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Exhibit 10.1


 


Execution Version


 






Published CUSIP Numbers:


Deal: 387329AL9


Revolver: 387329AM7


 


FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


Dated as of June 2, 2022


 


among


 





 


 


 


GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED,


GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and


GILC INCORPORATED,


as the Borrowers,


 


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent,

Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,


 


BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.,


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,


and


HSBC BANK USA, N.A.,


as Co-Documentation Agents


 


BANK OF THE WEST and


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,


as Co-Syndication Agents


 


and the Other Lenders Party Hereto


 


BofA SECURITIES, INC.,


as Joint Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner


 


and


 


BANK OF THE WEST


and


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,


as Joint Lead Arrangers


 









 





 










 








 


TABLE OF CONTENTS


Pages


 


	
			ARTICLE I

				
			DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS Article

				
			1

			
	
			1.01

				
			Defined Terms

				
			1

			
	
			1.02

				
			Other Interpretive Provisions

				
			32

			
	
			1.03

				
			Accounting Terms

				
			33

			
	
			1.04

				
			Rounding

				
			33

			
	
			1.05

				
			Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents

				
			34

			
	
			1.06

				
			Additional Alternative Currencies

				
			34

			
	
			1.07

				
			Change of Currency

				
			34

			
	
			1.08

				
			Times of Day

				
			35

			
	
			1.09

				
			Letter of Credit Amounts

				
			35

			
	
			1.10

				
			Amendment and Restatement

				
			35

			
	
			1.11

				
			Interest Rates

				
			36

			
	
			ARTICLE II

				
			the COMMITMENTS and Credit Extensions

				
			37

			
	
			2.01

				
			Revolving Credit Loans

				
			37

			
	
			2.02

				
			Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Credit Loans

				
			37

			
	
			2.03

				
			Letters of Credit.

				
			39

			
	
			2.04

				
			Swing Line Loans

				
			47

			
	
			2.05

				
			Prepayments

				
			49

			
	
			2.06

				
			Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

				
			50

			
	
			2.07

				
			Repayment of Loans

				
			51

			
	
			2.08

				
			Interest

				
			51

			
	
			2.09

				
			Fees

				
			52

			
	
			2.10

				
			Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate

				
			52

			
	
			2.11

				
			Evidence of Debt

				
			53

			
	
			2.12

				
			Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback

				
			53

			
	
			2.13

				
			Sharing of Payments by Lenders

				
			55

			
	
			2.14

				
			Increase in Commitments

				
			56

			
	
			2.15

				
			Cash Collateral

				
			59

			
	
			2.16

				
			Defaulting Lenders

				
			60

			
	
			2.17

				
			ESG Amendment

				
			62

			
	
			ARTICLE III

				
			TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

				
			63

			
	
			3.01

				
			Taxes

				
			63

			
	
			3.02

				
			Illegality

				
			67

			
	
			3.03

				
			Inability to Determine Rates

				
			68

			
	
			3.04

				
			Increased Costs

				
			70

			
	
			3.05

				
			Compensation for Losses

				
			71

			
	
			3.06

				
			Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

				
			71

			
	
			3.07

				
			Survival

				
			72

			
	
			ARTICLE IV

				
			CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO Credit Extensions

				
			72

			



 





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			4.01

				
			Conditions to Effectiveness and Initial Credit Extension

				
			72

			
	
			4.02

				
			Conditions to all Credit Extensions

				
			74

			
	
			ARTICLE V

				
			REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

				
			75

			
	
			5.01

				
			Existence, Qualification and Power

				
			75

			
	
			5.02

				
			Authorization; No Contravention

				
			75

			
	
			5.03

				
			Governmental Authorization; Other Consents

				
			75

			
	
			5.04

				
			Binding Effect

				
			75

			
	
			5.05

				
			Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

				
			76

			
	
			5.06

				
			Litigation

				
			76

			
	
			5.07

				
			No Default

				
			76

			
	
			5.08

				
			Ownership of Property; Liens

				
			76

			
	
			5.09

				
			Environmental Compliance

				
			76

			
	
			5.10

				
			Insurance

				
			77

			
	
			5.11

				
			Taxes

				
			77

			
	
			5.12

				
			ERISA Compliance

				
			78

			
	
			5.13

				
			Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.

				
			78

			
	
			5.14

				
			Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

				
			79

			
	
			5.15

				
			Disclosure

				
			79

			
	
			5.16

				
			Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc

				
			79

			
	
			5.17

				
			Swap Contracts

				
			79

			
	
			5.18

				
			Labor Relations

				
			79

			
	
			5.19

				
			Solvency

				
			79

			
	
			5.20

				
			Taxpayer Identification Number

				
			79

			
	
			5.21

				
			Representations as to Foreign Obligors

				
			80

			
	
			5.22

				
			OFAC

				
			80

			
	
			5.23

				
			Security Instruments

				
			80

			
	
			5.24

				
			Anti-Corruption Laws

				
			81

			
	
			5.25

				
			Not an Affected Financial Institution

				
			81

			
	
			5.26

				
			Beneficial Ownership

				
			81

			
	
			5.27

				
			Covered Entities

				
			81

			
	
			ARTICLE VI

				
			AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

				
			81

			
	
			6.01

				
			Financial Statements

				
			81

			
	
			6.02

				
			Certificates; Other Information

				
			82

			
	
			6.03

				
			Notices

				
			83

			
	
			6.04

				
			Payment of Obligations

				
			84

			
	
			6.05

				
			Preservation of Existence, Etc

				
			84

			
	
			6.06

				
			Maintenance of Properties

				
			84

			
	
			6.07

				
			Maintenance of Insurance

				
			84

			
	
			6.08

				
			Compliance with Laws

				
			84

			
	
			6.09

				
			Books and Records

				
			85

			
	
			6.10

				
			Inspection Rights

				
			85

			



 





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			6.11

				
			Environmental Laws

				
			85

			
	
			6.12

				
			Use of Proceeds

				
			85

			
	
			6.13

				
			Anti-Corruption Laws

				
			85

			
	
			6.14

				
			New Material Subsidiaries; Additional Guarantors; After-Acquired Real Property; Release of Collateral

				
			86

			
	
			6.15

				
			Appraisals

				
			87

			
	
			6.16

				
			Post-Closing Matters

				
			87

			
	
			ARTICLE VII

				
			NEGATIVE COVENANTS

				
			87

			
	
			7.01

				
			Liens

				
			87

			
	
			7.02

				
			Investments

				
			90

			
	
			7.03

				
			Indebtedness

				
			91

			
	
			7.04

				
			Fundamental Changes

				
			93

			
	
			7.05

				
			Dispositions

				
			94

			
	
			7.06

				
			Sanctions

				
			95

			
	
			7.07

				
			Restricted Payments

				
			95

			
	
			7.08

				
			Change in Nature of Business

				
			96

			
	
			7.09

				
			Transactions with Affiliates

				
			96

			
	
			7.10

				
			Burdensome Agreements

				
			97

			
	
			7.11

				
			Use of Proceeds

				
			97

			
	
			7.12

				
			Financial Covenants

				
			97

			
	
			7.13

				
			Anti-Corruption Laws

				
			98

			
	
			ARTICLE VIII

				
			EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

				
			98

			
	
			8.01

				
			Events of Default

				
			98

			
	
			8.02

				
			Remedies Upon Event of Default

				
			100

			
	
			8.03

				
			Application of Funds

				
			100

			
	
			ARTICLE IX

				
			ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

				
			102

			
	
			9.01

				
			Appointment and Authority

				
			102

			
	
			9.02

				
			Rights as a Lender

				
			102

			
	
			9.03

				
			Exculpatory Provisions

				
			102

			
	
			9.04

				
			Reliance by Administrative Agent

				
			103

			
	
			9.05

				
			Delegation of Duties

				
			103

			
	
			9.06

				
			Resignation of Administrative Agent

				
			103

			
	
			9.07

				
			Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Other Lenders

				
			105

			
	
			9.08

				
			No Other Duties, Etc

				
			105

			
	
			9.09

				
			Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

				
			106

			
	
			9.10

				
			Collateral and Guaranty Matters

				
			106

			
	
			9.11

				
			Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Card Related Products Agreements and Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit

				
			107

			
	
			9.12

				
			Lender ERISA Status

				
			108

			



 





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			9.13

				
			Recovery of Erroneous Payments

				
			109

			
	
			ARTICLE X

				
			MISCELLANEOUS

				
			109

			
	
			10.01

				
			Amendments, Etc

				
			109

			
	
			10.02

				
			Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication

				
			111

			
	
			10.03

				
			No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement

				
			113

			
	
			10.04

				
			Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

				
			114

			
	
			10.05

				
			Payments Set Aside

				
			115

			
	
			10.06

				
			Successors and Assigns

				
			116

			
	
			10.07

				
			Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality

				
			120

			
	
			10.08

				
			Right of Setoff

				
			121

			
	
			10.09

				
			Interest Rate Limitation

				
			121

			
	
			10.10

				
			Integration; Effectiveness

				
			122

			
	
			10.11

				
			Survival of Representations and Warranties

				
			122

			
	
			10.12

				
			Severability

				
			122

			
	
			10.13

				
			Replacement of Lenders

				
			122

			
	
			10.14

				
			Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc

				
			123

			
	
			10.15

				
			Arbitration and Waiver of Jury Trial

				
			124

			
	
			10.16

				
			California Judicial Reference

				
			125

			
	
			10.17

				
			No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

				
			126

			
	
			10.18

				
			Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts

				
			126

			
	
			10.19

				
			USA PATRIOT Act

				
			127

			
	
			10.20

				
			Judgment Currency

				
			127

			
	
			10.21

				
			Keepwell

				
			127

			
	
			10.22

				
			Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions

				
			128

			
	
			10.23

				
			Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs

				
			128

			



 





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SCHEDULES


	 	
			1.01(e)

				
			Existing Letters of Credit

			



	 	
			1.01(g)

				
			Guarantors

			



	 	
			2.01

				
			Commitments and Applicable Percentages

			



	 	
			5.05(d)

				
			Project Debt

			



	 	
			5.06

				
			Litigation

			



	 	
			5.09

				
			Environmental Matters

			



	 	
			5.13

				
			Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

			



	 	
			5.16

				
			Intellectual Property Matters

			



	 	
			6.16

				
			Post-Closing Matters

			



	 	
			7.01

				
			Existing Liens

			



	 	
			7.02(a)

				
			Existing Investments

			



	 	
			7.02(b)

				
			Investment Policy

			



	 	
			7.02(g)

				
			Investments by any GLC Venture

			



	 	
			7.03

				
			Existing Indebtedness

			



	 	
			7.03(m)(i)

				
			Project Debt Outstanding

			



	 	
			7.09

				
			Transactions with Affiliates

			



	 	
			10.02

				
			Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices

			



 


EXHIBITS


	 	
			Form of

				
			 

			



	 	
			A

				
			Loan Notice

			



	 	
			B

				
			Swing Line Loan Notice

			



	 	
			C

				
			Note

			



	 	
			D

				
			Compliance Certificate

			



	 	
			E

				
			Assignment and Assumption

			



	 	
			F

				
			Guaranty

			



	 	
			G

				
			Pledge Agreement

			



	 	
			H

				
			Security Agreement

			



	 	
			I

				
			U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates

			



 





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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


 


This FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of June 2, 2022, among GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and a “Borrower”), GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, a California corporation (“GCC” and a “Borrower”), GILC INCORPORATED, a California corporation (“GILC” and a “Borrower”, and together with Company and GCC, collectively, the “Borrowers”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.


 


The Borrowers, the lenders party thereto (the “Existing Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, are parties to that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which such Existing Lenders originally agreed to provide the Borrowers with a revolving credit facility, including a swing line subfacility, multicurrency letter of credit subfacility, and term loan facility.


 


The Borrowers have requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended and restated in order to, among other things, extend the maturity date, provide for a revolving credit facility and make certain other amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement (the “Restatement”), and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.


 


In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:


 


ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS ARTICLE


 


1.01    Defined Terms


 


. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:


 


“80% Threshold” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Material Subsidiary”.


 


“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary), (b) the acquisition of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or equity of any Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary), whether or not causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person.


 


“Act” means USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).


 


“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.


 


“Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Company and the Lenders.


 


“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.


 





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“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.


 


“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.


 


“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.


 


“Agreement” means this Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.


 


“Aircraft Security Agreement” means that certain Aircraft Security Agreement dated as of May 18, 2011 executed by GILC in favor of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Secured Parties.


 


“Alternative Currency” means each of Canadian Dollars, Euro, Mexican Pesos, Sterling, Yen and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.06.


 


“Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.


 


“Applicable Law” means, as to any Person, all applicable Laws binding upon such Person or to which such a Person is subject.


 


“Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of such Lender’s Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16. If the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.


 





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“Applicable Rate” means (a) from the Closing Date to the first Business Day immediately following the date of delivery (the “Delivery Date”) of the Compliance Certificate for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022, the following percentages per annum based on Pricing Level 5, and (b) from the first Business Day immediately following the Delivery Date and from time to time thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b):


 


	
			Applicable Rate

			
	
			Pricing Level

				
			Consolidated Leverage Ratio

				
			Commitment Fee

				
			Applicable Rate for Term SOFR Loans and Financial Letter of Credit Fee 

				
			Applicable Rate for Performance Letter of Credit Fee

				
			Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans

			
	
			1

				
			Less than 0.50 to 1.00

				
			0.150%

				
			1.000%

				
			0.667%

				
			0.000%

			
	
			2

				
			Greater than or equal to 0.50 to 1.00 but less than 1.00 to 1.00

				
			0.175%

				
			1.250%

				
			0.833%

				
			0.250%

			
	
			3

				
			Greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00 but less than 1.50 to 1.00

				
			0.200%

				
			1.500%

				
			1.000%

				
			0.500%

			
	
			4

				
			Greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 but less than 2.00 to 1.00

				
			0.250%

				
			1.625%

				
			1.050%

				
			0.625%

			
	
			5

				
			Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but less than 2.50 to 1.00

				
			0.300%

				
			1.750%

				
			1.200%

				
			0.750%

			
	
			6

				
			Greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00

				
			0.350%

				
			2.000%

				
			1.350%

				
			1.000%

			



 


Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, Pricing Level 6 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered.


 


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b).


 


“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.


 


“Arrangers” means BofA Securities, Inc. and its successors, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and Bank of The West and U.S. Bank National Association, and their respective successors, each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger.


 


“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.


 


“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any capital lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.


 





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“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.


 


“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.


 


“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.


 


“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).


 


“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.


 


“Bankruptcy Code” means the federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §101 et seq.).


 


“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”, (c) Term SOFR plus 1.00%, and (d) 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a), (b) and (d) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.


 


“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.


 


“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.


 


“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.


 


“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.


 





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“Borrowers” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. All singular references to the Borrower shall mean any Borrower, each Borrower, the Borrower that has received a Credit Extension hereunder or all of the Borrowers, as the context may require.


 


“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.


 


“Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing as the context may require.


 


“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located.


 


“Canadian Dollar” means the lawful currency of Canada.


 


“Card Related Products Agreement” means any agreement to provide credit, purchasing, debit and other credit related card arrangements.


 


“Card Related Products Bank” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a Card Related Products Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender that has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a letter of undertaking in the form approved by the Administrative Agent, or (b) is party to a Card Related Products Agreement on the date that such Person or its Affiliate becomes a Lender, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Card Related Products Agreement.


 


“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.


 


“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement that is not prohibited by the terms hereof to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.


 


“Cash Management Bank” means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Cash Management Agreement that, (a) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender that has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a letter of undertaking in the form approved by the Administrative Agent, or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender, is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceased to be a Lender); provided, however, that for any of the foregoing to be included as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Cash Management Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) must have delivered a written notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.


 





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“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.


 


“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:


 


(a)    any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Company on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or


 


(b)    during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Company cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body.


 


“Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.


 


“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (or a successor administrator).


