Document:

Exhibit 4.5

 

JOINDER AGREEMENT TO EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 May 25, 2011

 

Reference is hereby made to the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (the “Agreement”), by and among CDRT Merger Sub, Inc. (“CDRT”) and the Initial Purchasers named therein concerning the sale by CDRT to the Initial Purchasers of $950.0 million aggregate principal amount of CDRT’s 8.125% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Securities”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in this Joinder Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

 

1.             Joinder of the Successor Company.  Emergency Medical Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby agrees to become bound by the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Agreement with all attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as if originally named as the “Issuer” therein and as if such party executed the Agreement on the date thereof.

 

2.             Joinder of the Guarantor.  Each of the guarantors listed on Annex A hereto (collectively, the “Guarantors”), hereby agrees to become bound by the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Agreement with all attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as if originally named as “Guarantor” therein and as if such party executed the Agreement on the date thereof.

 

3.             Governing Law. This Joinder Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

4.             Counterparts.  This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

5.             Amendments.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Joinder Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

 

6.             Headings.  The headings in this Joinder Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
EMERGENCY   MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
GUARANTORS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
A1 LEASING, INC.
    
	
 
    	
ABBOTT AMBULANCE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
ADAM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AFFILION, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AIR AMBULANCE SPECIALISTS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMBULANCE ACQUISITION, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS MANAGEMENT, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL PATHWAYS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE HOLDINGS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE MANAGEMENT, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE MID-ATLANTIC, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE NORTHWEST, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE   OF COLORADO, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF CONNECTICUT, INCORPORATED
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF GEORGIA, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF ILLINOIS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF INLAND EMPIRE
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE   OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE   OF OKLAHOMA, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF   SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF   SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE   OF TENNESSEE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF TEXAS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE WEST
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
AMR HOLDCO, INC.
    
	
 
    	
ARIZONA OASIS ACQUISITION, INC.
    
	
 
    	
ASSOCIATED AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
ATLANTIC AMBULANCE SERVICES ACQUISITION, INC.
    
	
 
    	
ATLANTIC/KEY WEST AMBULANCE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
ATLANTIC/PALM BEACH AMBULANCE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
BESTPRACTICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
BLYTHE AMBULANCE SERVICE
    
	
 
    	
BROWARD AMBULANCE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
DESERT VALLEY MEDICAL TRANSPORT, INC.
    
	
 
    	
EHR MANAGEMENT CO.
    
	
 
    	
EMCARE ANESTHESIA PROVIDERS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
EMCARE HOLDCO, INC.
    
	
 
    	
EMCARE HOLDINGS INC.
    
	
 
    	
EMCARE OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
    
	
 
    	
EMCARE PHYSICIAN PROVIDERS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
EMCARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
EMCARE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
FIVE COUNTIES AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
FLORIDA EMERGENCY PARTNERS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
GOLD COAST AMBULANCE SERVICE
    
	
 
    	
HANK’S ACQUISITION CORP.
    
	
 
    	
HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
HEMET VALLEY AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
HERREN ENTERPRISES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
HOLIDAY ACQUISITION COMPANY, INC.
    
	
 
    	
INTERNATIONAL LIFE SUPPORT, INC.
    
	
 
    	
KUTZ AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
LIFECARE AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
LIFEFLEET SOUTHEAST, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MEDEVAC MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MEDEVAC MIDAMERICA, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MEDIC ONE AMBULANCE SERVICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MEDIC ONE OF COBB, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MEDI-CAR AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MEDI-CAR SYSTEMS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MEDICWEST AMBULANCE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MEDICWEST HOLDINGS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MEDLIFE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MERCY AMBULANCE OF EVANSVILLE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
MERCY LIFE CARE
    
	
 
    	
MERCY, INC.
    
	
 
    	
METRO AMBULANCE SERVICE (RURAL), INC.
    
	
 
    	
METRO AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
METRO AMBULANCE SERVICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
METROPOLITAN AMBULANCE SERVICE
    
	
 
    	
MIDWEST AMBULANCE MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MOBILE MEDIC AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
NEVADA RED ROCK AMBULANCE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
NEVADA RED ROCK HOLDINGS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
PARAMED, INC.
    
	
 
    	
PARK AMBULANCE SERVICE INC.
    
	
 
    	
PHYSICIAN ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, INC.
    
	
 
    	
PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS   AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
PROVIDER ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, INC.
    
	
 
    	
PUCKETT AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
RADIOLOGY STAFFING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
RADSTAFFING MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
RANDLE EASTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
REIMBURSEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
RIVER MEDICAL INCORPORATED
    
	
 
    	
SEMINOLE COUNTY AMBULANCE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
SPRINGS AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
STAT HEALTHCARE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
SUNRISE HANDICAP TRANSPORT CORP.
    
	
 
    	
TEK AMBULANCE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
TIDEWATER AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
TROUP COUNTY EMERGENCY   MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
V.I.P. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CLINICAL PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
    
	
 
    	
EMS OFFSHORE MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC
    
	
 
    	
NORTHWOOD ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
SEAWALL ACQUISITION, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Manager
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ACCESS   2 CARE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
MISSION CARE SERVICES, LLC, as manager of Access 2   Care, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC., as manager   of Mission Care Services, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
AMR BROCKTON, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.,   as manager and sole member of AMR Brockton, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE DELAWARE VALLEY, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE MID- ATLANTIC, INC.,   as sole member of American Medical Response Delaware Valley, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
APEX   ACQUISITION LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
EMCARE, INC., as sole member of Apex Acquisition   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
EMS   MANAGEMENT LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
EMCARE HOLDCO, INC., as member of EMS   Management LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
AMR HOLDCO, INC., as member of EMS Management   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
EVERRAD,   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
TEMPLETON READINGS, LLC, as sole member of   EverRad, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
EMCARE, INC., as sole member of Templeton Readings,   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MEDASSOCIATES,   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
EMCARE, INC., as sole member of MedAssociates,   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MISSION   CARE OF ILLINOIS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
MISSION CARE SERVICES, LLC, as manager of Mission   Care of Illinois, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:   
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC., as manager   of Mission Care Services, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MISSION   CARE OF MISSOURI, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
MISSION CARE SERVICES, LLC, as manager of Mission   Care of Missouri, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:   
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC., as manager   of Mission Care Services, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MISSION   CARE SERVICES, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC., as manager   of Mission Care Services, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MSO   NEWCO, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
APEX ACQUISITION LLC, as sole member of MSO Newco,   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
EMCARE, INC., as sole member of Apex Acquisition   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PINNACLE   CONSULTANTS MID-ATLANTIC, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
APEX ACQUISITION LLC, as sole member of Pinnacle   Consultants Mid-Atlantic, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
EMCARE, INC., as sole member of Apex Acquisition   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PROVIDACARE,   L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
AMERICAN MEDICAL PATHWAYS, INC., as sole member   of ProvidaCare, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
REGIONAL   EMERGENCY SERVICES, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
FLORIDA EMERGENCY PARTNERS, INC., as general   partner of Regional Emergency Services, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
SUN   DEVIL ACQUISITION LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
EMCARE, INC., as sole member of Sun Devil Acquisition   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
TEMPLETON   READINGS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
EMCARE, INC., as sole member of Templeton Readings,   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
EMERGENCY   MEDICAL SERVICES L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, as general   partner of Emergency Medical Services L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   William A Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
William   A. Sanger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    

 

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GUARANTORS (cont’d):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
FOUNTAIN   AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Mark E. Bruning
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Mark   E. Bruning
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President
    

 

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BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., as representative of the   Initial Purchasers
    
	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/   John Skrobe
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
John   Skrobe
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Managing   Director
    	
 
    

 

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Annex A

 

List of Guarantors

 

1.          A1 Leasing, Inc.

 

2.          Abbott Ambulance, Inc.

 

3.          Access 2 Care, LLC

 

4.          Adam Transportation Service, Inc.

 

5.          Affilion, Inc.

 

6.          Air Ambulance Specialists, Inc.

 

7.          Ambulance Acquisition, Inc.

 

8.          American Emergency Physicians Management, Inc.

 

9.          American Investment Enterprises, Inc.

 

10.        American Medical Pathways, Inc.

 

11.        American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

12.        American Medical Response Delaware Valley, LLC

 

13.        American Medical Response Holdings, Inc.

 

14.        American Medical Response Management, Inc.

 

15.        American Medical Response Mid-Atlantic, Inc.

 

16.        American Medical Response Northwest, Inc.

 

17.        American Medical Response of Colorado, Inc.

 

18.        American Medical Response of Connecticut, Incorporated

 

19.        American Medical Response of Georgia, Inc.

 

20.        American Medical Response of Illinois, Inc.

 

21.        American Medical Response of Inland Empire

 

22.        American Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.

 

 

23.        American Medical Response of North Carolina, Inc.

 

24.        American Medical Response of Oklahoma, Inc.

 

25.        American Medical Response of South Carolina, Inc.

 

26.        American Medical Response of Southern California

 

27.        American Medical Response of Tennessee, Inc.

 

28.        American Medical Response of Texas, Inc.

 

29.        American Medical Response West

 

30.        American Medical Response, Inc.

 

31.        AMR Brockton, L.L.C.

 

32.        AMR HoldCo, Inc.

 

33.        Apex Acquisition LLC

 

34.        Arizona Oasis Acquisition, Inc.

 

35.        Associated Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

36.        Atlantic Ambulance Services Acquisition, Inc.

 

37.        Atlantic/Key West Ambulance, Inc.

 

38.        Atlantic/Palm Beach Ambulance, Inc.

 

39.        BestPractices, Inc.

 

40.        Blythe Ambulance Service

 

41.        Broward Ambulance, Inc.

 

42.        Clinical Partners Management Company, LLC

 

43.        Desert Valley Medical Transport, Inc.

 

44.        EHR Management Co.

 

45.        EmCare Anesthesia Providers, Inc.

 

46.        EmCare HoldCo, Inc.

 

 

47.        EmCare Holdings Inc.

 

48.        EmCare of California, Inc.

 

49.        EmCare Physician Providers, Inc.

 

50.        EmCare Physician Services, Inc.

 

51.        EmCare, Inc.

 

52.        Emergency Medical Services L.P.

 

53.        Emergency Medicine Education Systems, Inc.

 

54.        EMS Management LLC

 

55.        EMS Offshore Medical Services, LLC

 

56.        EverRad, LLC

 

57.        Five Counties Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

58.        Florida Emergency Partners, Inc.

 

59.        Fountain Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

60.        Global Medical Response, Inc.

 

61.        Gold Coast Ambulance Service

 

62.        Hank’s Acquisition Corp.

 

63.        Healthcare Administrative Services, Inc.

 

64.        Hemet Valley Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

65.        Herren Enterprises, Inc.

 

66.        Holiday Acquisition Company, Inc.

 

67.        International Life Support, Inc.

 

68.        Kutz Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

69.        LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

70.        LifeFleet Southeast, Inc.

 

 

71.        MedAssociates, LLC

 

72.        Medevac Medical Response, Inc.

 

73.        Medevac MidAmerica, Inc.

 

74.        Medic One Ambulance Services, Inc.

 

75.        Medic One of Cobb, Inc.

 

76.        Medi-Car Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

77.        Medi-Car Systems, Inc.

 

78.        MedicWest Ambulance, Inc.

 

79.        MedicWest Holdings, Inc.

 

80.        MedLife Emergency Medical Service, Inc.

 

81.        Mercy Ambulance of Evansville, Inc.

 

82.        Mercy Life Care

 

83.        Mercy, Inc.

 

84.        Metro Ambulance Service (Rural), Inc.

 

85.        Metro Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

86.        Metro Ambulance Services, Inc.

 

87.        Metropolitan Ambulance Service

 

88.        Midwest Ambulance Management Company

 

89.        Mission Care of Illinois, LLC

 

90.        Mission Care of Missouri, LLC

 

91.        Mission Care Services, LLC

 

92.        Mobile Medic Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

93.        MSO Newco, LLC

 

94.        Nevada Red Rock Ambulance, Inc.

 

 

95.        Nevada Red Rock Holdings, Inc.

 

96.        Northwood Anesthesia Associates, L.L.C.

 

97.        Paramed, Inc.

 

98.        Park Ambulance Service Inc.

 

99.        Physician Account Management, Inc.

 

100.      Physicians & Surgeons Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

101.      Pinnacle Consultants Mid-Atlantic, L.L.C.

 

102.      ProvidaCare, L.L.C.

 

103.      Provider Account Management, Inc.

 

104.      Puckett Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

105.      Radiology Staffing Solutions, Inc.

 

106.      Radstaffing Management Solutions, Inc.

 

107.      Randle Eastern Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

108.      Regional Emergency Services, L.P.

 

109.      Reimbursement Technologies, Inc.

 

110.      River Medical Incorporated

 

111.      Seawall Acquisition, LLC

 

112.      Seminole County Ambulance, Inc.

 

113.      Springs Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

114.      STAT Healthcare, Inc.

 

115.      Sun Devil Acquisition LLC

 

116.      Sunrise Handicap Transport Corp.

 

117.      TEK Ambulance, Inc.

 

118.      Templeton Readings, LLC

 

 

119.      Tidewater Ambulance Service, Inc.

 

120.      Troup County Emergency Medical Services, Inc.

 

121.      V.I.P. Professional Services, Inc.Exhibit 10.1

	
 
    	
 
    

 

$1,440,000,000

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

among

 

CDRT MERGER SUB, INC.,
 as Borrower,

 

THE LENDERS
 FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL,
 as Syndication Agent,

 

and

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS and UBS SECURITIES LLC,
 as Documentation Agents,

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., BARCLAYS CAPITAL,
 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS and UBS SECURITIES LLC,
 as Joint Lead Arrangers

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., BARCLAYS CAPITAL,
 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, UBS SECURITIES LLC,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

and

NATIXIS,

 

as Joint Bookmanagers

 

dated as of May 25, 2011

 

	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

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SECTION 1 Definitions
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
1.1
    	
Defined Terms
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
1.2
    	
Other Definitional Provisions
    	
65
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 2 Amount and Terms   of Commitments
    	
66
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
2.1
    	
Initial Term Loans
    	
66
    
	
 
    	
2.2
    	
Notes
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
2.3
    	
Procedure for Initial Term Loan Borrowing
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
2.4
    	
[Reserved]
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
2.5
    	
Repayment of Loans
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
2.6
    	
Incremental Facilities
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
2.7
    	
Permitted Debt Exchanges
    	
71
    
	
 
    	
2.8
    	
Extension of Term Loans
    	
73
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 3 [Reserved]
    	
76
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 4 General Provisions   Applicable to Loans
    	
76
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
4.1
    	
Interest Rates and Payment Dates
    	
76
    
	
 
    	
4.2
    	
Conversion and Continuation Options
    	
77
    
	
 
    	
4.3
    	
Minimum Amounts; Maximum Sets
    	
78
    
	
 
    	
4.4
    	
Optional and Mandatory Prepayments
    	
78
    
	
 
    	
4.5
    	
Administrative Agent’s Fee; Other Fees
    	
88
    
	
 
    	
4.6
    	
Computation of Interest and Fees
    	
89
    
	
 
    	
4.7
    	
Inability to Determine Interest Rate
    	
89
    
	
 
    	
4.8
    	
Pro Rata Treatment and Payments
    	
90
    
	
 
    	
4.9
    	
Illegality
    	
91
    
	
 
    	
4.10
    	
Requirements of Law
    	
91
    
	
 
    	
4.11
    	
Taxes
    	
93
    
	
 
    	
4.12
    	
Indemnity
    	
98
    
	
 
    	
4.13
    	
Certain Rules Relating to the Payment of Additional   Amounts
    	
98
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 5 Representations   and Warranties
    	
100
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.1
    	
Financial Condition
    	
100
    
	
 
    	
5.2
    	
No Change; Solvent
    	
101
    
	
 
    	
5.3
    	
Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law
    	
102
    
	
 
    	
5.4
    	
Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
    	
102
    
	
 
    	
5.5
    	
No Legal Bar
    	
103
    
	
 
    	
5.6
    	
No Material Litigation
    	
103
    
	
 
    	
5.7
    	
No Default
    	
103
    
	
 
    	
5.8
    	
Ownership of Property; Liens
    	
103
    

 

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5.9
    	
Intellectual Property
    	
103
    
	
 
    	
5.10
    	
Taxes
    	
103
    
	
 
    	
5.11
    	
Federal Regulations
    	
104
    
	
 
    	
5.12
    	
ERISA
    	
104
    
	
 
    	
5.13
    	
Collateral
    	
105
    
	
 
    	
5.14
    	
Investment Company Act; Other Regulations
    	
105
    
	
 
    	
5.15
    	
Subsidiaries
    	
106
    
	
 
    	
5.16
    	
Purpose of Loans
    	
106
    
	
 
    	
5.17
    	
Environmental Matters
    	
106
    
	
 
    	
5.18
    	
No Material Misstatements
    	
107
    
	
 
    	
5.19
    	
Labor Matters
    	
107
    
	
 
    	
5.20
    	
Insurance
    	
107
    
	
 
    	
5.21
    	
Anti-Terrorism
    	
107
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 6 Conditions   Precedent
    	
108
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
6.1
    	
Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit
    	
108
    
	
 
    	
6.2
    	
Conditions to Each Extension of Credit After the Closing   Date
    	
114
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 7 Affirmative   Covenants
    	
114
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
7.1
    	
Financial Statements
    	
115
    
	
 
    	
7.2
    	
Certificates; Other Information
    	
116
    
	
 
    	
7.3
    	
Payment of Obligations
    	
117
    
	
 
    	
7.4
    	
Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence;   Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law
    	
117
    
	
 
    	
7.5
    	
Maintenance of Property; Insurance
    	
118
    
	
 
    	
7.6
    	
Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions
    	
119
    
	
 
    	
7.7
    	
Notices
    	
120
    
	
 
    	
7.8
    	
Environmental Laws
    	
121
    
	
 
    	
7.9
    	
After-Acquired Real Property and Fixtures; Subsidiaries
    	
122
    
	
 
    	
7.10
    	
[Reserved]
    	
124
    
	
 
    	
7.11
    	
Use of Proceeds
    	
124
    
	
 
    	
7.12
    	
Post-Closing Security Perfection
    	
124
    
	
 
    	
7.13
    	
Post-Closing Matters
    	
124
    
	
 
    	
7.14
    	
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Maintain Ratings
    	
125
    
	
 
    	
7.15
    	
Accounting Changes
    	
125
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 8 Negative Covenants
    	
125
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
8.1
    	
Limitation on Indebtedness
    	
125
    
	
 
    	
8.2
    	
Limitation on Restricted Payments
    	
130
    
	
 
    	
8.3
    	
Limitation on Restrictive Agreements
    	
135
    
	
 
    	
8.4
    	
Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock
    	
138
    

 

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8.5
    	
Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates
    	
140
    
	
 
    	
8.6
    	
Limitation on Liens
    	
142
    
	
 
    	
8.7
    	
Limitation on Fundamental Changes
    	
142
    
	
 
    	
8.8
    	
Change of Control; Limitation on Amendments
    	
144
    
	
 
    	
8.9
    	
Limitation on Lines of Business
    	
145
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 9 Events of Default
    	
145
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.1
    	
Events of Default
    	
145
    
	
 
    	
9.2
    	
Remedies Upon an Event of Default
    	
148
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 10 The Agents and   the Other Representatives
    	
148
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
10.1
    	
Appointment
    	
148
    
	
 
    	
10.2
    	
The Administrative Agent and Affiliates
    	
149
    
	
 
    	
10.3
    	
Action by an Agent
    	
149
    
	
 
    	
10.4
    	
Exculpatory Provisions
    	
150
    
	
 
    	
10.5
    	
Acknowledgement and Representations by Lenders
    	
151
    
	
 
    	
10.6
    	
Indemnity; Reimbursement by Lenders
    	
151
    
	
 
    	
10.7
    	
Right to Request and Act on Instructions; Reliance
    	
152
    
	
 
    	
10.8
    	
Collateral Matters
    	
153
    
	
 
    	
10.9
    	
Successor Agent
    	
154
    
	
 
    	
10.10
    	
[Reserved]
    	
155
    
	
 
    	
10.11
    	
Withholding Tax
    	
155
    
	
 
    	
10.12
    	
Other Representatives
    	
155
    
	
 
    	
10.13
    	
[Reserved]
    	
156
    
	
 
    	
10.14
    	
Application of Proceeds
    	
156
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 11 Miscellaneous
    	
156
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
11.1
    	
Amendments and Waivers
    	
156
    
	
 
    	
11.2
    	
Notices
    	
159
    
	
 
    	
11.3
    	
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
    	
161
    
	
 
    	
11.4
    	
Survival of Representations and Warranties
    	
162
    
	
 
    	
11.5
    	
Payment of Expenses and Taxes
    	
162
    
	
 
    	
11.6
    	
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments
    	
163
    
	
 
    	
11.7
    	
Adjustments; Set-off; Calculations; Computations
    	
171
    
	
 
    	
11.8
    	
Judgment
    	
172
    
	
 
    	
11.9
    	
Counterparts
    	
172
    
	
 
    	
11.10
    	
Severability
    	
173
    
	
 
    	
11.11
    	
Integration
    	
173
    
	
 
    	
11.12
    	
Governing Law
    	
173
    
	
 
    	
11.13
    	
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers
    	
173
    
	
 
    	
11.14
    	
Acknowledgements
    	
174
    

 

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11.15
    	
Waiver Of Jury Trial
    	
174
    
	
 
    	
11.16
    	
Confidentiality
    	
174
    
	
 
    	
11.17
    	
Incremental Indebtedness; Additional Indebtedness
    	
175
    
	
 
    	
11.18
    	
USA Patriot Act Notice
    	
176
    
	
 
    	
11.19
    	
Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other   Documents
    	
176
    
	
 
    	
11.20
    	
Reinstatement
    	
176
    

 

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SCHEDULES
    
	
 
    
	
A
    	
—
    	
Commitments and Addresses
    
	
1.1(c)
    	
—
    	
Assumed Indebtedness
    
	
1.1(d)
    	
—
    	
Existing Capitalized Lease Obligations
    
	
1.1(e)
    	
—
    	
Existing Liens
    
	
1.1(f)
    	
—
    	
Existing Investments
    
	
5.1
    	
—
    	
Financial Condition
    
	
5.2
    	
—
    	
Material Adverse Effect Disclosure
    
	
5.3
    	
—
    	
Good Standing Disclosure
    
	
5.4
    	
—
    	
Consents Required
    
	
5.6
    	
—
    	
Litigation
    
	
5.8
    	
—
    	
Real Property
    
	
5.9
    	
—
    	
Intellectual Property Claims
    
	
5.15
    	
—
    	
Subsidiaries
    
	
5.17
    	
—
    	
Environmental Matters
    
	
5.20
    	
—
    	
Insurance
    
	
7.2
    	
—
    	
Website Address for Electronic Financial Reporting
    
	
7.12
    	
—
    	
Post-Closing Collateral Requirements
    
	
8.1
    	
—
    	
Existing Indebtedness
    
	
8.5
    	
—
    	
Affiliate Transactions
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
EXHIBITS
    
	
 
    
	
A
    	
—
    	
Form of Note
    
	
B
    	
—
    	
Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
    
	
C
    	
—
    	
Form of Mortgage
    
	
D
    	
—
    	
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
    
	
E
    	
—
    	
Form of Assignment and Acceptance
    
	
F
    	
—
    	
Form of Secretary’s Certificate
    
	
G
    	
—
    	
Form of Officer’s Certificate
    
	
H
    	
—
    	
Form of Solvency Certificate
    
	
I-1
    	
—
    	
Form of Increase Supplement
    
	
I-2
    	
—
    	
Form of Lender Joinder Agreement
    
	
J-1
    	
—
    	
Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP,   Special New York Counsel to the Loan Parties
    
	
J-2
    	
—
    	
Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger,   P.A., Special Delaware Counsel to Certain of the Loan Parties
    
	
J-3
    	
—
    	
Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP,   Special Nevada Counsel to Certain of the Loan Parties
    
	
J-4
    	
—
    	
Opinion of Greenberg Traurig LLP, Special Massachusetts, Connecticut   and Pennsylvania Counsel to Certain of the Loan Parties
    
	
J-5
    	
—
    	
Opinion of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, Special California and   Colorado Counsel to Certain of the Loan Parties
    
	
J-6
    	
—
    	
Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP, Special Oregon Counsel   to Certain of the Loan Parties
    

 

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J-7
    	
—
    	
Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP, Special Arizona and   Missouri Counsel to Certain of the Loan Parties
    
	
K
    	
—
    	
Form of ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement
    
	
L
    	
—
    	
Form of Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement
    
	
M
    	
—
    	
Form of Affiliated Lender Assignment and   Assumption
    
	
N
    	
—
    	
Form of Acceptance and Prepayment Notice
    
	
O
    	
—
    	
Form of Discount Range Prepayment Notice
    
	
P
    	
—
    	
Form of Discount Range Prepayment Offer
    
	
Q
    	
—
    	
Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment   Notice
    
	
R
    	
—
    	
Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer
    
	
S
    	
—
    	
Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Notice
    
	
T
    	
—
    	
Form of Specified Discount Prepayment   Response
    

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 25, 2011, among CDRT Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub” and, at any time prior to the consummation of the Merger (as defined below), the “Borrower”), a Delaware corporation that is to be merged with and into Emergency Medical Services Corporation (and as further defined in Subsection 1.1, the “Company” and, upon and at any time after the consummation of the Merger, the “Borrower”), a Delaware corporation, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party hereto (as further defined in Subsection 1.1, the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity and as further defined in Subsection 1.1, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders hereunder and as collateral agent (in such capacity and as further defined in Subsection 1.1, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined below), BARCLAYS CAPITAL, the investment banking division of BARCLAYS BANK PLC as Syndication Agent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS and UBS SECURITIES LLC as Documentation Agents, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., BARCLAYS CAPITAL, the investment banking division of BARCLAYS BANK PLC, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, the marketing name for the investment banking activities of ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, and UBS SECURITIES LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers, and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., BARCLAYS CAPITAL, the investment banking division of BARCLAYS BANK PLC, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, the marketing name for the investment banking activities of ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, UBS SECURITIES LLC, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. and NATIXIS, as  Joint Bookmanagers.

 

The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings;

 

WHEREAS, to fund a portion of the Merger consideration, it is intended that CD&R Fund VIII and certain other Permitted Holders will contribute an amount in cash to Holdings and/or a direct or indirect parent thereof in exchange for Capital Stock (which cash will be contributed to the Borrower in exchange for Capital Stock of the Borrower) (such contribution, the “Equity Financing”), which, when combined with the fair market value of the equity of management and existing shareholders of the Company being rolled over or invested (in an amount not to exceed $100.0 million) in connection with the Transactions (together with the Equity Financing, the “Equity Contribution”), shall be no less than 25.0% of the pro forma total capitalization of Holdings and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Transactions (the “Minimum Equity Amount”);

 

WHEREAS, to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (A) the Borrower has requested that the Lenders make the Term Loans provided for herein and (B) it is intended that the Borrower will issue senior unsecured notes in sales pursuant

 

 

to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act (the “Senior Notes Offering”), under the Senior Notes Indenture, generating (unless reduced in accordance with Subsection 6.1(b)) aggregate gross proceeds of up to $950.0 million, to finance a portion of the Transactions; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to (i) effect the Refinancing and to finance a portion of the other Transactions, including the payments of fees and expenses relating thereto and (ii) finance the working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries following the consummation of the Merger, it is intended that the Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries will enter into the Senior ABL Facility, which will initially provide for an aggregate principal amount of up to $350.0 million of ABL Facility Loans (including the issuance of letters of credit as provided for in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement).

 

Defined terms used in these Recitals and not previously defined are as defined below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1

 

Definitions

 

1.1           Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“ABL Agent”:  Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent under the ABL Facility Documents, or any successor administrative agent or collateral agent under the ABL Facility Documents.

 

“ABL Facility Documents”:  the “Loan Documents” as defined in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived, otherwise modified, extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced from time to time.

 

“ABL Facility Loans”:  the loans borrowed under the Senior ABL Facility.

 

“ABL Priority Collateral”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement whether or not the same remains in full force and effect.

 

“ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement”:  the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Collateral Agent and the ABL Agent (in its capacity as collateral agent under the ABL Facility Documents), and acknowledged by certain of the Loan Parties in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

 

“ABR”:  when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, is used when such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

 

 

“ABR Loans”:  Loans to which the rate of interest applicable is based upon the Alternate Base Rate.

 

“Acceleration”:  as defined in Subsection 9.1(e).

 

“Acceptable Discount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(2).

 

“Acceptable Prepayment Amount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(3).

 

“Acceptance and Prepayment Notice”:  a written notice from the Borrower setting forth the Acceptable Discount pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(2) substantially in the form of Exhibit N.

 

“Accounts”:  “accounts” as defined in the UCC (including any “health-care-insurance receivables” as defined in the UCC) and, with respect to any Person, all such Accounts of such Person, whether now existing or existing in the future, including (a) all accounts receivable of such Person (whether or not specifically listed on schedules furnished to the Administrative Agent), including all accounts receivable created by or arising from all of such Person’s sales of goods or rendition of services made under any of its trade names, or through any of its divisions, (b) all unpaid rights of such Person (including rescission, replevin, reclamation and stopping in transit) relating to the foregoing or arising therefrom, (c) all rights to any goods represented by any of the foregoing, including returned or repossessed goods, (d) all reserves and credit balances held by such Person with respect to any such accounts receivable of any Obligors, (e) all letters of credit, guarantees or collateral for any of the foregoing and (f) all insurance policies or rights relating to any of the foregoing.

 

“Acceptance Date”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(2).

 

“Acquired Indebtedness”:  Indebtedness of a Person (i) existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or (ii) assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, in each case other than Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such acquisition.  Acquired Indebtedness shall be deemed to be Incurred on the date of the related acquisition of assets from any Person or the date the acquired Person becomes a Subsidiary.

 

“Additional ABL Credit Facility”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional Assets”:  (i) any property or assets that replace the property or assets that are the subject of an Asset Disposition; (ii) any property or assets (other than Indebtedness and Capital Stock) used or to be used by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise useful in a Related Business (including any capital expenditures on any property or assets already so used); (iii) the Capital Stock of a Person that is engaged in a Related Business and becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; or (iv) Capital Stock of any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary acquired from a third party.

 

 

“Additional Indebtedness”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.

 

“Additional Lender”:  as defined in Subsection 2.6(b).

 

“Additional Obligations”:  subordinated or senior Indebtedness (which Indebtedness may be (x) unsecured, (y) secured by a Lien ranking pari passu to the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations or (z) secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations), including customary bridge financings, in each case issued or incurred by the Borrower or a Guarantor, the terms of which Indebtedness (i) do not provide for a maturity date or weighted average life to maturity earlier than the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans or shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Term Loans, as the case may be (other than an earlier maturity date and/or shorter weighted average life to maturity for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans or the weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Term Loans, as applicable), (ii) to the extent such Indebtedness is subordinated, provide for customary payment subordination to the Term Facility Obligations under the Loan Documents as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith and (iii) do not provide for any mandatory repayment or redemption from asset sales, casualty or condemnation events or excess cash flow on more than a ratable basis with Term Loans (other than, in the case of any customary bridge financing, prepayments of such bridge financing from the issuance of equity or other Indebtedness permitted hereunder which meets the requirements of this definition); provided that (a) such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party that does not also secure the Term Facility Obligations, or be guaranteed by any Person other than the Guarantors, and (b) if secured by Collateral, such Indebtedness (and all related Obligations) shall be subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement (if such Indebtedness and related Obligations constitute First Lien Obligations), the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if such Indebtedness and related Obligations do not constitute First Lien Obligations) or an Other Intercreditor Agreement (if otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower).

 

“Additional Obligations Documents”: any document or instrument (including any guarantee, security agreement or mortgage and which may include any or all of the Loan Documents) issued or executed and delivered with respect to any Additional Obligations by any Loan Party.

 

“Adjusted LIBOR Rate”:  with respect to any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1.00%) determined by the Administrative Agent to be equal to the higher of (a) (i) the LIBOR Rate for such Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans in effect for such Interest Period divided by (ii) 1 minus the Statutory Reserves (if any) for such Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period and (b) 1.50%.

 

“Administrative Agent”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Subsection 10.9.

 

 

“Affected Eurodollar Rate”:  as defined in Subsection 4.7.

 

“Affected Loans”:  as defined in Subsection 4.9.

 

“Affiliate”:  as to any specified Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

“Affiliate Transaction”:  as defined in Subsection 8.5(a).

 

“Affiliated Debt Fund”:  any Affiliated Lender that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, notes, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course, so long as (i) any such Affiliated Lender is managed as to day-to-day matters (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, as to strategic direction and similar matters) independently from Sponsor and any Affiliate of Sponsor that is not primarily engaged in the investing activities described above, (ii) any such Affiliated Lender has in place customary information screens between it and Sponsor and any Affiliate of Sponsor that is not primarily engaged in the investing activities described above, and (iii) neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries directs or causes the direction of the investment policies of such entity.

 

“Affiliated Lender”:  any Lender that is a Permitted Affiliated Assignee.

 

“Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”:  as defined in Subsection 11.6(h)(i)(1).

 

“Agent Default”:  an Agent has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Agent becomes subject to an Agent-Related Distress Event.

 

“Agent-Related Distress Event”:  with respect to any Agent (each, a “Distressed Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that an Agent-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interests in any Agent or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Agent by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

 

“Agents”:  the collective reference to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and “Agent” shall mean any of them.

 

“Agreement”:  this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, from time to time.

 

 

“Alternate Base Rate”:  for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1.00%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, (c) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for an Interest Period of one-month beginning on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.00% and (d) 2.50%.  If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c) above, as the case may be, of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist.  Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR Rate, respectively.

 

“Amendment”:  as defined in Subsection 8.3(c).

 

“Applicable Discount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(2).

 

“Applicable Margin”:  (a) 3.75% per annum for Eurodollar Loans and (b) 2.75% per annum for ABR Loans.

 

“Approved Fund”:  as defined in Subsection 11.6(b).

 

“Asset Disposition”:  any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares, or (in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary) to the extent required by applicable law), property or other assets (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “disposition”) by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction) other than (i) a disposition to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) a disposition in the ordinary course of business, (iii) a disposition of Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments, (iv) the sale or discount (with or without recourse, and on customary or commercially reasonable terms) of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, or the conversion or exchange of accounts receivable for notes receivable, (v) any Restricted Payment Transaction, (vi) a disposition that is governed by Subsection 8.7, (vii) any Financing Disposition, (viii) any “fee in lieu” or other disposition of assets to any Governmental Authority that continue in use by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may obtain title to such assets upon reasonable notice by paying a nominal fee, (ix) any exchange of property pursuant to or intended to qualify under Section 1031 (or any successor section) of the Code, or any exchange of equipment to be leased, rented or otherwise used in a Related Business, (x) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including without limitation any sale/leaseback transaction or asset securitization, (xi) any disposition arising from foreclosure, condemnation or similar action with respect to any property or other assets, or exercise of termination rights under any lease, license, concession or other agreement or pursuant to buy/sell arrangements under any joint

 

 

venture or similar agreement or arrangement, (xii) any disposition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (xiii) a disposition of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a Person (other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) from whom such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired, or from whom such Restricted Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), entered into in connection with such acquisition, (xiv) a disposition of not more than 5.00% of the outstanding Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary that has been approved by the Board of Directors, (xv) any disposition or series of related dispositions for aggregate consideration not to exceed $25.0 million, (xvi) the abandonment or other disposition of patents, trademarks or other intellectual property that are, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (xvii) any license, sublicense or other grant of right-to-use of any trademark, copyright, patent or other intellectual property, (xviii) any disposition arising from foreclosure or similar action with respect to any property or assets subject to a Municipal Contract Lien or (xix) the conversion of any Restricted Subsidiary into a Related Professional Corporation in a manner consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business, including the entry into applicable Related Corporation Contracts in connection therewith.

 

“Assignee”:  as defined in Subsection 11.6(b)(i).

 

“Assignment and Acceptance”:  an Assignment and Acceptance, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.

 

“Assumed Indebtedness”:  Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Closing Date and disclosed on Schedule 1.1(c).

 

“Bank Products Agreement”: any agreement pursuant to which a bank or other financial institution agrees to provide (a) treasury services, (b) credit card, merchant card, purchasing card or stored value card services (including, without limitation, the processing of payments and other administrative services with respect thereto), (c) cash management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursements, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, lockbox, stop payment, electronic funds transfer, information reporting, wire transfer and interstate depository network services) and (d) other banking products or services as may be requested by any Restricted Subsidiary (other than letters of credit and other than loans and advances except indebtedness arising from services described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition).

 

“Bank Products Obligations”:  of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Bank Products Agreement.

 

“Bankruptcy Proceeding”:  as defined in Subsection 11.6(h)(iv).

 

“Base Rate”:  for any day, a rate per annum that is equal to the corporate base rate of interest established by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate” in effect at its principal office in New York City from time to time; each change in the Base Rate shall be effective on

 

 

the date such change is effective.  The corporate base rate is not necessarily the lowest rate charged by the Administrative Agent to its customers.

 

“Benefited Lender”:  as defined in Subsection 11.7(a).

 

“Board”:  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

“Board of Directors”:  for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person does not have such a board of directors or other governing body and is owned or managed by a single entity, the Board of Directors of such entity, or, in either case, any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board of Directors.  Unless otherwise provided, “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

 

“Borrower”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

“Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment”:  the offer by the Borrower to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified discount to par pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(ii).

 

“Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers”:  the solicitation by the Borrower of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range at a discount to par pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iii).

 

“Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers”:  the solicitation by the Borrower of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iv).

 

“Borrowing”:  the borrowing of one Type of Loans of a given Tranche from all the Lenders having Initial Term Loan Commitments or other commitments under such Tranche, as the case may be, on a given date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions on such date) having, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the same Interest Period.

 

“Borrowing Base”:  the sum of (1) 50.0% of the book value of Inventory of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (2) 80.0% of the net trade and other accounts receivables of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as reported on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP), and (3) cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, determined as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal month of the Borrower for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available, and, in the case of any determination relating to any Incurrence of Indebtedness, on a pro forma basis including (x) any property or assets of a type described above acquired since the end of such fiscal month and (y) any property or assets of a type described above being acquired in connection therewith).

