Term SOFR Loan, 2.25% per annum; (b) with respect to any Initial2024 Replacement Revolving Loan, that is an ABR Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, the percentage per annum as set forth in the pricing grid below for the appropriate Level; and (c) with respect to any Extended Term Loan or other Additional Term Loan of any Class or any Extended Revolving Loan or other Additional Revolving Loan of any Class, the rate or rates per annum specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Facility Amendment or Extension Amendment.
Level | First Lien Leverage Ratio | Applicable Rate for Initial2024 Replacement Revolving Loans (ABR Rate Loans) | Applicable Rate for Initial2024 Replacement Revolving Loans (Term SOFR Loans) |
1 | Greater than 2.50:1.00 | 2.251.75% | 3.252.75% |
2 | Less than or equal to 2.50:1.00 but greater than 2.00:1.00 | 2.001.50% | 3.002.50% |
3 | Less than or equal to 2.00:1.00 | 1.751.25% | 2.752.25% |
The Applicable Rate shall be re-determined quarterly on the first day immediately following the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Compliance Certificate containing a reasonably detailed calculation of the First Lien Leverage Ratio pursuant to Section 5.01 (an “Acceptable Compliance Certificate”); provided that, if an Acceptable Compliance Certificate is not delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01, without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, then (i) the rate set forth in “Level 1” shall apply as of the first day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered and shall continue to so apply through but not including the date on which an Acceptable Compliance Certificate is delivered (and from and after delivery of such Acceptable Compliance Certificate, the pricing level shall be determined based on the First Lien Leverage Ratio set forth therein); provided, further, that, in the event that any calculation of the First Lien Leverage Ratio previously delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 is at any time restated or otherwise revised or the information set forth therein otherwise proves to be false or incorrect such that the Applicable Rate would have been higher than was otherwise in effect during any period (an “Applicable Period”), then, without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, (i) the rate set forth in “Level 1” shall apply as of the first day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall continue to so apply through but not including the date on which a corrected Acceptable Compliance Certificate is delivered and (ii) the Borrower shall, within five (5) Business Days of written demand thereof by the Administrative Agent, pay
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to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with this Agreement) the accrued additional interest with respect to such Loans owing as a result of such increased Applicable Rate for such Applicable Period.
“Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such time represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments at such time; provided that for purposes of Section 2.21 and otherwise herein, when there is a Defaulting Lender, any such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment shall be disregarded in the relevant calculations. In the event that (x) the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class have expired or been terminated in accordance with the terms hereof (other than pursuant to Article 7), the Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage shall be recalculated without giving effect to the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class or (y) the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Classes have terminated (or the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class have terminated pursuant to Article 7), the Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments (or the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class) most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments thereof.
“Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) any Affiliate of such Lender or (c) any entity or any Affiliate of any entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.05), and accepted by the Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1 or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Available Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to, without duplication:
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“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (d) of Section 1.12(d).
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time that is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Banking Services” means each and any of the following bank services: commercial credit cards, stored value cards, purchasing cards, treasury management services, netting services, overdraft protections, check drawing services, automated payment services (including depository, overdraft, controlled disbursement, ACH transactions, return items and interstate depository network services), employee credit card programs, cash pooling services, operational foreign exchange management, current account facilities and any arrangements or services similar to any of the foregoing or otherwise in connection with Cash management and Deposit Accounts.
“Banking Services Obligations” means any and all obligations of any Loan Party, whether absolute or contingent and however and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) (a) under any arrangement that is in effect on the Closing Date between any Loan Party and a counterparty that is (or is an Affiliate of) any Lender or
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Agent as of the Closing Date or (b) under any arrangement that is entered into after the Closing Date by any Loan Party with any counterparty that is (or is an Affiliate of) any Lender or Agent at the time such arrangement is entered into, in each case in connection with Banking Services that have been designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower as being Banking Services Obligations for the purposes of the Loan Documents, it being understood that each counterparty thereto shall be deemed (A) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (B) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article 8, Section 9.03 and Section 9.10 and any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a Lender.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.).
“Barclays” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Benchmark” means, initially, Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (a) of Section 1.12.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event: (1) Daily Simple SOFR; or (2) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than 0.00%, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that, solely with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than 0.50%, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be 0.50% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” the definition of “US Government Securities Business Day,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent and the Borrower decide may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
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“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark: (1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or (2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative or non-compliant with or non-aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks; provided that such non-representativeness, non-compliance or non-alignment will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark: (1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); (2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (3) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks. For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clause (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 1.12 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark
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Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 1.12.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the U.S.
“Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Borrower Tax Refund Receivable” means a receivable of the Borrower in respect of a refund of U.S. federal income taxes for the taxable year ended December 31, 2013.
“Borrowing” means any Loans of the same Type and Class made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B or such other form that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent).
“Broker-Dealer Licenses and Memberships” means (a) the memberships of each Broker-Dealer Subsidiary with FINRA and (b) the licenses with Governmental Authorities of each Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, in each case, to the extent necessary and material to the normal conduct of the business of the applicable Broker-Dealer Subsidiary as a Registered Broker-Dealer or Introducing Broker, as applicable.
“Broker-Dealer Registrations” means the registrations of each Broker-Dealer Subsidiary with the SEC and all other Governmental Authorities which require registration and have jurisdiction over such Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, in each case, to the extent necessary and material to the normal conduct of the business of the applicable Broker-Dealer Subsidiary as a Registered Broker-Dealer or Introducing Broker, as applicable.
“Broker-Dealer Subsidiary” means (a) the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.01(f) and any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act or associated persons thereof, as defined therein (a “Registered Broker-Dealer”), after the Closing Date and (b) the Restricted Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 1.01(g) and any other Restricted Subsidiary that is an introducing broker (“Introducing Broker”) that is required to register under the Commodity Exchange Act after the Closing Date.
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“Builder Basket” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (a)(ii) of the definition of “Available Amount.”
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed and, if the applicable Business Day relates to notices, determinations, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments in connection with Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or any Term SOFR Loans, or any other dealings with respect to Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR or any Term SOFR Loan, a day which is also a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the aggregate amount, without duplication, of (x) all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be included as additions to property, plant and equipment, (y) other capital expenditures of such Person for such period (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases) that are reported in the Borrower’s consolidated statement of cash flows for such period and (z) other capital expenditures of such Person for such period (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases).
“Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.
“Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations, preferred equity certificates, convertible preferred equity certificates or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests (whether general or limited), and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt any Indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.
“Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof).
“Cash” means money, currency or a credit balance in any Deposit Account, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, (a) readily marketable securities (i) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed or insured as to interest and principal by the U.S. government or (ii) issued by any agency or instrumentality of the U.S. the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S., in each case maturing within one year after such date and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (b) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the U.S. or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or by any foreign government, in each case maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (c) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-2 from
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S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency); (d) deposits, money market deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (or similar instruments) maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any bank organized under, or authorized to operate as a bank under, the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any political subdivision thereof or any foreign bank or its branches or agencies and that has capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000 and, in each case, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating thereto; (e) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000; (f) shares of any investment fund that has (i) substantially all of its assets invested in the types of investments referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above, (ii) net assets of not less than $250,000,000 and (iii) a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from Moody’s (or, if at any time either S&P or Moody’s are not rating such fund, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency); and (g) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that such Captive Insurance Subsidiary is not prohibited to make in accordance with applicable law. The term “Cash Equivalents” shall also include (x) Investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (a) through (g) above in foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parent companies thereof) have the ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (y) other short-term Investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in Investments analogous to the Investments described in clauses (a) through (g) above or in the foregoing clause (x).
“CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty after the Closing Date, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) 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 and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or U.S. or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Change of Control” means the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of Securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan or Person acting as the trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator therefor), other than one or more Permitted Holders, of Capital Stock representing more than the greater of (x) 35.0% of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting Capital Stock of the Borrower and (y) the percentage of the total voting power of all of the outstanding voting Capital Stock of the Borrower owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially by the Permitted Holders, unless, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y) above, one or more Permitted Holders has, at such time, the right or the ability, by voting power, contract or otherwise, to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of
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directors (or comparable governing body or managers) of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to acquire voting Capital Stock (so long as such Person does not have the right to direct the voting of the Capital Stock subject to such right) or any veto power in connection with the acquisition or disposition of voting Capital Stock will not cause a party to be a beneficial owner.
“Charge” means any charge, loss, expense, cost, accrual or reserve of any kind.
“Charged Amounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.19.
“Class”, when used with respect to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Initial Term Loans, Additional Term Loans of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Section 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c)(i), Initial Revolving Loans, 2024 Replacement Revolving Loans or Additional Revolving Loans of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Section 2.22, 2.23 or 9.02(c)(ii), (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Initial Term Loan Commitment, an Additional Term Loan Commitment of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Section 2.21 or 9.02(c), an Initial Revolving Credit Commitment, a 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment, an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment of any series established as a separate “Class” pursuant to Section 2.21 or 9.02(c)(ii), (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of a particular Class and (d) any Revolving Credit Exposure, refers to whether such Revolving Credit Exposure is attributable to a Revolving Credit Commitment of a particular Class.
“Closing Date” means the date on which (a) the Escrow Funding Date shall have occurred, and (b) the Escrow Release Conditions shall have been met, which date shall have occurred on July 1, 2019.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means any and all property of any Loan Party subject to a Lien under any Collateral Document and any and all other property of any Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that is or becomes subject to a Lien pursuant to any Collateral Document to secure the Secured Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall “Collateral” include any Excluded Asset.
“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, subject to (x) the applicable limitations set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (y) the time periods (and extensions thereof) set forth in Section 5.11 and (z) the terms of any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, the requirement that:
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“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, (i) the Security Agreement, (ii) each Mortgage, (iii) each Intellectual Property Security Agreement, (iv) any supplement to any of the foregoing delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and (v) each of the other instruments and documents pursuant to which any Loan Party grants a Lien on any Collateral as security for payment of the Secured Obligations.
“Commercial Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit issued for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of any materials, goods or services by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business of such Person.
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“Commercial Tort Claim” has the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment, Initial Revolving Credit Commitment, 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment and Additional Commitment, as applicable, in effect as of such time.
“Commitment Fee Rate” means, for any day: (a) with respect to the Initial2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments, the rate per annum as set forth in the pricing grid below for the appropriate Level; provided, however, that until the delivery of the financial statements and related Compliance Certificate for the first full Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.01, the Commitment Fee Rate shall be the rate set forth in “Level 1” of the pricing grid below; and (b) with respect to Additional Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class, the rate or rates per annum specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Facility Amendment or Extension Amendment.
Level | First Lien Leverage Ratio | Commitment Fee Rate |
1 | Greater than 2.50:1.00 | 0.50% |
2 | Less than or equal to 2.50:1.00 but greater than 2.00:1.00 | 0.375% |
3 | Less than or equal to 2.00:1.00 | 0.25% |
The Commitment Fee Rate shall be re-determined quarterly on the first day immediately following the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Compliance Certificate containing a reasonably detailed, certified calculation of the First Lien Leverage Ratio pursuant to Section 5.01; provided that, if such certification is not provided in accordance with Section 5.01, without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, then (i) the pricing set forth in “Level 1” shall apply as of the first day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall continue to so apply through but not including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered (and therefrom, the pricing level shall be based off of the reasonably detailed calculations of the First Lien Leverage Ratio certified by the Borrower in such Compliance Certificate); provided, further, that, in the event that the certified calculation of the First Lien Leverage Ratio previously delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 is at any time restated or otherwise revised or the information set forth in such certification otherwise proves to be false or incorrect such that the Commitment Fee Rate would have been higher than was otherwise in effect during any Applicable Period, then, without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, (i) the pricing level set forth in “Level 1” shall apply as of the first day after which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 and shall continue to so apply through but not including the date on which the correct certified calculation of the First Lien Leverage Ratio for such Applicable Period in a Compliance Certificate is so delivered and (ii) the Borrower shall, within five (5) Business Days of written demand thereof by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with this Agreement) the accrued additional interest with respect to such Loans owing as a result of such increased Commitment Fee Rate for such Applicable Period.