 


“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


 


“Collateral” means, collectively, all property (exclusive of real property) of each Borrower, each Guarantor or any other Person in which the Collateral Agent or any Lender is granted a Lien under any Security Instrument as security for all or any portion of the Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral shall not include any property that would otherwise constitute a general intangible to the extent that the grant of a security interest in such property is prohibited by any requirement of Law of a Governmental Authority, requires a consent not obtained from any Governmental Authority pursuant to such requirement of Law or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or requires any consent not obtained under, any contract, license, permit, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or giving rise to such property or, in the case of any investment property, any applicable shareholder, joint venture or similar agreement, except in each case to the extent that such requirement of Law or the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document or shareholder, joint venture or similar agreement providing for such prohibition, breach, default or termination or requiring such consent is ineffective under Applicable Law; provided that this exclusion shall not apply to capital stock in Joint Ventures or Subsidiaries acquired or created after the Closing Date unless after reasonable best efforts the relevant Borrower or Guarantor is unable either to avoid the conditions set forth in this exclusion or to obtain consents, waivers or approvals thereof.


 





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“Collateral Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents pursuant to Section 9.10, or any successor collateral agent.


 


“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.


 


“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.


 


“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.


 


“Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.


 


“Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.


 


“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.


 


“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definition of “Base Rate”, the definition of “SOFR”, the definition of “Term SOFR”, the definition of “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s), and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).


 


“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.


 





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“Consolidated Cash Taxes” means, for any Subject Period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (excluding, however, any Project Debt Entity), the aggregate of all taxes actually paid by such Persons in cash during such period.


 


“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any Subject Period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (excluding, however, any Project Debt Entity), an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus Consolidated Cash Taxes for such period and the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (b) depreciation and amortization expense for such period, (c) any non-cash charges for such period including, but not limited to, (i) non-cash expenses related to stock and equity options, (ii) non-cash expenses related to an Acquisition, and (iii) non-cash impairment charges (excluding any such non-cash charges that represent the accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any future period), (d) one-time, non-recurring cash fees and expenses, not to exceed $10,000,000 for all (A) Acquisitions, related to cost savings, restructuring, severance, integration, or consolidation related to an Acquisition, (B) incurrences of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness and Permitted Call Spread Transactions and (C) divestiture expenses and, with respect to clauses (A), (B) and (C) to include without limitation advisory, legal, financing, and consulting fees related to an Acquisition, divestiture or the incurrence of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness and Permitted Call Spread Transactions, incurred during such Subject Period in connection with the signing a definitive agreement or an offering, as applicable, and (e) gains or losses, as applicable, from the sale of equipment and real property, not to exceed $10,000,000 for all such sales during such Subject Period.


 


“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, with or without recourse, but not including Project Debt, plus (b) Attributable Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and sale-leaseback transactions, but not including Project Debt, plus (c) without duplication, all Guarantee Obligations with respect to Indebtedness of the types specified in subsections (a) and (b) above of Persons other than any Borrower or any Subsidiary.


 


“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA, measured for the Subject Period ending on such date, to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, measured for the Subject Period ending on such date.


 


“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any Subject Period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, fees, charges and related expenses of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) the portion of rent expense of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP and the portion of Synthetic Lease Obligations payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period that would be treated as interest in accordance with GAAP if such lease were treated as a capital lease under GAAP; excluding for purposes of clause (a) and (b) hereof, such amounts in respect of Project Debt.


 


“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, measured for the Subject Period ending on or most recently ended prior to such date.


 





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“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any Subject Period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries from continuing operations, excluding extraordinary items and excluding gains and losses from Dispositions for that period; not including, however, net income in respect of or attributable to any Project Debt Entity unless and until such net income has been received by a Borrower or Subsidiary (other than a Project Debt Entity) in the form of dividends or similar distributions.


 


“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means the aggregate of all assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (less related depreciation, amortization, applicable reserves, and other properly deductible items) after deducting (a) all current liabilities (excluding current maturities of long-term debt) and (b) all goodwill, tradenames, trademarks, patents, and other like Intangible Assets, all as set forth on the most recent balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries and determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.


 


“Construction JV” means any Joint Venture entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, initially, with any one or more other Persons in the Ordinary Course of Business solely for purposes of undertaking or completing a construction project; provided that a Construction JV shall not be deemed to cease being a Construction JV after the withdrawal or buy-out of such other Person(s) from the Joint Venture or the purchase, acquisition or redemption of such other Person’s interest in such Joint Venture.


 


“Construction JV Investments” means Investments in any Construction JV arising upon any initial capital contribution to or subsequent capital contribution in such Construction JV, and participated in ratably by all then existing co-joint venturers having an interest in such Construction JV, solely for purposes of undertaking or completing a construction project and Investments arising in connection with the purchase, acquisition, redemption or buy-out of another co-joint venturer’s interest in such Construction JV; provided Construction JV Investments shall not include the incurrence, directly or indirectly, of any Guarantee Obligation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.


 


“Contingent Acquisition Obligation” means those contingent obligations (including, without limitation, purchase price adjustments, indemnification obligations and “earnouts”) of a Borrower or Subsidiary incurred in favor of a seller (or other third party entitled thereto) under or with respect to any Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder.


 


“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.


 


“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.


 


“Covered Entity” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.


 


“Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.


 


“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.


 


“Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).


 





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“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.


 


“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.


 


“Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.


 


“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Company, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Company, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Company that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Company), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Company, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.


 





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“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.


 


“Direct Foreign Subsidiary” means a Foreign Subsidiary a majority of whose Voting Securities, or a majority of whose Subsidiary Securities, are owned by any Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary.


 


“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) of any property by any Person (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any issuance of equity interests by a Subsidiary of such Person), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith; provided that the term “Disposition” shall not apply to or include any lease of real property or any unwinding of a Permitted Call Spread Transaction.


 


“Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”


 


“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.


 


“Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division.  A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.


 


“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.


 


“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.


 


“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States, other than any such Subsidiary that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes if substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary consist of capital stock of one or more direct or indirect Subsidiaries organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any political subdivision thereof.


 


“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.


 


“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.


 





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“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.


 


“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.


 


“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).


 


“Environmental Claims” means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or any other Person alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law or for release or injury to the environment or threat to public health, personal injury (including sickness, disease or death), property damage, natural resources damage, or otherwise alleging liability or responsibility for damages (punitive or otherwise), cleanup, removal, remedial or response costs, restitution, civil or criminal penalties, injunctive relief, or other type of relief, resulting from or based upon (a) the presence, placement, discharge, emission or release (including intentional and unintentional, negligent and non-negligent, sudden or non-sudden, accidental or non-accidental placement, spills, leaks, discharges, emissions or releases) of any Hazardous Material at, in or from property, whether or not owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (b) any other circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law.


 


“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.


 


“Environmental Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.09(b).


 


“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


 


“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).


 


“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan that requires the Company or an ERISA Affiliate to provide notice to the PBGC; (b) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, or the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination, under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, as applicable, is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate; or (i) a failure by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or the failure by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.


 





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“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.


 


“Euro” and “€” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.


 


“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.


 


“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.


 


“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Company under Section 10.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.


 


“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.


 


“Existing Lenders” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.


 


“Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, as more particularly described on Schedule 1.01(e).


 





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“Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the Aggregate Commitments have been terminated in full, (b) all Obligations have been paid in full, other than (i) contingent indemnification obligations, (ii) the undrawn portion of Letters of Credit and (iii) all fees relating to any Letters of Credit accruing after such date (which fees shall be payable solely for the account of the L/C Issuer and shall be computed (based on interest rates and the Applicable Rate then in effect) on such undrawn amounts to the respective expiry dates of the Letters of Credit), in each case as have been fully Cash Collateralized or as to which other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made, (c) the Commitments of all Lenders, if any, shall have terminated or expired, (d) the obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party under all Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit shall have been fully, finally and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full and the Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated, or other arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank or LOC Bank shall have been made with respect thereto, (e) the obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party under all Secured Card Related Products Agreements shall have been fully, finally and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full and the Secured Card Related Products Agreements shall have expired or been terminated, or other arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Card Related Products Bank shall have been made with respect thereto, and (f) each Guarantor shall have fully, finally and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full its respective obligations and liabilities arising under the Loan Documents (except for future obligations consisting of, or arising out of, continuing indemnities and other contingent Obligations of the Borrowers or any Loan Party that may be owing to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents and expressly survive termination of this Agreement).


 


“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.


 


“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any intergovernmental agreement (and related fiscal or regulatory legislation, or related official rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.


 


“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.


 


“Fee Letter” means, collectively, (a) that certain letter agreement, dated April 27, 2022 among the Company, Bank of America, N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc. and (b) those certain other letter agreements, if any, between the Company and any Arranger.


 


“Financial Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit that is a “financial standby letter of credit” as set forth in Applicable Laws promulgated from time to time by the FRB.


 


“Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $75,000,000. The Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Letter of Credit Sublimit.


 


“Foreign Lender” means (a) if any Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if any Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.


 





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“Foreign Obligor” means a Loan Party that is a Foreign Subsidiary.


 


“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary.


 


“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.


 


“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.


 


“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.


 


“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.


 


“GLC Venture” means any Joint Venture, now or hereafter formed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any other Person in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company or such Subsidiary for the purpose of engaging in the business of real estate development and/or Disposition of real estate or interests in real estate or entities owning real estate; provided that a GLC Venture shall not be deemed to cease being a GLC Venture after the withdrawal or buy-out of such other Person(s) from the Joint Venture or the purchase, acquisition or redemption of such other Person’s interest in such Joint Venture.


 


“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).


 


“Guarantee Obligation” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing Person shall be deemed to be the lower of (x) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (y) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing Person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Company in good faith.


 





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“Guarantor Assessment Date” means each of (a) the date on which the Company delivers or is obligated to deliver to the Administrative Agent financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), (b) the date on which a Borrower consummates any Acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of another Person, or acquires or creates any new or additional Subsidiary, and (c) the date on which a Borrower sells, transfers, divests or otherwise Disposes of any Subsidiary or all or substantially of the assets of any Subsidiary.


 


“Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) the Company, (b) all of the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 1.01(g), together with all other Persons who, following the Closing Date, execute and deliver a guaranty or guaranty joinder or supplement pursuant to Section 6.14, and (c) with respect to (i) Secured Obligations owing by any Loan Party under any Secured Hedge Agreement, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Bilateral Letter of Credit and (ii) the payment and performance by each Specified Loan Party of its obligations under its Guaranty with respect to all Swap Obligations, each Borrower.


 


“Guaranty” means that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F hereto and reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of any Guaranty Joinder Agreements executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.14.


 


“Guaranty Joinder Agreement” means each Guaranty Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form thereof attached to the Guaranty, executed and delivered by a Subsidiary to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.14.


 


“Hazardous Materials” means, collectively, as of any date: (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, flammable explosives, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, and transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s); (b) any chemicals or other materials or substances which as of such date are defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” “infectious wastes,” “pollutants” or words of similar import under any Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical or other material or substance, exposure to which or use of which as of such date is prohibited, limited or regulated under any Environmental Law.


 


“Hedge Bank” means any Person that (a) at the time that it enters into any Swap Contract not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender that has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a letter of undertaking in the form approved by the Administrative Agent, or (b) is party to an interest rate Swap Contract on the date that such Person or its Affiliate becomes a Lender, in each case in such Person’s capacity as a party to such Swap Contract.


 


“Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).


 





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“Incorporated Covenants” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(i).


 


“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).


 


“Increase Joinder” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(e).


 


“Incremental Commitments” means Incremental Revolving Commitments and/or the Incremental Term Commitments.


 


“Incremental Revolving Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).


 


“Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).


 


“Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(e).


 


“Incremental Term Loans” means any loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term Commitments.


 


“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:


 


(a)    all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;


 


(b)    all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), reimbursement agreements, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments (in each case, whether or not such obligations are contingent or absolute); provided that the amount of any such contingent obligation permitted under this clause (b) shall be deemed to be equal to the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof;


 


(c)    net obligations under any Swap Contract in an amount equal to the Swap Termination Value thereof;


 


(d)    all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the Ordinary Course of Business);


 


(e)    indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;


 


(f)    capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations; and


 


(g)    all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.


 


For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any Joint Venture (other than a Joint Venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is (i) expressly made non-recourse to such Person and to such Person’s assets (subject only to customary exceptions acceptable to the Required Lenders) or (ii) Project Debt. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.


 





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“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.


 


“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).


 


“Indenture Termination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.14(e).


 


“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.


 


“Intangible Assets” means assets that are considered to be intangible assets under GAAP, including customer lists, goodwill, computer software, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and capitalized research and development costs.


 


“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.


 


“Interest Period” means as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Company in its Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Company and consented to by all of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (in the case of each requested Interest Period, subject to availability); provided that:


 


(a)         any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;


 


(b)         any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and


 


(c)         no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.


 


“Investment” means, as to any Person, any acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, guaranty of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in or with such other Person, (c) the provision of goods or services to another Person for consideration other than cash payable in full upon the delivery or provision of such goods or services (other than trade accounts payable in the Ordinary Course of Business), or (d) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit of that Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, minus any dividends, distributions or other amounts returned or repaid in respect of such Investment.


 





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“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.16.


 


“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.


 


“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).


 


“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and any Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.


 


“Joint Venture” means a single-purpose corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other similar legal arrangement (whether created by contract or conducted through a separate legal entity) now or hereafter formed by one Person with another Person in order to conduct a common venture or enterprise with such Person.


 


“Latest Maturity Date” means the latest of the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility and any Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date applicable to existing Incremental Term Loans, as of any date of determination.


 


“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.


 


“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.


 


“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.


 


“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.


 


“L/C Issuer” means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, in each case, with the commitments of each L/C Issuer as set forth in Schedule 2.01.


 


“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.


 





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“Lender” means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto, each other Person that becomes a “Lender” in accordance with this Agreement and their successors and assigns and, as the context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender.


 


“Lender Increase Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(b).


 


“Lender Parties” and “Lender Recipient Parties” mean, collectively, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer.


 


“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Company and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.


 


“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include each Existing Letter of Credit. Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.


 


“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.


 


“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is seven days prior to the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).


 


“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h).


 


“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser or the Aggregate Commitments and $150,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.


 


“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).


 


“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrowers under Article II in the form of a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan. All Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.


 


“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, including schedules and exhibits hereto, each Note, each Issuer Document, each Security Instrument, the affirmation agreement referenced in Section 4.01(a)(iii), any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.15 of this Agreement, the Fee Letter and the Guaranty.


 


“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company.


 





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“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.


 


“LOC Bank” means any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that has issued (or issues) a performance or financial standby letter of credit or trade or commercial letter of credit for the account of the Company and/or any (or one or more) Subsidiary of the Company that is permitted to be secured by a Lien on Collateral pursuant to Section 7.01(x). For the avoidance of doubt (i) at any point that a Lender ceases to be a Lender then such Person (and any Affiliate of such Person) shall cease to be a LOC Bank and (ii) at such time the issuer of any performance or financial standby letter of credit or trade or commercial letter of credit for the account of the Company and/or any (or one or more) Subsidiary of the Company becomes a Lender (or becomes an Affiliate of a Lender) such Person shall automatically become a LOC Bank until such time that such Person (or Affiliate of such Person) ceases to be a Lender.


 


“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.


 


“Material Subsidiary” means,


 


(a)    as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, any Subsidiary (excluding Construction JVs) that meets either of the following conditions at such time: (i) such Subsidiary’s consolidated total revenues for the period of the immediately preceding four fiscal quarters is equal to or greater than 10% of the consolidated total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP, in each case as reflected in the most recent annual or quarterly (as applicable) financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01; or (ii) such Subsidiary’s total assets, as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, are equal to or greater than 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP, in each case as reflected in the most recent annual or quarterly (as applicable) financial statements of the Company required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01; and


 


(b)    as of any other Guarantor Assessment Date, any Subsidiary (excluding Construction JVs) that has, on a pro forma basis, based upon the then most recently delivered financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, and after giving effect to the applicable Acquisition, divestiture or creation, as though occurring on the first day of the four fiscal quarter period ending on the effective date of such delivered financial statements, (i) total revenues for the period of the immediately preceding four fiscal quarters is equal to or greater than 10% of the consolidated total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) total assets equal to or greater than 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP;


 


provided, however, that if at any time Subsidiaries qualifying as Material Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above which, in the aggregate and together with the total assets and total revenues of the Company, do not represent at least 80% of the consolidated total assets and consolidated total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “80% Threshold”), the Company shall designate additional Domestic Subsidiaries or, to the extent no material adverse tax consequences shall result, Foreign Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries until the 80% Threshold is satisfied collectively by all Material Subsidiaries. Once a Subsidiary qualifies as or is designated by the Company as a Material Subsidiary, it shall continue to constitute a Material Subsidiary throughout the term of this Agreement, until such time as the Company provides to the Administrative Agent a certificate in accordance with Section 6.14(b) that such Subsidiary is no longer required to be designated as such pursuant to the terms hereof.