 

“Borrowing Date”:  any Business Day specified in a notice pursuant to Subsection 2.3 as a date on which the Borrower requests the Lenders to make Loans hereunder.

 

 

“Business Day”:  a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close, except that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, “Business Day” shall mean any Business Day on which dealings in Dollars between banks may be carried on in London, England and New York, New York.

 

“Capital Expenditures”:  for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under leases evidencing Capitalized Lease Obligations) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

“Capital Stock”:  as to any Person, any and all shares of, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

 

“Capitalized Lease Obligation”:  an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.  The Stated Maturity of any Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under the related lease.

 

“Captive Insurance Subsidiary”:  any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereof), including EMCA Insurance Company Ltd.

 

“Cash Equivalents”:  any of the following:  (a) money, (b) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or a member state of the European Union or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, (c) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of (i) any bank or other institutional lender under this Agreement or the Senior ABL Facility or any affiliate thereof or (ii) any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and the commercial paper of the holding company which is rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of another nationally recognized rating agency), (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b) and (c) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above, (e) money market instruments, commercial paper or other short-term obligations rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of another nationally recognized rating agency), (f) investments in money market funds subject to the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (g) investments similar to any of the foregoing denominated in foreign currencies approved by the Board of Directors, and (h) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that person is permitted to make in accordance with applicable law.

 

 

“CD&R”:  Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and any successor in interest thereto, and any successor to its investment management business.

 

“CD&R Fund VIII”:  Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

“CD&R Indemnification Agreement”:  the Indemnification Agreement to be dated as of the Closing Date among CDRT Parent, the Company, CD&R Fund VIII, CD&R EMS Co-Investor, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, CD&R Advisor Fund VIII Co-Investor, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, CD&R Friends and Family Fund VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted partnership and CD&R as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“CD&R Investors”:  collectively, (i) CD&R Fund VIII, (ii) CD&R Friends & Family Fund VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (iii) CD&R Advisor Fund VIII Co-Investor, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, (iv) CD&R EMS Co-Investor, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto, and (v) any Affiliate of any CD&R Investor identified in clause (i) through (iv) of this definition.

 

“CDRT Parent”:  CDRT Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

“CHAMPVA”: collectively, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veteran Affairs, a program of medical benefits covering retirees and dependents of former members of the armed services administered by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders, guidelines or requirements pertaining to such program including, without limitation, (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth in 38 U.S.C. § 1713 or elsewhere) affecting such program to the extent applicable to CHAMPVA and (b) all rules, regulations (including 38 C.F.R. § 17.54), manuals, orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all Governmental Authorities promulgated in connection with such program (whether or not having the force of law), in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Change in Law”:  as defined in Subsection 4.11(a).

 

“Change of Control”:  (i) (x) the Permitted Holders shall in the aggregate be the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) of (A) so long as Holdings is a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares of Voting Stock having less than 35.0% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of such Parent Entity (other than a Parent Entity that is a Subsidiary of another Parent Entity) and (B) if Holdings is not a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares of Voting Stock having less than 35.0% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Holdings and (y) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than one or more Permitted Holders, shall be the “beneficial owner” of (A) so long as Holdings is a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares of Voting Stock having more than 35.0% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of such Parent Entity (other than a

 

 

Parent Entity that is a Subsidiary of another Parent Entity) and (B) if Holdings is not a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares of Voting Stock having more than 35.0% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Holdings; (ii) the Continuing Directors shall cease to constitute a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Holdings; (iii) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100.0% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower (or any Successor Borrower); or (iv) a “Change of Control” as defined in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement or the Senior Notes Indenture (or any indenture or agreement governing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Senior Notes, in each case relating to Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount equal to or greater than $50.0 million).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Transactions shall not constitute or give rise to a Change of Control.

 

“Claim”:  as defined in Subsection 11.6(h)(iv).

 

“Closing Date”:  the date on which all the conditions precedent set forth in Subsection 6.1 shall be satisfied or waived.

 

“Code”:  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

“Collateral”:  all assets of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document.

 

“Collateral Agent”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

“Commitment Letter”:  the Commitment Letter (including the annexes and exhibits thereto) dated as of February 13, 2011, as amended by the letter agreement dated as of February 25, 2011, as further amended by the letter agreement dated as of March 7, 2011, and as further amended by the letter agreement dated as of March 25, 2011, among Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, UBS Loan Finance LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Natixis and Merger Sub.

 

“Committed Lenders”:  Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of America, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, UBS Loan Finance LLC, Citibank, N.A. and Natixis.

 

“Commodities Agreement”:  in respect of a Person, any commodity futures contract, forward contract, option or similar agreement or arrangement (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is a party or beneficiary.

 

“Commonly Controlled Entity”:  an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code.

 

 

“Company”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor in interest thereto.

 

“Company Material Adverse Effect”:  as defined in Subsection 6.1(m).

 

“Compliance Certificate”:  as defined in Subsection 7.2(b).

 

“Conduit Lender”:  any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument delivered to the Administrative Agent (a copy of which shall be provided by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower on request); provided that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligation to fund a Term Loan if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, including without limitation Subsection 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 or 11.5, than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender if such designating Lender had not designated such Conduit Lender hereunder, (b) be deemed to have any Initial Term Loan Commitment or (c) be designated if such designation would otherwise increase the costs of any Facility to the Borrower.

 

“Confidential Healthcare Information”:  as defined in Subsection 7.6(b).

 

“Confidential Information Memorandum”:  that certain Confidential Information Memorandum dated April 4, 2011, and furnished to the Lenders.

 

“Consolidated Coverage Ratio”:  as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such four fiscal quarters (in each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), determined for any fiscal quarter (or portion thereof) ending prior to the Closing Date, on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Merger as if it had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period); provided that

 

(1)           if, since the beginning of such period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any Indebtedness that remains outstanding on such date of determination or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio is an Incurrence of Indebtedness, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Indebtedness as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred on the first day of such period (except that in making such computation, the amount of Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility outstanding on the date of such calculation shall be computed based on (A) the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during such four fiscal quarters or such shorter period for which such facility was outstanding or (B) if such facility was created after the end of such four fiscal quarters, the

 

 

average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the period from the date of creation of such facility to the date of such calculation),

 

(2)           if, since the beginning of such period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has repaid, repurchased, redeemed, defeased or otherwise acquired, retired or discharged any Indebtedness that is no longer outstanding on such date of determination (each, a “Discharge”) or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio involves a Discharge of Indebtedness (in each case other than Indebtedness Incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid), Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Discharge of such Indebtedness, including with the proceeds of such new Indebtedness, as if such Discharge had occurred on the first day of such period,

 

(3)           if, since the beginning of such period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have disposed of any company, any business or any group of assets constituting an operating unit of a business (any such disposition, a “Sale”), the Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the assets that are the subject of such Sale for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such period and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to (A) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, redeemed, defeased or otherwise acquired, retired or discharged with respect to the Borrower and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Sale for such period (including but not limited to through the assumption of such Indebtedness by another Person) plus (B) if the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period attributable to the Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Borrower and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such Sale,

 

(4)           if, since the beginning of such period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Person that thereby becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or otherwise acquired any company, any business or any group of assets constituting an operating unit of a business, including any such Investment or acquisition occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder (any such Investment or acquisition, a “Purchase”), Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the Incurrence of any related Indebtedness) as if such Purchase occurred on the first day of such period, and

 

(5)           if, since the beginning of such period, any Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and since the beginning of such period such Person shall have Discharged any Indebtedness or made any Sale or Purchase that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (2), (3) or (4) above if made by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such

 

 

period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Discharge, Sale or Purchase occurred on the first day of such period.

 

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, or the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any Indebtedness Incurred or repaid, repurchased, redeemed, defeased or otherwise acquired, retired or discharged in connection therewith, the pro forma calculations in respect thereof (including without limitation in respect of anticipated cost savings or synergies relating to any such Sale, Purchase or other transaction) shall be as determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer or a Responsible Officer of the Borrower; provided that with respect to cost savings or synergies relating to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, the related actions are expected by the Borrower to be taken no later than 18 months after the date of determination.  If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness).  If any Indebtedness bears, at the option of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, a rate of interest based on a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate or other fixed or floating rate, and such Indebtedness is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Indebtedness shall be calculated by applying such optional rate as the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may designate.  If any Indebtedness that is being given pro forma effect was incurred under a revolving credit facility, the interest expense on such Indebtedness shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period.  Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Consolidated EBITDA”:  for any period, the Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (x) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, without duplication:  (i) provision for all taxes (whether or not paid, estimated or accrued) based on income, profits or capital (including penalties and interest, if any), (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense and any Special Purpose Financing Fees, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization (including but not limited to amortization of goodwill and intangibles and amortization and write-off of financing costs), (v) any non-cash charges or non-cash losses, (vi) any expenses or charges related to any Equity Offering, Investment or Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement (whether or not consummated or incurred, and including any offering or sale of Capital Stock to the extent the proceeds thereof were intended to be contributed to the equity capital of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries), (vii) the amount of any loss attributable to non-controlling interests, (viii) all deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid in connection with any early extinguishment of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments, and (ix) any management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid to any of CD&R and its Affiliates, plus (y) the amount of net cost savings projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as the result of actions taken or to be taken on or prior to the date that is 12 months after the Closing Date, or 12 months after the consummation of any operational change, respectively, and prior to or during such period (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions

 

 

(which adjustments shall not be duplicative of pro forma adjustments made pursuant to the proviso to the definition of “Consolidated Coverage Ratio” or “Consolidated First-Lien Leverage Ratio”), provided that such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable.

 

“Consolidated First-Lien Net Indebtedness” shall mean, at any time, (x) the aggregate amount of Consolidated First-Lien Secured Indebtedness at such time minus (y) the Unrestricted Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time.

 

“Consolidated First-Lien Net Leverage Ratio”:  as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated First-Lien Net Indebtedness as at such date (after giving effect to any Incurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness on such Date) to (ii) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available (determined, for any fiscal quarter (or portion thereof) ending prior to the Closing Date, on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Merger as if it had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period), provided that:

 

(1)           if, since the beginning of such period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made a Sale, the Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the assets that are the subject of such Sale for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such period;

 

(2)           if, since the beginning of such period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) shall have made a Purchase (including any Purchase occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder), Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Purchase occurred on the first day of such period; and

 

(3)           if, since the beginning of such period, any Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and since the beginning of such period such Person shall have made any Sale or Purchase that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above if made by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Sale or Purchase occurred on the first day of such period.

 

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, or the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations in respect thereof (including, without limitation, in respect of anticipated cost savings or synergies relating to any such Sale, Purchase or other transaction) shall be as determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer or another Responsible Officer of the Borrower; provided that with respect to cost savings or synergies relating to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, the related actions are expected by the Borrower to be taken no later than 18 months after the date of determination.

 

 

“Consolidated First-Lien Secured Indebtedness”:  as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Consolidated Secured Indebtedness as of such date (excluding any Consolidated Secured Indebtedness secured by a Lien on Collateral ranking junior to the Lien securing the Term Loan Facility Obligations; provided that, any Indebtedness that is then being or was previously Incurred in reliance on clause (ii) of the definition “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” on a junior lien basis or on an unsecured basis (together with Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) shall be treated as, and included in the amount of, Consolidated First-Lien Secured Indebtedness); provided that, on any date on which Incremental Revolving Commitments are being provided pursuant to Subsection 2.6, such Incremental Revolving Commitments will be treated as fully drawn for purposes of determining the amount of Consolidated First-Lien Secured Indebtedness as of and solely on such date.

 

“Consolidated Interest Expense”:  for any period, (i) the total interest expense of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, net of any interest income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including without limitation, any such interest expense consisting of (A) interest expense attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations, (B) amortization of debt discount, (C) interest in respect of Indebtedness of any other Person that has been Guaranteed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, but only to the extent that such interest is actually paid by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (D) non-cash interest expense, (E) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation, and (F) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, plus (ii) Preferred Stock dividends paid in cash in respect of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower held by Persons other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, and minus (iii) to the extent otherwise included in such interest expense referred to in clause (i) above, amortization or write-off of financing costs, in each case under clauses (i) through (iii) above as determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Interest Rate Agreements.

 

“Consolidated Net Income”:  for any period, the net income (loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends; provided that there shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:

 

(i)            any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, except that (A) the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (ii) below) and (B) the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s equity in the net loss of such Person shall be included to the extent of the aggregate Investment of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person,

 

(ii)           solely for purposes of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Subsection 8.2(a)(3)(A) and Excess Cash Flow, any net income (or loss) of any

 

 

Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower by operation of the terms of such Restricted Subsidiary’s charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute or governmental rule or regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders (other than (x) restrictions that have been waived or otherwise released, (y) restrictions pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (z) restrictions in effect on the Closing Date with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary and other restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary that taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than such restrictions in effect on the Closing Date as determined by the Borrower in good faith), except that (A) the Borrower’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution that was or that could have been made by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (subject, in the case of a dividend that could have been made to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause (ii)) and (B) the net loss of such Restricted Subsidiary shall be included to the extent of the aggregate Investment of the Borrower or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries in such Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(iii)          any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of any asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including pursuant to any sale/leaseback transaction) that is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors),

 

(iv)          any item classified as an extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gain, loss or charge (including fees, expenses and charges associated with the Transactions and any acquisition, merger or consolidation after the Closing Date),

 

(v)           the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles,

 

(vi)          all deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness,

 

(vii)         any unrealized gains or losses in respect of Hedge Agreements,

 

(viii)        any unrealized foreign currency transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person,

 

(ix)           any non-cash compensation charge arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity based awards,

 

(x)            to the extent otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income, any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

 

(xi)           any non-cash charge, expense or other impact attributable to application of the purchase or recapitalization method of accounting (including the total amount of depreciation and amortization, cost of sales or other non-cash expense resulting from the write-up of assets to the extent resulting from such purchase or recapitalization accounting adjustments), and

 

(xii)          expenses related to the conversion of various employee benefit programs in connection with the Transactions, and non-cash compensation related expenses.

 

In the case of any unusual or nonrecurring gain, loss or charge not included in Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (iv) above in any determination thereof, the Borrower will deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer to the Administrative Agent promptly after the date on which Consolidated Net Income is so determined, setting forth the nature and amount of such unusual or nonrecurring gain, loss or charge.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Subsection 8.2(a)(3)(A) only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income, without duplication, any income consisting of dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets from Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, and any income consisting of return of capital, repayment or other proceeds from dispositions or repayments of Investments consisting of Restricted Payments, in each case to the extent such income would be included in Consolidated Net Income and such related dividends, repayments, transfers, return of capital or other proceeds are applied by the Borrower to increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under Subsection 8.2(a)(3)(C) or (D).

 

In addition, Consolidated Net Income for any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date shall be determined based upon the net income (loss) reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company for such period; and each Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary upon giving effect to the Transactions shall be deemed to be a Restricted Subsidiary and the Transactions shall not constitute a sale or disposition under clause (iii) above, for purposes of such determination.

 

“Consolidated Net Indebtedness” shall mean, at any time, (x) the aggregate amount of Consolidated Total Indebtedness at such time minus (y) the Unrestricted Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time.

 

“Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio”:  as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Net Indebtedness as at such date (after giving effect to any Incurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness on such date) to (ii) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available (determined, for any fiscal quarter (or portion thereof) ending prior to the Closing Date, on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Merger as if it had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period), provided that:

 

(1)           if, since the beginning of such period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made a Sale, the Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the assets that are

 

 

the subject of such Sale for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such period;

 

(2)           if, since the beginning of such period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) shall have made a Purchase (including any Purchase occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder), Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Purchase occurred on the first day of such period; and

 

(3)           if, since the beginning of such period, any Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and since the beginning of such period such Person shall have made any Sale or Purchase that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above if made by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Sale or Purchase occurred on the first day of such period.

 

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, or the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations in respect thereof (including, without limitation, in respect of anticipated cost savings or synergies relating to any such Sale, Purchase or other transaction) shall be as determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer or another Responsible Officer of the Borrower; provided that with respect to cost savings or synergies relating to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, the related actions are expected by the Borrower to be taken no later than 18 months after the date of determination.

 

“Consolidated Secured Indebtedness”:  as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date that in each case is then secured by Liens on property or assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than property or assets held in a defeasance or similar trust or arrangement for the benefit of the Indebtedness secured thereby).

 

“Consolidated Total Assets”:  as of any date of determination, the total assets in each case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which such financial statements of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are available, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (and, in the case of any determination relating to any Incurrence of Indebtedness or any Investment, on a pro forma basis including any property or assets being acquired in connection therewith).

 

“Consolidated Total Indebtedness”:  as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date consisting of (without duplication) Indebtedness for borrowed money (including Purchase Money Obligations and unreimbursed outstanding drawn amounts under funded letters of credit); Capitalized Lease Obligations; debt obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; Disqualified Stock; and (in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) Preferred Stock, determined

 

 

on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding items eliminated in Consolidation, and for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Hedging Obligations) minus (ii) the sum of (A) the amount of such Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness of a type referred to in, or Incurred pursuant to, Subsection 8.1(b)(ix) and (B) cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments held by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available.

 

“Consolidated Working Capital”:  at any date, the excess of (a) the sum of all amounts (other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date excluding the current portion of current and deferred income taxes over (b) the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, including deferred revenue but excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (ii) all Indebtedness consisting of Loans to the extent otherwise included therein, (iii) the current portion of interest and (iv) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes.

 

“Consolidation”:  the consolidation of the accounts of each of the Restricted Subsidiaries with those of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP; provided that “Consolidation” will not include consolidation of the accounts of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Unrestricted Subsidiary will be accounted for as an investment.  The term “Consolidated” has a correlative meaning.  For purposes of this Agreement for periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, references to the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower shall be to the consolidated financial statements of the Company (with Subsidiaries of the Company being deemed Subsidiaries of the Borrower), as the context may require.

 

“Continuing Directors”:  the directors of Holdings on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated thereby, and each other director if, in each case, such other director’s nomination for election to the Board of Directors of Holdings is recommended by at least a majority of the then Continuing Directors or the election of such other director is approved by one or more Permitted Holders.

 

“Contract Consideration”:  as defined in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow”.

 

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

 

“Contribution Amounts”:  the aggregate amount of capital contributions applied by the Borrower to permit the Incurrence of Contribution Indebtedness pursuant to Subsection 8.1(b)(xi).

 

 

“Contribution Indebtedness”:  Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate amount of cash contributions (other than Excluded Contributions, the proceeds from the issuance of Disqualified Stock or contributions by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) made to the capital of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (whether through the issuance or sale of Capital Stock or otherwise); provided that such Contribution Indebtedness (a) is Incurred within 180 days after the making of the related cash contribution and (b) is so designated as Contribution Indebtedness pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower on the date of Incurrence thereof.

 

“Currency Agreement”:  in respect of a Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangements (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is a party or a beneficiary.

 

“Debt Financing”:  the debt financing transactions contemplated under (a) the Loan Documents, (b) the ABL Facility Documents and (c) the Senior Notes Debt Documents, in each case including any Interest Rate Agreements related thereto.

 

“Default”:  any of the events specified in Subsection 9.1, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice (other than, in the case of Subsection 9.1(e), a Default Notice), the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition specified in Subsection 9.1, has been satisfied.

 

“Default Notice”:  as defined in Subsection 9.1(e).

 

“Defaulting Lender”:  any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of Agent Default.

 

“Deposit Account”:  any deposit account (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC).

 

“Designated Noncash Consideration”:  the Fair Market Value of noncash consideration received by the Borrower or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Disposition that is so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer, setting forth the basis of such valuation.

 

“Designation Date”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(f).

 

“Discharge”:  as defined in clause (2) of the definition of “Consolidated Coverage Ratio”.

 

“Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(ii)(2).

 

“Discount Range”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(1).

 

“Discount Range Prepayment Amount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(1).

 

 

“Discount Range Prepayment Notice”:  a written notice of the Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h) substantially in the form of Exhibit O.

 

“Discount Range Prepayment Offer”: the irrevocable written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit P, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

 

“Discount Range Prepayment Response Date”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(1).

 

“Discount Range Proration”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(3).

 

“Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(3).

 

“Discounted Prepayment Effective Date”:  in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment or Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers, five Business Days following the receipt by each relevant Lender of notice from the Administrative Agent in accordance with Subsection 4.4(h)(ii), Subsection 4.4(h)(iii) or Subsection 4.4(h)(iv), as applicable unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

“Discounted Term Loan Prepayment”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(i).

 

“Disinterested Directors”:  with respect to any Affiliate Transaction, one or more members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, or one or more members of the Board of Directors of a Parent Entity, having no material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such Affiliate Transaction.  A member of any such Board of Directors shall not be deemed to have such a financial interest by reason of such member’s holding Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Entity or any options, warrants or other rights in respect of such Capital Stock.

 

“Disposition”:  as defined in the definition of the term “Asset Disposition” in this Subsection 1.1.

 

“Disqualified Lender”:  (i) any competitor of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is in the same or a similar line of business as the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any affiliate of such competitor designated in writing by the Borrower or CD&R to the Administrative Agent from time to time and (ii) any Persons designated in writing by the Borrower or CD&R to the Administrative Agent prior to February 13, 2011.

 

“Disqualified Stock”:  with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock (other than Management Stock) that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable) or upon the happening of any event (other than following the occurrence of a Change of Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change of control” or an Asset Disposition) (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is convertible or exchangeable for

 

 

Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or (iii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than following the occurrence of a Change of Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change of control” or an Asset Disposition), in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the Maturity Date; provided that Capital Stock issued to any employee benefit plan, or by any such plan to any employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased or otherwise acquired or retired in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

 

“Dollars” and “$”:  dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary”:  any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

“ECF Payment Date”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(b).

 

“Effective Yield”: as to any Term Loans of any Tranche, the effective yield on such Term Loans as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower utilizing (a) any interest rate “floor” (or similar device) applicable to such Term Loans on such date, (b) the interest rate margin for such Term Loans on such date (or any recurring fee or similar form of consideration payable in lieu thereof), and (c) the “issue price” of such Term Loans (after giving effect to any original issue discount or upfront fees (amortized over the shorter of (x) the life of such Term Loans and (y) the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to Lenders making such Term Loans, but excluding any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with the relevant Lenders and customary amendment and consent fees paid generally to consenting Lenders.  Any such determination by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall not have any liability to any Person with respect to such determination absent gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

“EMSLP”: Emergency Medical Services L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

“Environmental Costs”:  any and all costs or expenses (including attorney’s and consultant’s fees, investigation and laboratory fees, response costs, court costs and litigation expenses, fines, penalties, damages, settlement payments, judgments and awards), of whatever kind or nature, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way relating to, any actual or alleged violation of, noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Laws.  Environmental Costs include any and all of the foregoing, without regard to whether they arise out of or are related to any past, pending or threatened proceeding of any kind.

 

“Environmental Laws”:  any and all U.S. or foreign, federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, enforceable guidelines and orders-in-council, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, and such requirements of any Governmental Authority properly promulgated and having the force and effect of law or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health (as it relates to exposure to Materials of Environmental

 

 

Concern) or the environment, as have been, or now or at any relevant time hereafter are, in effect.

 

“Environmental Permits”:  any and all permits, licenses, registrations, notifications, exemptions and any other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

 

“Equity Contribution”:  as defined in the Recitals hereto.

 

“Equity Financing”:  as defined in the Recitals hereto.

 

“ERISA”:  the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

“Eurodollar Loans”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Adjusted LIBOR Rate.

 

“Event of Default”:  any of the events specified in Subsection 9.1, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.

 

“Excess Cash Flow”:  for any period, an amount equal to the excess of

 

(a)           the sum, without duplication, of

 

(i)           Consolidated Net Income for such period,

 

(ii)          an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and cash receipts to the extent excluded in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(iii)         decreases in Consolidated Working Capital and decreases in long-term accounts receivable (not otherwise included in the determination of Consolidated Working Capital) for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),

 

(iv)         an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Asset Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Asset Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; and

 

(v)          cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income;

 

 

over (b) the sum, without duplication, of

 

(i)           an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and cash charges to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(ii)            without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior years, the amount of Capital Expenditures either made in cash or accrued during such period (provided that, whether any such Capital Expenditures shall be deducted for the period in which cash payments for such Capital Expenditures have been paid or the period in which such Capital Expenditures have been accrued shall be at the Borrower’s election; provided, further that, in no case shall any accrual of a Capital Expenditure which has previously been deducted give rise to a subsequent deduction upon the making of such Capital Expenditure in cash in the same or any subsequent period), except to the extent that such Capital Expenditures were financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (unless such Indebtedness has been repaid),

 

(iii)            the aggregate amount of all principal payments, purchases or other retirements of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (B) the amount of any repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Subsection 2.2(b) and (C) the amount of a mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Subsection 4.4(b)(i) to the extent required due to a Asset Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase, but excluding (x) all other prepayments of Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loans, (y) all prepayments of loans under the ABL Facility and (z) all prepayments of any other revolving loans (other than Incremental Revolving Loans), to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder) made during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

(iv)           an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Asset Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Asset Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(v)           increases in Consolidated Working Capital and increases in long term accounts receivable (not otherwise included in the determination of Consolidated Working Capital) for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),

 

(vi)           payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted

 

 

Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness, to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income,

 

(vii)            without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) in connection with Investments (including acquisitions) made during such period constituting “Permitted Investments” (other than Investments of the type described in clause (iii) of the definition thereof and intercompany Investments by and among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) or made pursuant to Subsection 8.2 to the extent that such Investments were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

(viii)            the amount of Restricted Payments (other than Investments) made in cash during such period (on a consolidated basis) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Subsection 8.2(b) (other than Subsection 8.2(b)(vi)), to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

(ix)            the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period and are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,

 

(x)            the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness to the extent that such payments are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income,

 

(xi)            at the Borrower’s election, without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Investments constituting “Permitted Investments” (other than Investments of the type described in clause (iii) of the definition thereof and intercompany Investments by and among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) or made pursuant to Subsection 8.2 or Capital Expenditures to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of internally generated cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Investments and Capital Expenditures during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters,

 

 

(xii)             the amount of taxes (including penalties and interest) paid in cash or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and

 

(xiii)             cash expenditures in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income.

 

“Exchange Act”:  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

“Excluded Assets”:  as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

“Excluded Contribution”:  Net Cash Proceeds, or the Fair Market Value of property or assets, received by the Borrower as capital contributions to the Borrower after the Closing Date or from the issuance or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower, in each case to the extent designated as an Excluded Contribution pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and not previously included in the calculation set forth in Subsection 8.2(a)(3)(B)(x) for purposes of determining whether a Restricted Payment may be made.

 

“Excluded Subsidiary”:  at any date of determination, any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated as such in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent that:

 

(a)           is an Immaterial Subsidiary;

 

(b)           is prohibited by Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) from Guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Term Loan Facility Obligations or if Guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Term Loan Facility Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received;

 

(c)           with respect to which the Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably agree that the burden or cost or other consequences of providing a guarantee of the Term Loan Facility Obligations shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom;

 

(d)           with respect to which the provision of such guarantee of the Term Loan Facility Obligations would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Borrower and notified in writing to the Administrative Agent);

 

(e)           is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary;

 

(f)            joint ventures or any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, but only to the extent that the Organizational Documents or other agreements with equity or debt holders of

 

 

such joint ventures or non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries do not permit such entity to guarantee or grant Liens to secure the Term Loan Facility Obligations;

 

(g)           is an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(h)           is a Captive Insurance Subsidiary;

 

(i)            Special Purpose Entities; or

 

(j)            EMS Executive Investco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

provided, however, that no Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be an “Excluded Subsidiary” if such Subsidiary is not an “Excluded Subsidiary” (or comparable term) for purposes of the Senior ABL Facility.  Subject to the proviso in the preceding sentence, any Subsidiary so designated as an Excluded Subsidiary that fails to meet the foregoing requirements as of the last day of the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available shall continue to be deemed an Excluded Subsidiary hereunder until the date that is sixty (60) days following the date on which such annual or quarterly financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1 with respect to such period.

 

“Excluded Taxes”:  (a) any Taxes measured by or imposed upon the net income of any Agent or Lender or its applicable lending office, or any branch or affiliate thereof, and all franchise Taxes, branch Taxes, Taxes on doing business or Taxes measured by or imposed upon the overall capital or net worth of any such Agent or Lender or its applicable lending office, or any branch or affiliate thereof, in each case imposed:  (i) by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Agent or Lender, applicable lending office, branch or affiliate is organized or is located, or in which its principal executive office is located, or any nation within which such jurisdiction is located or any political subdivision thereof; or (ii) by reason of any connection between the jurisdiction imposing such Tax and such Agent or Lender, applicable lending office, branch or affiliate other than a connection arising solely from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations under, or received payment under or enforced, this Agreement or any Notes, and (b) any Tax imposed by FATCA.

 

“Existing Capitalized Lease Obligations”:  Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date or permitted to be incurred under the Merger Agreement and disclosed on Schedule 1.1(d).

 

“Existing Term Loans”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

 

“Existing Term Tranche”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

 

“Extended Term Loans”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

 

“Extended Term Tranche”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

 

“Extending Lender”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(b).

 

“Extension”: as defined in Subsection 2.8(b).

 

 

“Extension Amendment”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(c).

 

“Extension Date”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(d).

 

“Extension Election”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(b).

 

“Extension of Credit”:  as to any Lender, the making of a Loan.

 

“Extension Request”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

 

“Extension Series”:  all Extended Loans that are established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment (or any subsequent Extension Amendment to the extent such Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended Loans provided for therein are intended to be part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees and amortization schedule.

 

“Facility”:  each of (a) the Initial Term Loan Commitments and the Extensions of Credit made thereunder and (b) any other committed facility hereunder and the Extensions of Credit made thereunder.

 

“Fair Market Value”:  with respect to any asset or property, the fair market value of such asset or property as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination will be conclusive.

 

“FATCA”:  Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the Closing Date (and any amended or successor provisions that are substantially comparable), and any regulations or other administrative authority promulgated thereunder.

 

“Federal District Court”: as defined in Subsection 11.13(a).

 

“Federal Funds Effective Rate”:  for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System of the United States arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

 

“Fee Letter”:  the fee letter agreement, dated as of February 13, 2011 as amended by the letter agreement dated as of February 25, 2011, and as further amended by the letter agreement dated as of March 7, 2011, among Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, UBS Loan Finance LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Natixis and Merger Sub, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented.

 

“Financing Disposition”:  any sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of, or creation or incurrence of any Lien on, property or assets by the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity, or by any Special Purpose Subsidiary, in

 

 

each case in connection with the Incurrence by a Special Purpose Entity of Indebtedness, or obligations to make payments to the obligor on Indebtedness, which may be secured by a Lien in respect of such property or assets.

 

“FIRREA”:  the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended from time to time.

 

“First Lien Obligations”: (i) the Term Facility Obligations and (ii) the Additional Obligations, the Permitted Debt Exchange Notes and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the  Indebtedness described in this clause (ii) (other than any such Additional Obligations, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes and Refinancing Indebtedness that are unsecured or secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the Term Facility Obligations) secured by a first priority interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral and a second priority interest in the ABL Priority Collateral, collectively.

 

“first priority”:  with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, that such Lien is the most senior Lien to which such Collateral is subject (subject to Permitted Liens applicable to such Collateral which have priority over the respective Liens on such Collateral created pursuant to the relevant Security Document (or, in the case of Collateral constituting Pledged Stock (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), Permitted Liens of the type described in clauses (a), (l), (m), (n), (p)(1) and, solely with respect to Permitted Liens described in the foregoing clauses, (o) of the definition thereof).  For purposes of this definition, a Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Security Document will be construed as the “most senior Lien” to which such Collateral is subject, notwithstanding the existence of a Permitted Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with the Lien on such Collateral, so long as such Permitted Lien is subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement or an Other Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Fiscal Year”:  any period of 12 consecutive months ending on December 31 of any calendar year.

 

“Fixed GAAP Date”:  the Closing Date, provided that at any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to change the Fixed GAAP Date to be the date specified in such notice, and upon such notice, the Fixed GAAP Date shall be such date for all periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice.

 

“Fixed GAAP Terms”:  (a) the definitions of the terms “Borrowing Base”, “Capital Expenditures”, “Capitalized Lease Obligation”, “Consolidated Coverage Ratio”, “Consolidated EBITDA”, “Consolidated First-Lien Net Leverage Ratio”, “Consolidated First-Lien Net Indebtedness”, “Consolidated First-Lien Secured Indebtedness”, “Consolidated Interest Expense”, “Consolidated Net Income”, “Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio”, “Consolidated Secured Indebtedness”, “Consolidated Total Assets”, “Consolidated Total Indebtedness”, “Consolidated Working Capital”, “Consolidation”, “Excess Cash Flow”, “Inventory” or “Receivables”, (b) all defined terms in this Agreement to the extent used in or relating to any of the foregoing definitions, and all ratios and computations based on any of the foregoing

 

 

definitions, and (c) any other term or provision of this Agreement or the Loan Documents that, at the Borrower’s election, may be specified by the Borrower by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time.

 

“Foreign Pension Plan”:  a registered pension plan which is subject to applicable pension legislation other than ERISA or the Code, which a Restricted Subsidiary sponsors or maintains, or to which it makes or is obligated to make contributions.

 

“Foreign Plan”:  each Foreign Pension Plan, deferred compensation or other retirement or superannuation plan, fund, program, agreement, commitment or arrangement whether oral or written, funded or unfunded, sponsored, established, maintained or contributed to, or required to be contributed to, or with respect to which any liability is borne, outside the United States of America, by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than any such plan, fund, program, agreement or arrangement sponsored by a Governmental Authority.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary”:  any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is organized and existing under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America or that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco.  Any subsidiary of the Borrower which is organized and existing under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States of America shall be a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary Holdco”:  any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such Restricted Subsidiary has no material assets other than securities or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof), and intellectual property relating to such Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof) and other assets (including cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments) relating to an ownership interest in any such securities, Indebtedness, intellectual property or Subsidiaries; provided, that no Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be a “Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” if such Subsidiary is not a “Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” (or comparable term) for purposes of the Senior ABL Facility.

 

“Funded Debt”:  all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including all amounts of such debt required to be paid or prepaid within one year from the date of its creation and, in the case of the Borrower, Indebtedness in respect of the Term Loans.

 

“GAAP”:  generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect on the Fixed GAAP Date (for purposes of the Fixed GAAP Terms) and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of this Agreement), including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, and subject to the following sentence.  If at any time the SEC permits or requires U.S. domiciled companies subject to the reporting requirements of the

 

 

Exchange Act to use IFRS in lieu of GAAP for financial reporting purposes, the Borrower may elect by written notice to the Administrative Agent to so use IFRS in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such notice, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean (a) for periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice, IFRS as in effect on the date specified in such notice (for purposes of the Fixed GAAP Terms) and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of this Agreement) and (b) for prior periods, GAAP as defined in the first sentence of this definition.  All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Agreement shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.

 

“Government Accounts Receivable”:  any right to payment for goods sold or services rendered for Restricted Government Accounts.

 

“Government Accounts Receivable Bank”:  any bank at which a Government Receivables Deposit Account is maintained.

 

“Government Receivables Deposit Account”:  any Deposit Accounts containing or receiving Government Accounts Receivable deposited or transferred by Governmental Authorities.

 

“Governmental Authority”:  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 supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

“Guarantee”:  any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.  The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”:  the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement delivered to the Collateral Agent as of the date hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Guarantee Obligation”:  as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any such obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property,

 

 

securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) 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 Borrower in good faith.

 

“Guarantor Subordinated Obligations”:  with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor (whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter Incurred) that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to a written agreement.

 

“Guarantors”:  the collective reference to Holdings and each Subsidiary Guarantor; individually, a “Guarantor”.

 

“Hedge Agreements”:  collectively, Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements and Commodities Agreements.

 

“Hedging Obligations”:  as to any Person, the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement or Commodities Agreement.

 

“HIPAA”:  has the meaning provided in Subsection 7.6(b).

 

“Holdings”:  CDRT Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

“Identified Participating Lenders”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(3).

 

“Identified Qualifying Lenders”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(3).

 

“IFRS”:  International Financial Reporting Standards and applicable accounting requirements set by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or any successor to either such Board, or the SEC, as the case may be), as in effect from time to time.

 

“Immaterial Subsidiary”:  any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated as such in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent that (i) (x) contributed 2.50% or less of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available, and (y) had consolidated assets representing 2.50% or less of

 

 

Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recently ended financial period for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available; and (ii) together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries designated pursuant to the preceding clause (i), (x) contributed 5.00% or less of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available, and (y) had consolidated assets representing 5.00% or less of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recently ended financial period for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available; provided, however, that no Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be an “Immaterial Subsidiary” if such Subsidiary is not an “Immaterial Subsidiary” (or comparable term) for purposes of the Senior ABL Facility.  Subject to the proviso in the preceding sentence, any Subsidiary so designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary that fails to meet the foregoing requirements as of the last day of the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available shall continue to be deemed an “Immaterial Subsidiary” hereunder until the date that is sixty (60) days following the date on which such annual or quarterly financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1 with respect to such period.

 

“Increase Supplement”:  as defined in Subsection 2.6(c).

 

“Incremental Commitment Amendment”:  as defined in Subsection 2.6(d).

 

“Incremental Commitments”:  as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

 

“Incremental Indebtedness”:  Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with Subsection 2.6.

 

“Incremental Loans”:  as defined in Subsection 2.6(d).

 

“Incremental Revolving Commitments”:  as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

 

“Incremental Revolving Loans”:  any loans drawn under an Incremental Revolving Commitment.

 

“Incremental Term Loan”:  any Incremental Loan made pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Commitment.

 

“Incremental Term Loan Commitments”:  as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

 

“Incur”:  issue, assume, enter into any Guarantee of, incur or otherwise become liable for; and the terms “Incurs,” “Incurred” and “Incurrence” shall have a correlative meaning; provided that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.  Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness, and the payment of dividends on Capital Stock constituting Indebtedness in the form of additional shares of the same class of Capital Stock, will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness.  Any Indebtedness issued at a discount (including Indebtedness on which interest is payable through the issuance of additional Indebtedness) shall be deemed

 

 

Incurred at the time of original issuance of the Indebtedness at the initial accreted amount thereof.