“Commitment Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto as Schedule 1.01(a) reflecting the Commitments in effect on the Closing Date.
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“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).
“Company” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Company Competitor” means any Person that is a direct competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate” means, with respect to any Company Competitor or any Affiliate thereof, any debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity that is (i) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and (ii) managed, sponsored or advised by any person that is Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with the relevant Company Competitor or Affiliate thereof, but only to the extent that no personnel involved with the investment in the relevant Company Competitor makes (or has the right to make or participate with others in making) investment decisions on behalf of, or otherwise cause the direction of the investment policies of, such debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated entity with respect to decisions involving any investment in debt of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Compliance Date” means the last day of any applicable Fiscal Quarter (commencing with the first full Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date) if as of such date the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding (i) for the first four full Fiscal Quarters ending after the Closing Date, any Revolving Loans funded on the Closing Date to fund any original issue discount or upfront fees implemented pursuant to the “market flex” provisions of the Fee Letter, (ii) any Letters of Credit under the Initial Revolving Facility, the 2024 Replacement Revolving Facility, any Incremental Revolving Facility and any Replacement Revolving Facility that have been cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped in an amount equal to at least 103.0% of the Stated Amount thereof (minus any amount then on deposit in any cash collateral account established for the benefit of the relevant Issuing Bank) or otherwise cash collateralized in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank and (iii) non-cash collateralized or backstopped Letters of Credit in an aggregate outstanding amount not exceeding $2,500,000) exceeds an amount equal to 35.0% of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person on a consolidated basis for any period, the sum of:
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“Consolidated First Lien Debt” means, as to any Person at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a first priority Lien on the Collateral.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (a) consolidated total interest expense of such Person and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized (including (and without duplication), amortization of any debt issuance cost or original issue discount, any premium paid to obtain payment, financial assurance or similar bonds, any interest capitalized during construction, any non‑cash interest payment, the interest component of any deferred payment obligation, the interest component of any payment under any Capital Lease (regardless of whether accounted for as interest expense under GAAP), any commission, discount or other fee or charge owed with respect to any letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance, any fee or expense paid to the Administrative Agent in connection with its services hereunder, any other bank, administrative agency (or trustee) or financing fee and any cost associated with any surety bond in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed)) plus (b) any cash dividend paid or payable in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock during such period other than to such Person or any Loan Party, plus (or, in the case of gains, minus) (c) any gains, losses or obligations arising from any Hedge Agreement or other derivative financial instrument issued by such Person for the benefit of such Person or its Subsidiaries, in each case determined on a consolidated basis for such period. For purposes of this definition, interest in respect of any Capital Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, in respect of any period and as determined for any Person (the “Subject Person”) on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the net income (loss) of such Subject Person and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding, without duplication:
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There shall be included in Consolidated Net Income, without duplication, the amount of any cash tax benefits related to the tax amortization of intangible assets in the applicable period.
“Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as to any Person at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, at any date, all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the applicable Person at such date.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as to any Person at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all third party debt for borrowed money and the outstanding principal balance of all Indebtedness of such Person represented by notes, bonds, debentures and similar instruments, Capital Leases and purchase money Indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, undrawn letters of credit); provided that “Consolidated Total Debt” shall be calculated (i) net of the Unrestricted Cash Amount (to the extent the Unrestricted Cash Amount is greater than zero) and (ii) excluding any obligation, liability or indebtedness of such Person if, upon or prior to the maturity thereof, such Person has irrevocably deposited
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with the proper Person in trust or escrow the necessary funds (or evidences of indebtedness) for the payment, redemption or satisfaction of such obligation, liability or indebtedness, and thereafter such funds and evidences of such obligation, liability or indebtedness or other security so deposited are not included in the calculation of the Unrestricted Cash Amount.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Current Assets over Current Liabilities.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Copyright” means the following: (a) all copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright whether published or unpublished, copyright registrations and copyright applications; (b) all renewals of any of the foregoing; and (c) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.
“Credit Extension” means each of (i) the making of a Revolving Loan or (ii) the issuance, amendment, modification, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit (other than any such amendment, modification, renewal or extension that does not increase the Stated Amount of the relevant Letter of Credit).
“Credit Facilities” means the Revolving Facility and the Term Facility.
“Cure Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.14(b).
“Cure Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.14(b).
“Cure Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.14(b).
“Current Assets” means, at any date, all assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries which under GAAP would be classified as current assets (excluding any (i) Cash or Cash Equivalents (including Cash and Cash Equivalents held on deposit for third parties by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) permitted loans to third parties, (iii) deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments related to Indebtedness, (iv) the current portion of current and deferred Taxes and (v) management fees receivables).
“Current Liabilities” means, at any date, all liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries which under GAAP would be classified as current liabilities, other than (i) current maturities of long term debt, (ii) outstanding revolving loans and letter of credit exposure, (iii) accruals of Consolidated Interest Expense (excluding Consolidated Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (iv) obligations in respect of derivative financial instruments related to Indebtedness, (v) the current portion of current and deferred Taxes, (vi) liabilities in respect of unpaid earnouts, (vii) accruals relating to restructuring reserves, (viii) liabilities in respect of funds of third parties on deposit with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ix) management fees payables, (x) the current portion of any Capital Lease obligation, (xi) the current portion of any other long term liability for borrowed money, (xii) any liabilities
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that are not Indebtedness and will not be settled in cash or Cash Equivalents during the next succeeding 12-month period after such date, (xiii) the effects from applying purchase accounting, (xiv) any accrued professional liability risks, (xv) restricted marketable securities and (xvi) the current portion of deferred revenue.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) SOFR for the day (such day “i”) that is five U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website, and (b) the Floor. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on the second (2nd) U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately following any day “i”, the SOFR in respect of such day “i” has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then the SOFR for such day “i” will be the SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided that any SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive SOFR Rate Days. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrower.
“Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of any Sponsor (other than a natural Person) that is a bona fide debt fund or investment vehicle (in each case with one or more bona fide investors to whom its managers owe fiduciary duties independent of their fiduciary duties to such Sponsor) primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course of its activities and for which the personnel making the primary investment decisions are not personnel primarily engaged in making investment decisions in respect of any equity fund which has a direct or indirect equity investment in the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (“Equity Personnel”) or personnel controlled by such Equity Personnel.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the U.S., and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, general assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the U.S. or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Declined Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(vi).
“Default” means any event or condition which, upon notice, lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.21(f), any Lender that has (a) defaulted in its payment obligations under this Agreement, including to make a Loan within two Business Days of the date required to be made by it hereunder or to fund its participation in a Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date such obligation arose or such Loan, Letter of Credit was required to be made or funded unless such Lender, acting in good faith, notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied,
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(b) notified the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank or the Borrower in writing that it does not intend to satisfy any such obligation or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement (x) is made by such Lender acting in good faith, (y) relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and (z) states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) has not been satisfied), (c) made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or under agreements in which it commits to extend credit generally, (d) failed, within two Business Days after the request of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans; provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (d) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent, (e) become (or any parent company thereof has become) insolvent or been determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets, to be insolvent, or the assets or management of which has been taken over by any Governmental Authority or (f) (i) become (or any parent company thereof has become) the subject of (A) a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or (B) a Bail-In Action, (ii) has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or custodian, appointed for it, or (iii) has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, unless in the case of any Lender subject to this clause (f), the Borrower and the Administrative Agent have each determined that such Lender intends, and has all approvals required to enable it (in form and substance satisfactory to each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent), to continue to perform its obligations as a Lender hereunder; provided that no Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of (I) the ownership or acquisition of any Capital Stock in such Lender or its parent by any Governmental Authority or (II) in the case of any Lender or parent company which is a solvent Person, the precautionary appointment of an administrator, guardian, custodian or other similar official by a Governmental Authority under or based on the law of the country where such Person is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable Requirements of Law require that such appointment not be made public; provided that such ownership interest or action does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the U.S. or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contract or agreement to which such Lender is a party. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (f) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.21(f)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Lender.
“Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any investment property (within the meaning of the UCC) or any account evidenced by an instrument (within the meaning of the UCC).
“Derivative Transaction” means (a) any interest-rate transaction, including any interest-rate swap, basis swap, forward rate agreement, interest rate option (including a cap, collar or floor), and any other instrument linked to interest rates that gives rise to similar credit risks (including when-issued securities and forward deposits accepted), (b) any exchange-rate transaction, including any cross-currency interest-rate swap, any forward foreign-exchange contract, any currency option, and any other instrument linked to exchange rates that gives rise to similar credit risks, (c) any equity derivative transaction, including any
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equity-linked swap, any equity-linked option, any forward equity-linked contract, and any other instrument linked to equities that gives rise to similar credit risk and (d) any commodity (including precious metal) derivative transaction, including any commodity-linked swap, any commodity-linked option, any forward commodity-linked contract, and any other instrument linked to commodities that gives rise to similar credit risks; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries shall constitute a Derivative Transaction.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of non-Cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition pursuant to Section 6.07(h) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the amount of Cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale or conversion of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration to Cash or Cash Equivalents). A particular item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration will no longer be considered to be outstanding when and to the extent it has been paid, redeemed or otherwise retired or sold or otherwise Disposed of in compliance with Section 6.07.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, lease, sublease, or other disposition of any property of any Person.
“Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than for Qualified Capital Stock), in whole or in part, on or prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued (it being understood that if any such redemption is in part, only such part coming into effect prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date shall constitute Disqualified Capital Stock), (b) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case at any time on or prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued, (c) contains any mandatory repurchase obligation, in whole or in part, which may come into effect prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued (it being understood that if any such repurchase obligation is in part, only such part coming into effect prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date shall constitute Disqualified Capital Stock) or (d) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in Cash on or prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued; provided that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which such Capital Stock is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of any change of control, Public Offering or any Disposition occurring prior to 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Capital Stock is issued shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if such Capital Stock provides that the issuer thereof will not redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions prior to the Termination Date.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (A) if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants or by any such plan to such directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants, in each case in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, such Capital
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Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the issuer thereof in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations, and (B) no Capital Stock held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager, member of management or consultant (or their respective Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Borrower (or any Parent Company or any Subsidiary) shall be considered Disqualified Capital Stock because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement, stock option, stock appreciation right or other stock award agreement, stock ownership plan, put agreement, stockholder agreement or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.
“Disqualified Institution” means (a) any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender that is identified by name on or prior to November 6, 2018 in a written notice to the Lead Arrangers and (b) any Company Competitor or any Affiliate thereof that is identified by name prior to November 6, 2019 in a written notice to the Lead Arrangers and (c) any Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (a) or (b) that is clearly identifiable as an Affiliate solely on the basis of its name (it being understood and agreed that no Debt Fund Affiliate or Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate may be designated as a Disqualified Institution); provided that no written notice delivered pursuant to clauses (b) or (c) shall apply retroactively to disqualify any Person that has previously acquired an assignment or participation or allocation in any Credit Facility, subject to the provisions of Section 9.05(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or obligation to determine, inquire into or monitor whether any Lender, Participant or potential Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Institution or to inquire into, monitor or enforce the compliance with the provisions hereof related to Disqualified Institutions, and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to any assignment or participation made to a Disqualified Institution (provided that any such assignment or participation shall be subject to the terms of Section 9.05(c) or (f), as applicable) or disclosure of Confidential Information to any Disqualified Institution.
