(g) Disbursement Procedures. Each Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit and shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Requesting Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Requesting Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.
(h) Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Requesting Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Requesting Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Loans; provided that, if the Requesting Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.12(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Revolving Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i) Replacement of an Issuing Bank. An Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrowers shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.11(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing or if the Borrowers are required to provide cash collateral pursuant to Section 2.10(b) or if FCX gives written notice to the Administrative Agent that it elects to provide cash collateral for purposes of Section 6.14 and 6.15, on the Business Day on which the Borrowers receive notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, or on the date FCX provides notice of such election, as applicable, the Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, (i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to either Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of Article VII or (ii) upon the occurrence of the circumstances described in Section 2.10(b).
Each such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement, and the Borrowers hereby grant the Lenders a security interest in all funds and investments in such account to secure such obligations. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrowers’ risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Banks for LC Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement. If the Borrowers are required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default or FCX elects to provide such collateral for purposes of Section 6.14 and 6.15, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrowers (i) in the case of any Event of Default, within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived, or (ii) in the case of any such election, after the delivery of financial statements showing compliance with the financial ratio requirements set forth in Sections 6.14 and 6.15 or after receipt of written consent to such release from the Required Lenders.
(k) Issuing Bank Agreements. Unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank shall report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) on the first Business Day of each week, the daily activity (set forth by day) in respect of Letters of Credit during the immediately preceding week, including all issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, all expirations and cancelations and all disbursements and reimbursements, (ii) on or prior to each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank expects to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the aggregate face amount of the Letters of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension occurred (and whether the amount thereof changed), it being understood that such Issuing Bank shall not permit any issuance, renewal, extension or amendment resulting in an increase in the amount of any Letter of Credit to occur without first obtaining written confirmation from the Administrative Agent that it is then permitted under this Agreement, (iii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement, the date of such LC Disbursement and the amount of such LC Disbursement, (iv) on any Business Day on which the Requesting Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Bank on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such LC Disbursement and (v) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
SECTION 2.06. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or deemed by Section 2.03, and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request or deemed by Section 2.03. Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. A Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the applicable Borrower.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02 (including with respect to minimum amounts and borrowing multiples relating to any resulting Borrowing):
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request with respect to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the applicable Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrowers, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.07. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date.
(b) FCX may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments of any Class; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000, (ii) FCX shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of Loans and provision of cash collateral, in each case in accordance with Section 2.10(b), the aggregate Revolving Exposures (excluding the LC Exposure with respect to which cash collateral has been provided in accordance with Section 2.10(b)) would exceed the total Revolving Commitments, and (iii) FCX shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments unless it has obtained the prior approval required therefor under Section 6.11(b) of the Parent Credit Agreement.
(c) FCX shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section, at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election or reduction and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by FCX pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments delivered by FCX may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other financings or of asset dispositions, in which case such notice may be revoked by FCX (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with the amounts of their Commitments of such Class.
SECTION 2.08. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Lender on the Revolving Maturity Date, and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made, provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type and Class thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of either Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrowers shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
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SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to the requirements of this Section and to the making of any payment required under Section 2.15.
(b) In the event and on each occasion on or prior to the Revolving Maturity Date that the sum of the Revolving Exposures exceeds the total Revolving Commitments, the Borrowers shall prepay Revolving Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that if no Revolving Borrowings are outstanding and the LC Exposure exceeds the total Revolving Commitments, the Borrowers shall provide cash collateral in an aggregate amount equal to such excess in accordance with Section 2.05(j).
(c) Prior to any prepayment of Borrowings hereunder, the Borrowers shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section.
(d) The applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that if a notice of optional voluntary prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.07(c), then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.07(c). Promptly following receipt of any such notice (other than a notice relating solely to Swingline Loans), the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12.
SECTION 2.11. Fees. (a) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily average unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date, to but excluding the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year, and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing commitment fees, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose).
(b) Each Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to such Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit requested by such Borrower, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately agreed upon between the Borrowers and such Issuing Bank on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as each Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate (and, if later, the date on which there ceases to be any Revolving Exposure) and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to an Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(c) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to an Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.12. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate and plus, at all times during a Collateral Shortfall Period, 1.00%.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate and plus, at all times during a Collateral Shortfall Period, 1.00%.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by either Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall, on and after the date the Required Lenders so request, bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Revolving Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
(d) Accrued interest on each Loan made to a Borrower shall be payable by such Borrower in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for each such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Revolving Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:
(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrowers and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar
Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.
SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in Eurodollar Reserve Requirements) or any Issuing Bank; or
(ii) impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), in each case by or in an amount which such Lender in its sole judgment deems material in the context of this Agreement and its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, then the relevant Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender shall give notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers at any time to the effect that Eurodollar Reserve Requirements are, or are scheduled to become, effective and that such Lender is or will be generally subject to such Eurodollar Reserve Requirements as a result of which such Lender will incur additional costs, then such Lender shall, for each day from the later of the date of such notice and the date on which such Eurodollar Reserve Requirements become effective, be entitled to additional interest on each Eurodollar Loan made by it at a rate per annum determined for such day (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 100th of 1%) equal to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the LIBO Rate for such Eurodollar Loan from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such LIBO Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the then-applicable Eurodollar Reserve Requirements. Such additional interest will be payable in arrears to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Lender, on each Interest Payment Date relating to such Eurodollar Loan and on any other date when interest is required to be paid hereunder with respect to such Loan. Any Lender which gives notice under this paragraph (b) shall promptly withdraw such notice (by written notice of withdrawal given to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers) in the event Eurodollar Reserve Requirements cease to apply to it or the circumstances giving rise to such notice otherwise cease to exist.
(c) If any Lender or any Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding
company with respect to capital adequacy), by an amount which such Lender in its sole judgment deems to be material in the context of this Agreement and its Loans, Commitments and participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(d) A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (c) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrowers and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers (or the Borrower in respect of the Loan or Letter of Credit, if any, to which such compensation request is attributable) shall pay such Lender or such Issuing Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(e) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan to a Borrower other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan to a Borrower other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure by a Borrower to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.10(f) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan of a Borrower other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by FCX pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, such Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrowers and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The relevant Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.16. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of either Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if either Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, each Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Each Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of a Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority, provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be obligated to make payment to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section in respect of penalties, interest and other liabilities attributable to any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes if such penalties, interest and other liabilities are attributable to the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to a Borrower by a Lender or an Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by either Borrower to a Governmental Authority, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrowers or with respect to which the Borrowers have paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrowers under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrowers, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrowers (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank in the event the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.
(f) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which either Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the applicable Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Foreign Lender has received written notice from such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, advising it of the availability of such exemption or reduction and supplying all applicable documentation.
(g) Nothing contained in this Section 2.16 shall require the Administrative Agent, the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) to make available any of its income tax returns or any other information that it deems to be confidential or proprietary.
(h) PTFI shall pay to the relevant Governmental Authority when due all Indonesian Taxes in accordance with applicable law.
(i) PTFI shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, each Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) and each Issuing Bank against, and shall reimburse the Administrative Agent, the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, each Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) and each Issuing Bank upon demand for, the full amount of any Indonesian Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, such Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) or such Issuing Bank, and any loss, liability, claim or expense (including interest, penalties, fines, surcharges and legal fees) which the Administrative Agent, the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, such Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) or such Issuing Bank may incur at any time arising out of or in connection with any failure of PTFI to make any payments of Indonesian Taxes, whether or not such Indonesian Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided, however, that PTFI shall not be obligated to make payment to the Administrative Agent, the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, each Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) or any Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section in respect of penalties, interest and other liabilities attributable to any Indonesian Taxes if such penalties, interest and other liabilities are attributable to the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank; providedfurther, that no permitted assignee or Participant of any Lender shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under this Section than such Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights assigned, participated or otherwise transferred unless such assignment, participation or transfer shall have been made at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to PTFI by a Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant), the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, an Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent on its behalf, absent manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. Such indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date such Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant), the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security
Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, makes written demand therefor.
(j) Except as otherwise expressly provided in paragraph (m) below, all payments on account of the principal of or interest on the Loans made to PTFI, any promissory notes of PTFI issued hereunder and all other amounts payable by PTFI to or for the account of any Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant), an Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent or the Administrative Agent hereunder (including amounts payable under Section 2.16(h) or 2.16(i)) or to or for the FI Trustee under the FI Security Documents and to any of them under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction by reason of any Indonesian Taxes all of which shall be for the account of and paid in full when due by PTFI. In the event that PTFI is required by any applicable law, decree or regulation to deduct or withhold Indonesian Taxes from any amounts payable on, under or in respect of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any promissory note issued hereunder, PTFI shall make the required deduction or withholding, promptly pay the amount of such Indonesian Taxes to the appropriate taxing authorities and pay to the Administrative Agent such additional amounts as may be required, after the deduction or withholding of Indonesian Taxes (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.16), to enable each Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant), each Issuing Bank, the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent or the Administrative Agent to receive from PTFI on the due date thereof, an amount equal to the full amount stated to be payable to such Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant), such Issuing Bank, the FI Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any other applicable Loan Document or any promissory note issued hereunder.
(k) Without in any way affecting PTFI’s obligations under the other provisions of this Section 2.16, PTFI shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the originals or certified copies of all tax receipts issued by the relevant taxing authority in respect of each payment, deduction or withholding of Indonesian Taxes required to be made by applicable laws or regulations, as soon as practicable and in any event not later than 90 days after the date on which such payment is made, and PTFI shall, at the request of any Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant), the Issuing Bank, the FI Trustee or the Administrative Agent, promptly furnish to such Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant), the Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the FI Trustee or the Administrative Agent any other information, documents and receipts that such Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant), the Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the FI Trustee or the Administrative Agent may require to establish to its satisfaction that full and timely payment has been made of all Indonesian Taxes required to be paid hereunder.
(l) PTFI will notify the Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) promptly upon becoming aware of the application or imposition, or scheduled future application or imposition, of Indonesian Taxes; and each Lender (if not theretofore notified by PTFI) will notify PTFI of any such application or imposition which becomes known to its officers then supervising the Loans of such Lender hereunder as part of their normal duties, and of any change of its lending office or establishment or closing of a branch in Indonesia by such Lender which would give rise to the application or imposition of Indonesian Taxes.
(m) Each Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) having its principal office and applicable lending office outside of Indonesia (a “Non-Indonesian Lender”) shall use reasonably diligent efforts to deliver to PTFI appropriate forms, duly
completed, evidencing such Non-Indonesian Lender’s entitlement (if any) under any applicable tax treaty to a reduced rate of withholding of Indonesian Taxes with respect to payments of interest on Loans of such Non-Indonesian Lender (which, in the case of any Non-Indonesian Lender that is organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof including the District of Columbia, shall be Internal Revenue Service Form 6166 (or any successor form thereto)) on or prior to the 90th day following (A) the date hereof or (B) in the case of any such Non-Indonesian Lender that is a permitted assignee or Participant, the date such Non-Indonesian Lender becomes a permitted assignee or Participant; provided that in the event a Non-Indonesian Lender is a disregarded entity for United States federal income tax purposes, such Form 6166 shall be delivered by such Lender’s parent. Following delivery by a Non-Indonesian Lender to PTFI of the appropriate form referenced in the preceding sentence of this Section 2.16(m), duly completed, PTFI is authorized to file such form with the appropriate Indonesian taxing authorities in order to obtain a reduced rate of withholding of Indonesian Taxes with respect to payments of interest on Loans of such Non-Indonesian Lender.
Each Non-Indonesian Lender shall use reasonably diligent efforts to deliver to PTFI such certificates, forms or other documents as may be necessary under any other provision of applicable law (including any amendment, modification or supplement to Form 6166 or such analogous form referred to in the second preceding sentence) to reduce the withholding rate of Indonesian Taxes with respect to payments of interest on Loans of such Non-Indonesian Lender on or by the 90th day following the date on which PTFI shall have delivered to such Non-Indonesian Lender written notice of the existence of such provision of applicable law together with a copy thereof (accompanied by a verified English translation if such provision of applicable law is not in English); provided, however, that such Non-Indonesian Lender shall not be required to deliver any such certificate, form or other document that would, in the reasonable judgment of such Non-Indonesian Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Non-Indonesian Lender; and provided further that such Non-Indonesian Lender shall have no obligation to deliver any such certificates, forms or other documents that it is not legally able to deliver or with respect to information deemed by such Non-Indonesian Lender to be confidential or proprietary.
If any Non-Indonesian Lender shall have failed to comply with the requirements of this Section 2.16(m) and the effect of such failure is to cause the rate of withholding of Indonesian Taxes with respect to payments of interest on such Non-Indonesian Lender’s Loans to be higher than that which would have been applicable had such certificates, forms or other documents been delivered to the applicable Indonesian taxing authority, then any withholding tax indemnity payment to any such Non-Indonesian Lender by PTFI pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall be computed as if such certificates, forms or other documents had been so delivered.
SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursements of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16 or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York, except payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank or
Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14 (other than paragraph (b) thereof), 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments under each Loan Document shall be made in dollars.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by either Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to such Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against either Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or an Issuing Bank hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption and in its sole discretion, distribute to the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as
the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04, 2.05(d) or (e), 2.17(d), 2.19(c) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a)If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14 (other than paragraph (b) thereof), or if either Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 (other than paragraph (b) thereof) or 2.16, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14 (other than paragraph (b) thereof), or if either Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, or if any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, or if any Lender has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination which pursuant to the terms of Section 9.02 requires the consent of all of the Lenders affected and with respect to which the Required Lenders shall have granted their consent, then FCX may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrowers shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, each Principal Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, 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 Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts), (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments, and (iv) in the case of any such assignment resulting from the failure to provide a consent, the assignee shall have given
such consent and the fee required under Section 9.04(b)(ii)(C) shall have been paid by such assignee or by a Borrower. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver, consent or approval by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION 2.19. Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrowers from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $50,000,000 or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments, provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
(b) To request a Swingline Loan, a Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of such proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from a Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower that shall have requested such Swingline Loan by means of a credit to the general deposit account of such Borrower maintained with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e), by remittance to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that the Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section 2.05(e) to reimburse an Issuing Bank, to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on any Business Day require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.04 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.04 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers of any participations in
any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter (i) each participation so acquired in such Swingline Loan shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan and (ii) payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrowers (or other party on behalf of the Borrowers) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear, provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrowers for any reason. The failure of any Revolving Lender to purchase any participation in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrowers of any default in the payment thereof.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
Each of FCX and PTFI represents and warrants to the Lenders on the date hereof, on the Effective Date and on each other date on which representations and warranties are made or deemed made hereunder that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each Borrower, each Loan Party and each of FCX’s other Restricted Subsidiaries is duly organized and validly existing (except to the extent that the failure of such other Restricted Subsidiaries to be duly organized and validly existing would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect) and, to the extent applicable, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is, to the extent applicable, in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be party, the Borrowings and the issuances of Letters of Credit hereunder and the Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.03, the performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be party, the Borrowings and the issuances of Letters of Credit hereunder and the Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (iii) certain consents and approvals that may be required in order to provide certain guarantees or to grant certain Liens, in each case contemplated by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or Section 5.12 or 5.13 hereof, (iv) the filing of a certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State to effect the Merger, (v) the filing of information in respect thereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission and (vi) other consents, approvals, registrations, filings or actions the failure of which to obtain or make, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of either Borrower or any of the Loan Parties, (c) except to the extent that any such violations or defaults would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority and (ii) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon either Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or its assets and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of either Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except Liens created under the Loan Documents (including Ratable Liens securing Ratable FCX Obligations and Ratable Cyprus Obligations and, on and after the Additional Collateral Date, Ratable PD Obligations). All applicable waiting periods and appeal periods in respect of the Transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 have expired, in each case without the imposition of burdensome conditions.
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) FCX has heretofore furnished to the Lenders FCX’s consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accountants. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows of FCX and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and for such period in accordance with GAAP.
(b) FCX has heretofore furnished to the Lenders PD’s consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accountants. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows of PD and its consolidated subsidiaries as of such date and for such period in accordance with GAAP.
(c) FCX has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, prepared giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred on such date. Such pro forma consolidated balance sheet (i) has been prepared in good faith based on the same assumptions used to prepare the pro forma financial statements filed on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2007 (which assumptions are believed by FCX to be reasonable), (ii) based on the information available at the time of preparation thereof, reasonably reflects the adjustments appropriate to give pro forma
effect to the Transactions and (iii) is derived from the historical financial statements referred to in Sections 3.04(a) and 3.04(b) above.
(d) Except as disclosed in the financial statements referred to above or the notes thereto or in the Confidential Information Materials and except for the Disclosed Matters, after giving effect to the Transactions, neither Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has, as of the Effective Date, any material contingent liabilities, unusual long-term commitments or unrealized losses that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Except on the date hereof and on the Effective Date (as to which the condition set forth in Section 4.01(t) shall apply), except as set forth in Schedule 3.04(e), since December 31, 2006, there has been no material adverse change in (i) the business, operations or financial condition of FCX and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document or (iii) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) Except to the extent that any failure to do so individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, FCX and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property material to its business (including the Mortgaged Properties), except for Liens permitted by Section 6.02.
(b) Except to the extent that any such failure or infringement, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, FCX and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by FCX and the Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person.
(c) Except to the extent that any such condemnation proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, as of the Effective Date, none of FCX or any Restricted Subsidiary has received notice of, or has knowledge of, any pending or contemplated condemnation proceeding affecting any Mortgaged Property or any sale or disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation.
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) Except for the Disclosed Matters, there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of FCX, threatened against or affecting FCX or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except for any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither FCX nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any applicable Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required for its operations or properties under any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) is obligated to remediate contamination resulting from releases of Hazardous Materials or (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability.
(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. FCX and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to them or their properties and all indentures, agreements (including without limitation, in the case of PTFI, the Contract of Work) and other instruments binding upon them or their properties, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. No Loan Party is an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. Taxes. FCX and its Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed by them and have paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by them, except (i) any Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which FCX or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has, to the extent required by GAAP, set aside on its books adequate reserves and (ii) returns and reports the non-filing of which, and Taxes the non-payment of which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. The Confidential Information Materials and the other reports, financial statements, certificates and other information furnished in writing by the Loan Parties or on behalf of, and with the authorization of, the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken as a whole, do not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, each Borrower represents only that (i) such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time delivered and (ii) if such projected financial information was delivered prior to the Effective Date, such projected financial information has not been modified by FCX as of the Effective Date in any respect material and adverse to the Lenders.
SECTION 3.12. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of FCX and each Subsidiary in, each Subsidiary of FCX (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) and specifies whether each such Subsidiary is a Loan Party, in each case as of the Effective Date.
SECTION 3.13. Insurance. Schedule 3.13 sets forth a description of all material insurance maintained by or on behalf of FCX and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date. As of the Effective Date, all material premiums in respect of such insurance are current and such insurance is in full force and effect. FCX believes that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of FCX and its Restricted Subsidiaries is adequate.
SECTION 3.14. Labor Matters. As of the Effective Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against FCX or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of FCX, threatened, that would reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which FCX or any Subsidiary is party that would reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.15. Security Documents. At all times on and after the Effective Date,
(a) (i) The Collateral Agreement shall be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) and the proceeds thereof and (i) when the Collateral (as defined therein) constituting certificated securities (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code (as defined in the Collateral Agreement)) is delivered to the Collateral Agent thereunder together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest of the Collateral Agent therein will constitute a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Grantors (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) in such Collateral, prior and superior in right to any other Person (subject only to Liens permitted under Section 6.02) (it being understood that no representation is made under this clause (i) as to (A) any such Collateral that is subject to a Foreign Pledge Agreement or (B) the perfection or priority of any Lien to the extent that such perfection or priority is determined under the law of a jurisdiction outside the United States, which are covered by paragraph (b) below), and (ii) when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified in the Perfection Certificate, the security interest of the Collateral Agent will constitute a perfected Lien on and security interest in all right, title and interest of the Grantors (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) in the Collateral (as defined therein) and the proceeds thereof to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person (subject only to Liens permitted under Section 6.02).
(ii) On and after the Additional Collateral Date, the Additional Collateral Agreement shall be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Additional Collateral Agreement) a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) and the proceeds thereof and (i) when the Collateral (as defined therein) constituting certificated securities (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code (as defined in the Additional Collateral Agreement)) is delivered to the Collateral Agent thereunder together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest of the Collateral Agent therein will constitute a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Grantors (as defined in the Additional Collateral Agreement) in such Collateral, prior and superior in right to any other Person (subject only to Liens permitted under Section 6.02) (it being understood that no representation is made under this clause (i) as to (A) any such Collateral that is subject to a Foreign Pledge Agreement or (B) the perfection or priority of any Lien to the extent that such perfection or priority is determined under the law of a
jurisdiction outside the United States, which are covered by paragraph (b) below), and (ii) when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified in the Additional Perfection Certificate, the security interest of the Collateral Agent will constitute a perfected Lien on and security interest in all right, title and interest of the Grantors (as defined in the Additional Collateral Agreement) in the Collateral (as defined therein) and the proceeds thereof to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person (subject only to Liens permitted under Section 6.02).
(b) After taking the actions specified for perfection therein, each Foreign Pledge Agreement, when executed and delivered, will be effective under applicable law to create in favor of the Collateral Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral subject thereto, and will constitute a perfected Lien on and security interest in all right, title and interest of the PCA Loan Parties in the Collateral subject thereto, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person (subject only to Liens permitted under Section 6.02). Without limiting the foregoing, upon execution thereof and upon service of notice of the pledge on the party against whom the pledged rights must be exercised, each FCX Pledge Agreement, when executed and delivered, will be in full force and effect and will constitute first priority, perfected security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, in the Pledged PTFI Shares and the Pledged PTII Shares, as applicable (i) in the case of each of the FCX Pledge Agreements, for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Obligations, and (ii) in the case of each of the Third Amended and Restated FCX/ISI Pledge Agreement (PTII Shares) and the Fourth Amended and Restated FCX Pledge Agreement (PTFI Shares), in addition for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations and the holders of the Ratable FCX Obligations (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances).
(c) When the Additional Collateral Agreement or a summary thereof is properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and, with respect to Collateral in which a security interest cannot be perfected by such filings, upon the proper filing of the financing statements referred to in paragraph (a) above, the Additional Collateral Agreement and such financing statements shall constitute a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in the Material US Patents, Material US Copyrights and Material US Trademarks (as defined in the Additional Collateral Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (subject only to Liens permitted under Section 6.02) (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a lien on Material US Patents, Material US Copyrights and Material US Trademarks acquired by the grantors after the date hereof).
(d) Each Mortgage, upon execution and delivery by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on all the applicable mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Properties (other than immaterial portions thereof) subject thereto and the proceeds thereof, and when the Mortgages have been recorded in the jurisdictions specified in the Additional Perfection Certificate, the Mortgages will constitute a perfected Lien on all right, title and interest of the mortgagors in the Mortgaged Properties (other than immaterial portions thereof) and the proceeds thereof, prior and superior in right to any other Person (but subject to Liens permitted under Section 6.02) (it being understood that for purposes of this paragraph (d) all the Mortgaged Properties covered by a single Mortgage shall be deemed to be a single real property).
(e) The Liens created by the FI Security Documents will be in full force and effect and constitute first priority (except for Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02), (i) upon execution of the FI Security Documents Amendments (and, in the case of the Fourth Amended and Restated Fiduciary Transfer, the Fiduciary Assignment of Accounts, the Fiduciary Transfer of Joint Account Assets and the Fourth Amended and Restated Lender Fiduciary Assignment, upon registration thereof at the Fiduciary Registration Office - Jakarta Region), perfected security interests in favor of the FI Trustee, the FI Security Agent, the Security Agent or the JAA Security Agent, as the case may be, for the ratable benefit of the FI Secured Parties (other than RTF), in the property and assets stated to be subject to each such FI Security Document, and (ii) upon execution thereof and registration thereof at the Fiduciary Registration Office - Jakarta Region, the Fourth Amended and Restated Lender Fiduciary Assignment will be in full force and effect and will constitute first priority (except for Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02), perfected security interests in favor of the Security Agent for the ratable benefit of the FI Secured Parties (other than RTF) in the Indebtedness owing to PTFI pledged thereunder.
(f) At all times on and after the Effective Date, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement is satisfied.
SECTION 3.16. Federal Reserve Regulations. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose which entails a violation (including on the part of any Lender) Regulation U or X of the Board.
SECTION 3.17. Solvency. Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date and immediately following the making of each Loan made on the Effective Date and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Loans and to all rights of reimbursement, contribution and subrogation, (a) the fair value of the consolidated assets of FCX, at a fair valuation, will exceed its consolidated debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (b) the present fair saleable value of the consolidated property of FCX will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its consolidated debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such consolidated debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (c) FCX and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be able to pay their consolidated debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such consolidated debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) FCX will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted following the Effective Date.
SECTION 3.18. Senior Indebtedness. Each of the Obligations constitutes “senior indebtedness” (however such concept is denominated) under and in respect of each indenture or other agreement or instrument under which any indebtedness that is junior or subordinated to the Obligations is outstanding.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement in the form of this Agreement and the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend, renew or extend any
Letter of Credit hereunder, and the incorporation of the Existing Letters of Credit as Letters of Credit hereunder, shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and, to the extent applicable, good standing of the Loan Parties, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of each Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02.
(d) The Borrowers shall have repaid in full (i) the principal amount of all loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, together with interest thereon and all other amounts due in respect of such loans, (ii) all unreimbursed letter of credit disbursements in respect of letters of credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement, (iii) all commitment fees accrued prior to the Effective Date in respect of the commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement, (iv) all fees separately agreed to be payable to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. by the Borrowers in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement and (v) to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by either Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date under this Agreement, including (i) all fees separately agreed to be payable to the Credit Agents, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated by the Borrower in respect of this Agreement and (ii) to the extent invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the insurance required by Section 5.07 is in effect.