 





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“Maturity Date” means June 2, 2027; provided, however, that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the preceding Business Day.


 


“Mexican Pesos” means the lawful currency of Mexico.


 


“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 102% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time that could not be reallocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with Section 2.16(a)(iv), (b) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii), an amount equal to 102% of (i) if in respect of a Cash Collateral requirement under Section 2.15(a)(i), the amount of the applicable L/C Borrowing, and (ii) if in respect of a Cash Collateral requirement under Section 2.15(a)(ii) or (a)(iii), the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, and (c) otherwise, 102% of the amounts reasonably expected to be owing.


 


“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.


 


“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Company or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.


 


“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.


 


“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.


 


“Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of a Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans or Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.


 


“Obligations” means (a) all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, or Letter of Credit and (b) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the foregoing, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that the Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.


 





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“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.


 


“Ordinary Course of Business” means, in respect of any transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (a) the ordinary course of such Person’s business, substantially as conducted by any such Person prior to or as of the Closing Date, or in a manner reasonably related thereto, and undertaken by such Person in good faith and not for purposes of evading any covenant or restriction in any Loan Document, or (b) transactions outside the ordinary course of such Person’s then-existing business, as long as the Company provides written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to such Person undertaking such business, specifically referencing this definition, provided that the Required Lenders shall not have delivered written objections to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after their receipt of such written notice.


 


“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, Joint Venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, Joint Venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.


 


“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).


 


“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).


 


“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrowers of Unreimbursed Amounts.


 


“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market. If the Overnight Rate shall be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed 0%, for purposes of this Agreement.


 





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“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).


 


“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).


 


“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.


 


“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.


 


“Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.


 


“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.


 


“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan but excluding Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Company and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.


 


“Performance Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit that is a “performance standby letter of credit” as set forth in Applicable Laws promulgated from time to time by the FRB.


 


“Permitted Call Spread Transaction” means (a) any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Common Stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the Common Stock) purchased by the Company in connection with the issuance of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness and settled in Common Stock (or such other securities or property), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Common Stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock, or (b) any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Common Stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the Common Stock) sold by the Company substantially concurrently with any purchase by the Company of an option described in clause (a) and settled in Common Stock (or such other securities or property), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Common Stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock; provided that the terms, conditions and covenants of each such transaction described in clause (a) or clause (b) shall be such as are customary for transactions of such type (as determined by the board of directors of the Company, or a committee thereof, in good faith).


 


“Permitted Convertible Indebtedness” means unsecured Indebtedness of the Company that is convertible into shares of Common Stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the Common Stock), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Common Stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock; provided that the terms, conditions and covenants of such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness shall be such as are customary for transactions of such type (as determined by the board of directors of the Company, or a committee thereof, in good faith).


 





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“Permitted Lien” means any Lien permitted by Section 7.01.


 


“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, Joint Venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.


 


“Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.


 


“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.


 


“Pledge Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Securities Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Borrowers, certain Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Pledge Joinder Agreements pursuant to Section 6.14, as the same may be otherwise supplemented (including by Pledge Agreement Supplement).


 


“Pledge Agreement Supplement” means, with respect to each Pledge Agreement, the Pledge Agreement Supplement in the form affixed as an Exhibit to such Pledge Agreement.


 


“Pledge Joinder Agreement” means each Pledge Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form thereof attached to the Pledge Agreement, executed and delivered by a Guarantor to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.14.


 


“Pledged Interests” means the Subsidiary Securities heretofore pledged to the Collateral Agent and the Subsidiary Securities required to be pledged as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or the terms of any Pledge Agreement; provided that notwithstanding any contrary provision in any Loan Document, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, “Pledged Interests” shall be limited to a pledge of 65% of the Voting Securities and 100% of the other Subsidiary Securities issued by such Foreign Subsidiary.


 


“Prior Loan Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10(c).


 


“Project Debt” means, in respect of any GLC Venture (the “obligor”), any Indebtedness of such obligor incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business of such obligor and of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which may be secured by a Lien on assets of such obligor, but as to which there is no general recourse to any Loan Party except against such obligor (a) for breach of customary representations and warranties, or (b) to the extent such obligor is a limited liability company, corporation, limited partnership or other entity as to which no Loan Party (other than obligor) is, directly or indirectly (at law, through any Guarantee Obligation or otherwise), liable to pay the debts of such obligor.


 


“Project Debt Entity” means at any time, any GLC Venture obligated in respect of Project Debt at such time.


 


“Proposed New Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(b).


 


“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.


 





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“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.


 


“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.


 


“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).


 


“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors, consultants, service providers and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.


 


“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the indoor or outdoor environment, including the movement of Hazardous Materials through ambient air, soil, surface water, ground water, wetlands, land or subsurface strata.


 


“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30-day notice period has been waived.


 


“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Credit Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.


 


“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Commitments; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination; and provided, further, that the unused Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.


 


“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.12(b)(ii).


 


“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.


 


“Responsible Officer” means the president, chief operating officer, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, secretary, assistant secretary or controller of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party, and, solely for purposes of notices given to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.


 


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“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other equity interest or of any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such capital stock or other equity interest.


 


“Revaluation Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (a) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (b) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (c) each date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (d) in the case of the Existing Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Closing Date, and (e) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.


 


“Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.


 


“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time.


 


“Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments at such time.


 


“Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.


 


“Sanction(s)” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authorities in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does business.


 


“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning provided in Section 3.03(b).


 


“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.


 


“Secured Bilateral Letter of Credit” means any performance or financial standby letter of credit or trade or commercial letter of credit that is permitted to be secured by a Lien on Collateral pursuant to Section 7.01(x) and that is issued by an LOC Bank for the account of the Company and/or any (or one or more) Subsidiary of the Company.


 


“Secured Card Related Products Agreement” means any Card Related Products Agreement permitted by Article VII that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Card Related Products Bank.


 


“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement permitted by Article VII that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank.


 





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“Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract permitted by Article VII that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank.


 


“Secured Obligations” means (a) all Obligations, (b) all obligations of any Loan Party arising under Secured Card Related Products Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements and, if and only if permitted under Section 7.01(x), Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit and (c) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the foregoing, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that “Secured Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.


 


“Secured Parties” means, collectively, with respect to each of the Security Instruments, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Card Related Products Banks, the LOC Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05 and the other Persons the Secured Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Security Instruments.


 


“Security Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, attached as Exhibit H, as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Security Joinder Agreements pursuant to Section 6.14, and as modified, amended, amended and restated or supplemented from time to time.


 


“Security Instruments” means, collectively, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Aircraft Security Agreement and all other agreements (including control agreements), instruments and other documents, whether now existing or hereafter in effect, pursuant to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Person shall grant or convey to the Collateral Agent or the Lenders a Lien in, or any other Person shall acknowledge any such Lien in, property as security for all or any portion of the Secured Obligations or any other obligation under any Loan Document, as any of them has been or may be amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.


 


“Security Joinder Agreement” means each Security Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form attached to the Security Agreement, executed and delivered by a Guarantor or any other Person to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.14.


 


“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).


 


“SOFR Adjustment” with respect to Daily Simple SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points); and with respect to Term SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration, 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-month’s duration and 0.25% (25 basis points) for an Interest Period of six-months’ duration; provided, that if the Company wishes to request Term SOFR Loans having an Interest Period other than one, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period”, then the SOFR Adjustment shall be determined by the Administrative Agent at such time.


 





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“Solvent” means, as to any Person at any time, that: (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code and, in the alternative, for purposes of the California Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital.


 


“Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 29 of the Guaranty).


 


“Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 9:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.


 


“Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.


 


“Subject Period” means, as of any date of determination, the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date.


 


“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, Joint Venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company.


 


“Subsidiary Securities” means the shares of capital stock or other equity interests issued by or equity participations in any Material Subsidiary, whether or not constituting a “security” under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any jurisdiction.


 


“Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).


 


“Sustainability Coordinator” means, individually or collectively as applicable, (a) Bank of America, in its capacity as sustainability coordinator hereunder and (b) at the request of the Company, one additional Lender selected by the Company, in its capacity as a sustainability coordinator hereunder.


 


“Sustainability Linked Loan Principles” means the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles as published in May 2021 by the Loan Market Association, Asia Pacific Loan Market Association and Loan Syndications & Trading Association and as in effect from time to time.


 





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“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.


 


“Swap Obligations” means with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.


 


“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).


 


“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.


 


“Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder, in each case, with the commitments of each Swing Line Lender as set forth in Schedule 2.01.


 


“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).


 


“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company.


 


“Swing Line Sublimit” means, at any time, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.


 


“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).


 


“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.


 





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“Term SOFR” means:


 


(a)    for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and


 


(b)    for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day;


 


provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.


 


“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR.


 


“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).


 


“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.


 


“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan.


 


“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.


 


“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.


 


“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.


 


“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).


 


“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.


 





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“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.


 


“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(III).


 


“Voting Securities” means shares of capital stock issued by a corporation, or equivalent interests in any other Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.


 


“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such payment by (b) the sum of all such payments.


 


“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.


 


“Yen” and “¥” mean the lawful currency of Japan.


 


1.02    Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:


 


(a)    The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.


 





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(b)    In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”


 


(c)    Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.


 


(d)    Any reference herein to a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any Division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each Division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).


 


1.03    Accounting Terms.


 


(a)    Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.


 


(b)    Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Company or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Company shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.


 


(c)    Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Company is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.


 


(d)    Pro Forma Basis. All defined terms used in the calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.12 hereof shall be calculated on an historical pro forma basis giving effect (by inclusion or exclusion, as applicable), during any period of measurement that includes the merger or any Acquisition permitted by Sections 7.02 and 7.04, as applicable, to the actual historical results of the Person so acquired.


 


1.04    Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).


 





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1.05    Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.


 


(a)    The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.


 


(b)    Wherever in this Agreement in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.


 


1.06    Additional Alternative Currencies.


 


(a)    The Company may from time to time request that Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency;” provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. Such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.


 


(b)    Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., ten Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof. The L/C Issuer shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., five Business Days after receipt of such request (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion) whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency.


 


(c)    Any failure by the L/C Issuer to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by the L/C Issuer to permit Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.06, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Company.


 


1.07    Change of Currency. Each obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption. If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency.


 





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(a)    Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.


 


(b)    Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.


 


1.08    Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Pacific time (daylight or standard, as applicable).


 


1.09    Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.


 


1.10    Amendment and Restatement. In order to facilitate the Restatement and otherwise to effectuate the desires of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:


 


(a)    Simultaneously with the Closing Date, the parties hereby agree that the Commitments shall be as set forth in Schedule 2.01 and the portion of Revolving Credit Loans and other Outstanding Amounts outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be reallocated in accordance with such Commitments and the requisite assignments shall be deemed to be made in such amounts by and between the Lenders and from each Lender to each other Lender, with the same force and effect as if such assignments were evidenced by applicable assignment agreements required pursuant to Section 10.06 of the Existing Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.06 of the Existing Credit Agreement or Section 10.06 of this Agreement, no other documents or instruments, including any assignment agreements, shall be executed in connection with these assignments (all of which requirements are hereby waived), and such assignments shall be deemed to be made with all applicable representations, warranties and covenants as if evidenced by an assignment agreement. On the Closing Date, the Lenders shall make full cash settlement with each other either directly or through the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent may direct or approve, with respect to all assignments, reallocations and other changes in Commitments (as such term is defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) such that after giving effect to such settlements each Lender’s Applicable Percentage shall be as set forth on Schedule 2.01.


 


(b)    Each Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders hereby agree that upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement which in any manner govern or evidence the Obligations, the rights and interests of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and any terms, conditions or matters related to any thereof, shall be and hereby are amended and restated in their entirety by the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, and the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be superseded by this Agreement.


 





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(c)    Notwithstanding this amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, including anything in this Section 1.10, and in any related “Loan Documents” (as such term is defined in the Existing Credit Agreement and referred to herein, individually or collectively, as the “Prior Loan Documents”), (i) all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by any Loan Party under the Existing Credit Agreement and other Prior Loan Documents shall continue as Obligations hereunder and all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of any Person other than a Loan Party under the Existing Credit Agreement and other Prior Loan Documents shall continue as obligations of such Person hereunder, and (ii) each of this Agreement and the Notes and any other Loan Document (as defined herein) that is amended and restated in connection with this Agreement is given as a substitution of, and not as a payment of, the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Borrowers under the Existing Credit Agreement or any Prior Loan Document and neither the execution and delivery of such documents nor the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereunder is intended to constitute a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or of any of the other Prior Loan Documents or any obligations thereunder. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, all Revolving Credit Loans owing by the Borrowers and outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue as Revolving Credit Loans hereunder and shall constitute advances hereunder, and all Letters of Credit outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and any of the Prior Loan Documents shall continue as Letters of Credit hereunder. Base Rate Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement shall accrue interest at the Base Rate hereunder and the parties hereto agree that the Interest Periods for all Eurodollar Rate Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Closing Date shall terminate or, at the Company’s option, pursuant to a Loan Notice, convert to Term SOFR Loans under this Agreement and accrue interest at Term SOFR hereunder; provided, that on and after the Closing Date, the Applicable Rate applicable to any Loan or Letter of Credit hereunder shall be as set forth in the definition of Applicable Rate in Section 1.01, without regard to any margin applicable thereto under the Existing Credit Agreement prior to the Closing Date.


 


The parties hereby agree that the transactions contemplated under this Section 1.10 shall not give rise to any obligation of the Borrower to make any payment under Section 3.04 or 3.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement.


 


1.11    Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection  of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrowers.  The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrowers, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.


 





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ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS


 


2.01    Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) to the Borrowers from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (a) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, and (b) the Revolving Credit Exposure of each Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein; provided, however, that any Revolving Credit Loans made on the Closing Date shall be Base Rate Loans, unless a funding indemnity letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent has been delivered by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Revolving Credit Loans may be made in Dollars only.


 


2.02    Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Credit Loans.


 


(a)    Each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Loan Notice; provided that any telephone notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 9:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that if the Company wishes to request Term SOFR Loans having an Interest Period other than one, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 9:00 a.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than 10:00 a.m., three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Company is requesting a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto and (vi) the Borrower for which such Borrowing is requested. If the Company fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Company fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Term SOFR Loans with an Interest Period of one month. If the Company requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Swing Line Loan may not be converted to a Term SOFR Loan.


 





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(b)    Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Company, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Company or the applicable Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Company on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Company; provided, however, that if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Company, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrowers as provided above.


 


(c)    Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.


 


(d)    The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.


 


(e)    After giving effect to all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten Interest Periods in effect with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility.


 


(f)    The Obligations of the Company and each other Borrower shall be joint and several in nature.


 


(g)    Each Subsidiary of the Company that is a “Borrower” hereunder hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as its agent for all purposes relevant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including (i) the giving and receipt of notices, (ii) the execution and delivery of all documents, instruments and certificates contemplated herein and all modifications hereto, and (iii) the receipt of the proceeds of any Loans made by the Lenders, to any such Borrower hereunder. Any acknowledgment, consent, direction, certification or other action which might otherwise be valid or effective only if given or taken by all Borrowers, or by each Borrower acting singly, shall be valid and effective if given or taken only by the Company, whether or not any such other Borrower joins therein. Any notice, demand, consent, acknowledgement, direction, certification or other communication delivered to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been delivered to each Borrower.


 


(h)    With respect to SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.


 





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2.03    Letters of Credit.


 


(a)    The Letter of Credit Commitment.


 


(i)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (1) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (2) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment, (3) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit and (4) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations under Financial Letters of Credit shall not exceed the Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Company for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Company that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly any Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.


 


(ii)    The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:


 


(A)    subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or


 


(B)    the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless the Borrowers shall have made arrangements acceptable to the L/C Issuer to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit.


 


(iii)    The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:


 


(A)    any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;


 





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(B)    the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;


 


(C)    except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000;


 


(D)    the Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency;


 


(E)    any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless (a) the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion or (b) the Borrowers have delivered Cash Collateral as required pursuant to Section 2.15(a); or


 


(F)    the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.


 


(iv)    The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.


 


(v)    The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.


 


(vi)    The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.


 





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(b)    Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.


 


(i)    Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Company delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by two (2) Responsible Officers of the Company. Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 9:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Company shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.