“Disqualified Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(f)(ii).
“Disregarded Domestic Person” means any Domestic Subsidiary (i) substantially all the assets of which consist of the equity or debt of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that is a CFC or (ii) that is treated as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that holds no material assets other than equity of one or more CFCs.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the U.S.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Dutch Auction” has the meaning assigned to such term on Schedule 1.01(b).
“ECF Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(i).
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the effective yield applicable thereto calculated by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower in a manner consistent with generally accepted financial practices, taking into account (a) interest rate margins, (b) interest rate floors (subject to the proviso set forth below), (c) any amendment to the relevant interest rate margins and interest rate floors prior to the applicable date of determination and (d) original issue discount and upfront or similar fees (based on an assumed four-year average life to maturity or lesser remaining average life to maturity), but excluding (i) any arrangement, commitment, structuring, underwriting, ticking, unused line fees or amendment fees (regardless of whether any such fees are paid to or shared in whole or in part with any lender) and (ii) any other fee that is not payable to all relevant lenders ratably; provided, however, that (A) to the extent that Adjusted Term SOFR or Alternate Base Rate (without giving effect to any floor specified in the definition thereof) is less than any floor applicable to loans in respect to which the Effective Yield is being calculated on the date on which the Effective Yield is determined, the amount of the resulting difference will be deemed added to the interest rate margin applicable to the relevant Indebtedness for purposes of calculating the Effective Yield and (B) to the extent that Adjusted Term SOFR or Alternate Base Rate (without giving effect to any floor specified in the definition thereof) is greater than any applicable floor on the date on which the Effective Yield is determined, the floor will be disregarded in calculating the Effective Yield.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) any Lender, (b) any commercial bank, insurance company, finance company, financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act), (c) any Affiliate of any Lender, (d) any Approved Fund of any Lender and (e) to the extent permitted under Section 9.05(g), any Affiliated Lender or any Debt Fund Affiliate; provided that in any event, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) any natural person or any entity owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person, (ii) any Disqualified Institution or (iii) except as permitted under Section 9.05(g), the Borrower or any of its Affiliates.
“Environmental Claim” means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order or directive (conditional or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (a) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or actual or alleged Environmental Liability; (b) in connection with any Hazardous Material or any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity; or (c) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to natural resources, the environment or human health and safety as a result of exposure to Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable Requirements of Law and Governmental Authorizations relating to (a) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity or (b) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of or exposure to Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) any Hazardous Material
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Activities, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, or (d) any contract pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Personnel” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Debt Fund Affiliate”.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, (a) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of which that Person is a member, (b) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code of which that Person is a member, and (c) solely for purpose of ERISA Section 302 and Code Section 412, any affiliated service group within the meaning of Code Section 414(m), of which that Person is a member.
“ERISA Event” means (a) a “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to a Pension Plan (unless notice has been waived under applicable regulations); (b) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations at any facility of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party as described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party from a Multiemployer Plan resulting in the imposition of Withdrawal Liability on any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA or in “endangered” or “critical” status within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or the receipt by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party of notice of the treatment of a Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041A of ERISA or of notice of the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Multiemployer Plan; (e) the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums payable but not delinquent under ERISA Section 4007, upon any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate of any Loan Party, in connection with the termination of any Pension Plan; (g) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 or 303 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (h) a failure by Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party to make a required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; or (i) the imposition of a Lien with respect to a Pension Plan pursuant to Section 303(k) of ERISA.
“Escrow Account” means a segregated account, under the control of the Escrow Agent that includes only the Escrow Amount, free from all Liens.
“Escrow Agent” means Barclays, solely in its capacity as escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement.
“Escrow Agreement” means that certain Escrow Account Terms and Conditions, dated as of June 28, 2019, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Escrow Agent, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
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“Escrow Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Escrow Agreement.
“Escrow Funding Conditions” means the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 (other than Sections 4.01(j), (k) and (l)), which, in each case, shall be determined as if the provisions of this Agreement were in full force and in effect on the Escrow Funding Date.
“Escrow Funding Date” shall mean the date of funding of the Escrow Amount into the Escrow Account upon the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the Escrow Funding Conditions, which date shall have occurred on June 28, 2019.
“Escrow Release Conditions” means the delivery by the Administrative Agent of the Payment Instruction (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) to the Escrow Agent on the Escrow Funding Date directing the Escrow Agent to release the funds from the Escrow Account.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 7.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any Excess Cash Flow Period, any amount (if positive) equal to:
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“Excess Cash Flow Period” means each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2020.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Assets” means each of the following:
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“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Loan Guaranty of such Loan Guarantor of, or the grant by such
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Loan Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Loan Guaranty 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 Loan Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Loan Guaranty of such Loan Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. 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 Loan Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Issuing Bank, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder, (a) Taxes (i) imposed on (or measured by) net income (however denominated) or franchise Taxes, in each case, imposed by the jurisdiction under the Requirements of Law under which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the U.S. or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause a(i) or (ii), (c) any U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to the relevant recipient pursuant to a law in effect at the time the relevant recipient becomes a party to this Agreement or acquires an interest in any Commitment (or designates a new lending office), except (i) pursuant to an assignment or designation of a new lending office under Section 2.19(b) and (ii) to the extent that the relevant recipient was entitled, immediately before designation of a new lending office (or, in the case of an assignment, to the extent the assignor was entitled immediately before assignment), to receive additional amounts from any Loan Party with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 2.17, (d) any Tax imposed as a result of a failure by the relevant recipient to comply with Section 2.17(f) and (e) any U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of February 12, 2018 by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent.
“Extended Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a)(i).
“Extended Revolving Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a)(i).
“Extended Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a)(ii).
“Extension” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a).
“Extension Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (for purposes of giving effect to Section 2.23) and the Borrower executed by each of (a) the Loan Parties, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that has accepted the applicable Extension Offer pursuant hereto and in accordance with Section 2.23.
“Extension Offer” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a).
“FATCA” means 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
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with), any current or future regulations, official guidance or interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any intergovernmental agreements (or related legislation or official administrative rules) implementing any of the foregoing.
“FCPA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.19(c).
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided, that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any day is less than zero, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day will be deemed to be zero.
“Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter dated as of November 6, 2018 between the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers (as amended by that certain Joinder Agreement to Project Eagle/Patriot Commitment Letter, dated as of November 30, 2018 between the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers and as further amended by that certain Amended and Restated Joinder Agreement to Project Eagle/Patriot Commitment Letter, dated as of December 3, 2018 between the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers).
“Fifth Amendment” means, that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 7, 2024 among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
“Fifth Amendment Effective Date” means, the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 of the Fifth Amendment were satisfied or waived in accordance therewith, which date occurred on June 7, 2024.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or any other self-regulatory body which succeeds to the functions of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to this Amendment, dated as of January 17, 2020, among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent.
“First Amendment Effective Date” means the “First Amendment Effective Date” under and as defined in the First Amendment.
“First Lien Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, as of any date of determination, of (a) Consolidated First Lien Debt as of the last day of the Test Period then most recently ended to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended, in each case, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“First Priority” means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, that, subject to any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, such Lien is senior in priority to any other Lien to which such Collateral is subject, other than any Permitted Lien.
“Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31 of each calendar year.
“Fixed Amounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.09(d).
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“Fixed Incremental Amount” means (a) the greater of $415,000,000 and 100.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period minus (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Incremental Facilities and Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred or issued in reliance on the Fixed Incremental Amount.
“Flood Hazard Property” means any parcel of any Material Real Estate Asset subject to a Mortgage located in the U.S. in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards.
“Foreign Benefit Event” means with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the failure of any such Foreign Pension Plan or any trust thereunder intended to qualify for tax exempt status under any Requirements of Law, (b) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any Requirements of Law, (c) the failure to make the required contributions or payments under any Requirements of Law on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (d) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to its intention to terminate any such Foreign Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Pension Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Pension Plan, (e) the incurrence of any liability on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Pension Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein, or (f) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any Requirements of Law and that could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by any Loan Party, or the imposition on any Loan Party of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any Requirement of Law, in the case of the acts, omissions, and occurrences described in clauses (a) through (f) above, only to the extent that such acts, omissions or occurrences could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender or Issuing Bank that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any defined benefit pension plan or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States by any Loan Party for employees of any Loan Party residing outside the United States, which fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. in effect and applicable to the accounting period in respect of which reference to GAAP is made.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative power or functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state or locality of the U.S., the U.S., or a foreign government (including any supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Governmental Authorization” means any permit, license, authorization, plan, directive, consent order or consent decree of or from any Governmental Authority.
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“Granting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(e).
“Growth Available Incremental Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Incremental Cap.”
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “Guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the Guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person (the “Primary Obligor”) in any manner and including any obligation of the Guarantor (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the Primary Obligor so as to enable the Primary Obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or monetary obligation, (e) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (f) secured by any Lien on any assets of such Guarantor securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or monetary other obligation is assumed by such Guarantor (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition, Disposition or other transaction permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.
“Hazardous Materials” means any chemical, material, substance or waste, or any constituent thereof that is defined, listed or regulated as hazardous, toxic, a pollutant or a contaminant under applicable Environmental Law.
“Hazardous Materials Activity” means any past, current, proposed or threatened activity, event or occurrence involving any Hazardous Material, including the storage, holding, presence, existence, location, Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Material, and any corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any Derivative Transaction between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any other Person.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreement.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, as of any date, any Restricted Subsidiary designated by the Borrower pursuant to written notice provided to the Administrative Agent as an “Immaterial Subsidiary”; provided that no Borrower may be designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary; provided, further, that (a) the
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gross assets of any Immaterial Subsidiary (after eliminating any intercompany obligations) shall not exceed 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and (b) the contribution to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of any Immaterial Subsidiary shall not exceed 5.0% of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period; and provided, further, that, if (i) the combined gross assets (after eliminating any intercompany obligations) of all Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeds 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) the contribution to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of all Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeds 5.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, the Borrower shall designate one or more of such Subsidiaries as non-Immaterial Subsidiaries pursuant to written notice provided to the Administrative Agent, such, after giving effect thereto, (x) the combined gross assets (after eliminating any intercompany obligations) of all Immaterial Subsidiaries does not exceed 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) the contribution to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of all Immaterial Subsidiaries does not exceed 5.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period.
“Immediate Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, domestic partner, former domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships), any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals, such individual’s estate (or an executor or administrator acting on its behalf), heirs or legatees or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.
“Incremental Cap” means:
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provided that (x) (I) the Borrower may elect to use amounts under clause (c) above (to the extent compliant therewith) prior to utilization of amounts under clauses (a) or (b) above; provided that, if the Borrower does not make such election, the Borrower will be deemed to have elected to use clause (c) above first and (II) Incremental Facilities and/or Incremental Equivalent Debt may be incurred simultaneously under clauses (a) through (c) above, and proceeds from any such incurrence may be utilized in a single transaction by first calculating the incurrence under clause (c) above and then calculating the incurrence under clauses (a) and/or (b) above specifying the amount so requested under each such clause and (y) the Borrower may re-designate any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt originally designated as incurred under clauses (a) and/or (b) above as having been incurred under clause (c) above so long as, at the time of such re-designation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur under clause (c) above the aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt being so re-designated (for purposes of clarity, with any such re-designation having the effect of increasing the Borrower’s ability to incur indebtedness under clauses (a) and/or (b) above as of the date of such re-designation by the amount of the Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt so re-designated); provided, further, that, unless the Borrower elects otherwise, any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt originally designated as incurred under clauses (a) and/or (b) above shall be automatically reclassified as having been incurred under clause (c) above if the Total Leverage Ratio, Secured Leverage Ratio or First Lien Leverage Ratio, as applicable, test under clause (c) above is satisfied at any time after the incurrence of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt.
