8.07, no Borrower shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any Note (or any other similar term) with reference to the Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
(b) The Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.01 or Section 6.01) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or the event or events that give or may give rise to any Default unless and until the
Company or any Lender shall have given notice to the Agent describing such Default and such event or events.
(c) The Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty, representation or other information made or supplied in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith or the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of the information contained therein, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created hereby or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere herein, other than (but subject to the foregoing clause (ii)) to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Agent.
(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Agent or any of its Related Parties to carry out any “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any Person on behalf of any Lender and each Lender confirms to the Agent that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by the Agent or any of its Related Parties.
SECTION 8.04.Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless an officer of the Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated hereby shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Advance or the issuance of such Letter of Credit, and in the case of a Borrowing, such Lender shall not have made available to the Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
SECTION 8.05.Indemnification. (a) Each Lender severally agrees to indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by a Borrower), from and against such Lender’s Ratable Share of any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Agent, in its capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Agent, in its capacity as such, under this Agreement,provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the
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foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Agent promptly upon demand for its Ratable Share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by a Borrower.
(b) Each Lender severally agrees to indemnify the Issuing Banks (to the extent not promptly reimbursed by the Company) from and against such Lender’s Ratable Share of any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Issuing Bank, in its capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by such Issuing Bank, in its capacity as such, hereunder or in connection herewith;provided,however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse any such Issuing Bank promptly upon demand for its Ratable Share of any costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) payable by the Company under Section 9.04, to the extent that such Issuing Bank is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Company.
(c) The Lenders severally agree to indemnify the Swing Line Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers), from and against such Lender’s ratable share (determined according to their respective Revolving Credit Commitments at such time) of any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Swing Line Agent, in its capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Swing Line Agent under this Agreement,provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Swing Line Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Swing Line Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) payable by the Borrowers under Section 9.04, to the extent that the Swing Line Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrowers.
(d) The failure of any Lender to reimburse any Agent or any Issuing Bank promptly upon demand for its Ratable Share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to the Agents as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse any Agent or any Issuing Bank for its Ratable Share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse any Agent or any Issuing Bank for such other Lender’s Ratable Share of such amount. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of any Lender hereunder, the agreement and obligations of each Lender contained in this Section 8.05 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes. Each of the Agents and each Issuing Bank agrees to return to the Lenders their respective Ratable Shares of any amounts paid under this Section 8.05 that are
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subsequently reimbursed by the Company or any Borrower. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Costs, this Section 8.05 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Agent, any Lender or a third party.
SECTION 8.06.Delegation of Duties. The Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Agent. The Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. Each such sub-agent and the Related Parties of the Agent and each such sub-agent shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.04 (as though such sub-agents were the “Agent” under this Agreement) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
SECTION 8.07.Resignation of Agent. (a) The Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Company. The Company may at any time after such notice of resignation, by notice to the Agent, propose a successor Agent (which shall meet the criteria described below) and request that the Lenders be notified thereof by the Agent with a view to their appointment of such successor Agent; the Agent agrees to forward any such notice to the Lenders promptly upon its receipt by the Agent. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and in consultation with the Company, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b) If the Person serving as Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (v) of the definition thereof, the Majority Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Company and such Person remove such Person as Agent and, in consultation with the Company, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Majority Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations as Agent hereunder and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Majority Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above in this paragraph. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties as Agent of the retiring (or retired) Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations as
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Agent hereunder (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this paragraph). The fees payable by the Company to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After the retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Agent was acting as Agent.
(d) Any resignation pursuant to this Section by a Person acting as Agent shall, unless such Person shall notify the Company and the Lenders otherwise, also act to relieve such Person and its Affiliates of any obligation to advance or issue new, or extend existing, Swing Line Advances or Letters of Credit where such advance, issuance or extension is to occur on or after the effective date of such resignation. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Bank and Swing Line Bank, (ii) the retiring Issuing Bank and Swing Line Bank shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder, (iii) the successor Swing Line Bank shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption and acquire from the retiring Swing Line Bank each outstanding Swing Line Advance of such retiring Swing Line Bank for a purchase price equal to par plus accrued interest and (iv) the successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangement satisfactory to the retiring Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuing Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit.
SECTION 8.08.Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any Note or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
SECTION 8.09.Other Agents. Each Lender hereby acknowledges that none of the syndication agent or any documentation agent nor any other Lender designated as any “Agent” on the cover or the signature pages hereof (other than the Agent and the Swing Line Agent) has any liability hereunder other than in its capacity as a Lender, if applicable.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01.Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Revolving Credit Notes, nor consent to any departure by any Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Majority Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
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and for the specific purpose for which given;provided,however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each of the Lenders affected thereby, do any of the following: (a) increase the Commitments of such Lender, (b) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (c) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or extend the date of termination of such Lender’s Commitment, (d) release the Company from any of its obligations under Article VII, (e) require the duration of an Interest Period to be nine or more months if such period is not available to all Lenders, (f) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances, or the number of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder; or (g) amend this Section 9.01; andprovidedfurther that (x) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Agent in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any Note, (y) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Issuing Banks in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Issuing Banks in their capacities as such under this Agreement and (z) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each Swing Line Bank, in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or obligations of the Swing Line Banks under this Agreement.
SECTION 9.02.Notices, Etc. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows:
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Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(b)Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Agent,provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II if such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, has notified the Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Agent or the Borrowers may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it;provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor;provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(c)Change of Address, etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
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SECTION 9.03.No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender or the Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 9.04.Costs and Expenses. (a) The Company agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the administration, modification and amendment of this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, (i) all due diligence, syndication (including printing, distribution and bank meetings), transportation, computer, duplication, appraisal, consultant, and audit expenses and (ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent with respect thereto. The Company further agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent and the Lenders, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses), in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent and each Lender in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 9.04(a).
(b) Each Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and each Lender and each of their Related Parties (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or by reason of, or in connection with the preparation for a defense of, any investigation, litigation or proceeding arising out of, related to or in connection with the Notes, this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Advances whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Company, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other Person or any Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, except to the extent any such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense has resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The Company also agrees not to assert any claim against any Indemnified Party on any theory of liability for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to the Notes, this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed
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use of the proceeds of the Advances or for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of information or other materials distributed by it in connection with this Agreement through electronic telecommunications or other information transmission systems.
