Exhibit 10.15
Amended and restated CREDIT Agreement
dated as of
February 23, 2024
among
FLYWIRE CORPORATION,
as the Borrower,
the other Loan Parties party hereto,
the Lenders party hereto
and
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
____________
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Documentation Agents
Article I Definitions | 1 | ||
Section 1.01 |
| Defined Terms | 1 |
Section 1.02 |
| Classification of Loans and Borrowings | 34 |
Section 1.03 |
| Terms Generally | 34 |
Section 1.04 |
| Accounting Terms; GAAP | 34 |
Section 1.05 |
| Status of Obligations | 35 |
Section 1.06 |
| Financial Ratios | 35 |
Section 1.07 |
| Division | 35 |
Section 1.08 |
| Foreign Currency; Exchange Rate | 35 |
Section 1.09 |
| Calculations | 36 |
Article II The Credits | 36 | ||
Section 2.01 |
| Commitments | 36 |
Section 2.02 |
| Loans and Borrowings | 36 |
Section 2.03 |
| Requests for Borrowings | 37 |
Section 2.04 |
| Swingline Loans | 37 |
Section 2.05 |
| [Reserved] | 39 |
Section 2.06 |
| Letters of Credit | 39 |
Section 2.07 |
| Funding of Borrowings | 43 |
Section 2.08 |
| Interest Elections | 44 |
Section 2.09 |
| Termination and Reduction of Commitments | 45 |
Section 2.10 |
| Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 46 |
Section 2.11 |
| Prepayment of Loans | 46 |
Section 2.12 |
| Fees | 47 |
Section 2.13 |
| Interest | 48 |
Section 2.14 |
| Alternate Rate of Interest; Illegality | 48 |
Section 2.15 |
| Increased Costs | 49 |
Section 2.16 |
| Break Funding Payments | 50 |
Section 2.17 |
| Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up | 51 |
Section 2.18 |
| Payments Generally; Allocation of Proceeds; Sharing of Setoffs | 54 |
Section 2.19 |
| Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 56 |
Section 2.20 |
| Defaulting Lenders | 57 |
Section 2.21 |
| Returned Payments | 59 |
Section 2.22 |
| Increase of Commitments | 59 |
Section 2.23 |
| Banking Services and Swap Agreements | 60 |
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Section 2.24 |
| Amend and Extend Transactions | 61 |
Section 2.25 |
| Benchmark Replacement Setting | 62 |
Article III Representations and Warranties | 64 | ||
Section 3.01 |
| Organization; Powers | 64 |
Section 3.02 |
| Authorization; Enforceability | 64 |
Section 3.03 |
| Governmental and Third Party Approvals; No Conflicts | 64 |
Section 3.04 |
| Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change | 64 |
Section 3.05 |
| Properties, Permits, etc | 65 |
Section 3.06 |
| Litigation and Environmental Matters | 65 |
Section 3.07 |
| Compliance with Laws and Agreements; No Default | 65 |
Section 3.08 |
| Investment Company Status | 66 |
Section 3.09 |
| Taxes | 66 |
Section 3.10 |
| ERISA | 66 |
Section 3.11 |
| Disclosure | 66 |
Section 3.12 |
| Capitalization and Subsidiaries | 67 |
Section 3.13 |
| Security Interest in Collateral | 67 |
Section 3.14 |
| Federal Reserve Regulations | 67 |
Section 3.15 |
| Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions; USA PATRIOT Act | 67 |
Section 3.16 |
| Not an Affected Financial Institution | 68 |
Section 3.17 |
| Solvency | 68 |
Section 3.18 |
| Governmental Authorities | 68 |
Section 3.19 |
| Insurance | 68 |
Section 3.20 |
| Employee Relations | 69 |
Section 3.21 |
| Data Security; Privacy | 69 |
Article IV Conditions | 70 | ||
Section 4.01 |
| Conditions to Initial Loans | 70 |
Section 4.02 |
| Each Credit Event | 72 |
Article V Affirmative Covenants | 73 | ||
Section 5.01 |
| Financial Statements and Other Information | 73 |
Section 5.02 |
| Notices of Material Events | 74 |
Section 5.03 |
| Existence; Conduct of Business | 75 |
Section 5.04 |
| Payment of Taxes | 75 |
Section 5.05 |
| Maintenance of Properties; Insurance; Casualty and Condemnation | 75 |
Section 5.06 |
| Books and Records; Inspection Rights | 76 |
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Section 5.07 |
| Compliance with Laws | 76 |
Section 5.08 |
| Use of Proceeds | 76 |
Section 5.09 |
| Additional Collateral; Further Assurances | 76 |
Section 5.10 |
| Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions | 78 |
Section 5.11 |
| Compliance with Environmental Laws | 78 |
Section 5.12 |
| Intellectual Property | 78 |
Section 5.13 |
| ERISA | 78 |
Section 5.14 |
| PCI Compliance; Data Security | 78 |
Article VI Negative Covenants | 78 | ||
Section 6.01 |
| Indebtedness | 78 |
Section 6.02 |
| Liens | 81 |
Section 6.03 |
| Fundamental Changes | 83 |
Section 6.04 |
| Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions | 84 |
Section 6.05 |
| Asset Dispositions; Sale and Leaseback Transactions | 86 |
Section 6.06 |
| Swap Agreements | 87 |
Section 6.07 |
| Restricted Payments; Prepayments of Junior Debt | 87 |
Section 6.08 |
| Transactions with Affiliates | 88 |
Section 6.09 |
| Restrictive Agreements | 89 |
Section 6.10 |
| Amendment of Material Documents; End of Fiscal Years | 90 |
Section 6.11 |
| Financial Covenants | 90 |
Section 6.12 |
| ERISA | 90 |
Article VII Events of Default | 91 | ||
Article VIII The Administrative Agent | 94 | ||
Section 8.01 |
| Appointment | 94 |
Section 8.02 |
| Rights as a Lender | 94 |
Section 8.03 |
| Duties and Obligations | 94 |
Section 8.04 |
| Reliance | 95 |
Section 8.05 |
| Actions through Sub-Agents | 95 |
Section 8.06 |
| Resignation | 95 |
Section 8.07 |
| Non-Reliance | 96 |
Section 8.08 |
| Not Partners or Co-Venturers; Administrative Agent as Representative of the Secured Parties | 96 |
Section 8.09 |
| Lenders Not Subject to ERISA | 97 |
Section 8.10 |
| Erroneous Payment | 98 |
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Article IX Miscellaneous | 101 | ||