“Incremental Commitment” means any commitment made by a lender to provide all or any portion of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Loan.
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness in the form of secured or unsecured notes or loans or junior secured or unsecured notes or loans or commitments in respect of any of the foregoing issued, incurred or implemented in lieu of loans which would otherwise be permitted to be incurred under an Incremental Facility; provided that:
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“Incremental Facilities” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental Facility Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (solely for purposes of giving effect to Section 2.22) and the Borrower executed by each of (a) the Loan Parties, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Incremental Facility being incurred pursuant thereto and in accordance with Section 2.22.
“Incremental Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental Revolving Commitment” means any commitment made by a lender to provide all or any portion of any Incremental Revolving Facility.
“Incremental Revolving Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental Revolving Facility Lender” means, with respect to any Incremental Revolving Facility, each Revolving Lender providing any portion of such Incremental Revolving Facility.
“Incremental Revolving Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental Term Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Incurrence-Based Amounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.09(d).
“Indebtedness” as applied to any Person means, without duplication:
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provided that (i) in no event shall obligations under any Derivative Transaction be deemed “Indebtedness” for any calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio or any other financial ratio under this Agreement and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any third person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner and any unincorporated joint venture in which such Person is a joint venturer) to the extent such Person would be liable therefor under applicable Requirements of Law or any agreement or instrument by virtue of such Person’s ownership interest in such Person, (A) except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor and (B) only to the extent the relevant Indebtedness is of the type that would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term “Indebtedness” shall not include, and shall be calculated without giving effect to, (x) the effects of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose hereunder as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness (it being understood that any such amounts that would have constituted Indebtedness hereunder but for the application of this proviso shall not be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness hereunder) and (y) the effects of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Agreement as a result of accounting for any embedded derivative created by the terms of such Indebtedness (it being understood that any such amounts that would have constituted Indebtedness under this Agreement but for the application of this sentence shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness under this Agreement).
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For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall exclude ordinary course intercompany payables among the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes or Other 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.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a).
“Information Materials” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated May 21, 2019 relating to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the Transactions.
“Initial Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Initial Revolving Loans (and acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans) hereunder as set forth on the Commitment Schedule, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Initial Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 or 2.19, (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.05 or (c) increased pursuant to Section 2.23. The aggregate amount of the Initial Revolving Credit Commitments as of (x) the Closing Date, but prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, is $100,000,000 and (y) the Fifth Amendment Effective Date is $0.
“Initial Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of all Initial Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure, in each case, attributable to its Initial Revolving Credit Commitment.
“Initial Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the date that is five years after the Closing Date.
“Initial Revolving Facility” means the Initial Revolving Credit Commitments and the Initial Revolving Loans and other extensions of credit thereunder.
“Initial Revolving Lender” means any Lender with an Initial Revolving Credit Commitment or any Initial Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Initial Revolving Loan” means any revolving loan made by the Initial Revolving Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii).
“Initial Term Lender” means any Lender with an Initial Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Initial Term Loan.
“Initial Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term Lender to make Initial Term Loans under this Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on the Commitment Schedule (or the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender became a Lender), as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to Section 9.05 or (ii) increased from time to time pursuant
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to Section 2.22 or Section 2.23. The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $1,100,000,000.
“Initial Term Loans” means the term loans made by the Initial Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) on the Closing Date.
“Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means any agreement executed on or after the Closing Date confirming or effecting the grant of any Lien on IP Rights owned by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in accordance with this Agreement, including a Patent Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1, a Trademark Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 and a Copyright Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-3.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower in the form of Exhibit D or another form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Initial2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the maturity date applicable to such Loan, (b) with respect to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term SOFR Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.
“Interest Period” means with respect to any Term SOFR Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans outstanding on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, such 2021 Incremental Term Loans may be converted into Term SOFR Loans with an initial Interest Period shorter than one month; provided that (1) such period shall end on the last day of the Interest Period that is then-applicable to the Initial Term Loans outstanding on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, and (2) the interest with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans for such period shall be accrued on the basis of Adjusted Term SOFR for an Interest Period of one month.
“Introducing Broker” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Broker-Dealer Subsidiary.”
“Investment” means (a) any purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any of the Securities of any other Person (other than any Loan Party), (b) the acquisition by purchase or otherwise (other than any purchase or other acquisition of inventory, materials, supplies or
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equipment in the ordinary course of business) of all or a substantial portion of the business, property or fixed assets of any other Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any other Person and (c) any loan, advance or capital contribution by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any other Person. Subject to Section 5.09, the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment, plus the cost of any addition thereto that otherwise constitutes an Investment, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect thereto, less any cash repayments thereof and returns thereon (whether as a principal payment, distribution, dividend, redemption or sale but not in excess of the amount of the relevant initial Investment) and other than any such amount that increases the Available Amount.
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations thereunder
“Investment Manager Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that is duly registered, licensed or qualified as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act.
“Investment Vehicle” means (a) a separate account, investment strategy, fund or vehicle for collective investing (in whatever form of organization, including a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity, including each separate portfolio or series of any of the foregoing, and including any entity investing in collateralized loan obligations or collateralized debt obligations) that is managed directly or indirectly by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (b) any separate account, investment strategy, fund or vehicle for collective investing that, upon the making of an Investment therein or upon the acquisition of the related management rights with respect thereto, would be an Investment Vehicle pursuant to clause (a) above, and (c) any entity created for the sole purpose of receiving funds to be invested in a separate account, investment strategy, fund or vehicle for collective investing that constitutes an Investment Vehicle pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above.
“Investors” means, collectively, the Sponsors and the Management Investors.
“IP Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.05(c).
“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank and in effect at the time of issuance of such Letter of Credit).
“Issuing Bank” means, as the context may require, (a) each of Barclays, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, KeyBank National Association, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and (b) any other Revolving Lender that is appointed as an Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.05(i) hereof. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by any Affiliate of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“Judgment Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.22.
“Junior Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness among the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is expressly subordinated in right
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of payment to the Obligations with an individual outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount.
“Junior Lien Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that is secured by a security interest on the Collateral (other than Indebtedness among the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries) that is expressly junior or subordinated to the Lien securing the Obligations with an individual outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, as of any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Term Loan, Term Commitment, Revolving Loan or Revolving Credit Commitment.
“Latest Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means, as of any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Revolving Loan or Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder at such time.
“Latest Term Loan Maturity Date” means, as of any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Term Loan or Term Commitment hereunder at such time.
“LC Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(j).
“LC Commitment” means (a) with respect to BarclaysRoyal Bank of Canada, $2,000,0002,500,000, (b) with respect to Royal Bank of CanadaKeyBank National Association, $2,000,0002,500,000, (c) with respect to Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, $2,000,000, (d) with respect to KeyBank National Association, $2,000,000, (e) with respect to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., $1,000,0001,500,000, (fe) with respect to Bank of America, N.A., $500,000750,000, (gf) with respect to Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., $500,000750,000, and (hg) with respect to any other Issuing Bank, an amount, not greater than the Letter of Credit Sublimit, agreed to by such Issuing Bank.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment or disbursement made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall equal its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices (ISP98), such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
“Lead Arrangers” means, collectively, the Term Lead Arrangers and Revolving Lead Arrangers.
“Legal Reservations” means the application of relevant Debtor Relief Laws, general principles of equity or principles of good faith and fair dealing.
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“Lenders” means the Term Lenders, the Revolving Lenders, any Additional Lender, any lender with an Additional Commitment or an outstanding Additional Loan and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” shall include the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.
“Letter of Credit Reimbursement Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(e).
“Letter-of-Credit Right” has the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means $10,000,000, subject to increase in accordance with Section 2.22 hereof.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any Capital Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), in each case, in the nature of security; provided that in no event shall an operating lease in and of itself be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, any Promissory Note, each Loan Guaranty, the Collateral Documents, each Refinancing Amendment, each Incremental Facility Amendment, each Extension Amendment and any other document or instrument designated by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent as a “Loan Document.” Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto.
“Loan Guarantor” means (x) on the Closing Date, each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Excluded Subsidiary on the Closing Date and (y) thereafter, each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Excluded Subsidiary and that becomes a guarantor of the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case, until such time as the relevant Subsidiary is released from its obligations under the Loan Guaranty in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.
“Loan Guaranty” means (a) the Guaranty Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each Loan Party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and (b) each other guaranty agreement executed by any Person pursuant to Section 5.11 in substantially the form attached as Exhibit I or another form that is otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Loan Parties” means the Borrower and each Loan Guarantor.
“Loans” means any Initial Term Loan, any Additional Term Loan, any Revolving Loan, any Additional Revolving Loan or any Swingline Loan.
“Management Investors” means the directors, officers and employees of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company who are (directly or indirectly through one or more Investment Vehicles) investors in the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company.
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“Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the applicable Loan Documents or (iii) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents.
“Material Debt Instrument” means any physical instrument evidencing any Indebtedness for borrowed money which is required to be pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent (or its bailee) pursuant to the Security Agreement.
“Material Real Estate Asset” means (a) on the Closing Date, the Loan Parties’ fee-owned Real Estate Assets located in the United States and listed on Schedule 1.01(c) and (b) any fee-owned Real Estate Asset located in the United States and acquired by the Loan Parties after the Closing Date having a fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith after taking into account any liabilities with respect thereto that impact such fair market value) in excess of $10,000,000 as of the date of acquisition thereof.
“Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Initial Revolving Facility, the Initial Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (b) with respect to the Tranche B-2 Term Loans, the Term Loan Maturity Date, (c) with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date, (d) with respect to any Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility, the final maturity date for such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (e) with respect to any Incremental Facility, the final maturity date set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, and (f) with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or Extended Term Loans, the final maturity date set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment and (g) with respect to the 2024 Replacement Revolving Facility, the 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.19.
“MFN Adjustment Excluded Indebtedness” means (i) Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Equivalent Debt that are customary bridge loans and/or term A loans, and (ii) solely with respect to 2021 Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Equivalent Debt that are incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment.
“Minimum Extension Condition” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(b).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.
“Mortgage” means any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, trust deed or other agreement which conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the relevant Secured Parties, on any Material Real Estate Asset constituting Collateral.
“Mortgage Policies” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”.
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“Multiemployer Plan” means any Benefit Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA, and in respect of which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party, makes or is obligated to make contributions, or with respect to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party has any obligation or liability.
“Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds” means an amount equal to: (a) any Cash payments or proceeds (including Cash Equivalents) received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) under any casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered loss thereunder of any assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) as a result of the taking of any assets of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, minus (b) (i) any actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the adjustment, settlement or collection of any claims of the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary in respect thereof, (ii) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (other than the Secured Obligations, Indebtedness under any Credit Facility and any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) that is secured by a Lien on the assets in question and that is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default under the terms thereof as a result of such loss, taking or sale, (iii) in the case of a taking, the reasonable out-of-pocket costs of putting any affected property in a safe and secure position, (iv) any selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and transfer and similar Taxes and the Borrower’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including, without duplication, pursuant to Tax sharing arrangements or any Tax distribution)) in connection with any sale or taking of such assets as described in clause (a) of this definition, (v) any amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustments associated with any sale or taking of such assets as referred to in clause (a) of this definition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds) and (vi) in the case of any covered loss or taking from any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (vi)) attributable to any minority interest and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof.