 


(ii)    Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Company and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Company (or the applicable Borrower or Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.


 


(iii)    If the Company so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Company shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Company that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.


 





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(iv)    Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.


 


(c)    Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.


 


(i)    Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Company and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars or a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Company shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Company of the Dollar Equivalent of amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Company of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Company shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency; provided that if such notice is not provided to such Borrower prior to 11:00 a.m. on the Honor Date, then the Company shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing by 10:00 a.m. on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing fees in respect of any Letter of Credit. If the Company fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Company shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.


 


(ii)    Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars.


 





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(iii)    With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Company shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.


 


(iv)    Until each Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.


 


(v)    Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default; or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Company of a Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Company or any other Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.


 


(vi)    If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.


 


(d)    Repayment of Participations.


 


(i)    At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Company, any Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.


 





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(ii)    If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.


 


(e)    Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Company and any other Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:


 


(i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;


 


(ii)    the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;


 


(iii)    any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;


 


(iv)    waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrowers or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrowers;


 


(v)    honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;


 


(vi)    any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of California or the ISP, as applicable;


 


(vii)    any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;


 





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(viii)    any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to any Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally; or


 


(ix)    any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Borrower or any Subsidiary.


 


The Company shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Company’s instructions or other irregularity, the Company will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The Company shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.


 


(f)    Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Company agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Company hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Company’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Company, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Company which the Company proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. The L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.


 


(g)    Applicability of ISP; Limitation of Liability. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Company when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to any Borrower or any Subsidiary for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against any Borrower or any Subsidiary shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.


 





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(h)    Letter of Credit Fees. The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance, subject to Section 2.16, with its Applicable Percentage, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) (i) for each Performance Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate (for Performance Letters of Credit) times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under each such Performance Letter of Credit and (ii) for each Financial Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate (for Financial Letters of Credit) times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under each such Financial Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate (or in the characterization of such Letter of Credit as a Performance Letter of Credit or Financial Letter of Credit) during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate (or characterization thereof) was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.


 


(i)    Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Company shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee, with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Fee Letter, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. In addition, the Company shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.


 


(j)    Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.


 


(k)    Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Company hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Company, and that the Company’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.


 





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2.04    Swing Line Loans.


 


(a)    The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, may in its sole discretion make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Company from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided, however, that (x) after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment; (y) the Company shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan; and (z) if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swing Line Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swing Line Loan if it shall reasonably determine that, after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv), it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Company may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.


 


(b)    Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) by a Swing Line Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swing Line Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $1,000,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 12:00 noon on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Company at its office by crediting the account of the Company on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.


 





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(c)    Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.


 


(i)    The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the Company (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Company with a copy of the applicable Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.


 


(ii)    If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.


 


(iii)    If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.


 


(iv)    Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Company to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.


 





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(d)    Repayment of Participations.


 


(i)    At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.


 


(ii)    If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.


 


(e)    Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Company for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.


 


(f)    Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Company shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.


 


2.05    Prepayments.


 


(a)    The Borrowers may, upon notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 9:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any notice of prepayment given pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) may be conditioned upon the consummation of other financing, and may be rescinded or extended for a reasonable period upon written notice to the Administrative Agent if such other financing is not consummated on the anticipated date. Any prepayment of a Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Subject to Section 2.16, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages. Subject to Section 2.16, such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.


 





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(b)    The Borrowers may, upon notice from the Company to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such partial prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.


 


(c)    If the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Total Outstandings at such time exceed the aggregate Commitments then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall prepay Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed the difference of 100% of the Aggregate Commitments then in effect less $250,000; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans the Total Outstandings exceed the aggregate Commitments then in effect. The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of such Cash Collateral, request that additional Cash Collateral be provided in order to reasonably protect against the results of further exchange rate fluctuations.


 


(d)    If the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all Letters of Credit at such time exceeds (as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or for any other reason) an amount equal to 105% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall Cash Collateralize L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect.


 


2.06    Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Borrowers may, upon notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit; provided that (a) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 9:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (b) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (c) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce (i) the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (ii) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (iii) the Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit or (iv) the Swing Line Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans would exceed the Swing Line Sublimit, and (d) if, after giving effect to any termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit, Swing Line Sublimit or Aggregate Commitments. Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. Any notice of termination or reduction given pursuant to this Section 2.06 may be conditioned upon the consummation of other financing, and may be rescinded or extended for a reasonable period upon written notice to the Administrative Agent if such other financing is not consummated on the anticipated date.


 





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2.07    Repayment of Loans.


 


(a)    Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrowers shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date.


 


(b)    Swing Line Loans. The Borrowers shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date.


 


2.08    Interest.


 


(a)    Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Term SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.


 


(b)    (i)If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.


 


(ii)    If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrowers under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.


 


(iii)    Upon the request of the Required Lenders and after written notice to the Company, while any Event of Default exists (other than as set forth in clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) above), the Borrowers shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.


 


(iv)    Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.


 


(c)    Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.


 





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2.09    Fees. In addition to certain fees described in subsections (h) and (i) of Section 2.03:


 


(a)    Commitment Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee in Dollars equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16. For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans shall not be counted towards or considered usage of the Revolving Credit Facility for purposes of determining the commitment fee. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period for the Revolving Credit Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.


 


(b)    Other Fees.


 


(i)    The Borrowers shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in their respective Fee Letters. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.


 


(ii)    The Borrowers shall pay to the Lenders, in Dollars, such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.


 


2.10    Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.


 


(a)    All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.


 


(b)    If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Company or for any other reason, the Company or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrowers as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrowers shall promptly and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(h) or 2.08(b) or under Article VIII. The Borrowers’ obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of such termination and repayment.


 





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2.11    Evidence of Debt.


 


(a)    The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of any Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.


 


(b)    In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.


 


2.12    Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.


 


(a)    General. All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrowers shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.


 


(b)    (i)Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 10:00 a.m. on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrowers and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrowers the amount of such interest paid by the Borrowers for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrowers shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrowers may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.


 





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(ii)    Payments by Borrowers; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Company prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due.


 


With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrowers (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds 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 Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.


 


A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Company with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.


 


(c)    Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.


 


(d)    Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Credit Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).


 





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(e)    Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.


 


(f)    Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward 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, toward payment of principal and L/C Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties.


 


2.13    Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of (a) Obligations due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations due and payable to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all the Lenders at such time or (b) Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payment on account of the Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all of the Lenders at such time then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Obligations then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be, provided that:


 


(i)    if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and


 


(ii)    the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.15, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Credit Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 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 such Borrower rights of setoff 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.


 





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2.14    Increase in Commitments.


 


(a)    Borrower Request. The Company may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request (x) prior to the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, an increase to the existing Commitments (each, an “Incremental Revolving Commitment”) and/or (y) the establishment of one or more new term loan commitments (each, an “Incremental Term Commitment”), by an aggregate amount for clauses (x) and (y) together shall not exceed, collectively, the greater of (i) $200,000,000 and (ii) 100% of Consolidated EBITDA measured for the Subject Period ending on or most recently ended prior to such date. Each such notice shall specify (i) the date (each, an “Increase Effective Date”) on which the Company proposes that the Incremental Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 15 Business Days (or such earlier date as the Company and the Administrative Agent may mutually agree) after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent, (ii) at the election of the Company, in consultation with the Administrative Agent, the identity of each Eligible Assignee to whom the Company proposes any portion of such Incremental Commitments be allocated and the amounts of such allocations, if such Eligible Assignees and allocations have been agreed; provided that any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the Incremental Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Commitment; and (iii) the time period within which each Lender and Proposed New Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice). Each Incremental Commitment shall be in a minimum amount of $20,000,000 or any whole multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof, or such lesser amount as reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. The Company may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. No Incremental Revolving Commitment shall increase (i) the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit without the consent of the L/C Issuer or (ii) the Swing Line Sublimit without the consent of the Swing Line Lender.


 


(b)    Lender Elections to Increase. Each Lender and any other Eligible Assignee to whom the Company has provided an opportunity to participate in an Incremental Commitment (a “Proposed New Lender”) shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to provide such Incremental Commitment and, if so, (i) with respect to a Lender, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Percentage of such requested increase, and (ii) with respect to a Proposed New Lender, the amount committed by such Proposed New Lender (any such notice to the Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Lender or Proposed New Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to provide an Incremental Commitment.


 


(c)    Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and each Lender of the Lenders’ and Proposed New Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. Any Proposed New Lender shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Company and, in the case of an Incremental Revolving Commitment only, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); and any Proposed New Lender shall become a “Lender” party hereto (and shall hereinafter be referred to as a “Lender” in this Section) in connection with such increase. If the Company shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to any shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then the Company shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of such Incremental Commitment to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. In the event that the aggregate Incremental Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by the Company, the Company shall have the right, in consultation with the Administrative Agent, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Company’s requested increase. The Company shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any Proposed New Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date.


 





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(d)    Conditions. The Incremental Commitments shall become effective as of the Increase Effective Date; provided that:


 


(i)    the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (y) in the case of each Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such Incremental Revolving Commitment, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties and true and correct in all respects, and except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.14, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, and (B) no Default or Event of Default exists;


 


(ii)    on a pro forma basis, the Borrowers shall be in compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 7.12 as of the end of the latest fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available;


 


(iii)    the Borrowers shall make any breakage payments arising as a result of the circumstances described in Section 3.05 in connection with any adjustment of Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.14(f);


 


(iv)    all fees required to be paid by the Borrowers on or before the Increase Effective Date shall have been paid;


 


(v)    (A)upon the reasonable request of any Lender and any Proposed New Lender, the Borrowers shall have provided to such Person the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the Act; and


 


(B)    any Borrower that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall deliver to each Lender a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower; and


 


(vi)    the Company (for itself or on behalf of any Loan Party) shall deliver or cause to be delivered officer’s certificates and legal opinions of the type delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(v) through (vii) to the extent reasonably requested by, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent.


 


(e)    Terms of New Loans and Commitments. The terms and provisions of Loans made pursuant to Incremental Commitments shall be as follows and, in each case, as to other terms and conditions not set forth below, as reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders:


 


(i)    terms and provisions of Incremental Term Loans shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that in any event the Incremental Term Loans must comply with clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) below;


 


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(iii)    the maturity date of Incremental Term Loans (the “Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date”) shall not be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date;


 


(iv)    terms as to prepayments and amortization and pricing for Incremental Term Loans shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that terms that are no less favorable to the Borrowers than those of any existing Incremental Term Loan facility shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent); and


 


(v)    the Incremental Term Loans shall not contain additional or different covenants or financial covenants which are more restrictive in any material respect than the covenants in the Loan Documents at the time of the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loan unless either (A) such covenants benefit all of the Lenders or are otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent or (B) such covenants apply only after the Facility Termination Date.


 


The Incremental Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement (the “Increase Joinder”) executed by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Proposed New Lender making such Incremental Commitment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.01, the Increase Joinder may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions and intent of this Section 2.14. In addition, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all references in the Loan Documents to Revolving Credit Loans shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to include references to Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to Incremental Revolving Commitments, respectively, made pursuant to this Agreement.


 


(f)    Adjustment of Revolving Credit Loans. To the extent the Commitments being increased on the relevant Increase Effective Date are Incremental Revolving Commitments, then each Lender that is acquiring an Incremental Revolving Commitment on the Increase Effective Date shall make a Revolving Credit Loan to the Borrowers, the proceeds of which will be used to prepay the Revolving Credit Loans of the other Lenders immediately prior to such Increase Effective Date, so that, after giving effect thereto, the Revolving Credit Loans outstanding are held by the Lenders pro rata based on their Commitments after giving effect to such Increase Effective Date. If there is a new borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans on such Increase Effective Date, the Lenders after giving effect to such Increase Effective Date shall make such Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with Section 2.01.


 


(g)    Making of Incremental Term Loans. On any Increase Effective Date on which new Commitments for Incremental Term Loans are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, each Lender of such new Commitment shall make an Incremental Term Loan to the Borrowers in an amount equal to its new Commitment.


 


(h)    Equal and Ratable Benefit. The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section shall constitute Loans and Commitments hereunder, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guaranty (including without limitation any Guaranty Joinder Agreement, Security Joinder Agreement or Pledge Joinder Agreement) and security interests created by the Security Instruments, except that the new Loans may be subordinated in right of payment or the Liens securing the new Loans may be subordinated, in each case, to the extent set forth in the Increase Joinder. The Loan Parties shall take any actions reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Instruments continue to be perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any such class of Loans or any such new Commitments.


 





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(i)    Most Favored Lender. If at any time an Increase Joinder includes, or an Incremental Commitment is subject to, any negative or financial covenant which is not contained in this Agreement, then, effective on the date of execution of such Increase Joinder or other document, as the case may be, such covenants and related definitions (collectively, the “Incorporated Covenants”) shall then and thereupon (mutatis mutandis) be deemed to have been incorporated herein; and any breach or event of default in respect of any such Incorporated Covenant shall, subject to the foregoing and the lapse of any grace or cure period provided under the applicable Increase Joinder, be deemed to be an Event of Default hereunder subject to all applicable terms and provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right of the Required Lenders to waive or not waive any breach thereof (independent of any right of any other creditor of any Borrower or such Subsidiary in respect of any such Incorporated Covenants). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment, elimination or termination of, or waiver or consent with respect to, any such Incorporated Covenant by the parties to such Increase Joinder or other document (including as a result of the termination or repayment in full of the Incremental Commitment with respect to which such Incorporated Covenants have become effective) shall then and thereupon (mutatis mutandis) constitute an amendment, elimination or termination, as the case may be, of, or waiver or consent with respect to, such Incorporated Covenant hereunder.


 


(j)    Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.


 


2.15    Cash Collateral.


 


(a)    Certain Credit Support Events. If (i) the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, (ii) as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, (iii) the Borrowers shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 8.02(c), or (iv) there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, the Borrowers shall immediately (in the case of clause (iii) above) or within one Business Day (in all other cases) following any request by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to clause (iv) above, after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Company will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited as Cash Collateral, an amount equal to the excess of (x) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (y) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, to reimburse the L/C Issuer.


 


(b)    Grant of Security Interest. Each Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.15(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrowers will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrowers shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.


 





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(c)    Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.15 or Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.16 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.


 


(d)    Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.


 


2.16    Defaulting Lenders.


 


(a)    Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:


 


(i)    Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 10.01.


 


(ii)    Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.15; fourth, as the Borrowers may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.15; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, that Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.


 





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(iii)    Certain Fees.


 


(A)    No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).


 


(B)    Subject to Section 2.16(a)(ii), each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.15.


 


(C)    With respect to any fee payable pursuant to Section 2.09(a) or any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrowers shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the L/C Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.


 


(iv)    Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) upon prior notice to the Company and such Non-Defaulting Lenders, but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Company shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent promptly after receipt of notice of such reallocation, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate principal amount at such time of any Non-Defaulting Lender’s outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Non-Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. Subject to Section 10.22 no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.


 





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(v)    Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under Applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.15. The notice and minimum amount provisions of Section 2.05(b) shall not apply to any prepayments made pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(v).


 


(b)    Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Company, the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.


 


(c)    New Swing Line Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swing Line Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Line Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swing Line Loan and (ii) the L/C Issuer shall not be required to issue, extend, increase, reinstate or renew any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.


 


2.17    ESG Amendment.


 


(a)    After the Closing Date, the Company, in consultation with the Sustainability Coordinator, shall be entitled to establish specified Key Performance Indicators (“KPI’s”) with respect to certain Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) targets of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Sustainability Coordinator, the Company, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent may amend this Agreement (such amendment, the “ESG Amendment”) solely for the purpose of incorporating the KPI’s and other related provisions (the “ESG Pricing Provisions”) into this Agreement. Upon effectiveness of any such ESG Amendment, based on the Company’s performance against the KPI’s, certain adjustments (increase, decrease or no adjustment) to the Applicable Rate for the Commitment Fee, Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans, and Applicable Rate for Term SOFR Loans and Letter of Credit Fees will be made; provided that the amount of such adjustments shall not exceed (x) a 0.001% increase and/or decrease in the Applicable Rate for the Commitment Fee and (y) a 0.005% increase and/or decrease in the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans, and Applicable Rate for Term SOFR Loans and Letter of Credit Fees, and the adjustments to the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans shall be the same amount, in basis points, as the adjustments to the Applicable Rate for Term SOFR Loans, and Letter of Credit Fees; provided that in no event shall the Applicable Rate for Loans be less than zero. The pricing adjustments pursuant to the KPI’s will require, among other things, reporting and validation of the measurement of the KPI’s in a manner that is aligned with the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles and is to be agreed between the Company and the Sustainability Coordinator (each acting reasonably). Following the effectiveness of the ESG Amendment, any modification to the ESG Pricing Provisions shall be subject only to the consent of the Company and the Required Lenders if such modification does not have the effect of reducing the Commitment Fee, Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans, or Applicable Rate for Term SOFR Loans and Letter of Credit Fees to a level not otherwise permitted by this paragraph (it being understood that any such modification having the effect of reducing the Applicable Rate for the Commitment Fee, Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans or Applicable Rate for Term SOFR Loans, and Letter of Credit Fees to a level not otherwise permitted by this paragraph would require approval by all affected Lenders in accordance with Section 10.01).