Section 9.01 |
| Notices | 101 |
Section 9.02 |
| Waivers; Amendments | 103 |
Section 9.03 |
| Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | 105 |
Section 9.04 |
| Successors and Assigns | 107 |
Section 9.05 |
| Survival | 110 |
Section 9.06 |
| Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution | 110 |
Section 9.07 |
| Severability | 111 |
Section 9.08 |
| Right of Setoff | 111 |
Section 9.09 |
| Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 111 |
Section 9.10 |
| WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 112 |
Section 9.11 |
| Headings | 112 |
Section 9.12 |
| Confidentiality | 112 |
Section 9.13 |
| Several Obligations; Nonreliance; Violation of Law | 113 |
Section 9.14 |
| USA PATRIOT Act | 114 |
Section 9.15 |
| Disclosure | 114 |
Section 9.16 |
| Appointment for Perfection | 114 |
Section 9.17 |
| Interest Rate Limitation | 114 |
Section 9.18 |
| No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | 114 |
Section 9.19 |
| Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 115 |
Section 9.20 |
| Acknowledgment Regarding any Supported QFCs | 115 |
Section 9.21 |
| Amendment and Restatement of Existing Credit Agreement | 116 |
Article X Loan Guaranty | 116 | ||
Section 10.01 |
| Guaranty | 116 |
Section 10.02 |
| Guaranty of Payment | 117 |
Section 10.03 |
| No Discharge or Diminishment of Loan Guaranty | 117 |
Section 10.04 |
| Defenses Waived | 118 |
Section 10.05 |
| Rights of Subrogation | 118 |
Section 10.06 |
| Reinstatement; Stay of Acceleration | 118 |
Section 10.07 |
| Information | 118 |
Section 10.08 |
| Termination | 119 |
Section 10.09 |
| [Reserved] | 119 |
Section 10.10 |
| Maximum Liability | 119 |
Section 10.11 |
| Contribution | 119 |
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Section 10.12 |
| Liability Cumulative | 120 |
Section 10.13 |
| Keepwell | 120 |
SCHEDULES: | ||
Commitment Schedule | ||
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Schedule 3.12 | — | Capitalization and Subsidiaries |
Schedule 5.09 | — | Post-Closing Deliverables |
Schedule 6.01 | — | Existing Indebtedness |
Schedule 6.02 | — | Existing Liens |
Schedule 6.04 | — | Existing Investments |
Schedule 6.08 | — | Transactions with Affiliates |
Schedule 6.09 | — | Restrictive Agreements |
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EXHIBITS: | ||
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Exhibit A | — | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit B | — | Form of Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit C | — | Form of Joinder Agreement |
Exhibit D | — | Form of Solvency Certificate |
Exhibit E - 1 | — | U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit E - 2 | — | U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit E - 3 | — | U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit E - 4 | — | U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit F | — | Form of Borrowing Request |
Exhibit G | — | Form of Notice of Continuation/Conversion |
Exhibit H | — | Form of Swingline Request |
Exhibit I | — | Form of Promissory Note |
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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 23, 2024 (as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, and/or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among FLYWIRE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party hereto from time to time, the Lenders party hereto from time to time, the Issuing Banks party hereto from time to time and CITIBANK, N.A., as the Administrative Agent.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
Definitions
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Accounting Firm” means PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing.
“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the Equity Interests of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger, amalgamation or consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary); provided, that the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary of the Borrower is the surviving entity.
“Additional Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a)(ii).
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for the purposes of any calculation, a rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus (b) the SOFR Adjustment; provided, that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than 0.00%, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be 0.00%.
“Administrative Agent” means Citibank, N.A., in its capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders hereunder, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the specified Person.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d)(ii).
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“Aggregate Credit Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate Credit Exposure of all the Lenders at such time.
“Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph.
“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% and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one month tenor in effect on such day plus 1%. 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 hereof, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. In the event that that the Alternate Base Rate is less than zero, it shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to (a) bribery and/or corruption and (b) terrorism financing and/or money laundering, including any applicable provision of the USA PATRIOT Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).