 

“Indebtedness”:  with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):

 

(i)            the principal of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;

 

(ii)           the principal of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

 

(iii)          all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments (the amount of such obligations being equal at any time to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other instruments plus the aggregate amount of drawings thereunder that have not then been reimbursed);

 

(iv)          all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property (except Trade Payables), which purchase price is due more than one year after the date of placing such property in final service or taking final delivery and title thereto;

 

(v)           all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

 

(vi)          the redemption, repayment or other repurchase amount of such Person with respect to any Disqualified Stock of such Person or (if such Person is a Subsidiary of the Borrower other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) any Preferred Stock of such Subsidiary, but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends (the amount of such obligation to be equal at any time to the maximum fixed involuntary redemption, repayment or repurchase price for such Capital Stock, or if less (or if such Capital Stock has no such fixed price), to the involuntary redemption, repayment or repurchase price therefor calculated in accordance with the terms thereof as if then redeemed, repaid or repurchased, and if such price is based upon or measured by the fair market value of such Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or the board of directors or other governing body of the issuer of such Capital Stock);

 

(vii)         all Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; provided that the amount of Indebtedness of such Person shall be the lesser of (A) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and (B) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Persons;

 

(viii)        all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of other Persons, to the extent so Guaranteed by such Person; and

 

(ix)           to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net Hedging Obligations of such Person (the amount of any such obligation to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such Hedging Obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time).

 

 

The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be determined as set forth above or otherwise provided in this Agreement, or otherwise shall equal the amount thereof that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person (excluding any notes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Indebtedness to be Refinanced”:  the Indebtedness under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2010, by and among AMR Holdco, Inc., EmCare Holdco, Inc., the Company, various lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (as amended, restated or otherwise modified through and including the Closing Date).

 

“Individual Lender Exposure”:  of any Lender, at any time, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans made by such Lender and then outstanding.

 

“Initial Agreement”:  as defined in Subsection 8.3(c).

 

“Initial Lien”:  as defined in Subsection 8.6.

 

“Initial Term Loan”:  as defined in Subsection 2.1.

 

“Initial Term Loan Commitment”:  as to any Lender, its obligation to make Initial Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Subsection 2.1 in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule A under the heading “Initial Term Loan Commitment”; collectively, as to all the Lenders, the “Initial Term Loan Commitments”.  The original aggregate amount of the Initial Term Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is $1,440.0 million.

 

“Initial Term Loan Refinancing Debt”: Any Incremental Term Loans incurred under this Agreement the proceeds of which are used to (a) voluntarily prepay all or a portion of the Initial Term Loans on a dollar-for-dollar basis and (b) pay the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.

 

“Insolvency”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.

 

“Intellectual Property”:  as defined in Subsection 5.9.

 

“Intercreditor Agreement Supplement”:  as defined in Subsection 10.8(a).

 

“Interest Payment Date”:  (a) as to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding, and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, and (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, (i) each day which is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and (ii) the last day of such Interest Period.

 

 

“Interest Period”:  with respect to any Eurodollar Loan:

 

(a)           initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months (or, if required pursuant to Subsection 2.1, or agreed to by each affected Lender nine months, 12 months or a shorter period) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and

 

(b)           thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months (or if required pursuant to Subsection 2.1 or agreed to by each affected Lender nine months, 12 months or a shorter period) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not less than three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:

 

(i)            if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

 

(ii)           any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Maturity Date shall (for all purposes other than Subsection 4.12) end on the Maturity Date;

 

(iii)          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 a calendar month; and

 

(iv)          the Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a scheduled payment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan.

 

“Interest Rate Agreement”:  with respect to any Person, any interest rate protection agreement, future agreement, option agreement, swap agreement, cap agreement, collar agreement, hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is party or a beneficiary.

 

“Inventory”:  goods held for sale, lease or use by a Person in the ordinary course of business, net of any reserve for goods that have been segregated by such Person to be returned to the applicable vendor for credit, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Investment”:  in any Person by any other Person, any direct or indirect advance, loan or other extension of credit (other than to customers, dealers, licensees, franchisees, suppliers, directors, officers or employees of any Person in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others) to, or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by, such Person.  For purposes of

 

 

the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Subsection 8.2 only, (i) “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (x) the Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (y) the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, and (ii) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer.  Guarantees shall not be deemed to be Investments.  The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such Investment, reduced (at the Borrower’s option) by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount or value received in respect of such Investment; provided that to the extent that the amount of Restricted Payments outstanding at any time pursuant to Subsection 8.2(a) is so reduced by any portion of any such amount or value that would otherwise be included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income, such portion of such amount or value shall not be so included for purposes of calculating the amount of Restricted Payments that may be made pursuant to Subsection 8.2(a).

 

“Investment Company Act”:  the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

 

“Junior Debt” shall mean (i) the Senior Notes and Guarantees thereof (and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), (ii) any Subordinated Obligations and Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, (iii) any unsecured Additional Obligations (and any unsecured Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), and (iv) any unsecured Permitted Debt Exchange Notes (and any unsecured Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof).

 

“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement”:  the intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L to be entered into as required by the terms hereof, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, from time to time.

 

“Lead Arrangers”:  Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Capital, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, and UBS Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers.

 

“Lender Joinder Agreement”:  as defined in Subsection 2.6(c).

 

“Lenders”:  the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to this Agreement together with, in each case, any affiliate of any such bank or financial institution through which such bank or financial institution elects, by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to make any Loans available to the Borrower, provided that for all purposes of voting or consenting with respect to (a) any amendment, supplementation or modification of any Loan Document, (b) any waiver of any of the requirements of any Loan Document or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences or (c) any other matter as to which a Lender may vote or consent pursuant to Subsection 11.1, the bank or financial institution

 

 

making such election shall be deemed the “Lender” rather than such affiliate, which shall not be entitled to so vote or consent.

 

“LIBOR Rate”:  with respect each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be:

 

(a)           the arithmetic average (rounded upwards to the nearest 1/100th of 1.00% per annum) of the London Interbank Offered Rates for United States Dollar deposits for a duration equal to or comparable to the duration of such Interest Period which appear on the relevant Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service page (being currently the page designated as “LIBO”) at or about 11:00 A.M. (London time) two London Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period; or

 

(b)           if no such page is available, the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to the nearest 1/100th of 1.00% per annum) as supplied to the Administrative Agent at its request quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the London interbank market two London Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period for United States Dollar deposits of a duration equal to the duration of such Interest Period.

 

“Lien”:  any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

 

“Loan”:  each Initial Term Loan, Incremental Loan and Extended Loan; collectively, the “Loans”.

 

“Loan Documents”:  this Agreement, any Notes, the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (on and after the execution thereof) each Other Intercreditor Agreement (on and after the execution thereof) and any other Security Documents, each as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Loan Parties”:  Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors; individually, a “Loan Party”.

 

“Management Advances”:  (1) loans or advances made to directors, officers, employees or consultants of any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or to Related Physicians (x) in respect of travel, entertainment or moving related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, (y) in respect of moving related expenses incurred in connection with any closing or consolidation of any facility, or (z) in the ordinary course of business and (in the case of this clause (z)) not exceeding $5.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any time, (2) promissory notes of Management Investors acquired in connection with the issuance of Management Stock to such Management Investors, (3) Management Guarantees, or (4) other Guarantees of borrowings by Management Investors in connection with the purchase of Management Stock, which Guarantees are permitted under Subsection 8.1.

 

 

“Management Guarantees”:  guarantees (x) of up to an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time of $20.0 million of borrowings by Management Investors in connection with their purchase of Management Stock or (y) made on behalf of, or in respect of loans or advances made to, directors, officers or employees of any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or to any Related Physicians (1) in respect of travel, entertainment and moving related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, or (2) in the ordinary course of business and (in the case of this clause (2)) not exceeding $5.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any time.

 

“Management Investors”:  the officers, directors, employees and other members of the management of any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, and Related Physicians, or family members or relatives of any of the foregoing (provided that, solely for purposes of the definition of “Permitted Holders,” such relatives shall include only those Persons who are or become Management Investors in connection with estate planning for or inheritance from other Management Investors, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, which determination shall be conclusive), or trusts, partnerships or limited liability companies for the benefit of any of the foregoing, or any of their heirs, executors, successors and legal representatives, who at any date beneficially own or have the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Entity.

 

“Management Stock”:  Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Entity (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof) held by any of the Management Investors.

 

“Material Adverse Effect”:  a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the validity or enforceability as to any Loan Party thereto of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Agents and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or with respect to the Collateral taken as a whole.

 

“Material Subsidiaries”:  Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower constituting, individually or in the aggregate (as if such Restricted Subsidiaries constituted a single Subsidiary), a “significant subsidiary” in accordance with Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X.

 

“Materials of Environmental Concern”:  any hazardous or toxic substances or materials or wastes defined, listed, or regulated as such in or under, or which may give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law, including gasoline, petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof), petroleum products or by-products, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.

 

“Maturity Date”:  May 25, 2018.

 

“Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount”:  at any date of determination, the sum of (i) $250.0 million minus the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred in reliance on this clause (i) pursuant to Subsection 8.1(b)(i)(II) prior to such date (and, in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments provided in reliance on this clause (i) pursuant to Subsection 8.1(b)(i)(II) prior to such date, the unused portion of such Incremental Revolving

 

 

Commitments) plus (ii) an additional amount if, after giving effect to the Incurrence of such additional amount, the Consolidated First-Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.00 to 1.00 (as set forth in an officer’s certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at the time of such Incurrence, together with calculations demonstrating compliance with such ratio).

 

“Medicaid”: collectively, the healthcare assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders, guidelines or requirements (whether or not having the force of law) pertaining to such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Medicare”: collectively, the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all laws, rules, regulations manuals, orders or guidelines (whether or not having the force of law) pertaining to such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Merger”:  as defined in the Recitals hereto.

 

“Merger Agreement”:  that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (together with the Company Disclosure Schedule (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and Parent Disclosure Schedule (as defined in the Merger Agreement) delivered in connection therewith), dated as of February 13, 2011, among Holdings, Merger Sub and the Company, as the same may be amended, modified and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Merger Documents”:  collectively, (i) the Merger Agreement and (ii) the Unitholders Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2011, among Holdings, Merger Sub, the Company, EMSLP, Onex Corporation, a corporation existing under the laws of Canada, and the limited partners of EMSLP party thereto.

 

“Merger Sub”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

“Minimum Equity Amount”:  as defined in the Recitals hereto.

 

“Minimum Exchange Tender Condition”:  as defined in Subsection 2.7(b).

 

“Minimum Extension Condition”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(g).

 

“Moody’s”:  Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.

 

“Mortgaged Fee Properties”:  the collective reference to each real property owned in fee by the Loan Parties required to be mortgaged as Collateral pursuant to the requirements of Subsection 7.9, including the land and all buildings, improvements, structures and fixtures now or subsequently located thereon and owned by any such Loan Party.

 

 

“Mortgages”:  each of the mortgages and deeds of trust, or similar security instruments executed and delivered by any Loan Party to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Multiemployer Plan”:  a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

“Municipal Contract Lien”:  any Lien incurred in connection with any of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ contracts with Governmental Authorities, including municipalities, providing for emergency 911 ambulance services.

 

“Net Available Cash”:  from an Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, an amount equal to the cash payments received (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to the properties or assets that are the subject of such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event or received in any other non-cash form) therefrom, in each case net of (i) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be paid or to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event (including as a consequence of any transfer of funds in connection with the application thereof in accordance with Subsection 8.4), (ii) all payments made, and all installment payments required to be made, on any Indebtedness (other than Additional Obligations, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of each of the foregoing) (x) that is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition or involved in such Recovery Event, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets, or (y) that must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, including but not limited to any payments required to be made to increase borrowing availability under any revolving credit facility, (iii) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, or to any other Person (other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the assets disposed of in such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, (iv) any liabilities or obligations associated with the assets disposed of in such Asset Disposition or involved in such Recovery Event and retained, indemnified or insured by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, including without limitation pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters, and liabilities relating to any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, (v) in the case of an Asset Disposition, the amount of any purchase price or similar adjustment (x) claimed by any Person to be owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, until such time as such claim shall have been settled or otherwise finally resolved, or (y) paid or payable by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in either case in respect of such Asset Disposition and (vi)  in the case of any Recovery Event, any amount thereof that constitutes or represents reimbursement or compensation for any amount previously paid or to be paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

“Net Cash Proceeds”:  with respect to any issuance or sale of any securities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any capital contribution, or any Incurrence of Indebtedness, the cash proceeds of such issuance, sale, contribution or Incurrence net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance, sale, contribution or Incurrence and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

 

“New York Courts”: as defined in Subsection 11.13(a).

 

“New York Supreme Court”: as defined in Subsection 11.13(a).

 

“Non-Excluded Taxes”:  all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

 

“Non-Extending Lender”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(e).

 

“Notes”:  as defined in Subsection 2.2(a).

 

“Obligations”:  with respect to any Indebtedness, any principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, Guarantees of such Indebtedness (or of Obligations in respect thereof), other monetary obligations of any nature and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect thereof.

 

“Obligor”:  any purchaser of goods or services or other Person obligated to make payment to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party) in respect of a purchase of such goods or services.

 

“Offered Amount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(1).

 

“Offered Discount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(1).

 

“Organizational Documents”:  with respect to any Person, (a) the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation or certificate of formation (or the equivalent organizational documents) of such Person, (b) the bylaws or operating agreement (or the equivalent governing documents) of such Person and (c) any document (other than policy or procedural manuals or other similar documents) setting forth the manner of election or duties of the directors or managing members of such Person (if any) and the designation, amount or relative rights, limitations and preferences of any class or series of such Person’s Capital Stock.

 

“Other Intercreditor Agreement”:  an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

 

“Other Representatives”:  each of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Capital, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, and UBS Securities LLC, in their collective capacity as Joint Lead Arrangers,

 

 

and Barclays Capital, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, UBS Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Natixis, in their collective capacity as Joint Bookmanagers.

 

“Outstanding Amount”:  with respect to the Loans on any date, the principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments thereof occurring on such date.

 

“Parent Entity”:  any of CDRT Parent, Holdings, any Other Parent, and any other Person that is a Subsidiary of Holdings or any Other Parent and of which the Borrower is a Subsidiary.  As used herein, “Other Parent” means a Person of which the Borrower becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date, provided that either (x) immediately after the Borrower first becomes a Subsidiary of such Person, more than 50.0% of the Voting Stock of such Person shall be held by one or more Persons that held more than 50.0% of the Voting Stock of a Parent Entity of the Borrower immediately prior to the Borrower first becoming such Subsidiary or (y) such Person shall be deemed not to be an Other Parent for the purpose of determining whether a Change of Control shall have occurred by reason of the Borrower first becoming a Subsidiary of such Person.

 

“Parent Expenses”:  (i) costs (including all professional fees and expenses) incurred by any Parent Entity in connection with maintaining its existence or in connection with its reporting obligations under, or in connection with compliance with, applicable laws or applicable rules of any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory body or stock exchange, this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including in respect of any reports filed with respect to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) expenses incurred by any Parent Entity in connection with the acquisition, development, maintenance, ownership, prosecution, protection and defense of its intellectual property and associated rights (including but not limited to trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, patents, copyrights and similar rights, including registrations and registration or renewal applications in respect thereof; inventions, processes, designs, formulae, trade secrets, know-how, confidential information, computer software, data and documentation, and any other intellectual property rights; and licenses of any of the foregoing) to the extent such intellectual property and associated rights relate to the business or businesses of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, (iii) indemnification obligations of any Parent Entity owing to directors, officers, employees or other Persons under its charter or by-laws or pursuant to written agreements with or for the benefit of any such Person (including the CD&R Indemnification Agreement), or obligations in respect of director and officer insurance (including premiums therefor), (iv) other administrative and operational expenses of any Parent Entity incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (v) fees and expenses incurred by any Parent Entity in connection with any offering of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, (w) which offering is not completed, or (x) where the net proceeds of such offering are intended to be received by or contributed or loaned to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or (y) in a prorated amount of such expenses in proportion to the amount of such net proceeds intended to be so received, contributed or loaned, or (z) otherwise on an interim basis prior to completion of such offering so long as any Parent Entity shall cause the amount of such expenses to be repaid to the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary out of the proceeds of such offering promptly if completed.

 

 

“Participant”:  as defined in Subsection 11.6(c).

 

“Participant Register”:  as defined in Subsection 11.6(b)(v).

 

“Participating Lender”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(2).

 

“Patient Receivables”:  with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary, the patient accounts receivable of such Restricted Subsidiary existing or hereafter created, any and all rights to receive payments due on such accounts receivable from any Governmental Authority payor under or in respect of such accounts receivable (including, without limitation, Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPVA and TRICARE), and all proceeds of or in any way derived, whether directly or indirectly, from any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, all interest, finance charges and other amounts payable by any Governmental Authority obligor, directly or indirectly, in respect thereof).

 

“PBGC”:  the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor thereto).

 

“Permitted Affiliated Assignee”:  CD&R, any investment fund managed or controlled by CD&R and any special purpose vehicle established by CD&R or by one or more of such investment funds.

 

“Permitted Debt Exchange”:  as defined in Subsection 2.7(a).

 

“Permitted Debt Exchange Notes”:  as defined in Subsection 2.7(a).

 

“Permitted Debt Exchange Offer”:  as defined in Subsection 2.7(a).

 

“Permitted Holders”:  any of the following:  (i) any of the CD&R Investors; (ii) any of the Management Investors, CD&R and their respective Affiliates; (iii) any investment fund or vehicle managed, sponsored or advised by CD&R or any Affiliate thereof, and any Affiliate of or successor to any such investment fund or vehicle; (iv) any limited or general partners of, or other investors in, any CD&R Investor or any Affiliate thereof, or any such investment fund or vehicle; (v) any “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) of which any of the Persons specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above is a member (provided that (without giving effect to the existence of such “group” or any other “group”) one or more of such Persons collectively have beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Parent Entity held by such “group”), and any other Person that is a member of such “group”; and (vi) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter (solely to the extent that and for so long as such Person is acting in such capacity) in connection with a public or private offering of Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or the Borrower.  In addition, any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) whose status as a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) constitutes or results in a Change of Control in respect of which the Borrower makes all payments of the Term Loans and other amounts required by Subsection 8.8(a), together with its Affiliates, shall thereafter constitute Permitted Holders.

 

 

“Permitted Investment”:  an Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in, or consisting of, any of the following:

 

(i)            a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower, or a Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary (and any Investment held by such Person that was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of so becoming a Restricted Subsidiary);

 

(ii)           another Person if as a result of such Investment such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (and, in each case, any Investment held by such other Person that was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or transfer);

 

(iii)          Temporary Cash Investments or Cash Equivalents;

 

(iv)          receivables owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;

 

(v)           any securities or other Investments received as consideration in, or retained in connection with, sales or other dispositions of property or assets, including Asset Dispositions made in compliance with Subsection 8.4;

 

(vi)          securities or other Investments received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to, or of other claims asserted by, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or as a result of foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien, or in satisfaction of judgments, including in connection with any bankruptcy proceeding or other reorganization of another Person;

 

(vii)         Investments in existence or made pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 1.1(f);

 

(viii)        Currency Agreements, Interest Rate Agreements, Commodities Agreements and related Hedging Obligations, which obligations are Incurred in compliance with Subsection 8.1;

 

(ix)           pledges or deposits (x) with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business or (y) otherwise described in the definition of “Permitted Liens” or made in connection with Liens permitted under Subsection 8.6;

 

(x)            (1) Investments in or by any Special Purpose Subsidiary, or in connection with a Financing Disposition by, to, in or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity, including Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required by the arrangements governing such Financing Disposition or any related Indebtedness, or (2) any promissory note issued by the Borrower, or any Parent Entity, provided that if such Parent Entity receives cash from the relevant Special Purpose Entity in exchange for such note, an equal cash amount is contributed by any Parent Entity to the Borrower;

 

 

(xi)           bonds secured by assets leased to and operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that were issued in connection with the financing of such assets so long as the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may obtain title to such assets at any time by paying a nominal fee, canceling such bonds and terminating the transaction;

 

(xii)          [reserved];

 

(xiii)         any Investment to the extent made using Capital Stock of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock), or Capital Stock of any Parent Entity, as consideration;

 

(xiv)        Management Advances;

 

(xv)         Investments in Related Businesses in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed an amount equal to the greater of $100.0 million and 2.75% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

(xvi)        any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted by and made in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 8.5(b) (except transactions described in clauses (i), (ii)(4), (iii), (v), (vi), (ix), (x) and (xi) therein), including any Investment pursuant to any transaction described in Subsection 8.5(b)(ii) (whether or not any Person party thereto is at any time an Affiliate of the Borrower);

 

(xvii)       other Investments in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed an amount equal to the greater of $100.0 million and 2.75% of Consolidated Total Assets; and

 

(xviii)      loans and advances to and other Investments in Related Corporations (a) made on a basis consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or made in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to or in connection with Related Corporation Contracts, including obtaining letters of credit on behalf of Related Corporations or (b) in connection with the acquisition of, or Investment in, any Person that becomes a Related Corporation (promptly following such acquisition or Investment), in any such case by the Related Corporation in which such loans, advances or other Investments were made in or to on a basis consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or made in the ordinary course of business, including the entry into applicable Related Corporation Contracts in connection therewith.

 

If any Investment pursuant to clause (xv) or (xvii) above, or Subsection 8.2(b)(vi), as applicable, is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and such Person thereafter (A) becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) is merged or consolidated into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, then such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, respectively, and not clause (xv) or (xvii) above, or Subsection 8.2(b)(vi), as applicable.

 

“Permitted Liens”:

 

(a)           Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet delinquent or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to

 

 

have a material adverse effect on the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, in accordance with GAAP;

 

(b)           Liens with respect to outstanding motor vehicle fines and carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are bonded or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

 

(c)           pledges, deposits or Liens in connection with workers’ compensation, professional liability insurance, insurance programs, unemployment insurance and other social security and other similar legislation or other insurance related obligations (including, without limitation, pledges or deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements);

 

(d)           pledges, deposits or Liens to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade, government or other contracts (other than for borrowed money), obligations for utilities, leases, licenses, statutory obligations, completion guarantees, surety, judgment, appeal or performance bonds, other similar bonds, instruments or obligations, and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)           easements (including reciprocal easement agreements), rights-of-way, building, zoning and similar restrictions, utility agreements, covenants, reservations, restrictions, encroachments, charges, and other similar encumbrances or title defects incurred, or leases or subleases granted to others, in the ordinary course of business, which do not in the aggregate materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(f)            Liens existing on, or provided for under written arrangements existing on, the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 1.1(e), or (in the case of any such Liens securing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries existing or arising under written arrangements existing on the Closing Date) securing any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness, so long as the Lien securing such Refinancing Indebtedness is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or under such written arrangements could secure) the original Indebtedness;

 

(g)           (i) mortgages, liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on property over which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower has easement rights or on any leased property and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto and (ii) any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings affecting any real property;

 

 

(h)           Liens securing Indebtedness (including Liens securing any Obligations in respect thereof) consisting of Hedging Obligations, Bank Products Obligations, Purchase Money Obligations or Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred in compliance with Subsection 8.1;

 

(i)            Liens arising out of judgments, decrees, orders or awards in respect of which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review, which appeal or proceedings shall not have been finally terminated, or if the period within which such appeal or proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;

 

(j)            leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses to or from third parties;

 

(k)           Liens securing Indebtedness (including Liens securing any Obligations in respect thereof) consisting of (1) Indebtedness Incurred in compliance with Subsection 8.1(b)(i) pursuant to (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the Senior ABL Facility, (c) any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes (and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) and (d) any Additional Obligations (and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), provided, that any Liens on Collateral pursuant to this clause (k)(1) shall be subject to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or an Other Intercreditor Agreement, (2) Indebtedness Incurred in compliance with clauses (b)(iv), (b)(v), (b)(vii), (b)(viii) and, so long as same are limited to Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments, (b)(xiv)(C) and (b)(xiv)(D) of Subsection 8.1, or clauses (b)(iii)(B) and (C) of Subsection 8.1 (other than Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred in respect of Indebtedness described in Subsections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b)(iii)(A)), (3) any Indebtedness Incurred in compliance with Subsection 8.1(b)(xiii), provided that any Liens securing such Indebtedness shall rank junior to the Liens securing the Term Loan Facility Obligations and shall be subject to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or an Other Intercreditor Agreement, (4) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (limited, in the case of this clause (k)(4), to Liens on any of the property and assets of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor), or (5) obligations in respect of Management Advances or Management Guarantees; in each case including Liens securing any Guarantee of any thereof;

 

(l)            Liens existing on property or assets of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower (or at the time the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary acquires such property or assets, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however, that such Liens are not created in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary (or such acquisition of such property or assets), and that such Liens are limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which such Liens arose, could secure) the obligations to which such Liens relate; provided, further, that for purposes of this clause (l), if a Person other than the Borrower is the Successor Borrower with respect thereto, any Subsidiary thereof shall be deemed to become a Subsidiary of the Borrower, and any property or assets of such Person or any such Subsidiary shall be deemed acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, when such Person becomes such Successor Borrower;

 

 

(m)                               Liens on Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(n)                                 any encumbrance or restriction (including, but not limited to, pursuant to put and call agreements or buy/sell arrangements) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

 

(o)                                 Liens securing Indebtedness (including Liens securing any Obligations in respect thereof) consisting of Refinancing Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness described in clause (k)(1) above of this definition) Incurred in respect of any Indebtedness secured by, or securing any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (in whole or in part) of any other obligation secured by, any other Permitted Liens, provided that any such new Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the obligations to which such Liens relate;

 

(p)                                 Liens (1) arising by operation of law (or by agreement to the same effect) in the ordinary course of business, including Liens arising under or by reason of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, as amended from time to time, (2) on property or assets under construction (and related rights) in favor of a contractor or developer or arising from progress or partial payments by a third party relating to such property or assets, (3) [reserved], (4) on cash set aside at the time of the Incurrence of any Indebtedness or government securities purchased with such cash, in either case to the extent that such cash or government securities prefund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness and are held in an escrow account or similar arrangement to be applied for such purpose, (5) securing or arising by reason of any netting or set-off arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of banking or other trading activities (including in connection with purchase orders and other agreements with customers), (6) in favor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Liens on property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor), (7) arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business, (8) on inventory or other goods and proceeds securing obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods, (9) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft, cash pooling or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (10) attaching to commodity trading or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, or (11) arising in connection with repurchase agreements permitted under Subsection 8.1 on assets that are the subject of such repurchase agreements;

 

(q)                                 other Liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, which obligations do not exceed an amount equal to the greater of $60.0 million and 1.75% of Consolidated Total Assets at any time outstanding;

 

(r)                                    Liens (1) in favor of any Special Purpose Entity in connection with any Financing Disposition, or (2) Incurred in connection with a Special Purpose Financing pursuant to Subsection 8.1(b)(ix);

 

 

(s)                                  Retained Rights; and

 

(t)                                    Municipal Contract Liens.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, (x) a Lien need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens described in this definition but may be incurred under any combination of such categories or subcategories (including in part under one such category or subcategory and in part under any other such category) and (y) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of such categories or subcategories of Permitted Liens, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this definition.

 

“Permitted Payment”:  as defined in Subsection 8.2(b).

 

“Person”:  an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

 

“Plan”:  at a particular time, any employee benefit plan which is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

“Platform”: Intralinks, SyndTrak Online or any other similar electronic distribution system.

 

“Preferred Stock”:  as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation, Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that by its terms is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such corporation.

 

“Prepayment Date”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(d).

 

“Projections”:  those financial projections included in the confidential information memoranda and related material prepared in connection with the syndication of the Facility and provided to the Lenders on or about April, 2011, covering the Fiscal Years ending in 2011 through 2015, inclusive.

 

“Purchase”:  as defined in clause (4) of the definition of “Consolidated Coverage Ratio”.

 

“Purchase Money Obligations”:  any Indebtedness Incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets, and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.

 

“Qualifying Lender”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(3).

 

 

“Receivable”:  a right to receive payment pursuant to an arrangement with another Person pursuant to which such other Person is obligated to pay, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Recovery Event”:  any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of any Loan Party giving rise to Net Available Cash to such Loan Party, as the case may be, in excess of $5.0 million, to the extent that such settlement or payment does not constitute reimbursement or compensation for amounts previously paid by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in respect of such casualty or condemnation.

 

“Reference Banks”:  Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., and Bank of America, N.A., or such additional or other banks as may be appointed by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, provided that at any time the maximum number of Reference Banks does not exceed six (6).

 

“refinance”:  refinance, refund, replace, renew, repay, modify, restate, defer, substitute, supplement, reissue, resell or extend (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism); and the terms “refinances,” “refinanced” and “refinancing” as used for any purpose in this Agreement shall have a correlative meaning.

 

“Refinancing”:  the repayment, repurchase, prepayment or defeasance in full of Indebtedness to be refinanced of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, together with the payment of all fees and other amounts owing thereon, the permanent cancellation of all commitments thereunder and the rolling, termination, back-stopping, cash collateralization of or otherwise providing for, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, all reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit issued pursuant thereto.

 

“Refinancing Agreement”:  as defined in Subsection 8.3(c).

 

“Refinancing Indebtedness”:  Indebtedness that is Incurred to refinance any Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.1 or Incurred in compliance with this Agreement (including Indebtedness of the Borrower that refinances Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary (to the extent permitted in this Agreement) and Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of another Restricted Subsidiary) including Indebtedness that refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, that (1) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, the Refinancing Indebtedness (x) has a final Stated Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the final Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced (or, if shorter, the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans), (y) has a weighted average life to maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or longer than the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced (or, if shorter, the weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Term Loans) and (z) if an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) is continuing, is subordinated in right of payment to the Term Loan Facility Obligations to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refinanced, (2) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred in an aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the sum

 

 

of (x) the aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced, plus (y) fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses Incurred in connection with such Refinancing Indebtedness, (3) Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include (x) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor that could not have been initially Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Subsection 8.1 or (y) Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (4) if the Indebtedness being refinanced constitutes Additional Obligations, Permitted Debt Exchange Notes or Term Loan Facility Obligations incurred pursuant to Subsection 8.1(b)(i)(II)(a) (or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing Indebtedness), (w) the Refinancing Indebtedness complies with the requirements of the definition of “Additional Obligations”, (x) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is unsecured and an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) is continuing, the Refinancing Indebtedness is unsecured, (y) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Liens securing the Term Facility Obligations and an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) is continuing, the Refinancing Indebtedness is unsecured or secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Liens securing the Term Facility Obligations and (z) if the Indebtedness being refinanced constitutes Term Loan Facility Obligations of the type described above in this clause (4), the Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred pursuant to (and evidenced by) Additional Obligations Documents (and not this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), and (5) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is the Senior Notes (or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), (x) if no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) is continuing, such Refinancing Indebtedness shall comply with the requirements of clauses (i) and (iii) of the definition of “Additional Obligations” and (y) in all other cases, the terms of such Refinancing Indebtedness (A) shall not provide for a maturity date earlier than the maturity date of the Senior Notes or a weighted average life to maturity shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Senior Notes and (B) shall not provide for any mandatory repayment or redemption from asset sales, casualty or condemnation events or excess cash flow on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than those under the Senior Notes Indenture.

 

“Register”:  as defined in Subsection 11.6(b)(iv).

 

“Regulation D”:  Regulation D of the Board as in effect from time to time.

 

“Regulation S-X”:  Regulation S-X promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as in effect on the Closing Date.

 

“Regulation T”:  Regulation T of the Board as in effect from time to time.

 

“Regulation U”:  Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.

 

“Regulation X”:  Regulation X of the Board as in effect from time to time.

 

“Reinvestment Period”:  as defined in Subsection 8.4(b)(i).

 

“Related Billing Entity”:  any Person whose only substantial activity is invoicing and collecting payments for professional medical services on behalf of a Related Professional Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

 

“Related Business”:  those businesses in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is engaged on the Closing Date, or that are similar, related, complementary, incidental or ancillary thereto or extensions, developments or expansions thereof.

 

“Related Corporation”:  (i) a Related Professional Corporation or (ii) a Related Billing Entity.

 

“Related Corporation Contracts”:  management, practice support, consulting and similar agreements, entered into on a basis consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or entered into in the ordinary course of business, with Related Corporations.

 

“Related Parties”:  with respect to any Person, such Person’s affiliates and the partners, officers, directors, trustees, employees, employees, shareholders, members, attorneys and other advisors, agents and controlling persons of such person and of such person’s affiliates and “Related Party” shall mean any of them.

 

“Related Physicians”:  physicians or independent contractors that own, are employed by, or are under contract with, a Related Professional Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

“Related Professional Corporation”:  any Person that is owned by one or more physicians and/or independent contractor physicians, in each case to whom a Subsidiary of the Borrower or another Related Professional Corporation provides management services pursuant to a management services, practice support or similar agreement.

 

“Related Taxes”:  (x) any taxes, charges or assessments, including but not limited to sales, use, transfer, rental, ad valorem, value added, stamp, property, consumption, franchise, license, capital, net worth, gross receipts, excise, occupancy, intangibles or similar taxes, charges or assessments (other than federal, state or local taxes measured by income and federal, state or local withholding imposed by any government or other taxing authority on payments made by any Parent Entity other than to another Parent Entity), required to be paid by any Parent Entity by virtue of its being incorporated or having Capital Stock outstanding (but not by virtue of owning stock or other equity interests of any corporation or other entity other than the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity), or being a holding company parent of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity or receiving dividends from or other distributions in respect of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity, or having guaranteed any obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or having made any payment in respect of any of the items for which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is permitted to make payments to any Parent Entity pursuant to Subsection 8.2, or acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, prosecuting, protecting or defending its intellectual property and associated rights (including but not limited to receiving or paying royalties for the use thereof) relating to the business or businesses of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, (y) any taxes attributable to any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date, or to the consummation of any of the Transactions, or to any Parent Entity’s receipt of (or entitlement to) any payment in connection with the Transactions, including any payment received after the Closing Date pursuant to any agreement related to the Transactions or (z) any other federal, state, foreign, provincial or local taxes measured by income for which any Parent

 

 

Entity is liable up to an amount not to exceed, with respect to federal taxes, the amount of any such taxes that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay on a separate company basis, or on a consolidated basis as if the Borrower had filed a consolidated return on behalf of an affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which it were the common parent, or with respect to state and local taxes, the amount of any such taxes that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay on a separate company basis, or on a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated basis as if the Borrower had filed a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated return on behalf of an affiliated group (as defined in the applicable state or local tax laws for filing such return) consisting only of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.  Taxes include all interest, penalties and additions relating thereto.

 

“Reorganization”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.

 

“Reportable Event”:  any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the 30 day notice period is waived under Section 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 or 28 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 or any successor regulation thereto.

 

“Repricing Transaction”: shall mean (a) the Incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any Incremental Term Loans under this Agreement) made available by banks, funds and/or other institutional investors in term loan financings similar to the facilities provided for in this Agreement (i) having an Effective Yield for the respective Type of such Indebtedness that is less than the Effective Yield for Initial Term Loans of the respective Type, and (ii) the proceeds of which are used to prepay, in whole or in part, the outstanding principal of the Initial Term Loans or (b) any effective reduction in the Effective Yield for the Initial Term Loans (e.g., by way of amendment, amendment and restatement, modification or otherwise); provided that, in each case, the primary purpose of such prepayment, amendment, amendment and restatement, modification or otherwise as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith, is to refinance the Initial Term Loans at a lower Effective Yield and the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer setting out the basis of such determination.

 

“Required Lenders”:  Lenders, the sum of whose outstanding Individual Lender Exposures represents a majority of the sum of the Individual Lender Exposures at such time.

 

“Requirement of Law”:  as to any Person, the Organizational Documents of such Person, and any law, statute, ordinance, code, decree, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its material property or to which such Person or any of its material property is subject, including laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to zoning, occupancy and subdivision of real properties; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any non-binding recommendation of any Governmental Authority.

 

“Responsible Officer”:  as to any Person, any of the following officers of such Person:  (a) the chief executive officer or the president of such Person and, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or the controller of such Person, (b) any vice president of such Person or, with respect to financial matters, any assistant treasurer or

 

 

assistant controller of such Person, in each case who has been designated in writing to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as a Responsible Officer by such chief executive officer or president of such Person or, with respect to financial matters, by such chief financial officer of such Person, (c) with respect to Subsection 7.7 and without limiting the foregoing, the general counsel of such Person and (d) with respect to ERISA matters, the senior vice president—human resources (or substantial equivalent) of such Person.

 

“Restricted Government Accounts”: collectively, any and all Accounts which are (a) Medicare Accounts, (b) Medicaid Accounts, (c) TRICARE Accounts, (d) CHAMPVA Accounts, in each case, pursuant to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, CHAMPVA or any other similar or replacement laws, rules or regulations of a Governmental Authority as amended or re-enacted from time to time and (e) Accounts arising from services provided under agreements with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services but only to the extent such Accounts are subject to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, CHAMPVA or any other similar or replacement laws, rules or regulations of a Governmental Authority as amended or re-enacted from time to time.

 

“Restricted Payment”:  as defined in Subsection 8.2(a).

 

“Restricted Payment Transaction”:  any Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Subsection 8.2, any Permitted Payment, any Permitted Investment, or any transaction specifically excluded from the definition of the term “Restricted Payment” (including pursuant to the exception contained in clause (i) of such definition and the parenthetical exclusions contained in clauses (ii) and (iii) of such definition).

 

“Restricted Subsidiary”:  any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

“Retained Rights”:  with respect to any Patient Receivable owing from any Governmental Authority, the rights of any payee granted by applicable law and regulation over such Patient Receivable, which in the absence of a court order in the manner expressly contemplated by applicable state and federal law are subject to restrictions on assignment, pledging or are otherwise encumbered by applicable law or regulation, including, without limitation, and as applicable, restrictions on the collection thereof and discretion over the transfer thereof, to any party and restrictions on any such party’s ability to enforce the claim giving rise to such Patient Receivable against such Governmental Authority.

 

“S&P”:  Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

 

“Sale”:  as defined in clause (3) of the definition of “Consolidated Coverage Ratio”.