“Net Proceeds” means (a) with respect to any Disposition (including any Prepayment Asset Sale), the Cash proceeds (including Cash Equivalents and Cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received), net of (i) selling costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable broker’s fees or commissions, legal fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith and transfer and similar Taxes and the Borrower’s good faith estimate of income Taxes paid or payable (including, without duplication, pursuant to Tax sharing arrangements or any Tax distributions) in connection with such Disposition), (ii) amounts provided as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities under any indemnification obligation or purchase price adjustment associated with such Disposition (provided that to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Proceeds), (iii) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness (other than the Secured Obligations and any other Indebtedness secured by a Lien that is pari passu with or expressly junior or
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subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) which is secured by the asset sold in such Disposition and which is required to be repaid or otherwise comes due or would be in default and is repaid (other than any such Indebtedness that is assumed by the purchaser of such asset), (iv) Cash escrows (until released from escrow to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) from the sale price for such Disposition and (v) in the case of any Disposition by any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (v)) attributable to any minority interest and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as a result thereof; and (b) with respect to any issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness or Capital Stock, the Cash proceeds thereof, net of all Taxes and fees, commissions, costs, underwriting discounts and other fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(b).
“Non-Debt Fund Affiliate” means each Sponsor and each Affiliate of such Sponsor (other than any Affiliate of such Sponsor that is a Debt Fund Affiliate).
“Non-Public Information” means material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal securities laws) with respect to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective Securities.
“Not Otherwise Applied” means, with respect to the any proceeds of any transaction or event, that such proceeds were not (a) required to be applied to repay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(b), or (b) previously (or concurrently) applied in determining the permissibility of a transaction under the Loan Documents where such permissibility was (or may have been) contingent on the receipt or availability of such proceeds (including with respect to the making of any Investments, Restricted Payments or Restricted Debt Payments).
“Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.14(b).
“Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and all other advances to, debts, liabilities and obligations of any Loan Party to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents in respect of any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute, contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.
“OFAC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.19(a).
“Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization and its by-laws, (b) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and its partnership agreement, (c) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, (d) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization or certificate of formation, and its operating agreement, and (e) with respect to any other form of entity, such other organizational documents required by local Requirements of Law or customary under such jurisdiction to document the formation and governance principles of such type of entity. In the event that any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document requires any Organizational Document to be
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certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official, the reference to any such “Organizational Document” shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official.
“Other Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(i).
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Lender, any Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes or any intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, registration or enforcement of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, but not including Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19(b)), or for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Taxes.
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to any Term Loan or Revolving Loan on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Term Loan or Revolving Loan, as the case may be, occurring on such date, (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and (c) with respect to any LC Disbursement on any date, the amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such LC Disbursement on such date after giving effect to any disbursements with respect to any Letter of Credit occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of such LC Disbursement as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of such unreimbursed LC Disbursement.
“Parent Company” means any Person of which the Borrower is a direct or indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(c).
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(c).
“Patent” means the following: (a) any and all patents and patent applications; (b) all inventions described and claimed therein; (c) all reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations in part thereof; and (d) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Pension Plan” means any Benefit Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, in which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of a Loan Party maintains or contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to or otherwise has any liability or obligation.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
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“Perfection Certificate Supplement” means a supplement to the Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
“Perfection Requirements” means, with respect to Collateral, the filing of appropriate financing statements with the office of the Secretary of State of the state of organization of each Loan Party, the filing of appropriate assignments or notices with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office, as applicable, the proper recording or filing, as applicable, of Mortgages and fixture filings with respect to any Material Real Estate Asset constituting Collateral, in each case in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the delivery to the Administrative Agent of any stock certificate or promissory note, together with instruments of transfer executed in blank, in each case, to the extent required by the applicable Loan Documents.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether by purchase, merger, amalgamation or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any business line, unit or division or product line (including research and development and related assets in respect of any product) of, any Person or of a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of any Person who is engaged in a Similar Business (and, in any event, including any Investment in (x) any Restricted Subsidiary the effect of which is to increase the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s equity ownership in such Restricted Subsidiary or (y) any joint venture constituting a Subsidiary for the purpose of increasing the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s ownership interest in such joint venture); provided that (I) immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (II) the total consideration paid (directly or indirectly) by Persons that are Loan Parties for (a) the Capital Stock of any Person that does not become a Loan Party or (b) in the case of an asset acquisition, assets that are not acquired by any Loan Party, when taken together with the total consideration for all such Persons and assets so acquired after the Closing Date, shall not exceed (together with any Investments in a non-Loan Party pursuant to clause (b)(iii) of the definition of Permitted Investment) the sum of (i) the greater of $145,000,000 and 35.0% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period plus (ii) amounts otherwise available to be invested in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party under Section 6.04(a); provided that the limitation described in this proviso shall not apply to any acquisition to the extent (A) any such consideration is financed with the proceeds of sales of the Qualified Capital Stock of, or common equity capital contributions to, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (B) the Person so acquired (or the Person owning the assets so acquired) becomes a Loan Guarantor even though such Person owns Capital Stock in Persons that are not otherwise required to become Loan Guarantors, if, in the case of this clause (B), at least 60.0% of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Person(s) acquired in such acquisition (or the Persons owning the assets so acquired) (for this purpose and for the component definitions used in the definition of “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA”, determined on a consolidated basis for such Person(s) and the Restricted Subsidiaries) is generated by Person(s) that will become Loan Guarantors (i.e., disregarding any Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA generated by Restricted Subsidiaries of such Persons that are not (or will not become) Loan Guarantors).
“Permitted Holders” means (a) the Investors and (b) any Person with which one or more Investors form a “group” (within the meaning of Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act) so long as, in the case of this clause (b), the relevant Investors beneficially own more than 50% of the relevant voting stock beneficially owned by the group.
“Permitted Investment” means the following:
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“Permitted Liens” means Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02.
“Person” means any natural person, firm, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or any other entity.
“Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.
“Prepayment Asset Sale” means any Disposition outside of the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made pursuant to Sections 6.07(h), 6.07(q) (but solely to the extent the related acquisition was financed with Term Loans, it being expressly understood and agreed that the Net Proceeds of any such Disposition shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds of a Prepayment Asset Sale in the same proportion as the related acquisition was financed by such Term Loans (i.e., if 30.0% of the purchase price for such acquisition was financed with Term Loans, 30.0% of the Net Proceeds of such Disposition shall be deemed to be the proceeds of a Prepayment Asset Sale)), 6.07(x), 6.07(aa), 6.07(bb) or 6.08.
“Prepayment Notice” means a notice by the Borrower of a prepayment in accordance with Section 2.11 and in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit N or such other form that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Primary Obligor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Guarantee”.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent).
“Pro Forma Basis” or “pro forma effect” means, with respect to any determination of the Total Leverage Ratio, the Secured Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Adjusted
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EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets (including component definitions thereof) that each Subject Transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period (or, in the case of Consolidated Total Assets, as of the last day of such Test Period) with respect to any test or covenant for which such calculation is being made and that:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, for the avoidance of doubt, when calculating the First Lien Leverage Ratio for purposes of Section 6.14(a) (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with Section 6.14(a) as a condition to taking any
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action under this Agreement), the events described in the immediately preceding paragraph that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.
“Projections” means the financial projections of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries included in the Information Materials (or a supplement thereto).
“Promissory Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit G, evidencing the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Company Costs” means Charges associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and Charges relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (and, in each case, similar Requirements of Law under other jurisdictions), or the rules of national securities exchange companies with listed equity or debt securities, in each case as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public, including such Requirements of Law and rules relating to directors’, managers’ or employees’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, and including Charges relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, related legal and other professional fees (including auditors’ and accountants’ fees), listing fees, filing fees and other costs and/or expenses associated with being a public company.
“Public Lenders” means Lenders that do not wish to receive Non-Public Information with respect to the Borrower and each of its Affiliates, Subsidiaries or Securities.
“Public Offering” means the issuance and sale by the Borrower or any Parent Company of its common Capital Stock in any underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) pursuant to which the net Cash proceeds are received by or contributed to the Borrower.
“Qualified Capital Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.
“Real Estate Asset” means, at any time of determination, all right, title and interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) of any Loan Party in and to real property (including, but not limited to, land, improvements and fixtures thereon).
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is Term SOFR Reference Rate, 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the day that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not Term SOFR Reference Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower executed by (a) each of the Loan Parties, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Replacement
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Term Loans or the Replacement Revolving Facility, as applicable, being incurred pursuant thereto and in accordance with Section 9.02(c).
“Refinancing Credit Facilities Indebtedness” means Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in respect of Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a).
“Refinancing Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(p).
“Refunding Capital Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(a)(viii).
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(b)(iv).
“Registered Broker-Dealer” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Broker-Dealer Subsidiaries.”
“Regulation H” means Regulation H of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Rejection Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(vi).
“Related Funds” means with respect to any Lender that is an Approved Fund, any other Approved Fund that is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, managers, officers, trustees, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Replaced Revolving Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c)(ii).
“Replaced Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c)(i).
“Replacement Revolving Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c)(ii).
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“Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c)(i).
“Representative” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.
“Repricing Transaction” means each of (a) the refinancing of all or a portion of the Tranche B-2 Term Loans or the 2021 Incremental Term Loans with the proceeds of any secured term loans (including any Replacement Term Loans) incurred by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries having an Effective Yield (as determined on the date of initial incurrence thereof) that is less than the Effective Yield (as determined on such date) applicable to the Tranche B-2 Term Loans or 2021 Incremental Term Loans so refinanced and (b) any amendment, waiver or other modification of or to this Agreement that has the effect of reducing the Effective Yield applicable to the Tranche B-2 Term Loans or the 2021 Incremental Term Loans; provided that the primary purpose of such refinancing or amendment, waiver or other modification was to reduce the Effective Yield applicable to the Tranche B-2 Term Loans or the 2021 Incremental Term Loans; and provided, further, that in no event shall any such refinancing or amendment, waiver or other modification in connection with a Change of Control, Public Offering or Transformative Acquisition constitute a Repricing Transaction. Any determination by the Administrative Agent of the Effective Yield for purposes of the definition shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person with respect to such determination absent bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent.
“Required Excess Cash Flow Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.15:1.00, 50.0%, (b) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.15:1.00 and greater than 1.65:1.00, 25.0%, and (c) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.65:1.00, 0%; it being understood and agreed that, for purposes of this definition as it applies to the determination of the amount of Excess Cash Flow that is required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans under Section 2.11(b)(i) for any Excess Cash Flow Period, the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be calculated as of the scheduled date of, and giving pro forma effect to, such prepayment.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50.0% of the sum of the total Loans and such unused Commitments at such time. The Loans and unused Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarding in determining Required Lenders at any time.
“Required Prepayment Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, (a) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.15:1.00, 100.0%, (b) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.15:1.00 and greater than 1.65:1.00, 50.0%, and (c) if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.65:1.00, 0%; it being understood and agreed that, for purposes of this definition as it applies to the determination of the amount of Net Proceeds in respect of any Prepayment Asset Sale or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds that is required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans under Section 2.11(b)(ii) at any time, the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be calculated as of the scheduled date of, and giving pro forma effect to, such prepayment.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposure representing more than 50.0% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposure at such time. The Revolving Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarding in determining Required Revolving Lenders at any time.
“Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state, local, foreign, national, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards,
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rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and that are applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” of any Person means the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any executive vice president, any senior vice president, any vice president or the chief operating officer of such Person and any other individual or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement, and, as to any document delivered on the Closing Date, shall include any secretary or assistant secretary or any other individual or similar official thereof with substantially equivalent responsibilities of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article 2, any other officer of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of any Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other action on the part of such Loan Party, and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Responsible Officer Certification” means, with respect to the financial statements for which such certification is required, the certification of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and its consolidated income and cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
“Restricted Debt” means (a) any unsecured Indebtedness, (b) any Junior Lien Indebtedness or (c) any Junior Indebtedness.
“Restricted Debt Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
“Restricted Foreign Subsidiary Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(b)(v)(A).
“Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted Joint Venture Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(b)(v)(B).
“Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution on account of any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except a dividend payable solely in shares of Qualified Capital Stock to the holders of such class, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value of any shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding and (d) any Restricted Investment.
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“Restricted Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Person other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unless otherwise specified, “Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Restricted Tax Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(b)(v)(C).
“Revolving Borrowing” means any Borrowing of Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Credit Commitment” means any Initial Revolving Credit Commitment, any 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment and any Additional Revolving Credit Commitment.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of such Lender’s Initial Revolving Credit Exposure, 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Exposure and Additional Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Revolving Facility” means the Initial Revolving Facility, the 2024 Replacement Revolving Facility, any Incremental Revolving Facility, any facility governing Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or Extended Revolving Loans and any Replacement Revolving Facility hereunder.
“Revolving Lead Arrangers” means, (x) with respect to the Initial Revolving Credit Commitments, collectively, Barclays, RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets Corp., KeyBank National Association, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., and (y) with respect to the 2024 Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments, RBC Capital Markets, in each case, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in respect of the applicable Revolving Facility.
“Revolving Lender” means any Initial Revolving Lender, any 2024 Replacement Revolving Lender and any Additional Revolving Lender.
“Revolving Loans” means any Initial Revolving Loans, any 2024 Replacement Revolving Loans and any Additional Revolving Loans.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a Subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.
“Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.08.
“Scheduled Consideration” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow”.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of its functions.
“Second Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment to this Amendment, dated as of February 18, 2021, among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent.
“Second Amendment Effective Date” means the “Second Amendment Effective Date” under and as defined in the Second Amendment.
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“Secured Hedging Obligations” means all Hedging Obligations (other than any Excluded Swap Obligations) under each Hedge Agreement that (a) is in effect on the Closing Date between any Loan Party and a counterparty that is a Lender or an Agent or any Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent as of the Closing Date or (b) is entered into after the Closing Date between any Loan Party and any counterparty that is (or is an Affiliate of) any Lender or any Agent at the time such Hedge Agreement is entered into, for which such Loan Party agrees to provide security and in each case that has been designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower as being a Secured Hedging Obligation for purposes of the Loan Documents, it being understood that each counterparty thereto shall be deemed (A) to appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (B) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article 8, Sections 9.03 and Section 9.10 as if it were a Lender.
“Secured Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, as of any date of determination, of (a) Consolidated Secured Debt as of the last day of the Test Period then most recently ended to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended, in each case, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Secured Obligations” means all Obligations, together with (a) all Banking Services Obligations and (b) all Secured Hedging Obligations.
“Secured Parties” means (i) the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, (ii) the Administrative Agent, (iii) each counterparty to a Hedge Agreement with a Loan Party the obligations under which constitute Secured Hedging Obligations, (iv) each provider of Banking Services to any Loan Party the obligations under which constitute Banking Services Obligations, (v) the Lead Arrangers and (vi) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
“Securities” means any stock, shares, units, partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing; provided that “Securities” shall not include any earn-out agreement or obligation or any employee bonus or other incentive compensation plan or agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Seed Capital Investment” means any “seed” or “early stage” investment in, or segregating of funds in, an Investment Vehicle in which the Borrower or one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries has invested or is segregating capital for the purpose of establishing or maintaining an investment record in order to offer one or more products or investment strategies to third-party investors.
“Sellers” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
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“Similar Business” means any Person the majority of the revenues of which are derived from a business that would be permitted by Section 6.10 if the references to “Restricted Subsidiaries” in Section 6.10 were read to refer to such Person.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any U.S. Government Securities Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such U.S. Government Securities Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Solvent” means that (a) the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, exceeds their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, on a consolidated basis, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability, on a consolidated basis, of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, on a consolidated basis, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured in the ordinary course, (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, on a consolidated basis, as such liabilities become absolute and matured in the ordinary course and (d) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in, and are not about to engage in, business for which they have unreasonably small capital. For purposes hereof, (i) the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5) and (ii) it is assumed that the indebtedness and other obligations incurred on the Closing Date will come due on their respective maturities.
“SPC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(e).
“Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means the representations made by or with respect to the Targets and their respective Subsidiaries in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (but only to the extent that the Borrower or its Affiliates have the right (taking into account any cure provisions) not to consummate the Acquisition, or to terminate their obligations (or otherwise do not have an obligation to close), under the Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a failure of such representations in the Acquisition Agreement to be true and correct).
“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01 (relating to organizational existence and organizational power and authority of the Loan Parties to enter into the Loan Documents), Section 3.02, Section 3.03(b)(i), Section 3.08, Section 3.12, Section 3.14, Section 3.16, Section 3.18 and Sections 3.19(a)(ii), (b) (as it relates to the USA PATRIOT Act) and (c)(ii).
“Sponsors” means Crestview Partners II, L.P., Reverence Capital Partners and their respective Affiliates.
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“Stated Amount” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, at any time, the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder, in each case determined (x) as if any future automatic increases in the maximum available amount provided for in any such Letter of Credit had in fact occurred at such time and (y) without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met but after giving effect to all previous drawings made thereunder.
“Subject Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(ii).
“Subject Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b)(ii).
“Subject Transaction” means, with respect to any Test Period, (a) the Transactions, (b) any Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition or similar Investment, whether by purchase, merger, amalgamation or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any business line, unit or division of, any Person or of a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of any Person (and, in any event, including any Investment in (x) any Restricted Subsidiary the effect of which is to increase the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s respective equity ownership in such Restricted Subsidiary or (y) any joint venture for the purpose of increasing the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s respective ownership interest in such joint venture), in each case that is permitted by this Agreement, (c) any Disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or Capital Stock of any Subsidiary (or any business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) not prohibited by this Agreement, (d) the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 5.09 hereof or (e) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness or other event, that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires pro forma compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity (whether or not existing as at the date hereof) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof; provided that in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interests in the nature of a “qualifying share” of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding; provided, further, that no Investment Vehicle shall be deemed hereunder to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof. Unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Successor Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.07(a).
“Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swingline Borrowing” means any Borrowing of Swingline Loans.
“Swingline Exposure” means, with respect to any Swingline Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of all Swingline Loans of such Lender. The Swingline Exposure of any
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Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Swingline Lender” means BarclaysRoyal Bank of Canada, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder, and any other Revolving Lender approved by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that agrees to act as the “Swingline Lender” hereunder; provided that Swingline Loans made by no more than one Swingline Lender may be outstanding at any time.
“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swingline Loan Commitment” means the obligation of a Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans and of each Lender having a Revolving Credit Commitment to participate in Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).
“Swingline Sublimit” means $20,000,000.
“Syndication Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as syndication agent.
“Target Refinancing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(l).
“Targets” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Tax Group” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(a)(i)(B).
“Taxes” means any and all present and future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Borrowing” means any Borrowing of Term Loans.
“Term Commitment” means any Initial Term Loan Commitment and any Additional Term Loan Commitment.
“Term Facility” means the Term Loans provided to or for the benefit of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Term Lead Arrangers” means, collectively, Barclays, RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets Corp., in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in respect of the Term Facility.
“Term Lender” means any Initial Term Lender and any Additional Term Lender.
“Term Loan” means the Initial Term Loans and, if applicable, any Additional Term Loans.
“Term Loan Installment Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(a).
“Term Loan Maturity Date” means the date that is seven years after the Closing Date.
“Term SOFR” means,
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(a) for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and
(b) for any calculation with respect to an ABR Loan on any day, Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “ABR Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any ABR Term SOFR Determination Day Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such ABR SOFR Determination Day;
provided, further, that if Term SOFR determined as provided above (including pursuant to the proviso under clause (a) or clause (b) above) shall ever be less than 0.00%, then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be 0.00%, provided, further that, solely with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, if Term SOFR determined as provided above (including pursuant to the proviso under clause (a) or clause (b) above) shall ever be less than 0.50%, then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be 0.50%.
“Term SOFR Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means the CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the Term SOFR Loans comprising such Borrowing.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Termination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the lead-in to Article 5.
“Test Period” means, as of any date, (a) for purposes of determining actual compliance with Section 6.14(a), the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then most recently ended for which financial
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statements under Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b), as applicable, have been delivered (or are required to have been delivered) and (b) for any other purpose, the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then most recently ended for which financial statements of the type described in Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b), as applicable, have been delivered (or are required to have been delivered) or, if earlier, are internally available; it being understood and agreed that prior to the first delivery of financial statements of Section 5.01(a), “Test Period” means the most recent period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters in respect of which financial statements for the Borrower are available.
“Third Amendment” means, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 31, 2021 among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
“Third Amendment Effective Date” means, the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of the Third Amendment were satisfied or waived in accordance therewith, which date occurred on December 31, 2021
“Threshold Amount” means, as of any date of termination, an amount equal to $50,000,000.
“Total Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, as of any date of determination, of (a) Consolidated Total Debt outstanding as of the last day of the Test Period then most recently ended to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended, in each case of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Total Revolving Credit Commitment” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as in effect at such time.
“Trademark” means the following: (a) all trademarks, service marks, common law marks, trade names, trade dress, and logos, slogans and other indicia of origin under the Requirements of Law of any jurisdiction in the world, and the registrations and applications for registration thereof and the goodwill of the business symbolized by the foregoing; (b) all renewals of the foregoing; and (c) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.
“Tranche B-1 Term Commitments” means the “Tranche B-1 Term Commitments” as defined in the First Amendment.
“Tranche B-1 Term Loans” means the “Tranche B-1 Term Loans” as defined in the First Amendment.
“Tranche B-1 Term Loan Lender” means any Lender with a Tranche B-1 Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Tranche B-1 Term Loan.
“Tranche B-2 Term Commitments” means the “Tranche B-2 Term Commitments” as defined in the Second Amendment.
“Tranche B-2 Term Loans” means the “Tranche B-2 Term Loans” as defined in the Second Amendment.
“Tranche B-2 Term Loan Lender” means any Lender with a Tranche B-2 Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Tranche B-2 Term Loan.
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“Transaction Costs” means fees, commissions, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs (including original issue discount or upfront fees) payable or otherwise borne by any Parent Company, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions and the transactions contemplated thereby.
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party and the Borrowing of Loans hereunder on the Closing Date, (b) the Victory Refinancing, (c) the Target Refinancing, (d) the Acquisition, (e) the escrow arrangement contemplated by the Escrow Agreement, and (f) the payment of the Transaction Costs.
“Transformative Acquisition” means any acquisition by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any business line, unit or division of, any Person or of a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock of any Person that (i) is not permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition or (ii) if permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition, the terms of the Loan Documents would not provide the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility for the continuation or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as determined by the Borrower acting in good faith.
“Treasury Capital Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(a)(viii).
“Treasury Regulations” means the U.S. federal income tax regulations promulgated under the Code.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR or the Alternate Base Rate.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the creation or perfection of security interests.