(c) (i) If any payment of principal of, or Conversion of, any Eurocurrency Rate Advance or LIBO Rate Advance is made by the applicable Borrower to or for the account of a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance, as a result of a payment or Conversion pursuant to Section 2.03(d), 2.06(b), 2.10(a) or (b) or 2.12, acceleration of the maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section 6.01 or for any other reason, the applicable Borrower shall, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses that it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment or Conversion, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Advance.
(ii) If any payment of principal of any Swing Line Advance is made by the applicable Borrower to or for the account of a Swing Line Bank other than on the maturity date for such Advance as specified in the applicable Notice of Swing Line Borrowing, as a result of a payment pursuant to Section 2.06(b), 2.10(a) or (b) or 2.12, acceleration of the maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section 6.01 or for any other reason, the applicable Borrower shall, upon demand by a Swing Line Bank (with a copy of such demand to the Agent and the Swing Line Agent), pay to the Swing Line Agent for the account of such Swing Line Bank any amounts required to compensate such Swing Line Bank for any additional losses, costs or expenses that it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Swing Line Bank to fund or maintain such Advance.
(d) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrowers hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrowers contained in Sections 2.11, 2.14 and 9.04 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes and the termination in whole of any Commitment hereunder.
SECTION 9.05.Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective on the Restatement Date and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Borrower, the Agent, the Swing Line Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Borrower shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).
SECTION 9.06.Assignments and Participations. (a)Successors and Assigns Generally. No Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.06(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.06(d), or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 9.06(f) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this
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Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, participants to the extent provided in Section 9.06(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time, with notice to the Company prior to making any proposal to any potential assignee, assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Advances at the time owing to it);provided that (in each case with respect to any Facility) any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
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| (iv)Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500;provided that the Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. |
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| (vii)Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Company and the Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Advances previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Bank and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Advances and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Advances in accordance with its Ratable Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs. |
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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Agent pursuant to Section 9.06(c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.11, 2.14 and 9.04 and subject to its obligations under Section 8.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment;provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 9.06(d).
(c)Register. The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assumption Agreement and each Assignment and Assumption delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Advances owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). In addition, the Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation and revocation of designation of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Company, each other Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company, any other Borrower or any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d)Participations. Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates) in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment, the Advances owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it);provided,however, that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment to the Company and the other Borrowers hereunder) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the Company, any other Borrower, the Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, (v) no participant under any such participation shall have any right to approve any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any Note, or any consent to any departure by any Borrower therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or consent would reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such participation, or postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such participation and (vi) within 30 days of the
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effective date of such participation, such Lender shall provide notice of such participation to the Company.
(e) Any Lender may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 9.06, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information relating to the Company or any Borrower furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of such Borrower;provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to such Borrower received by it from such Lender.
(f)Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central bank having jurisdiction over it;provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.07.Designated Subsidiaries. (a)Designation. The Company may at any time, and from time to time, upon not less than 15 Business Days’ notice in the case of any Subsidiary so designated after the Effective Date, notify the Agent that the Company intends to designate a Subsidiary as a “Designated Subsidiary” for purposes of this Agreement. On or after the date that is 15 Business Days after such notice, upon delivery to the Agent and each Lender of a Designation Letter duly executed by the Company and the respective Subsidiary and substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, such Subsidiary shall thereupon become a “Designated Subsidiary” for purposes of this Agreement and, as such, shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Borrower hereunder. The Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Company’s notice of such pending designation by the Company and the identity of the respective Subsidiary. Following the giving of any notice pursuant to this Section 9.07(a), if the designation of such Designated Subsidiary obligates the Agent or any Lender to comply with “know your customer” or similar identification procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, the Company shall, promptly upon the request of the Agent or any Lender, supply such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Agent or any Lender in order for the Agent or such Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with the results of all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations.
If the Company shall designate as a Designated Subsidiary hereunder any Subsidiary not organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, any Lender may, with notice to the Agent and the Company, fulfill its Commitment by causing an Affiliate of such Lender to act as the Lender in respect of such Designated Subsidiary.
As soon as practicable after receiving notice from the Company or the Agent of the Company’s intent to designate a Subsidiary as a Designated Borrower, and in any event no later than five Business Days after the delivery of such notice, for a Designated Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, any Lender that may not legally lend to, establish credit for the account of and/or do any
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business whatsoever with such Designated Subsidiary directly or through an Affiliate of such Lender as provided in the immediately preceding paragraph (a “Protesting Lender”) shall so notify the Company and the Agent in writing. With respect to each Protesting Lender, the Company shall, effective on or before the date that such Designated Subsidiary shall have the right to borrow hereunder, either (A) notify the Agent and such Protesting Lender that the Commitments of such Protesting Lender shall be terminated;provided that such Protesting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Advances and/or Letter of Credit reimbursement obligations, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company or the relevant Designated Subsidiary (in the case of all other amounts), or (B) cancel its request to designate such Subsidiary as a “Designated Subsidiary” hereunder.
(b)Termination. Upon the payment and performance in full of all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes of any Designated Subsidiary then, so long as at the time no Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing or Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing in respect of such Designated Subsidiary is outstanding, such Subsidiary’s status as a “Designated Subsidiary” shall terminate upon notice to such effect from the Agent to the Lenders (which notice the Agent shall give promptly upon its receipt of a request therefor from the Company). Thereafter, the Lenders shall be under no further obligation to make any Advance hereunder to such Designated Subsidiary.
SECTION 9.08.Confidentiality. Each of the Lenders and the Agent hereby agrees that it shall not disclose any financial reports and other information from time to time supplied to it by the Company hereunder to the extent that such information is not and does not become publicly available and which the Company indicates at the time is to be treated confidentially,provided,however, that nothing herein shall affect the disclosure of any such information (i) by the Agent to any Lender, (ii) to the extent required by law (including statute, rule, regulation or judicial process), (iii) to counsel for any Lender or the Agent or to their respective independent public accountants, (iv) to bank examiners and auditors and appropriate government examining authorities or self-regulatory bodies having or claiming oversight any Lender or its affiliates, (v) to the Agent or any other Lender, (vi) in connection with any litigation to which any Lender or the Agent is a party relating hereto or in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder, (vii) to actual or prospective assignees and participants as contemplated by Section 9.06(e), (viii) to any Affiliate of the Agent or any Lender or to such Affiliate’s officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors,provided that, prior to any such disclosure, such Affiliate or such Affiliate’s officers, directors, employees, agents or advisors, as the case may be, shall agree to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the Company received by it or (ix) to any actual or prospective party (or its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives) to any swap, derivative, financial insurance or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrowers and their obligations hereunder, this Agreement or payments hereunder; a determination by a Lender or the Agent as to the application of the circumstances described in the foregoing clauses (i)-(viii) being conclusive if made in good faith; and each of the Lenders and the Agent agrees that it will follow procedures which are intended to put any transferee of such confidential information on notice that such information is confidential.