 

“SEC”:  the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Secured Parties”:  the “Secured Parties” as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

 

“Securities Act”:  the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

“Security Documents”:  the collective reference to each Mortgage related to any Mortgaged Fee Property, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and all other similar security documents hereafter delivered to the Collateral Agent granting or perfecting a Lien on any asset or assets of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of the Loan Parties hereunder and/or under any of the other Loan Documents or to secure any guarantee of any such obligations and liabilities, including any security documents executed and delivered or caused to be delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Subsection 7.9(a), 7.9(b) or 7.9(c), in each case, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Senior ABL Facility”:  the collective reference to the Senior ABL Facility Agreement, any ABL Facility Documents, any notes and letters of credit issued pursuant thereto and any guarantee and collateral agreement, patent and trademark security agreement, mortgages, letter of credit applications and other guarantees, pledge agreements, security agreements and collateral documents, and other instruments and documents, executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased or extended from time to time (whether in whole or in part, whether with the original agent and lenders or other agents and lenders or otherwise, and whether provided under the original Senior ABL Agreement or one or more other credit agreements, indentures (including the Senior Notes Indenture) or financing agreements or otherwise, unless such agreement, instrument or document expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Senior ABL Facility).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Senior ABL Facility” shall include any agreement (i) changing the maturity of any Indebtedness Incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby, (ii) adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, (iii) increasing the amount of Indebtedness Incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed thereunder or (iv) otherwise altering the terms and conditions thereof.

 

“Senior ABL Facility Agreement”:  the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, the other borrowers party thereto from time to time, the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto from time to time and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent thereunder, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased or extended from time to time (whether in whole or in part, whether with the original administrative agent and lenders or other agents and lenders or otherwise, and whether provided under the original Senior ABL Facility Agreement or one or more other credit agreements or otherwise, unless such agreement, instrument or other document expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Senior ABL Facility Agreement).  Any reference to the Senior ABL Facility Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to each Senior ABL Facility Agreement then in existence.

 

“Senior Notes”:  8.125% Senior Notes due 2019 of the Borrower issued on the date hereof, as the same may be exchanged for substantially similar senior notes that have been registered under the Securities Act, and as the same or such substantially similar notes may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

 

“Senior Notes Debt Documents”:  the Senior Notes Indenture and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Senior Notes or providing for any guarantee, obligation, security or other right in respect thereof.

 

“Senior Notes Indenture”:  the Indenture dated as of the date hereof, under which the Senior Notes are issued, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Senior Notes Offering”:  as defined in the Recitals hereto.

 

“Set”:  the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans of a single Tranche, the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Eurodollar Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).

 

“Settlement Service”:  as defined in Subsection 11.6(b).

 

“Single Employer Plan”:  any Plan which is covered by Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan.

 

“Solicited Discount Proration”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(3).

 

“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(1).

 

“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice”:  an irrevocable written notice of the Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iv) substantially in the form of Exhibit Q.

 

“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer”:  the irrevocable written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit R, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

 

“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iv)(1).

 

“Solvent” and “Solvency”:  with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date on a consolidated basis means (i) the Fair Value and Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; (ii) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iii) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be able to pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature (all capitalized terms used in this definition other than “Borrower” and “Restricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the form of solvency certificate attached hereto as Exhibit H).

 

“Special Purpose Entity”:  (x) any Special Purpose Subsidiary or (y) any other Person that is engaged in the business of acquiring, selling, collecting, financing or refinancing

 

 

Receivables, accounts (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any jurisdiction from time to time), other accounts and/or other receivables, and/or related assets.

 

“Special Purpose Financing”:  any financing or refinancing of assets consisting of or including Receivables of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that have been transferred to a Special Purpose Entity or made subject to a Lien in a Financing Disposition.

 

“Special Purpose Financing Fees”:  distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Special Purpose Financing.

 

“Special Purpose Financing Undertakings”:  representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, guarantees of performance and (subject to clause (y) of the proviso below) other agreements and undertakings entered into or provided by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that the Borrower determines in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive) are customary or otherwise necessary or advisable in connection with a Special Purpose Financing or a Financing Disposition; provided that (x) it is understood that Special Purpose Financing Undertakings may consist of or include (i) reimbursement and other obligations in respect of notes, letters of credit, surety bonds and similar instruments provided for credit enhancement purposes or (ii) Hedging Obligations, or other obligations relating to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements or Commodities Agreements entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in respect of any Special Purpose Financing or Financing Disposition, and (y) subject to the preceding clause (x), any such other agreements and undertakings shall not include any Guarantee of Indebtedness of a Special Purpose Subsidiary by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Special Purpose Subsidiary.

 

“Special Purpose Subsidiary”:  any Subsidiary of the Borrower that (a) is engaged solely in (x) the business of acquiring, selling, collecting, financing or refinancing Receivables, accounts (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any jurisdiction from time to time) and other accounts and receivables (including any thereof constituting or evidenced by chattel paper, instruments or general intangibles), all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual and other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and (y) any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and (b) is designated as a “Special Purpose Subsidiary” by the Borrower.

 

“Specified Discount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(ii)(1).

 

“Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(ii)(1).

 

“Specified Discount Prepayment Notice”:  an irrevocable written notice of the Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(ii) substantially in the form of Exhibit S.

 

“Specified Discount Prepayment Response”:  the written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit T, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

 

 

 

“Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(ii)(1).

 

“Specified Discount Proration”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(ii)(3).

 

“Specified Existing Term Tranche”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(a).

 

“Specified Representations”:  the representations set forth in the last sentence of Subsection 5.2 and Subsections 5.3(a), 5.4 (other than the second sentence thereof), 5.5(c), 5.11, 5.13, 5.14 and 5.21.

 

“Sponsor”:  CD&R.

 

“Sponsor Management Agreement”:  the letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among CDRT Parent, Holdings, the Company and CD&R, for CD&R to provide management, consulting and advisory services, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time so long as such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification is not, when taken as a whole, materially disadvantageous to the Lenders compared to the Sponsor Management Agreement in effect on the date hereof, as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

 

“Stated Maturity”:  with respect to any Indebtedness, the date specified in such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such Indebtedness is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase or repayment of such Indebtedness at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency).

 

“Statutory Reserves”:  for any day as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the average maximum rate at which reserves (including any marginal, supplemental or emergency reserves) are required to be maintained during such Interest Period under Regulation D by member banks of the United States Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits exceeding one billion Dollars against “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as such term is used in Regulation D).  Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exceptions or offsets which may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D.

 

“Submitted Amount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(1).

 

“Submitted Discount”:  as defined in Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(1).

 

“Subordinated Obligations”:  any Indebtedness of the Borrower (whether outstanding on the date of the Indenture or thereafter Incurred) that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Term Loan Facility Obligations pursuant to a written agreement.

 

“Subsection 2.8 Additional Amendment”:  as defined in Subsection 2.8(c).

 

“Subsidiary”:  as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (a) of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary

 

 

voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity are at the time owned by such Person, or (b) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person and, in the case of this clause (b), which is treated as a consolidated subsidiary for accounting purposes.  The term “Subsidiary” shall not include any Related Corporation, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this sentence shall limit or otherwise affect the treatment of Related Corporations (including with respect to consolidation) for financial reporting purposes under and in accordance with GAAP.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

 

“Subsidiary Guarantor”:  each Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of the Borrower which executes and delivers a Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to Subsection 7.9 or otherwise, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective Subsidiary Guarantor (a) ceases to constitute a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, (b) is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or (c) is released from all of its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty in accordance with terms and provisions thereof.

 

“Subsidiary Guaranty”:  the guaranty of the Term Loan Facility Obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents provided pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

“Successor Borrower”:  as defined in Subsection 8.7(a)(i).

 

“Supplemental Term Loan Commitments”:  as defined in Subsection 2.6(a).

 

“Tax Sharing Agreement”:  the Tax Sharing Agreement among the Borrower and CDRT Parent to be entered into on or prior to the Closing Date, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Taxes”:  any and all present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority.

 

“Temporary Cash Investments”:  any of the following:  (i) any investment in (x) direct obligations of the United States of America, a member state of the European Union or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, or obligations Guaranteed by the United States of America or a member state of the European Union or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, or obligations guaranteed by any of the foregoing or (y) direct obligations of any foreign country recognized by the United States of America rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-1” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of

 

 

such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (ii) overnight bank deposits, and investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and money market deposits (or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued by (x) any bank or other institutional lender under this Agreement or any Senior ABL Facility or any affiliate thereof or (y) a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and whose long term debt is rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-1” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization) at the time such Investment is made, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities or instruments of the types described in clause (i) or (ii) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (ii) above, (iv) Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a Person (other than that of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), with a rating at the time as of which any Investment therein is made of “P-2” (or higher) according to Moody’s or “A-2” (or higher) according to S&P (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (v) Investments in securities maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least “A” by S&P or “A” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (vi) Preferred Stock (other than of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) having a rating of “A” or higher by S&P or “A2” or higher by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), (vii) investment funds investing 95.0% of their assets in securities of the type described in clauses (i) through (vi) above (which funds may also hold reasonable amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution), (viii) any money market deposit accounts issued or offered by a domestic commercial bank or a commercial bank organized and located in a country recognized by the United States of America, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof), or investments in money market funds subject to the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 (or any successor rule) of the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (ix) similar investments approved by the Board of Directors in the ordinary course of business.

 

“Term Loan Facility Obligations”:  obligations of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties from time to time arising under or in respect of the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during (or would accrue but for) the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Term Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including

 

 

monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

“Term Loan Priority Collateral”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, whether or not the same remains in full force and effect.

 

“Term Loan Refinancing Debt”:  (i) any Additional Obligations, the proceeds of which are used to (a) repay or prepay all or a portion of the Term Loans on a dollar-for-dollar basis and (b) pay the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing and (ii) any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Indebtedness described in preceding clause (i).

 

“Term Loans”:  the Initial Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans and Extended Term Loans, as the context shall require.

 

“Total Liquidity”:  at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available (without duplication) to be borrowed by any Loan Party under the ABL Facility plus (b) the Unrestricted Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person so acquired).

 

“Trade Payables”:  with respect to any Person, any accounts payable or any indebtedness or monetary obligation to trade creditors created, assumed or guaranteed by such Person arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the acquisition of goods or services.

 

“Tranche”:  with respect to Term Loans or commitments, refers to whether such Term Loans or commitments are (1) Initial Term Loans or Initial Term Loan Commitments, (2) Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments with the same terms and conditions made on the same day, or (3) Extended Term Loans (of the same Extension Series).

 

“Transaction Documents”:  collectively, (i) the Merger Documents, (ii) the CD&R Indemnification Agreement, (iii) the Sponsor Management Agreement, (iv) the Registration Rights Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, among CDRT Parent, each of the stockholders of CDRT Parent whose name appears on the signature pages thereof and any person who becomes a party thereto pursuant to Section 9(d) thereof, and (v) any agreement primarily providing for indemnification and/or contribution for the benefit of any Permitted Holder in respect of liabilities resulting from, arising out of or in connection with, based upon or relating to (a) any management consulting, financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or other investment banking activities to, for or in respect of any Parent Entity or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) any offering of securities or other financing activity or arrangement of or by any Parent Entity or any of its Subsidiaries or (c) any action or failure to act of or by any Parent Entity or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their respective predecessors), in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and of this Agreement.

 

“Transactions”:  collectively, any or all of the following:  (i) the consummation of the Equity Contribution, (ii) the exchange of LP exchangeable units of Emergency Medical

 

 

Services L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, for Capital Stock of Emergency Medical Services Corporation,  a Delaware corporation, (iii) the entry into the Merger Documents and the consummation of the Merger, (iv) the conversion of Emergency Medical Services L.P. into a Delaware corporation, (v) the consummation of the Refinancing, (vi) the entry into this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Term Loan Documents to which it is a party, the incurrence of Term Loans on the Closing Date and the use of proceeds thereof, (vii) the entry into the Senior Notes Indenture, and the execution, delivery and performance by each party thereto of the Senior Notes Debt Documents to which it is a party, the consummation of the Senior Notes Offering and issuance of the Senior Notes on the Closing Date and the use of proceeds thereof, (viii) the entry into the Senior ABL Facility Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the ABL Facility Documents to which it is a party and incurrence of Indebtedness thereunder by one or more of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ix) all other transactions relating to any of the foregoing (including payment of fees and expenses related to any of the foregoing).

 

“Transferee”:  any Participant or Assignee.

 

“TRICARE”: collectively, a program of medical benefits covering former and active members of the uniformed services and certain of their dependents, financed and administered by the United States Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services and Transportation, which program was formerly known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all Governmental Authorities promulgated in connection with such program (whether or not having the force of law), in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Type”:  the type of Term Loan determined based on the interest option applicable thereto, with there being two Types of Term Loans hereunder, namely ABR Loans and Eurodollar Loans.

 

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”:  as defined in Subsection 4.11(b)(ii)(2).

 

“UCC”:  the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York from time to time.

 

“Underfunding”:  the excess of the present value of all accrued benefits under a Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan), determined as of the most recent annual valuation date, over the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits.

 

“United States Person”:  any United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

“Unrestricted Cash”:  as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP as at such date to the extent such cash is not classified as “restricted” for financial statement purposes (excluding, however, (x) proceeds from any

 

 

Incurrence of Incremental Term Loans that are not (in the good faith judgment of the Borrower) intended to be used for working capital purposes at the date of determination and (y) the Net Cash Proceeds from any Excluded Contribution that are not intended (in the good faith judgment of the Borrower) to be used for working capital purposes at the date of determination).

 

“Unrestricted Subsidiary”:  (i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, as designated by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below, and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.  The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Borrower) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless (x) such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated or (y) such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries is a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of the ABL Facility Documents, the Senior Notes Debt Documents or any other Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, that (A) such designation was made at or prior to the Closing Date, or (B) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less or (C) if such Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such designation would be permitted under Subsection 8.2 and (D) immediately before and after such designation, no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) shall have occurred and be continuing.  The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that immediately after giving effect to such designation (w) the Borrower could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Subsection 8.1(a) or (x) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio would be greater than it was immediately prior to giving effect to such designation or (y) such Subsidiary shall be a Special Purpose Subsidiary with no Indebtedness outstanding other than Indebtedness that can be Incurred (and upon such designation shall be deemed to be Incurred and outstanding) Subsection 8.1(b) and (z) immediately before and after such designation, no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) shall have occurred and be continuing.  Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by promptly filing with the Administrative Agent a copy of the resolution of the Borrower’s Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

“Vehicles”:  as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

“Voting Stock”:  as to any entity, all classes of Capital Stock of such entity then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors or all interests in such entity with the ability to control the management or actions of such entity.

 

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary”:  as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly through one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary other than directors qualifying shares or shares held by nominees.

 

1.2                                 Other Definitional Provisions.  Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any Notes, any other Loan Document or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto.

 

 

(a)                                  As used herein and in any Notes and any other Loan Document, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms relating to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries not defined in Subsection 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Subsection 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP.

 

(b)                                 The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.

 

(c)                                  For purposes of determining any financial ratio or making any financial calculation for any fiscal quarter (or portion thereof) ending prior to the Closing Date, the components of such financial ratio or financial calculation shall be determined on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Merger as if it had occurred at the beginning of such four quarter period; and each Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary upon giving effect to the Transaction shall be deemed to be a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of the components of such financial ratio or financial calculation as of the beginning of such four quarter period.

 

(d)                                 For purposes of this Agreement for periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, references to the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower shall be to the consolidated financial statements of the Company (with Subsidiaries of the Company being deemed Subsidiaries of the Borrower), as the context may require.

 

(e)                                  Any financial ratios required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under 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).

 

(f)                                    Any references in this Agreement to “cash and/or Cash Equivalents”, “cash, Cash Equivalents and/or Temporary Cash Investments” or any similar combination of the foregoing shall be construed as not double counting cash or any other applicable amount which would otherwise be duplicated therein.

 

(g)                                 The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

SECTION 2

 

Amount and Terms of Commitments

 

2.1                                 Initial Term Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender holding an Initial Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make, in Dollars, in a single draw on the Closing Date, one or more term loans (each, an “Initial Term Loan”) to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such

 

 

Lender’s name in Schedule A under the heading “Initial Term Loan Commitment”, as such amount may be adjusted or reduced pursuant to the terms hereof, which Initial Term Loans:

 

(i)                                     except as hereinafter provided, shall, at the option of the Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans; and

 

(ii)                                  shall be made by each such Lender in an aggregate principal amount which does not exceed the Initial Term Loan Commitment of such Lender.

 

Once repaid, Initial Term Loans incurred hereunder may not be reborrowed.  On the Closing Date (after giving effect to the incurrence of Initial Term Loans on such date), the Initial Term Loan Commitment of each Lender shall terminate.

 

2.2                                 Notes.  (a) The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Lender made on or prior to the Closing Date or in connection with any assignment pursuant to Subsection 11.6(b), in order to evidence such Lender’s Loan, the Borrower will execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A (each, as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, a “Note”), in each case with appropriate insertions therein as to payee, date and principal amount, payable to such Lender and in a principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the applicable Loans made (or acquired by assignment pursuant to Subsection 11.6(b)) by such Lender to the Borrower.  Each Note shall be dated the Closing Date and shall be payable as provided in Subsection 2.2(b) and provide for the payment of interest in accordance with Subsection 4.1.

 

(b)                                 The Initial Term Loans of all the Lenders shall be payable in consecutive quarterly installments up to and including the Maturity Date (subject to reduction as provided in Subsection 4.4), on the dates and in the principal amounts, subject to adjustment as set forth below, equal to the respective amounts set forth below (together with all accrued interest thereon) opposite the applicable installment dates (or, if less, the aggregate amount of such Initial Term Loans then outstanding):

 

	
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Each   March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 ending prior to   the Maturity Date
    	
 
    	
0.25%   of the aggregate principal amount of the aggregate initial principal amount   of the Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Maturity   Date
    	
 
    	
all   unpaid aggregate principal amounts of any outstanding Initial Term Loans
    

 

2.3                                 Procedure for Initial Term Loan Borrowing.  The Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent notice (which notice must have been received by the Administrative Agent prior to 9:00 A.M., New York City time, and shall be irrevocable after

 

 

funding) on the Closing Date specifying the amount of the Initial Term Loans to be borrowed.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender thereof.  Each Lender having an Initial Term Loan Commitment will make the amount of its pro rata share of the Initial Term Loan Commitments available to the Administrative Agent, in each case for the account of the Borrower at the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Subsection 11.2 prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Closing Date in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall on such date credit the account of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.

 

2.4                                 [Reserved].

 

2.5                                 Repayment of Loans.  (a)  The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent (in the currency in which such Term Loan is denominated) for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Initial Term Loan of such Lender made to the Borrower, on the Maturity Date (or such earlier date on which the Initial Term Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9).  The Borrower hereby further agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of such Initial Term Loans from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Subsection 4.1.

 

(b)                                 Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to Subsection 11.6(b), and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and each Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each applicable Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each applicable Lender’s share thereof.

 

(d)                                 The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to Subsection 2.5(c) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain the Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.6                                 Incremental Facilities.  (a) So long as no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1 (a) or (f) exists or would arise therefrom, the Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, (i) to request new term loan commitments under one or more new term loan credit facilities to be included in this Agreement (the

 

 

“Incremental Term Loan Commitments”), (ii) to increase the Existing Term Loans by requesting new term loan commitments to be added to an existing Tranche of Term Loans (the “Supplemental Term Loan Commitments”), (iii) to request new commitments under one or more new revolving facilities to be included in this Agreement (the “Incremental Revolving Commitments”), and (iv) to request new letter of credit facility commitments under one or more new letter of credit facilities to be included in this Agreement (together with the Incremental Term Loan Commitments, Supplemental Term Loan Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”), provided that, (i) the aggregate amount of Incremental Commitments permitted pursuant to this Subsection 2.6 shall not exceed, at the time the respective Incremental Commitment becomes effective (and after giving effect to the Incurrence of Indebtedness in connection therewith), the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount, (ii) if any portion of an Incremental Commitment is to be incurred in reliance on clause (ii) of the definition of “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount”, the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent, certifying compliance with the financial test set forth in such clause (together with calculations demonstrating compliance with such ratio) and (iii) if any portion of an Incremental Commitment is to be incurred in reliance on clause (i) of the definition of “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount”, the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent, certifying the amount of the available basket in such clause to be used for the incurrence of such Incremental Commitment.  Any loans made in respect of any such Incremental Commitment (other than Supplemental Term Loan Commitments) shall be made by creating a new Tranche.  Each Incremental Commitment made available pursuant to this Subsection 2.6 shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of at least $15,000,000 and in integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof.

 

(b)                                 Each request from the Borrower pursuant to this Subsection 2.6 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Commitments.  The Incremental Commitments (or any portion thereof) may be made by any existing Lender or by any other bank or financial institution (any such bank or other financial institution, an “Additional Lender”), provided, that if such Additional Lender is not already a Lender hereunder or an Affiliate of a Lender hereunder, to the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the consent of any swingline lender or issuing lender, as the case may be, that may be required pursuant to Subsection 11.6 (it being understood that any such Additional Lender that is an Affiliated Lender shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection 11.6(h), mutatis mutandis, to the same extent as if such Incremental Commitments and related Obligations had been obtained by such Lender by way of assignment).

 

(c)                                  Supplemental Term Loan Commitments shall become commitments under this Agreement pursuant to a supplement specifying the Term Loan Tranche to be increased, executed by the Borrower and each increasing Lender substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I-1 (the “Increase Supplement”) or by each Additional Lender substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I-2 (the “Lender Joinder Agreement”), as the case may be, which shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for recording in the Register.  Upon effectiveness of the Lender Joinder Agreement each Additional Lender shall be a Lender for all intents and purposes of this Agreement and the term loan made pursuant to such Supplemental Term Loan Commitment shall be a Term Loan.

 

 

 

(d)                                 Incremental Commitments (other than Supplemental Term Loan Commitments) shall become commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Commitment Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower and each Additional Lender.  An Incremental Commitment Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lender, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Subsection 2.6, provided, however, that (i) (A) the Incremental Commitments will not be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than the Subsidiary Guarantors, and will be secured on a pari passu or (at the Borrower’s option) junior basis by the same Collateral securing the Initial Term Loans (so long as any such Incremental Commitments (and related Obligations) are subject to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or an Other Intercreditor Agreement), (B) the Incremental Commitments and any incremental loans drawn thereunder (the “Incremental Loans”) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with or (at the Borrower’s option) junior to the Initial Term Loans (so long as any such Incremental Commitments (and related Obligations) are subject to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or an Other Intercreditor Agreement) and (C) no Incremental Commitment Amendment may provide for (I) any Incremental Commitment or any Incremental Loans to be secured by any Collateral or other assets of any Loan Party that do not also secure the Term Loans and (II) so long as any Initial Term Loans are outstanding, any mandatory or voluntary prepayment provisions that do not also apply to the Term Loans (other than Incremental Term Loans secured on a junior basis by the Collateral or ranking junior in right of payment, which shall be subject to junior prepayment provisions) on a pro rata basis (or otherwise provide for more favorable prepayment treatment for the Initial Term Loans than such Incremental Term Loans as contemplated by the proviso appearing in Subsection 4.4(c)), provided that any Incremental Term Loans constituting Initial Term Loan Refinancing Debt may provide for more favorable amortization payments than the Initial Term Loans; (ii) no Lender will be required to provide any such Incremental Commitment unless it so agrees; (iii) the maturity date and the weighted average life to maturity of such Incremental Commitments shall be no earlier than or shorter than, as the case may be, the Maturity Date or the weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Term Loans, as applicable (other than any Incremental Commitments and related Incremental Term Loans constituting Initial Term Loan Refinancing Debt that may provide for an earlier maturity date and/or a shorter average life to maturity than the Initial Term Loans); (iv) the interest rate margins applicable to the loans made pursuant to the Incremental Commitments shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable Additional Lenders; provided that in the event that the applicable interest rate margins for any term loans Incurred by the Borrower under any Incremental Term Loan Commitment are higher than the applicable interest rate margin for the Initial Term Loans by more than 50 basis points, then the Applicable Margin for the Initial Term Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the applicable interest rate margin for the Initial Term Loans is equal to the applicable interest rate margins for such Incremental Term Loan Commitment minus 50 basis points; provided  further that, in determining the applicable interest rate margins for the Initial Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loans, (A) original issue discount (“OID”) or upfront fees payable generally to all participating Additional Lenders in lieu of OID (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID) payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under the Initial Term Loans or any Incremental Term Loan in the initial primary syndication thereof shall be included (with OID being equated to interest based on an assumed four-year life to maturity); (B) any arrangement,

 

 

structuring or other fees payable in connection with the Incremental Term Loans that are not shared with all Additional Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans shall be excluded; (C) any amendments to the Applicable Margin on the Initial Term Loans that became effective subsequent to the Closing Date but prior to the time of such Incremental Term Loans shall also be included in such calculations and (D) if the Incremental Term Loans include an interest rate floor greater than the interest rate floor applicable to the Initial Term Loans, such increased amount shall be equated to the applicable interest rate margin for purposes of determining whether an increase to the Applicable Margin for the Initial Term Loans shall be required, to the extent an increase in the interest rate floor for the Initial Term Loans would cause an increase in the interest rate then in effect thereunder, and in such case the interest rate floor (but not the Applicable Margin) applicable to the Initial Term Loans shall be increased by such amount; (v) such Incremental Commitment Amendment may provide (1) for the inclusion, as appropriate, of Additional Lenders in any required vote or action of the Required Lenders or of the Lenders of each Tranche hereunder, (2) class voting and other class protections for any additional credit facilities, (3) for the amendment of the definitions of “Additional Obligations” and “Refinancing Indebtedness” and Subsection 8.8(b), in each case only to extend the maturity date and the weighted average life to maturity requirements, from the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans and weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Term Loans to the extended maturity date and the weighted average life to maturity of such Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, and (4) in the case of an Incremental Revolving Commitment, provide for adjustments to the definition of “Agent Default”, “Defaulting Lender” protections and appropriate modifications to Subsection 2.8 to provide for “amend and extend” mechanics for Incremental Revolving Commitments (and related Obligations), in each case on terms substantially similar to the equivalent provisions in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date), or as otherwise agreed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders providing such Commitments (including any swingline lender or issuing lender); and (vi) the other terms and documentation in respect thereof, to the extent not consistent with this Agreement as in effect prior to giving effect to the Incremental Commitment Amendment, shall otherwise be reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, provided that to the extent such terms and documentation are not consistent with, in the case of Incremental Term Loans, the terms and documentation governing the Initial Term Loans (except to the extent permitted by clause (iii), (iv) or (v) above), they shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

2.7                                 Permitted Debt Exchanges.  (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, a “Permitted Debt Exchange Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders (other than any Lender that, if requested by the Borrower, is unable to certify that it is either a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act)) with outstanding Term Loans of a particular Tranche, as selected by the Borrower, the Borrower may from time to time following the Closing Date consummate one or more exchanges of Term Loans of such Tranche for Additional Obligations in the form of notes (such notes, “Permitted Debt Exchange Notes,” and each such exchange a “Permitted Debt Exchange”), so long as the following conditions are satisfied:  (i) no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the relevant offering document in respect of a Permitted Debt Exchange Offer is delivered to the relevant Lenders, (ii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Term Loans exchanged shall equal the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face

 

 

amount thereof) of Permitted Debt Exchange Notes issued in exchange for such Term Loans, (iii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to any Permitted Debt Exchange shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the date of the settlement thereof (and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, any applicable exchanging Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, or such other form as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in respect thereof pursuant to which the respective Lender assigns its interest in the Term Loans being exchanged pursuant to the Permitted Debt Exchange to the Borrower for immediate cancellation), (iv) if the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) tendered by Lenders in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer (with no Lender being permitted to tender a principal amount of Term Loans which exceeds the principal amount of the applicable Tranche actually held by it) shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans offered to be exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer, then the Borrower shall exchange Term Loans subject to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer tendered by such Lenders ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts so tendered, (v) each such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall be made on a pro rata basis to the Lenders (other than any Lender that, if requested by the Borrower, is unable to certify that it is either a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act)) based on their respective aggregate principal amounts of outstanding Term Loans of the applicable Tranche, (vi) all documentation in respect of such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be consistent with the foregoing, and all written communications generally directed to the Lenders in connection therewith shall be in form and substance consistent with the foregoing and made in consultation with the Administrative Agent, and (vii) any applicable Minimum Exchange Tender Condition shall be satisfied.

 

(b)                                 With respect to all Permitted Debt Exchanges effected by the Borrower pursuant to this Subsection 2.7, (i) such Permitted Debt Exchanges (and the cancellation of the exchanged Term Loans in connection therewith) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Subsection 4.4 and (ii) such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall be made for not less than $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Term Loans, provided that subject to the foregoing clause (ii), the Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Exchange Tender Condition”) to consummating any such Permitted Debt Exchange that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer in the Borrower’s discretion) of Term Loans be tendered.

 

(c)                                  In connection with each Permitted Debt Exchange, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least ten Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably, shall mutually agree to such procedures as may be necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Subsection 2.7 and without conflict with Subsection 2.7(d); provided that the terms of any Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall provide that the date by which the relevant Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be not less than five Business Days following the date on which the Permitted Debt Exchange Offer is made.

 

 

(d)                                 The Borrower shall be responsible for compliance with, and hereby agrees to comply with, all applicable securities and other laws in connection with each Permitted Debt Exchange, it being understood and agreed that (x) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender assumes any responsibility in connection with the Borrower’s compliance with such laws in connection with any Permitted Debt Exchange (other than the Borrower’s reliance on any certificate delivered by a Lender pursuant to Subsection 2.7(a) above for which such Lender shall bear sole responsibility) and (y) each Lender shall be solely responsible for its compliance with any applicable “insider trading” laws and regulations to which such Lender may be subject under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

2.8                                 Extension of Term Loans.  (a)  The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of one or more Tranches (including any Extended Term Loans) existing at the time of such request (each, an “Existing Term Tranche” and the Term Loans of such Tranche, the “Existing Term Loans”) be converted to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of any Existing Term Tranche (any such Existing Term Tranche which has been so extended, an “Extended Term Tranche” and the Term Loans of such Tranche, the “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Subsection 2.8; provided that (i) any such request shall be made by the Borrower to all Lenders with Term Loans with a like maturity date (whether under one or more Tranches) on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the applicable Term Loans), (ii) no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any such request and (iii) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrower.  In order to establish any Extended Term Tranche, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Term Tranche) (an “Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Tranche to be established, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Existing Term Tranche from which they are to be extended (the “Specified Existing Term Tranche”), except (x) all or any of the final maturity dates of such Extended Term Tranches may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates of the Specified Existing Term Tranche and (y) (A) the interest margins with respect to the Extended Term Tranche may be higher or lower than the interest margins for the Specified Existing Term Tranche and/or (B) additional fees may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Tranche in addition to or in lieu of any increased margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A), in each case to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subsection 2.8 or otherwise, (1) assignments and participations of Extended Term Tranches shall be governed by the same or, at the Borrower’s discretion, more restrictive assignment and participation provisions applicable to Initial Term Loans set forth in Subsection 11.6, and (2) no repayment of Extended Term Tranches shall be permitted unless such repayment is accompanied by an at least pro rata repayment of all earlier maturing Tranches (including Extended Term Tranches) (or all earlier maturing Tranches (including Extended Term Tranches) shall otherwise be or have been terminated and repaid in full).  No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Existing Term Loans converted into an Extended Term Tranche pursuant to any Extension Request.  Any Extended Term Tranche shall constitute a separate Tranche of Term Loans from the Specified Existing Term Tranches and from any other Existing Term Tranches (together with any other Extended Term Tranches so established on such date).

 

 

(b)                                 The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Tranche or Existing Term Tranches are requested to respond.  Any Lender (an “Extending Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Specified Existing Term Tranche converted into an Extended Term Tranche shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Specified Existing Term Tranche that it has elected to convert into an Extended Term Tranche.  In the event that the aggregate amount of the Specified Existing Term Tranche subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Tranches requested pursuant to the Extension Request, the Specified Existing Term Tranches subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to Extended Term Tranches on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Specified Existing Term Tranches included in each such Extension Election. In connection with any extension of Term Loans pursuant to this Subsection 2.8 (each, an “Extension”), the Borrower shall agree to such procedures regarding timing, rounding and other administrative adjustments to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit facilities hereunder after such Extension, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Subsection 2.8.

 

(c)                                  Extended Term Tranches shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement (which may include amendments to (i) provisions related to maturity or interest margins or fees referenced in clauses (x) and (y) of Subsection 2.8(a), (ii) the definitions of “Additional Obligations” and “Refinancing Indebtedness” and Subsection 8.8(b) to extend the maturity date and the weighted average life to maturity requirements, from the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans and weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Term Loans to the extended maturity date and the weighted average life to maturity of such Extended Term Tranche, as applicable, and which, in each case, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the penultimate sentence of this Subsection 2.8(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Subsection 11.1, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Tranches established thereby) executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, and the Extending Lenders.  No Extension Amendment shall provide for any Extended Term Tranche in an aggregate principal amount that is less than $50,000,000.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and without limiting the generality or applicability of Subsection 11.1 to any Subsection 2.8 Additional Amendments, any Extension Amendment may provide for additional terms and/or additional amendments other than those referred to or contemplated above (any such additional amendment, a “Subsection 2.8 Additional Amendment”) to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that such Subsection 2.8 Additional Amendments do not become effective prior to the time that such Subsection 2.8 Additional Amendments have been consented to (including, without limitation, pursuant to consents applicable to holders of any Extended Term Tranches provided for in any Extension Amendment) by such of the Lenders, Loan Parties and other parties (if any) as may be required in order for such Subsection 2.8 Additional Amendments to become effective in accordance with Subsection 11.1; provided, further, that no Extension Amendment may provide for (i) any Extended Term Tranche to be secured by any Collateral or other assets of any Loan Party that does not also secure the Existing Term Tranches and (ii) so long as any Existing Term Tranches are outstanding, any mandatory or voluntary prepayment provisions that do not also apply to the Existing Term Tranches (other than Existing Term Tranches secured on a junior basis by the

 

 

Collateral or ranking junior in right of payment, which shall be subject to junior prepayment provisions) on a pro rata basis (or otherwise provide for more favorable prepayment treatment for Existing Term Tranches than such Extended Term Tranches as contemplated by the proviso appearing in Subsection 4.4(c)).  It is understood and agreed that each Lender has consented for all purposes requiring its consent, and shall at the effective time thereof be deemed to consent to each amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents authorized by this Subsection 2.8 and the arrangements described above in connection therewith except that the foregoing shall not constitute a consent on behalf of any Lender to the terms of any Subsection 2.8 Additional Amendment.  In connection with any Extension Amendment, the Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to the enforceability of such Extension Amendment, this Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Existing Term Tranche is converted to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with clause (a) above (an “Extension Date”), in the case of the Specified Existing Term Tranche of each Extending Lender, the aggregate principal amount of such Specified Existing Term Tranche shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Term Tranche so converted by such Lender on such date, and such Extended Term Tranches shall be established as a separate Tranche from the Specified Existing Term Tranche and from any other Existing Term Tranches (together with any other Extended Term Tranches so established on such date).

 

(e)                                  If, in connection with any proposed Extension Amendment, any Lender declines to consent to the applicable extension on the terms and by the deadline set forth in the applicable Extension Request (each such other Lender, a “Non-Extending Lender”) then the Borrower may, on notice to the Administrative Agent and the Non-Extending Lender, (i) replace such Non-Extending Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Subsection 11.6 (with the assignment fee and any other costs and expenses to be paid by the Borrower in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender; provided, further, that the applicable assignee shall have agreed to provide Extended Loans on the terms set forth in such Extension Amendment; and provided, further, that all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Non-Extending Lender relating to the Existing Term Loans so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such Non-Extending Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Acceptance or (ii) if no Event of Default exists under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f), upon notice to the Administrative Agent, prepay the Existing Term Loans, in whole or in part, subject to Subsection 4.12, without premium or penalty.   In connection with any such replacement under this Subsection 2.8, if the Non-Extending Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance and/or any other documentation necessary to reflect such replacement by the later of (A) the date on which the replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation and (B) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Non-Extending Lender relating to the Existing Term Loans so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such Non-Extending Lender, then such Non-Extending Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation as of such date and

 

 

the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation on behalf of such Non-Extending Lender.

 

(f)                                    Following any Extension Date, with the written consent of the Borrower, any Non-Extending Lender may elect to have all or a portion of its Existing Term Loans deemed to be an Extended Term Loan under the applicable Extended Term Tranche on any date (each date a “Designation Date”) prior to the maturity date of such Extended Term Tranche; provided that (i) such Lender shall have provided written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days prior to such Designation Date (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) and (ii) no more than three Designation Dates may occur in any one year period without the written consent of the Administrative Agent.  Following a Designation Date, the Existing Term Loans held by such Lender so elected to be extended will be deemed to be Extended Term Loans of the applicable Extended Term Tranche, and any Existing Term Loans held by such Lender not elected to be extended, if any, shall continue to be “Existing Term Loans” of the applicable Tranche.

 

(g)                                 With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Subsection 2.8, (i) such Extensions shall not constitute optional or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Subsection 4.4 and (ii) no Extension Request is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment, provided that the Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Extension Condition”) to consummating any such Extension that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Request in the Borrower’s sole discretion and may be waived by the Borrower) of Existing Term Loans of any or all applicable Tranches be extended.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this Subsection 2.8 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Term Loans on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Request) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Subsections 4.4 and 4.8) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Subsection 2.8.

 

SECTION 3

 

[Reserved]

 

SECTION 4

 

General Provisions Applicable to Loans

 

4.1                                 Interest Rates and Payment Dates.  (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.

 

 

(b)                                 Each ABR Loan shall bear interest for each day that it is outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.

 

(c)                                  If all or a portion of (i) the principal amount of any Term Loan, (ii) any interest payable thereon or (iii) any other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is (x) in the case of overdue principal, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the relevant foregoing provisions of this Subsection 4.1, plus 2.00% and (y) in the case of overdue interest, the rate that would be otherwise applicable to principal of the related Term Loan pursuant to the relevant foregoing provisions of this Subsection 4.1 (other than clause (x) above) plus 2.00% and (z) in the case of other amounts, the rate described in clause (b) of this Subsection 4.1 for ABR Loans accruing interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.00%, in each case from the date of such nonpayment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment).

 

(d)                                 Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to clause (c) of this Subsection 4.1 shall be payable from time to time on demand.