“Unrestricted Cash Amount” means, as to any Person on any date of determination, the amount of (a) unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of such Person whether or not held in a Deposit Account pledged to secure the Secured Obligations (but excluding Cash and Cash Equivalents of any Subsidiary the income of which is excluded under clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”) and (b) Cash and
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Cash Equivalents of such Person that are restricted as a result of the Credit Facilities and any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder to be secured by a Lien on the Collateral along with the Credit Facilities.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is listed on Schedule 5.09 or designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.09 and any Subsidiary of any Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“U.S.” or “United States” means the United States of America.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“USPTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Victory Refinancing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(j).
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required scheduled payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that the effect of any prepayment made in respect of such Indebtedness shall be disregarded in making such calculation.
“Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100.0% of the outstanding Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by Requirements of Law to be owned by a resident of the relevant jurisdiction) shall be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change
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the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term SOFR Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details and amount of any Loan to be made as part of the relevant requested Borrowing (x) in the case of any ABR Borrowing, on the same Business Day of receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section 2.03 or (y) in the case of any Term SOFR Borrowing, no later than one Business Day following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section 2.03.
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If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term SOFR Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
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(A) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (commencing with the last Business Day of the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date) prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date (each such date being referred to as a “Term Loan Installment Date”) in a principal amount equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of such Tranche B-2 Term Loans on a pro rata basis to the Initial Term Lenders (as such payments may be (x) reduced from time to time as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with Section 2.11 and/or repurchases in accordance with Section 9.05(g) or (y) increased as a result of any increase in the amount of the Tranche B-2 Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.22(a)); and
(B) on the Term Loan Maturity Date, in an amount equal to the remainder of the principal amount of the Tranche B-2 Term Loans outstanding on such date, together in each case with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment.
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then the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or facsimile as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, which the Administrative Agent agrees promptly to do, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term SOFR Borrowing shall be ineffective and such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Term SOFR Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the relevant Lender of making or maintaining any Term SOFR Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) in respect of any Term SOFR Loan or Letter of Credit in an amount deemed by such Lender or Issuing Bank to be material, then, within thirty days after the Borrower’s receipt of the certificate contemplated by paragraph (c) of this Section 2.15, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for such compensation (A) unless such Lender or Issuing Bank is generally charging such amounts to similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities or (B) if (x) the relevant Change in Law occurs on a date prior to the date such Lender becomes a party hereto or (y) such Lender invokes Section 2.20.
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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall promptly update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. For purposes of this Section 2.17(f), the term “Lender” shall be deemed to include any Issuing Bank.
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The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.19 above made by or on behalf of any Foreign Subsidiary are subject to and limited by any Requirement of Law applicable to such Foreign Subsidiary; it being understood and agreed that to the extent that any Foreign Subsidiary is unable to make any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.19 as a result of the application of this sentence, such Foreign Subsidiary shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that it is in compliance in all material respects with any equivalent Requirement of Law relating to anti-terrorism, anti-corruption or anti-money laundering that is applicable to such Foreign Subsidiary in its relevant local jurisdiction of organization.
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document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to the extent any security interest in the intended Collateral (other than any Collateral the security interest in which may be perfected solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement or solely by the delivery of stock certificates of the Targets, the Borrower or any of their material Domestic Subsidiaries; provided that any such stock certificates of Subsidiaries of the Targets will be required to be delivered on the Closing Date only to the extent received from the Sellers, so long as the Borrower has used commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Sellers to deliver them to the Borrower on the Closing Date) is not perfected on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the perfection of such security interest(s) will not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date but such security interest(s) will be required to be perfected within 60 days after the Closing Date.
Each Credit Extension after the Closing Date shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.02; provided, however, that the conditions set forth in this Section 4.02 shall not apply to any Credit Extension under any Incremental Facility Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment unless in each case the lenders in respect thereof have required satisfaction of the same in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment, as applicable.
From the Closing Date until the date on which all Revolving Credit Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable under any Loan Document (other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations
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for which no claim or demand has been made) have been paid in full in immediately available funds and all Letters of Credit have expired or have been terminated (or have been collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit in an amount equal to 103.0% of the Stated Amount thereof or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank) and all LC Disbursements have been reimbursed (such date, the “Termination Date”), the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
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Documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower (or a representative thereof) posts such documents (or provides a link thereto) at the website address listed on Schedule 9.01; (ii) on which such documents are delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for posting on behalf of the Borrower on IntraLinks/SyndTrak or another relevant secure website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); (iii) on which such documents are faxed to the Administrative Agent (or electronically mailed to an address provided by the Administrative Agent); or (iv) on which such items have been made available on the SEC website or the website of the relevant analogous governmental or private regulatory authority or securities exchange (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by way of “EDGAR”).
The Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that certain of the Lenders may be Public Lenders and, if documents or notices required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 or otherwise are being distributed through IntraLinks/IntraAgency, SyndTrak Online or another relevant secure website or other secure electronic information platform (the “Platform”), any document or notice that the Borrower has indicated contains Non-Public Information shall not be posted on that portion of the Platform designated for such Public Lenders. The Borrower agrees, upon the reasonable written request of the Administrative Agent, to clearly designate all information provided to the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of the Borrower which is suitable to make available to Public Lenders. If the Borrower has not indicated whether a document or notice delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 contains Non-Public Information, the Administrative Agent shall post such document or notice solely on that portion of the Platform designated for Lenders who wish to receive material Non-Public Information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their securities; provided that any financial statements delivered pursuant to Section
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5.01(a) and 5.01(b) and any Compliance Certificate shall be deemed suitable to make available to Public Lenders unless, with respect to any such document, the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that such document contains Non-Public Information; it being understood and agreed that from and after receipt of such notice, unless otherwise specified therein, such notice shall apply to all documents of the same type for all future periods.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 5.01 may instead be satisfied with respect to any financial statements, budgets and Responsible Officer Certifications of the Borrower by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of any Parent Company or (B) Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, of the Borrower or any Parent Company filed with the SEC or any securities exchange, in each case, within the time periods specified in such paragraphs and without any requirement to provide notice of such filing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B), (i) to the extent (1) such financial statements relate to any Parent Company and (2) either (x) such Parent Company (or any other Parent Company that is a Subsidiary of such Parent Company) has any material third party Indebtedness and/or material operations (as determined by the Borrower in good faith and other than any operations that are attributable solely to such Parent Company’s direct or indirect ownership of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) or (y) there are material differences between the financial statements of such Parent Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, on the other hand, such financial statements or Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, shall be accompanied by unaudited consolidating information that summarizes in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Parent Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand, which consolidating information shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as having been fairly presented in all material respects and (ii) to the extent such financial statements are in lieu of financial statements required to be provided under Section 5.01(b), such financial statements shall be accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall satisfy the applicable requirements set forth in Section 5.01(b) as if the references to the “Borrower” therein were references to such Parent Company.
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which Liens shall be automatically released upon the consummation of such Disposition; it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take, and shall take, any actions it deems appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.
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then, (1) and in every such event (other than any breach or default under Section 6.14(a) as described in clause (c) of this Section 7.01 that does not then constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Term Loans in accordance with clause (c) of this Section 7.01 or an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (f) or (g) of this Section 7.01), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments, and thereupon such Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and (iii) require that the Borrower deposit in the LC Collateral Account an additional amount in Cash as reasonably requested by the Issuing Banks (not to exceed 103.0% of the relevant Stated Amount) of the then outstanding LC Exposure (minus the amount then on deposit in the LC Collateral Account); provided that upon the occurrence of an event with respect to the Borrower described in clauses (f) or (g) of this Section 7.01, any such Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower
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accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash collateralize the outstanding Letters of Credit as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further action of the Administrative Agent or any Lender and (2) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 7.01 resulting from a breach or default under Section 6.14(a), at the written request of the Required Revolving Lenders the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any of the following actions, at the same or different times: (x) terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments, and thereupon such Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate immediately, (y) declare the Revolving Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Revolving Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower to the Revolving Lenders accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and (z) require that the Borrower deposit in the LC Collateral Account an additional amount in Cash as reasonably requested by the Issuing Banks (not to exceed 103.0% of the relevant Stated Amount) of the then outstanding LC Exposure (minus the amount then on deposit in the LC Collateral Account). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default resulting from a breach or default under Section 6.14(a) that does not then constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Term Loans in accordance with clause (c) of this Section 7.01), the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise any rights and remedies provided to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the UCC. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 7.01 resulting from a breach or default under Section 6.14(a) that does not then constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Term Loans in accordance with clause (c) of this Section 7.01, at the written request of the Required Revolving Lenders the Administrative Agent shall exercise any rights and remedies provided to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the UCC (provided that any such exercise shall be solely for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders until such time as an Event of Default with respect to the Term Loans has occurred and is continuing).
Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints Barclays (or any successor appointed pursuant hereto) to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf, including execution of the other Loan Documents, and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks (except as expressly set forth in this Article 8 with respect to consultation rights in connection with the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent), and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
Any Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, unless the context otherwise requires or unless such Person is in fact not a Lender or an Issuing Bank,
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include each Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default exists, and the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Requirements of Law; it being understood that such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary power, except discretionary rights and powers that are expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents and which the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the relevant circumstances as provided in Section 9.02); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Requirements of Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as is necessary, or as the Administrative Agent believes in good faith shall be necessary, under the relevant circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any covenant, agreement or other term or condition set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien on the Collateral or the existence, value or sufficiency of the Collateral, (vi) the
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satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 4 or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, (vii) any property, book or record of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof or (viii) the compliance or non-compliance by Affiliated Lenders with the terms hereof related to Affiliated Lenders.
If any Lender obtains knowledge of a Default or Event of Default, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders thereof in writing. Each Lender agrees that, except with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, it will not take any enforcement action hereunder or under any other Loan Document, accelerate the Obligations under any Loan Document, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have under applicable Requirements of Law or otherwise to credit bid at any foreclosure sale, UCC sale, any sale under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar Disposition of Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Lender may take action to preserve or enforce its rights against a Loan Party where a deadline or limitation period is applicable that would, absent such action, bar enforcement of the Obligations held by such Lender, including the filing of a proof of claim in a case under the Bankruptcy Code.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, the Borrower (on behalf of itself and the Restricted Subsidiaries), the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party agree that (i) no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Loan Guaranty; it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof, and all powers, rights and remedies under the other Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or in the event of any other Disposition (including pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code), (A) the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties, shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale, to use and apply all or any portion of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Administrative Agent at such Disposition and (B) the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of all or any portion of such Collateral at any such Disposition.
No holder of any Secured Hedging Obligation or Banking Services Obligation in its respective capacity as such shall have any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Loan Party under this Agreement.
Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes (and by entering into a Hedge Agreement with respect to any Secured Hedging Obligation or by entering into documentation in connection with any Banking Services Obligation, each of the other Secured Parties hereby authorizes and shall be deemed to authorize) the Administrative Agent, on behalf of all Secured Parties to take any of the following actions upon the instruction of the Required Lenders:
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it being understood that no Lender shall be required to fund any amount in connection with any purchase of all or any portion of the Collateral by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the foregoing clauses (b), (c) or (d) without its prior written consent.
Each Secured Party agrees that the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to credit bid any part of the Secured Obligations or to purchase or retain or acquire any portion of the Collateral; provided that, in connection with any credit bid or purchase described under clauses (b), (c) or (d) of the preceding paragraph, the Secured Obligations owed to all of the Secured Parties (other than with respect to contingent or unliquidated liabilities as set forth in the next succeeding paragraph) may be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent on a ratable basis.