(g) All consents and approvals required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other Person in connection with the execution of this Agreement shall have been obtained.
(h) The Lenders shall have received projections (broken down by quarter for the first year and by year thereafter) of FCX and its Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the Transactions, through the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date.
(i) The Lenders shall have received a satisfactory update to the ERM Report.
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of each of (i) Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, counsel for the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries, substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1, (ii) Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevant, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P., U.S. counsel for the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries, substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2, (iii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where a Subsidiary Guarantor, a Subsidiary Grantor (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) or a Permitted Pledgee the Equity Interests in which are being pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement or any Foreign Pledge Agreement is organized, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (iv) Indonesian counsel for the Borrowers, substantially in the form of Exhibit G-3, and (v) Indonesian counsel for the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4.
(k) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of each Borrower and (ii) the results of a lien search with respect to each PCA Loan Party in the jurisdiction where such PCA Loan Party is located (within the meaning of Section 9-307 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York) and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such search are permitted by Section 6.02 or have been (or, substantially simultaneous with the initial funding of Loans on the Effective Date, will be) released.
(l) The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been satisfied.
(m) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary certificate from the chief financial officer of FCX, certifying as to the solvency (within the meaning of Section 3.17) of FCX and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions.
(n) The Merger shall have been consummated or shall be consummated substantially simultaneously with the initial funding of Loans on the Effective Date in accordance with applicable law and the Merger Agreement (and no provision of the Merger Agreement shall have been waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from the form thereof provided to the Credit Agents on November 18, 2006, in a manner material and adverse to the Lenders without the consent of the Credit Agents). The Credit Agents shall have received copies of the Merger Agreement and all certificates and other documents delivered thereunder, certified by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of FCX as being complete and correct. The terms of any other agreements that are material to the interests of the Lenders entered into in connection with the Merger shall not be inconsistent in any material respect with the terms of the Term Sheet (including the annexes thereto) contained in the Confidential Information Materials and the Merger Agreement.
(o) All commitments under the PD Credit Agreement shall have been (or, substantially simultaneous with the initial funding of Loans on the Effective Date, shall be) terminated, and all loans, interest and other amounts accrued or owing thereunder shall have been repaid in full (except that the Existing Letters of Credit shall remain outstanding as Letters of Credit hereunder or under the Parent Credit Agreement) and all guarantees and liens granted in respect thereof shall have been (or, substantially simultaneous with the initial funding of Loans on the Effective Date, will be) released. The Administrative Agent shall have received a payoff and release letter with respect to the PD Credit Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(p) After giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries shall have outstanding no Indebtedness or preferred Equity Interests other than (i) the Loans and Letters of Credit under this Agreement, (ii) the Senior Notes, (iii) credit extensions under the Parent Credit Agreement, (iv) the Existing Indebtedness, (v) Capital Lease Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (vi) up to $100,000,000 of credit facilities or other Indebtedness incurred after November 18, 2006, (vii) $1,100,000,000 of existing perpetual preferred stock of the Borrower, (viii) Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is in compliance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and Section 6.01(a)(iii) and (ix) letters of credit issued in connection with environmental assurances and reclamation or issued for the account of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate face amount not exceeding $700,000,000.
(q) The Lenders shall have received (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged) audited consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of each of FCX and PD as of and for each of the three most recently completed fiscal years ended on or prior to December 31, 2006, and the related notes thereto, reported on by independent registered public accountants (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit).
(r) The Administrative Agent shall have received (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged) a pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of the date of the most recent consolidated balance sheet delivered pursuant to paragraph (q) above and a pro forma statement of operations for the most recent fiscal year, adjusted to give effect to the Transactions, the other transactions related thereto and any other transactions that would be required to be given pro forma effect by Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such other adjustments as are customary for similar financings or as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
(s) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Effective Date, the aggregate unused available amount of Revolving Commitments and unused available revolving commitments under the Parent Credit Agreement shall be not less than $1,000,000,000.
(t) There shall not have occurred a “Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in respect of PD and its subsidiaries.
(u) The FI Trustee shall have received opinions to the effect that it does not have to qualify to do business in Louisiana or Indonesia by virtue of the Loan Documents or the activities contemplated thereby.
The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan, and of any Issuing Bank to issue, amend, extend or renew a Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) (i) With respect to any credit event following the Effective Date, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (ii) with respect to any credit event on the Effective Date, (A) such of the representations made by or with respect to FCX, PD or their respective subsidiaries in the Merger Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (but only to the extent that FCX has the right to terminate its obligations under the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Merger Agreement (determined without regard to any waiver, amendment or other modification of the Merger Agreement)) and (B) the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date.
(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or issuance of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, the Incurrence Test shall be satisfied and no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each making of a Loan and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. FCX will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender for each of FCX and PTFI (for purposes of this Section 5.01, each of FCX and PTFI is referred to as a “Reporting Person”):
(a) within 95 days after the end of each fiscal year of such Reporting Person, beginning with fiscal year 2007, an audited consolidated balance sheet of such Reporting Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries and related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for
such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Ernst & Young LLP or other registered independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of such Reporting Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided that PTFI shall only be required to furnish such audited reports for any fiscal year to the extent otherwise available, and if such audited reports are not otherwise available for any fiscal year, PTFI shall instead within 95 days after the end of such fiscal year, furnish an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of PTFI and its consolidated Subsidiaries and related unaudited consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of PTFI and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(b) within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of such Reporting Person, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of such Reporting Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries and related consolidated statements of income as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of such Reporting Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements of FCX under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of FCX (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) at any time that any Revolving Exposure is outstanding (other than outstanding Letters of Credit that have been fully cash collateralized in accordance with Section 2.05(j)), setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the Financial Covenants, (iii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Adjusted Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Total Assets, Consolidated Revenues, Equity Proceeds, Restricted Uses and the Restricted Uses Basket as at the end of and for the applicable fiscal period, (iv) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate, (v) identifying all Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) formed or acquired since the end of the previous fiscal quarter and indicating whether each such Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and (vi) certifying as to compliance
with all Exchange Filing Requirements or specifying the details of any noncompliance and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, a certificate of the accountants that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Event of Default under Section 6.14 or 6.15 (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);
(e) at least 30 days prior to the commencement of each fiscal year of FCX, a detailed consolidated budget for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of projected income and cash flow, in each case as of the end of and for such fiscal year, and setting forth the material underlying assumptions applicable thereto);
(f) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials publicly filed by either Borrower with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;
(g) in the case of PTFI, (x) copies to the Administrative Agent of all notices alleging or claiming a breach or default or with respect to any matter which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the FI Collateral and Rights (i) by or to Indonesian Governmental Authorities in connection with the FI Project or pursuant to the Contract of Work or the Memorandum of Understanding or (ii) by or to or from its stockholders alleging or claiming a breach or default relating to their shareholding in PTFI or with respect to any other matter, and (y) a copy of any proposed amendment to the Contract of Work or Memorandum of Understanding prior to execution and delivery thereof; and
(h) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of such Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. Promptly after any Financial Officer obtains knowledge thereof, FCX will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender written notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting FCX or any Subsidiary thereof that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(d) any other development that results in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of FCX setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Information Regarding Collateral. FCX will furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent prompt written notice of any change (i) in any PCA Loan Party’s legal name, (ii) in any PCA Loan Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or identification number, if any, issued to it by the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is organized or (iii) in the jurisdiction of any PCA Loan Party’s organization. FCX agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, to continue, to the extent existing prior to such change, at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral.
SECTION 5.04. Existence; Conduct of Business. Each Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect (i) its legal existence, except in the case of any Subsidiary other than PD or PTFI , to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) the rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business, except to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 and is in the case of PTFI subject to Section 9.18(c).
SECTION 5.05. Payment of Obligations. Each Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, pay all Tax liabilities, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a)(i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to make any such payments, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.06. Maintenance of Properties. Except where a failure individually or in the aggregate to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
SECTION 5.07. Insurance. Each Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies (a) insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations (after giving effect to any self-insurance
reasonable and customary for similarly situated companies). On and after the Additional Collateral Date, all such policies of insurance covering physical loss or damage to Collateral shall be endorsed or otherwise amended to include the Collateral Agent and Security Agent as loss payee as their interests may appear, in customary form and otherwise in accordance with Section 4.03(h) of the Additional Collateral Agreement. The Borrower will furnish to the Lenders, upon request of the Administrative Agent, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained.
SECTION 5.08. Casualty and Condemnation. On and after the Additional Collateral Date, FCX will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of any Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any material portion of the Collateral under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding.
SECTION 5.09. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. Each Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, keep proper books of record and account sufficient to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Each Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights under this Section 5.09 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more than two times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and for one such time the reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with such visit or inspection shall be for the Borrowers’ account; provided, further, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) may do any of the foregoing at the reasonable expense of the Borrowers at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give each Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with such Borrower’s independent accountants.
SECTION 5.10. Compliance with Laws; Environmental Reports. (a) Each Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (i) comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) comply with all Exchange Filing Requirements.
(b) Except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (i) comply, in all material respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to its operations and properties, (ii) obtain and renew all permits required by Environmental Laws necessary for its operations and properties, and (iii) conduct any remedial actions in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws; provided, however, that the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries shall not be required to undertake any remedial action or obtain or renew any environmental permit, or comply with any Environmental Law to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves, in accordance with GAAP, are maintained in connection therewith. If either Borrower is in default of its obligations under this paragraph, the Borrowers will, at the request of the Required
Lenders through the Administrative Agent, provide to the Lenders within 60 days after such request, at the expense of the Borrowers, an environmental site assessment report for the properties to which such default relates, prepared by an environmental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and evaluating whether or not Hazardous Materials are likely to have been released at or to have adversely affected the property, or otherwise resulted in Environmental Liability and the estimated cost of any compliance or remedial action in connection with such matters.
(c) Each Borrower will in good faith and with commercially reasonable efforts, and will similarly cause each Subsidiary to, in all material respects, operate its future major new mining projects (including the Tenke Fungurume project) and related activities in accordance with applicable IFC Guidelines and World Bank Guidelines in existence on December 31, 2006, and as referenced in Annex A to the ERM Report, as appropriate to the nature of such new major project, including with respect to the Otomona River at closure; provided, however, that such requirement will not apply to future major new mining projects that are located in the United States or in other jurisdictions where the applicable rules with respect to environmental issues are generally equivalent or more stringent than the IFC and World Bank Guidelines referenced above. With respect to existing operations in Indonesia, PTFI will maintain majority compliance with applicable World Bank Guidelines and IFC Guidelines in existence on December 31, 2006, except where noted and accepted in the ERM Report. In addition, PTFI will conduct its operations in accordance with the current International Council on Mining and Metals’ (ICMM) principles referenced in Schedule 5.10A, and adhere to ICMM current commitments on World Heritage properties included in Schedule 5.10B. In addition, FCX will participate in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative dated as of June 16, 2003.
(d) Each Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, in good faith, use commercially reasonable efforts to work to satisfactorily address the open regulatory issues with the Government of Indonesia identified in the ERM Report (see pages 11 to 14 thereof) and to comply with the commitments made by FCX in response to the ICCA Phase One Social Audit dated July 2005 as indicated in Schedule 5.10C.
(e) At the request of the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent, FCX will, at the Borrowers’ expense, have ERM or another consultant reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent review the Tenke Fungurume project and complete a report (the “TFM Report”) in respect thereof in scope and detail appropriate for a newly developed mining project based on the applicable World Bank Guidelines and IFC performance standards in existence on December 31, 2006. Each Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, in good faith, use commercially reasonable efforts to work to satisfactorily address any open regulatory issues (consistent with the Amended and Restated Mining Convention dated September 28, 2005) with any Governmental Authority identified in the TFM Report.
(f) The Lenders shall have the right, at Borrower’s expense, to have ERM or another consultant reasonably acceptable to the Borrower update each of the ERM Report and the TFM Report once during the term of this facility. The Borrower will promptly and in good faith report to the Credit Agents and the Lenders any unanticipated material adverse environmental, social or health and safety developments.
SECTION 5.11. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of Revolving Loans may be used to (A) pay a portion of the cash portion of the Merger Consideration and (B) pay a portion of the Transaction Costs. Letters of Credit and the proceeds of other Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans drawn on and after the Effective
Date will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation (including on the part of any Lender) of Regulation U or X of the Board. FCX shall ensure that at all times not more than 25% of the value of the assets subject to the provisions of Sections 6.02 and 6.05 will consist of Margin Stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board); provided that FCX may permit such Margin Stock to exceed 25% of the value of the assets subject to the provisions of Sections 6.02 and 6.05 if FCX shall have otherwise put into place currently effective arrangements to ensure compliance with Regulation U and X and the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion satisfactory to it as to such compliance from a law firm satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.12. Additional Subsidiaries. If any additional Restricted Subsidiary is formed or acquired during any fiscal quarter after the Effective Date, FCX will, within 60 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing) after the end of such fiscal quarter, notify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders thereof and cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied to the extent applicable with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary and any intercompany Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to a Borrower or, after the Additional Collateral Date, any other PCA Loan Party.