 

(e)                                  It is the intention of the parties hereto to comply strictly with applicable usury laws; accordingly, it is stipulated and agreed that the aggregate of all amounts which constitute interest under applicable usury laws, whether contracted for, charged, taken, reserved, or received, in connection with the indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement or any Notes, or any other document relating or referring hereto or thereto, now or hereafter existing, shall never exceed under any circumstance whatsoever the maximum amount of interest allowed by applicable usury laws.

 

4.2                                 Conversion and Continuation Options.  (a) Subject to its obligations pursuant to Subsection 4.12(c), the Borrower may elect from time to time to convert outstanding Loans of a given Tranche from Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by the Borrower giving the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice of such election prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time two Business Days prior to such election.  The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert outstanding Term Loans of a given Tranche from ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans, by the Borrower giving the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice of such election prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time at least three Business Days prior to such election.  Any such notice of conversion to Eurodollar Loans shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period or Interest Periods therefor.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof.  All or any part of outstanding Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans may be converted as provided herein, provided that (i) (unless the Required Lenders otherwise consent) no Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, in the case of any Default (other than a Default under Subsection 9.1(f)), the Administrative Agent has given notice to the Borrower that no such conversions may be made and (ii) no Term Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan after the date that is one month prior to the Maturity Date.

 

 

(b)                                 Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving notice to the Administrative Agent of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Loan, determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Subsection 1.1, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such (i) (unless the Required Lenders otherwise consent) when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, in the case of any Default (other than a Default under Subsection 9.1(f)), the Administrative Agent has given notice to the Borrower that no such continuations may be made or (ii) after the date that is one month prior to either the Maturity Date, and provided, further, that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this clause (b) or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period.  Upon receipt of any such notice of continuation pursuant to this Subsection 4.2(b), the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof.

 

4.3                                 Minimum Amounts; Maximum Sets.  All borrowings, conversions and continuations of Term Loans hereunder and all selections of Interest Periods hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Set shall be equal to $1.0 million or a whole multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof and so that there shall not be more than 15 Sets at any one time outstanding.

 

4.4                                 Optional and Mandatory Prepayments.  (a)  The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Term Loans made to it, in whole or in part, subject to Subsection 4.12, without premium or penalty (except as provided in Subsection 4.5(b)), upon notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time three Business Days prior to the date of prepayment (in the case of Eurodollar Loans), or prior to 12:00 P.M., New York City time at least one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment (in the case of ABR Loans).  Such notice shall specify, in the case of any prepayment of Term Loans, the applicable Tranche being repaid, and if a combination thereof, the principal amount allocable to each, the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans or a combination thereof, and, in each case if a combination thereof, the principal amount allocable to each.  Any such notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.  Upon the receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof.  If any such notice is given and not revoked, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid other than at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto) any amounts payable pursuant to Subsection 4.12.  Partial prepayments pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(a) shall be in multiples of $1.0 million; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Term Loan may be prepaid in its entirety.  Each prepayment of Initial Term Loans pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(a) made on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date in connection with a Repricing Transaction shall be accompanied by the payment of the fee required by Subsection 4.5(b).

 

 

 

(b)                                 (i) The Borrower shall, in accordance with Subsection 4.4(c), prepay the Term Loans to the extent required by Subsection 8.4(b) (subject to Subsection 8.4(c)), (ii) if on or after the Closing Date, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall Incur Indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Subsection 8.1), the Borrower shall, in accordance with Subsection 4.4(c), prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to 100.0% of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof minus the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds applied (to the extent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is required by the terms thereof) to prepay, repay or purchase other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Term Loan Facility Obligations on a pro rata basis with the Term Loans, in each case with such prepayment to be made on or before the fifth Business Day following notice given to each Lender of the Prepayment Date, as contemplated by Subsection 4.4(d), and (iii) the Borrower shall, in accordance with Subsection 4.4(c), prepay the Term Loans within 120 days following the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending on or about December 31, 2012) (each, an “ECF Payment Date”), in an amount equal to (1) 50.0% (as may be adjusted pursuant to the last proviso of this clause (iii)) of the Borrower’s Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year minus (2) the sum of (w) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (including Incremental Term Loans) and Incremental Revolving Loans to the extent accompanied by a corresponding permanent Incremental Revolving Commitment reduction prepaid pursuant to Subsection 4.4(a) during such Fiscal Year (which, in any event, shall not include any designated prepayment pursuant to clause (x) below), (x) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (including Incremental Term Loans) and Incremental Revolving Loans to the extent accompanied by a corresponding permanent Incremental Revolving Commitment reduction prepaid pursuant to Subsection 4.4(a) during the period beginning with the day following the last day of such Fiscal Year and ending on the ECF Payment Date and stated by the Borrower as prepaid pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(b)(iii) (provided that no prepayments made pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h) or the other clauses of this Subsection 4.4(b) shall be so designated), (y) any ABL Facility Loans prepaid to the extent accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction under the ABL Facility during such Fiscal Year (which, in any event, shall not include any designated prepayment pursuant to clause (z) below), and (z)  the aggregate principal amount of ABL Facility Loans prepaid to the extent accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction under the ABL Facility during the period beginning with the day following the last day of such Fiscal Year and ending on the ECF Payment Date and stated by the Borrower as prepaid pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(b)(iii) (provided that no prepayments made pursuant to the other clauses of this Subsection 4.4(b) shall be so designated), in each case, excluding prepayments funded with proceeds from the Incurrence of long-term Indebtedness (including a revolving credit facility); provided that such percentage in clause (1) above shall be reduced to 0% if the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year was less than 5.75:1.00.  Nothing in this Subsection 4.4(b) shall limit the rights of the Agents and the Lenders set forth in Section 9.

 

(c)                                  Subject to the last sentence of Subsection 4.4(d) and Subsection 4.4(g), each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Subsections 4.4(a) and (b) shall be allocated pro rata among the Initial Term Loans, the Incremental Term Loans and the Extended Term Loans and shall be applied within each Tranche of Term Loans to the respective installments of principal thereof in the manner directed by the Borrower (or, if no such direction is given, in direct order of maturity); provided, that at the request of the Borrower, in lieu of such application on a pro

 

 

rata basis among all Tranches of Term Loans, such prepayment may be applied to any Tranche of Term Loans so long as the maturity date of such Tranche of Term Loans precedes the maturity date of each other Tranche of Term Loans then outstanding or, in the event more than one Tranche of Term Loans shall have an identical maturity date that precedes the maturity date of each other Tranche of Term Loans then outstanding, to such Tranches on a pro  rata basis.

 

(d)                                 The Borrower shall give notice to the Administrative Agent of any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans (x) pursuant to Subsection 4.4(b)(iii), three Business Days prior to the date on which such payment is due and (y) pursuant to Subsection 4.4(b)(i) or (ii), promptly (and in any event within five Business Days) upon becoming obligated to make such prepayment.  Such notice shall state that the Borrower is offering to make or will make such mandatory prepayment (i) in the case of mandatory prepayments pursuant to Subsection 4.4(b)(i), on or before the date specified in Subsection 8.4(b) and (ii) in the case of mandatory prepayments pursuant to Subsection 4.4(b)(ii) or (iii), on or before the date specified in Subsection 4.4(b)(ii) or (iii), as the case may be (each, a “Prepayment Date”).  Once given, such notice shall be irrevocable and all amounts subject to such notice shall be due and payable on the Prepayment Date (except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this Subsection 4.4(d)).  Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall immediately give notice to each Lender of the prepayment and the Prepayment Date.  The Borrower (in its sole discretion) may give each Lender the option (in its sole discretion) to elect to decline any such prepayment by giving notice of such election in writing to the Administrative Agent by 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the Prepayment Date.  Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall immediately notify the Borrower of such election.  Any amount so declined by any Lender shall be retained by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and/or applied by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any manner not inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

(e)                                  Amounts prepaid on account of Term Loans pursuant to Subsection 4.4(a), (b) or (h) may not be reborrowed.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 4.4, if at any time any prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Subsection 4.4(a) or (b) would result, after giving effect to the procedures set forth in this Agreement, in the Borrower incurring breakage costs under Subsection 4.12 as a result of Eurodollar Loans being prepaid other than on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, then, the Borrower may, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in its sole discretion, initially (i) deposit a portion (up to 100.0%) of the amounts that otherwise would have been paid in respect of such Eurodollar Loans with the Administrative Agent (which deposit must be equal in amount to the amount of such Eurodollar Loans not immediately prepaid), to be held as security for the obligations of the Borrower to make such prepayment pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered into on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with such cash collateral to be directly applied upon the first occurrence thereafter of the last day of an Interest Period with respect to such Eurodollar Loans (or such earlier date or dates as shall be requested by the Borrower) or (ii) make a prepayment of the Term Loans in accordance with Subsection 4.4(a) with an amount equal to a portion (up to 100.0%) of the amounts that otherwise would have been paid in respect of such Eurodollar Loans (which prepayment,

 

 

together with any deposits pursuant to clause (i) above, must be equal in amount to the amount of such Eurodollar Loans not immediately prepaid); provided that, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) above, such unpaid Eurodollar Loans shall continue to bear interest in accordance with Subsection 4.1 until such unpaid Eurodollar Loans or the related portion of such Eurodollar Loans, as the case may be, have or has been prepaid.

 

(g)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Subsection 4.4 may be amended (and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendments) to the extent necessary to reflect differing amounts payable, and priorities of payments, to Lenders participating in any new classes or tranches of Term Loans added pursuant to Subsections 2.6 and 2.8, as applicable.

 

(h)                                 Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, so long as no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may prepay the outstanding Term Loans on the following basis:

 

(i)                                     The Borrower shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par (such prepayment, the “Discounted Term Loan Prepayment”) pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers, or a Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, in each case made in accordance with this Subsection 4.4(h); provided that (x) at the time of such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, after giving effect thereto, Total Liquidity is equal to or greater than $100.0 million, (y) the Borrower shall not initiate any action under this Subsection 4.4(h) in order to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment unless (1) at least ten Business Days shall have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date or (2) at least three Business Days shall have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrower’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Lender.  Any Term Loans prepaid pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(h) shall be immediately and automatically cancelled.

 

(ii)                                  Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

 

(1)                          The Borrower may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Administrative Agent with three Business Days’ notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Borrower, to each Lender or to each Lender with respect to any Tranche on an individual Tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate Outstanding Amount offered to be prepaid (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”), the Tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par value (the “Specified Discount”) of the Outstanding Amount of such Term Loans to be prepaid, (III) the Specified Discount

 

 

Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10.0 million and whole increments of $1.0 million, and (IV) each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date.  The Administrative Agent will promptly provide each relevant Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Lender to the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Lenders (or such later date designated by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Borrower) (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date”).

 

(2)                          Each relevant Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its relevant then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender”), the amount of such Lender’s Outstanding Amount and Tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount.  Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable.  Any Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept such Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

 

(3)                          If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the Borrower will make prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(h)(ii) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective Outstanding Amount and Tranches of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to the foregoing clause (2); provided that, if the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro  rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective Outstanding Amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Specified Discount Proration”).  The Administrative Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the Borrower of the respective Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate Outstanding Amount and the Tranches of all Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date, and (III) each Discount

 

 

Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the Outstanding Amount, Tranche and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error.  The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower shall be due and payable by the Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Subsection 4.4(h)(vi) below (subject to Subsection 4.4(h)(x) below).

 

(iii)                               Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers.

 

(1)                          The Borrower may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Administrative Agent with three Business Days’ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Borrower, to each Lender or to each Lender with respect to any Tranche on an individual Tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount of the relevant Term Loans that the Borrower is willing to prepay at a discount (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”), the Tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “Discount Range”) of the Outstanding Amount of such Term Loans willing to be prepaid by the Borrower, (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10.0 million and whole increments of $1.0 million, and (IV) each such solicitation by the Borrower shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date.  The Administrative Agent will promptly provide each relevant Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding relevant Lender to the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Lenders (or such later date as may be designated by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Borrower) (the “Discount Range Prepayment Response Date”).  Each relevant Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “Submitted Discount”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans and the maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount and Tranches of such Term Loans such Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount (the “Submitted Amount”).  Any Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

 

(2)                          The Administrative Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by it by the Discount Range Prepayment Response

 

 

Date and will determine (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this Subsection 4.4(h)(iii).  The Borrower agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Administrative Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par being referred to as the “Applicable Discount”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate Outstanding Amount equal to the lesser of (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts.  Each Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following Subsection 4.4(h)(iii)(3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Lender, a “Participating Lender”).

 

(3)                          If there is at least one Participating Lender, the Borrower will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate Outstanding Amount and of the Tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discounted Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the Outstanding Amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the “Identified Participating Lenders”) shall be made pro  rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Discount Range Proration”).  The Administrative Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (w) the Borrower of the respective Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Tranches to be prepaid, (x) each Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate Outstanding Amount and Tranches of all Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (y) each Participating Lender of the aggregate Outstanding Amount and Tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (z) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration.  Each determination by

 

 

the Administrative Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error.  The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower shall be due and payable by such Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Subsection 4.4(h)(vi) below (subject to Subsection 4.4(h)(x) below).

 

(iv)                              Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers.

 

(1)                          The Borrower may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Administrative Agent with three Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Borrower, to each Lender or to each Lender with respect to any Tranche on an individual Tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Term Loans and the Tranches of Term Loans the Borrower is willing to prepay at a discount (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10.0 million and whole increments of $1.0 million, and (IV) each such solicitation by the Borrower shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date.  The Administrative Agent will promptly provide each relevant Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 P.M., New York time on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Lenders (or such later date as may be designated by the Administrative Agent and approved by Borrower) (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date”).  Each Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date, and (z) specify both a discount to par (the “Offered Discount”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loans and the maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount and Tranches of such Term Loans (the “Offered Amount”) such Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount.  Any Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value.

 

(2)                          The Administrative Agent shall promptly provide the Borrower with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by it by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date.  The Borrower shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select, at its sole discretion, the smallest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that the Borrower is willing to accept (the “Acceptable Discount”), if any.  If the Borrower elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as

 

 

practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the third Business Day after the date of receipt by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (2) (the “Acceptance Date”), the Borrower shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Administrative Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount.  If the Administrative Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Borrower by the Acceptance Date, the Borrower shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

 

(3)                          Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Administrative Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”), the Administrative Agent will determine (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) the aggregate Outstanding Amount and the Tranches of Term Loans (the “Acceptable Prepayment Amount”) to be prepaid by the Borrower at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Subsection 4.4(h)(iv).  If the Borrower elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Borrower agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Administrative Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount.  Each Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “Qualifying Lender”).  The Borrower will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(h)(iv) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate Outstanding Amount and of the Tranches specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the Outstanding Amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “Identified Qualifying Lenders”) shall be made pro  rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Solicited Discount Proration”).  On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify (w) the Borrower of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Tranches to be prepaid, (x) each Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective

 

 

Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the Tranches to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (y) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate Outstanding Amount and the Tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (z) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error.  The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower shall be due and payable by the Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Subsection 4.4(h)(vi) below (subject to Subsection 4.4(h)(x) below).

 

(v)                                 Expenses.  In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses from the Borrower in connection therewith.

 

(vi)                              Payment.  If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with Subsections 4.4(h)(ii) through (iv) above, the Borrower shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.  The Borrower shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the Term Loans in inverse order of maturity.  The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.  Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(h) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable.  The aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Tranches of the Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.  The Lenders hereby agree that, in connection with a prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(h) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) interest in respect of the Term Loans may be made on a non-pro  rata basis among the Lenders holding such Term Loans to reflect the payment of accrued interest to certain Lenders as provided in this Subsection 4.4(h)(vi) and (ii) all subsequent prepayments and repayments of the Term Loans (except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement) shall be made on a pro  rata basis among the respective Lenders based upon the then outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans then held by the respective Lenders after giving effect to any prepayment pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(h) as if made at par.  It is also understood and agreed that prepayments pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(h) shall not be subject to Subsection 4.4(a), or, for the avoidance of doubt, Subsection 11.7(a) or the pro rata allocation requirements of Subsection 4.8(a).

 

 

 

(vii)         Other Procedures.  To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Subsection 4.4(h), established by the Administrative Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the Borrower.

 

(viii)        Notice.  Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this Subsection 4.4(h), each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon the Administrative Agent’s (or its delegate’s) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next Business Day.

 

(ix)           Actions of Administrative Agent.  Each of the Borrower and the Lenders acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Subsection 4.4(h) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Administrative Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate.  The exculpatory provisions in this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Administrative Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Subsection 4.4(h) as well as to activities of the Administrative Agent in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Subsection 4.4(h).

 

(x)            Revocation.  The Borrower shall have the right, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Payment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is so revoked, any failure by the Borrower to make any prepayment to a Lender pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(h) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Subsection 9.1 or otherwise).

 

(xi)           No Obligation.  This Subsection 4.4(h) shall not (i) require the Borrower to undertake any prepayment pursuant to this Subsection 4.4(h) or (ii) limit or restrict the Borrower from making voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement.

 

4.5           Administrative Agent’s Fee; Other Fees.  (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees set forth in the fourth paragraph under the heading “Senior Secured Facilities Fees” of the Fee Letter (without duplication of fees paid to the ABL Agent pursuant to such section of the Fee Letter).

 

(b)           At the time of the effectiveness of any Repricing Transaction that is consummated prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Lender with Initial Term Loans that are prepaid or repaid, as applicable, in connection with such Repricing Transaction and to each Non-

 

 

Consenting Lender that withholds its consent to such Repricing Transaction and is replaced or repaid pursuant to Subsection 11.1(g), a fee in an amount equal to 1.0% of (x) in the case of a Repricing Transaction described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans prepaid in connection with such Repricing Transaction and (y) in the case of a Repricing Transaction described in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans of each Non-Consenting Lender that is replaced or prepaid pursuant to Subsection 11.1(g).  Such fees shall be earned, due and payable upon the date of the effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.

 

4.6           Computation of Interest and Fees.  (a) Interest (other than interest based on the Base Rate) shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed; and interest based on the Base Rate shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year (or 366-day year, as the case may be) for the actual days elapsed.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the affected Lenders of each determination of an Adjusted LIBOR Rate.  Any change in the interest rate on a Term Loan resulting from a change in the Alternate Base Rate or the Statutory Reserves shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the affected Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.

 

(b)           Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error.  The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower or any Lender, deliver to the Borrower or such Lender a statement showing in reasonable detail the calculations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Subsection 4.1, excluding any LIBOR Rate which is based upon the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service page and any ABR Loan which is based upon the Alternate Base Rate.

 

4.7           Inability to Determine Interest Rate.  If prior to the first day of any Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBOR Rate with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for such Interest Period (the “Affected Eurodollar Rate”), the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.  If such notice is given (a) any Eurodollar Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based on the Affected Eurodollar Rate requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans and (b) any Term Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to or continued as Eurodollar Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurodollar Rate shall be converted to or continued as ABR Loans.  Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurodollar Rate shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans, the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurodollar Rate.

 

 

4.8           Pro Rata Treatment and Payments.  (a) Except as expressly otherwise provided herein, each payment (including each prepayment, but excluding payments made pursuant to Subsection 2.7, 2.8, 4.5(b), 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13(d) or 11.1(g)) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on any Term Loans of a given Tranche (other than (x) any payments pursuant to Subsection 4.4(b) to the extent declined by any Lender in accordance with Subsection 4.4(d) and (y) any payments pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h) which shall be allocated as set forth in Subsection 4.4(h)) shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of such Term Loans then held by the respective Lenders.  All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and shall be made on or prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time), on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders holding the relevant Term Loans, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, or the Other Representatives, as the case may be, at the Administrative Agent’s office specified in Subsection 11.2, in Dollars in immediately available funds.  Payments received by the Administrative Agent after such time shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to such Lenders or Other Representatives, as the case may be, if any such payment is received prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Business Day, in like funds as received prior to the end of such Business Day and otherwise the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to such Lenders or Other Representatives, as the case may be, on the next succeeding Business Day.  If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity of such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.  If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity of such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension) unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.  This Subsection 4.8(a) may be amended in accordance with Subsection 11.1(d) to the extent necessary to reflect differing amounts payable, and priorities of payments, to Lenders participating in any new Tranches added pursuant to Subsections 2.6 and 2.8, as applicable.

 

(b)           Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower in respect of such borrowing a corresponding amount.  If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a rate equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Subsection 4.8(b) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is

 

 

not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days of such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the failure of such Lender to make such amount available to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans hereunder on demand from the Borrower; provided that the foregoing notice and recovery provisions shall not apply to the funding of Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date.

 

4.9           Illegality.  Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof in each case occurring after the Closing Date shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement (“Affected Loans”), (a) such Lender shall promptly give written notice of such circumstances to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist), (b) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Affected Loans, continue Affected Loans as such and convert an ABR Loan to an Affected Loan shall forthwith be cancelled and, until such time as it shall no longer be unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain such Affected Loans, such Lender shall then have a commitment only to make an ABR Loan when an Affected Loan is requested and (c) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as Affected Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to ABR Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Affected Loans or within such earlier period as required by law.  If any such conversion or prepayment of an Affected Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Subsection 4.12.

 

4.10         Requirements of Law.  (a) If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof applicable to any Lender, or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority, in each case made subsequent to the Closing Date (or, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender):

 

(i)            shall subject such Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to any Eurodollar Loans made or maintained by it or its obligation to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof, in each case, except for Non-Excluded Taxes, Taxes imposed by FATCA and Taxes measured by or imposed upon net income, or franchise Taxes, or Taxes measured by or imposed upon overall capital or net worth, or branch Taxes (in the case of such capital, net worth or branch Taxes, imposed in lieu of such net income Tax), of such Lender or its applicable lending office, branch, or any affiliate thereof;

 

(ii)           shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of the LIBOR Rate hereunder; or

 

 

(iii)          shall impose on such Lender any other condition (excluding any Tax of any kind whatsoever);

 

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount which such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, upon notice to the Borrower from such Lender, through the Administrative Agent in accordance herewith, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable with respect to such Eurodollar Loans; provided that, in any such case, the Borrower may elect to convert the Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender hereunder to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day’s notice of such election, in which case the Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender, upon demand, without duplication, amounts theretofore required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(a) and such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Subsection 4.12.  If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(a), it shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Borrower, through the Administrative Agent, certifying (x) that one of the events described in this clause (a) has occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, (y) as to the increased cost or reduced amount resulting from such event and (z) as to the additional amount demanded by such Lender and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation thereof.  Such a certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(a) submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Term Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

(b)           If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority, in each case, made subsequent to the Closing Date, does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, within ten Business Days after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor certifying (x) that one of the events described in this clause (b) has occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, (y) as to the reduction of the rate of return on capital resulting from such event and (z) as to the additional amount or amounts demanded by such Lender or corporation and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation thereof, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or corporation for such reduction.  Such a certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Subsection 4.10(b) submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Term Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

 

(c)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith, shall be deemed to have been enacted, adopted or issued, as applicable, subsequent to the Closing Date for all purposes herein.

 

4.11         Taxes.  (a) Except as provided below in this Subsection 4.11 or as required by law, all payments made by the Borrower or the Agents under this Agreement and any Notes shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes; provided that if any Non-Excluded Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable by the Borrower to any Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any Notes, the amounts so payable by the Borrower shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to such Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement; provided, however, that the Borrower shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, and the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify for any Non-Excluded Taxes, and any such amounts payable by the Borrower to or for the account of any Agent or Lender, shall not be increased (x) if such Agent or Lender fails to comply with the requirements of clause (b), (c) or (d) of this Subsection 4.11 or with the requirements of Subsection 4.13, or (y) with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes imposed in connection with the payment of any fees paid under this Agreement unless such Non-Excluded Taxes are imposed as a result of a Change in Law, or (z) with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes imposed by the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, unless such Non-Excluded Taxes are imposed as a result of a change in treaty, law or regulation that occurred after such Agent became an Agent hereunder or such Lender became a Lender hereunder (or, if such Agent or Lender is a non-U.S. intermediary or flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, after the relevant beneficiary or member of such Agent or Lender became such a beneficiary or member, if later) (any such change, at such time, a “Change in Law”).  Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of the respective Lender or Agent, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof.  If the Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law or fails to remit to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Agents for any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.  The agreements in this Subsection 4.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Term Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

(b)           Each Agent and each Lender that is not a United States Person shall:

 

(i)            (1) on or before the date of any payment by the Borrower under this Agreement or any Notes to, or for the account of, such Agent or Lender, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (A) two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (certifying that it is a resident of the applicable country within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country) or Form W-8ECI, or successor applicable form, as the case may be, in each case

 

 

certifying that it is entitled to receive all payments under this Agreement and any Notes without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, and (B) such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be, certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes;

 

(2)           deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two further copies of any such form or certification provided in Subsection 4.11(b)(i)(1) on or before the date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certificate previously delivered by it to the Borrower;

 

(3)           obtain such extensions of time for filing and completing such forms or certifications as may reasonably be requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent; and

 

(4)           deliver, to the extent legally entitled to do so, upon reasonable request by the Borrower, to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such other forms as may be reasonably required in order to establish the legal entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from withholding with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes, provided that in determining the reasonableness of a request under this clause (4) such Lender shall be entitled to consider the cost (to the extent unreimbursed by any Loan Party) which would be imposed on such Lender of complying with such request; or

 

(ii)           in the case of any such Lender that is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and is claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”,

 

(1)           represent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it is not (A) a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code;

 

(2)           deliver to the Borrower on or before the date of any payment by the Borrower with a copy to the Administrative Agent, (A) two certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto (any such certificate a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (B) two accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or successor applicable form, certifying to such Lender’s legal entitlement at the date of such form to an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under the provisions of Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and any Notes and (C) such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes (and shall also deliver to the Borrower and the

 

 

Administrative Agent two further copies of such form or certificate on or before the date it expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recently provided form or certificate and, if necessary, obtain any extensions of time reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent for filing and completing such forms or certificates); and

 

(3)           deliver, to the extent legally entitled to do so, upon reasonable request by the Borrower, to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such other forms as may be reasonably required in order to establish the legal entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from withholding with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes, provided that in determining the reasonableness of a request under this clause (3) such Lender shall be entitled to consider the cost (to the extent unreimbursed by the Borrower) which would be imposed on such Lender of complying with such request; or

 

(iii)          in the case of any such Agent or Lender that is a non-U.S. intermediary or flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes,

 

(1)           on or before the date of any payment by the Borrower under this Agreement or any Notes to, or for the account of, such Agent or Lender, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY and, if any beneficiary or member of such Lender is claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, (I) represent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that such Lender is not (A) a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (II) also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates certifying to such Lender’s legal entitlement at the date of such certificate to an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under the provisions of Section 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and any Notes; and

 

(A)          with respect to each beneficiary or member of such Agent or Lender that is not claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (I) two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (certifying that such beneficiary or member is a resident of the applicable country within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country), Form W-8ECI or Form W-9, or successor applicable form, as the case may be, in each case so that each such beneficiary or member is entitled to receive all payments under this Agreement and any Notes without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes and (II) such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be, certifying that each such beneficiary or member is entitled to

 

 

an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to all payments under this Agreement and any Notes; and

 

(B)           with respect to each beneficiary or member of such Lender that is claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, (I) represent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that such beneficiary or member is not (1) a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (3) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (II) also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates from each beneficiary or member and two accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or successor applicable form, certifying to such beneficiary’s or member’s legal entitlement at the date of such certificate to an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under the provisions of Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and any Notes, and (III) also delivers to Borrower and the Administrative Agent such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be, certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes;

 

(2)           deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two further copies of any such forms, certificates or certifications referred to above on or before the date any such form, certificate or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or any beneficiary or member changes, and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recently provided form, certificate or certification and obtain such extensions of time reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent for filing and completing such forms, certificates or certifications; and

 

(3)           deliver, to the extent legally entitled to do so, upon reasonable request by the Borrower, to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such other forms as may be reasonably required in order to establish the legal entitlement of such Agent or Lender (or beneficiary or member) to an exemption from withholding with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes, provided that in determining the reasonableness of a request under this clause (3) such Agent or Lender shall be entitled to consider the cost (to the extent unreimbursed by the Borrower) which would be imposed on such Agent or Lender (or beneficiary or member) of complying with such request;

 

unless in any such case there has been a Change in Law which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such Agent or such Lender (or such beneficiary or member) from duly completing and delivering any such form with respect to it and such Agent or such Lender so advises the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

 

(c)           Each Lender and each Agent, in each case that is a United States Person shall on or before the date of any payment by the Borrower under this Agreement or any Notes to such Lender or Agent, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or successor form, certifying that such Lender or Agent is a United States Person and that such Lender or Agent is entitled to complete exemption from United States backup withholding tax.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or before the date of any payment by the Borrower under this Agreement or any Notes to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall:

 

(i)            deliver to the Borrower (A) two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, or successor applicable form, with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for its own account, (B) two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY, or successor applicable form, with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of others, certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a U.S. person with respect to such payments (and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to so treat the Administrative Agent as a U.S. person with respect to such payments as contemplated by U.S. Treasury Regulation § 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv)) or (C) such other forms or certifications as may be sufficient under applicable law to establish that the Administrative Agent is entitled to receive any payment by the Borrower under this Agreement or any Notes (whether for its own account or for the account of others) without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes;

 

(ii)           deliver to the Borrower two further copies of any such form or certification provided in Subsection 4.11(d)(i) on or before the date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certificate previously delivered by it to the Borrower; and

 

(iii)          obtain such extensions of time for filing and completing such forms or certifications as may reasonably be requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.

 

(e)           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, such Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, such documentation prescribed by applicable law and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower as may be necessary for the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to comply with their respective obligations (including any applicable reporting requirements) under FATCA, 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.

 

4.12         Indemnity.  The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender in respect of Extensions of Credit made, or requested to be made, to the Borrower, and to hold each such Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur (other than through such Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable decision) as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment or conversion of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a payment or prepayment of Eurodollar Loans or the conversion of Eurodollar Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or converted, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or conversion or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of the applicable Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Eurodollar Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) which would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank Eurodollar market.  If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any amounts under the indemnity contained in this Subsection 4.12, it shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Borrower, through the Administrative Agent, certifying (x) that one of the events described in clause (a), (b) or (c) has occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, (y) as to the loss or expense sustained or incurred by such Lender as a consequence thereof and (z) as to the amount for which such Lender seeks indemnification hereunder and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation thereof.  Such a certificate as to any indemnification pursuant to this Subsection 4.12 submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within five Business Days after receipt thereof.  This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Term Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

4.13         Certain Rules Relating to the Payment of Additional Amounts.  (a) Upon the request, and at the expense of the Borrower, each Lender to which the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount pursuant to Subsection 4.10 or 4.11, and any Participant in respect of whose participation such payment is required, shall reasonably afford the Borrower the opportunity to contest, and reasonably cooperate with the Borrower in contesting, the imposition of any Non-Excluded Tax giving rise to such payment; provided that (i) such Lender shall not be required to afford the Borrower the opportunity to so contest unless the Borrower shall have confirmed in writing to such Lender its obligation to pay such amounts pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Borrower shall reimburse such Lender for its reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements incurred in so cooperating with the Borrower in contesting

 

 

the imposition of such Non-Excluded Tax; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing no Lender shall be required to afford the Borrower the opportunity to contest, or cooperate with the Borrower in contesting, the imposition of any Non-Excluded Taxes, if such Lender in its sole discretion in good faith determines that to do so would have an adverse effect on it.

 

(b)           If a Lender changes its applicable lending office (other than (i) pursuant to clause (c) below or (ii) after an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing) and the effect of such change, as of the date of such change, would be to cause the Borrower to become obligated to pay any additional amount under Subsection 4.10 or 4.11, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such additional amount.

 

(c)           If a condition or an event occurs which would, or would upon the passage of time or giving of notice, result in the payment of any additional amount to any Lender by the Borrower pursuant to Subsection 4.10 or 4.11 or result in Affected Loans or commitments to make Affected Loans being automatically converted to ABR Loans or commitments to make ABR Loans, as the case may be, pursuant to Subsection 4.9, such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and shall take such steps as may reasonably be available to it to mitigate the effects of such condition or event (which shall include efforts to rebook the Term Loans held by such Lender at another lending office, or through another branch or an affiliate, of such Lender); provided that such Lender shall not be required to take any step that, in its reasonable judgment, would be materially disadvantageous to its business or operations or would require it to incur additional costs (unless the Borrower agrees to reimburse such Lender for the reasonable incremental out-of-pocket costs thereof).

 

(d)           If the Borrower shall become obligated to pay additional amounts pursuant to Subsection 4.10 or 4.11 and any affected Lender shall not have promptly taken steps necessary to avoid the need for payments under Subsection 4.10 or 4.11 or if Affected Loans or commitments to make Affected Loans are automatically converted to ABR Loans or commitments to make ABR Loans, as the case may be, under Subsection 4.9 and any affected Lender shall not have promptly taken steps necessary to avoid the need for such conversion under Subsection 4.9, the Borrower shall have the right, for so long as such obligation remains, (i) with the assistance of the Administrative Agent to seek one or more substitute Lenders reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to purchase the affected Term Loan, in whole or in part, at an aggregate price no less than such Term Loan’s principal amount plus accrued interest, and assume the affected obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) so long as no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) then exists or will exist immediately after giving effect to the respective prepayment, upon notice to the Administrative Agent to prepay the affected Term Loan, in whole or in part, subject to Subsection 4.12, without premium or penalty.  In the case of the substitution of a Lender, then, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the affected Lender, and any substitute Lender shall execute and deliver an appropriately completed Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Subsection 11.6(b) to effect the assignment of rights to, and the assumption of obligations by, the substitute Lender; provided that any fees required to be paid by Subsection 11.6(b) in connection with such assignment shall be paid by the Borrower or the substitute Lender.  In the case of a prepayment of an affected Term Loan, the amount specified in the notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with any accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.  In the case of

 

 

each of the substitution of a Lender and of the prepayment of an affected Term Loan, the Borrower shall first pay the affected Lender any additional amounts owing under Subsections 4.10 and 4.11 (as well as any commitment fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender, including any amounts under this Subsection 4.13) prior to such substitution or prepayment. In the case of the substitution of a Lender pursuant to this Subsection 4.13(d), if the Lender being replaced does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance and/or any other documentation necessary to reflect such replacement by the later of (a) the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation and (b) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrower owing to such replaced Lender relating to the Term Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender and/or the Borrower to such Lender being replaced, then the Lender being replaced shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation as of such date and the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation on behalf of such Lender.

 

(e)           If any Agent or any Lender receives a refund directly attributable to Taxes for which the Borrower has made additional payments pursuant to Subsection 4.10(a) or 4.11(a), such Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall promptly pay such refund (together with any interest with respect thereto received from the relevant taxing authority, but net of any reasonable cost incurred in connection therewith) to the Borrower; provided, however, that the Borrower agrees promptly to return such refund (together with any interest with respect thereto due to the relevant taxing authority) (free of all Non-Excluded Taxes) to such Agent or the applicable Lender, as the case may be, upon receipt of a notice that such refund is required to be repaid to the relevant taxing authority.

 

(f)            The obligations of any Agent, Lender or Participant under this Subsection 4.13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Term Loans and all amounts payable hereunder.

 

SECTION 5

 

Representations and Warranties

 

To induce the Administrative Agent and each Lender to make the Extensions of Credit requested to be made by it on the Closing Date and on each Borrowing Date thereafter, the Borrower with respect to itself and its Restricted Subsidiaries, hereby represents and warrants, on the Closing Date, in each case after giving effect to the Transactions, and on every Borrowing Date thereafter to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:

 

5.1           Financial Condition.  (a) (i) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, parent company equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, reported on by and accompanied by unqualified reports from Ernst & Young LLP, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of income, parent company equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter

 

 

ended March 31, 2011 present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition as at such dates, and the consolidated statements of operations and consolidated cash flows for the respective Fiscal Years then ended, of the Company and its Subsidiaries.  All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby (except as approved by a Responsible Officer, and disclosed in any such schedules and notes).  Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.1, during the period from December 31, 2010 to and including the Closing Date, except as provided in or permitted under the Merger Agreement or in connection with the Transactions, there has been no sale, transfer or other disposition by the Company and its Subsidiaries of any material part of its business or property and no purchase or other acquisition by the Company and its Subsidiaries of any business or property (including any Capital Stock of any other Person) which in either case is material in relation to the consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which is not reflected in the foregoing financial statements or in the notes thereto or has not otherwise been disclosed in writing to the Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b)           As of the Closing Date, except as set forth in the financial statements referred to in Subsection 5.1(a), there are no liabilities of any Loan Party of any kind, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)           The pro forma balance sheet and statements of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, copies of which have heretofore been furnished to each Lender, are the balance sheet and statements of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2011, adjusted to give effect (as if such events had occurred on such date for purposes of the balance sheet and on April 1, 2010, for purposes of the statement of operations), to the consummation of the Transactions, and the Extensions of Credit hereunder on the Closing Date.

 

(d)           The Projections have been prepared by management of the Borrower in good faith based upon assumptions believed by management to be reasonable at the time of preparation thereof (it being understood that such Projections, and the assumptions on which they were based, may or may not prove to be correct).

 

5.2           No Change; Solvent.  Since the Closing Date, except as and to the extent disclosed on Schedule 5.2, there has been no development or event relating to or affecting any Loan Party which has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (after giving effect to (i) the consummation of the Transactions, (ii) the making of the Extensions of Credit to be made on the Closing Date and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated hereby, and (iii) the payment of actual or estimated fees, expenses, financing costs and tax payments related to the Transactions contemplated hereby).  Since December 31, 2010, except (x) as contemplated or permitted by the Merger Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date, (y) in connection with the Transactions or (z) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement and each other Loan Document, no dividends or other distributions have been declared, paid or made upon the Capital Stock of the Borrower, nor has any of the Capital Stock of the Borrower been redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired for value by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.  As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the consummation of the

 

 

transactions described in preceding clauses (i) through (iii) of the second preceding sentence, the Borrower, together with its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, is Solvent.

