8. Post-Closing Covenants. Borrowers have notified Agent that Wabash intends to incur unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $400,000,000 on or before October 31, 2021 (the “New Note Issuance”; and such unsecured notes, the “2028 Notes”), the proceeds of which will be used in connection with such issuance to, among other things, refinance and replace in full the 2025 Notes and refinance and replace in full or in part the Term Loan Indebtedness, and Borrowers have further advised Agent that the 2028 Notes will constitute Permitted Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, consisting of Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the 2025 Notes and/or Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness, as applicable. In furtherance of the foregoing:
(a) prior to the occurrence of the New Note Issuance and in any event at least two (2) Business Days prior to the occurrence thereof, Borrowers shall deliver to Agent a certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, certifying as to compliance with each of the requirements of Refinancing Indebtedness and/or Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement in respect of the New Note Issuance; and
(b) promptly after the occurrence of the New Note Issuance and in any event no later than five (5) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, Borrowers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Agent with copies of items 9 through 11 on the closing checklist attached hereto as Exhibit A, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Failure by Borrowers to satisfy any of the foregoing covenants shall constitute an immediate Event of Default under the Credit Agreement.
9. Release of Claims. In consideration of the agreements of Agent and Lenders contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Loan Party, on behalf of itself and each of its respective successors, assigns, and other legal representatives (the “Releasing Parties”), hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever discharges Agent and the Lenders and each of their successors and assigns, and each of their present and former shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents and other representatives (Agent and the Lenders and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Releasees” and individually as a “Releasee”), of and from all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings, damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of set-off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a “Claim” and collectively, “Claims”) of every kind and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, at law or in equity, which any Loan Party or any of its respective successors, assigns, or other legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever which arises at any time prior to the date of this Amendment, including, without limitation, for or on account of, or in relation to, or in any way in connection with this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or transactions hereunder or thereunder. The Releasing Parties hereby represent to the Releasees that they have not assigned or transferred any interest in any Claim against any Releasee prior to the date hereof.
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