SECTION 5.13. Further Assurances. (a) On and after the Effective Date, the Borrower will execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents), which may be required under any applicable law, or which the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Loan Parties. Each Borrower also agrees to provide to the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or the Collateral Agent, from time to time upon reasonable request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent or Security Agent, as applicable, as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the FI Security Documents.
(b) If any material assets (including any real property or improvements thereto or any interest therein) are acquired by PTFI after the Effective Date (other than (i) assets constituting Collateral under the Security Documents that become subject to the Lien of the Security Documents upon acquisition thereof and (ii) assets that are subject to a Lien permitted by Section 6.02(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (j), (k), (o) or (p) hereof (or to the extent relating to Liens permitted by such Sections, Section 6.02(i) hereof), but only so long as such assets are subject to such Liens), PTFI will notify the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders thereof, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or the Required Lenders, PTFI will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Obligations and will take such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in paragraph (a) of this Section, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.
(c) PTFI at all times will comply with the provisions of the FI Security Documents and maintain in full force and effect all the rights, powers and benefits of the FI Trustee, the FI Security Agent, the Security Agent and the JAA Security Agent, as applicable, under the FI Security Documents in accordance with their terms, including (i) the validity and effectiveness of the powers of attorney granted by the Surat Kuasa, the
Fourth Amended and Restated Lender Surat Kuasa and the fiduciary transfers effectuated by the Fourth Amended and Restated Fiduciary Transfer, the Fiduciary Assignment of Accounts, the Fourth Amended and Restated Lender Fiduciary Assignment and the Fiduciary Transfer of Joint Account Assets and (ii) maintenance of the security interest of the FI Trustee, the Security Agent and the JAA Security Agent, as applicable, in the collateral required to be subjected to the Liens created by the FI Security Documents as a perfected first priority security interest as provided therein, subject only to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02.
SECTION 5.14. Source of Interest. PTFI (a) will conduct its business so that interest paid on the Loans by PTFI to any Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) which is not a “related person” to PTFI within the meaning of Section 861(c)(2)(B) of the Code as in effect on the Effective Date will be deemed to be income from sources without the United States within the meaning of Sections 861(a)(1)(A) and 861(c) of the Code as in effect on the Effective Date and (b) will use its best efforts (without undue cost) to conduct its business so that interest paid on the Loans of PTFI to any Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) which is not a related person to PTFI within the meaning of Section 861(c)(2)(B) of the Code (as it may be amended or substituted after the Effective Date) will be deemed to be income from sources without the United States within the meaning of Sections 861(a)(1)(A) and 861(c) of the Code (as it may be amended or substituted for after the Effective Date).
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders, the Agents and the FI Trustee that:
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities. (a) Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness or Attributable Debt, except:
(i) (A) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents, (B) Indebtedness created under the Parent Credit Agreement and the “Loan Documents” thereunder, and (C) (1) Ratable Guarantees of Ratable FCX Obligations by the PCA Loan Parties and (2) Indebtedness arising pursuant to Ratable Liens securing Ratable Obligations;
(ii) Indebtedness, including Guarantees, existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.01;
(iii) Indebtedness of FCX to any Restricted Subsidiary and of any Restricted Subsidiary to FCX or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such Indebtedness (A) owing to FCX or, at any time on and after the Additional Collateral Date, owing to any PCA Loan Party, shall, to the extent that any such Indebtedness from any single obligor to any single obligee exceeds $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, be evidenced by a promissory note and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement or the
Additional Collateral Agreement, as applicable, and (B) owing to PTFI, shall, to the extent that any such Indebtedness from any single obligor to any single obligee exceeds $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, be evidenced by a promissory note that shall have been pledged pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Lender Fiduciary Assignment and/or the Lender Security Agreement Fourth Amendment, as applicable;
(iv) secured or unsecured Indebtedness of FCX or any Restricted Subsidiary and Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions permitted by Section 6.06(a), in each case incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof but excluding Project Financings; provided that (A) any such Indebtedness or Attributable Debt is incurred within 180 days prior to or within 180 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (B) any such Attributable Debt is incurred in accordance with Section 6.06; and provided further in each case that (1) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (2) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Incurrence Test would be satisfied;
(v) Project Financings and Guarantees thereof in each case by the direct or indirect parent or parents of the applicable Project Financing Subsidiary; provided in each case that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (B) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Incurrence Test would be satisfied;
(vi) in the case of FCX, the Senior Notes;
(vii) unsecured Guarantees of FCX or PTFI of obligations of a purchaser in an FCX Assisted PTFI Sale to lenders providing financing for such sale in an aggregate amount not at any time in excess of (x) the aggregate amount of cash consideration received by FCX or any Restricted Subsidiary for such FCX Assisted PTFI Sale minus (y) the aggregate amount of payments theretofore made in respect of principal obligations under such Guarantee;
(viii) letters of credit in connection with environmental assurances and reclamation in an aggregate face amount not exceeding $700,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(ix) unsecured Indebtedness of FCX or any Loan Party; provided that all the Net Proceeds thereof are applied promptly to prepay Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.10 of the Parent Credit Agreement;
(x) other Indebtedness of FCX; provided that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (B) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Incurrence Test would be satisfied;
(xi) other Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries and Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions permitted pursuant to Section 6.06(c) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, taken together with all outstanding secured Indebtedness of FCX incurred under clause (x), (A)
not in excess of the greater of $1,500,000,000 and 3.5% (or (A) at any time when the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments and the Term Loans and the revolving commitments under the Parent Credit Agreement shall be less than $8,000,000,000 but greater than or equal to $5,000,000,000, 6% or (B) at any time when FCX is Investment Grade and the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments and the Term Loans and the revolving commitments under the Parent Credit Agreement shall be less than $5,000,000,000, 8%) of Consolidated Total Assets; provided that (1) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (2) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Incurrence Test would be satisfied; and
(xii) Permitted Refinancings of Indebtedness or Attributable Debt outstanding under clauses (i)(C) (in connection with a Permitted Refinancing of the related Indebtedness), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix) and (x).
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision hereof, (1) no Restricted Subsidiary shall Guarantee the Senior Notes, (2) no US Receivables Facility shall be established unless an intercreditor agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall be effective between the Administrative Agent (the substantive provisions of which shall not require any action by such financing parties or their representatives other than in connection with and following the occurrence of the Additional Collateral Date other than to accommodate potential security interests under the Additional Security Documents, including in connection with lock-box procedures) and the financing parties for such Receivables Facility or their representative (and each Lender hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into such intercreditor agreement), and (3) no Receivables Facility shall be established under which assets of PTFI or its subsidiaries are included.
(b) FCX will not permit PTFI nor any other Restricted Subsidiary to issue any preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interests; provided that PTFI and any Restricted Subsidiary may issue preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interests in an aggregate stated amount not in excess of $500,000,000; provided that no such preferred stock or preferred Equity Interests shall be subject to any redemption, repurchase or defeasance requirement prior to the date six months after the Tranche B Maturity Date.
SECTION 6.02. Liens. Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Liens created under or specifically required by the Loan Documents securing some or all of the Obligations and the Secured Obligations; and Ratable Liens created under or specifically required by the Loan Documents securing some or all of the Ratable FCX Obligations and Ratable Cyprus Obligations and, on and after the Additional Collateral Date, some or all of the Ratable PD Obligations (provided that each such Ratable Lien on any asset shall by its terms automatically be released upon the release of the Lien on such asset securing the Secured Obligations);
(b) Permitted Encumbrances;
(c) any Lien on any property or asset of FCX or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of FCX or any Restricted
Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof by more than the amount of accrued interest thereon and fees, expenses and premiums paid in connection with such extension, renewal or replacement;
(d) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by FCX or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (A) such Liens secure Indebtedness or Attributable Debt permitted by clause (iv) of Section 6.01(a) or extensions, renewals or replacements thereof permitted by Section 6.01(a)(xii), (B) such Liens (or the Liens securing the Indebtedness or Attributable Debt so extended, renewed or replaced) and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred within 180 days prior to or within 180 days after such acquisition or the completion of such acquisition, construction or improvement, (C) the Indebtedness or Attributable Debt secured thereby does not exceed by more than a deminimis amount the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (D) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of FCX or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(e) Liens securing any Project Financing or any Guarantee thereof by any direct or indirect parent of the applicable Project Financing Subsidiary; provided that (A) such Liens secure only Indebtedness or Attributable Debt permitted by Section 6.01(a)(v) or extensions, renewals or replacements thereof permitted by Section 6.01(a)(xii) and (B) such Liens do not apply to any property or assets of FCX or any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the assets of the applicable Project Financing Subsidiary and Equity Interests in the applicable Project Financing Subsidiary or any direct or indirect parent thereof that holds no significant assets other than direct or indirect ownership interests in such Project Financing Subsidiary or assets related to, or ownership interests in Subsidiaries that hold assets related to, the operations of such Project Financing Subsidiary;
(f) required margin deposits on, and other Liens on assets (other than Equity Interests) of FCX or any Restricted Subsidiary securing obligations under, Hedging Agreements permitted hereunder;
(g) Liens on property, other assets or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or at the time FCX or a Restricted Subsidiary acquires such property, other assets or shares of stock, including any acquisition by means of a merger, consolidation or other business combination transaction with or into any Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however, that such Liens are not created, incurred or assumed in anticipation of or in connection with such other Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (or such acquisition of such property, other assets or stock); and providedfurther, that such Liens are limited to all or part of the same property, other assets or stock (plus improvements, accession, proceeds or dividends or distributions in connection with the original property, other assets or stock) that secured the obligations to which such Liens relate;
(h) Liens on assets or property of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Loan Party) securing Indebtedness or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary owing to FCX or another Restricted Subsidiary;
(i) Liens securing any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness or Attributable Debt that was previously so secured, and permitted to be secured
under this Agreement; provided that any such Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements and accessions thereto) that secured the Indebtedness or Attributable Debt being refinanced at the time of such refinancing;
(j) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) which do not exceed $100,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(k) Liens on Equity Interests or other securities or assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(l) Liens on amounts not to exceed the sum of up to three years of regularly scheduled interest payments in respect of Indebtedness of FCX permitted hereby, which amounts shall have been placed in interest reserve accounts in connection with the issuance of such Indebtedness to secure the obligations under, such Indebtedness;
(m) the RTZ Interests;
(n) Liens on cash, Permitted Investments and other assets securing (i) letters of credit permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(viii) and (ii) environmental assurance and reclamation claims; provided that the aggregate amount of cash, Permitted Investments and other assets subject to such Liens under this paragraph (n) shall not at any time exceed $700,000,000;
(o) Liens not expressly permitted by clauses (a) through (n) securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(x) or (xi) and Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions permitted pursuant to Section 6.06(c); provided that such Liens are created in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness; and
(p) Liens on the receivables, metals and related assets subject to any Receivables Facility, Metalstream Transaction or other Indebtedness included in clause (j) of the definition of “Indebtedness”.
SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes. (a) Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, effect any Proscribed Consolidation. “Consolidation” means the merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of any Person with or into any other Person or the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of any Person to another Person. “Proscribed Consolidation” means any Consolidation of (i) PD and FCX or (ii) any of (A) on the one hand, PTFI, PD Morenci, Cyprus Climax Metals Company, Phelps Dodge Exploration Company, O&C Holdco or any of their subsidiaries, and (B) on the other hand, FCX or PD. “Proscribed Consolidation” shall also mean any merger or consolidation involving FCX in which FCX is not the surviving Person (the “Successor Company”) unless (1) the Successor Company will be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company will expressly assume, by an agreement executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, all the obligations of FCX under the Loan Documents; and (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the
time of such transaction), (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (B) immediately after giving effect to such incurrence, the Incurrence Test would be satisfied.
(b) Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into any other Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not owned directly by FCX, any Immaterial Subsidiary and any Subsidiary engaged primarily in exploration activities may liquidate or dissolve if FCX determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of FCX and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into PTFI in a transaction in which the surviving entity is PTFI and (iv) PTFI may engage in a transaction permitted under Section 9.18(c); provided that such transaction shall not constitute a Proscribed Consolidation and the surviving corporation in any merger involving a Loan Party shall be a Loan Party.
(c) FCX will not engage in any business or activity other than (i) the ownership of (A) outstanding Equity Interests in Subsidiaries that are pledged as Collateral to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Minimum Requirement), (B) Indebtedness owed by Subsidiaries that is pledged as Collateral, (C) cash and Permitted Investments that with de minimis exceptions is pledged as Collateral and held in accounts subject to control agreements for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (D) other cash and Permitted Investments securing letters of credit permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(viii), and (E) other assets the aggregate book value of which is not in excess of $100,000,000; (ii) the issuance of Equity Interests, the making of Restricted Payments, the incurrence of Indebtedness and the making of Investments in Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder; and (iii) corporate maintenance activities associated with being a public company and with being a holding company for a consolidated group and other de minimis activities as are customary for public holding companies that are similarly situated (including, without limitation, the employment of certain employees).