 

5.3           Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law.  Each of the Loan Parties (a) except as set forth on Schedule 5.3, is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, (b) has the legal right to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, except to the extent that the failure to have such legal right would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or limited liability company and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.4           Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.  Each Loan Party has the corporate or other organizational power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to obtain Extensions of Credit hereunder, and each such Loan Party has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the Extensions of Credit to it, if any, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any Notes.  No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other similar act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required to be obtained or made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents to which it is a party or, in the case of the Borrower, with the Extensions of Credit to it, if any, hereunder, except for (a) consents, authorizations, notices and filings described in Schedule 5.4, all of which have been obtained or made prior to the Closing Date, (b) filings to perfect the Liens created by the Security Documents, (c) filings pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. § 3727 et seq.), in respect of Accounts of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries the Obligor in respect of which is the United States of America or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, (d) establishment of assignment of Restricted Government Accounts by or pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction and (e) consents, authorizations, notices and filings which the failure to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party will be duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Loan Party.  This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party when executed and delivered will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, in each case except as enforceability may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

 

 

5.5           No Legal Bar.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by any of the Loan Parties, the Extensions of Credit hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof (a) will not violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of such Loan Party in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not result in, or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Liens securing the Term Loan Facility Obligations) on any of its properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation and (c) will not violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of such Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

5.6           No Material Litigation.  No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties or revenues, (a) except as described on Schedule 5.6, which is so pending or threatened at any time on or prior to the Closing Date and relates to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (b) which would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.7           No Default.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect which would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Since the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

5.8           Ownership of Property; Liens.  Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its material real property, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other material property, except those for which the failure to have such good title or have such leasehold interest in would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and none of such real or other property is subject to any Lien, except for Permitted Liens.  Schedule 5.8 sets forth all Mortgaged Fee Properties as of the Closing Date.

 

5.9           Intellectual Property.  The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or has the legal right to use, all United States and foreign patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, trade names, copyrights, technology, know-how and processes necessary for each of them to conduct its business as currently conducted (the “Intellectual Property”) except for those the failure to own or have such legal right to use would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as provided on Schedule 5.9, no claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries challenging or questioning the use of any such Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property, nor does the Borrower know of any such claim, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, the use of such Intellectual Property by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person, except for such claims and infringements which in the aggregate, would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.10         Taxes.  To the knowledge of the Borrower, each of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all material tax returns which are required to be filed by it and has paid (a) all Taxes shown to be due and payable on

 

 

such returns and (b) all Taxes shown to be due and payable on any assessments of which it has received notice made against it or any of its property (including the Mortgaged Fee Properties) and all other Taxes imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than in respect of any (i) Taxes with respect to which the failure to pay, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) Taxes the amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of Holdings, the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be); and no Tax Liens have been filed (except for Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable), and no claim is being asserted in writing, with respect to any such Taxes.

 

5.11         Federal Regulations.  No part of the proceeds of any Extensions of Credit will be used for any purpose which violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board, including without limitation, Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board.  If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1, referred to in said Regulation U.

 

5.12         ERISA.  (a) During the five year period prior to each date as of which this representation is made, or deemed made, with respect to any Plan, none of the following events or conditions, either individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect:  (i) a Reportable Event; (ii) a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA); (iii) any noncompliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA or the Code; (iv) a termination of a Single Employer Plan (other than a standard termination pursuant to Section 4041(b) of ERISA); (v) a Lien on the property of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the PBGC or a Plan; (vi) a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity; (vii) the Reorganization or Insolvency of any Multiemployer Plan; or (viii) any transactions that resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in any liability to the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity under Section 4069 of ERISA or Section 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

(b)           With respect to any Foreign Plan, none of the following events or conditions exists and is continuing that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:  (i) substantial non-compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders; (ii) failure to be maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities; (iii) any obligation of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the termination or partial termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Plan; (iv) any Lien on the property of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of a Governmental Authority as a result of any action or inaction regarding a Foreign Plan; (v) for each Foreign Plan which is a funded or insured plan, failure to be funded or insured on an ongoing basis to the extent required by applicable non-U.S. law (using actuarial methods and assumptions which are consistent with the valuations last filed with the applicable Governmental Authorities); (vi) any facts that, to the best knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, exist that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a dispute and any pending or threatened disputes that, to the best knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, would

 

 

reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries concerning the assets of any Foreign Plan (other than individual claims for the payment of benefits); and (vii) failure to make all contributions in a timely manner to the extent required by applicable non-U.S. law.

 

5.13         Collateral.  Upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the Mortgages (if any) will be effective to create (to the extent described therein) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in or liens on the Collateral described therein, except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing (and with respect to Restricted Government Accounts, only after assignment thereof has been established by or pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction).  When (a) the actions specified in Schedule 3 to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement have been duly taken, (b) all applicable Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents (each as described therein) a security interest in which is perfected by possession have been delivered to, and/or are in the continued possession of, the Collateral Agent, (c) all Deposit Accounts and Pledged Stock (each as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) a security interest in which is required to be or is perfected by “control” (as described in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in each applicable jurisdiction (in the case of Deposit Accounts) and the State of New York (in the case of Pledged Stock) from time to time) are under the “control” of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, as agent for the Collateral Agent and as directed by the Collateral Agent, and (d) the Mortgages (if any) have been duly recorded in the proper recorders’ offices or appropriate public records and the mortgage recording fees and taxes in respect thereof, if any, are paid and compliance is otherwise had with the formal requirements of state or local law applicable to the recording of real property mortgages generally, the security interests and liens granted pursuant thereto shall constitute (to the extent described therein and with respect to the Mortgages, only as relates to the real property security interests and liens granted pursuant thereto) a perfected security interest in (to the extent intended to be created thereby and required to be perfected under the Loan Documents), all right, title and interest of each pledgor or mortgagor (as applicable) party thereto in the Collateral described therein (excluding Commercial Tort Claims, as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, other than such Commercial Tort Claims set forth on Schedule 6 thereto (if any)) with respect to such pledgor or mortgagor (as applicable).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, capitalized terms that are used in this Subsection 5.13 and not defined in this Agreement are so used as defined in the applicable Security Document.

 

5.14         Investment Company Act; Other Regulations.  The Borrower is not an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.  The Borrower is not subject to regulation under any Federal or State statute or regulation (other than Regulation X of the Board) which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness as contemplated hereby.

 

 

5.15         Subsidiaries.  Schedule 5.15 sets forth all the Subsidiaries of Holdings at the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), the jurisdiction of their organization and the direct or indirect ownership interest of Holdings therein.

 

5.16         Purpose of Loans.  The proceeds of Term Loans shall be used by the Borrower (i) in the case of the Initial Term Loans, to effect, in part, the Refinancing and the other Transactions, and to pay certain fees and expenses relating thereto and (ii) in the case of all other Term Loans, to finance the working capital, capital expenditures, business requirements and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

5.17         Environmental Matters.  Other than as disclosed on Schedule 5.17 or exceptions to any of the following that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)           The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries:  (i) are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) hold all Environmental Permits (each of which is in full force and effect) required for any of their current operations or for any property owned, leased, or otherwise operated by any of them and reasonably expect to timely obtain without material expense all such Environmental Permits required for planned operations; (iii) are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all of their Environmental Permits; and (iv) believe they will be able to maintain compliance with Environmental Laws, including any reasonably foreseeable future requirements thereto.

 

(b)           Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported, disposed of, emitted, discharged, or otherwise released or threatened to be released, to or at any real property presently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or at any other location, which would reasonably be expected to (i) give rise to liability or other Environmental Costs of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law, or (ii) interfere with the planned or continued operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (iii) impair the fair saleable value of any real property owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is part of the Collateral.

 

(c)           There is no judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding (including any notice of violation or alleged violation) under any Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is, or to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is reasonably likely to be, named as a party that is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened.

 

(d)           Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received any written request for information, or been notified that it is a potentially responsible party, under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or any similar Environmental Law, or received any other written request for information from any Governmental Authority with respect to any Materials of Environmental Concern.

 

 

(e)           Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into or agreed to any consent decree, order, or settlement or other agreement, nor is subject to any judgment, decree, or order or other agreement, in any judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other forum, relating to compliance with or liability under any Environmental Law.

 

5.18         No Material Misstatements.  The written information (including the Confidential Information Memorandum), reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Other Representatives and the Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto, taken as a whole, did not contain as of the Closing Date any material misstatement of fact and did not omit to state as of the Closing Date any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading in their presentation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.  It is understood that (a) no representation or warranty is made concerning the forecasts, estimates, pro forma information, projections and statements as to anticipated future performance or conditions, and the assumptions on which they were based or concerning any information of a general economic nature or general information about Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ industry, contained in any such information, reports, financial statements, exhibits or schedules, except that, in the case of such forecasts, estimates, pro forma information, projections and statements, as of the date such forecasts, estimates, pro forma information, projections and statements were generated, (i) such forecasts, estimates, pro forma information, projections and statements were based on the good faith assumptions of the management of the Borrower and (ii) such assumptions were believed by such management to be reasonable and (b) such forecasts, estimates, pro forma information and statements, and the assumptions on which they were based, may or may not prove to be correct.

 

5.19         Labor Matters.  There are no strikes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, reasonably expected to be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The hours worked and payments made to employees of the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations, except where such violations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.20         Insurance.  Schedule 5.20 sets forth a complete and correct listing of all insurance that is (a) maintained by the Loan Parties and (b) material to the business and operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the Closing Date, with the amounts insured (and any deductibles) set forth therein.

 

5.21         Anti-Terrorism.  As of the Closing Date, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with the Uniting and Strengthening of America by Providing the Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

SECTION 6

 

Conditions Precedent

 

6.1           Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit.  This Agreement, including the agreement of each Lender to make the initial Extension of Credit requested to be made by it, shall become effective on the date on which the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or waived:

 

(a)           Loan Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received (or, in the case of Holdings, shall receive substantially concurrently with the satisfaction of the other conditions precedent set forth in this Subsection 6.1) the following Loan Documents, executed and delivered as required below:

 

(i)            this Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower;

 

(ii)           the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of Holdings, the Borrower and each wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of the Borrower and an Acknowledgement and Consent in the form attached to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by each Issuer (as defined therein), if any, that is not a Loan Party; and

 

(iii)          the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, acknowledged by a duly authorized officer of each Loan Party;

 

provided that, clause (ii) above notwithstanding, but without limiting the requirements set forth in Subsections 6.1(h) and (i), to the extent any collateral is not provided on the Closing Date and to the extent Holdings and its Subsidiaries have used commercially reasonable efforts to provide such collateral, the provisions of clause (ii) above shall be deemed to have been satisfied and the Loan Parties shall be required to provide such collateral in accordance with the provisions set forth in Subsection 7.12, if, and only if, each Loan Party shall have executed and delivered the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the Administrative Agent shall have a perfected security interest in all Collateral of the type for which perfection may be accomplished by filing a UCC financing statement or possession of Capital Stock of Domestic Subsidiaries.

 

(b)           Merger Agreement.  The Merger shall be consummated substantially concurrently with or prior to any funding pursuant to the Debt Financing pursuant to the provisions of the Merger Agreement, without giving effect to any amendment, waiver or other modification thereof or consent granted thereunder that (in any such case) is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders that is not approved by the Lead Arrangers acting reasonably (it being agreed that any reduction in the purchase price payable in respect of the Merger as contemplated under the Merger Agreement shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders so long as 75.0% of such reduction is applied to reduce the principal amount of Senior Notes (and, thereafter, the Facility) and

 

 

25.0% of such reduction is applied to reduce the Equity Financing). It is expressly acknowledged that the Merger Agreement and the disclosure schedules and exhibits thereto in each case in the form submitted to the Lead Arrangers on February 13, 2011 are satisfactory.

 

(c)           Debt Financings.  (i) Substantially concurrently with the satisfaction of the other conditions precedent set forth in this Subsection 6.1, the Administrative Agent shall receive evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, that the Borrower shall have (x) entered into the Senior ABL Facility Agreement and (y) (unless reduced in accordance with Subsection 6.1(b)) received gross cash proceeds of not less than $950.0 million (calculated before applicable fees and original issue discount) from the issuance of Senior Notes and (ii) on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall receive, substantially concurrently with the satisfaction of the other conditions precedent set forth in this Subsection 6.1, complete and correct copies of (x) the Senior ABL Facility Agreement and (y) the Senior Notes Indenture, certified as such by an appropriate officer of the Borrower.

 

(d)           Outstanding Indebtedness and Preferred Equity.  After giving effect to the consummation of the Merger, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall have no outstanding preferred equity or Indebtedness for borrowed money, in each case held by third parties, except for indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Debt Financing, and any Assumed Indebtedness and any Existing Capitalized Lease Obligations.  Any Indebtedness to be Refinanced shall have been repaid, defeased or otherwise discharged substantially concurrently with or prior to the satisfaction of the other conditions precedent set forth in this Subsection 6.1 and the Administrative Agent shall have received payoff letters with respect to any Indebtedness to be Refinanced that is to be repaid, defeased or otherwise discharged on the Closing Date.

 

(e)           Financial Information.  The Committed Lenders shall have received (i) audited financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the three Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, in each case, certified by the Borrower’s independent registered public accountants, (ii) unaudited consolidated financial statements for the Company and its Subsidiaries for each subsequent fiscal quarter after December 31, 2010 ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date and (iii) a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of income of the Company as of and for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-quarter fiscal period ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date, in each case adjusted to give effect to the Transactions, the other transactions related thereto and such other adjustments as shall be agreed between the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers; provided that the filing of the required financial statements on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date will satisfy the requirements set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above.

 

(f)            Legal Opinions.  The Administrative Agent shall have received the following executed legal opinions:

 

 

(i)            executed legal opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, counsel to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1;

 

(ii)           executed legal opinions of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., special Delaware counsel to certain of the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2;

 

(iii)          executed legal opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, special Nevada counsel to certain of the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-3;

 

(iv)          executed legal opinions of Greenberg Traurig LLP, special Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania counsel to certain of the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-4;

 

(v)           executed legal opinions of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, special California and Colorado counsel to certain of the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-5;

 

(vi)          executed legal opinion of Stoel Rives LLP, special Oregon counsel to certain of the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-6; and

 

(vii)         executed legal opinion of Bryan Cave LLP, special Arizona and Missouri counsel to certain of the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-7.

 

(g)           Officer’s Certificate.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto, with appropriate insertions and attachments.

 

(h)           Perfected Liens.  The Collateral Agent shall have obtained a valid security interest in the Collateral covered by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (to the extent and with the priority contemplated therein and in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement); and all documents, instruments, filings, recordations and searches reasonably necessary in connection with the perfection and, in the case of the filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, protection of such security interests shall have been executed and delivered or made, or, in the case of UCC filings, written authorization to make such UCC filings shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent, and none of such Collateral shall be subject to any other pledges, security interests or mortgages except for Permitted Liens; provided that with respect to any such collateral the security interest in which may not be perfected by filing of a UCC financing statement or by possession of Capital Stock, if perfection of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in such collateral may not be accomplished on or before the Closing Date after the applicable Loan Party’s commercially reasonable efforts to do so, then delivery of documents and instruments for perfection of such security interest shall not constitute a condition precedent to the initial borrowings hereunder if the applicable Loan Party agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered such documents and instruments, and take or cause to be taken such other actions as may be reasonably

 

 

necessary to perfect such security interests in accordance with Subsections 7.12 and 7.13 and otherwise pursuant to arrangements to be mutually agreed by the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent acting reasonably, but in no event later than the 91st day after the Closing Date (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) (and, in the case of Vehicles and related documentation, no later than the 365th day after the Closing Date with respect to Vehicles registered in the States of Hawaii or Connecticut and no later than the 181st day after the Closing Date for all other Vehicles, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).

 

(i)            Pledged Stock; Stock Powers.  The Collateral Agent shall have received the certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Stock under (and as defined in) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof.

 

(j)            [Reserved].

 

(k)           Fees.

 

(i)            The Committed Lenders, Agents and the Lenders, respectively, shall have received all fees related to the Transactions payable to them to the extent due (which may be offset against the proceeds of the Facility); and

 

(ii)           The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of each Lender as of the Closing Date, an initial yield payment equal to 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans held by such Lender as of the Closing Date, with such payment to be earned by, and payable to, each such Lender on the Closing Date.

 

(l)            Secretary’s Certificate.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, with appropriate insertions and attachments reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, executed by a Responsible Officer and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or other authorized representative of the Borrower.

 

(m)          Corporate Proceedings of the Loan Parties.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the resolutions or equivalent action, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the Board of Directors of each Loan Party authorizing, as applicable, (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any Notes and the other Loan Documents to which it is or will be a party as of the Closing Date, (ii) the Extensions of Credit to such Loan Party (if any) contemplated hereunder and (iii) the granting by it of the Liens to be created pursuant to the Security Documents to which it will be a party as of the Closing Date, certified by the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or other authorized representative of such Loan Party as of the Closing Date, which certificate shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto and shall state that the resolutions or other action thereby certified have not been amended, modified (except as any later such resolution or other action may modify any

 

 

earlier such resolution or other action), superseded or revoked in any respect and are in full force and effect as of the Closing Date.

 

(n)           Incumbency Certificates of the Loan Parties.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated as of the Closing Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the officers or other authorized signatories of such Loan Party executing any Loan Document with respect to such Loan Party on the Closing Date.

 

(o)           Governing Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Organizational Documents of each Loan Party, in each case certified as of the Closing Date as true, correct and complete copies (as amended through the Closing Date) by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or other authorized representative of such Loan Party and a certificate of good standing of each Loan Party in the state of incorporation of such Loan Party, in so-called “long-form” if available.

 

(p)           No Material Adverse Effect.  Since (1) September 30, 2010 through February 13, 2011 except (I) as disclosed in the SEC Documents (as defined in the Merger Agreement) filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company on or after January 1, 2010 and prior to the date hereof, or incorporated by reference into such document, and publicly available prior to the date hereof, other than any disclosures contained under the captions “Risk Factors” or “Forward Looking Statements” and any other disclosures contained therein that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature, or (II) as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (it being understood and agreed that the items in Section 4.08 of the Company Disclosure Schedule apply, and any other item in any other section of the Company Disclosure Schedule apply, if such item’s relevance to whether or not a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur is reasonably apparent on its face), there shall not have been any change, effect, event, state of facts, development or occurrence that would, individually or in the aggregate, have had or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and (2) February 13, 2011 through the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any change, event, state of facts, development or occurrence that constitutes a Company Material Adverse Effect, and Holdings shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer thereof to such effect.  “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, event, state of facts, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all other changes, effects, state of facts, developments or occurrences is, or would be reasonably expected to be, materially adverse to the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Merger Agreement) taken as a whole; provided, that none of the following shall either alone or in combination constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Company Material Adverse Effect:  any change, effect, event, state of facts, development or occurrence that arises out of or results from (i) general economic, credit, capital or financial markets or political conditions in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including with respect to interest rates or currency exchange rates, (ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage or

 

 

terrorism, (iii) any hurricane, tornado, flood, volcano, earthquake or other natural or man-made disaster occurring after the date of this Agreement, (iv) any change in applicable Law or GAAP (each as defined in the Merger Agreement) (or authoritative interpretation or enforcement thereof), (v) general conditions in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries primarily operate, (vi) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet any analyst projections or any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions of revenue, earnings or other financial or operating metrics before, on or after the date hereof (provided that the underlying factors contributing to such failure shall not be excluded), (vii) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or the credit rating of the Company (provided that the underlying factors contributing to such changes shall not be excluded), (viii) the announcement and pendency of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ix) any action taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries required by the Merger Agreement or the Commitment Letter, or (x) the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to Holdings, Merger Sub or its Affiliates (as defined in the Merger Agreement), except in the case of clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, to the extent that the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are materially disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries primarily operate (in which case the incremental materially disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or is reasonably expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect).

 

(q)           Solvency.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower certifying the Solvency, after giving effect to the Transactions, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto.

 

(r)            Equity Financing.  The Borrower shall have received, or substantially concurrently with the funding pursuant to the Debt Financing shall receive, the Equity Contribution in an amount of not less than the Minimum Equity Amount.

 

(s)           PATRIOT Act.  The Administrative Agent and the Committed Lenders shall have received at least three days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Guarantors required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act that has been requested in writing at least ten days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(t)            Merger Agreement Conditions; Specified Representations.  (i) The condition in Section 7.2(a) of the Merger Agreement (but only with respect to the representations that are material to the interests of the Lenders, and only to the extent that Merger Sub has the right to terminate its obligations under the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Merger Agreement) shall have been satisfied, as certified by a Responsible Officer in an officer’s certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto and (ii) the Specified Representations shall, except to the

 

 

extent they relate to a particular date, be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date.

 

(u)           Borrowing Notice.  With respect to the initial Extensions of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of such Borrowing as required by Subsection 2.3 (or such notice shall have been deemed given in accordance with Subsection 2.3).

 

The making of the initial Extensions of Credit by the Lenders hereunder shall (except as explicitly set forth in the proviso to Subsection 6.1(a) and as set forth in Subsections 6.1(h) and (t)) conclusively be deemed to constitute an acknowledgement by the Administrative Agent and each Lender that each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Subsection 6.1 shall have been satisfied in accordance with its respective terms or shall have been irrevocably waived by such Person.

 

6.2           Conditions to Each Extension of Credit After the Closing Date.  The agreement of each Lender to make any Extension of Credit requested to be made by it on any date after the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties.  Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or in any amendment, modification or supplement hereto or thereto) to which it is a party, and each of the representations and warranties contained in any certificate furnished at any time by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, except to the extent that they relate to a particular date, be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date.

 

(b)           No Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the Extensions of Credit requested to be made on such date.

 

Each borrowing of Term Loans by the Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such borrowing that the conditions contained in this Subsection 6.2 have been satisfied (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the initial Extensions of Credit hereunder).

 

SECTION 7

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

The Borrower hereby agrees that, from and after the Closing Date until payment in full of the Term Loans and all other Term Loan Facility Obligations then due and owing to any Lender or Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall and (except in the case of delivery of financial information, reports and notices) shall cause each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries to:

 

 

7.1           Financial Statements.  Furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender (and the Administrative Agent agrees to make and so deliver such copies):

 

(a)           as soon as available, but in any event not later than the fifth Business Day after the 90th day following the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower ending on or after the Closing Date, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in common stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such year, setting forth, in each case, in comparative form the figures for and as of the end of the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing not unacceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment (it being agreed that the furnishing of Holdings’ or the Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-K for such year, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, will satisfy the Borrower’s obligation under this Subsection 7.1(a) with respect to such year except with respect to the requirement that such financial statements be reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit);

 

(b)           as soon as available, but in any event not later than the fifth Business Day after the 45th day following the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and the portion of the Fiscal Year through the end of such quarter, setting forth, in each case, in comparative form the figures for and as of the corresponding periods of the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit and other adjustments) (it being agreed that the furnishing of Holdings’ or the Borrower’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for such quarter, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, will satisfy the Borrower’s obligations under this Subsection 7.1(b) with respect to such quarter);

 

(c)           all such financial statements delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1(a) or (b) to (and, in the case of any financial statements delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1(b) shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP and to be (and, in the case of any financial statements delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1(b) shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as being) in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods that began on or after the Closing Date (except as disclosed therein, and except, in the case of any financial statements delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1(b), for the absence of certain notes); and

 

 

(d)           to the extent applicable, concurrently with any delivery of consolidated financial statements referred to in Subsections 7.1(a) and (b) above, related unaudited condensed consolidating financial statements and appropriate reconciliations reflecting the material adjustments necessary (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.

 

7.2           Certificates; Other Information.  Furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender (and the Administrative Agent agrees to make and so deliver such copies):

 

(a)           [Reserved].

 

(b)           concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements and reports referred to in Subsections 7.1(a) and (b), a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (a “Compliance Certificate”) (i) stating that, to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, Holdings and the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every condition, contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, except, in each case, as specified in such certificate and (ii) if (A) delivered with the financial statements required by Subsection 7.1(a) and (B) the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year was greater than or equal to 5.75:1.00, set forth in reasonable detail the amount of (and the calculations required to establish the amount of) Excess Cash Flow for the respective Fiscal Year covered by such financial statements;

 

(c)           as soon as available, but in any event not later than the fifth Business Day following the 120th day after the beginning of Fiscal Year 2012 of the Borrower, and the 90th day after the beginning of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower thereafter, a copy of the annual business plan by the Borrower of the projected operating budget (including an annual consolidated balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal quarter of such Fiscal Year prepared in reasonable detail), each such business plan to be accompanied by a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the effect that such Responsible Officer believes such projections to have been prepared on the basis of reasonable assumptions at the time of preparation and delivery thereof;

 

(d)           within five Business Days after the same are filed, copies of all financial statements and periodic reports which Holdings or the Borrower may file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or analogous Governmental Authority;

 

(e)           within five Business Days after the same are filed, copies of all registration statements and any amendments and exhibits thereto, which Holdings or the

 

 

Borrower may file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or analogous Governmental Authority;

 

(f)            promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Agent or Lender may from time to time reasonably request; and

 

(g)           promptly upon reasonable request from the Administrative Agent (i) calculations of Consolidated EBITDA and other Fixed GAAP Terms as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent upon receipt of a written notice from the Borrower electing to change the Fixed GAAP Date, which calculations shall show the calculations of the respective Fixed GAAP Terms both before and after giving effect to the change in the Fixed GAAP Date and identify the material change(s) in GAAP giving rise to the change in such calculations and (ii) copies of certificates of title for Vehicles provided to or required to be provided to the Administrative Agent’s agent for perfection of a security interest in such Vehicles in accordance with the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Subsection 7.1(a), 7.1(b), 7.1(d), 7.2(d) or 7.2(e) may at the Borrower’s option be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s (or Holdings’ or any Parent Entity’s) website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 7.2 (or such other website address as the Borrower may specify by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time); or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s (or Holdings’ or any Parent Entity’s) behalf on an Internet or intranet website to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent).

 

7.3           Payment of Obligations.  Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all taxes except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and except in each case to the extent that failure to do so, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.4           Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law.  Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence and take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as otherwise permitted pursuant to Subsection 8.2 or 8.7, provided that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to maintain any such rights, privileges or franchises and the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to maintain such existence, if the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

7.5           Maintenance of Property; Insurance.  (a) (i) Keep all property useful and necessary in the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in good working order and condition, except where failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies (or any Captive Insurance Subsidiary) insurance on, or self-insure, all property material to the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business; (iii) furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon written request, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance carried; (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain property and liability policies that provide that in the event of any cancellation thereof during the term of the policy, either by the insured or by the insurance company, the insurance company shall provide to the secured party at least 30 days prior written notice thereof, or in the case of cancellation for non-payment of premium, ten days prior written notice thereof; (v) in the event of any material change in any of the property or liability policies referenced in the preceding clause (iv), use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Administrative Agent with at least 30 days prior written notice thereof; and (vi) use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that subject to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement at all times the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be named as an additional insured with respect to liability policies and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be named as loss payee with respect to the property insurance maintained by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (A) the Collateral Agent shall turn over to the Borrower any amounts received by it as loss payee under any property insurance maintained by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (B) the Collateral Agent agrees that the Borrower and/or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor shall have the sole right to adjust or settle any claims under such insurance and (C) all proceeds from a Recovery Event shall be paid to the Borrower.

 

(b)           With respect to each property of the Loan Parties subject to a Mortgage:

 

(i)            If any portion of any such property is located in an area identified as a special flood hazard area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other applicable agency, such Loan Party shall maintain or cause to be maintained, flood insurance to the extent required by, and in compliance with, applicable law.

 

(ii)           The applicable Loan Party promptly shall comply with and conform to (i) all provisions of each such insurance policy, and (ii) all requirements of the insurers applicable to such party or to such property or to the use, manner of use, occupancy, possession, operation, maintenance, alteration or repair of such property, except for such non-compliance or non-conformity as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The applicable Loan Party shall not use or permit the use of such property in any manner which would reasonably be expected to result in the cancellation of any insurance policy or would reasonably be expected to void coverage required to be maintained with respect to such property pursuant to clause (a) of this Subsection 7.5.

 

 

(iii)          If the Borrower is in default of its obligations to insure or deliver any such prepaid policy or policies, the result of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, then the Administrative Agent, at its option upon ten days’ written notice to the Borrower, may effect such insurance from year to year at rates substantially similar to the rate at which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary had insured such property, and pay the premium or premiums therefor, and the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent on demand such premium or premiums so paid by the Administrative Agent with interest from the time of payment at a rate per annum equal to 2.00%.

 

(iv)          If such property, or any part thereof, shall be destroyed or damaged and the reasonably estimated cost thereof would exceed $10.0 million, the Borrower shall give prompt notice thereof to the Administrative Agent.  All insurance proceeds paid or payable in connection with any damage or casualty to any property shall be applied in the manner specified in the proviso to Subsection 7.5(a).

 

7.6           Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions.  (a)  In the case of the Borrower, keep proper books of records in a manner to allow financial statements to be prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all material financial transactions and matters involving the material assets and business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and permit representatives of the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and, to the extent reasonable, make abstracts from any of its books and records and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with officers of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and with its independent certified public accountants, in each case at any reasonable time, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may reasonably be desired; provided that representatives of the Borrower may be present during any such visits, discussions and inspections.

 

(b)           During the course of the above-described visits, inspections, examinations and discussions, representatives of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may encounter individually identifiable healthcare information as defined under the Administrative Simplification (including privacy and security) regulations promulgated pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (collectively, “HIPAA”), or other confidential information relating to healthcare patients whether protected under HIPAA or otherwise (collectively, the “Confidential Healthcare Information”). The Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall, consistent with HIPAA’s “minimum necessary” provisions, permit such disclosure of Confidential Healthcare Information to representatives of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders for their “healthcare operations” purposes only to the extent permissible under applicable laws, regulations or ordinances intended to protect the privacy rights of healthcare patients, including, without limitation, HIPAA and its “minimum necessary” provision. Unless otherwise required by law, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective representatives shall not require or perform any act that would cause the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to violate any laws, regulations or ordinances intended to protect the privacy rights of healthcare patients, including, without limitation, HIPAA.

 

 

7.7           Notices.  Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent and each Lender of:

 

(a)           as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower knows thereof, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

(b)           as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower knows thereof, any default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than as previously disclosed in writing to the Lenders, which, if not cured, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)           as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower knows thereof, the occurrence of (i) any default or event of default under the Senior ABL Facility Agreement or the Senior Notes Indenture (or any agreement or indenture governing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Senior Notes, in each case relating to Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount equal to or greater than $50.0 million) or (ii) any payment default under any Additional Obligations Documents or under any agreement or document governing other Indebtedness, in each case relating to Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount equal to or greater than $50.0 million;

 

(d)           as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower knows thereof, any litigation, investigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(e)           the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries knows thereof:  (i) the occurrence or expected occurrence of any Reportable Event (or similar event) with respect to any Single Employer Plan (or Foreign Plan), a failure to make any required contribution to a Single Employer Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan, the creation of any Lien on the property of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the PBGC, a Plan or a Foreign Plan or any withdrawal from, or the full or partial termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan; (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other formal action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan which would reasonably be expected to result in the withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Single Employer Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan; provided, however, that no such notice will be required under clause (i) or (ii) above unless the event giving rise to such notice, when aggregated with all other such events under clause (i) or (ii) above, would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) the first occurrence after the Closing Date of an Underfunding under a Single Employer Plan or Foreign Plan that exceeds 10.0% of the value of the assets of such Single Employer Plan or Foreign Plan, in each case, determined as of the most recent annual valuation date of such Single Employer Plan or Foreign Plan on the basis of the actuarial assumptions used to

 

 

determine the funding requirements of such Single Employer Plan or Foreign Plan as of such date;

 

(f)            as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower knows thereof, (i) any release or discharge by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Materials of Environmental Concern required to be reported under applicable Environmental Laws to any Governmental Authority, unless the Borrower reasonably determines that the total Environmental Costs arising out of such release or discharge would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) any condition, circumstance, occurrence or event not previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent that would reasonably be expected to result in liability or expense under applicable Environmental Laws, unless the Borrower reasonably determines that the total Environmental Costs arising out of such condition, circumstance, occurrence or event would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or would not reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of any lien or other material restriction on the title, ownership or transferability of any facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) any proposed action to be taken by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to subject the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any material additional or different requirements or liabilities under Environmental Laws, unless the Borrower reasonably determines that the total Environmental Costs arising out of such proposed action would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(g)           any loss, damage, or destruction to a significant portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral, whether or not covered by insurance.

 

Each notice pursuant to this Subsection 7.7 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (and, if applicable, the relevant Commonly Controlled Entity or Restricted Subsidiary) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower (or, if applicable, the relevant Commonly Controlled Entity or Restricted Subsidiary) proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

7.8           Environmental Laws.  (a) (i) Comply substantially with, and require substantial compliance by all tenants, subtenants, contractors, and invitees with, all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) obtain, comply substantially with and maintain any and all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations as conducted and as planned; and (iii) require that all tenants, subtenants, contractors, and invitees obtain, comply substantially with and maintain any and all Environmental Permits necessary for their operations as conducted and as planned, with respect to any property leased or subleased from, or operated by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.  For purposes of this Subsection 7.8(a), noncompliance shall not constitute a breach of this covenant, provided that, upon learning of any actual or suspected noncompliance, the Borrower and any such affected Restricted Subsidiary shall promptly undertake and diligently pursue reasonable efforts, if any, to achieve compliance, and provided, further, that in any case such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

(b)           Promptly comply, in all material respects, with all orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws, other than such orders or directives (i) as to which the failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) as to which:  (x) appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (y) an appeal or other appropriate contest is or has been timely and properly taken and is being diligently pursued in good faith; and (z) if the effectiveness of such order or directive has not been stayed, the failure to comply with such order or directive during the pendency of such appeal or contest would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.9           After-Acquired Real Property and Fixtures; Subsidiaries.  (a) With respect to any owned real property or fixtures thereon, in each case with a purchase price or a fair market value at the time of acquisition of at least $5.0 million, in which any Loan Party acquires ownership rights at any time after the Closing Date (or owned by any Subsidiary that becomes a Loan Party after the Closing Date), promptly grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien of record on all such owned real property and fixtures pursuant to a Mortgage or otherwise, upon terms reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent and in accordance with any applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority (including any required appraisals of such property under FIRREA and flood determinations under Regulation H of the Board); provided that (i) nothing in this Subsection 7.9 shall defer or impair the attachment or perfection of any security interest in any Collateral covered by any of the Security Documents which would attach or be perfected pursuant to the terms thereof without action by the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Person and (ii) no such Lien shall be required to be granted as contemplated by this Subsection 7.9 on any owned real property or fixtures the acquisition of which is, or is to be, within 180 days of such acquisition, financed or refinanced, in whole or in part through the incurrence of Indebtedness, until such Indebtedness is repaid in full (and not refinanced) or, as the case may be, the Borrower determines not to proceed with such financing or refinancing.  In connection with any such grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, of a Lien of record on any such real property pursuant to a Mortgage or otherwise in accordance with this Subsection 7.9, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent corresponding UCC fixture filings and any surveys, appraisals (including any required appraisals of such property under FIRREA or in connection with flood determinations under Regulation H of the Board), title insurance policies, environmental reports, legal opinions and other documents in connection with such grant of such Lien obtained by it in connection with the acquisition of such ownership rights in such real property or as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably request (in light of the value of such real property and the cost and availability of such UCC fixture filings, surveys, appraisals, title insurance policies, environmental reports, legal opinions and other documents and whether the delivery of such UCC fixture filings, surveys, appraisals, title insurance policies, environmental reports, legal opinions and other documents would be customary in connection with such grant of such Lien in similar circumstances).

 

(b)           With respect to (i) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than (x) an Excluded Subsidiary and (y) a Subsidiary that will be (and, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree in its sole discretion, within 90 days following its creation or acquisition, is) converted into a Related Professional Corporation in a manner

 

 

consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business) created or acquired (including by reason of any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco ceasing to constitute same) subsequent to the Closing Date by the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries that are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), (ii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary being designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) any Immaterial Subsidiary or any other Excluded Subsidiary ceasing to be such as provided in the applicable definition thereof after the expiry of any applicable period referred to in such definition and (iv) any entity becoming a Domestic Subsidiary as a result of a transaction pursuant to, and permitted by, Subsection 8.2 or 8.7 (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders so request, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest (as and to the extent provided in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) in the Capital Stock of such new Domestic Subsidiary, (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent the certificates (if any) representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the parent of such new Domestic Subsidiary and (iii) cause such new Domestic Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and (B) to take all actions reasonably deemed by the Collateral Agent to be necessary or advisable to cause the Lien created by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in such new Domestic Subsidiary’s Collateral to be duly perfected in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law (as and to the extent provided in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.

 

(c)           With respect to any Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary created or acquired subsequent to the Closing Date by the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries that are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (in each case, other than any Excluded Subsidiary and other than a Subsidiary that will be (and, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree in its sole discretion, within 90 days following its creation or acquisition, is) converted into a Related Professional Corporation in a manner consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business), the Capital Stock of which is owned directly by the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders so request, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a new pledge agreement or such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest (as and to the extent provided in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) and (ii) to the extent reasonably deemed advisable by the Collateral Agent, deliver to the Collateral Agent the certificates, if any, representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the relevant parent of such new Subsidiary and take such other action as may be reasonably deemed by the Collateral Agent to be necessary or desirable to perfect the Collateral

 

 

Agent’s security interest therein (provided that in either case in no event shall more than 65.0% of each series of Capital Stock of any new Foreign Subsidiary be required to be so pledged and, provided, further, that in either case no such pledge or security shall be required with respect to any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the grant of such pledge or security interest would violate the terms of any agreements under which the Investment by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries was made therein).

 

(d)           At its own expense, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause the execution, acknowledgement and delivery of, and thereafter register, file or record in an appropriate governmental office, any document or instrument reasonably deemed by the Collateral Agent to be necessary or desirable for the creation, perfection and priority and the continuation of the validity, perfection and priority of the foregoing Liens or any other Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents (including, without limitation, following notice from the Collateral Agent, re-registering the certificate of title of any Vehicle in any state in which such Vehicle primarily operates, to the extent the Collateral Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such action is required to ensure the perfection or the enforceability as against third parties of its security interest in such Collateral) in each case in accordance with, and to the extent required by, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything to contrary in this Agreement, (A) no security interest is or will be granted pursuant to any Loan Document or otherwise in any right, title or interest of any of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in, and “Collateral” shall not include, any Excluded Asset (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement); (B) no Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof shall be required to take any action in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect any security interests (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (C) nothing in this Subsection 7.9 shall require that any Subsidiary grant a Lien with respect to any property or assets in which such Subsidiary acquires ownership rights to the extent that the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable judgment, determines that the granting of such a Lien is impracticable.