 





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(b)    Sustainability Coordinator. The Sustainability Coordinator will (i) assist the Company in determining the ESG Pricing Provisions in connection with the ESG Amendment and (ii) assist the Company in preparing informational materials focused on ESG to be used in connection with the ESG Amendment.


 


ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY


 


3.01    Taxes.


 


(a)    Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. (i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Laws. If any Applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.


 


(ii)    If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (provided, however, that if the Administrative Agent fails to make such deductions or withholdings, Borrowers shall have the right to make such deductions or withholdings) (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.


 





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(iii)    If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any Applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.


 


(b)    Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrowers shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.


 


(c)    Tax Indemnifications. (i) Each Borrower shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally, indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Borrower shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C Issuer for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below.


 


(ii)    Each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that the Borrowers have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).


 


(d)    Evidence of Payments.  Upon request by the Company or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrowers or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Company, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Company or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.


 





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(e)    Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.


 


(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that any Borrower is a U.S. Person,


 


(A)    any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;


 


(B)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:


 


(I)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;


 


(II)    executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;


 


(III)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable); or


 





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(IV)    to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;


 


(C)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and


 


(D)    if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Company and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.


 


(iii)    Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.


 





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(f)    Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by Applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any 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, it shall pay to the Borrowers an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrowers under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that each Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Borrowers pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Borrower or any other Person.


 


(g)    Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.


 


(h)    Defined Terms: For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA and the term “Lender” includes any L/C Issuer.


 


3.02    Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Company (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Company shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.


 





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3.03    Inability to Determine Rates.


 


(a)    If in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or a continuation of any of such Loans, as applicable, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b), and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 3.03(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred, or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine for any reason that Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Company and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Company may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding Term SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately at the end of their respective applicable Interest Period.


 


(b)    Replacement of Term SOFR or Successor Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Company) that the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:


 


(i)    adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or


 


(ii)    CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);


 


then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Term SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate”).


 





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If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a quarterly basis.


 


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark. and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments, shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such amendment shall become effective at 2:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.


 


The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Company and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.


 


Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.


 


Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.


 


In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.


 


For purposes of this Section 3.03, those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, the relevant Loans in Dollars, shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders.


 





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3.04    Increased Costs.


 


(a)    Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:


 


(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or the L/C Issuer;


 


(ii)    subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or


 


(iii)    impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Term SOFR 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, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan, (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.


 


(b)    Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.


 


(c)    Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section containing a certification of a responsible officer of such Lender or the L/C Issuer that such costs have not been imposed on the Borrowers disproportionately with other similarly situated borrowers and delivered to the Company shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.


 


(d)    Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).


 





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3.05    Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrowers shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:


 


(a)    any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);


 


(b)    any failure by the Borrowers (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrowers;


 


(c)    any failure by the Borrowers to make payment of any drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency; or


 


(d)    any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 10.13;


 


including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrowers shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.


 


3.06    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.


 


(a)    Designation of a Different Lending Office. Each Lender may make any Credit Extension to the Borrowers through any Lending Office, provided that the exercise of this option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Credit Extension in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrowers are required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amount to any Lender, the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Company such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, 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 or the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. Each Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.


 


(b)    Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if any Borrower is required to pay Indemnified Taxes or any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), the Borrowers may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.


 





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3.07    Survival. All of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.


 


ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS


 


4.01    Conditions to Effectiveness and Initial Credit Extension. The effectiveness of this Agreement as an amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement and the obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder or to continue its Credit Extensions hereunder, as applicable, are subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:


 


(a)    The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Lenders:


 


(i)    executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty;


 


(ii)    a Note executed by the Borrowers in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;


 


(iii)    executed counterparts of the Security Agreement, Pledge Agreement and an affirmation to the Aircraft Security Agreement, together with (in each case, as applicable, to the extent not on file with the Collateral Agent):


 


(A)    Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (and any amendments thereto, as applicable) suitable in form and substance for filing in all places required by Applicable Law to perfect the Liens of the Collateral Agent under the Security Instruments as a first priority Lien as to items of Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by the filing of financing statements, and such other documents and/or evidence of other actions as may be reasonably necessary under Applicable Law to perfect the Liens of the Collateral Agent under such Security Instruments as a first priority Lien in and to such other Collateral as the Collateral Agent may require, including without limitation the delivery by any Borrower or any other Loan Party of all certificates evidencing pledged interests, accompanied in each case by duly executed stock powers (or other appropriate transfer documents) in blank affixed thereto;


 


(B)    the originals of all promissory notes issued in connection with Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(e), together with duly executed undated endorsements in blank affixed thereto;


 


(C)    except with the express prior written consent of the Collateral Agent in each instance, with respect to the Investment Property (as defined in the Security Agreement) listed on Schedule 9(e) of the Security Agreement, Qualifying Control Agreements (as defined in the Security Agreement) from the applicable securities intermediary;


 





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(D)    except with the express prior written consent of the Collateral Agent in each instance, with respect to the Deposit Accounts (as defined in the Security Agreement) listed on Schedule 9(f) of the Security Agreement, Qualifying Control Agreements (as defined in the Security Agreement) from the applicable depositary institutions; and


 


(E)    evidence that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect, together with the certificates of insurance and endorsements, naming the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured or lender’s loss payee, as the case may be, under all insurance policies maintained with respect to the assets and properties of the Loan Parties that constitute Collateral;


 


(iv)    such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates (including specimen signatures) of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;


 


(v)    such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each Loan Party is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in the jurisdiction of its organization or formation;


 


(vi)    a customary opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and each Lender, of Jones Day, counsel for the Borrowers and the Loan Parties, and the general counsel or assistant general counsel for the Borrowers and the Loan Parties, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent concerning the Loan Parties and the Loan Documents and as to such matters and jurisdictions as the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent may reasonably request;


 


(vii)    a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required by any Governmental Authority or any other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required (except for (x) the consents, licenses and approvals which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and (y) the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements pursuant to the Loan Documents);


 


(viii)    a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of each Borrower certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;


 


(ix)    a certificate signed by the chief financial officer of the Company certifying that, after giving effect to this Agreement and the Credit Extensions made or continued on the Closing Date, (A) each Borrower, individually, is Solvent and (B) each Guarantor, together with the other Loan Parties, is Solvent;


 


(x)    (A)upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least five days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the Act, in each case at least five days prior to the Closing Date; and


 





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(B)    at least three days prior to the Closing Date, any Borrower that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall deliver to each Lender a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower; and


 


(xi)    such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Required Lenders reasonably may require.


 


(b)    Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.


 


(c)    Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall have paid all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent).


 


Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.


 


4.02    Conditions to all Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:


 


(a)    The representations and warranties of each Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects, and except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, and excluding, after the Closing Date, the representation and warranty set forth in Section 5.26.


 


(b)    No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.


 


(c)    The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof (except in the case of Credit Extensions made or deemed to be made under Sections 2.14(b)(v) and 2.16(a)(iv)).


 





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(d)    In the case of a Letter of Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer would make it impracticable for such Letter of Credit to be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.


 


Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans) submitted by the Company shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.


 


ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES


 


The Company represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:


 


5.01    Existence, Qualification and Power. Each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals (i) to own its assets, carry on its business and (ii) to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, and (d) is in compliance with all Laws, except in each case referred to in subsection (a) of this Section, with respect to Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors and subsection (b)(i), (c) or (d) of this Section, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


5.02    Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (ii) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which such Person or its property is subject, except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (c) to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party, violate any Law. Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof is in compliance with all Contractual Obligations referred to in clause (b)(i), except to the extent that any such conflict, breach, contravention, creation or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


5.03    Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for (a) the authorizations, approvals, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect or (b) the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements pursuant to the Loan Documents.


 


5.04    Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting the rights of creditors, and subject to equitable principles of general application.


 





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5.05    Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.


 


(a)    The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.


 


(b)    The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries contained in the related quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC for each quarterly period since the Audited Financial Statements, (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and subject to the absence of footnotes and ordinary, good faith year end audit adjustments; (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.


 


(c)    Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


(d)    As of the Closing Date, there exists no Project Debt, other than as specifically identified on Schedule 5.05(d).


 


5.06    Litigation. Except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.06, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower after due inquiry, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


5.07    No Default. Neither any Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation, in each case that could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.


 


5.08    Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, the property of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries is not subject to any Lien, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.


 





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5.09    Environmental Compliance.


 


(a)    The on-going operations of each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, after the Closing Date, comply in all respects with all Environmental Laws, except such non-compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


 


(b)    Except as specifically identified on Schedule 5.09, or except to the extent that noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all licenses, permits, authorizations and registrations required under any Environmental Law (“Environmental Permits”) necessary for their respective operations, and all such Environmental Permits are in good standing, and each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all terms and conditions of such Environmental Permits.


 


(c)    Except as specifically identified on Schedule 5.09, none of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their present property or operations is subject to any (i) outstanding written order from or agreement with any Governmental Authority or other Person, or (ii) judicial or docketed administrative proceeding respecting any Environmental Law, Environmental Claim or Hazardous Material., other than, in the case of clause (i), any such order or agreement the breach or violation of which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and, in the case of clause (ii), any such proceeding that if determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


 


(d)    There are no conditions or circumstances relating to any property of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or arising from operations of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries conducted prior to the Closing Date that, together with all other such conditions and circumstances relating to all other properties and operations, may give rise to Environmental Claims with a potential liability as to the Company and its Subsidiaries together that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


(e)    Except as specifically identified on Schedule 5.09, as of the Closing Date, no Borrower has knowledge of any oral or written notification of a Release of a Hazardous Material has been filed by or on behalf of such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and no site, facility or vessel now or previously owned, operated or leased by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is listed or to the knowledge of such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries proposed for listing on any federal or state list of sites requiring investigation or clean-up.


 


5.10    Insurance. The properties of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of any Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where such Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates (including, but not limited to, flood insurance).


 


5.11    Taxes. Each Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed (or have obtained appropriate extensions in respect of) all Federal, all material state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid (or have obtained appropriate extensions in respect of) all Federal, all material state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. To the Borrowers’ knowledge, there is no proposed (in writing) tax assessment against any Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any tax sharing agreement.


 





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5.12    ERISA Compliance.


 


(a)    To the Borrowers’ knowledge, each Plan that is maintained or sponsored by the Company or an ERISA Affiliate is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state laws, except where failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Borrowers’ knowledge, each Pension Plan that is maintained or sponsored by the Company or an ERISA Affiliate and that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is either currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service or is not yet due under the Internal Revenue Service’s determination letter filing program (or, in the case of a Pension Plan maintained pursuant to the adoption of a prototype or volume submitter plan document, the sponsor of the prototype or volume submitter document has obtained from the IRS an opinion or notification letter to the effect that the form of the prototype or volume submitter document is acceptable for the establishment of a qualified retirement plan). To the knowledge of the Borrowers, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.


 


(b)    There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


 


(c)    Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no ERISA Event has occurred, and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan; (ii) the Company and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of the most recent valuation date; (iv) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (v) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could reasonably expected to be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vi) no Pension Plan has been terminated within the preceding five years by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and to the knowledge of the Borrowers, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan.


 


(d)    Each Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that each Borrower is not and will not be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments.


 


5.13    Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. As of the Closing Date, the Company has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (1) of Schedule 5.13, and has no equity investments in any other corporation or entity (including GLC Ventures and Construction JVs) other than those specifically disclosed in Part (2) of Schedule 5.13 and investments held in securities accounts.


 





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5.14    Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.


 


(a)    No Borrower is engaged and no Borrower will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.


 


(b)    None of any Borrower, any Person Controlling any Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code or any other federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur Indebtedness.


 


5.15    Disclosure. The documents, certificates and written statements (including the Loan Documents) furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by any Borrower or any Subsidiary for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, taken as a whole and in light of the circumstances under which they were made, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact (known to any Borrower in the case of any document not furnished by it) necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading (it being recognized by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that projections and forecasts provided to them by any Borrower are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections and forecasts may differ materially from the projected or forecasted results).


 


5.16    Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. To the Borrowers’ knowledge, each Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, taken as a whole, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the best knowledge of the Borrowers, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material employed or contemplated to be employed by any Borrower or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.16, no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened in writing, and no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute, law, rule, regulation, standard or code is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, proposed, which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


5.17    Swap Contracts. Each Borrower and its Subsidiaries have each voluntarily entered into each Swap Contract to which it is a party based upon its own independent assessment of its consolidated assets, liabilities and commitments in each case as an appropriate means of mitigating and managing risks associated with such matters.


 


5.18    Labor Relations. There are no strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes against any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Borrowers’ knowledge, threatened against or affecting any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice complaint is pending against any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened in writing against any of them before any Governmental Authority, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


 


5.19    Solvency. Each Borrower and each of the Loan Parties is Solvent.


 


5.20    Taxpayer Identification Number. As of the Closing Date, each Borrower’s true and correct taxpayer identification number is set forth on Schedule 10.02.


 





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5.21    Representations as to Foreign Obligors. Each Borrower and each Foreign Obligor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:


 


(a)    Such Foreign Obligor is subject to civil and commercial Laws with respect to its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (collectively as to such Foreign Obligor, the “Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents”), and the execution, delivery and performance by such Foreign Obligor of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents constitute and will constitute private and commercial acts and not public or governmental acts. Neither such Foreign Obligor nor any of its property has any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing in respect of its obligations under the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents.


 


(b)    The Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents are in proper legal form under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing for the enforcement thereof against such Foreign Obligor under the Laws of such jurisdiction, and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents. Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent from time to time, it is not necessary to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents that the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents be filed, registered or recorded with, or executed or notarized before, any court or other authority in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing or that any registration charge or stamp or similar tax be paid on or in respect of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents or any other document, except for (i) any such filing, registration, recording, execution or notarization as has been made or is not required to be made until the Applicable Foreign Obligor Document or any other document is sought to be enforced and (ii) any charge or tax as has been timely paid.


 


(c)    Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent from time to time, there is no tax, levy, impost, duty, fee, assessment or other governmental charge, or any deduction or withholding, imposed by any Governmental Authority in or of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing either (i) on or by virtue of the execution or delivery of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents or (ii) on any payment to be made by such Foreign Obligor pursuant to the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents, except as has been disclosed to the Administrative Agent.


 


(d)    Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent from time to time, the execution, delivery and performance of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents executed by such Foreign Obligor are, under applicable foreign exchange control regulations of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing, not subject to any notification or authorization except (i) such as have been made or obtained or (ii) such as cannot be made or obtained until a later date (provided that any notification or authorization described in clause (ii) shall be made or obtained as soon as is reasonably practicable).


 


5.22    OFAC. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of any Loan Party, any Related Party, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (a) currently the subject of any Sanctions, (b) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated nationals, HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant Governmental Authority identified in the definition of “Sanctions” or (c) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.


 


5.23    Security Instruments. The provisions of the Security Instruments are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein. Except for filings and actions contemplated hereby and by the Security Instruments, no filing or other action will be necessary to perfect or protect such Liens.


 





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5.24    Anti-Corruption Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, in each case, that is applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company has instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.


 


5.25    Not an Affected Financial Institution. Neither any Borrower nor any Guarantor is an Affected Financial Institution.