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SECTION 9.09.Mitigation of Yield Protection. Each Lender hereby agrees that, commencing as promptly as practicable after it becomes aware of the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.11(a), 2.12 or 2.14 with respect to such Lender, such Lender will give notice thereof through the Agent to the respective Borrower. A Borrower may at any time, by notice through the Agent to any Lender, request that such Lender change its Applicable Lending Office as to any Advance or Type of Advance or that it specify a new Applicable Lending Office with respect to its Commitment and any Advance held by it or that it rebook any such Advance with a view to avoiding or mitigating the consequences of an occurrence such as described in the preceding sentence, and such Lender will use reasonable efforts to comply with such request unless, in the opinion of such Lender, such change or specification or rebooking is inadvisable or might have an adverse effect, economic or otherwise, upon it, including its reputation. In addition, each Lender agrees that, except for changes or specifications or rebookings required by law or effected pursuant to the preceding sentence, if the result of any change or change of specification of Applicable Lending Office or rebooking would, but for this sentence, be to impose additional costs or requirements upon the respective Borrower pursuant to Section 2.11(a), Section 2.12 or Section 2.14 (which would not be imposed absent such change or change of specification or rebooking) by reason of legal or regulatory requirements in effect at the time thereof and of which such Lender is aware at such time, then such costs or requirements shall not be imposed upon such Borrower but shall be borne by such Lender. All expenses incurred by any Lender in changing an Applicable Lending Office or specifying another Applicable Lending Office of such Lender or rebooking any Advance in response to a request from a Borrower shall be paid by such Borrower. Nothing in this Section 9.09 (including, without limitation, any failure by a Lender to give any notice contemplated in the first sentence hereof) shall limit, reduce or postpone any obligations of the respective Borrower under Section 2.11(a), Section 2.12 or Section 2.14, including any obligations payable in respect of any period prior to the date of any change or specification of a new Applicable Lending Office or any rebooking of any Advance.
SECTION 9.10.Governing Law. This Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
SECTION 9.11.Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12.Jurisdiction, Etc. (a) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank, or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by
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applicable law, in such federal court. Each Designated Subsidiary hereby agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding brought in the any such New York State court or in such federal court may be made upon the Company at its address specified in Section 9.02, and each Designated Subsidiary hereby irrevocably appoints the Company its authorized agent to accept such service of process, and agrees that the failure of the Company to give any notice of any such service shall not impair or affect the validity of such service or of any judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon. Each Borrower hereby further irrevocably consents to the service of process in any action or proceeding in such courts by the mailing thereof by any parties hereto by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such Borrower at its address specified pursuant to Section 9.02. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Notes in the courts of any jurisdiction. To the extent that each Designated Subsidiary has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, each Designated Subsidiary hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes in any New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
SECTION 9.13.Substitution of Currency. If a change in any Foreign Currency occurs pursuant to any applicable law, rule or regulation of any governmental, monetary or multi-national authority, this Agreement (including, without limitation, the definitions of Eurocurrency Rate and LIBO Rate) will be amended to the extent determined by the Agent (acting reasonably and in consultation with the Company) to be necessary to reflect the change in currency and to put the Lenders and the Borrowers in the same position, so far as possible, that they would have been in if no change in such Foreign Currency had occurred.
SECTION 9.14.Final Agreement. This written agreement represents the full and final agreement between the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein and supersedes all prior communications, written or oral, with respect thereto. There are no unwritten agreements between the parties.
SECTION 9.15.Judgment. (a) If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or under the Notes in any currency (the “Original Currency”) into another currency (the “Other Currency”), the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Agent could purchase the Original Currency with the Other Currency at 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the first Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.
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(b) The obligation of each Borrower in respect of any sum due in the Original Currency from it to any Lender or the Agent hereunder or under the Revolving Credit Note or Revolving Credit Notes held by such Lender shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any Other Currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in such Other Currency, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase Dollars with such Other Currency; if the amount of Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) in the Original Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to any Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) in the Original Currency, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) agrees to remit to such Borrower such excess.
SECTION 9.16.No Liability of the Issuing Banks. None of the Agent, the Lenders nor any Issuing Bank, nor any of their Affiliates, or the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person or such Affiliate, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder, or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable Issuing Bank;provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the applicable Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by such Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof or any failure to honor a Letter of Credit where such Issuing Bank is, under applicable law, required to honor it. The parties hereto expressly agree that, as long as the Issuing Bank has not acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct, such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, an Issuing Bank may, in its reasonable discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
SECTION 9.17.Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each borrower, guarantor or grantor (the “Loan Parties”), which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Act.
SECTION 9.18.License Agreement and CDS Data.
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(a) The Agent hereby notifies the Company and the Lenders that it has entered into a licensing agreement (the “Licensing Agreement”) with Markit, pursuant to which Markit will provide to the Agent for each Business Day a composite end of day credit default swap spread for the five (5) year credit default swap spread of the Company (the “CDS Data”) that the Agent will use to determine the Credit Default Swap Spread. The Agent hereby further notifies the Company and the Lenders that, pursuant to the Licensing Agreement, (i) the CDS Data will be provided by Markit on an “as is” basis, without express or implied warranty as to accuracy, completeness, title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, (ii) Markit has no liability to the Agent for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in the CDS Data, except in the event of its gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct, (iii) the CDS Data, as provided by Markit, constitutes confidential information (and each Lender agrees to treat such information in confidence to the same extent and in the same manner as such Bank is required to hold confidential information pursuant to Section 9.08 hereof), (iv) the CDS Data, as provided by Markit, may be used by the Agent, the Company and the Lenders solely for the purposes of this Agreement and (v) Markit and the Agent, except in each case in the event of its gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct, shall have no liability whatsoever to either the Company or any Lender or any client of a Lender, whether in contract, in tort, under a warranty, under statute or otherwise, in respect of any loss or damage suffered by the Company, such Lender or client as a result of or in connection with any opinions, recommendations, forecasts, judgments or any other conclusions, or any course of action determined, by such Lender or any client of such Lender based on the CDS Data. Each of the Company and the Lenders (other than Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as the Agent, which is a party thereto) agrees that it shall not be a third party beneficiary of the Licensing Agreement and shall have no rights or obligations thereunder.