 

7.10         [Reserved].

 

7.11         Use of Proceeds.  (a) Use the proceeds of the Term Loans only for the purposes set forth in Subsection 5.16.

 

7.12         Post-Closing Security Perfection.  The Borrower agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered such documents and instruments, and take or cause to be taken such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to provide the perfected security interests described in the proviso to Subsection 6.1(a) and Subsection 6.1(h) that are not so provided on the Closing Date, and in any event to provide such perfected security interests and to satisfy such other conditions within the applicable time periods set forth on Schedule 7.12, as such time periods may be extended by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion.

 

7.13         Post-Closing Matters. (a) Not later than the thirtieth day after the Closing Date (as such period may be extended in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent), the Loan

 

 

Parties shall have filed (or caused to be filed) any filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office necessary to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

(b)           Not later than the thirtieth day after the Closing Date (as such period may be extended in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent endorsements to casualty insurance policies as required by Subsection 7.5.

 

(c)           Not later than the forty-fifth day after the Closing Date (as such period may be extended in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall have entered into a Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) and shall have delivered all information, schedules, certificates, certificates of title and other information required to be delivered thereunder.

 

(d)           Not later than one hundred eighty days after the Closing Date (as such period may be extended in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all steps necessary to obtain and deliver a good standing certificate with respect to payment of taxes, without qualification, with respect to each of the entities set forth on Schedule 5.3.

 

7.14         Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Maintain Ratings.  At all times, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain ratings of the Initial Term Loans and a corporate rating and corporate family, as applicable, for the Borrower by each of S&P and Moody’s.

 

7.15         Accounting Changes.  The Borrower will, for financial reporting purposes, cause the Borrower’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ Fiscal Years to end on December 31st of each calendar year; provided that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change the financial reporting convention specified above to any other financial reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change in financial reporting.

 

SECTION 8

 

Negative Covenants

 

The Borrower hereby agrees that, from and after the Closing Date until payment in full of the Term Loans and all other Term Loan Facility Obligations then due and owing to any Lender or any Agent hereunder:

 

8.1           Limitation on Indebtedness.  (a)  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur any Indebtedness; provided, however, that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur Indebtedness if on the date of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to the Incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Coverage Ratio would be equal to or greater than 2.00:1.00; provided, further, that the amount of Indebtedness

 

 

that may be Incurred pursuant to this Subsection 8.1(a), together with any amounts Incurred under Subsections 8.1(b)(x) and 8.1(b)(xiii) and Subsection 8.1(b)(iii)(C) (but only with respect to Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors incurred in reliance on Subsection 8.1(a) and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), in each case by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed $200.0 million at any one time outstanding.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the foregoing Subsection 8.1(a), the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur the following Indebtedness:

 

(i)            (I) Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower and the Guarantors (a) pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) pursuant to the Senior ABL Facility, (c) constituting Additional Obligations (and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) and (d) in respect of Permitted Debt Exchange Notes Incurred pursuant to a Permitted Debt Exchange in accordance with Subsection 2.7 (and which does not generate any additional proceeds) and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, in a maximum principal amount for all such Indebtedness at any time outstanding not exceeding in the aggregate the amount equal to the sum of (A) $1,440.0 million, plus (B)  the greater of (x) $350.0 million and (y) an amount equal to (1) the Borrowing Base less (2) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness Incurred by Special Purpose Entities that are Restricted Subsidiaries and then outstanding pursuant to Subsection 8.1(b)(ix), plus (C) without duplication of incremental amounts included in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness”, in the event of any refinancing of any such Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing, and (II) Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower and the Guarantors (a) pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (for purposes of determining the amount Incurred pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount”, treating the unused portion of Incremental Revolving Commitments made available in reliance on such clause as Indebtedness Incurred on the date such Incremental Revolving Commitments are made available pursuant to Subsection 2.6), (b) pursuant to the Senior ABL Facility, (c) constituting Additional Obligations and (d) in respect of Permitted Debt Exchange Notes Incurred pursuant to a Permitted Debt Exchange in accordance with Subsection 2.7 (and which does not generate any additional proceeds), in a maximum principal amount for all such Indebtedness not exceeding in the aggregate the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount, together with Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Indebtedness described in subclauses (a), (c) and (d) of this clause (II) (but, in the case of clause (a), only to the extent constituting Term Loan Facility Obligations (or previous Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof));

 

(ii)           Indebtedness (A) of any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower, or (B) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in the case of this Subsection 8.1(b)(ii), any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary to which such Indebtedness is owed, or other event, that results in such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of such Indebtedness (except to the Borrower or a Restricted

 

 

Subsidiary) will be deemed, in each case, an Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the issuer thereof not permitted by this Subsection 8.1(b)(ii);

 

(iii)          Indebtedness represented by (A) the Senior Notes, (B) any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness described in Subsections 8.1(b)(i) and (ii)) outstanding on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.1 and (C) any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred in respect of any Indebtedness described in this Subsection 8.1(b)(iii) or Subsection 8.1(a); provided, that the amount of Indebtedness that may be Incurred pursuant to this Subsection 8.1(b)(iii)(C) (but only with respect to Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors incurred in reliance on Subsection 8.1(a) and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), together with any amounts Incurred under Subsections 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(x) and 8.1(b)(xiii), in each case by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed $200.0 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(iv)          Purchase Money Obligations, Capitalized Lease Obligations, and in each case any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereto, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not exceeding an amount equal to the greater of $90.0 million and 2.50% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

(v)           Indebtedness consisting of accommodation guarantees for the benefit of trade creditors of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(vi)          (A) Guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or any other obligation or liability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in violation of this Subsection 8.1), or (B) without limiting Subsection 8.6, Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary arising by reason of any Lien granted by or applicable to such Person securing Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Indebtedness Incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in violation of this Subsection 8.1); provided that Guarantees by, and other Indebtedness of the type described in preceding clause (B) of, Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Subsidiary Guarantors of or securing, as the case may be, other Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred pursuant to Subsections 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(x) and 8.1(b)(xiii) and Subsection 8.1(b)(iii)(C) (but only with respect to Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors incurred in reliance on Subsection 8.1(a) and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) are subject to the limitations on Indebtedness of non-Subsidiary Guarantors set forth in such Subsections;

 

(vii)         Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) arising from the honoring of a check, draft or similar instrument of such Person drawn against insufficient funds, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its Incurrence, or (B) consisting of guarantees, indemnities, obligations in respect of earnouts or other purchase price adjustments, or similar obligations, Incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Person;

 

 

 

(viii)        Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of (A) letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments or obligations issued, or relating to liabilities or obligations incurred, in the ordinary course of business (including those issued to governmental entities in connection with self-insurance under applicable workers’ compensation statutes), or (B) completion guarantees, surety, judgment, appeal or performance bonds, or other similar bonds, instruments or obligations, provided, or relating to liabilities or obligations incurred, in the ordinary course of business, or (C) Hedging Obligations, entered into for bona fide hedging purposes, or (D) Management Guarantees, or (E) the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business, or (F) take-or-pay obligations under supply arrangements incurred in the ordinary course of business, or (G) netting, overdraft protection and other arrangements arising under standard business terms of any bank at which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary maintains an overdraft, cash pooling or other similar facility or arrangement, or (H) Bank Products Obligations;

 

(ix)           Indebtedness (A) of a Special Purpose Subsidiary secured by a Lien on all or part of the assets disposed of in, or otherwise Incurred in connection with, a Financing Disposition or (B) otherwise Incurred in connection with a Special Purpose Financing; provided that (1) such Indebtedness is not recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Special Purpose Subsidiary (other than with respect to Special Purpose Financing Undertakings); (2) in the event such Indebtedness shall become recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Special Purpose Subsidiary (other than with respect to Special Purpose Financing Undertakings), such Indebtedness will be deemed to be, and must be classified by the Borrower as, Incurred at such time (or at the time initially Incurred) under one or more of the other provisions of this Subsection 8.1 for so long as such Indebtedness shall be so recourse; and (3) in the event that at any time thereafter such Indebtedness shall comply with the provisions of the preceding subclause (1), the Borrower may classify such Indebtedness in whole or in part as Incurred under this Subsection 8.1(b)(ix);

 

(x)            Indebtedness of (A) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred to finance or refinance, or otherwise Incurred in connection with, any acquisition of assets (including Capital Stock), business or Person, or any merger or consolidation of any Person with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;  or (B) any Person that is acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including Indebtedness thereof Incurred in connection with any such acquisition, merger or consolidation), provided that on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, after giving effect thereto, either (1) the Borrower could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Subsection 8.1(a) or (2) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Borrower would equal or exceed the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Borrower immediately prior to giving effect thereto; and any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to any such Indebtedness; provided, further, that the amount of Indebtedness that may be Incurred pursuant to this Subsection 8.1(b)(x), together with any amounts Incurred under Subsections 8.1(a) and (b)(xiii) and Subsection 8.1(b)(iii)(C) (but only with respect to Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors incurred in reliance on Subsection 8.1(a) and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), in each

 

 

case by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed $200.0 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(xi)           Contribution Indebtedness and any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereto;

 

(xii)          Indebtedness issuable upon the conversion or exchange of shares of Disqualified Stock issued in accordance with Subsection 8.1(a), and any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereto;

 

(xiii)         Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not exceeding an amount equal to the greater of $150.0 million and 4.00% of Consolidated Total Assets; provided that the amount of Indebtedness that may be Incurred pursuant to this Subsection 8.1(b)(xiii), together with any amounts Incurred under Subsections 8.1(a) and (b)(x) and Subsection 8.1(b)(iii)(C) (but only with respect to Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors incurred in reliance on Subsection 8.1(a) and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), in each case by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed $200.0 million at any one time outstanding; and

 

(xiv)        (A) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Related Corporation, incurred consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to or in connection with Related Corporation Contracts, (B) Guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or any other obligation or liability of any Related Corporation, incurred consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to or in connection with Related Corporation Contracts, (C) without limiting Subsection 8.6, Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary arising by reason of any Lien granted by or applicable to such Person securing Indebtedness of any Related Corporation, incurred consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to or in connection with Related Corporation Contracts, and (D) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of letters of credit, banker’s acceptances or other similar instruments or obligations, issued, or relating to liabilities or obligations incurred on behalf of any Related Corporation, incurred consistent with past practices on or prior to the Closing Date or in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to or in connection with Related Corporation Contracts.

 

(c)           For purposes of determining compliance with, and the outstanding principal amount of any particular Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to and in compliance with, this Subsection 8.1, (i) any other obligation of the obligor on such Indebtedness (or of any other Person who could have Incurred such Indebtedness under this Subsection 8.1) arising under any Guarantee, Lien or letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance or other similar instrument or obligation supporting such Indebtedness shall be disregarded to the extent that such Guarantee, Lien or letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance or other similar instrument or obligation secures the principal amount of such Indebtedness; (ii) in the event that Indebtedness incurred pursuant to

 

 

Subsection 8.1(b) meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Subsection 8.1(b), the Borrower, in its sole discretion, shall classify such item of Indebtedness and may include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of such clauses or subclauses (including in part under one such clause or subclause and in part under another such clause or subclauses); provided that any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Subsection 8.1(b)(xiii) shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of such clause but shall be deemed Incurred for the purposes of Subsection 8.1(a) from and after the first date on which such Restricted Subsidiary could have Incurred such Indebtedness under Subsection 8.1(a) without reliance on such clause; (iii) the amount of Indebtedness issued at a price that is less than the principal amount thereof shall be equal to the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; and (iv) the principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under any subclause of Subsection 8.1(b) shall be determined after giving effect to the application of proceeds of any such Indebtedness to refinance any such other Indebtedness.

 

(d)           For purposes of determining compliance with any dollar denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, the dollar equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness Incurred pursuant thereto shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date that such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term Indebtedness, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness, provided that (x) the dollar equivalent principal amount of any such Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the Closing Date, (y) if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency (or in a different currency from such Indebtedness so being Incurred), and such refinancing would cause the applicable dollar denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such dollar denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed (i) the outstanding or committed principal amount (whichever is higher) of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus (ii) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses Incurred in connection with such refinancing and (z) the dollar equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency and Incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any Senior ABL Facility shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on, at the Borrower’s option, (A) the Closing Date, (B) any date on which any of the respective commitments under this Agreement or the applicable Senior ABL Facility shall be reallocated between or among facilities or subfacilities thereunder, or on which such rate is otherwise calculated for any purpose thereunder, or (C) the date of such Incurrence.  The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

 

8.2           Limitation on Restricted Payments.  (a)  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or in respect of its Capital Stock (including any such payment in connection with any merger or consolidation to which the Borrower is a party) except (x) dividends or distributions payable solely in its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) and (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and, in

 

 

the case of any such Restricted Subsidiary making such dividend or distribution, to other holders of its Capital Stock on no more than a pro rata basis, measured by value), (ii) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of the Borrower held by Persons other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any acquisition of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of options if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof), (iii) voluntarily purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise voluntarily acquire or retire for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Junior Debt (other than a purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value), or (iv) make any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person (any such dividend, distribution, purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, other acquisition or retirement or Investment being herein referred to as a “Restricted Payment”), if at the time the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary makes such Restricted Payment and after giving effect thereto:

 

(1)           an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a), (c), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j) or (k), or another Event of Default known to the Borrower, shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom);

 

(2)           the Borrower could not Incur at least an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to Subsection 8.1(a); or

 

(3)           the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments (the amount so expended, if other than in cash, to be as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors) declared or made subsequent to the Closing Date and then outstanding would exceed, without duplication, the sum of:

 

(A)          50.0% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) beginning on April 1, 2011 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such Restricted Payment for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a negative number, 100.0% of such negative number);

 

(B)           the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of property or assets received (x) by the Borrower as capital contributions to the Borrower after the Closing Date or from the issuance or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) after the Closing Date (other than Excluded Contributions and Contribution Amounts) or (y) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from the Incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date of Indebtedness that shall have been converted into or exchanged for

 

 

Capital Stock of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock) or Capital Stock of any Parent Entity, plus the amount of any cash and the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of any property or assets, received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange;

 

(C)           the aggregate amount equal to the net reduction in Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries resulting from (i) dividends, distributions, interest payments, return of capital, repayments of Investments or other transfers of assets to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Unrestricted Subsidiary, including dividends or other distributions related to dividends or other distributions made pursuant to Subsection 8.2(b)(ix), or (ii) the redesignation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (valued in each case as provided in the definition of “Investment”), not to exceed in the case of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary the aggregate amount of Investments (other than Permitted Investments) made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date; and

 

(D)          in the case of any disposition or repayment of any Investment constituting a Restricted Payment (without duplication of any amount deducted in calculating the amount of Investments at any time outstanding included in the amount of Restricted Payments), an amount in the aggregate equal to the lesser of the return of capital, repayment or other proceeds with respect to all such Investments received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the initial amount of all such Investments constituting Restricted Payments.

 

(b)           The provisions of Subsection 8.2(a) do not prohibit any of the following (each, a “Permitted Payment”):

 

(i)            any purchase, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Junior Debt made by exchange (including any such exchange pursuant to the exercise of a conversion right or privilege in connection with which cash is paid in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares) for, or out of the proceeds of the issuance or sale of, Capital Stock of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary) or a capital contribution to the Borrower, in each case other than Excluded Contributions and Contribution Amounts; provided, that the Net Cash Proceeds from such issuance, sale or capital contribution shall be excluded in subsequent calculations under Subsection 8.2(a)(3)(B); provided, further, that, if the Net Cash Proceeds from any such issuance, sale or contribution or any related series of issuances, sales or contributions at any time exceeds $25.0 million in the aggregate, the Borrower at its option may, within 180 days of such Net Cash Proceeds exceeding $25.0 million in the aggregate (and so long as such Net Cash Proceeds have not theretofore been used to effect a purchase, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement pursuant to this Subsection 8.2(b)(i)), designate such Net Cash Proceeds as an Excluded Contribution

 

 

pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and if the Borrower chooses not to make such a designation such Net Cash Proceeds will no longer be available under this Subsection 8.2(b)(i) and will be included in calculations under Subsection 8.2(a)(3)(B);

 

(ii)           any dividend paid or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or of giving of any irrevocable notice of redemption, as applicable, if at such date of declaration or the giving of such notice, such dividend or redemption would have complied with Subsection 8.2(a);

 

(iii)          Investments or other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the amount of Excluded Contributions;

 

(iv)          loans, advances, dividends or distributions by the Borrower to any Parent Entity to permit any Parent Entity to repurchase or otherwise acquire its Capital Stock (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof), or payments by the Borrower to repurchase or otherwise acquire Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or the Borrower (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof), in each case from Management Investors (including any repurchase or acquisition by reason of the Borrower or any Parent Entity retaining any Capital Stock, option, warrant or other right in respect of tax withholding obligations, and any related payment in respect of any such obligation), such payments, loans, advances, dividends or distributions not to exceed in any calendar year (net of repayments of any such loans or advances) $30.0 million (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to the next two succeeding calendar years; provided that if any amount is so carried over, the application of the amount available in any calendar year under this Subsection 8.2(b)(iv) will be applied (1) first, from any amount carried over from the second preceding calendar year, (2) second, from any amount carried over from the immediately preceding calendar year, and (3) third, from the amount for such calendar year); provided that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed (x) the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower since the Closing Date from, or as a capital contribution from, the issuance or sale to Management Investors of Capital Stock (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof), to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are not included in any calculation under Subsection 8.2(a)(3)(B)(x), plus (y) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (or by any Parent Entity and contributed to the Borrower) since the Closing Date to the extent such cash proceeds are not included in any calculation under Subsection 8.2(a)(3)(A);

 

(v)           the payment by the Borrower of, or loans, advances, dividends or distributions by the Borrower to any Parent Entity to pay, dividends on the common stock or equity of the Borrower or any Parent Entity following a public offering of such common stock or equity in an amount not to exceed in any Fiscal Year 6.00% of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the Borrower (whether directly, or indirectly through a contribution to common equity capital) in or from such public offering;

 

 

(vi)          Restricted Payments (including loans or advances) in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed an amount (net of repayments of any such loans or advances) equal to the greater of $100.0 million and 2.75% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

(vii)         loans, advances, dividends or distributions to any Parent Entity or other payments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) to satisfy or permit any Parent Entity to satisfy obligations under the Transaction Documents, (B) pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement, or (C) to pay or permit any Parent Entity to pay (but without duplication) any Parent Expenses or any Related Taxes;

 

(viii)        payments by the Borrower, or loans, advances, dividends or distributions by the Borrower to any Parent Entity to make payments, to holders of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Entity in lieu of issuance of fractional shares of such Capital Stock;

 

(ix)           dividends or other distributions of, or Investments paid for or made with, Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other securities of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

 

(x)            any Restricted Payment pursuant to or in connection with the Transactions;

 

(xi)           the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock, or of any Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, Incurred in accordance with the terms of Subsection 8.1; and

 

(xii)          any purchase, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any Junior Debt (v) made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the Incurrence of, (1) Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred in compliance with Subsection 8.1 or (2) new Indebtedness of the Borrower, or a Guarantor, as the case may be, Incurred in compliance with Subsection 8.1, so long as such new Indebtedness satisfies all requirements for “Refinancing Indebtedness” set forth in the definition thereof applicable to a refinancing of such Junior Debt, (w) from Net Available Cash or any equivalent amount to the extent permitted by Subsection 8.4, (x) from declined amounts as contemplated by Subsection 4.4(d), (y) following the occurrence of a Change of Control, but only if the Borrower shall have complied with Subsection 8.8(a) prior to purchasing, redeeming, repurchasing, defeasing, acquiring or retiring such Junior Debt or (z) constituting Acquired Indebtedness not to exceed in aggregate principal amount, in the case of this Subsection 8.2(b)(xii)(z), an amount equal to the greater of $50.0 million and 1.375% of Consolidated Total Assets;

 

provided that (A) in the case of Subsections 8.2(b)(ii), (v) and (viii), the net amount of any such Permitted Payment shall be included in subsequent calculations of the amount of Restricted Payments, (B) in the case of Subsection 8.2(b)(iv), at the time of any calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments, the net amount of Permitted Payments that have then actually been made under Subsection 8.2(b)(iv) that is in excess of 50.0% of the total amount of Permitted Payments then permitted under Subsection 8.2(b)(iv) shall be included in such calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments, (C) in all cases other than pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) immediately

 

 

above, the net amount of any such Permitted Payment shall be excluded in subsequent calculations of the amount of Restricted Payments, and (D) solely with respect to Subsections 8.2(b)(vi) and (xii), no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a), (c), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j) or (k) or other Event of Default known to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any such Permitted Payment after giving effect thereto.  The Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify any Investment or other Restricted Payment as being made in part under one of the clauses or subclauses of this Subsection 8.2(b) (or, in the case of any Investment, the clauses or subclauses of Permitted Investments) and in part under one or more other such provisions (or, as applicable, clauses or subclauses).

 

(c)           The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, voluntarily prepay, repurchase, redeem or otherwise defease or acquire any Additional Obligations (or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) that, in each case, do not otherwise constitute Junior Debt or Term Loan Refinancing Debt, unless the Borrower shall concurrently voluntarily prepay Term Loans in accordance with the requirements of Subsection 4.4(a) and (c) (but without regard to the proviso appearing in Subsection 4.4(c)), in an amount not less than the product of (a) a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of such Additional Obligations or Refinancing Indebtedness that are proposed to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed, defeased or acquired and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Additional Obligations and all Refinancing Indebtedness, in respect thereof, then outstanding (prior to giving effect to such proposed prepayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or acquisition) and (b) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans then outstanding; provided that, (i) if any such Additional Obligations (or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) to be so prepaid, repurchased, redeemed, defeased or acquired is refinanced in full with the net cash proceeds of a concurrent Incurrence of Additional Obligations or Refinancing Indebtedness otherwise permitted by this Agreement and having the same Lien priority with respect to the Collateral as the Additional Obligations or Refinancing Indebtedness then being refinanced, no such concurrent voluntary prepayments of Term Loans shall be required pursuant to this Subsection 8.2(c) and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness Incurred in reliance on Subsection 8.1(b)(xiii) that may otherwise constitute Additional Obligations or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth above in this Subsection 8.2(c).

 

8.3           Limitation on Restrictive Agreements.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on (i) the ability of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Foreign Subsidiaries or any Excluded Subsidiaries) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in favor of the Lenders in respect of obligations and liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents upon any of its property, assets or revenues constituting Term Loan Priority Collateral as and to the extent contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or (ii) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (x) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to the Borrower, (y) make any loans or advances to the Borrower or (z) transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower (provided that dividend or liquidation priority between classes of Capital Stock, or subordination of any obligation (including the application of any remedy bars thereto) to any other obligation,

 

 

will not be deemed to constitute such an encumbrance or restriction), except any encumbrance or restriction:

 

(a)           pursuant to an agreement or instrument in effect at or entered into on the Closing Date, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the ABL Facility Documents, the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the Senior Notes Documents and, on and after the execution and delivery thereof, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Other Intercreditor Agreement, any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes (and any related documents) and any Additional Obligations Documents;

 

(b)           pursuant to any agreement or instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person, which Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or which agreement or instrument is assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition of assets from such Person or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger or consolidation, as in effect at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transaction (except to the extent that such Indebtedness was incurred to finance, or otherwise in connection with, such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transaction); provided that for purposes of this Subsection 8.3(b), if a Person other than the Borrower is the Successor Borrower with respect thereto, any Subsidiary thereof or agreement or instrument of such Person or any such Subsidiary shall be deemed acquired or assumed, as the case may be, by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, when such Person becomes such Successor Borrower;

 

(c)           pursuant to an agreement or instrument (a “Refinancing Agreement”) effecting a refinancing of Indebtedness Incurred or outstanding pursuant or relating to, or that otherwise extends, renews, refunds, refinances or replaces, any agreement or instrument referred to in Subsection 8.3(a) or (b) or this Subsection 8.3(c) (an “Initial Agreement”) or that is, or is contained in, any amendment, supplement or other modification to an Initial Agreement or Refinancing Agreement (an “Amendment”); provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreement or Initial Agreements to which such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment relates (as determined in good faith by the Borrower);

 

(d)           (i) pursuant to any agreement or instrument that restricts in a customary manner the assignment or transfer thereof, or the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset subject thereto, (ii) by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, (iii) contained in mortgages, pledges or other security agreements securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent restricting the transfer of the property or assets subject thereto, (iv) pursuant to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (v) pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations

 

 

that impose encumbrances or restrictions on the property or assets so acquired, (vi) on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or suppliers under agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vii) pursuant to customary provisions contained in agreements and instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business (including but not limited to leases and joint venture and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business), (viii) that arises or is agreed to in the ordinary course of business and does not detract from the value of property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, (ix) pursuant to Hedging Obligations or Bank Products Obligations, or (x) pursuant to Related Corporation Contracts;

 

(e)           with respect to any agreement for the direct or indirect disposition of Capital Stock of any Person, property or assets, imposing restrictions with respect to such Person, Capital Stock, property or assets pending the closing of such disposition;

 

(f)            by reason of any applicable law, rule, regulation or order, or required by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their businesses, including any such law, rule, regulation, order or requirement applicable in connection with such Restricted Subsidiary’s status (or the status of any Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary) as a Captive Insurance Subsidiary;

 

(g)           pursuant to an agreement or instrument (i) relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to Subsection 8.1 (x) if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreements (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), or (y) if such encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the Lenders than is customary in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and either (1) the Borrower determines in good faith that such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Borrower’s ability to create and maintain the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents and make principal or interest payments on the Term Loans or (2) such encumbrance or restriction applies only if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness, (ii) relating to any sale of receivables by a Foreign Subsidiary or (iii) relating to Indebtedness of or a Financing Disposition by or to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity;

 

(h)           any agreement relating to intercreditor arrangements and related rights and obligations, to or by which the Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other agent, trustee or representative on their behalf may be party or bound at any time or from time to time, and any agreement providing that in the event that a Lien is granted for the benefit of the Lenders another Person shall also receive a Lien, which Lien is permitted by Subsection 8.6; or

 

(i)            any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness and/or other obligations and liabilities secured by a Lien permitted by Subsection 8.6 (in which case

 

 

any restriction shall only be effective against the assets subject to such Lien, except as may be otherwise permitted under this Subsection 8.3).

 

8.4           Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.  (a)  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any Asset Disposition unless:

 

(i)            the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration (including by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise) at the time of such Asset Disposition at least equal to the fair market value of the shares and assets subject to such Asset Disposition, as such fair market value may be determined (and shall be determined, to the extent such Asset Disposition or any series of related Asset Dispositions involves aggregate consideration in excess of $25.0 million) in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive (including as to the value of all noncash consideration);

 

(ii)           in the case of any Asset Disposition (or series of related Asset Dispositions) having a fair market value of $20.0 million or more, at least 75.0% of the consideration therefor (excluding, in the case of an Asset Disposition (or series of related Asset Dispositions), any consideration by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, that are not Indebtedness) received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash; and

 

(iii)          to the extent required by Subsection 8.4(b), an amount equal to 100.0% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition is applied by the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) as provided therein.

 

(b)           In the event that on or after the Closing Date the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall make an Asset Disposition or a Recovery Event shall occur, an amount equal to 100.0% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event shall be applied by the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) as follows:

 

(i)            first, to the extent the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary elects (by delivery of an officer’s certificate by a Responsible Officer to the Administrative Agent promptly following such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event that it is exercising its reinvestment option under this Subsection 8.4(b)(i)) to invest in Additional Assets (including by means of an investment in Additional Assets by a Restricted Subsidiary with an amount equal to Net Available Cash received by the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary) within 365 days after the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, as the case may be, and the date of receipt of such Net Available Cash (such period, the “Reinvestment Period”) or, if such investment in Additional Assets is a project authorized by the Board of Directors that will take longer than such 365 days to complete and is subject to a binding written commitment entered into during the Reinvestment Period, an additional 180 days after the last day of the Reinvestment Period (it being understood and agreed that if no such investment is made within the Reinvestment Period, the Borrower shall make the prepayments required by

 

 

Subsection  8.4(b)(ii) on the earlier to occur of (I) the last day of such Reinvestment Period and (II) the date the Borrower elects not to pursue such investment);

 

(ii)           second, (1) if no investment election is made pursuant to preceding clause (i) with respect to such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event or (2) if such election is made to the extent of the balance of such Net Available Cash or equivalent amount after application in accordance with Subsection  8.4(b)(i), (x) to the extent such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event is an Asset Disposition or Recovery Event of assets that constitute Collateral, to purchase, redeem, repay or prepay, in accordance with Subsection 4.4(b)(i) (subject to Subsection 4.4(d)) or the agreements or instruments governing the relevant Indebtedness described in clause (B) below, as applicable, (A) the Term Loans and (B) to the extent the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is required by the terms thereof, any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, Additional Obligations and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing with, in each case, a Lien on the Collateral ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Term Facility Obligations on a pro rata basis with the Term Loans and (y) to the extent such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event is an Asset Disposition or Recovery Event of assets that do not constitute Collateral, to purchase, redeem, repay or prepay, in accordance with Subsection 4.4(b)(i) (subject to Subsection 4.4(d)) or the agreements or instruments governing any relevant Indebtedness permitted under Subsection 8.1, as applicable, (A) the Term Loans and (B) to the extent the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is required by the terms thereof, any other Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Term Loan Facility Obligations) on a pro rata basis with the Term Loans; and

 

(iii)          third, to the extent of the balance of such Net Available Cash or equivalent amount after application in accordance with Subsections 8.4 (b)(i) and (ii) above, to fund (to the extent consistent with any other applicable provision of this Agreement) any general corporate purpose (including but not limited to the repayment of Junior Debt);

 

provided, however, that in connection with any prepayment, repayment or purchase of Indebtedness pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary will retire such Indebtedness and will cause the related loan commitment (if any) to be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid, repaid or purchased.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 8.4, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to apply any Net Available Cash or equivalent amount in accordance with this Subsection 8.4 except to the extent that (x) the aggregate Net Available Cash from all Asset Dispositions and Recovery Events or equivalent amount that is not applied in accordance with this Subsection 8.4 exceeds $25.0 million, in which case the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall apply all such Net Available Cash from such Asset Dispositions and Recovery Events or equivalent amount in accordance with Subsection 8.4(b) or (y) the terms of any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, Additional Obligations or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing with, in each case, a Lien on the Collateral ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Term Facility Obligations would require Net Available Cash or the equivalent amount to be applied to purchase, redeem, repay or prepay such Indebtedness prior to reaching such $25.0 million threshold.

 

 

 

(d)           For the purposes of Subsection 8.4(a)(ii), the following are deemed to be cash:  (1) Temporary Cash Investments and Cash Equivalents, (2) the assumption of Indebtedness of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock of the Borrower) or any Restricted Subsidiary and the release of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from all liability on payment of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition, (3) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Disposition, to the extent that the Borrower and each other Restricted Subsidiary are released from any Guarantee of payment of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition, (4) securities received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days, (5) consideration consisting of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (6) Additional Assets, and (7) any Designated Noncash Consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an Asset Disposition having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (7), not to exceed an aggregate amount at any time outstanding equal to the greater of $90.0 million and 2.50% of Consolidated Total Assets (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).

 

8.5           Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates.  (a)  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any transaction or series of related transactions (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Borrower (an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million unless (i) the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could be obtained at the time in a transaction with a Person who is not such an Affiliate and (ii) if such Affiliate Transaction involves aggregate consideration in excess of $30.0 million, the terms of such Affiliate Transaction have been approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors.  For purposes of this Subsection 8.5(a), any Affiliate Transaction shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements set forth in this Subsection 8.5(a) if (x) such Affiliate Transaction is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors or (y) in the event there are no Disinterested Directors, a fairness opinion is provided by a nationally recognized appraisal or investment banking firm with respect to such Affiliate Transaction.

 

(b)           The provisions of Subsection 8.5(a) will not apply to:

 

(i)            any Restricted Payment Transaction,

 

(ii)           (1) the entering into, maintaining or performance of any employment or consulting contract, collective bargaining agreement, benefit plan, program or arrangement, related trust agreement or any other similar arrangement for or with any current or former employee, officer or director or consultant of or to the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Entity heretofore or hereafter entered into in the ordinary course of business, including vacation, health, insurance, deferred compensation, severance, retirement, savings or other similar plans, programs or

 

 

arrangements, (2) payments, compensation, performance of indemnification or contribution obligations, the making or cancellation of loans or any issuance, grant or award of stock, options, other equity related interests or other securities, to any such employees, officers, directors or consultants in the ordinary course of business, (3) the payment of reasonable fees to directors of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity (as determined in good faith by the Borrower, such Subsidiary or such Parent Entity), or (4)  Management Advances and payments in respect thereof (or in reimbursement of any expenses referred to in the definition of such term),

 

(iii)          any transaction between or among any of the Borrower, one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, or one or more Special Purpose Entities,

 

(iv)          any transaction arising out of agreements or instruments in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.5 (other than any Tax Sharing Agreement or Transaction Documents referred to in Subsection 8.5(b)(vii)), and any payments made pursuant thereto,

 

(v)           any transaction in the ordinary course of business on terms that are fair to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower, or are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could be obtained at the time in a transaction with a Person who is not an Affiliate of the Borrower,

 

(vi)          any transaction in the ordinary course of business, or approved by a majority of the Board of Directors, between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Affiliate of the Borrower controlled by the Borrower that is a joint venture or similar entity,

 

(vii)         (1) the execution, delivery and performance of any Tax Sharing Agreement and any Transaction Document, and (2) payments to CD&R or any of its Affiliates (x) for any management consulting, financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities pursuant to the Sponsor Management Agreement (or as may be approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors), (y) in connection with any acquisition, disposition, merger, recapitalization or similar transactions, which payments are made pursuant to the Transaction Documents or are approved by a majority of the Board of Directors in good faith, and (z) of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such services or activities,

 

(viii)        the Transactions, all transactions in connection therewith (including but not limited to the financing thereof), and all fees and expenses paid or payable in connection with the Transactions, including the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of CD&R and its Affiliates,

 

(ix)           any issuance or sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any capital contribution to the Borrower,

 

 

(x)            any investment by any CD&R Investor in securities of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as (i) such securities are being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) such investment by all CD&R Investors constitutes less than 5.00% of the proposed or outstanding issue amount of such class of securities, and

 

(xi)           any transaction between or among the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Related Corporation pursuant to or in connection with a Related Corporation Contract.

 

8.6           Limitation on Liens.  (a)  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of its property or assets (including Capital Stock of any other Person), whether owned on the Closing Date or thereafter acquired, securing any Indebtedness (the “Initial Lien”) unless, in the case of Initial Liens on any asset or property other than Collateral, the Term Loan Facility Obligations are equally and ratably secured with (or on a senior basis to, in the case such Initial Lien secures any Junior Debt) the obligations secured by such Initial Lien.  Any such Lien created in favor of the Term Loan Facility Obligations pursuant to the subclause in the preceding sentence requiring an equal and ratable (or senior, as applicable) Lien for the benefit of the Term Loan Facility Obligations will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon (i) the release and discharge of the Initial Lien to which it relates, (ii) in the case of any such Lien in favor of any Subsidiary Guaranty, upon the termination and discharge of such Subsidiary Guaranty in accordance with the terms thereof, hereof and the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, or (iii) any sale, exchange or transfer (other than a transfer constituting a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower that is governed by the provisions of Subsection 8.7) to any Person not an Affiliate of the Borrower of the property or assets secured by such Initial Lien, or of all of the Capital Stock held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in, or all or substantially all the assets of, any Restricted Subsidiary creating such Initial Lien.

 

8.7           Limitation on Fundamental Changes.  (a)  The Borrower will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, any Person, unless:

 

(i)            the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Borrower”) will be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Borrower (if not the Borrower) will expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Loan Documents to which it is a party by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a joinder or one or more other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(ii)           immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the Successor Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default will have occurred and be continuing;

 

 

(iii)          immediately after giving effect to such transaction, either (A) the Borrower (or, if applicable, the Successor Borrower with respect thereto) could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Subsection 8.1(a) or (B) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Borrower (or, if applicable, the Successor Borrower with respect thereto) would equal or exceed the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Borrower immediately prior to giving effect to such transaction;

 

(iv)          each Subsidiary Guarantor (other than (x) any Subsidiary Guarantor that will be released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guaranty in connection with such transaction and (y) any party to any such consolidation or merger) shall have delivered a joinder or other document or instrument in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, confirming its Subsidiary Guaranty (other than any Subsidiary Guaranty that will be discharged or terminated in connection with such transaction);

 

(v)           each Subsidiary Guarantor (other than (x) any Subsidiary that will be released from its grant or pledge of Collateral under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in connection with such transaction and (y) any party to any such consolidation or merger) shall have by a supplement to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or another document or instrument affirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to its Guarantee as reaffirmed pursuant to clause (iv) above;

 

(vi)          each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Fee Property (other than (x) any Subsidiary that will be released from its grant or pledge of Collateral under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in connection with such transaction and (y) any party to any such consolidation or merger) shall have affirmed that its obligations under the applicable Mortgage shall apply to its Guarantee as reaffirmed pursuant to clause (iv); and

 

(vii)         the Borrower will have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer and a legal opinion, each to the effect that such consolidation, merger or transfer complies with the provisions described in this Subsection 8.7(a), provided that (x) in giving such opinion such counsel may rely on such certificate of such Responsible Officer as to compliance with the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Subsection 8.7(a) and as to any matters of fact, and (y) no such legal opinion will be required for a consolidation, merger or transfer described in Subsection 8.7(d).

 

(b)           Any Indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the Borrower, any Successor Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (or that is deemed to be Incurred by any Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) as a result of any such transaction undertaken in compliance with this Subsection 8.7, and any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereto, shall be deemed to have been Incurred in compliance with Subsection 8.1(b)(x) (subject, however, in the case of Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, to the restrictions on Indebtedness of non-Subsidiary Guarantors contained in the proviso at the end of Subsection 8.1(b)(x)).