(d) Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. will not engage in any business or activity other than the ownership, operation and financing of the mining interests and business in Morenci, Arizona, which it owns and engages in on the Effective Date and extensions, expansions, improvements and modifications thereof in locations in which Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. has interests on the Effective Date and interests contiguous or in reasonable proximity thereto (collectively, the “Morenci Property”) (the “Morenci Business”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Morenci Business includes the mining, milling and leaching of mineral bearing material and the production of copper and molybdenum concentrates, copper precipitates and electrowon copper cathode at the Morenci Property, any exploration, development or other capital programs relating to the Morenci Property and any activities incidental to any of the foregoing. Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. will not own or acquire any assets (other than the Morenci Business and assets incidental thereto, including cash and Permitted Investments) or incur any liabilities (other than liabilities imposed by law, including tax liabilities, and other liabilities incidental to its existence and the Morenci Business (including Indebtedness to fund the operation, development, expansion, improvement or enhancement of the Morenci Business).
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the limitations set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) above shall not limit the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of equipment between Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions of assets (other than in the case of a Proscribed Consolidation) (i) from Subsidiary Guarantors to Subsidiary Guarantors, (ii) from non-Subsidiary Guarantors to Subsidiary Guarantors, (iii) from Subsidiary Guarantors to Restricted Subsidiaries and joint ventures of Subsidiary Guarantors or (iv) from non-Subsidiary Guarantors to non-Subsidiary Guarantors, so long as, in the case of sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions to non-Subsidiary Guarantors, a Subsidiary other than PD that directly or indirectly holds such transferee as a subsidiary is a Guarantor or the Equity Interests in which are pledged as Collateral to the extent required under clause (b) or (d), as applicable, of the definition of Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
(f) Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by FCX and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Effective Date and businesses reasonably related thereto.
SECTION 6.04. Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, purchase, hold, make or acquire (including pursuant to any merger and including each increase to the Unrestricted Subsidiary LC Exposure) any Investment in any Unrestricted Subsidiary, except to the extent that after giving effect to any such Investment, (A) the Incurrence Test would be satisfied and (B) either (x) the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Amount shall not exceed 1% of Consolidated Total Assets, or (y) if the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Amount shall exceed 1% of Consolidated Total Assets, or to the extent resulting in the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Amount exceeding 1% of Consolidated Total Assets, such Investment shall constitute a Restricted Use and the Restricted Uses shall not exceed the Restricted Uses Basket. In connection with each such Investment that exceeds $25,000,000, FCX shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) written notice of such Investment and (y) a certificate, dated the effective date of such Investment, of a Financial Officer of FCX stating that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying whether such Investment is made in reliance on clause (x) or (y) of the immediately preceding sentence and setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the requirements of clauses (A) and (B) of such sentence.
SECTION 6.05. Asset Sales. (a) Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all the assets of FCX and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
(b) Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will FCX permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Restricted Subsidiary, except:
(i) sales of inventory, used or surplus equipment and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) sales, transfers and dispositions to a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such sales, transfers or dispositions between a Loan Party and a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be made in compliance with Section 6.03;
(iii) any sale or issuance of Transferred Shares in a Qualifying PTFI Sale Transaction;
(iv) sales of assets as part of a sale and leaseback transaction permitted by Section 6.06;
(v) any sale of Equity Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries to PT-Rio Tinto Indonesia; provided that such sale is made pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Participation Agreement; provided further that any such Restricted Subsidiary shall continue to comply with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(vi) any sale of Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(vii) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets that are not permitted by any other clause of this paragraph (b), subject to the Incurrence Test and to compliance with Section 2.10(c) of the Parent Credit Agreement; and
(viii) dispositions of receivables, metals and related assets subject to any Receivables Facility, Metalstream Transaction or other Indebtedness included in clause (j) of the definition of “Indebtedness”;
provided that:
| (A) | except as permitted under Section 6.05(c), no such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of any Equity Interests in any PCA Loan Party (subject in the case of PTFI to clause (iii) above) or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of FCX the Equity Interests in which are pledged under a Security Document shall be permitted unless such Equity Interests constitute all the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary held by FCX and the Restricted Subsidiaries; and |
| (B) | all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted hereby (other than those permitted by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above) shall be made for fair value and for (I) 100% cash consideration in the case of transactions permitted by clause (iv), and (II) at least 75% cash consideration in the case of transactions permitted by clauses (v), (vi) and (vii); provided, however, that for the purposes of this paragraph (B), (1) any Permitted Investments received as consideration, (2) any liabilities (as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of FCX provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of FCX or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, other than with respect to Indebtedness that is not secured by the assets disposed of, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable disposition and for which FCX and all of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors, (3) any securities received by FCX or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by FCX or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable disposition and (4) any Designated Noncash Consideration received by FCX or such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (4) that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of the greater of $500,000,000 and 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Noncash Consideration, with the fair market |
| | value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall in each case of clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) be deemed to be cash. |
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document:
(i) PTFI will not sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of the Contract of Work or any rights thereunder, and PTFI will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant operating assets, or (except in connection with a Project Financing or sale and leaseback transaction permitted by Section 6.06 that is Non-Recourse Indebtedness) any assets subject to any Lien under any of the FI Security Documents to any other Person;
(ii) FCX or PTII may not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of Equity Interests in PTFI, and PTFI may not issue additional Equity Interests (each a “PTFI Share Sale”), except that:
| (A) | this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any PTFI Share Sale if after giving effect thereto FCX holds, directly or indirectly, PTFI Shares representing at least 80% of all the Equity Interests in PTFI; |
| (B) | at any time when the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments and the Term Loans and the revolving commitments under the Parent Credit Agreement shall be less than $8,000,000,000, this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any PTFI Share Sale if after giving effect thereto FCX holds, directly or indirectly, PTFI Shares representing at least 70% of all the Equity Interests in PTFI; and |
| (C) | this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any PTFI Share Sale that results in FCX holding, directly or indirectly, PTFI Shares representing less than 70% of all the Equity Interests in PTFI if after giving effect thereto (1) FCX holds, directly or indirectly, PTFI Shares representing at least 50.1% of all the Equity Interests in PTFI, (2) the Additional Collateral Date shall have occurred on or prior to the date on which such sale, transfer or other disposition is consummated, (3) the consideration for the PTFI Shares included in such transaction that reduce FCX’s holdings below 70% of all the Equity Interests in PTFI (the “Core Shares”) shall be 100% cash and all the Net Proceeds received in respect of the Core Shares (the “Core Net Proceeds”) shall be applied promptly to the prepayment of Term Loans (it being understood in the event that PTFI Shares other than the Core Shares are also included in such transaction, (x) the application of the Net Proceeds of such other PTFI Shares shall be governed by the provisions of Section 2.10(c) of the Parent Credit Agreement and (y) the expenses of the entire transaction shall be allocated ratably between the Core Shares and such other PTFI Shares), and (4) after giving effect to any such transaction and the related prepayment of Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments and the Term Loans and the revolving commitments under the Parent Credit Agreement shall be no greater than the amount equal to $8,000,000,000 minus the Core Net Proceeds; and |
(iii) no Pledged PTFI Shares shall be sold in any transaction under clause (ii) unless all the capital stock of PTFI then held by FCX and not constituting Pledged PTFI Shares, if any, is sold in such transaction. Each of the Collateral Agent and the Security Agent is hereby authorized and directed in the case of any sale of Pledged PTFI Shares together with all unpledged PTFI Shares in compliance with Section 6.05(b)(iii) or this Section 6.05(c) to release any and all Liens of the Secured Parties and the FI Secured Parties therein.
SECTION 6.06. Sale and Leaseback Transactions. Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred, except for (a) any such sale and leaseback of any fixed or capital assets that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the cost of such fixed or capital asset and is consummated within 180 days after such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset; (b) any such sale and leaseback of Project Financing Assets as part of a Project Financing; provided in each case that such sale and leaseback is solely for cash; and (c) any sale and leaseback of fixed or capital assets; provided that the aggregate amount of the Attributable Debt in respect of such sale and leaseback transactions under this clause (c) at any time outstanding, taken together with all outstanding secured Indebtedness of FCX incurred under Section 6.01(a)(x) and all Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xi), shall not exceed the greater of $1,500,000,000 and 3.5% (or (x) at any time when the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments and the Term Loans and the revolving commitments under the Parent Credit Agreement shall be less than $8,000,000,000 but greater than or equal to $5,000,000,000, 6% or (y) at any time when FCX is Investment Grade and the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments and the Term Loans and the revolving commitments under the Parent Credit Agreement shall be less than $5,000,000,000, 8%) of Consolidated Total Assets; provided in each case under clauses (a), (b) and (c) that (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (B) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Incurrence Test would be satisfied.
SECTION 6.07. Hedging Agreements. Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Hedging Agreement, other than Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or protect against actual or reasonably anticipated risks to which FCX or any Restricted Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct and financing of its business, and not in any event for speculation.
SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness. (a) FCX will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except
(i) Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their capital stock (A) to shareholders other than FCX, (B) to FCX to the extent the proceeds of such dividends are applied to pay operating expenses in the ordinary course of business, and (C) to FCX so long as (1) no Event of Default under clause (a) or (b) of Article VII shall have occurred and be continuing and (2) if any Event of Default other than under clause (a) or (b) of Article VII shall have occurred and be continuing (or shall result from the payment thereof), so long as the Required Lenders shall not have given notice to
FCX that such dividends shall not be permitted to be paid during the pendency of such Event of Default,
(ii) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or shall result from the payment thereof), FCX may pay regularly scheduled quarterly dividends in respect of its preferred stock issued and outstanding on the Effective Date and effect regularly scheduled mandatory redemptions of its preferred stock issued and outstanding on the Effective Date, in each case, to the extent and in the amounts required by the terms of such preferred stock as in effect on the Effective Date,
(iii) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or shall result from the payment thereof), FCX may, consistent with its dividend practices as of the Effective Date, and subject to the Incurrence Test, declare and pay dividends on its shares of common stock (and on shares of common stock issued upon the conversion of or in exchange for shares of FCX’s 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock outstanding on the Effective Date) in an amount in respect of any fiscal quarter not to exceed $0.3125 per share of FCX’s common stock (adjusted as applicable to eliminate the effect of stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits and other transactions in respect of such shares of common stock, and payable in respect of any shares of common stock received pursuant to any such stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other transaction) (it being understood that Restricted Payments made in reliance on this clause (iii) in respect of shares of FCX’s common stock issued or sold after the Effective Date (or in respect of shares received in stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits or other transactions in respect of such shares of common stock) involving either (x) a receipt of cash proceeds that increased the Restricted Uses Basket or (y) the receipt of assets in consideration for such common stock shall constitute Restricted Uses and shall reduce the Restricted Uses Basket (which reduction may be to less than zero)), and
(iv) so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or shall result from the payment thereof), and subject to the Incurrence Test, FCX may make Restricted Payments in cash in any amounts to the extent that, immediately after giving effect thereto (and to any expenditure of cash required thereby), the Restricted Uses would not be greater than the Restricted Uses Basket.
(b) Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make, directly or indirectly, any voluntary payment or other voluntary distribution (whether in cash, securities (other than common stock of FCX) or other property) of, or in respect of, principal of or interest on any Indebtedness, or any voluntary payment or other voluntary distribution (whether in cash, securities (other than common stock of FCX) or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or termination of any Indebtedness, except:
(i) payment of Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents and payment of Ratable FCX Obligations, Ratable Cyprus Obligations and Ratable PD Obligations;
(ii) payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of any Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of Indebtedness prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof;
(iii) refinancings of Indebtedness to the extent permitted by Section 6.01(a) (including, without limitation, the refinancing of any Indebtedness, other than the Senior Notes, with Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xi));
(iv) payment of secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(v) prepayments of Indebtedness owed to FCX by a Restricted Subsidiary or owed to a Restricted Subsidiary by FCX or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that prepayments of Indebtedness owed to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a PCA Loan Party shall be permitted only to the extent no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such prepayment, except that such prepayments shall be permitted (A) to the extent the proceeds of such prepayments are applied to pay operating expenses or to make Capital Expenditures in the ordinary course of business, and (B) to the extent the proceeds of such prepayments are applied to pay scheduled debt service of such Restricted Subsidiary so long as (1) no Event of Default under clause (a) or (b) of Article VII shall have occurred and be continuing and (2) if any Event of Default other than under clause (a) or (b) of Article VII shall have occurred and be continuing (or shall result from the payment thereof), so long as the Required Lenders shall not have given notice to FCX that such prepayments shall not be permitted to be paid during the pendency of such Event of Default;
(vi) prepayments of any Project Financing to the extent made by the applicable Project Financing Subsidiary with cash from the operations of such Project Financing Subsidiary;
(vii) payments of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in clause (viii) below) that are not permitted by clauses (i)-(vi) of this Section 6.08(b) if and to the extent that after giving effect to any such payments, the Restricted Uses would not be greater than the Restricted Uses Basket; and
(viii) payments of Indebtedness created under the Parent Credit Agreement and the “Loan Documents” thereunder.