 


5.26    Beneficial Ownership. As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.


 


5.27    Covered Entities. No Loan Party is a Covered Entity.


 


ARTICLE VI  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS


 


So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent indemnification obligations and other obligations that purport to survive termination of this Agreement), or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless Cash Collateralized to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent), the Company shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.14) cause each Subsidiary to:


 


6.01    Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:


 


(a)    as soon as available, but in any event, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall not be subject to any qualifications or exceptions as to the scope of the audit nor to any qualifications or exceptions not reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, or (ii) an SEC Form 10-K for the Company (excluding the exhibits thereto) relating to such fiscal year; and


 


(b)    as soon as available, but in any event, within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company (i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Company’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in comparative form, as applicable, the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Company as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, or (ii) an SEC Form 10-Q for the Company (excluding the exhibits thereto) relating to such fiscal quarter.


 





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6.02    Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:


 


(a)    concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) (unless included in the applicable SEC Form 10-K), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements;


 


(b)    concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company (which delivery may, unless the Administrative Agent, or a Lender requests executed originals, be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes);


 


(c)    promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Company, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Company may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;


 


(d)    promptly following any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the Act, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation or other applicable anti-money laundering laws; and


 


(e)    promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.


 


Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(c) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Company posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Company’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Company shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Company to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.


 





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Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers may, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, Syndtrak or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or their Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Each Borrower hereby agrees that so long as any Borrower is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” such Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to any Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.”


 


6.03    Notices. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent:


 


(a)    of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;


 


(b)    of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Borrower or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws; or (iv) any labor controversy resulting in or reasonably expected to result in, any strike, work stoppage, boycott, shutdown or other labor disruption against or involving any Borrower or any Subsidiary that would materially impact the operations of any Borrower or any Subsidiary;


 


(c)    of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;


 


(d)    of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, including any determination by any Borrower referred to in Section 2.10;


 


(e)    if applicable, upon the request from time to time of the Administrative Agent, of the Swap Termination Values, together with a description of the method by which such values were determined, relating to any Swap Contracts then outstanding to which any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;


 


(f)    upon, but in no event later than ten days after, receiving written notice of (i) any and all enforcement, cleanup, removal or other governmental or regulatory actions involving a potential liability in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate instituted, completed or threatened against any Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their properties pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) all other Environmental Claims involving any Borrower or a Subsidiary with a potential liability in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate, and (iii) any environmental or similar condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the property of any Borrower or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be anticipated to cause such property or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of such property under any Environmental Laws and involving a potential liability in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate; and


 





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(g)    of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification.


 


Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action, if any, the Borrowers have taken and propose to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.


 


6.04    Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable (a) all material Federal and state tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Company or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness the non-payment of which would not violate Section 8.01(e)), as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness, in the case of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c) where the failure to pay or discharge could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


6.05    Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05, except to the extent a failure by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to maintain good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


6.06    Maintenance of Properties. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted except where the failure by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities.


 


6.07    Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of any Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance (or, evidence that compliance is not required) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.


 


6.08    Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith or a bona fide dispute exists with respect thereto; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 





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6.09    Books and Records.


 


(a)    Maintain (i) proper financial records in conformity with GAAP and presented fairly in all material respects, and (ii) properly, all other books and records, in which full, true and correct in all material respects entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and


 


(b)    Maintain all books of record and accounts in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.


 


6.10    Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrowers and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Company and with representatives of the Company afforded reasonable opportunity to be present; provided, however, that (i) the Loan Parties shall not be obligated to reimburse the expenses associated with more than one (1) visit and inspection per calendar year (subject to clause (ii) below) and (ii) when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrowers at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.


 


6.11    Environmental Laws.


 


(a)    Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its operations and keep and maintain its property in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


 


(b)    Upon written request of the Administrative Agent, each Borrower shall submit and cause each of its Subsidiaries to submit, to the Administrative Agent, at the Borrowers’ sole cost and expense and at reasonable intervals, a report providing an update of the status of any environmental, health or safety compliance, hazard or liability issue identified in any notice or report required pursuant to Section 6.03(f) and any other environmental, health or safety compliance obligation, remedial obligation or liability, that could, individually or in the aggregate, result in liability in excess of $25,000,000.


 


6.12    Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions (a) for working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document, (b) to finance acquisitions permitted hereunder, and (c) if applicable, to refinance the Indebtedness of the Borrowers under the Existing Credit Agreement.


 


6.13    Anti-Corruption Laws. Conduct its businesses in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, in each case, that is applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.


 





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6.14    New Material Subsidiaries; Additional Guarantors; After-Acquired Real Property; Release of Collateral.


 


(a)    On each Guarantor Assessment Date, the Company shall determine whether there exists any new or additional Material Subsidiaries (whether as a result of a Person becoming a Material Subsidiary or being designated as a Material Subsidiary for purposes of satisfying the 80% Threshold or the Indenture Termination Date having occurred; and including, without limitation, upon the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Division Successor), and if so, promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and promptly thereafter (and in any event, with respect to Domestic Subsidiaries, within sixty (60) days, with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries, within seventy-five (75) days, and solely with respect to Section 6.14(a)(iv), within ninety (90) days, or, in any case, such longer period requested by the Company and approved by the Administrative Agent), cause such Person to deliver to the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate:


 


(i)    a Guaranty Joinder Agreement duly executed by such Subsidiary;


 


(ii)    documents of the types referred to in clauses (iv) and (v) of Section 4.01(a) and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, customary opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (a)), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;


 


(iii)    a Security Joinder Agreement of such Subsidiary, together with such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements naming such Subsidiary as “Debtor” and naming the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as “Secured Party,” in form, substance and number sufficient in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent and its special counsel to be filed in all Uniform Commercial Code filing offices in all jurisdictions in which filing is necessary or advisable to perfect in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties the Lien on Collateral conferred under such Security Instrument to the extent such Lien may be perfected by Uniform Commercial Code filing;


 


(iv)    if the Subsidiary Securities issued by such Subsidiary that are, or are required to become, Pledged Interests are owned by a Subsidiary who has not then executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a Pledge Agreement granting a Lien to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in such equity interests, a Pledge Joinder Agreement executed by the Subsidiary that directly owns such Subsidiary Securities (or, as to the Pledged Interests issued by any Direct Foreign Subsidiary, in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent), and if such Subsidiary Securities shall be owned by any Borrower or a Subsidiary who has previously executed a Pledge Agreement, a Pledge Agreement Supplement in the form required by such Pledge Agreement pertaining to such Subsidiary Securities;


 


(v)    if the Pledged Interests issued by such Subsidiary constitute securities under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (1) the certificates representing 100% of such Subsidiary Securities and (2) duly executed, undated stock powers or other appropriate powers of assignment in blank affixed thereto;


 


(vi)    Uniform Commercial Code financing statements naming the pledgor as “Debtor” and naming the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as “Secured Party,” in form, substance and number sufficient in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent and its special counsel to be filed in all Uniform Commercial Code filing offices and in all jurisdictions in which filing is necessary or advisable to perfect in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties the Lien on such Subsidiary Securities;


 


(vii)    a supplement to the appropriate schedule attached to the appropriate Security Instruments listing the additional Collateral, certified as true, correct and complete by the Responsible Officer (provided that the failure to deliver such supplement shall not impair the rights conferred under the Security Instruments in after acquired Collateral); and


 





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(viii)    such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent reasonably may require.


 


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall at all times (subject to the 60 or 75 day period noted above or such longer period approved by the Administrative Agent) cause such of its Subsidiaries necessary to meet the 80% Threshold to be Guarantors and to be bound by the terms of a Guaranty.


 


(b)    If the Company shall determine on any Guarantor Assessment Date in respect of any Subsidiary that is, at such time, a Guarantor, that such Subsidiary is no longer a Material Subsidiary or is no longer required to be deemed or designated as a Material Subsidiary for purposes of satisfying the 80% Threshold, the Company may deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate to such effect, certifying also the absence of any Default or Event of Default, whereupon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall execute such documents and instruments of release as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the parties, confirming the release of such Subsidiary from the Guaranty.


 


6.15    Appraisals. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may obtain from time to time an appraisal of all or any part of any Collateral, prepared in accordance with written instructions from the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, from a third-party appraiser satisfactory to, and engaged directly by, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. The cost of any appraisal after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default shall be borne by the Borrowers and such cost shall be part of the Indebtedness, and constitute an Obligation, hereunder and shall be payable by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent on demand (which obligation the Borrowers hereby promise to pay); provided that the cost of any appraisal obtained by the Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time other than after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default shall not constitute an Obligation hereunder and shall not be required to be reimbursed by the Borrowers.


 


6.16    Post-Closing Matters.  Execute and deliver the documents, take the actions and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.16, in each case within the applicable corresponding time limits specified on such schedule, unless such time is extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.


 


ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS


 


So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent indemnification obligations and other obligations that purport to survive termination of this Agreement), or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless Cash Collateralized to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent), the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:


 


7.01    Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:


 


(a)    Liens securing the Secured Obligations;


 


(b)    Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the property covered thereby is not increased (except that assets the purchase or lease of which is financed by a counterparty or its affiliates may be cross-collateralized to secure other assets the purchase or lease of which is financed by the same counterparty or its affiliates) and any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.03(b);


 





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(c)    Liens for taxes not yet past due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;


 


(d)    carriers’, landlords’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business in respect of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which are not overdue for a period of more than 45 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;


 


(e)    pledges or deposits in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries arising under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;


 


(f)    deposits to secure the performance of tenders, bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, bankers’ acceptances, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case, incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business, provided that all such deposits in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;


 


(g)    easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, municipal and zoning ordinances and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;


 


(h)    Liens securing or arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in respect of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h);


 


(i)    (x) Liens securing Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries permitted under Section 7.03(d), provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness (and other property financed by the same counterparty or its affiliates), (ii) such Liens attach to the subject property within 30 days after the acquisition thereof and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value as of the time such Indebtedness was incurred, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition; and (y) Liens on assets of any Project Debt Entity securing Indebtedness of such entity permitted under Section 7.03(m);


 


(j)    Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods by the Company or its Subsidiaries;


 


(k)    Liens securing reimbursement obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to commercial letters of credit obtained in the Ordinary Course of Business and not prohibited hereby, provided that such Liens shall attach only to documents or other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;


 


(l)    Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution, provided that (i) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by any Borrower in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the FRB, and (ii) such deposit account is not intended by any Borrower or any Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution;


 





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(m)    Liens on insurance policies and proceeds securing the payment of financed insurance premiums not in excess of $25,000,000 at any time;


 


(n)    Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder (other than Subsidiary Securities or the proceeds thereof) securing obligations not in excess of the greater of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, determined at the time of the incurrence of such secured Indebtedness;


 


(o)    leases or subleases granted to others that do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;


 


(p)    Liens of lessors in any property subject to any operating lease, including Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements or similar filings made in respect of such leases;


 


(q)    Liens on property of a Person (and/or such Person’s Subsidiaries) existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary or becomes a Subsidiary of the Company; provided that (i) such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or Investment and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or such Subsidiary or acquired by the Company or such Subsidiary (and/or such Person’s Subsidiaries), and (ii) the applicable Indebtedness secured by such Lien is permitted under Section 7.03(h);


 


(r)    Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;


 


(s)    any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to capital stock of any Joint Venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement; provided that such encumbrance or restriction does not prohibit the granting of a Lien by a Loan Party on any Collateral and any entity formed as part of such Joint Venture remains subject to the provisions of this Agreement to the extent provided herein;


 


(t)    Liens on the assets and capital stock or other equity interests of Foreign Subsidiaries not constituting Collateral securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(j);


 


(u)    Liens solely on cash earnest money deposits made in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with an Investment permitted hereunder;


 


(v)    Liens, if any, in favor of a surety granted by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries arising by operation of law or under any indemnity agreement or surety agreement entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with construction-related performance bonds, provided that such Lien does not at any time encumber any property other than the accounts receivable, material and equipment under the applicable bonded contractual obligation;


 


(w)    customary Liens granted in favor of a trustee to secure fees and other amounts owing to such trustee under an indenture or other agreement;


 


(x)    Liens on Collateral securing up to $50,000,000 of the face amount (as determined in accordance with Section 1.09) of standby letters of credit (performance and financial) and/or trade or commercial letters of credit issued by Lenders or their Affiliates outside of this Agreement (and not as an L/C Issuer hereunder) to the extent such Liens arise under the Security Instruments; and


 





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(y)    Lien arising from Dispositions permitted under Section 7.05(f) and (g).


 


7.02    Investments. Make any Investments, except:


 


(a)    Investments, other than those permitted by subsections (b) through (n), that are existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.02(a);


 


(b)    Investments held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) in the form of cash and cash equivalents, and (ii) Investments permitted under the Company’s investment policy attached hereto as Schedule 7.02(b) (as may be modified from time to time as long as there are no material changes), other than Investments of any type requiring any special or further approval under such policy;


 


(c)    Investments consisting of (i) equity investments or extensions of credit by the Company to any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, or by any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries to the Company or to another of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, so long as such extensions of credit are, in each case, represented by a written promissory note and pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Instruments and (ii) equity investments and extensions of credit in non-wholly-owned Subsidiaries in an amount not in excess of $15,000,000 at any time outstanding;


 


(d)    Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the sale or lease of goods or services in the Ordinary Course of Business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;


 


(e)    Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section 7.03;


 


(f)    Investments resulting by virtue of transactions otherwise permitted by Section 7.07;


 


(g)    (x) Investments (including Construction JV Investments) by any GLC Venture, or any Subsidiary thereof, that are existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.02(g) (“Existing Investments”); and (y) any additional Investments in such Existing Investments and any other Investments in one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company in the business of land or real estate development, in the case of this clause (g)(y), in an aggregate amount not to exceed for all such additional Investments the greater of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, determined at the time of the incurrence of such Investment;


 


(h)    Investments of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or at the time such Person merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in either case, in compliance with this Agreement; provided that such Investments were not made by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company or such merger or consolidation;


 


(i)    Investments deemed to arise under Swap Contracts permitted hereunder;


 


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(k)    Construction JV Investments occurring after the date hereof arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and the purchase or other acquisition of all of the equity, common stock in, or all or substantially all of the property of, any Person (or division or other business unit of such Person) that, upon the consummation thereof, will be wholly-owned directly by the Company or one or more of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries (including as a result of a merger or consolidation); provided that, with respect to each Construction JV Investment, purchase or other acquisition made pursuant to this Section 7.02(k):


 


(i)    in the case of a purchase or other acquisition, the lines of business of the Person to be (or the property of which is to be) so purchased or otherwise acquired shall be similar, complementary, or ancillary to (or a related line of) the lines of business as one or more of the principal businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries engaged in currently or subsequently in the Ordinary Course of Businesses;


 


(ii)    in the case of the purchase or other acquisition of common stock of or other equity in another Person, the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) of such other Person shall have duly approved such purchase or acquisition; and


 


(iii)    immediately before and immediately after giving effect to any such Construction JV Investment, purchase or other acquisition, (A) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to (x) 3.00 to 1.00 for any such Construction JV Investment (other than a permitted purchase or acquisition), or (y) the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted under Section 7.12(b) for any such permitted purchase or acquisition (other than a Construction JV Investment), such calculation to be determined on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) (together with such pro forma expense adjustments as are reasonably supportable by the Company) as though such acquisition had been consummated as of the first day of the four consecutive fiscal-quarter period covered thereby;


 


(l)    to the extent constituting Investments, Indebtedness otherwise permitted under Section 7.03;


 


(m)    to the extent constituting Investments, Contingent Acquisition Obligations in respect of any Acquisition, Investment or Disposition otherwise permitted hereunder;


 


(n)    Investments consisting of the purchase by the Company of any Permitted Call Spread Transaction and the performance of its obligations thereunder;


 


(o)    Investments not otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through (n) above provided that immediately after giving pro forma effect to such Investment, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be at least 0.25x under the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted under Section 7.12(b) determined on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b); and


 


(p)    Investments not otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through (o) above in an aggregate amount not to exceed for all such Investments the greater of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, determined at the time of the incurrence of such Investment.