(b) The CDS Data shall be made available to the Company pursuant to procedures agreed upon by the Company and the Agent, including procedures that permit uninterrupted, online access. The Company agrees that it will use reasonable efforts (e.g., procedures substantially comparable to those applied by the Company in respect of non-public information as to the business of the Company) to keep confidential the CDS Data and the related materials provided by Markit pursuant to the Licensing Agreement to the extent that the same is not and does not become publicly available.
(c) It is understood and agreed that in the event of a breach of confidentiality, damages may not be an adequate remedy and that the Licensing Agreement provides that Markit shall be entitled to injunctive relief to restrain any such breach, threatened or actual.
(d) The Company acknowledges that each of the Agent and the Lenders from time to time may conduct business with and may be a shareholder of Markit and that each of the Agent and the Lenders may have from time to time the right to appoint one or more directors to the board of directors of Markit.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent hereby represents and warrants to the Company that the Agent has the express authority under the Licensing Agreement to provide the CDS Data and the related materials provided from time to time by Markit to the Company.
SECTION 9.19.No Fiduciary Duty. Each Borrower acknowledges that the Agent, each Lender and their respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the
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“Lender Parties”), each is acting pursuant to a contractual relationship on an arm’s length basis, and the parties hereto do not intend that any Lender Party act or be responsible as a fiduciary to any Borrower, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other person. Each Borrower and each Lender Party hereby expressly disclaims any fiduciary relationship and agrees they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any transactions entered into between them. Each Borrower also hereby acknowledges that no Lender Party has advised nor is advising such Borrower as to any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax matters, and that such Borrower is consulting its own advisors concerning such matters to the extent it deems appropriate.
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SECTION 9.20.Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any Note or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (whether based on contract, tort or any other theory). Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other Person has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other Person would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this section.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
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| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. |
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| By: | / S / John J. Tus |
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| Name: John J. Tus |
| Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
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| CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent, an Initial Issuing Bank, an Initial Swing Line Bank and an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Carolyn Kee |
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| Name: Carolyn Kee |
| Title: Vice President |
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| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Initial Issuing Bank, an Initial Swing Line Bank and an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Richard W. Duker |
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| Name: Richard W. Duker |
| Title: Managing Director |
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DOCUMENTATION AGENTS |
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| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as an Initial Issuing Bank and an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / George Hlentzas |
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| Name: George Hlentzas |
| Title: Vice President |
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| BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Michael J. Mozer |
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| Name: Michael J. Mozer |
| Title: Vice President |
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| DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / John S. McGill |
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| Name: John S. McGill |
| Title: Director |
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| By: | / S / Virginia Cosenza |
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| Name: Virginia Cosenza |
| Title: Vice President |
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| GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Mark Walton |
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| Name: Mark Walton |
| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / James Welch |
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| Name: James Welch |
| Title: Director |
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| THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / M. Antioco |
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| Name: M. Antioco |
| Title: Associate |
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| MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Sheresse Clarke |
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| Name: Sheresse Clarke |
| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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LENDERS |
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| BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA S.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Mathias Rosenthal |
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| Name: Mathias Rosenthal |
| Title: Associate |
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| By: | / S / Michael D’Anna |
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| Name: Michael D’Anna |
| Title: Executive Director |
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| BNP PARIBAS, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Rick Pace |
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| Name: Rick Pace |
| Title: Managing Diector |
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| By: | / S / Melissa Balley |
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| Name: Melissa Balley |
| Title: Vice President |
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| HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Paul L. Hatton |
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| Name: Paul L. Hatton |
| Title: Manging Director |
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| MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Yasuo Imaizumi |
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| Name: Yasuo Imaizumi |
| Title: Deputy General Manager |
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| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Scott Umbs |
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| Name: Scott Umbs |
| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| SOCIETE GENERALE, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Linda Tam |
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| Name: Linda Tam |
| Title: Director |
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| INTESA SANPAOLO S.P.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / John J. Michalisin |
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| Name: John J. Michalisin |
| Title: First Vice President |
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| By: | / S / Francesco Di Mario |
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| Name: Francesco Di Mario |
| Title: F.V.P. & Head of Credit |
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| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Kenneth P. Sneider, Jr. |
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| Name: Kenneth P. Sneider, Jr. |
| Title: Managing Director |
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| THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Andrew D. Holtz |
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| Name: Andrew D. Holtz |
| Title: Vice President |
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| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Ian Phillips |
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| Name: Ian Phillips |
| Title: EVP & General Manager, Americas |
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| DANSKE BANK A/S, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Merete Ryvald-Christensen |
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| Name: Merete Ryvald-Christensen |
| Title: Senior Credit Administrator |
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| DBS BANK LTD., LOS ANGELES AGENCY, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Aik Lim Kok |
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| Name: Aik Lim Kok |
| Title: Assistant General Manager |
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| LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Karen Weich |
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| Name: Karen Weich |
| Title: Vice President – W011 |
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| By: | / S / Dennis McClellan |
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| Name: Dennis McClellan |
| Title: Assistant Vice President – M040 |
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| SOVEREIGN BANK, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Alister Moreno |
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| Name: Alister Moreno |
| Title: Vice President |
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| STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / James P. Hughes |
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| Title: Director |
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| By: | / S / Robert K. Reddington |
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| Name: Robert K. Reddington |
| Title: Credit Documentation Manager |
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| SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Shuji Yabe |
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| Name: Shuji Yabe |
| Title: Managing Director |
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| TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Debbi L. Brito |
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| Name: Debbi L. Brito |
| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Michael P. Dickman |
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| Name: Michael P. Dickman |
| Title: Vice President |
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| UNICREDIT BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Ken Hamilton |
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| Title: Director |