SECTION 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates. (a) Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (i) transactions in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties; provided that transactions involving payments or transfers having a cumulative aggregate value of not more than $50,000,000 may be other than on an arm’s-length basis so long as the board of directors of FCX has determined the transaction is in the best interests of FCX, (ii) transactions among FCX and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.08.
(b) PTFI will not make any contribution or transfer of any substantial portion of its assets, the Contract of Work or any rights thereunder to FCX, any Restricted Subsidiary or any other Affiliate other than (i) cash dividends permitted to be paid to FCX pursuant to Section 6.08(a), and (ii) transfers of Block B Assets in permitted Project Financings.
SECTION 6.10. Restrictive Agreements. Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien to secure the Obligations and the Secured Obligations (or any refinancing, restructuring or replacement thereof (other than with subordinated Indebtedness)) upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrowers or any other Restricted Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions (A) imposed by applicable laws, rules or regulations, (B) under the Loan Documents, (C) existing on the date hereof under the Parent Credit Agreement (or the “Loan Documents” thereunder) or under the Senior Notes Documents (or to restrictions and conditions contained in the documentation for Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder at the time incurred that are no more restrictive than such restrictions and conditions contained in the Senior Notes Documents) or (D) identified on Schedule 6.10 (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of any asset or a Restricted Subsidiary pending such sale; provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the asset or Restricted Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed (A) by any agreement relating to any Indebtedness permitted hereunder of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary (other than PTFI or any PCA Loan Party) to the extent applicable to the assets of such Foreign Subsidiary or any of its Foreign Subsidiaries, (B) by any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement to which any Restricted Subsidiary is a party to the extent applicable to such joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement or direct or indirect interests therein, (C) by any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(ii) and any refinancing thereof (but shall in the case of this clause (C) apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition) or (D) in connection with any Receivables Facility to the extent determined by the Borrower to be necessary or desirable in connection with the implementation thereof, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (B) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(a)(iv), (v), (xi) or (xii), or refinancings thereof, if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the fixed or capital assets the acquisition, construction or improvement of which was financed with such Indebtedness (or the Indebtedness refinanced with such Indebtedness), (C) customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment thereof, and (D) restrictions imposed by Sections 7.2.5 and 7.3 of the Participation Agreement, and (v) clause (b) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions on Restricted Payments by Project Financing Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent thereof that holds no significant assets other than direct or indirect ownership interests in such Project Financing Subsidiary or assets related to, or ownership interests in Subsidiaries that hold assets related to, the operations of such Project Financing Subsidiary) imposed by the applicable Project Financing Documents or customary restrictions in the financing documents therefor.
SECTION 6.11. Amendment of Material Documents. Each Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights under, or terminate, suspend or enter into any agreement relating to, (i) its certificate of incorporation, by laws or other organizational documents, (ii) the Senior
Notes Documents or (iii) the Contract of Work, in each case that could reasonably be expected to be adverse in any significant respect to the interests or rights of the Lenders or to have an adverse effect in any significant respect upon the FI Collateral and Rights.
SECTION 6.12. Fiscal Year. FCX will not change its fiscal year to end on any date other than December 31.
SECTION 6.13. Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. (a) FCX may designate a Restricted Subsidiary (other than PD or PTFI) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “Designation”) only if:
(i) such Subsidiary does not own any Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such Designation;
(iii) after giving effect to such Designation and any related Investment to be made in such designated Subsidiary by FCX or any Restricted Subsidiary (which shall in any event include an existing Investment in such Subsidiary deemed to be equal to the net book value of such Subsidiary at the time it is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary), (A) the Incurrence Test would be satisfied and (B) either (x) the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Amount shall not exceed 1% of Consolidated Total Assets, or (y) if the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Amount shall exceed 1% of Consolidated Total Assets, or to the extent resulting in the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Amount exceeding 1% of Consolidated Total Assets, such Designation and any related Investment shall constitute a Restricted Use and the Restricted Uses shall not exceed the Restricted Uses Basket; and
(iv) FCX has delivered to the Administrative Agent (x) written notice of such Designation and (y) a certificate, dated the effective date of such Designation, of a Financial Officer of FCX stating that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying whether such Designation is made in reliance on clause (x) or (y) of clause (B) of paragraph (iii) above and setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the requirements of clauses (A) and (B) of paragraph (iii) above.
Upon the designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms hereof; provided after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Guarantee of such Subsidiary shall automatically be released without any consent of the Required Lenders; provided further, however, that no such Guarantee by a PCA Loan Party shall be released unless each Ratable Guarantee by such PCA Loan Party shall be released upon the release of such PCA Loan Party’s Guarantee of the Secured Obligations.
(b) FCX may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement (an “RS Designation”) only if:
(i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such RS Designation and, after giving effect thereto, the Incurrence Test would be satisfied; and
(ii) all Liens on assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and all Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately following the RS Designation would, if initially incurred at such time, have been permitted to be incurred pursuant to Sections 6.01 and 6.02 without reliance on Section 6.01(a)(ii) or Section 6.02(c) or (g).
Upon any such RS Designation with respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary (i) FCX and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have received a return of their Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of the net book value of such Subsidiary immediately prior to such RS Designation and (y) the fair market value (as reasonably determined by FCX) of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such RS Designation and (ii) FCX and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have a permanent Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary equal to the excess, if positive, of the amount referred to in clause (i)(x) above over the amount referred to in clause (i)(y) above.
(c) Neither FCX nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall at any time (x) provide a Guarantee of any Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (y) be directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or (z) be directly or indirectly liable for any other Indebtedness which provides that the holder thereof may (upon notice, lapse of time or both) declare a default thereon (or cause such Indebtedness or the payment thereof to be accelerated, payable or subject to repurchase prior to its final scheduled maturity) upon the occurrence of a default with respect to any other Indebtedness that is Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, except in the case of clause (x) or (y) to the extent permitted under Section 6.01 and Section 6.04 hereof. Except as provided in clause (b) above, each Designation shall be irrevocable, and no Unrestricted Subsidiary may become a Restricted Subsidiary, be merged with or into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or liquidate into or transfer substantially all its assets to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.14. Total Leverage Ratio. At any time when there is any outstanding Revolving Exposure (other than outstanding Letters of Credit that have been fully cash collateralized in accordance with Section 2.05(j)), FCX will not, without the approval of the Required Lenders, permit the Total Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter to exceed 5.0 to 1.0.
SECTION 6.15. Total Secured Leverage Ratio. At any time when there is any outstanding Revolving Exposure (other than outstanding Letters of Credit that have been fully cash collateralized in accordance with Section 2.05(j)), FCX will not, without the approval of the Required Lenders, permit the Total Secured Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter to exceed 3.0 to 1.0.
SECTION 6.16. Covenants with Respect to PTII. FCX will not, except with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, cause or permit PTII to:
(a) create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness or Attributable Debt;
(b) issue any Equity Interests other than Equity Interests pledged to the Secured Parties as represented by the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations and the Secured Obligations pursuant to a pledge agreement satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;
(c) create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien (other than nonconsensual Permitted Encumbrances) on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except Liens created under or specifically required by the Loan Documents securing some or all of the Obligations;
(d) purchase, hold, make or acquire any Investment in any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire any assets of any other Person, except Investments existing on the Effective Date;
(e) sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any PTFI Shares other than in a Qualifying PTFI Sale Transaction permitted hereby or a sale otherwise permitted under Section 6.05(c)(ii);
(f) conduct any business or operations other than acting as a holding company for Investments owned by it on the Effective Date; or
(g) liquidate, dissolve or merge or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than PTFI);
provided, however, that this Section 6.16 shall cease to be applicable at such time, if any, as PTII merges with and into PTFI.
SECTION 6.17. Covenants Relating to the RTZ Transactions. Neither Borrower will, directly or indirectly enter into any amendment or modification of (i) the Participation Agreement (including the Financial and Accounting Procedures thereunder) in each case from and after the Effective Date or (ii) any other material agreement in connection therewith, at any time, in each case other than pursuant to documents approved by the Required Lenders which would (or could reasonably be expected to) have an adverse effect upon the FI Collateral and Rights or impair the ability of either Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to perform all of their respective obligations under the Loan Documents (including under this Section 6.17). Without the prior written approval of the Required Lenders, PTFI shall not (a) consent to (I) any “Closedown” (as such term is defined in the Participation Agreement) or any amendment or modification of such term, (II) any amendment, modification or waiver of Section 7.5.1.1, 7.5.1.3 or 10.5 or Annex A of the Participation Agreement, or (III) any amendment, modification or waiver of any RTZ Document that could, directly or indirectly, result in a significant reduction of Block A Base Production in any annual period (other than any adjustments to Block A Base Production effected in accordance with Section 16.4.2 of the Participation Agreement as in effect on the date hereof as a result of the occurrence of any of the causes referred to in Section 16.4.1 of the Participation Agreement as in effect on the date hereof or similar force majeure events), (b) consent to any assignment by RTZ or PT-Rio Tinto Indonesia of the RTZ Documents or their respective obligations thereunder, (c) waive any material default by RTZ under the RTZ Documents, (d) agree to any reduction in annual production from Contract Block A (as defined in the Contract of Work), other than annual production from Greenfield Projects and Sole Risk Ventures (as such terms are defined in the Participation Agreement), which might foreseeably result in PTFI receiving cashflow after payment of all Operating Costs attributable to it which would not be sufficient to pay in full all its obligations, including under the Privatization Agreements (as such term is defined in the Participation Agreement) and the Loan Documents, as and when they are likely to come due, (e) amend or agree to any amendment of any agreement to which the Administrative Agent has not also agreed if, as a result of such amendment, a term defined in the FI Intercreditor Agreement or the Side Letter by reference to a term defined in such amended agreement would be changed
or (f) resign as the Operator under the Participation Agreement. Subject to the penultimate sentence of this Section 6.17, PTFI and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not cause or permit any assets of it or its Restricted Subsidiaries to be or become Joint Account Assets under the Participation Agreement for other than full fair market compensation, nor shall either Borrower grant or provide (or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to grant or provide) any additional security or collateral to secure any obligation to RTZ or its Affiliates other than the transfer of the RTZ Interests as required by the Participation Agreement, in each case subject to the terms of the FI Intercreditor Agreement and the FI Trust Agreement. PTFI and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not engage in any transaction (other than the RTZ Transactions) or dealing with, or assign or transfer any assets to, PT-Rio Tinto Indonesia or any of its Affiliates other than on an arm’s-length basis. PTFI shall promptly provide to the Administrative Agent copies of (i) all amendments, modifications, waivers and supplements to the RTZ Documents, (ii) all annual financial reports and budgets pursuant to the Participation Agreement and (iii) all other material notices and reports under the RTZ Documents. PTFI shall also conduct Joint Operations (as defined in the Participation Agreement) in a manner which does not prevent or adversely affect, and at all times shall retain rights under the Contract of Work and tangible assets sufficient for, Block A Base Production pledged to the Lenders.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
(a) either Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b) either Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days;
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of either Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(d) either Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a) or 5.04 (with respect to the existence of either Borrower) or in Article VI or Section 9.15;
(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied
for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to FCX (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);
(f) (i) an “Event of Default” shall exist under the Parent Credit Agreement; (ii) default shall be made with respect to any Material Indebtedness if the effect of any such default shall be to accelerate, or to permit the holder or obligee of any such Material Indebtedness (or any trustee on behalf of such holder or obligee) to accelerate, the stated maturity of such Material Indebtedness or, in the case of Hedging Agreements, require the payment of any net termination value in respect thereof or, in the case of Project Financings, permit foreclosure upon, or require FCX, PTFI or any Restricted Subsidiary to repurchase the related Project Financing Assets; or (iii) any amount of principal or interest of any Material Indebtedness or any payment under a Hedging Agreement constituting Material Indebtedness, in each case regardless of amount, shall not be paid when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (after giving effect to any period of grace specified in the instrument evidencing or governing such Material Indebtedness);
(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of either Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary (each, a “Material Company”) or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Material Company or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h) any Material Company shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (g) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Material Company or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, or (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(i) any Material Company shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(j) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000,000 shall be rendered against either Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 45 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of either Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(l) any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document or FI Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and, to the extent contemplated by the applicable Security Document, perfected Lien on any material amount of Collateral or on any material amount of “Collateral” under any FI Security Document, with the priority required by the applicable Security Document or FI Security Document, as the case may be, except (i) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable asset in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents or (ii) as a result of the failure of the Collateral Agent or Security Agent to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under any Security Document;
(m) any Guarantee under any Loan Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party in writing not to be, a valid and enforceable Guarantee;
(n) any Governmental Authority shall condemn, seize, nationalize, assume the management of, or appropriate any material portion of the property, assets or revenues of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (either with or without payment of compensation);
(o) neither the Full Stock Pledge Condition nor the Additional Collateral Requirement shall be satisfied on September 15, 2007;
(p) the security interest in the Contract of Work granted in the FI Trust Agreement or under any FI Security Document shall be deemed to be invalid or fail to be in full force and effect or the Contract of Work shall be terminated or otherwise fail to be in full force and effect or shall be amended without the consent of the Required Lenders in any manner which materially and adversely affects the rights and benefits granted to the FI Trustee and the Lenders under the FI Security Documents; or the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Indonesia (or any successor entity) or the Government of Indonesia shall have taken any action in contravention of the Contract of Work which materially adversely affects PTFI’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the rights and benefits granted to the FI Trustee under any FI Security Document;
(q) PTFI shall resign as “Operator” under the Participation Agreement or an “Event of Resignation” under the Participation Agreement (or any event or condition which with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice would constitute such an “Event of Resignation” (other than any event or condition that is an Event of Default hereunder)) shall occur and be continuing; or
(r) a Change in Control shall occur;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to either Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrowers, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be
due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower and (iii) exercise any or all the remedies then available under the Security Documents; and in case of any event with respect to either Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower.