 


7.03    Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:


 


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(b)    Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.03 and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof, provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder;


 


(c)    obligations (contingent or otherwise) of any Borrower or any Subsidiary existing or arising under any Swap Contract entered into by such Person (or in respect of any Guarantee Obligation of any such Person to the extent supporting obligations arising under Swap Contracts to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary is party), provided that, except in the case of any Permitted Call Spread Transaction or accelerated share repurchase transaction for the purpose of purchasing equity interests of the Company, (i) such Swap Contract obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the Ordinary Course of Business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view;” and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;


 


(d)    Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations, sale-leaseback transactions and purchase money Indebtedness for fixed or capital assets acquired by any Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate principal amount of (i) all purchase money Indebtedness for fixed or capital assets that may be incurred by the Company or any of its then-existing Subsidiaries in any fiscal year of the Company shall not exceed $50,000,000; (ii) all Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and sale-leaseback transactions to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any fiscal year of the Company shall not exceed $50,000,000; and (iii) all Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations, sale-leaseback transactions and purchase money Indebtedness for fixed or capital assets of Persons immediately prior to such Persons becoming Subsidiaries or being merged with or into (or otherwise becoming acquired by) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries following the Closing Date shall not exceed an amount equal to $100,000,000; provided that none of such Indebtedness was incurred in anticipation of any such merger or acquisition;


 


(e)    Indebtedness arising as a consequence of Investments permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(c);


 


(f)    Indebtedness in respect of (i) letters of credit (other than Letters of Credit) issued solely for the account and benefit of any Borrower or any Subsidiary in the Ordinary Course of Business in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed at any time an amount equal to $50,000,000; and (ii) the obligation of a subcontractor of any Borrower or its Subsidiaries on a construction project, provided that such Borrower or such Subsidiary determines in good faith that such financial arrangement best serves such Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s financial interests;


 


(g)    Indebtedness incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with (i) securing the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), and statutory obligations, in each case, solely for the account and benefit of any Borrower, its Subsidiaries, any GLC Venture or Construction JV, (ii) obligations on surety and appeal bonds solely for the account and benefit of any Borrower, its Subsidiaries, any GLC Venture or Construction JV (other than in relation to borrowed money debt), and (iii) other obligations of a like nature incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business solely for the account and benefit of any Borrower, its Subsidiaries, any GLC Venture or Construction JV (other than in relation to borrowed money debt), in each of the foregoing cases to the extent not otherwise prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document;


 





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(h)    Indebtedness of a Loan Party comprised solely of (i) the outstanding principal amount of unsecured obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money and all obligations evidenced by bonds (other than performance, surety and appeal bonds), debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (ii) Attributable Indebtedness in respect of capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations, (iii) Contingent Acquisition Obligations in respect of any Acquisition or Investment otherwise permitted hereunder, or (iv) without duplication, Guarantee Obligations with respect to Indebtedness of the types specified in the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (iii); provided that, (x) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the types permitted by the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iv) that is subject to amortization or payment at maturity prior to the Maturity Date shall not exceed $150,000,000; and (y) no such Indebtedness shall be permitted under this clause (h) if such Indebtedness represents Indebtedness of any co-joint venturer in any Joint Venture, to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, that is assumed by the Company or any Subsidiary, if such Indebtedness was not originally incurred by such co-joint venturer in connection with (and relate solely to) the subject Joint Venture;


 


(i)    Guarantee Obligations of a Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Company or any other Loan Party;


 


(j)    Indebtedness (which may be secured or unsecured) of any Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.03; provided that the aggregate amount of all such outstanding Indebtedness shall not exceed of the greater of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, determined at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness;


 


(k)    Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of incurrence;


 


(l)    customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business;


 


(m)    (i) Project Debt outstanding on the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 7.03(m)(i) (“Existing Project Debt”), and (ii) in addition thereto, an additional amount of Project Debt not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding; and


 


(n)    any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,000,000.


 


7.04    Fundamental Changes. Merge, consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (including, in each case, pursuant to a Division) other than Dispositions permitted under Section 7.05 and, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists at the time or would occur as a result thereof:


 


(a)    any Subsidiary may merge with (i) a Borrower, provided that a Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, (ii) any one or more Subsidiaries, provided that, when any wholly-owned Subsidiary is merging with another Subsidiary, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary, or (iii) any other Person, provided that such Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person or immediately upon such merger, consolidation or combination, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary;


 





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(b)    any Subsidiary may sell all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise), to a Borrower or to another Subsidiary; provided that if the seller in such a transaction is a wholly-owned Subsidiary, then the purchaser must either be a Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary; and


 


(c)    any Borrower may merge, consolidate or combine with any entity if a Borrower is the continuing or surviving Person (and, if the Company is a party to such merger, the Company is the surviving Person or the continuing or surviving Person assumes the duties and obligations of the Company hereunder and under the other Loan Documents).


 


7.05    Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:


 


(a)    Dispositions of obsolete, unneeded, unproductive or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the Ordinary Course of Business to Persons;


 


(b)    Dispositions of inventory and leases of property, in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business;


 


(c)    Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property for use in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property for use in the Ordinary Course of Business or (iii) the board of directors or senior management of the Company or such Subsidiary has determined in good faith that the failure to replace such property will not be detrimental to the business of the Company or such Subsidiary;


 


(d)    Dispositions of property by any Subsidiary to the Company or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company;


 


(e)    Dispositions comprising transactions expressly permitted by Section 7.04(a) through (c);


 


(f)    non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of IP Rights in the Ordinary Course of Business and substantially consistent with past practice for terms not exceeding five years and leases and subleases granted to others that do not materially interfere with the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;


 


(g)    the sale, without recourse and in the Ordinary Course of Business, of accounts receivable due from Federal, state or other Governmental Authority arising in the Ordinary Course of Business (and not as part of any bulk sale or financing of receivables) in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year or $50,000,000 in the aggregate after the date of this Agreement;


 


(h)    Dispositions of non-core assets acquired in a permitted Acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within 12 months of such Acquisition;


 


(i)    Dispositions of property constituting (i) the making of Investments permitted under Section 7.02, (ii) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 and/or (iii) the making of Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.07;


 


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(k)    Dispositions or intended Dispositions of assets or businesses publicly announced by the Company prior to the Closing Date; and


 


(l)    Dispositions after the date of this Agreement not otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through (k) above in an aggregate amount not to exceed 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date of such Disposition, determined in accordance with GAAP;


 


provided that any Disposition pursuant to subsections (a) through (l) of this Section 7.05 shall be for fair market value.


 


7.06    Sanctions. Directly or, to the Company’s knowledge, indirectly use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions.


 


7.07    Restricted Payments. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including, but not limited to, dividends, redemptions and repurchases of common stock), or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that:


 


(a)    each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Company and to wholly-owned Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly-owned Subsidiary, to the Company and any Subsidiary and to each other owner of capital stock of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests);


 


(b)    the Company and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common equity interests of such Person;


 


(c)    so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result by virtue thereof, the Company and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or warrants or options to acquire any such shares with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock;


 


(d)    so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result by virtue thereof, the Company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of common stock for cash in order to contribute such shares to the Company’s employee stock ownership plan, provided the aggregate amount paid by the Company in connection with such transactions does not exceed in any fiscal year an amount equal to 15% of plan compensation (as such term is interpreted for purposes of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code) paid by the Company in such fiscal year, and such shares are promptly so contributed;


 


(e)    so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result by virtue thereof, the Company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its capital stock, or warrants, rights or options to acquire any such shares for cash (i) if immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to such purchase, redemption or acquisition, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.25 to 1.00, in an aggregate amount not to exceed on a cumulative basis during the term of this Agreement the greater of (i) $125,000,000 and (ii) 5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, determined at the time of the incurrence of such purchase, redemption or acquisition, and (ii) if immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to such purchase, redemption or acquisition, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00, in an unlimited amount;


 





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(f)    the Company may make Restricted Payments to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of the capital stock or other equity interests of the Company held by any future, present or former director, officer, employee, member of management or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and their respective estates, heirs, family members, spouses, former spouses, domestic partners and former domestic partners, and any tax related thereto, in each case, to the extent required under any equity compensation plan; provided that the amount of Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to this clause (f) plus Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to Section 7.07(g) and Section 7.07(h) shall not exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year;


 


(g)    repurchases of the capital stock or other equity interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such capital stock or other equity interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants are permitted; provided that the amount of Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to this clause (g) plus Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to Section 7.07(f) and Section 7.07(h) shall not exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year;


 


(h)    the Company may make cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for the capital stock or other equity interests of the Company; provided that the amount of Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to this clause (h) plus Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to Section 7.07(f) and Section 7.07(g) shall not exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year;


 


(i)    so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result by virtue thereof, the Company may declare and make dividend payments in cash;


 


(j)    the Company may make any payments of cash or deliveries in shares of Common Stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the Common Stock) (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) pursuant to the terms of, and otherwise perform its obligations under, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness (including, without limitation, making payments of interest and principal thereon, making payments due upon required repurchase or redemption thereof and/or making payments and deliveries upon conversion or settlement thereof); and


 


(k)    the Company may pay the premium in respect of, make any payments (of cash or deliveries in shares of Common Stock or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares) required by, and otherwise perform its obligations under, any Permitted Call Spread Transaction, including in connection with any settlement, unwind or termination thereof.


 


7.08    Change in Nature of Business.


 


(a)    Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof, and other lines of business reasonably similar, related, or incidental thereto; or


 


(b)    except as otherwise permitted under Section 7.04, make any change in any Borrower’s capital structure (including in the terms of its outstanding capital stock) or amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


 


7.09    Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of a Borrower or the Company (other than between or among Loan Parties, in each case to the extent not prohibited under the Loan Documents), whether or not in the Ordinary Course of Business, other than (a) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; (b) payment of customary directors’ fees and indemnities (including equity compensation arrangements); (c) arm’s length transactions with Affiliates that were consummated prior to the Closing Date and are set forth on Schedule 7.09; (d) transactions with Affiliates upon fair and reasonable terms that are substantially as favorable to such Borrower or Subsidiary than such Borrower or Subsidiary would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company; (e) any employment agreement entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with the past practices of the Company and its Subsidiaries; or (f) transactions otherwise explicitly permitted hereunder.


 





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7.10    Burdensome Agreements.


 


(a)    Restricted Payment Prohibitions. Enter into, assume or suffer to exist any Contractual Obligation that limits the ability of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to any Borrower or to otherwise transfer property to any Borrower other than (i) provisions contained in the terms of any agreement governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 and provisions contained in the terms of any agreement governing Liens permitted under Section 7.01 that impose restrictions on the property subject to such Liens; and (ii) agreements restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses, joint venture agreements and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, in each case relating solely to the assets subject to such lease or license or assets relating solely to such joint venture agreement; or


 


(b)    Other Negative Pledges. Enter into, assume or otherwise become subject to any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that directly or indirectly (i) prohibits any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from granting any Lien on property or assets of such Persons or (ii) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person, provided that the Company and its Subsidiaries may enter into, assume or otherwise become subject to any such Contractual Obligation solely to the extent (A) incurred pursuant to the acquisition by such Persons of businesses, properties or assets of other Persons otherwise permitted hereunder if such restrictions affect only such businesses, assets and property so acquired, and are not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition, or (B) incurred in connection with a transaction creating Liens permitted by Section 7.01(i), provided that such restriction is limited to the assets or properties subject to such Liens.


 


7.11    Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB), to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose, or to acquire any security in any transaction that is subject to Section 13 or 14 of the Exchange Act if, following the application of the proceeds of such Credit Extension, more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of a Borrower only or of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 or Section 7.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument within the scope of Section 8.01(e) will be margin stock.


 


7.12    Financial Covenants.


 


(a)    Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.


 


(b)    Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be greater than 3.25 to 1.00; provided, however, for each of the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending after any Acquisition permitted hereunder with total cash consideration in excess of $100,000,000 occurs, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each such fiscal quarter shall not exceed 3.75 to 1.00.


 





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7.13    Anti-Corruption Laws. Directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would violate the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, in each case, that is applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries.


 


ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES


 


8.01    Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”):


 


(a)    Non-Payment. Any Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, and in the currency required hereunder, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three (3) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, any commitment fee or other fee due hereunder, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or


 


(b)    Specific Covenants. Any Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05, 6.10, 6.12, 6.14, 6.16, 7.12 or any other Section of Article VII; or


 


(c)    Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after the earlier of (i) knowledge by any Loan Party or (ii) receipt by the Company of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or


 


(d)    Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith proves to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made, except to the extent that such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects; or


 


(e)    Cross-Default. (i) Any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee Obligation (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than $25,000,000, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee Obligation or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee Obligation (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise) prior to its stated maturity (excluding prepayments required upon the refinancing of such Indebtedness or the Disposition of an asset), or such Guarantee Obligation to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Person as a result thereof is greater than $25,000,000; provided, that this clause (e) shall not apply to (x) any repurchase, prepayment, defeasance, redemption, conversion or settlement with respect to any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness pursuant to its terms, or any event that permits such repurchase, prepayment, defeasance, redemption, conversion or settlement, unless such repurchase, prepayment, defeasance, redemption, conversion or settlement, or such relevant event, results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default, or (y) or any early payment requirement or unwinding or termination with respect to any Permitted Call Spread Transaction; or


 





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(f)    Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Borrower or any of Material Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or


 


(g)    Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due (other than the failure of any Project Debt Entity to pay any Project Debt), or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or


 


(h)    Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments or orders) exceeding $25,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or


 


(i)    ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000, or (ii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the $25,000,000; or


 


(j)    Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than the agreement of all the Lenders, as permitted hereunder or thereunder, or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations or other obligations that purport to survive termination of this Agreement), (i) ceases to be in full force and effect, or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void, invalid or unenforceable in any respect; (ii) any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document in writing; or (iii) any Security Instrument after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01 or 6.14 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby; or


 





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(k)    Loss of Material Licenses, Permits or Intellectual Property. There occurs any of the following events the result of which has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any Governmental Authority revokes or fails to renew any license, permit or franchise of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason loses any license, permit or franchise, or (iii) any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries suffers the imposition of any restraining order, escrow, suspension or impound of funds in connection with any proceeding (judicial or administrative) with respect to any license, permit or franchise; or


 


(l)    Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.


 


8.02    Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:


 


(a)    upon written notice to the Borrowers, declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;


 


(b)    declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower;


 


(c)    require that the Borrowers Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); and


 


(d)    exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents;


 


provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, the obligation of the Borrowers to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, and all payment obligations under the Guaranty of each Guarantor shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.


 


8.03    Application of Funds. At any time after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:


 


First, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;


 


Second, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees and amounts payable in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Card Related Products Agreements and Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of any Lender or the L/C Issuer) and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;


 





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Third, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Secured Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;


 


Fourth, to payment of (a) that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings, (b) Secured Obligations then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Card Related Products Agreements, and (c) Obligations then owing under Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Existing L/C Issuers, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Card Related Products Banks and the LOC Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;


 


Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer and the LOC Banks, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations and outstanding Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit and Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrowers pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.15 and the terms of such Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit, ratably among the L/C Issuers and the LOC Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fifth held by them; and


 


Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrowers or as otherwise required by Law.


 


Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.15, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Secured Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.


 


Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Card Related Products Agreements and, if and only if permitted under Section 7.01(x), Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank, Card Related Products Bank or LOC Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank, Card Related Products Bank or LOC Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.


 


Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Secured Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.


 





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ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT


 


9.01    Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and no Borrower shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.


 


9.02    Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder 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 Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.


 


9.03    Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent or the Arrangers, as applicable, shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers, as applicable:


 


(a)    shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;


 


(b)    shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;


 


(c)    shall not have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates, that is communicated to, obtained by or in the possession of, the Administrative Agent, Arrangers or any of their Related Parties in any capacity, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein;


 





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(d)    shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Company, a Lender or the L/C Issuer; and


 


(e)    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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Instruments, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.


 


9.04    Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative 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.


 


9.05    Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.


 


9.06    Resignation of Administrative Agent.


 


(a)    The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Company. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.


 





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(b)    If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Company and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Company, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.


 


(c)    With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i) while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii) after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including (x) acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Lenders and (y) in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.


 


(d)    Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c).  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).  Upon the appointment by the Company of a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.


 





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9.07    Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Other Lenders. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party of any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger to any Lender or the L/C Issuer as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent or any Arranger have disclosed material information in their (or their Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrowers hereunder. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or L/C Issuer for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.


 


9.08    No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners, Arrangers, Co-Syndication Agents or Co-Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.


 





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9.09    Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:


 


(a)    to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and


 


(b)    to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;


 


and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.


 


Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.


 


9.10    Collateral and Guaranty Matters.


 


(a)    Guaranty Matters. Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.09, each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank, a potential Hedge Bank, a potential Card Related Products Bank and a potential LOC Bank), the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10.