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| By: | / S / Annett Guderian |
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| Name: Annett Guderian |
| Title: Director |
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| WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / James Travagline |
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| Name: James Travagline |
| Title: Director |
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| WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, as an Initial Lender |
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| By: | / S / Henrik Jensen |
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| Title: Director, Corporate & Institutional Banking Americas |
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SCHEDULE I
REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS AND LETTER OF CREDIT
COMMITMENTS
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NAME OF INITIAL LENDER | | REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT | | LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENT | | SWING LINE COMMITMENT | |
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., New York Branch | | $ | 110,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Bank of America, N.A. | | $ | 170,000,000 | | $ | 166,666,666 | | | | |
The Bank of New York Mellon | | $ | 85,000,000 | | | | | | | |
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. | | $ | 95,625,000 | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 170,000,000 | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas | | $ | 110,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Citibank, N.A. | | $ | 225,000,000 | | $ | 166,666,667 | | EUR | 100,000,000 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Danske Bank A/S | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
DBS Bank Ltd., Los Angeles Agency | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | | $ | 170,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | $ | 170,000,000 | | | | | | | |
HSBC Bank USA, National Association | | $ | 110,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., New York Branch | | $ | 100,000,000 | | | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | $ | 225,000,000 | | $ | 166,666,667 | | EUR | 100,000,000 | |
Lloyds TSB Bank plc | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | | $ | 110,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. | | $ | 74,375,000 | | | | | | | |
The Northern Trust Company | | $ | 85,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | $ | 110,000,000 | | | | | | | |
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc | | $ | 170,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Societe Generale | | $ | 110,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Sovereign Bank | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Standard Chartered Bank | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Tornoto Dominion (Texas) LLC | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
U.S. Bank National Association | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Unicredit Bank AG, New York Branch | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Westpac Banking Corporation | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Total: | | $ | 3,000,000,000 | | $ | 700,000,000 | | EUR | 200,000,000 | |
SCHEDULE II
CALCULATION OF THE MANDATORY COST
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| The Mandatory Cost is the weighted average of the rates for each Lender calculated below by the Swing Line Agent on the first day of an Interest Period. The Swing Line Agent must distribute each amount of Mandatory Cost among the Lenders on the basis of the rate for each Lender. |
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2. | For a Lender lending from an Applicable Lending Office in the U.K. |
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(a) | The relevant rate for a Lender lending from an Applicable Lending Office in the U.K. is calculated in accordance with the following formula: |
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| A | is the charge payable by each Lender to the Financial Services Authority under the fees regulations (but, for this purpose, ignoring any minimum fee required under the fees regulations) and expressed in pounds per £1 million of the fee base of that Lender. |
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| (i) | “fee base” has the meaning given to it in the fees regulations; and |
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(c) | Each rate calculated in accordance with a formula is, if necessary, rounded upward to four decimal places. |
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(d) | (i) | Each Lender must supply to the Swing Line Agent the information required by it to make a calculation of the rate for that Lender. The Swing Line Agent may assume that this information is correct in all respects. |
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3. | For a Lender lending from an Applicable Lending Office in a Participating Member State |
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(a) | The relevant rate for a Lender lending from an Applicable Lending Office in a Participating Member State is the percentage rate per annum notified by that Lender to the Swing Line Agent as its cost (if any) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank. |
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(b) | If a Lender fails to specify a rate under paragraph (a) above, the Swing Line Agent will assume that the Lender has not incurred any such cost. |
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4. | Changes |
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| The Swing Line Agent may, after consultation with the Company and the Lenders, notify all the parties to the Agreement of any amendment to this Schedule which is required to reflect: |
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| (a) | any change in law or regulation of the United Kingdom or the European Union relating to a cost of the type referred to in this Schedule; or |
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SCHEDULE 2.01(b)
EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT
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EXHIBIT A-1 - FORM OF
REVOLVING CREDIT
PROMISSORY NOTE
Dated: _______________, 201_
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, [NAME OF BORROWER], a _________________________ corporation (the “Borrower”), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of _________________________ (the “Lender”) for the account of its Applicable Lending Office on the Termination Date (each as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Advances made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of April 2, 2012, among Honeywell International Inc., the Lender and certain other lenders parties thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for the Lender and such other lenders (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined) outstanding on such date.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Credit Advance from the date of such Revolving Credit Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement.
Both principal and interest in respect of each Revolving Credit Advance (i) in Dollars are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to Citibank, N.A., as Agent, at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, 10013, in same day funds and (ii) in any Major Currency are payable in such currency at the applicable Payment Office in same day funds. Each Revolving Credit Advance owing to the Lender by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and all payments made on account of principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part of this Promissory Note.
This Promissory Note is one of the Revolving Credit Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of Revolving Credit Advances by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar amount first above mentioned or the Equivalent thereof in one or more Major Currencies, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Revolving Credit Advance being evidenced by this Promissory Note, (ii) contains provisions for determining the Dollar Equivalent of Revolving Credit Advances denominated in Major Currencies and (iii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified.
The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.
This promissory note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT A-2 - FORM OF
COMPETITIVE BID
PROMISSORY NOTE
Dated: _______________, 201_
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, [NAME OF BORROWER], a _________________________ corporation (the “Borrower”), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of _________________________ (the “Lender”) for the account of its Applicable Lending Office (as defined in the Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of April 2, 2012, among Honeywell International Inc., the Lender and certain other lenders parties thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for the Lender and such other lenders (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined)), on _______________, the principal amount of [U.S.$_______________] [for a Competitive Bid Advance in a Foreign Currency, list currency and amount of such Advance].
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from the date hereof until such principal amount is paid in full, at the interest rate and payable on the interest payment date or dates provided below:
Interest Rate: [____% per annum (calculated on the basis of a year of _____ days for the actual number of days elapsed)].
Interest Payment Date or Dates: ______________
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of ________________ to Citibank, N.A., as Agent, for the account of the Lender at the office of __________________, at __________________ in same day funds.
This Promissory Note is one of the Competitive Bid Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.
This Promissory Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT B-1 - FORM OF NOTICE OF
REVOLVING CREDIT BORROWING
Citibank, N.A., as Agent for the Lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below Building #3, 1615 Brett Road New Castle, Delaware 19720 | [Date] |
Attention: Bank Loan Syndication
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, [Name of Borrower], refers to the Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the undersigned, certain Lenders parties thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for said Lenders, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Revolving Credit Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Revolving Credit Borrowing (the “Proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement:
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The undersigned hereby certifies that the conditions precedent to this Revolving Credit Borrowing set forth in Section 3.03 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied and the applicable statements contained therein are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing.