ARTICLE VIII
The Agents and the FI Trustee
Each of the Lenders, the Agents and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints (a) JPMCB as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in its capacity as Operator Selection Representative under the Operator Replacement Agreement), (b) JPMCB as Collateral Agent for the Lenders, the Agents and the Issuing Banks under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (c) JPMCB as Security Agent for the Lenders, the Agents and the Issuing Banks under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (d) JPMCB as JAA Security Agent for the Lenders, the Agents and the Issuing Banks under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (e) Merrill as the Syndication Agent for the Lenders, the Agents and the Issuing Banks under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (f) U.S. Bank National Association to act as FI Trustee for the Lenders under the FI Trust Agreement and the Operator Replacement Agreement and as FI Security Agent for the Lenders under the Surat Kuasa and the Fiduciary Assignment of Accounts. Each Lender, each Agent and each Issuing Bank (x) confirms and agrees to be bound by the terms of the FI Trust Agreement, the FI Intercreditor Agreement, the Side Letter and the other Loan Documents and (y) agrees that the FI Trustee in accepting its appointment and in acting under the FI Trust Agreement, the Operator Replacement Agreement, the Surat Kuasa and the Fiduciary Assignment of Accounts shall be entitled to all the rights, immunities, privileges, protections, exculpations, indemnifications, liens and other benefits applicable to its acting as trustee under the FI Trust Agreement. Each Lender, each Agent and each Issuing Bank authorizes the Agents to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the applicable Agent by the terms of the applicable Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Neither the Syndication Agent nor any Documentation Agent, in its capacity as such, shall have any responsibilities or authority under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
Each of the Lenders serving as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the JAA Security Agent, the Syndication Agent and the FI Trustee shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the applicable Agent or FI Trustee, and each of such Lenders and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent or the FI Trustee.
No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the applicable Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders or Secured Parties as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02 or the applicable Loan Document), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, or shall be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to either Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity under the Loan Documents, the Parent Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents thereunder. No Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by either Borrower or a Lender, and no Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the FI Security Agent and the JAA Security Agent are hereby expressly authorized to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the collateral under the Security Documents and to carry out the rights of the secured parties with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents, including, specifically with respect to the Pledged PTFI Shares and the Pledged PTII Shares, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, to exercise the rights of the Pledgors under the FCX Pledge Agreements as owners of such shares in accordance with the terms of the FCX Pledge Agreements and otherwise applicable law. In addition, each Lender, each Agent and each Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the FI Security Agent and the JAA Security Agent to enter, on behalf of each of them, into the Security Documents and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Security Documents. Each Lender, each Agent and each Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the FI Security Agent and the JAA Security Agent, as applicable, to enter into amendments from time to time to the Security Documents or take any other action for the purpose of naming as Secured Parties thereunder (i) Lenders that become parties to this Agreement after the Effective Date and/or (ii) Lender Affiliates that become counterparties to Hedging Agreements, the obligations under which are secured by the Security Documents.
Each 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 believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrowers), 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.
Each Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the applicable Agent. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent.
No Agent shall commence any litigation in the name of, or on behalf of, any Lender without the prior consent of such Lender; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Agent commences any litigation at the direction of the Required Lenders, any Lender that shall not have consented thereto shall remain liable for its pro rata share of the costs and expenses of such Agent pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
The Syndication Agent and, subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor as provided in this paragraph, any other Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrowers. Upon any such resignation by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrowers, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders under the Parent Credit Agreement), Security Agent or JAA Security Agent, as the case may be. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Security Agent or JAA Security Agent, as the case may be, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent or the JAA Security Agent, as the case may be, hereunder by a successor, such successor Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Security Agent or JAA Security Agent, as applicable, shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After any Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 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 it was acting as an Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agents 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 Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agents or any other Lender and based on such documents and
information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
The obligations of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Security Agent, JAA Security Agent, the FI Trustee, the FI Security Agent and the Syndication Agent shall be separate and several and none of them shall be responsible or liable for the acts or omissions of any other, except, to the extent that any such Agent serves in more than one agency capacity, such Agent shall be responsible for the acts and omissions relating to each such agency function.
Without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders but subject to Section 9.02(b), the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, Security Agent and the JAA Security Agent will not, except as contemplated by this paragraph, consent to any modification, supplement or waiver of any Security Document and the FI Trustee will not consent to any modification, supplement or waiver of the FI Trust Agreement, the Operator Replacement Agreement, the Surat Kuasa or the Fiduciary Assignment of Accounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to enter into such amendments as it may deem appropriate to the Third Amended and Restated FCX Pledge Agreement (PTFI Shares) in connection with the satisfaction of the Full Stock Pledge Condition or the Partial Stock Pledge Condition. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VIII, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the JAA Security Agent, the FI Security Agent and the FI Trustee will, at the request of FCX or PTFI, release (or subordinate such interest) from the Security Documents (and enter into an amendment to any applicable Security Document and execute such other instruments as may be necessary in connection therewith), any interest of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the JAA Security Agent, the FI Security Agent or the FI Trustee, as applicable, upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate from a Financial Officer of FCX specifying the asset to be released and the related transaction and certifying that after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall occur or be continuing, specific assets (which may either be released from the Lien of the Security Documents or excluded from the after-acquired property clauses of the Security Documents) as required to be released to allow sales, transfers or other dispositions, secured financings, capital leases and sale leaseback transactions and pledges of assets expressly permitted hereby. In addition, upon consummation of a Project Financing by a Project Financing Subsidiary, to the extent releases are requested in a certificate from a Financial Officer of FCX, which certificate shall certify that after giving effect to such releases no Event of Default shall occur or be continuing and that such releases are in conformity with clause (D) of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, such Project Financing Subsidiary and, if applicable, its parent shall automatically be released from its Guarantee and the pledge of the Equity Interests in such Project Financing Subsidiary shall be released. It is understood and agreed that releases in connection with this paragraph shall not require any further consent of the Required Lenders.
The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to, and to instruct the FI Trustee and the JAA Security Agent to, enter into or consent to an amendment to the Participation Agreement or other RTZ Documents permitting PTFI to incur Indebtedness of the type permitted by Section 6.01(a)(iv) or Section 6.01(a)(v) hereof without the necessity of the holders of such Indebtedness becoming party to the Side Letter. Such amendment or consent will not require any further consent of the Required Lenders.
By acceptance of the benefits of the Security Documents, the holders of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Atlantic Copper Pledge Agreement referred to below) hereby expressly and irrevocably appoint JPMCB as Collateral Agent under the Atlantic Copper Pledge Agreement and such holders hereby expressly and irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent to accept and cancel, in their name and on their behalf, a pledge (including its novations) over the shares representing 65% of the share capital of Atlantic Copper S.A. (“Atlantic Copper”), a company (sociedad anónima) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain, having its registered office at Avenida Francisco Montenegro s/n, 21007, Huelva, Spain, and Tax Identification Number (C.I.F.) A-79110482, as security for the Secured Obligations (as so defined) (the “Pledge of Atlantic Copper Shares”), and, in particular, but not exclusively, (i) to execute one or more pledge agreements (collectively, the “Atlantic Copper Pledge Agreement”), as well as any subsequent novations thereof, inter alia, over the shares of Atlantic Copper owned by Freeport-McMoRan Spain Inc. representing, from time to time, 65% of the share capital of Atlantic Copper on the terms and conditions that the Collateral Agent may deem appropriate; (ii) to appear before a Notary Public and execute, on the terms the Collateral Agent deems appropriate, the granting of any ratification, amendment, confirmation, supplement, novation or cancellation of the document or documents by virtue of which the Pledge of Atlantic Copper Shares is created; (iii) to carry out whatever actions and legal proceedings the Collateral Agent may deem appropriate for the enforcement of the Pledge of Atlantic Copper Shares in accordance with the terms of the applicable Loan Documents; (iv) to carry out, as well, all related or complementary acts needed in order to fully execute the mandate received, and in particular, grant amendment documents and to do all other things, to enter into all other agreements and to make all other statements necessary or useful in connection with the above mentioned performances; and (v) to make any payment of any reasonable expenses and fees, including legal and notarial fees.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to 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 telecopy, as follows:
(i) if to either Borrower, to it at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., One N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Attention of Treasurer (Telecopy No. (602) 366-7322);
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 1111 Fannin Street, 10th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention of Ms. Sylvia Trevino (Telecopy No. (713) 750-2932), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Attention of James Ramage (Telecopy No. (212) 270-5100);
(iii) if to the Swingline Lender, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 1111 Fannin Street, 10th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002,
Attention of Ms. Sylvia Trevino (Telecopy No. (713) 750-2932), with a copy to the Administrative Agent as provided under clause (ii) above;
(iv) if to any Issuing Bank, to it at the address most recently specified by it in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, with a copy to the Administrative Agent as provided under clause (ii) above; and
(v) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or a Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communication pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt. Any notice delivered to FCX shall be deemed also to have been given to PTFI, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given to PTFI on the day it is deemed to have been given to FCX.
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Lender or any Issuing Bank in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Agents, the FI Trustee, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each Borrower and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders
shall be necessary to amend the dates set forth in the definition of “Collateral Shortfall Period”), (iii) postpone the maturity of any Loan, or the required date of reimbursement of any LC Disbursement under Section 2.05, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.17(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be) (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit or revolving commitments pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Revolving Commitments on the date hereof), (vi) release all or substantially all the Guarantors from their Guarantee under the Loan Documents or limit the liability of all or substantially all the Guarantors in respect of such Guarantees, without the written consent of each Lender, (vii) release all or substantially all the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents, without the written consent of each Lender, or (viii) change any provisions of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of Collateral or payments due to Lenders holding Loans of any Class differently than those holding Loans of any other Class, without the written consent of Lenders holding a majority in interest of the outstanding Loans and unused Commitments of each affected Class; provided further that (A) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender without the prior written consent of such Agent, the FI Trustee, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be; (B) any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time; and (C) if the terms of any waiver, amendment or modification of any Loan Document provide that any Class of Loans (together with all accrued interest thereon and all accrued fees payable with respect to the Commitments of such Class) will be repaid or paid in full, and the Commitments of such Class (if any) terminated, as a condition to the effectiveness of such waiver, amendment or modification, then so long as the Loans of such Class (together with such accrued interest and fees) are in fact repaid or paid and such Commitments are in fact terminated, in each case prior to or substantially simultaneously with the effectiveness of such amendment, then such Loans and Commitments shall not be included in the determination of the Required Lenders with respect to such amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrowers, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent if (i) by the terms of such agreement any remaining Commitment and/or Revolving Exposure of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment and (ii) at the time such amendment becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by it and all other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) Each Borrower agrees to pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Agent and its Affiliates and the FI Trustee, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for each Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
(b) Each Borrower agrees to indemnify each Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, the FI Trustee and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by either Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to either Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related costs and expenses arising from a release of Hazardous Materials or Environmental Liability (except releases of Hazardous Materials or Environmental Liabilities actually caused by either Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective tenants, contractors or agents) to the extent (and only to the extent) first occurring and first existing after title to the relevant real property or facility is vested in any Agent or Lender or other party after the completion of foreclosure proceedings or the granting of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or similar transfer of title, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
(c) To the extent that either Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to any Agent, the FI Trustee or any Issuing Bank under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section (but without affecting such Borrower’s obligations thereunder), each Lender severally agrees to pay to the applicable Agent, the FI Trustee or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid
amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent, the FI Trustee or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the sum of the total Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments at the time. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph (c) are subject to the last sentence of Section 2.02(a) (which shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Lenders’ obligations under this paragraph (c)). If any action, suit or proceeding arising from any of the foregoing is brought against any Lender, any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank or other Person indemnified or intended to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 9.03, PTFI and FCX, to the extent and in the manner directed by such indemnified party, will resist and defend such action, suit or proceeding or cause the same to be resisted and defended by counsel designated by PTFI and FCX (which counsel shall be satisfactory to such Lender, such Agent, the FI Trustee, such Issuing Bank or other Person indemnified or intended to be indemnified). If PTFI or FCX shall fail to do any act or thing which it has covenanted to do hereunder or any representation or warranty on the part of PTFI or FCX contained in this Agreement shall be breached, any Lender, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank or any Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) do the same or cause it to be done or remedy any such breach, and may expend its funds for such purpose. Any and all amounts so expended by any Lender, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank or any Agent shall be repayable to it by PTFI and FCX immediately upon such Person’s demand therefor.