“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) with respect to Loans and LC Exposure, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Commitment of all Lenders (if the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentage shall be determined based upon such Lender’s share of the Aggregate Credit Exposure at that time); provided, that in the case of Section 2.20 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculation, and (b) with respect to the Aggregate Credit Exposure, a percentage based upon its share of the Aggregate Credit Exposure and the unused Commitments; provided, that in the case of Section 2.20 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s Aggregate Credit Exposure and Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculation.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Term SOFR Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees or letter of credit fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Applicable Rate for Term SOFR Loans”, “Applicable Rate for ABR Loans” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Borrower’s Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the most recent determination date; provided, that until the delivery to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 5.01, of the Borrower’s consolidated financial information for the Borrower’s first fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date, the “Applicable Rate” shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth below in Level I:
Level | Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio | Applicable Rate for Term SOFR Loans | Applicable Rate for | Commitment Fee Rate |
Level I | ≤ 1.50 to 1.00 | 2.000% | 1.000% | 0.250% |
Level II | ≤ 2.50 to 1.00, but > 1.50 to 1.00 | 2.250% | 1.250% | 0.300% |
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Level III | > 2.50 to 1.00 | 2.500% | 1.500% | 0.350% |
For purposes of the foregoing, (a) the Applicable Rate shall be determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower based upon the Borrower’s annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 and (b) each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be effective five (5) Business Days after the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of such consolidated financial statements indicating such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided, that the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be in Level III for the period commencing five (5) Business Days after the Borrower fails to deliver the annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 5.01, and ending on the date which is five (5) Business Days after such statements or certificates are actually delivered.
In the event that any financial statement delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) or any compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c), as applicable, is inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the imposition of a higher Applicable Rate for any period than the Applicable Rate applied for that period, then (i) Borrower shall promptly deliver to Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement and a corrected compliance certificate for that period (the “Corrected Financials Date”), (ii) the Applicable Rate shall be determined based on the corrected compliance certificate for that period, and (iii) Borrower shall promptly pay to Administrative Agent (for the account of the Lenders that hold the Commitments and Loans at the time such payment is received, regardless of whether those Lenders held the Commitments and Loans during the relevant period) the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Rate for that period; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, such deficiency shall be due and payable as at such Corrected Financials Date and no Default or Event of Default under clause (b) of Article VII shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such deficiency prior to such date (but if not so paid on such date, shall constitute an Event of Default immediately thereafter). This paragraph shall not limit the rights of Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to Section 2.13(c) and Article VII hereof, and shall survive the termination of this Agreement until Payment in Full.
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“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 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.
“Available Commitment” means, at any time, the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders then in effect minus the Aggregate Credit Exposure at such time.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this
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Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, 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 Section 2.25(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 which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Banking Services” means each and any of the following bank, payment and treasury services provided to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary: (a) credit cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, “commercial credit cards” and purchasing cards) or for corporate purposes, (b) stored value cards, (c) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions and other payment processing services, return items, overdrafts and interstate depository network services), (d) documentary services and foreign currency exchange services and (e) any arrangement or services similar to, or for the purpose of effectuating, any of the foregoing.
“Banking Services Obligations” means any and all obligations of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Banking Services, but excluding any Swap Agreement Obligations, provided by a Person that, at the time of entering into the agreements or arrangements giving effect to the Banking Services, is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (and so long as such Person does not cease to be the Administrative Agent or a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate does not cease to be the Administrative Agent or a Lender).
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, or had had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof; provided, that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof; provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided, that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current
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Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.25(a).
“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower 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 on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then- prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated credit facilities and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided, that if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than 0.00%, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. All parties hereto acknowledge that the establishment of any such Benchmark Replacement (together with any necessary or related changes, including Conforming Changes) is not intended to result in a deemed exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes of any obligation of any Borrower under any Loan Document.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) 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).
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“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
For the avoidance of doubt, “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 Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date 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 2.25 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.25.
“Beneficial Owner” means, with respect to any U.S. Federal withholding Tax, the beneficial owner, for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, to whom such Tax relates.
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“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of 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”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of a party.
“Billing Statement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(g).
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Borrower” means Flywire Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Borrowing” means (a) Loans of the same Type, 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 or (b) a Swingline Loan.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
“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; provided, that, when used in connection with a Term SOFR Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day which is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP, it being understood that, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the determination of whether any lease constitutes an operating lease or capital lease shall be made on a basis consistent with that reflected in the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(b) without regard to any classification or reclassification as an operating lease or capital lease upon the Borrower’s adoption of Accounting Standards Codification 842.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
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“Cash Pooling Arrangement” means any centralized cash pooling arrangement among the Borrower and/or any group of its Subsidiaries with a Cash Pooling Bank under which the Borrower and/or such Subsidiaries make deposits with and receive advances from such Cash Pooling Bank or similar arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business.
“Cash Pooling Bank” means each bank that is a provider of Cash Pooling Arrangements to the Borrower and/or any group of its Subsidiaries and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Cash Pooling Guaranty Obligations” means the obligations of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries to guaranty the Cash Pooling Obligations under any Cash Pooling Arrangement.
“Cash Pooling Obligations” means, with respect to any Cash Pooling Arrangement, the aggregate outstanding amount of borrowings by the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries under such Cash Pooling Arrangement.
“CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code.
“CFPB” means the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of Equity Interests representing more than 40% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the
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Borrower, (b) the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (i) nominated or approved (either by a specific vote or by approval of a proxy statement issued by the Borrower on behalf of its board of directors (as constituted at the time of such proxy statement) in which such individual is named as a nominee for director) by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated or (c) the occurrence of any “change of control” or similar event with respect to any Material Indebtedness.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; 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 or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the 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 the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Charges” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.