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EXHIBIT B-2 - FORM OF NOTICE OF
COMPETITIVE BID BORROWING
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Attention: Bank Loan Syndication
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, [Name of Borrower], refers to the Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Honeywell International Inc., certain Lenders parties thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for said Lenders, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Competitive Bid Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth the terms on which such Competitive Bid Borrowing (the “Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing”) is requested to be made:
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| (C) | [Maturity Date] [Interest Period] | | __________________ |
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| (F) | Interest Payment Date(s) | | __________________ |
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The undersigned hereby certifies that the conditions precedent to this Competitive Bid Borrowing set forth in Section 3.04 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied and the applicable statements contained therein are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing.
The undersigned hereby confirms that the Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing is to be made available to it in accordance with Section 2.03(a)(v) of the Credit Agreement.
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EXHIBIT B-3 - FORM OF NOTICE OF
SWING LINE BORROWING
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Building #3, 1615 Brett Road | |
New Castle, Delaware 19720 | [Date] |
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, [Name of Borrower], refers to the Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the undersigned, certain Lenders parties thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for said Lenders, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Swing Line Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Swing Line Borrowing (the “Proposed Swing Line Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement:
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The undersigned hereby certifies that the conditions precedent to this Swing Line Borrowing set forth in Section 3.03 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied and the applicable statements contained therein are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Swing Line Borrowing.
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EXHIBIT C - FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “Assignor”) and [the][each]2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities), and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being
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referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.
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4. | Administrative Agent: | Citibank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement |
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5. | Credit Agreement: | The $3,000,000,000 Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of _______ among Honeywell International Inc., the Lenders parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto] |
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Effective Date: _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
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ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1.Representations and Warranties.
1.1Assignor[s]. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of any Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of the Credit Agreement, or (iv) the performance or observance by any Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement.
1.2.Assignee[s]. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.06(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.06(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(h) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, and (ii) it will perform
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in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2.Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor[s] and the Assignee[s] shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to [the][the relevant] Assignee.
3.General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT D - FORM OF DESIGNATION LETTER
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To each of the Lenders | |
parties to the | |
Credit Agreement (as defined | |
below) and to Citibank, N.A., | |
as Agent for such Lenders | |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of April 2, 2012, among Honeywell International Inc. (the “Company”), the Lenders named therein, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for said Lenders (the “Credit Agreement”). For convenience of reference, terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Please be advised that the Company hereby designates its undersigned Subsidiary, ____________ (“Designated Subsidiary”), as a “Designated Subsidiary” under and for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.
The Designated Subsidiary, in consideration of each Lender’s agreement to extend credit to it under and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, does hereby assume each of the obligations imposed upon a “Designated Subsidiary” and a “Borrower” under the Credit Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Designated Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants to each Lenders as follows:
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| 1. The Designated Subsidiary is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of __________________ and is duly qualified to transact business in all jurisdictions in which such qualification is required. |
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| 2. The execution, delivery and performance by the Designated Subsidiary of this Designation Letter, the Credit Agreement, its Notes and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, are within the Designated Subsidiary’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not and will not cause or constitute a violation of any provision of law or regulation or any provision of the charter or by-laws of the Designated Subsidiary or result in the breach of, or constitute a default or require any consent under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties, revenues, or assets of the Designated Subsidiary pursuant to, any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Designated Subsidiary is a party or by which the Designated Subsidiary or its property may be bound or affected. |
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| 3. This Designation Agreement and each of the Notes of the Designated Subsidiary, when delivered, will have been duly executed and delivered, and this Designation Letter, the Credit Agreement and each of the Notes of the Designated Subsidiary, when delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Designated Subsidiary enforceable against the Designated Subsidiary in accordance with their respective terms except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally. |
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| 4. There is no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding including, without limitation, any Environmental Action, pending or to the knowledge of the Designated Subsidiary Threatened affecting the Designated Subsidiary before any court, governmental agency or arbitration that (i) is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) purports to effect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Designation Letter, the Credit Agreement, any Note of the Designated Subsidiary or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. |
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| 5. No authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses, filings or registrations by or with any governmental authority or administrative body are required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Designated Subsidiary of this Designation Letter, the Credit Agreement or the Notes of the Designated Subsidiary except for such authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses, filings or registrations as have heretofore been made, obtained or effected and are in full force and effect. |
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| 6. The Designated Subsidiary is not, and immediately after the application by the Designated Subsidiary of the proceeds of each Advance will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
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| Very truly yours, |
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| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. |
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| [THE DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY] |
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EXHIBIT E - FORM OF OPINION
OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL OR AN
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE COMPANY
__________, 2012
To each of the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
(as defined below),
and to Citibank, N.A.,
as Agent for said Lenders
Honeywell International Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to Sections 3.01(e)(iv) and 3.02(f) of the Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of April 2, 2012, among Honeywell International Inc. (the “Company”), the Lenders parties thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for said Lenders (the “Credit Agreement”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are, unless otherwise defined herein, used herein as therein defined.
I have acted as counsel for the Company in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement. I have also acted as special counsel for_________, _________, _________and _________ (each, a “Designated Subsidiary”) in connection with the Credit Agreement.
In that connection I have examined:
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| (1) The Credit Agreement. |
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| (2) The documents furnished by the Company and each of the Designated Subsidiaries pursuant to Article III of the Credit Agreement, including the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and all amendments thereto (the “Charter”) and the By-laws of the Company and all amendments thereto (the “By-laws”). |
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| (3) A certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, dated as of a recent date, attesting to the continued corporate existence and good standing of the Company in that State. |
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| (4) Copies of each of the Designation Letters executed by each of the Designated Subsidiaries. |
I have also examined the originals, or copies certified to my satisfaction, of such corporate records of the Company and the Designated Subsidiaries (including resolutions adopted by the respective Board of Directors of each of the Company and the Designated Subsidiaries), certificates of public officials and of officers of the Company and the Designated Subsidiaries, and agreements, instruments and documents, as I have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. As to questions of fact material to such opinions, I have, when relevant facts were not independently established by me, relied upon certificates of the Company and the Designated Subsidiaries or their respective officers or of public officials.
