CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 17, 2006, as amended and restated as of May 4, 2011 and February 26, 2014 and as further supplemented as of June 10, 2015, March 18, 2016, August 15, 2016, February 15, 2017 and March 20, 2017, as further amended and restated as of June 28, 2017 and as further supplemented as of March 13, 2018, among HCA Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HCA” or the “Borrower”), the lending institutions from time to time parties hereto (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Letter of Credit Issuer (such terms and each other capitalized term used but not defined in this preamble having the meaning provided inSection 1).
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer, the Lenders and the other parties thereto are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2006 (the “Original Credit Agreement”) and as amended and restated on May 4, 2011 (as amended and supplemented prior to the Second Restatement Effective Date, the “First Restated Credit Agreement”) and as amended and restated as of February 26, 2014 (as amended and supplemented prior to the Third Restatement Effective Date the “Second Restated Credit Agreement”) and as amended and restated as of June 28, 2017 (the “Third Restated Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and restate the Second Restated Credit Agreement in its entirety as set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.Definitions
1.1.Defined Terms.
(a) As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in thisSection 1.1 unless the context otherwise requires (it being understood that defined terms in this Agreement shall include in the singular number the plural and in the plural the singular):
“ABL Documents” shall mean the ABL Facility, any guarantees issued thereunder and the collateral and security documents (and intercreditor agreements) entered into in connection therewith.
“ABL Entity” shall mean a direct Restricted Subsidiary of a 1993 Indenture Restricted Subsidiary, substantially all of the business of which consists of financing the acquisition or disposition of accounts receivable and related assets.
“ABL Facility” shall mean the Amended and Restated Asset-Based Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of the Third Restatement Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder, and Bank of America, as administrative agent and collateral agent thereunder, including any guarantees, collateral documents and account control agreements, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any indentures or
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