“Citi” means Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, in its individual capacity, and its successors.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” has the meaning given to “Collateral” in the Security Agreement.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement and any other documents granting a Lien upon the Collateral as security for payment of the Secured Obligations.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of such Lender’s Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (a) Section 2.09 or 2.22 and (b) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on the Commitment Schedule, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments as of the Effective Date is $125.0 million.
“Commitment Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a)(i).
“Commitment Increase” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
“Commitment Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.
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“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Communications” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Adjusted Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR”, the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or “Interest Payment Date” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of Borrowing Requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 2.16 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and 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 any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“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, for any period, the sum of:
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all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any Reference Period, (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any sale, transfer, or disposition of property, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such sale, transfer, or disposition, as applicable, for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall have made a
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Permitted Acquisition, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis as if such Permitted Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to (b) cash Interest Expense, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a fiscal quarter, ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to such date).
“Consolidated Total Assets” means the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP, as of the date of the financial statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(b), Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b), as applicable.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness pursuant to clauses (c), (d), (j) and (k) of the definition thereof) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (b) Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (a) hereof of another Person guaranteed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date minus Unrestricted Domestic Cash and Cash Equivalents as of such date up to an aggregate amount equal to the Domestic Cash Netting Cap to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a fiscal quarter, ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to such date).
“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.
“Control Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Convertible Debt” means debt securities or other Indebtedness, the terms of which provide for conversion into, or exchange for, Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower, cash in lieu thereof or a combination of such Equity Interests and cash in lieu thereof.
“Corrected Financials Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Applicable Rate”.
“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).
“Covered Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.19.
“Covered Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.20.
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“Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans (including any Swingline Loans) and its LC Exposure at such time.
“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Swingline Lender or any Lender.
“Data Protection Laws” shall mean any and all applicable national/federal or state/provincial data protection and privacy laws and regulations covering the processing of Personal Information, including but not limited to U.S. federal and state laws, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), any national implementing laws of the GDPR, and the e-Privacy Directive 2002/58/EC.
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular Default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement; provided, that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event, or (e) has become (or whose direct or indirect parent company has become) subject to a Bail-In Action.
“Deferred Acquisition Consideration” means any purchase price adjustments, royalty, earn-out, milestone payments, contingent or other deferred payments of a similar nature (including any non-compete payments and consulting payments) made in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted under this Agreement.
“Deferred Revenue” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries on any date, all amounts received or invoiced in advance of performance under contracts and not yet recognized as revenue on such date.
“Department of the Treasury” means the United States Department of the Treasury or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the United States Department of the Treasury.
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“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by any Person (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.
“Disqualified Equity Interest” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable for any consideration other than another Equity Interest (which would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of such change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to prior Payment in Full), or is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or redeemable for any consideration other than any Equity Interest (which would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest) at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date; provided that if such Equity Interest is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or their officers or employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations, or as a result of such employee’s or officer’s termination, death or disability.
“Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”
“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.
“Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Cash Netting Cap” means an amount equal to 50% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently ended Reference Period.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia or any entity disregarded for U.S. tax purposes that is wholly owned by the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary.
“ECP” means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC.
“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 clause (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 Date” means February 23, 2024.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Electronic System” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks®, ClearPar®, Debt Domain, Syndtrak and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks and any of its respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.04(b) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required thereunder).
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated, or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or relating to employee health and safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) any exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing, but excluding any Indebtedness convertible for, or exchangeable into, any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period
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is waived); (b) the failure to make any “minimum required contribution” (as defined in Section 430(a) of the Code) with respect to any Plan, at the time and in the amount provided for in Section 430 of the Code; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan (other than a standard termination to which Section 4041(b) of ERISA applies); (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10(d).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10(d).
“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10(e).
“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 VII.
“Excluded Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(d).
“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 Guarantee of such Loan Guarantor of, or the grant by such Loan Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an ECP at the time the Guarantee of such Loan Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become 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 Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being a resident of, being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan, Note, Letter of Credit, Commitment or other Loan Document pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the
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Loan, Note, Letter of Credit, Commitment or other Loan Document (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan, Note, Letter of Credit, Commitment or other Loan Document or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f); and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2021, by and among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto and Citi, as administrative agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Effective Date.
“Extended Commitment” means the Commitments, the maturity of which shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.24.
“Extended Loans” means any Loans made pursuant to the Extended Commitments.
“Extension” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(a).
“Extension Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement (which may, at the option of the Administrative Agent and Borrower, be in the form of an amendment and restatement of this Agreement) among the Loan Parties, the applicable extending Lenders, the Administrative Agent and, to the extent required by Section 2.24, the Issuing Bank implementing an Extension in accordance with Section 2.24.
“Extension Offer” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(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 with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the implementation of such sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement or pursuant to any treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three (3) Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter, dated as of January 19, 2024, by and between the Borrower and Citi, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Financial Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Section 6.11.
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“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, president, principal accounting officer, treasurer, controller or officer of equivalent duties of the Borrower.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any plan, fund (including any superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States by the Borrower or any one or more of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries residing outside the United States, which plan, 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 Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company” means any Domestic Subsidiary that owns no material assets (whether held directly or through one or more entities disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes) other than capital stock (including any debt instrument treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs and engages in no material activities other than the ownership of such capital stock.
“FTC” means the Federal Trade Commission or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the Federal Trade Commission.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory or self-regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“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 obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01.
“Guarantor Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.11.