In rendering the opinions set forth below, I have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to me as copies. I have also assumed the legal capacity for all purposes relevant hereto of all natural persons and, with respect to all parties to agreements or instruments relevant hereto other than the Company, that such parties had the requisite power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute, deliver and perform such agreements or instruments, that such agreements or instruments have been duly authorized by all requisite action (corporate or otherwise), executed and delivered by such parties and that such agreements or instruments are the valid, binding, and enforceable obligations of such parties.
I am qualified to practice law in the State of New York, and I do not purport to be expert in, or to express any opinion herein concerning, any laws other than the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Federal laws of the United States.
Based upon the foregoing and upon such investigation as I have deemed necessary, I am of the following opinion:
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| 1. The Company (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation in each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or in which the conduct of its business requires it to so qualify or be licensed, except where the failure to be so qualified would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. |
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| 2. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Credit Agreement and the Notes of the Company, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, are within the Company’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not (i) contravene the Charter or the By-laws or (ii) violate any law (including, without limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Chapter of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970), rule, regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or any material order, writ, judgment, decree, determination or award or (iii) conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, any material indenture, loan or credit agreement, lease, |
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| mortgage, security agreement, bond, note or any similar document. The Credit Agreement and the Notes of the Company have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company. |
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| 3. No authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority, administrative agency or regulatory body, or any third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Credit Agreement or the Notes of the Company, or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. |
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| 4. The Credit Agreement is, and each Note of the Company when delivered under the Credit Agreement will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or moratorium or other similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that I express no opinion as to (i) the subject matter jurisdiction of the District Courts of the United States of America to adjudicate any controversy relating to the Credit Agreement or the Notes of the Company or (ii) the effect of the law of any jurisdiction (other than the State of New York) wherein any Lender or Applicable Lending Office may be located or wherein enforcement of the Credit Agreement or the Notes of the Company may be sought which limits rates of interest which may be charged or collected by such Lender. |
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| 5. The Credit Agreement and the Designation Letter of each Designated Subsidiary are, and each Note of each Designated Subsidiary when delivered under the Credit Agreement will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Designated Subsidiary enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or moratorium or other similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that I express no opinion as to (i) the subject matter jurisdiction of the District Courts of the United States of America to adjudicate any controversy relating to the Credit Agreement, the Designation Letter of each Designated Subsidiary or the Notes of each Designated Subsidiary or (ii) the effect of the law of any jurisdiction (other than the State of New York) wherein any Lender or Applicable Lending Office may be located or wherein enforcement of the Credit Agreement, the Designation Letter of each Designated Subsidiary or the Notes of each Designated Subsidiary may be sought which limits rates of interest which may be charged or collected by such Lender. |
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| 6. There is no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator now pending or, to the best of my knowledge, Threatened that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (other than as disclosed in public filings prior to the date hereof) |
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| or that purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any Note of the Company or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, and there has been no material adverse change in the status, or financial effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, of the matters disclosed in public filings prior to the date hereof. |
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In connection with the opinions expressed by me above in paragraph 4, I wish to point out that (i) provisions of the Credit Agreement that permit the Agent or any Lender to take action or make determinations may be subject to a requirement that such action be taken or such determinations be made on a reasonable basis and in good faith, (ii) that a party to whom an advance is owed may, under certain circumstances, be called upon to prove the outstanding amount of the Advances evidenced thereby, (iii) the rights of the Agent and the Lenders provided for in Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement may be limited in certain circumstances and (iv) I express no opinion with respect to the enforceability of any indemnity against loss in converting into a specified currency the proceeds or amount of a court judgment in another currency.
I do not express any opinion on any matter not expressly addressed above. The opinions set forth herein are delivered based solely upon the examinations, assumptions and other matters described herein as of the date hereof, and I undertake no obligation to modify or supplement this opinion letter or otherwise to communicate with you with respect to changes in law or matters which occur or come to my attention after the date hereof.
This opinion letter is given for the sole and exclusive benefit of the addressees hereof and may not be relied upon by or delivered or disclosed to any other person, except that any person that becomes a Lender in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement after the date hereof may rely on these opinions as if this opinion letter were addressed and delivered to such Lender on the date hereof. In addition, this opinion letter relates only to the matters, the opinions and the transaction specifically referred to or provided herein, and no other opinions should be implied therefrom.
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| Very truly yours, |
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| Jacqueline Whorms Katzel |
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EXHIBIT F - FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL
TO A DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY
____________, 20__
To each of the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
(as defined below),
and to Citibank, N.A., as Agent
for said Lenders
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In my capacity as counsel to __________ (“Designated Subsidiary”), I have reviewed that certain Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of April 2, 2012, among Honeywell International Inc., the Lenders named therein, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for such Lenders (the “Credit Agreement”). In connection therewith, I have also examined the following documents:
(i) The Designation Letter (as defined in the Credit Agreement) executed by the Designated Subsidiary.
[such other documents as counsel may wish to refer to]
I have also reviewed such matters of law and examined the original, certified, conformed or photographic copies of such other documents, records, agreements and certificates as I have considered relevant hereto. As to questions of fact material to such opinions, I have, when relevant facts were not independently established by me, relied upon certificates of the Company or its officers or of public officials.
Except as expressly specified herein all terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
I am qualified to practice law in __________, and I do not purport to be expert in, or to express any opinion herein concerning, any laws other than the laws of __________.