 


(b)    Collateral Matters.


 


(i)    The Administrative Agent, each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank, a potential Hedge Bank, a potential Card Related Products Bank and a potential LOC Bank) and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes Bank of America to act as the collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) under the Loan Documents for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Collateral Agent and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Collateral Agent for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Instruments, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Collateral Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X (including Section 10.04(c), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.


 





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(ii)    Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.09, the Administrative Agent, each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank, a potential Hedge Bank, a potential Card Related Products Bank and a potential LOC Bank), the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion:


 


(A)    to release any Pledged Interest and any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon the occurrence of the Facility Termination Date, (ii) that is sold or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders;


 


(B)    to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i); and


 


(C)    to acknowledge in writing, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, the priority of any Lien granted under any indemnity agreement or surety agreement in favor of a surety providing a bond to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as permitted by Section 7.01(t) of this Agreement; and


 


(D)    to include obligations in respect of Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit as Secured Obligations and/or otherwise under the Security Instruments.


 


Upon request by the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property pursuant to this Section 9.10.


 


The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.


 


9.11    Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Card Related Products Agreements and Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit. Except as otherwise set forth herein, no Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank, Card Related Products Bank or LOC Bank who obtains the benefit of the provisions of Section 8.03, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or any Security Instrument shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) (or to notice of or to consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty or any Security Instrument) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Card Related Products Agreements and Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit except to the extent expressly provided herein and unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank, Card Related Products Bank or LOC Bank, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Card Related Products Agreements and Secured Bilateral Letters of Credit in the case of a Facility Termination Date.


 





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9.12    Lender ERISA Status.


 


(a)    Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:


 


(i)    such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,


 


(ii)    the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,


 


(iii)    (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or


 


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(b)    In addition, unless either (1) clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).


 


9.13    Recovery of Erroneous Payments. Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender Recipient Party, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by the Borrowers at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender Recipient Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender Recipient Party in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender Recipient Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender Recipient Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender Recipient Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.


 


ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS


 


10.01    Amendments, Etc. Except as provided in Sections 1.07(b) and Section 2.14(e), and subject to Section 3.03, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:


 


(a)    (i) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written consent of each Lender; and (ii) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension without the written consent of the Required Lenders;


 


(b)    extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender;


 


(c)    postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;


 





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(d)    release any Borrower from its obligations hereunder or reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or change the manner of computation of any financial ratio (including any change in any applicable defined term) used in determining the Applicable Rate that would result in a reduction of any interest rate on any Loan or any fee payable hereunder without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrowers to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate;


 


(e)    change (i) Section 8.03 or any other provision hereof in a manner that would have the effect of altering the ratable reduction of Commitments or the pro rata sharing of payments otherwise required hereunder or (ii) the order of application of any prepayment of Loans from the application thereof set forth in Section 2.05 or Section 2.06 in any manner that materially and adversely affects the Lenders, in each case without the written consent of the Required Lenders;


 


(f)    amend Section 1.06 or the definition of “Alternative Currency” without the written consent of each Lender;


 


(g)    change any provision of this Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder without the written consent of each Lender;


 


(h)    release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Guarantor is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone) or release the Company as a Guarantor of the Obligations of GCC or GILC;


 


(i)    impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of the Required Lenders;


 


(j)    release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Collateral is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Collateral Agent acting alone);


 


(k)    without the prior written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (i) subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, the Obligations hereunder to any other Indebtedness or other obligation or (ii) subordinate, or have the effect of subordinating, the Liens securing the Obligations to Liens securing any other Indebtedness or other obligation; or


 


(l)    amend any provision of this Agreement to require that a Lender fund any portion of any Loan or any Unreimbursed Amount in a currency other than Dollars without the consent of each Lender;


 


and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.


 





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Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, in addition to any amendment authorized by Section 2.14, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers (i) to add one or more additional revolving credit or term loan facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share ratably (or on a basis subordinated to the existing facilities hereunder) in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding in respect of the existing facilities hereunder, and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders, the Lenders providing such additional credit facilities to participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Required Lenders or by any other number, percentage or class of Lenders hereunder.


 


Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the Administrative Agent and the Company acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the schedules and exhibits thereto), then the Administrative Agent and the Company shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.


 


10.02    Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.


 


(a)    Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (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 telecopier or electronic mail as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:


 


(i)    if to any Borrower or any other Loan Party to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for the Company on Schedule 10.02, and if to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and


 


(ii)    if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrowers).


 


Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).


 





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(b)    Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Company may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.


 


Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.


 


(c)    The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).


 


(d)    Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Company, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Company, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to a Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.


 





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(e)    Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Company or the Borrowers even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. Each Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Company or the Borrowers. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.


 


10.03    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement. No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.


 


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.


 





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10.04    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.


 


(a)    Costs and Expenses. The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and Arrangers, taken as a whole, and of such local and special counsel as reasonably required), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of (x) one firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, taken as a whole, and, in the event of a conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel to all Persons affected thereby, taken as a whole, and of special and local counsel as reasonably required, and (y) any financial advisor for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.


 


(b)    Indemnification by the Borrowers. Each Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, 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 one firm of counsel for all Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, in the event of a conflict of interest, one additional firm of counsel to all persons affected thereby, taken as a whole, and of special and local counsel as reasonably required), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including any Borrower or any other Loan Party) other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, the Indemnitee’s reliance on any Communication executed using an Electronic Signature, or in the form of an Electronic Record), the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer 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 owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, 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, whether brought by a third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party, 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 (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach in bad faith of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim of any Indemnitee solely against one or more other Indemnitees (and not by one or more Indemnitees against the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or Arrangers in such capacity) that have not resulted from the action, inaction, participation or contribution of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors or other representatives. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.


 





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(c)    Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrowers for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or such Related Party, 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 based on each Lender’s share of the unused Commitments, aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided, further that, the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).


 


(d)    Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Borrowers shall not assert, and hereby waive, and acknowledge that no other Person shall have, 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, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.


 


(e)    Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.


 


(f)    Survival. The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 10.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.


 


10.05    Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrowers is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.


 





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10.06    Successors and Assigns.


 


(a)    Successors and Assigns Generally. 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, except that no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). 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, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.


 


(b)    Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:


 


(i)    Minimum Amounts.


 


(A)    In the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and


 


(B)    in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the 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 or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single assignee (or to an assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.


 





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(ii)    Proportionate Amounts. Each assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s Loans and Commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility.


 


(iii)    Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:


 


(A)    the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required (1) if such assignment is to a Person that is engaged in similar lines of business of, or is a competitor to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which Person has been designated by the Company in its reasonable discretion by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including by posting such notice to the Platform) not less than ten Business Days prior to such date of assignment (it being understood and agreed that the Company’s withholding of consent to an assignment to such a Person shall be deemed reasonable); provided that in no event shall such written notice apply retroactively to disqualify any Person that has previously acquired an interest in the Loans and/or the Commitments that is otherwise permitted hereunder; and (2) for all other assignments unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment under this clause (iii)(A)(2) unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received written notice thereof;


 


(B)    the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of any Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender;


 


(C)    the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding); and


 


(D)    the consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.


 


(iv)    Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.


 





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(v)    No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to any Borrower or any of any Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated by or for the primary benefit of one or more natural Persons).


 


(vi)    Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Company and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.


 


Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, the Borrowers (at their expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection 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 subsection (d) of this Section.


 


(c)    Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of any designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.


 





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(d)    Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Company or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of one or more natural Persons, a Defaulting Lender or any Borrower or any Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.


 


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 this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant. Each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 10.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrowers’ request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrowers to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.


 


(e)    Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.


 





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(f)    Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Company and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Company, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrowers shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Company to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.


 


10.07    Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (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 required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any 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 assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.14(b)(iii) or 2.14(c)(iii) or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to any Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating any Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Borrowers or (i) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than a Borrower or (z) is independently discovered or developed by a party hereto without utilizing any Information received from the Borrowers or violating the terms of this Section 10.07. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments.


 





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For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to any Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from any Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. 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.


 


Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning a Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.


 


10.08    Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable 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 (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers against any and all of the obligations of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, the L/C Issuer or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrowers may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Secured Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.


 


10.09    Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by Applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrowers. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.


 





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10.10    Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, 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 that, 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.


 


10.11    Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.


 


10.12    Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.


 


10.13    Replacement of Lenders. If the Borrowers are entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Company 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, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:


 


(a)    the Borrowers shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 10.06(b);


 


(b)    such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to 100% of the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) 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);


 





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(c)    in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;


 


(d)    such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws; and


 


(e)    in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.


 


A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.


 


Each party hereto agrees that (a) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 10.13 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (b) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender; provided, further that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.


 


Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.13 to the contrary, (i) the Lender that acts as the L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements satisfactory to such Lender (including the furnishing of a backstop standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or the depositing of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer) have been made with respect to such outstanding Letter of Credit and (ii) the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.06.


 


10.14    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.


 


(a)    GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of CALIFORNIA.


 


(b)    SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SITTING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH CALIFORNIA STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE 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 IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.


 





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(c)    WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY 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 APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.


 


(d)    SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.


 


10.15    Arbitration and Waiver of Jury Trial.


 


(a)    This Section concerns the resolution of any controversies or claims between the parties, whether arising in contract, tort or by statute, including but not limited to controversies or claims that arise out of or relate to: (i) this Agreement (including any renewals, extensions or modifications); or (ii) any document related to this Agreement (collectively a “Claim”). For the purposes of this arbitration provision only, the term “parties” shall include any parent corporation, subsidiary or affiliate of the Lender involved in the servicing, management or administration of the Obligations or any other obligation described in this Agreement.


 


(b)    At the request of any party to this Agreement, any Claim shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9, U.S. Code) (the “Arbitration Act”). The Arbitration Act will apply even though this Agreement provides that it is governed by the law of a specified state. The arbitration will take place on an individual basis without resort to any form of class action.


 


(c)    Arbitration proceedings will be determined in accordance with the Arbitration Act, the then-current rules and procedures for the arbitration of financial services disputes of the American Arbitration Association or any successor thereof (“AAA”), and the terms of this Section. In the event of any inconsistency, the terms of this Section shall control. If AAA is unwilling or unable to (i) serve as the provider of arbitration or (ii) enforce any provision of this arbitration clause, the Lender may designate another arbitration organization with similar procedures to serve as the provider of arbitration.


 


(d)    The arbitration shall be administered by AAA and conducted, unless otherwise required by law, in the State of California. All Claims shall be determined by one arbitrator; however, if Claims exceed $5,000,000, upon the request of any party, the Claims shall be decided by three arbitrators. All arbitration hearings shall commence within ninety (90) days of the demand for arbitration and close within ninety (90) days of commencement and the award of the arbitrator(s) shall be issued within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing. However, the arbitrator(s), upon a showing of good cause, may extend the commencement of the hearing for up to an additional sixty (60) days. The arbitrator(s) shall provide a concise written statement of reasons for the award. The arbitration award may be submitted to any court having jurisdiction to be confirmed, judgment entered and enforced.


 





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(e)    The arbitrator(s) will give effect to statutes of limitation in determining any Claim and may dismiss the arbitration on the basis that the Claim is barred. For purposes of the application of the statute of limitations, the service on AAA under applicable AAA rules of a notice of Claim is the equivalent of the filing of a lawsuit. Any dispute concerning this arbitration provision or whether a Claim is arbitrable shall be determined by the arbitrator(s). The arbitrator(s) shall have the power to award legal fees pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.


 


(f)    This Section does not limit the right of any party to: (i) exercise self-help remedies, such as but not limited to, setoff; (ii) initiate judicial or non-judicial foreclosure against any real or personal property collateral; (iii) exercise any judicial or power of sale rights; or (iv) act in a court of law to obtain an interim remedy, such as but not limited to, injunctive relief, writ of possession or appointment of a receiver, or additional or supplementary remedies.


 


(g)    The filing of a court action is not intended to constitute a waiver of the right of any party, including the suing party, thereafter to require submittal of the Claim to arbitration.


 


(h)    BY AGREEING TO BINDING ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM. FURTHERMORE, WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, TO THE EXTENT ANY CLAIM IS NOT ARBITRATED, THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF SUCH CLAIM. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.


 


10.16    California Judicial Reference. If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (a) the court shall, and is hereby directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision; provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the court, and (b) without limiting the generality of Section 10.04, the Borrowers shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee appointed in such action or proceeding.


 





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10.17    No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between each Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for any Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to any Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to any Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby; provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to release Bank of America from any obligations expressly set forth herein.


 


10.18    Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts. This Agreement, any Loan Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of the Loan Parties and each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender Party agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered.  Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication.  For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into .pdf format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document.  All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer nor Swing Line Lender is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party and/or any Lender Party without further verification and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart. 


 


Neither the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer nor Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s, L/C Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution or signed using an Electronic Signature) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).


 





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Each of the Loan Parties and each Lender Party hereby waives (i) any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement and any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement and/or such other Loan Document, and (ii) any claim against the Administrative Agent, each Lender Party and each Related Party for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender Party’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Loan Parties to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.


 


10.19    USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender that is subject to the Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower, which information includes the name and address of such Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Act. Each Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.


 


10.20    Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrowers in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer from the Borrowers in the Agreement Currency, each Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer in such currency, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrowers (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under Applicable Law).


 


10.21    Keepwell. The Borrowers at the time the Guaranty or the grant of the security interest under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering the Borrowers’ obligations and undertakings under this Section 10.21 voidable under Applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of the Borrowers under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. The Borrowers intend this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.


 





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10.22    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:


 


(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and


 


(b)    the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:


 


(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;


 


(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or


 


(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.


 


10.23    Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):


 


(a)    In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.


 





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(b)    As used in this Section 10.23, the following terms have the following meanings:


 


“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.


 


“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).


 


“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.


 


“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.


 


	
			 

				
			GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			By: 

				
			/s/ Kenneth B. Olson

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			Name:

				
			Kenneth B. Olson

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			Title:

				
			Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Treasurer, Assistant Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary

				
			 

			
	 	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Elizabeth Curtis	 
	 	Name:	Elizabeth L. Curtis	 
	 	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Kenneth B. Olson	 
	 	Name:	Kenneth B. Olson	 
	 	Title:	Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Treasurer, Assistant Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Elizabeth Curtis	 
	 	Name:	Elizabeth L. Curtis	 
	 	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	GILC INCORPORATED	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Kenneth Olson	 
	 	Name:	Kenneth B. Olson	 
	 	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Elizabeth Curtis	 
	 	Name:	Elizabeth L. Curtis	 
	 	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 



 






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			ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT:

				
			 

			
	 	 	 
	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,	 
	 	as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent	 
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			By: 

				
			/s/ Bridgett Mowry

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			Name:

				Bridgett J. Manduk Mowry	
			 

			
	
			 

				
			Title: 

				
			Vice President

				
			 

			



 






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			LENDERS:


			 


			BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, Swing


			Line Lender and L/C Issuer

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			By: 

				
			/s/ Mukesh Singh  

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			Name: Mukesh Singh


			Title: Director   

				
			 

			



 


                                    




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	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Jonathan Lindvall	 
	 	
			Name: Jonathan F. Lindvall                            


			Title: Senior Vice President

				 



 




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	 	BANK OF THE WEST, as a Lender	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Adriana Collins	 
	 	
			Name: Adriana Collins                  


			Title: Director         

				 



 




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	 	HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Darren Santos	 
	 	
			Name: Darren A. Santos                           


			Title: Senior Vice President, 22672   

				 



 


 




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			PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a


			Lender

				 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Stefanie Hunniford  	 
	 	
			Name: Stefanie Hunniford


			Title: Assistant Vice President

				 



   




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	 	BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as a Lender	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Maria Wisniewski   	 
	 	
			Name: Maria Wisniewski


			Title: Senior Vice President

				 



 


 




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			CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a


			Lender

				 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Joseph DiLeo     	 
	 	
			Name: Joseph DiLeo                            


			Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

				 



       


 




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	 	COMERICA BANK, as a Lender	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Mark Skrzynski  	 
	 	
			Name: Mark C. Skrzynski Jr.


			Title: Vice President

				 



 


 




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			TRUIST BANK, as a Lender

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			By: 

				
			/s/ William P. Rutkowski   

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			Name: William P. Rutkowski


			Title: Director

				
			 

			



 


 






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