“Hazardous Materials” means: (a) any substance, material, or waste that is included within the definitions of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic materials,” “toxic waste,” or words of similar import in any Environmental Law; (b) those substances
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listed as hazardous substances by the United States Department of Transportation (or any successor agency) (49 C.F.R. 172.101 and amendments thereto) or by the Environmental Protection Agency (or any successor agency) (40 C.F.R. Part 302 and amendments thereto); and (c) any substance, material, or waste that is petroleum, petroleum-related, or a petroleum by-product, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, flammable, explosive, radioactive, freon gas, radon, or a pesticide, herbicide, or any other agricultural chemical.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that, as of the date of determination, does not have (a) (i) total assets in excess of 7.50% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Total Assets or (ii) revenues for the applicable Reference Period in excess of 7.50% of consolidated revenues of the Borrower for the applicable Reference Period (provided, that if, as of the last day of or for any such Reference Period, the total assets or revenues of all Subsidiaries that under clause (i) and (ii) above would constitute Immaterial Subsidiaries shall have exceeded 10.00% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues, as the case may be, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the applicable Reference Period in the aggregate, then one or more of such Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of the Loan Documents be deemed to no longer constitute Immaterial Subsidiaries in descending order based on the amounts (determined on a consolidated basis for such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries) of their total assets or revenues, as the case may be, until such excess shall have been eliminated), (b) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary and (c) material intellectual property; provided that (x) no Subsidiary shall constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary until, and for so long as, the Borrower shall have designated such Subsidiary’s status as such in writing to the Administrative Agent and (y) the Borrower shall designate as such in writing to the Administrative Agent any Subsidiary that no longer constitutes an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Increasing Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a)(i).
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) accounts payable, accrued interest or other liabilities to trade creditors (including funds payable, amounts due to sellers and any amounts relating to the processing of payments on the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ payments platform and any intercompany accounts payable in connection therewith) incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Deferred Revenue, (iii) deferred compensation and severance, pension, health and welfare retirement and equivalent benefits to current or former employees, directors or managers of such Person and its Subsidiaries, and (iv) any Deferred Acquisition Consideration), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (j) any other Off-Balance Sheet Liability, (k) any net obligations of such Person with respect to any Swap Agreements and (l) Disqualified Equity Interests. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) above, Other Taxes.
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“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).
“Ineligible Institution” means a (a) natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender, (c) holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof; provided, that, such holding company, investment vehicle or trust shall not constitute an Ineligible Institution if it (x) has not been established for the primary purpose of acquiring any Loans or Commitments, (y) is managed by a professional advisor, who is not such natural person or a relative thereof, having significant experience in the business of making or purchasing commercial loans, and (z) has assets greater than $500.0 million and a significant part of its activities consist of making or purchasing commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business or (d) a Loan Party or a Subsidiary or other Affiliate of a Loan Party.
“Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.
“Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, total interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP), calculated on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period in accordance with GAAP.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (including any Swingline Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date and (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 an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and the Maturity Date.
“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 (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment), 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, (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 and (iii) no Interest Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date. 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.
“Investment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
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“Issuing Banks” means, individually and collectively as the context may require, (a) Citi, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and any successors in such capacity, and (b) and any other Lender from time to time designated by the Borrower as an Issuing Bank, with the consent of such Lender and the Administrative Agent and such Lender’s successors in such capacity. Any Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. At any time there is more than one Issuing Bank, all singular references to the Issuing Bank shall mean any Issuing Bank, either Issuing Bank, each Issuing Bank, the Issuing Bank that has issued the applicable Letter of Credit, or both (or all) Issuing Banks, as the context may require.
“Joinder Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.09(a).
“Junior Debt” means (a) any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is secured on a junior lien basis, (b) any Subordinated Indebtedness, (c) any Indebtedness incurred or issued pursuant to Section 6.01(s) and/or (d) any Indebtedness which refinances any of the foregoing to the extent permitted by Section 6.01.
“LC Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(j).
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by any 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, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements relating to Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.
“Lead Arranger” means Citibank, N.A.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on the Commitment Schedule and any other Person that shall have become 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” includes the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lenders.
“Letter of Credit” means the standby and trade letters of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement, and the term “Letter of Credit” means any one of them or each of them singularly, as the context may require.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, any Letter of Credit applications, the Collateral Documents, the Loan Guaranty, the Fee Letter, the Reaffirmation of Collateral Documents and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in Section 4.01 executed and delivered by a Loan Party to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lenders and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Loan Party and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to
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a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to the Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.
“Loan Guarantor” means (a) each of the Borrower’s wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiaries; provided that this definition shall not be deemed to exclude (or release) any Domestic Subsidiary which is a Loan Guarantor in the case of a disposition of a portion of the Equity Interests in such Loan Guarantor as a result of (i) the disposition or issuance of Equity Interests of such Domestic Subsidiary in either case to an Affiliate that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary, (ii) any transaction entered into primarily in contemplation of such Domestic Subsidiary’s ceasing to constitute a Loan Party or (iii) the disposition or issuance of Equity Interests of such Domestic Subsidiary for materially less than the fair market value of such shares as reasonably determined by the Borrower; and (b) with respect to Secured Obligations owed by any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary, the Borrower; provided, that subject to any administrative requirements of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may elect to add additional Domestic Subsidiaries as Loan Guarantors so long as each such added Loan Guarantor complies with Section 5.09 of this Agreement as if it were a newly acquired wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary at the time of such designation; provided, further, that the Borrower, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, may elect to make any Foreign Subsidiary become a Loan Guarantor (each, a “Voluntary Foreign Guarantor”) in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and Section 5.09 hereof, and such election and conversion shall be subject to customary conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) jurisdiction of incorporation of such potential Voluntary Foreign Guarantor being reasonably satisfactory to each Lender, (ii) any reasonable and customary local law guaranty documentation (to the extent reasonably necessary to effect such guaranty) and security documentation with respect to Voluntary Foreign Guarantors organized under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be governed by reasonable and customary local law security documentation acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (iii) Voluntary Foreign Guarantor Amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, in connection with a Foreign Subsidiary becoming a Loan Guarantor.