With respect to any contingent or unliquidated claim that is a Secured Obligation, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, but is not required, to estimate the amount thereof for purposes of any credit bid or purchase described in the second preceding paragraph. In the event that the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, elects not to estimate any such contingent or unliquidated claim or any such claim cannot be estimated without unduly delaying the ability of the Administrative Agent to consummate any credit bid or purchase in accordance with the second preceding paragraph, then any contingent or unliquidated claims not so estimated shall be disregarded, shall not be credit bid, and shall not be entitled to any interest in the portion or the entirety of the Collateral purchased by means of such credit bid.
Each Secured Party whose Secured Obligations are credit bid under clauses (b), (c) or (d) of the third preceding paragraph is entitled to receive interests in the Collateral or any other asset acquired in connection with such credit bid (or in the Capital Stock of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such acquisition) on a ratable basis in accordance with the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the amount of the Secured Obligations of such Secured Party that were credit bid in such credit bid or other Disposition, by (y) the aggregate amount of all Secured Obligations that were credit bid in such credit bid or other Disposition.
In addition, in case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, each Secured Party agrees that the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or LC Disbursement is then due and payable as herein
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expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent has made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
Any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent consents to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amount due to the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.12 and 9.03.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or any Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) that it believes to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the applicable Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent has received notice to the contrary from such Lender or Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under any Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of their respective duties and exercise their respective rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this
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Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving ten days’ written notice to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender (by reason of its insolvency) or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender (by reason of such Defaulting Lender’s insolvency), either the Required Lenders or the Borrower may, upon ten days’ notice, remove the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation or delivery of any such notice of removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), to appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a commercial bank or trust company with offices in the U.S. having combined capital and surplus in excess of $1,000,000,000; provided that during the existence and continuation of an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), Section 7.01(f) or Section 7.01(g), no consent of the Borrower shall be required. If no successor has been appointed as provided above and accepted such appointment within ten days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation or the Administrative Agent receives notice of removal, then (a) in the case of a retirement, the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of the Borrower, if applicable) or (b) in the case of a removal, the Borrower may, after consulting with the Required Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that (x) in the case of a retirement, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment or (y) in the case of a removal, the Borrower notifies the Required Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then, in each case, such resignation or removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties for purposes of maintaining the perfection of the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations required to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and each Issuing Bank directly (and each Lender and each Issuing Bank will cooperate with the Borrower to enable the Borrower to take such actions), until such time as the Required Lenders or the Borrower, as applicable, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, as provided above in this Article 8. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder as a successor Administrative Agent, the successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder (other than its obligations under Section 9.13 hereof). The fees payable by the Borrower to any successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor Administrative Agent; for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall have no obligation to pay any fee to any successor Administrative Agent that is greater than or in addition to the fees payable to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed
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Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the relevant Person was acting as Administrative Agent (including for this purpose holding any collateral security following the retirement or removal of the Administrative Agent). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Disqualified Institution (nor any Affiliate thereof) may be appointed as a successor Administrative Agent.
Any resignation by Barclays as Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph of this Section 8.01 shall also constitute its resignation as an Issuing Bank, unless it remains a Lender; provided that, if Barclays does not remain a Lender (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of Barclays as retiring Issuing Bank and (ii) Barclays shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents as an Issuing Bank except with respect to Letters of Credit previously issued by it.
Each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks by the Administrative Agent herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender or any Issuing Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, none of the Lead Arrangers or the Syndication Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement, except in their respective capacities as the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank or a Lender hereunder, as applicable.
Each Secured Party irrevocably authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent shall:
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Upon the request of the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Loan Party from its obligations under the Loan Guaranty or its Lien on any Collateral pursuant to this Article 8. In each case as specified in this Article 8, the Administrative Agent will (and each Lender, and each Issuing Bank hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest therein, or to release such Loan Party from its obligations under the Loan Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Article 8. In connection with any such release or subordination of the Liens, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer to the Administrative Agent requesting such release and/or subordination and certifying that such release and/or subordination, and any Liens incurred in connection therewith, and the Administrative Agent may rely exclusively upon such certificate as to whether such release and/or subordination and any such other Liens are permitted.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
The Administrative Agent is authorized to enter into any intercreditor, subordination, collateral trust or similar agreement (including any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement) contemplated hereby with respect to any Indebtedness (a) that is (i) required or permitted to be subordinated hereunder or (ii) secured by Liens and (b) which contemplates an intercreditor, subordination or collateral trust agreement (any such other intercreditor, subordination, collateral trust or similar agreement, an “Additional Agreement”), and the Secured Parties party hereto acknowledge that any Additional Agreement is binding upon them. Each Secured Party party hereto hereby (a) agrees that they will be bound by, and will not take any action contrary to, the provisions of any Additional Agreement and (b) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into each Additional Agreement and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations to the provisions thereof. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Secured Parties to extend credit to the Borrower, and the Secured Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of each Additional Agreement.
The Administrative Agent is authorized to enter into the Escrow Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in connection therewith, and each Secured Party authorizes (and ratifies) the
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Administrative Agent’s actions to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder, including with respect to the Escrow Account, in connection therewith.
To the extent that the Administrative Agent (or any Affiliate thereof) is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any Affiliate thereof) in proportion to their respective Applicable Percentages (determined as if there were no Defaulting Lenders) for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent (or any Affiliate thereof) in performing its duties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s (or such Affiliate’s) gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
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The Agents, the lead arrangers with respect to any Additional Term Loans or Additional Revolving Credit Commitments and their respective Affiliates each hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitment and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitment for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitment by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.
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Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.
4900 Tiedeman Road 4th Floor
Brooklyn, OH 44144
Attention: Michael D. Policarpo
Email: mpolicarpo@vcm.com
Telephone: (216) 898-2552
Facsimile: (216) 898-2585
Barclays Bank PLC
Barclays Debt Management
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Peter Oberrender
Email: peter.oberrender@barclays.competer.oberrender@barclays.com and ltmny@barclays.com
Telephone: (212) 526-6687
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice), at:
Paul Hastings LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Attention: John H. Cobb
Email: johncobb@paulhastings.com
Telephone: (212)-318-6959
Facsimile: (212) 230-5169
Barclays Bank PLC
Barclays Debt Management
400 Jefferson Park
Whippany, New Jersey 07981
Attention: Kevin Leamy
Email: Kevin.leamy@barclays.com, with a copy to 12145455230@tls.ldsprod.com
Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Nnamdi Otudoh and Letter of Credit Department
Email: nnamdi.otudoh@barclays.comnnamdi.otudoh@barclays.com and XraLetterofCredit@barclays.com
Telephone: (212) 526-8527
Facsimile: (212) 412-5011
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All such notices and other communications (A) sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof or three Business Days after dispatch if sent by certified or registered mail, in each case, delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to the relevant party as provided in this Section 9.01 or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section 9.01 or (B) sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent and when receipt has been confirmed by telephone; provided that notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, such notices or other communications shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause (b).
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provided, further, that, in respect of each of sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (c), any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate and Debt Fund Affiliate shall (x) be permitted without the consent of the Administrative Agent to provide any Replacement Term Loans, it being understood that in connection therewith, the relevant Non-Debt Fund Affiliate or Debt Fund Affiliate, as applicable, shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to such Person under Section 9.05 as if such Replacement Term Loans were term loans acquired by assignment and (y) any Debt Fund Affiliate (but not any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate) may provide any Replacement Revolving Facility.
Each party hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement may be amended by each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans or the Replacement Revolving Facility, as applicable, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility, as applicable, incurred or implemented pursuant thereto (including any amendment necessary to treat the loans and commitments subject thereto as a separate “tranche” and “Class” of Loans or commitments hereunder). It is understood that any Lender approached to provide all or a portion of any Replacement Term Loans or any Replacement Revolving Facility may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Replacement Term Loans or Replacement Revolving Facility.
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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 their respective successors and assigns, 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 (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to any Participant’s interest in any Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or any other obligation under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and each 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.
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(ii) If any assignment or participation under this Section 9.05 is made to any Affiliate of any Disqualified Institution without the Borrower’s prior written consent (any such person, a “Disqualified Person”), then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Person and the Administrative Agent, require such Disqualified Person to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 9.05), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that (I) the relevant assignment shall otherwise comply with this Section 9.05 (except that (x) no registration and processing fee required under this Section 9.05 shall be required with any assignment pursuant to this paragraph and (y) any Term Loan acquired by any Affiliated Lender pursuant to this paragraph will not be included in calculating compliance with the Affiliated Lender Cap for a period of ninety days following such transfer) and (II) to the extent such Disqualified Institution has assigned its Loans to an Eligible Assignee (which is not an Affiliate of such Person) with the written consent of the Borrower (if applicable), the assignment to such Eligible Assignee shall be deemed effective for all purposes of the Loan Documents and no new assignment shall be required irrespective of such Disqualified Institution having previously held the applicable Loan. Nothing in this Section 9.05(f) shall be deemed to prejudice any right or remedy that the Borrower may otherwise have under this Agreement or at law or equity.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of its Term Loans to any Debt Fund Affiliate, and any Debt Fund Affiliate may, from time to time, purchase Term Loans (x) on a non-pro rata basis through Dutch Auctions open to all applicable Lenders or (y) on a non-pro rata basis through open market purchases without the consent of the Administrative Agent, in each case, notwithstanding the requirements set forth in subclauses (i) through (vii) of this clause (g); provided that the Loans and Commitments held by all Debt Fund Affiliates shall not account for more than 30.0% of the amounts included in determining whether the Required Lenders have (A) consented to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (B) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (C) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document (it being understood and agreed that any Term Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates in excess of such 30.0% of such amounts will be deemed to be voted pro rata along with the votes of the Lenders eligible to vote under the relevant class of Lenders that are not Debt Fund Affiliates). Any Loans acquired by any Debt Fund Affiliate may (but shall not be required to) be contributed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of cancelling such Indebtedness (it being understood that any Loans so contributed shall be retired and cancelled immediately upon thereof); provided that upon any such cancellation, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the relevant Class of Loans shall be deemed reduced, as of the date of such contribution, by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans so contributed and cancelled, and each principal repayment installment with respect to the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a) shall be reduced pro rata by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of any applicable Term Loans so contributed and cancelled.
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“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
as the Borrower
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature Page to Victory Capital Credit Agreement
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, an Issuing Bank and a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as an Issuing Bank and a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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BANK OF MONTREAL,
as an Issuing Bank and a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as an Issuing Bank and a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Bank and a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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Signature Page to Victory Capital Credit Agreement
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as an Issuing Bank and a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature Page to Victory Capital Credit Agreement
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MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as an Issuing Bank and a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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[•],
as a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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Schedule 1.01(a)
Commitment Schedule
Initial Revolving Credit Commitments
Lender | Initial Revolving Credit Commitment | Pro Rata Share |
Barclays Bank PLC | $20,000,000.00 | 20.00% |
Royal Bank of Canada | $20,000,000.00 | 20.00% |
Bank of Montreal | $20,000,000.00 | 20.00% |
KeyBank National Association | $20,000,000.00 | 20.00% |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $10,000,000.00 | 10.00% |
Bank of America, N.A. | $5,000,000.00 | 5.00% |
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | $5,000,000.00 | 5.00% |
Total | $100,000,000.00 | 100% |
Initial Term Loan Commitments
Lender | Initial Term Loan Commitment | Pro Rata Share |
Barclays Bank PLC | $1,100,000,000.00 | 100.00% |
Total | $1,100,000,000.00 | 100% |
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