Based upon the foregoing and upon such investigation as I have deemed necessary, I am of the opinion that:
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| be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. |
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| 2. The execution, delivery and performance by the Designated Subsidiary of its Designation Letter, the Credit Agreement and its Notes, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, are within the Designated Subsidiary’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not and will not cause or constitute a violation of any provision of law or regulation or any material order, writ, judgment, decree, determination or award or any provision of the charter or by-laws or other constituent documents of the Designated Subsidiary or result in the breach of, or constitute a default or require any consent under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties, revenues, or assets of the Designated Subsidiary pursuant to, any material indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Designated Subsidiary is a party or by which the Designated Subsidiary or its property may be bound or affected. The Designation Letter and each Note of the Designated Subsidiary has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Designated Subsidiary. |
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| 3. The Credit Agreement and the Designation Letter of the Designated Subsidiary are, and each Note of the Designated Subsidiary when delivered under the Credit Agreement will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Designated Subsidiary enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or moratorium or other similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that I express no opinion as to (i) the subject matter jurisdiction of the District Courts of the United States of America to adjudicate any controversy relating to the Credit Agreement, the Designation Letter of the Designated Subsidiary or the Notes of the Designated Subsidiary or (ii) the effect of the law of any jurisdiction (other than the State of New York) wherein any Lender or Applicable Lending Office may be located or wherein enforcement of the Credit Agreement, the Designation Letter of the Designated Subsidiary or the Notes of the Designated Subsidiary may be sought which limits rates of interest which may be charged or collected by such Lender. |
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| 4. There is no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding at law or in equity before any court, governmental agency or arbitration now pending or, to the best of my knowledge and belief, Threatened against the Designated Subsidiary that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or that purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the Designation Letter of the Designated Subsidiary, the Credit Agreement or any Note of the Designated Subsidiary or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. |
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| execution, delivery and performance by the Designated Subsidiary of its Designation Letter, the Credit Agreement or the Notes of the Designated Subsidiary except for such authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses, filings or registrations as have heretofore been made, obtained or affected and are in full force and effect. |
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| 6. The Designated Subsidiary is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
In connection with the opinions expressed by me above in paragraph 3, I wish to point out that (i) provisions of the Credit Agreement which permit the Agent or any Lender to take action or make determinations may be subject to a requirement that such action be taken or such determinations be made on a reasonable basis and in good faith, (ii) a party to whom an advance is owed may, under certain circumstances, be called upon to prove the outstanding amount of the Advances evidenced thereby, (iii) the rights of the Agent and the Lenders provided for in Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement may be limited in certain circumstances and (iv) I express no opinion with respect to the enforceability of any indemnity against loss in converting into a specified currency the proceeds or amount of a court judgment in another currency.
I do not express any opinion on any matter not expressly addressed above. The opinions set forth herein are delivered based solely upon the examinations, assumptions and other matters described herein as of the date hereof, and I undertake no obligation to modify or supplement this opinion letter or otherwise to communicate with you with respect to changes in law or matters which occur or come to my attention after the date hereof.
This opinion letter is given for the sole and exclusive benefit of the addressees hereof and may not be relied upon by or delivered or disclosed to any other person, except that any person that becomes a Lender in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement after the date hereof may rely on these opinions as if this opinion letter were addressed and delivered to such Lender on the date hereof. In addition, this opinion letter relates only to the matters, the opinions and the transaction specifically referred to or provided herein, and no other opinions should be implied therefrom.
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EXHIBIT G - FORM OF OPINION
OF SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP,
COUNSEL TO THE AGENT
[S&S LETTERHEAD]
To the Initial Lenders party to the Credit
Agreement referred to below and to
Citibank, N.A., as Agent
Honeywell International Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Citibank, N.A., as Agent (the “Agent”), in connection with the Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), and each of you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
In that connection, we have reviewed originals or copies of the following documents:
(a) The Credit Agreement.
(b) The Notes executed by the Borrower and delivered on the date hereof.
The documents described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) are collectively referred to herein as the “Opinion Documents.”
We have also reviewed originals or copies of such other agreements and documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinion expressed below.
In our review of the Opinion Documents and other documents, we have assumed:
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| (A) | The genuineness of all signatures. |
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| (B) | The authenticity of the originals of the documents submitted to us. |
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| (C) | The conformity to authentic originals of any documents submitted to us as copies. |
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| (D) | As to matters of fact, the truthfulness of the representations made in the Credit Agreement. |
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| (E) | That each of the Opinion Documents is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each party thereto, other than the Borrower, enforceable against each such party in accordance with its terms. |
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| (1) The Borrower is an entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. |
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| (2) The Borrower has full power to execute, deliver and perform, and has duly executed and delivered, the Opinion Documents. |
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| (3) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Opinion Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise) and do not: |
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| (4) Except with respect to Generally Applicable Law, no authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or (to the extent the same is required under any agreement or document binding on it of which an addressee hereof has knowledge, has received notice or has reason to know) any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of any Opinion Document or, if any such authorization, approval, action, notice or filing is required, it has been duly obtained, taken, given or made and is in full force and effect. |
We have not independently established the validity of the foregoing assumptions.
“Generally Applicable Law” means the federal law of the United States of America, and the law of the State of New York (including the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or pursuant thereto), that a New York lawyer exercising customary professional
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diligence would reasonably be expected to recognize as being applicable to the Borrower, the Opinion Documents or the transactions governed by the Opinion Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing definition of Generally Applicable Law, the term “Generally Applicable Law” does not include any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Borrower, the Opinion Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Opinion Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate.
Based upon the foregoing and upon such other investigation as we have deemed necessary and subject to the qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that each Opinion Document is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms.
Our opinion expressed above is subject to the following qualifications:
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| (a) Our opinion is subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally (including without limitation all laws relating to fraudulent transfers). |
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| (b) Our opinion is subject to the effect of general principles of equity, including without limitation concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). |
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| (c) We express no opinion with respect to the enforceability of indemnification provisions, or of release or exculpation provisions, contained in the Opinion Documents to the extent that enforcement thereof is contrary to public policy regarding the indemnification against or release or exculpation of criminal violations, intentional harm or violations of securities laws. |
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| (d) We express no opinion with respect to the enforceability of any indemnity against loss in converting into a specified currency the proceeds or amount of a court judgment in another currency. |
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| (e) We express no opinion with respect to Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement to the extent that such Section (i) implies that a federal court of the United States has subject matter jurisdiction or (ii) purports to grant any court exclusive jurisdiction. |
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| (f) Our opinion is limited to Generally Applicable Law. |
A copy of this opinion letter may be delivered by any of you to any person that becomes a Lender in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement. Any such person may rely on the opinion expressed above as if this opinion letter were addressed and delivered to such person on the date hereof.
This opinion letter is rendered to you in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Opinion Documents. This opinion letter may not be relied upon by you or any
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person entitled to rely on this opinion pursuant to the preceding paragraph for any other purpose without our prior written consent.
This opinion letter speaks only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to advise you of any development or circumstance of any kind, including any change of law or fact, that may occur after the date of this opinion letter that might affect the opinion expressed herein.
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