(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither Borrower shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 10 days after written demand therefor.
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) a Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by a Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section; provided that a rejurisdictioning transaction permitted by Section 9.18(c) shall not require the consent of any Lender under this Section 9.04 Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents, the FI Trustee, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may 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 or LC Exposure and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior consent (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being understood that the Borrowers may withhold their consent to an assignment to a Lender that would, as of the effective date of such assignment, be entitled to claim compensation under Section 2.14 (other than paragraph (b) thereof) which the assignor Lender would not be entitled to claim as of that date) of:
(A) in the case of assignments of Revolving Commitments or Revolving Exposures, the Borrowers, the Swingline Lender and each Principal Issuing Bank; provided that no consent of either Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Revolving Lender or to an Affiliate of a Revolving Lender having credit ratings equal to or better than the credit ratings of such Revolving Lender, or, if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (g) or (h) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; and
(B) the Administrative Agent.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided that no such consent of either Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (g) or (h) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing; and provided further that simultaneous assignments in respect of a Lender and its Approved Funds shall be aggregated for purposes of such requirement;
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause (B) shall not be construed to prohibit assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, payable by either the assignee or the assignor (provided that only one such fee shall be payable in respect of simultaneous assignments by a Lender and its Approved Funds); and
(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms required by Section 2.16(f).
For purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the terms “Approved Fund” and “CLO” have the following meanings:
“Approved Fund” means (a) a CLO and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
“CLO” means an entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and is administered or managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Agents, the FI Trustee, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers, any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(vi) At the request of either Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the assignee under an Assignment and Assumption, each of the Borrowers, each applicable Agent and such assignee shall enter into any amendments to the Security Documents or take any other actions for the purpose of naming such assignee as a Secured Party thereunder.
(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment or LC Exposure and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such
Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (C) the Borrowers, the Agents, the FI Trustee, the Issuing Banks 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 and (D) such Lender will continue to give prompt attention to and process (including, if required, through discussions with Participants) requests for waivers or amendments hereunder. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.17(c) as though it were a Lender.
(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.14 (other than paragraph (b) thereof) or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrowers’ prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless the Borrowers are notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrowers, to comply with Section 2.16(f) as though it were a Lender.
(d) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the
expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to any Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and (subject to Section 9.22(A)) supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01 and 9.22(A), this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing (although such obligations may be unmatured) by such Lender or Issuing Bank or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of either Borrower against any of and all the obligations then due of either Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement. The applicable Lender or Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent of such setoff and application, provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section. The rights of each Lender, each Issuing Bank and its Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, Issuing Bank and Affiliates may have.
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Sovereign Immunity. (a)This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 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, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. 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 or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against either Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which 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 any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. 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.
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
(e) To the extent that PTFI may now or hereafter be entitled, in any jurisdiction in which judicial proceedings may at any time be commenced with respect to any Loan Document, to claim for itself or its property, assets or revenues any immunity (whether by reason of sovereignty or otherwise) from suit, jurisdiction of any court, attachment prior to judgment, setoff, execution of a judgment or from any other legal process or remedy, and to the extent that there may be attributed to PTFI such an immunity (whether or not claimed), PTFI hereby irrevocably agrees not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity.
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY 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, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT 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 PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY 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.
SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents, the FI Trustee, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be
informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any actual or prospective assignee of or Participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to either Borrower or any other Loan Party and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrowers or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than either Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from or on behalf of either Borrower relating to either Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by either Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan or participation in any LC Disbursement, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan or LC Disbursement or participation therein under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan or LC Disbursement or participation therein in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan or LC Disbursement or participation therein hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan or LC Disbursement or participation therein but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or LC Disbursements or participations therein or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.14. Judgment Currency. The specification of payment in dollars and in New York City, New York, with respect to amounts payable to any Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant), any Agent, the FI Trustee or any Issuing Bank hereunder and under the other Loan Documents is of the essence, and dollars shall be the currency of account in all events. The payment obligations of a Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not be discharged by an amount paid by such Borrower in another currency or in another place, whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise, to the extent that the amount so paid on conversion to dollars and transfer to New York City under normal banking procedures does not yield the amount of dollars in New York City due hereunder. If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in dollars into another currency (the “second currency”), the rate of exchange which shall be applied shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase
dollars with the second currency on the Business Day next preceding that on which such judgment is rendered. The obligation of a Borrower in respect of any such sum due from such Borrower to any Agent, the FI Trustee, any Issuing Bank or any Lender (or permitted assignee or Participant) hereunder or under any other Loan Document (an “entitled person”) shall, notwithstanding the rate of exchange actually applied in rendering such judgment, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such entitled person of any sum adjudged to be due hereunder or under any other Loan Document in the second currency such entitled person may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase in the free market and transfer to New York City dollars with the amount of the second currency so adjudged to be due; and each Borrower hereby agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such entitled person against, and to pay such entitled person on demand, in dollars in New York City, the difference between the sum originally due to such entitled person from such Borrower in dollars and the amount of dollars so purchased and transferred.
SECTION 9.15. RTZ Transactions. PTFI has appointed the Administrative Agent to be the Operator Selection Representative for all purposes of the FI Trust Agreement, the Operator Replacement Agreement and the Surat Kuasa and has irrevocably and unconditionally agreed that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, in addition to any other remedy available thereunder or under any other Loan Document thereunder, remove PTFI as Operator under the Contract of Work and appoint a replacement Operator, which shall be PT Rio Tinto Indonesia or an Affiliate of PT Rio Tinto Indonesia designated by PT Rio Tinto Indonesia if PT Rio Tinto Indonesia timely elects to exercise its designation rights provided in Section 2(a) of the Operator Replacement Agreement and meets the other conditions to such designation right set forth in such Section 2(a). PTFI has also irrevocably and unconditionally agreed that the Administrative Agent, acting as the Operator Selection Representative under the FI Trust Agreement, the Operator Replacement Agreement and the Surat Kuasa, shall also have the right to designate a successor Operator under the circumstances provided in Section 2(b) of the Operator Replacement Agreement. PTFI has further agreed that it will not appoint any other Operator Selection Representative other than the Administrative Agent (or, except as provided to PT Rio Tinto Indonesia in the Participation Agreement, grant any other Person the right to remove PTFI (or any successor operator for the Project) as Operator under any circumstances) and that it will not approve or enter into any management agreement with a successor Operator appointed under the Operator Replacement Agreement unless and until the Administrative Agent has approved the terms of such management agreement. PTFI has also agreed that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to exercise PTFI’s rights under the Participation Agreement (including the financial and accounting procedures) referred to in Section 6(c) of the FI Intercreditor Agreement to the exclusion of PTFI after the occurrence of an Event of Default, in addition to the other rights and remedies available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents thereunder and applicable law. Each of the Agents, the Lenders, PTFI and FCX acknowledges and agrees that the FI Trust Agreement will not terminate prior to termination of the Participation Agreement
SECTION 9.16. Patriot Act. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Borrower agrees to provide the Lenders, upon request, with all
documentation and other information required from time to time to be obtained by the Lenders pursuant to applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.
SECTION 9.17. No Fiduciary Relationship. The Borrowers, on behalf of themselves and the Subsidiaries, agree that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, the Borrowers, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications.
SECTION 9.18. Release of Liens and Guarantees; Rejurisdictioning of PTFI. (a) A Subsidiary Guarantor shall automatically be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents and all security interests in the Collateral of such Subsidiary Guarantor, and in the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary Guarantor, shall be automatically released upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement as a result of which such Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary; provided that, if so required by this Agreement, the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be required under Section 9.02) shall have consented to such transaction and the terms of such consent did not provide otherwise. Upon any sale or other transfer by any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than to FCX or any other Subsidiary) of any Collateral that is permitted under this Agreement, or upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest granted under any Loan Document in any Collateral pursuant to Section 9.02 of this Agreement, the security interest in such Collateral shall be automatically released. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section, the Collateral Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to any Subsidiary Guarantor, at such Subsidiary Guarantor’s expense, all documents that such Subsidiary Guarantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release.
(b) Subject to paragraph (e) below, at any time following the Investment Grade Date when there is no outstanding Tranche B Term Loan, upon written notice from the Borrowers and at the Borrowers’ expense, the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the JAA Security Agent and the FI Trustee, as applicable, shall terminate and release all the Collateral under the Security Documents (but not, unless specifically requested by FCX in such notice, any Collateral under the FI Security Documents) and the Collateral Agent, the Security Agent, the JAA Security Agent and the FI Trustee, as applicable, shall promptly execute and deliver all documents that the Borrowers shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of any Loan Document to the contrary, at any time when either (i) the Full Stock Pledge Condition is satisfied or (ii) the Additional Collateral Requirement is satisfied, PTFI may elect to effect a transaction in which it will cease to be domesticated under the laws of Delaware as a corporation and shall become solely a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Republic of Indonesia. In the event that such rejurisdictioning is effected, upon written notice from the Borrowers and at the Borrowers’ expense, the Collateral Agent shall terminate and release the Guarantees provided under the Indonesian Guarantee Agreement by each of PT Kencana Infra Nusakarya and PT Kencana Wisata Nusakarya.
(d) Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, no Guarantee by a PCA Loan Party shall be released unless each Ratable Guarantee by the applicable PCA Loan Party shall be released upon the release of such PCA Loan Party’s Guarantee of the Secured Obligations.
SECTION 9.19. Non-Public Information. (a) Each Lender acknowledges that all information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement from the Borrowers or on their behalf and relating to the Borrowers, the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses may include material non-public information concerning the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries or their securities, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and that it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with the procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
(b) All such information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement will be syndicate-level information, which may contain material non-public information about the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries and their securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that it has identified in its Administrative Questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
SECTION 9.20. Parallel Debt. By execution of this Agreement, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks acknowledge the provisions of Section 2 of each of the FCX Pledge Agreements, the Fourth Amended and Restated Fiduciary Transfer, the Fiduciary Assignment of Accounts, the Fourth Amended and Restated Lender Fiduciary Assignment and the Fiduciary Transfer of Joint Account Assets, and hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Security Agent, as applicable, to accept such clauses on their behalf.
SECTION 9.21. Joint and Several Obligations. Whenever in this Agreement or any other Loan Document any payment obligation or other obligation is expressed as an obligation of the Borrowers, each of the Borrowers shall be jointly and severally liable for the full payment and performance of such obligation.
SECTION 9.22. Agreements under the Existing Credit Agreement. The signatories hereto constituting pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement (including the last sentence thereof) the required signatories for amending and taking other actions under the Existing Credit Agreement hereby agree as follows:
| (A) | The Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in the form hereof effective upon the date on which each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02). For the avoidance of doubt, the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the occurrence of such satisfaction or waiver. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all appointments of the Agents shall, from and after the execution hereof by the Administrative Agent and the delivery of counterparts hereof by each other party hereto in accordance with Section 9.06, be effective hereunder for all purposes of facilitating the satisfaction of such conditions or the obtaining of any such waiver. |
| (B) | In conjunction with the renewals of the currently existing Fiduciary Certificate no. C2-128 HT.04.07.TH.2006P and no. C2-129 |
| | HT.04.07.TH.2006P, both dated 29 August, 2006, in favor of the lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement who are Lenders hereunder, such Lenders hereby authorize the Security Agent and the FI Trustee to delete the registration certificates stated above; to implement the foregoing, the Security Agent and the FI Trustee is hereby authorized by such Lenders with power of substitution, to sign, submit applications thereto and in general to do and carry out all things necessary or useful without exemption. |
| (C) | Upon the effectiveness of the Collateral Agreement, the lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement who are Lenders hereunder hereby direct and authorize the Security Agent to release the debt instruments pledged under the Second Amended and Restated FCX Pledge Agreement (Indebtedness) (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) whereupon such debt instruments shall be pledged by FCX under the Collateral Agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
| FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC., |
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| PT FREEPORT INDONESIA, |
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| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Security Agent, JAA Security Agent and Collateral Agent, |
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| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, as Syndication Agent |
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| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as FI Trustee, |
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| MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION |
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| HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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| THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., NY BRANCH |
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| CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH |
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| BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH |
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| ING CAPITAL LLC |
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| MIZUHO CORPORATION BANK, LTD. |
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| NATIXIS |
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| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA |
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| THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC |
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| SOCIETE GENERALE |
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| SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION |
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| WESTLB AG, TORONTO BRANCH |
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| BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO, S.A. NEW YORK BRANCH |
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| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
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| UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED, NEW YORK AGENCY |
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| DBS BANK LTD., LOS ANGELES AGENCY |
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| THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY |
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| WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. |
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| BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK, NEW YORK BRANCH |
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| RAYMOND JAMES BANK, FSB |
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| BANCO ESPIRITO SANTO, S.A., NASSAU BRANCH |
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| HUA NAN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD. NEW YORK AGENCY |
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| CHANG HWA COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH |
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