“Loan Guaranty” means Article X of this Agreement.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower, each Loan Guarantor and any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and each of their successors and assigns, and the term “Loan Party” means any one of them or all of them individually, as the context may require.
“Loans” means the loans and advances made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, including Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans.
“Material Acquisition” means a Permitted Acquisition the aggregate consideration with respect to which exceeds $30.0 million.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, contracts, agreements, liabilities (including contingent liabilities), operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform any of their material obligations under the Loan Documents, (c) any material portion of the Collateral, or the Administrative Agent’s Liens (on behalf of itself and the Lenders) on any material portion of the Collateral or the priority of such Liens (in each case subject to Permitted Liens), or (d) the rights of or benefits available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
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“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not (a) directly or indirectly owned by a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, unless the inclusion of such Domestic Subsidiary as a Loan Guarantor would not reasonably be expected by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent to result in material adverse tax consequences for the Borrower, (b) a Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company, unless the inclusion of such Domestic Subsidiary as a Loan Guarantor would not reasonably be expected by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent to result in material adverse tax consequences for the Borrower or (c) an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Material Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Material Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness (other than the Loans, Letters of Credit and intercompany loans among the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries), or any obligations under Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10.0 million. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the aggregate principal amount of “obligations” of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value.
“Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Revolving Credit Termination Date, (b) any earlier date on which the Commitments are reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof and (c) the date that the Loans, if any, are declared due and payable pursuant to Article VII hereof; provided, that individual Lenders may elect to extend the Maturity Date applicable to their Loans and Commitments pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 2.24.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is obligated to make contributions or has any liability.
“Net Income” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication: (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by any Loan Party or such Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation (other than under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary.
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(d).
“Note” and “Notes” have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 2.10(e).
“Notice of Increase” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a)(i).
“Obligated Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.02.
“Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations,
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indebtedness (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any indemnified party, individually or collectively, existing on the Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, in each case arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans made or reimbursement or other obligations incurred or any of the Letters of Credit or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the “Obligations” of any Loan Guarantor shall include the Guaranteed Obligations.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Off-Balance Sheet Liability” of a Person means (a) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person (other than any customary repurchase obligations resulting from a breach of representations and warranties, covenants, servicing obligations and indemnities under a securitization facility), or (b) any Indebtedness, liability or obligation under any so-called “synthetic lease” transaction entered into by such Person.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection solely arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan, Letter of Credit or any Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19(b)).
“PA-DSS Requirements” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “PCI Compliance Program.”
“Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.
“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Payment Brand Member” means American Express, Discover and MasterCard or Visa.
“Payment in Full” means as of any date of determination, that: (a) the entire amount of principal of and interest due on the Loans, and all other amounts of fees, payments and other obligations due under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Notes are paid in full in cash (other than contingent indemnification obligations and reimbursement obligations in respect of which no claim for payment has yet been asserted by the Person entitled thereto, and any Banking Services Obligations not then due and owing); (b) the commitments to lend under this Agreement have been terminated; (c) there are no
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outstanding Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement or other arrangements acceptable to the Issuing Bank); (d) there are no outstanding Swap Agreement Obligations (or arrangements with respect thereto have been implemented which are acceptable to the relevant counterparty); and (e) all other Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations and reimbursement obligations in respect of which no claim for payment has yet been asserted by the Person entitled thereto, and any Banking Services Obligations not then due and owing) have been paid in full in cash. “Paid in Full” shall have a correlative meaning.
“Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10(a).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“PCI Compliance Program” means the then current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (or any successor) requirements (“PCI-DSS Requirements”) and/or Payment Application Data Security Standard (or any successor) requirements (“PA-DSS Requirements”) for each of the Loan Parties’ and each of its Subsidiaries’ Payment Brand Members, as well as any mandate issued by any applicable Payment Brand Member to the extent that it implements PCI-DSS Requirements and/or PA-DSS Requirements.
“PCI-DSS Requirements” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “PCI Compliance Program.”
“PCI Requirements” means PCI-DSS Requirements or PA-DSS Requirements, as applicable.
“Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Permits” means, with respect to any Person, any permit, approval, clearance, authorization, license, registration, certificate, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from, and any other contractual obligations with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or Products or to which such Person or any of its property or Products is subject, including all registrations with Governmental Authorities.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition in which each of the following conditions is satisfied:
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“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
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provided, that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.
“Permitted Liens” means all Liens permitted under Section 6.02.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Personal Information” shall mean (i) any information that identifies or can be used to identify, alone or in the aggregate, a natural person, or (ii) any information or data that is defined as “personal information” or “personal data” under Data Protection Laws.
“Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) (other than a Multiemployer Plan or a Foreign Pension Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Plan Assets” shall mean “plan assets” of an “employee benefit plan” subject to Title I of ERISA or a “plan” subject to Section 4975 of the Code, as determined under 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal offices in New York City. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
“Products” means any item or any service that is designed, created, manufactured, managed, performed or otherwise used, offered or handled by or on behalf of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries.
