| | Section 5.01 Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower. The Borrower |
covenants and agrees that the Borrower will, unless and until all of the Advances shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Commitments of the Lenders shall have terminated, unless Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing: |
| | (a) Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries
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to comply, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, (i) complying with all Environmental Laws and (ii) paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith, except where failure to so comply would not have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations or properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. |
| | (b) Reporting Requirements. Furnish to the Lenders:
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| | | (i) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days of the end of
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| each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the quarterly report for such quarter for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing financial statements (including a consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statements of income and stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) for such quarter; |
| | | (ii) as soon as available and in any event within 110 days after the end
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| of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the annual audit report for such year for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing financial statements (including a consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statements of income and stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) for such year, accompanied by an opinion of Deloitte & Touche or other nationally recognized independent public accountants. The opinion shall be unqualified (as to going concern, scope of audit and disagreements over the accounting or other treatment of offsets) and shall state that such consolidated financial statements present fairly the financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flow for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as stated therein) and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has b een made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; |
| | | (iii) together with each delivery of the report of the Borrower and its
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| Subsidiaries pursuant to subsection (i) or subsection (ii) above, a compliance certificate for the quarter or year, as applicable, executed by an authorized financial officer of the Borrower (A) stating, in the case of the financial statements delivered under Section 5.01(b)(i) for such quarter, that such financial statements fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and cash flow for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise stated therein), subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustment, (B) stating that the signer has reviewed the terms of this Agreement and has made, or caused to be made under his or her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by such financial stateme nts and that such review has not disclosed the existence during or at the end of such accounting period, and that the signer does not have knowledge of the existence as at the date of the compliance certificate, of any condition or event that constitutes an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default or, if any such condition or event existed or exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto and (C) demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance during (as required thereunder) and at the end of such accounting periods with the restrictions contained in Section 5.02(c). |
| | | (iv) together with each delivery of the Borrower's annual report
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| pursuant to subsection (ii) above, a written statement by the independent public accountants giving the report thereon (so long as delivery of such statement is not prohibited by AICPA rules) (A) stating that their audit examination has included a review of the terms of this Agreement as they relate to accounting matters and (B) stating whether, in connection with their audit examination, any condition or event that constitutes an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default has come to their attention, and if such a condition or event has come to their attention, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof;provided, that such accountants shall not be liable by reason of any failure to obtain knowledge of any such Event of Default or Potential Event of Default that would not be disclosed in the course of a reasonable audit examination; |
| | | (v) as soon as possible and in any event within five days after the
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| occurrence of each Event of Default and each Potential Event of Default, continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of an authorized financial officer of the Borrower setting forth details of such Event of Default or Potential Event of Default and the action which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto; |
| | | (vi) promptly after any significant change in accounting policies or
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| reporting practices, notice and a description in reasonable detail of such change; |
| | | (vii) promptly and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower or
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| any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that any ERISA Event referred to in clause (i) of the definition of ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan has occurred which might result in liability to the PBGC a statement of the chief accounting officer of the Borrower describing such ERISA Event and the action, if any, that the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto; |
| | | (viii) promptly and in any event within 10 days after the Borrower or
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| any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that any ERISA Event (other than an ERISA Event referred to in (v) above) with respect to any Pension Plan has occurred which might result in liability to the PBGC, a statement of the chief accounting officer of the Borrower describing such ERISA Event and the action, if any, that the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto; |
| | | (ix) promptly and in any event within five Business Days after receipt
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| thereof by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC, copies of each notice from the PBGC of its intention to terminate any Pension Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Pension Plan; |
| | | (x) promptly and in any event within seven Business Days after receipt
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| thereof by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan, a copy of each notice received by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate concerning (w) the imposition of Withdrawal Liability by a Multiemployer Plan, (x) the determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in reorganization within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, (y) the termination of a Multiemployer Plan within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or (z) the amount of liability incurred, or expected to be incurred, by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in connection with any event described in clause (w), (x) or (y) above; |
| | | (xi) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy
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| statements, financial statements and reports that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries sends to its stockholders generally, and copies of all regular, periodic and special reports, and all registration statements, that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC or any governmental authority that may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange; |
| | | (xii) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or
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| report furnished to any other holder of the securities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this Section 5.01. |
| | | (xiii) promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all material
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| actions, suits and proceedings before any court or government department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, of the type described in Section 4.01(f). |
| | | (xiv) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of (A) any event
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| which makes any of the representations contained in Section 4.01(m) inaccurate in any material respect or (B) the receipt by the Borrower of any notice, order, directive or other communication from a governmental authority alleging violations of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
| | | (xv) promptly after any change in any Rating, a notice of such change,
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| which notice shall specify the new Rating, the date on which such change was publicly announced (in the case of a public rating) or was disclosed to the Borrower (in the case of a private rating), and such other information with respect to such change as any Lender through Agent may reasonably request; and |
| | | (xvi) such other information respecting the condition or operations,
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| financial or otherwise, of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Agent may from time to time reasonably request. |
| | (c) Corporate Existence, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
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material Subsidiaries to, at all times maintain its fundamental business and preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence (except as permitted under Section 5.02(b)) and all rights, franchises and licenses necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business. |
| | (d) Maintenance of Insurance. The Borrower will and will cause each of its
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Subsidiaries to maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks (i) as are usually insured by companies engaged in similar businesses and (ii) with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may maintain a plan or plans of self-insurance to such extent and covering such risks as is usual for companies of comparable size engaged in the same or similar business, which plans shall include, among other things, adequate reserves for the risks that are self-insured. On request the Borrower will advise the Agent and the Lenders concerning any such plan or plans for self-insurance. |