“Prohibited Transaction” means the occurrence of a “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Section 4975(c) of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA for which there is no exemption under Section 4975(d).
“Projections” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(d).
“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.
“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).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.20.
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“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10.0 million at the time the relevant Loan Guaranty or grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an ECP and can cause another person to qualify as an ECP at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Reaffirmation of Collateral Documents” means that certain Reaffirmation of Collateral Documents, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Loan Guarantors and the Administrative Agent.
“Recipient” means, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, or any combination thereof (as the context requires).
“Reference Period” means the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered to the Administrative Agent.
“Refinancing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(l).
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, partners and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, migrating, disposing or dumping of any substance into the environment.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Requested Increase Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a)(i).
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) having Credit Exposure and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposure and unused Commitments at such time; provided, that if at any time of determination there are two (but not more than two) Lenders party hereto that are not Affiliates or Approved Funds of one another, Required Lenders shall include such two Lenders who are not Affiliates or Approved Funds of one another.
“Requirement of Law” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the charter, articles or certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or operating, management or partnership agreement, or other organizational or governing documents of such Person and (b) any statute, law (including common law), treaty, rule, regulation, code, ordinance, order, decree, writ, judgment, injunction or determination of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority (including Environmental Laws, ERISA and Data Protection Laws), in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
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“Responsible Officer” means any Financial Officer, the chief executive officer, any executive vice president, any senior vice president, any vice president or the chief operating officer of the Borrower and any other individual or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of this Agreement.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower.
“Revolving Credit Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.02.
“Revolving Credit Termination Date” means the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions (which, as of the date of this Agreement, includes Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and the Crimea, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions of Ukraine).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the OFAC, the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person majority-owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clause (a) or (b).
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Obligations” means all Obligations, together with all (a) Banking Services Obligations, (b) Swap Agreement Obligations owing to any Person that, at the time of entering into such arrangement with a Loan Party or any Subsidiary, was the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate thereof, in each case, with respect to such Swap Agreement Obligations, to the extent designated by the Borrower in a written statement (including by way of email) to the Administrative Agent as constituting Secured Obligations (such Swap Agreement Obligations, “Secured Swap Agreement Obligations”) and (c) Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights; provided, however, that the definition of “Secured Obligations” shall not create any guarantee by any Loan Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Loan Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Loan Guarantor.
“Secured Parties” means the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank, each Swingline Lender and each other provider of Secured Obligations as permitted pursuant to the definition thereof.
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“Secured Swap Agreement Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Secured Obligations”.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2021, among the Borrower, each Subsidiary of the Borrower party thereto from time to time, and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, and any other pledge or security agreement entered into, after the date of this Agreement by any Loan Party (as required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document), as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Similar Law” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.10(b).
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Adjustment” means a percentage per annum equal to 0.10%.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“Specified Material Indebtedness” means Material Indebtedness of any Person that is permitted by Section 6.01 that has become due and payable as a result of such Person becoming a Subsidiary after the Effective Date or such acquisition of assets in connection with a Permitted Acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
“Specified Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of the Borrower during which a Material Acquisition has been consummated by a Loan Party.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” of a Person means any Indebtedness of such Person the payment of which by its terms is at all times subordinated to payment of the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the parent.
“Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower or another Loan Party, as applicable.
“Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.20.
“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, spot, future, credit default or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided, that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments
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only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
“Swap Agreement Obligations” means any and all obligations of the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements permitted hereunder with a Person that, at the time of entering into such Swap Agreement, is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (and so long as such Person does not cease to be the Administrative Agent or a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate does not cease to be the Administrative Agent or a Lender), and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any such Swap Agreement transaction.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Guarantor, 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 or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Agreements (which may include the Lenders or any Affiliates of the Lenders).
“Swingline Commitment” with respect to Citi, $5.0 million or such lesser amount as agreed upon by the Borrower and Citi, and with respect to any other Lender that becomes a Swingline Lender, an amount to be agreed upon by the Borrower and such Lender, with the consent of the Administrative Agent; provided, that the aggregate principal amount of all such Swingline Commitments shall not exceed $5.0 million.
“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Swingline Lender at any time shall be the sum of (a) its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time other than with respect to any Swingline Loans made by such Swingline Lender in its capacity as the Swingline Lender and (b) the principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by such Swingline Lender in its capacity as the Swingline Lender outstanding at such time (less the amount of participations funded by the other Lenders in such Swingline Loans).
“Swingline Lenders” individually and collectively as the context may require, (a) Citi in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans hereunder and (b) and any other Lender from time to time designated by the Borrower as a Swingline Lender, with the consent of such Lender and the Administrative Agent and such Lender’s successors in such capacity.
“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Swingline Request” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
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“Term SOFR” means, for any calculation with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the 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 the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the 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 the 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.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Borrowing” means a Borrowing hereunder bearing interest based on Adjusted Term SOFR other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”.
“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.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions, the use of the proceeds thereof, the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder and the Refinancing.
“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 issue of perfection of security interests.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“United States” means the United States of America.
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“Unliquidated Obligations” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured Obligation that is: (i) an obligation to reimburse a bank for drawings not yet made under a letter of credit issued by it; (ii) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time; or (iii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations.
“Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, at any date, the cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that (a) do not appear (and are not required to appear) as “restricted” on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such day in accordance with GAAP and (b) are free and clear of all Liens (other than non-consensual liens, Liens permitted by Sections 6.02(f) and (i), and liens in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Collateral Documents to secure the Secured Obligations (including the Control Agreements), in each case, permitted under Section 6.02).
“Unrestricted Domestic Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, at any date, the Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents held in an account located in the United States with or through (i) Citi or (ii) solely to the extent such account is subject to a Control Agreement, any Lender who is a Lender on the Effective Date.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or any 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.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” as defined in section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.20.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
“Voluntary Foreign Guarantor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Loan Guarantor”.
“Voluntary Foreign Guarantor Amendments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(g).
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower, any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, and any other withholding agent as applicable.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability
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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. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section 2.03, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
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then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders through Electronic Systems as provided in Section 9.01 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, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods). Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Term SOFR Borrowing or conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for an ABR Borrowing in the amount specified therein.
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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, continuing, converting into 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 such 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 such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
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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 update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Banking Services Obligations or Swap Agreement Obligations shall be excluded from the application described above and paid in clause sixth if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof in accordance with the definition of Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested from the applicable provider of such Banking Services or Swap Agreements.
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Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
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Each Loan and each issuance or increase of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 4.02.
Affirmative Covenants
Until Payment in Full has occurred, each Loan Party executing this Agreement covenants and agrees, jointly and severally with all of the Loan Parties, with the Lenders that:
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.01, any documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a), (b) and (f) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are filed for public availability on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System or on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet.
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Each notice delivered under this Section 5.02 (other than clause (h) above) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall permit any consensual Lien in respect of any of its owned real property other than the Liens securing the Secured Obligations.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to enter into an agreement to effect any transaction of merger or consolidation that is not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.03 at a future time; provided, that such agreement shall be conditioned on (i) obtaining requisite approvals permitting the respective transaction (and any related financing or other transactions) in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.02 or (ii) Payment in Full.
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provided, however, that any Disposition pursuant to Section 6.05(a)(i) through (a)(iv), Section 6.05(a)(vi) (except insofar as it relates to any transaction solely between the Borrower and any Subsidiary or Section 6.07), Section 6.05(a)(vii) (except to the extent determined by the applicable Person making such Disposition in good faith to be appropriate in accordance with its usual practice) and Section 6.05(a)(xi) shall be for fair market value.
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then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Loan Party described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article VII), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (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 and unpaid interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Loan Parties 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 Loan Parties; and in case of any event with respect to the Loan Parties described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article VII, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Loan Parties 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 Loan Parties. Upon the occurrence and the continuance of an Event of Default, the
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(ii) Subject to Section 9.04 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or approval requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise)), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.
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Miscellaneous
Flywire Corporation
141 Tremont Street, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Attention: CFO and General Counsel
E-mail Address:
mellis@flywire.com – CFO
peter@flywire.com – GC and CCO
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
18575 Jamboree Road, 9th Floor
Irvine, CA 92612
Attention: Shigenobu Itoh
E-mail Address: sitoh@rutan.com
Fax Number: (714) 546-9035
Citibank, N.A.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Attention: Jonathan Wronski
E-mail Address: Jonathan.wronski@citi.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Jones Day
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
Attention: Jason Samblanet
E-mail Address: jsamblanet@jonesday.com
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All such notices and other communications (i) sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received, (ii) sent by fax shall be deemed to have been given when sent; provided, that if not given during normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient or (iii) delivered through Electronic Systems to the extent provided in clause (b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause (b).
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All of the foregoing costs and expenses may be charged to the Borrower as Loans or to another deposit account, all as described in Section 2.18(c).
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Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.19(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(d) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans, LC Disbursements or other Obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Participant Register”); provided, that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other Obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person (other than the Borrower to the extent required in clause (D) of the proviso to clause (c) above) 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) or proposed Section 1.163-5(b) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.12 FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
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[Signature Pages Follow.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
FLYWIRE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Peter Butterfield
Name: Peter Butterfield
Title: Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
FLYWIRE GLOBAL CORP.
By: /s/ Peter Butterfield
Name: Peter Butterfield
Title: Secretary
FLYWIRE HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Peter Butterfield
Name: Peter Butterfield
Title: Secretary
FLYWIRE PAYMENTS CORPORATION
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By: /s/ Peter Butterfield
Name: Peter Butterfield
Title: Secretary
FLYWIRE SECURITIES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Peter Butterfield
Name: Peter Butterfield
Title: Secretary
SIMPLIFICARE INC.
By: /s/ Peter Butterfield
Name: Peter Butterfield
Title: Secretary
ONPLAN HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Peter Butterfield
Name: Peter Butterfield
Title: Secretary and Vice President
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CITIBANK, N.A., individually as a Lender, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and an Issuing Bank
By: /s/ Jonathan Wronski
Name: Jonathan Wronski
Title: Director
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Eleftherios Karsos
Name: Eleftherios Karsos
Title: Authorized Officer
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BANK OF AmeriCA N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Thomas M. Paulk
Name: Thomas M. Paulk
Title: Senior Vice President
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First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, as a Lender
By: /s/ Abbey Honegger
Name: Abbey Honegger
Title: Vice President
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COMMITMENT SCHEDULE
Lender | Total Commitment |
Citibank, N.A. | $45,000,000 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $30,000,000 |
Bank of America, N.A. | $30,000,000 |
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | $20,000,000 |
Total | $125,000,000 |
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