 

(c)           Upon any transaction involving the Borrower in accordance with Subsection 8.7(a) in which the Borrower is not the Successor Borrower, the Successor Borrower

 

 

will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Borrower under the Loan Documents, and thereafter the predecessor Borrower shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Loan Documents, except that the predecessor Borrower in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Term Loans.

 

(d)           Clauses (ii) and (iii) of Subsection 8.7(a) will not apply to any transaction in which the Borrower consolidates or merges with or into or transfers all or substantially all its properties and assets to (x) an Affiliate incorporated or organized for the purpose of reincorporating or reorganizing the Borrower in another jurisdiction or changing its legal structure to a corporation or other entity or (y) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower so long as all assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction (other than Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary) are owned by such Restricted Subsidiary and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately after the consummation thereof.  Subsection 8.7(a) will not apply to any transaction in which any Restricted Subsidiary consolidates with, merges into or transfers all or part of its assets to the Borrower.

 

8.8           Change of Control; Limitation on Amendments.  The Borrower shall not and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(a)           In the event of the occurrence of a Change of Control, repurchase or repay any Indebtedness then outstanding pursuant to any Junior Debt or any portion thereof, unless the Borrower shall have (i) made payment in full of the Term Loans and any other amounts then due and owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder and under any Note or (ii) made an offer to pay the Term Loans and any amounts then due and owing to each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereunder and under any Note and shall have made payment in full thereof to each such Lender or the Administrative Agent which has accepted such offer.  Upon the Borrower having made all payments of Term Loans and any other amounts then due and owing to any Lender required by the preceding sentence, any Event of Default arising under Subsection 9(j) by reason of such Change of Control shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing.

 

(b)           (1) Amend, supplement, waive or otherwise modify any of the provisions of any Senior Notes Documents or any indenture, instrument or agreement governing any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof in a manner that shortens the maturity date of such Indebtedness to a date prior to the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans or provides for a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the Initial Term Loans and (2) if an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) is continuing, amend, supplement, waive or otherwise modify any of the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement evidencing Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Obligations in a manner that (i) changes the subordination provisions of such Indebtedness or (ii) shortens the maturity date of such Indebtedness to a date prior to the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans or provides for a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the Initial Term Loans; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Subsection 8.8(b) shall not restrict or prohibit any refinancing of Indebtedness (in whole or in part) permitted pursuant to Subsection 8.1.

 

 

(c)           Amend, supplement, waive or otherwise modify the terms of any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, any Additional Obligations or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the foregoing or any indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, Additional Obligations or Refinancing Indebtedness have been issued or incurred in any manner inconsistent with the terms of Subsection 2.7(a), Subsection 8.1(b), Subsection 8.6 or the definitions of “Additional Obligations”, “Refinancing Indebtedness” and “Permitted Liens” or that would result in a Default hereunder if such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, Additional Obligations or Refinancing Indebtedness (as so amended or modified) were then being issued or incurred or, if such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, Additional Obligations or Refinancing Indebtedness is unsecured or secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Liens securing the Term Facility Obligations and an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) is then continuing, that would provide for the addition of security or a Lien ranking pari passu to the Liens securing the Term Facility Obligations, as the case may be.

 

8.9           Limitation on Lines of Business.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any business, either directly or through any Restricted Subsidiary, except for those businesses of the same general type as those in which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged in on the Closing Date or which are reasonably related thereto and any business related thereto.

 

SECTION 9

 

Events of Default

 

9.1           Events of Default.  Any of the following from and after the Closing Date shall constitute an event of default:

 

(a)           The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Term Loan when due in accordance with the terms hereof (whether at stated maturity, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise); or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Term Loan, or any other amount payable hereunder, within five Business Days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or

 

(b)           Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document (or in any amendment, modification or supplement hereto or thereto) or which is contained in any certificate furnished at any time by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; provided that the failure of any representation or warranty (other than the representations and warranties referenced in Subsection 6.1(t)(ii) and the representation contained in the Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Subsection 6.1(g) with respect to the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Subsection 6.1(t)(i)) to be true and correct on the Closing Date will not constitute an Event of Default for the purposes of exercising any remedy under Subsection 9.2 of this Agreement or for the purpose of determining any right to exercise enforcement rights under any Loan Document; or

 

 

(c)           Any Loan Party shall default in the payment, observance or performance of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 8; or

 

(d)           Any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in clauses (a) through (c) of this Subsection 9.1), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier of (A) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower becomes aware of such failure and (B) the date on which written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or

 

(e)           Any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) default in (x) any payment of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness (excluding the Term Loans) in excess of $50.0 million or (y) in the payment of any Guarantee Obligation in excess of $50.0 million, beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness or Guarantee Obligation was created; or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness (excluding the Term Loans) or Guarantee Obligation referred to in clause (i) above or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto (other than a failure to provide notice of a default or an event of default under such instrument or agreement), or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or 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 or lapse of time if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or such Guarantee Obligation to become payable (an “Acceleration”), and such time shall have lapsed and, if any notice (a “Default Notice”) shall be required to commence a grace period or declare the occurrence of an event of default before notice of Acceleration may be delivered, such Default Notice shall have been given and such default shall not have been remedied or waived by or on behalf of such holder or holders and, in the case of any such Indebtedness under the Senior ABL Facility or any Additional ABL Credit Facility only, either (x) such default (if other than a default in the observance or performance of a financial maintenance covenant) remains unremedied and not waived by or on behalf of such holders of such Indebtedness for a period of 60 days or (y) such Indebtedness under the Senior ABL Facility or such Additional ABL Credit Facility shall have been Accelerated and such Acceleration shall not have been rescinded (provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder); or

 

(f)            If (i) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect

 

 

to it or its debts (excluding, in each case, the solvent liquidation or reorganization of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party), or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, receivers, receiver and manager, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any Material Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiaries of the Borrower any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged, unstayed or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiaries of the Borrower any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall take any corporate or other similar organizational action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiaries of the Borrower shall be generally unable to, or shall admit in writing its general inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or

 

(g)           (i) Any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) any failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of either of the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee is in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent likely to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA other than a standard termination pursuant to Section 4041(b) of ERISA, (v) either of the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent is reasonably likely to, incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or Reorganization of, a Multiemployer Plan, or (vi) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(h)           One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate at any time a liability (net of any insurance or indemnity payments actually received in respect thereof prior to or within 60 days from the entry thereof, or to be received in respect thereof in the event any appeal thereof shall be unsuccessful) of $50.0 million or more, and all such judgments or

 

 

decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or

 

(i)            (i) Any of the Security Documents shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof), or any Loan Party which is a party to any such Security Document shall so assert in writing or (ii) the Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall cease to be perfected and enforceable in accordance with its terms or of the same effect as to perfection and priority purported to be created thereby with respect to any significant portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral (other than in connection with any termination of such Lien in respect of any Collateral as permitted hereby or by any Security Document) and such failure of such Lien to be perfected and enforceable with such priority shall have continued unremedied for a period of 20 days; or

 

(j)            Any Loan Party shall assert in writing that any of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (after execution and delivery thereof) or any Other Intercreditor Agreement (after execution and delivery thereof) shall have ceased for any reason to be in full force and effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof) or shall knowingly contest, or knowingly support any other Person in any action that seeks to contest, the validity or effectiveness of any such intercreditor agreement (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof); or

 

(k)           A Change of Control shall have occurred.

 

9.2           Remedies Upon an Event of Default.  (a) If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of Subsection 9.1(f) with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Term Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.

 

(b)           Except as expressly provided above in this Section 9, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived.

 

SECTION 10

 

The Agents and the Other Representatives

 

10.1         Appointment.  (a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Agents as the agents of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to or required of such Agent by

 

 

the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Agents and the Other Representatives shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except, in the case of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Agent or the Other Representatives.

 

(b)           Each of the Agents may perform any of their respective duties under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other instruments and agreements referred to herein or therein by or through its respective officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates, or delegate any and all such rights and powers to, any one or more sub agents appointed by such Agent (it being understood and agreed, for avoidance of doubt and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may perform any of their respective duties under the Security Documents by or through one or more of their respective affiliates).  Each 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 each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent.

 

(c)           Except solely to the extent of the Borrower’s rights to consent pursuant to and subject to the conditions in Subsection 10.9 and except for Subsection 10.8(a), (b), (c) and (e), the provisions of this Section 10 are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

 

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

 

10.3         Action by an Agent.  Each Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact (including the Collateral Agent in the case of the Administrative Agent), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.  No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact or counsel selected by it with reasonable care.

 

 

10.4         Exculpatory Provisions.  (a) No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent:

 

(i)            shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(ii)           shall 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 such 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 such Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its judgment or the judgment of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Requirement of Law; and

 

(iii)          shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the person serving as such Agent or any of its affiliates in any capacity.

 

(b)           No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (x) 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 such Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Subsection 11.1) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to such Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.

 

(c)           No Agent shall 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 (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 6 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral 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 as used merely as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

 

(d)           Each party to this Agreement acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent may use an outside service provider for the tracking of all UCC financing statements required to be filed pursuant to the Loan Documents and notification to the

 

 

Administrative Agent, of, among other things, the upcoming lapse or expiration thereof, and that any such service provider will be deemed to be acting at the request and on behalf of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties.  No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by any such service provider.

 

10.5         Acknowledgement and Representations by Lenders.  Each Lender expressly acknowledges that none of the Agents or the Other Representatives nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent or any Other Representative hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Agent or such Other Representative to any Lender.  Each Lender further represents and warrants that it has had the opportunity to review the Confidential Information Memorandum and each other document made available to it on the Platform in connection with this Agreement and has acknowledged and accepted the terms and conditions applicable to the recipients thereof.  Each Lender represents to the Agents, the Other Representatives and each of the Loan Parties that, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, the Other Representatives or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will make, its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of Holdings and the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, it has made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement and it will make its own decisions in taking or not taking any action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, neither the Agents nor any Other Representative shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender or the holder of any Note with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter.  Each Lender represents to each other party hereto that it is a bank, savings and loan association or other similar savings institution, insurance company, investment fund or company or other financial institution which makes or acquires commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business, that it is participating hereunder as a Lender for such commercial purposes, and that it has the knowledge and experience to be and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of being a Lender hereunder.  Each Lender acknowledges and agrees to comply with the provisions of Subsection 11.6 applicable to the Lenders hereunder.

 

10.6         Indemnity; Reimbursement by Lenders.  (a) To the extent that the Borrower or any other Loan Party for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under Subsection 11.5 to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or the Collateral Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay ratably according to their respective outstanding Term Loans on the date on which the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought under this Subsection 10.6 such unpaid amount (such indemnity shall be effective whether or not the related losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses are incurred or asserted by any party hereto or any third party); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the Collateral Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the Collateral Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) in connection

 

 

with such capacity.  The obligations of the Lenders under this Subsection 10.6 are subject to the provisions of Subsection 4.8.

 

(b)           Any Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Loan Document (except actions expressly required to be taken by it hereunder or under the Loan Documents) unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.

 

(c)           All amounts due under this Subsection 10.6 shall be payable not later than three Business Days after demand therefor.  The agreements in this Subsection 10.6 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

10.7         Right to Request and Act on Instructions; Reliance.  (a) Each Agent may at any time request instructions from the Lenders with respect to any actions or approvals which by the terms of this Agreement or of any of the Loan Documents an Agent is permitted or desires to take or to grant, and if such instructions are promptly requested, the requesting Agent shall be absolutely entitled as between itself and the Lenders to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval and shall not be under any liability whatsoever to any Lender for refraining from any action or withholding any approval under any of the Loan Documents until it shall have received such instructions from Required Lenders or all or such other portion of the Lenders as shall be prescribed by this Agreement.  Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of an Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of Required Lenders (or all or such other portion of the Lenders as shall be prescribed by this Agreement) and, notwithstanding the instructions of Required Lenders (or such other applicable portion of the Lenders), an Agent shall have no obligation to any Lender to take any action if it believes, in good faith, that such action would violate applicable law or exposes an Agent to any liability for which it has not received satisfactory indemnification in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 10.6.

 

(b)           Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (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.  Each 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 that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan.  Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with such advice.

 

 

10.8         Collateral Matters.  (a) Each Lender authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into (x) the Security Documents and the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, (y)  any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to the Security Documents and the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement or enter into other intercreditor agreements in connection with the incurrence by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof of Additional Indebtedness (each an “Intercreditor Agreement Supplement”) to permit such Additional Indebtedness to be secured by a valid, perfected lien (with such priority as may be designated by the Borrower or relevant Subsidiary, to the extent such priority is permitted by the Loan Documents) and (z) any Incremental Commitment Amendment as provided in Subsection 2.6, any Increase Supplement as provided in Subsection 2.6, any Lender Joinder Agreement as provided in Subsection 2.6, any agreement required in connection with a Permitted Debt Exchange Offer pursuant to Subsection 2.7 and any Extension Amendment as provided in Subsection 2.8).  Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Security Documents, the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Other Intercreditor Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement Supplement, any Incremental Commitment Amendment, any Increase Supplement, any Lender Joinder Agreement or any agreement required in connection with a Permitted Debt Exchange Offer and the exercise by the Agents or the Required Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders.  The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time, to take any action with respect to any applicable Collateral or Security Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents.  Each Lender agrees that it will not have any right individually to enforce or seek to enforce any Security Document or to realize upon any Collateral for the Term Loans unless instructed to do so by the Collateral Agent, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised only by the Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets or the provision of any guarantee by any Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Closing Date or in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Closing Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

(b)           The Lenders hereby authorize each Agent, in each case at its option and in its discretion, (A) to release any Lien granted to or held by such Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon termination of the Initial Term Loan Commitments and payment and satisfaction of all of the Term Loan Facility Obligations under the Loan Documents at any time arising under or in respect of this Agreement or the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby that are then due and unpaid, (ii) constituting property being sold or otherwise disposed of (to Persons other than a Loan Party) upon the sale or other disposition thereof, (iii) if

 

 

approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or such greater amount, to the extent required by Subsection 11.1) or (iv) as otherwise may be expressly provided in the relevant Security Documents and (B) to subordinate any Lien on any Excluded Assets (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) or any other property granted to or held by such Agent, as the case may be under any Loan Document to the holder of any Permitted Lien.  Upon request by any Agent, at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing any Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Subsection 10.8.

 

(c)           The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in each case at its option and in its discretion, to enter into any amendment, amendment and restatement, restatement, waiver, supplement or modification, and to make or consent to any filings or to take any other actions, in each case as contemplated by Subsection 11.17.  Upon request by any Agent, at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s authority under this Subsection 10.8(c).

 

(d)           No Agent shall have any obligation whatsoever to the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to any Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Agents in this Subsection 10.8 or in any of the Security Documents, it being understood and agreed by the Lenders that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, each Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given such Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as a Lender and that no Agent shall have any duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, any Security Document may be amended (or amended and restated), restated, waived, supplemented or modified as contemplated by and in accordance with either Subsection 11.1 or 11.17, as applicable, with the written consent of the Agent party thereto and the Loan Party party thereto.

 

(f)            The Collateral Agent may, and hereby does, appoint the Administrative Agent as its agent for the purposes of holding any Collateral and/or perfecting the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein and for the purpose of taking such other action with respect to the collateral as such Agents may from time to time agree.

 

10.9         Successor Agent.  Subject to the appointment of a successor as set forth herein, (i) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may be removed by the Required Lenders if the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or a controlling affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is a Defaulting Lender and (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may resign as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, respectively, in each case upon ten days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower.  If the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall be removed by the Required Lenders pursuant to clause (i) above or if the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, under this Agreement and the other

 

 

Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which such successor agent shall be subject to approval by the Borrower; provided that such approval by the Borrower in connection with the appointment of any successor Administrative Agent shall only be required so long as no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing; provided further, that the Borrower shall not unreasonably withhold its approval of any successor Administrative Agent if such successor is a commercial bank with a consolidated combined capital and surplus of at least $5.0 billion.  Upon the successful appointment of a successor agent, such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and the term “Administrative Agent” or “Collateral Agent”, as applicable, shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Term Loans.  After any retiring Agent’s resignation or removal as Agent, the provisions of this Section 10 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Additionally, after such retiring Agent’s resignation as such Agent, the provisions of this Subsection 10.9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was such Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.

 

10.10       [Reserved].

 

10.11       Withholding Tax.  To the extent required by any applicable law, each Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax, and in no event shall such Agent be required to be responsible for or pay any additional amount with respect to any such withholding.  If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that any Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify such Agent of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from or reduction of withholding tax ineffective or for any other reason, without limiting the provisions of Subsection 4.11(a) or 4.12, such Lender shall indemnify such Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by such Agent as tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with any expenses incurred and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 days after demand therefor.  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 hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or such issuing lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Subsection 10.11.  The agreements in this Subsection 10.11 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Term Loan Facility Obligations.

 

10.12       Other Representatives.  None of the entities identified as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers pursuant to the definition of Other Representative contained herein, shall

 

 

have any duties or responsibilities hereunder or under any other Loan Document in its capacity as such.  Without limiting the foregoing, no Other Representative shall have nor be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender.  At any time that any Lender serving as an Other Representative shall have transferred to any other Person (other than any of its affiliates) all of its interests in the Loans, such Lender shall be deemed to have concurrently resigned as such Other Representative.

 

10.13       [Reserved].

 

10.14       Application of Proceeds.  The Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent agree, as among such parties, as follows:  subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Other Intercreditor Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement Supplement, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts collected or received by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender on account of amounts then due and outstanding under any of the Loan Documents shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be applied as follows:  first, to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent provided herein) due and owing hereunder of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in connection with enforcing the rights of the Agents and the Lenders under the Loan Documents (including all expenses of sale or other realization of or in respect of the Collateral and any sums advanced to the Collateral Agent or to preserve its security interest in the Collateral), second, to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees to the extent provided herein) due and owing hereunder of each of the Lenders in connection with enforcing such Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents, third, to pay interest on Loans then outstanding, fourth, to pay principal of Loans then outstanding and obligations under Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements, Commodity Agreements and Bank Product Agreements permitted hereunder and secured by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, ratably among the applicable Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause “fourth” payable to them, and fifth, to pay the surplus, if any, to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.  To the extent any amounts available for distribution pursuant to clause “third” or “fourth” above are insufficient to pay all obligations described therein in full, such moneys shall be allocated pro rata among the applicable Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this applicable clause at such time.  This Subsection 10.14 may be amended (and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendment) to the extent necessary to reflect differing amounts payable, and priorities of payments, to Lenders participating in any new classes or tranches of loans added pursuant to Subsections 2.6 and 2.8, as applicable.

 

SECTION 11

 

Miscellaneous

 

11.1         Amendments and Waivers.  (a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof, may be amended, supplemented, modified or waived except in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection 11.1.  The Required Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, from time to

 

 

time, (x) enter into with the respective Loan Parties hereto or thereto, as the case may be, written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or to the other Loan Documents or changing, in any manner the rights or obligations of the Lenders or the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (y) waive at any Loan Party’s request, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that amendments pursuant to Subsections 11.1(d) and (f) may be effected without the consent of the Required Lenders to the extent provided therein; provided further, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:

 

(i)            (A) reduce or forgive the amount or extend the scheduled date of maturity of any Loan or of any scheduled installment thereof (including extending the Maturity Date), (B) reduce the stated rate of any interest, commission or fee payable hereunder (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), (C) (except as provided in Subsection 11.1(d)) increase the principal amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Loans or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof or (D) change the currency in which any Loan is payable, in each case without the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory repayment of the Loans of all Lenders shall not constitute an increase of the principal amount of the Loans of any Lender);

 

(ii)           amend, modify or waive any provision of this Subsection 11.1(a) or reduce the percentage specified in the definition of “Required Lenders,” or consent to the assignment or transfer by Holdings or the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case without the written consent of all the Lenders; provided that, as further provided in Subsection 11.1(d), the definition of “Required Lenders” may be amended in connection with any amendment, supplement or joinder pursuant to Subsection 2.6 or 2.8 to include appropriately the Lenders participating in such incremental facility, refinancing, or extension in any required vote or action of the Required Lenders;

 

(iii)          release all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Security Document, or, in the aggregate (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions), all or substantially all of the Collateral without the consent of all of the Lenders, except as expressly permitted hereby or by any Security Document (as such documents are in effect on the date hereof or, if later, the date of execution and delivery thereof in accordance with the terms hereof);

 

(iv)          require any Lender to make Loans having an Interest Period of longer than six (6) months or shorter than one month without the consent of such Lender;

 

(v)           amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 10 without the written consent of the then Agents;

 

 

(vi)          amend, modify or waive any provision of Subsection 10.1(a), 10.5 or 10.12 without the written consent of any Other Representative directly and adversely affected thereby;

 

(vii)         [reserved];

 

(viii)        [reserved]; or

 

(ix)           amend, modify or waive the order of application of payments set forth in the penultimate sentence of Subsection 4.4(a) or Subsection 4.4(d), 4.8(a), 10.14 or 11.7, in each case without the consent of all the Lenders; provided that, as more fully set forth in Subsection 11.1(d), these sections may be amended or modified in connection with any amendment, supplement or joinder pursuant to Subsection 2.6 or 2.8 to reflect the priorities as permitted by, and contemplated by, such Subsections with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders participating in such incremental facility, refinancing, or extension.

 

provided further that, notwithstanding and in addition to the foregoing, and in addition to Liens the Collateral Agent is authorized to release pursuant to Subsection 10.8(b), the Collateral Agent may, in its discretion, release the Lien on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $7.5 million in any Fiscal Year without the consent of any Lender.

 

(b)           Any waiver and any amendment, supplement or modification pursuant to this Subsection 11.1 shall apply to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Agents and all future holders of the Loans.  In the case of any waiver, each of the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

(c)           [Reserved].

 

(d)           Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended (i) to cure any ambiguity, mistake, omission, defect, or inconsistency, (ii) in accordance with Subsection 2.6 to incorporate the terms of any Incremental Commitments (including to add a new revolving facility under this Agreement with respect to any Incremental Revolving Commitment) and (iii) in accordance with Subsection 2.8 to effectuate an Extension and to provide for non-pro  rata borrowings and payments of any amounts hereunder as between the Loans and any commitments in connection therewith, in each case with the consent of the Administrative Agent but without the consent of any Lender (except as expressly provided in Subsection 2.6 or 2.8, as applicable) required, including, without limitation, as provided in Subsection 4.4(g).

 

(e)           Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended (or deemed amended) or amended and restated with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (x) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the

 

 

benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the existing Facilities and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof, (y) to include, as appropriate, the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any required vote or action of the Required Lenders or of the Lenders of each Facility hereunder and (z) to provide class protection for any additional credit facilities.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, any Security Document may be amended (or amended and restated), restated, waived, supplemented or modified as contemplated by Subsection 11.17 with the written consent of the Agent party thereto and the Loan Party party thereto.

 

(g)           If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination of or to any of the provisions of this Agreement and/or any other Loan Document as contemplated by Subsection 11.1(a), the consent of each Lender or each affected Lender, as applicable, is required and the consent of the Required Lenders at such time is obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (each such Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”) then the Borrower may, on notice to the Administrative and the Non-Consenting Lender, (A) replace such Non-Consenting Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Subsection 11.6 (with the assignment fee and any other costs and expenses to be paid by the Borrower in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender; provided, further, that the applicable assignee shall have agreed to the applicable change, waiver, discharge or termination of this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents; and provided, further, that all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Non-Consenting Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Acceptance or (B) so long as no Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) then exists or will exist immediately after giving effect to the respective prepayment, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, prepay the Loans and, if applicable, terminate the commitments of such Non-Consenting Lender, in whole or in part, subject to Subsection 4.12, without premium or penalty.  In connection with any such replacement under this Subsection 11.1(g), if the Non-Consenting Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance and/or any other documentation necessary to reflect such replacement by the later of (a) the date on which the replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation and (b) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Non-Consenting Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such Non-Consenting Lender, then such Non-Consenting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation as of such date and the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation on behalf of such Non-Consenting Lender.

 

11.2         Notices.  (a) All notices, requests, and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered by hand, or three days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, or, in the case of delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier,

 

 

when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and as set forth in Schedule A in the case of the other parties hereto, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto and any future holders of the Loans:

 

	
The Borrower
    	
Emergency   Medical Services Corporation
    
	
 
    	
6200   S. Syracuse Way
    
	
 
    	
Suite 200
    
	
 
    	
Greenwood   Village, Colorado 80110
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   General Counsel
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   (303) 495-1800
    
	
 
    	
Telephone:   (303) 495-1254
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
and
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   (303) 495-1800
    
	
 
    	
Telephone:   (303) 495-1200
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
and
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
1717   Main Street
    
	
 
    	
Suite 5200
    
	
 
    	
Dallas,   Texas 75201
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   (214) 712-2731
    
	
 
    	
Telephone:   (214) 712-2475
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
With copies to:
    	
Debevoise &   Plimpton LLP
    
	
 
    	
919   Third Avenue
    
	
 
    	
New   York, New York 10022
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Jeffrey E. Ross, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   (212) 521-7465
    
	
 
    	
Telephone:   (212) 909-6000
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
The Administrative Agent/the Collateral
    	
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
    
	
Agent:
    	
60   Wall Street
    
	
 
    	
New   York, New York 10005
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Carin Keegan
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   (212) 797-5690
    
	
 
    	
Telephone:   (212) 250-6083
    

 

 

	
With copies to:
    	
White &   Case LLP
    
	
 
    	
1155   Avenue of the Americas
    
	
 
    	
New   York, New York 10036
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Eric Leicht
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   (212) 354-8113
    
	
 
    	
Telephone:   (212) 819-8796
    

 

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Subsection 4.2, 4.4 or 4.8 shall not be effective until received.

 

(b)           Without in any way limiting the obligation of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the Administrative Agent may prior to receipt of written confirmation act without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice, believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party.

 

(c)           Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile or other electronic means (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif”).  The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable law, have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender.  The Administrative Agent may also require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile document or signature.

 

(d)           Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including electronic 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 pursuant to Section 2 if such Lender, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.  Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes (with the Borrower’s consent), (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), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the posting thereof.

 

11.3         No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Agent, any Lender or any Loan Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents 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 are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

11.4         Survival of Representations and Warranties.  All representations and warranties made hereunder and in the other Loan Documents (or in any amendment, modification or supplement hereto or thereto) and in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or such other Loan Documents shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans hereunder.

 

11.5         Payment of Expenses and Taxes.  The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Agents and the Other Representatives for (1) all their reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with (i) the syndication of the Facilities and the development, preparation, execution and delivery of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, (ii) the consummation and administration of the transactions (including the syndication of the Term Loan Commitments) contemplated hereby and thereby and (iii) efforts to monitor the Loans and verify, protect, evaluate, assess, appraise, collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral, and (2) (i) the reasonable fees and disbursements of White & Case LLP, and such other special or local counsel, consultants, advisors, appraisers and auditors whose retention (other than during the continuance of an Event of Default) is approved by the Borrower, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender, each Lead Arranger and the Agents for all their reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, including the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agents and the Lenders, (c) to pay, indemnify, or reimburse each Lender, each Lead Arranger and the Agents for, and hold each Lender, each Lead Arranger and the Agents harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any stamp, documentary, excise and other similar taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to pay, indemnify or reimburse each Lender, each Lead Arranger, each Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each, an “Indemnitee”) for, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against, any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans, the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of the property of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, of 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 the Borrower or any other Loan Party and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided that the Borrower shall not have

 

 

any obligation hereunder to the Administrative Agent, any Other Representative, any other Agent or any Lender (or any Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons) with respect to Indemnified Liabilities arising from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), such Other Representative or any such Lender (or any Related Party of such Agent, Other Representative or Lender), as the case may be, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision, (ii) a material breach of the Loan Documents by such Agent, Other Representative or Lender (or any Related Party of such Agent, Other Representative or Lender), as the case may be, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision or (iii) claims against such Indemnitee or any Related Party brought by any other Indemnitee that do not involve any Lead Arranger or Agent in its capacity as such and claims arising out of or in connection with or by reason of any act or omission of any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates.  No Indemnitee shall be liable for any consequential or punitive damages in connection with the Facilities.  All amounts due under this Subsection 11.5 shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor.  Statements reflecting amounts payable by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Subsection 11.5 shall be submitted to the address of the Borrower set forth in Subsection 11.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a notice to the Administrative Agent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in Subsections 11.5(b) and (c) above, the Borrower shall have no obligation under this Subsection 11.5 to any Indemnitee with respect to any tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority.  The agreements in this Subsection 11.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

11.6         Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments.  (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) other than in accordance with Subsection 8.7, none of the Loan Parties may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Loan Party without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Subsection 11.6.

 

(b)           (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in Subsection 11.6(b)(ii) below, any Lender other than a Conduit Lender may, in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with applicable law, assign (other than to a Disqualified Lender, any natural person or Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries) to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its Term Loans, pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

 

(A)          the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment (x) to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, or an Approved Fund (as defined below); provided, that if any Lender assigns all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one of its Affiliates in connection with or in contemplation of the sale or other disposition of its interest in such Affiliate, the Borrower’s prior written consent shall be required

 

 

for such assignment, and, (y) if an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing, to any other Person; and

 

(B)           the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).

 

(ii)           Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

 

(A)          except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Commitments or Loans under any Facility, the amount of the Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall be in an amount of an integral multiple of $1.0 million unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent , provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;

 

(B)           the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (unless waived by the Administrative Agent in any given case); provided that for concurrent assignments to two or more Approved Funds such assignment fee shall only be required to be paid once in respect of and at the time of such assignments;

 

(C)           the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire; and

 

(D)          any assignment of Incremental Commitments or Loans to an Affiliated Lender shall also be subject to the requirements of Subsections 11.6(h) and (i).

 

For the purposes of this Subsection 11.6, the term “Approved Fund” has the following meaning:  “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and 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.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be permitted to make assignments under this Agreement to any Disqualified Lender.

 

(iii)          Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to clause (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, 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 Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance 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 (and bound by any related obligations under) Subsections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 and 11.5, and bound by its continuing obligations under Subsection 11.16).  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Subsection 11.6 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 clause (c) of this Subsection 11.6.

 

(iv)          The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent agrees, to serve as the Borrower’s agent, solely for purposes of this Subsection 11.6, to maintain at one of its offices in New York, New York a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Initial Term Loan Commitments or Incremental Commitments of, and interest and principal amount of the Loans 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 Borrower, 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, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(v)           Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, 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 to any Person (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) 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 a 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.

 

(vi)          Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in Subsection 11.6(b) and any written consent to such assignment required by Subsection 11.6(b), the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance, record the information contained therein in the Register and give prompt notice of such assignment and recordation to the

 

 

Borrower.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this clause (vi).

 

(vii)         On or prior to the effective date of any assignment pursuant to this Subsection 11.6(b), the assigning Lender shall surrender any outstanding Notes held by it all or a portion of which are being assigned.  Any Notes surrendered by the assigning Lender shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower marked “cancelled”.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 11.6(b) or any other provision of this Agreement, if the Borrower shall have consented thereto in writing in its sole discretion, the Administrative Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to effectuate assignments of Loans, Incremental Commitments and Initial Term Loan Commitments via an electronic settlement system acceptable to Administrative Agent and the Borrower as designated in writing from time to time to the Lenders by Administrative Agent (the “Settlement Service”).  At any time when the Administrative Agent elects, in its sole discretion, to implement such Settlement Service, each such assignment shall be effected by the assigning Lender and proposed Assignee pursuant to the procedures then in effect under the Settlement Service, which procedures shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Borrower and shall be consistent with the other provisions of this Subsection 11.6(b).  Each assigning Lender and proposed Assignee shall comply with the requirements of the Settlement Service in connection with effecting any assignment of Loans, Incremental Commitments and Initial Term Loan Commitments pursuant to the Settlement Service.  Assignments and assumptions of Loans, Incremental Commitments and Initial Term Loan Commitments shall be effected by the provisions otherwise set forth herein until the Administrative Agent notifies the Lenders of the Settlement Service as set forth herein.  The Borrower may withdraw its consent to the use of the Settlement Service at any time upon notice to the Administrative Agent, and thereafter assignments and assumptions of the Loans, Incremental Commitments and Initial Term Loan Commitments shall be effected by the provisions otherwise set forth herein.

 

Furthermore, no Assignee, which as of the date of any assignment to it pursuant to this Subsection 11.6(b) would be entitled to receive any greater payment under Subsection 4.10, 4.11 or 11.5 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive as of such date under such Subsections with respect to the rights assigned, shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, be entitled to receive such greater payments unless the assignment was made after an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing or the Borrower has expressly consented in writing to waive the benefit of this provision at the time of such assignment.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 11.6(b), nothing in this Subsection 11.6(b) is intended to or should be construed to limit the Borrower’s right to prepay the Term Loans as provided in Subsection 4.4(c), 4.4(h), 4.13(d) or 11.1(g).

 

(c)           (i) Any Lender other than a Conduit Lender may, in the ordinary course of its business and in accordance with applicable law, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations (other than to any Disqualified Lender, or a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or its Subsidiaries (other than

 

 

Permitted Affiliated Assignees) to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Initial Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (C) such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Loan for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (D) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and (E) in the case of any participation to a Permitted Affiliated Assignee, such participation shall be governed by the provisions of Subsection 11.6(h) (other than subclauses (i) and (iii) thereof) to the same extent as if each reference therein to an assignment of a Loan were to a participation of a Loan and the references to Affiliated Lender were to such Permitted Affiliated Assignee in its capacity as a participant.  Any agreement 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 may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the second proviso to the second sentence of Subsection 11.1(a) and (2) directly affects such Participant.  Subject to Subsection 11.6(c)(ii), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of (and shall have the related obligations under) Subsections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 and 11.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Subsection 11.6(b).  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Subsection 11.7(b) as though it were a Lender, provided that such Participant shall be subject to Subsection 11.7(a) as though it were a Lender.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be permitted to sell participations under this Agreement to any Disqualified Lender.

 

(ii)           No Loan Party shall be obligated to make any greater payment under Subsection 4.10, 4.11 or 11.5 than it would have been obligated to make in the absence of any participation, unless the sale of such participation is made with the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Borrower expressly waives the benefit of this provision at the time of such participation.  Any Participant that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof shall not be entitled to the benefits of Subsection 4.11 unless such Participant complies with Subsection 4.11(b) and provides the forms and certificates referenced therein to the Lender that granted such participation.

 

(d)           Any Lender, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Subsection 11.6 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute (by foreclosure or otherwise) any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(e)           No assignment or participation made or purported to be made to any Assignee or Participant shall be effective without the prior written consent of the Borrower if it

 

 

would require the Borrower to make any filing with any Governmental Authority or qualify any Loan or Note under the laws of any jurisdiction, and the Borrower shall be entitled to request and receive such information and assurances as it may reasonably request from any Lender or any Assignee or Participant to determine whether any such filing or qualification is required or whether any assignment or participation is otherwise in accordance with applicable law.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without regard to the limitations set forth in Subsection 11.6(b).  The Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other Person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any domestic or foreign bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state, federal or provincial bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided, however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.  Each such indemnifying Lender shall pay in full any claim received from the Borrower pursuant to this Subsection 11.6(f) within 30 Business Days of receipt of a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower specifying in reasonable detail the cause and amount of the loss, cost, damage or expense in respect of which the claim is being asserted, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Without limiting the indemnification obligations of any indemnifying Lender pursuant to this Subsection 11.6(f), in the event that the indemnifying Lender fails timely to compensate the Borrower for such claim, any Loans held by the relevant Conduit Lender shall, if requested by the Borrower, be assigned promptly to the Lender that administers the Conduit Lender and the designation of such Conduit Lender shall be void.

 

(g)           If the Borrower wishes to replace the Loans under any Facility with ones having different terms, it shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three Business Days’ advance notice to the Lenders under such Facility, instead of prepaying the Loans to be replaced, to (i) require the Lenders under such Facility to assign such Loans to the Administrative Agent or its designees and (ii) amend the terms thereof in accordance with Subsection 11.1.  Pursuant to any such assignment, all Loans to be replaced shall be purchased at par (allocated among the Lenders under such Facility in the same manner as would be required if such Loans were being optionally prepaid by the Borrower), accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon and any amounts owing pursuant to Subsection 4.12.  By receiving such purchase price, the Lenders under such Facility shall automatically be deemed to have assigned the Loans under such Facility pursuant to the terms of the form of the Assignment and Acceptance, and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith.  The provisions of this clause (g) are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral during any such replacement.

 

(h)           (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to any assignment to or by an Affiliated Lender that is not an Affiliated Debt Fund:

 

 

(1)           such Affiliated Lender and such other Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M hereto (an “Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”);

 

(2)           at the time of such assignment after giving affect to such assignment, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held (or participated in) by Affiliated Lenders that are not Affiliated Debt Funds shall not exceed 25.0% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding under this Agreement;

 

(3)           any such assignment shall not be permitted so long as an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing;

 

(4)           any such Term Loans acquired by an Affiliated Lender may, with the consent of the Borrower, be contributed to the Borrower, whether through a Parent or otherwise, and exchanged for debt or equity securities of the Borrower or such Parent that are otherwise permitted to be issued at such time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, so long as any Term Loans so acquired by the Borrower shall be retired and cancelled promptly upon the acquisition thereof; and

 

(5)         no Incremental Revolving Commitments (or related Obligations) may be assigned to any Affiliated Lender that is not an Affiliated Debt Fund.

 

(ii)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Affiliated Lender that is not an Affiliated Debt Fund shall have any right to (A) attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any Lender to which representatives of the Loan Parties are not invited, (B) receive any information or material prepared by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any communication by or among the Administrative Agent and/or one or more Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to the Borrower or its representatives or (C) receive advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender or challenge their attorney client privilege.

 

(iii)          Notwithstanding anything in Subsection 11.1 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders, all affected Lenders or all Lenders have (A) consented (or not consented) to any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (B) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (C) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, an Affiliated Lender that is not an Affiliated Debt Fund shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without discretion in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not such Affiliated Lenders; provided that no amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any Loan Document shall deprive such Affiliated Lender of its ratable share of

 

 

any payments of Term Loans to which such Affiliated Lender is entitled under the Loan Documents without such Affiliated Lender providing its consent; provided, further, that such Affiliated Lender shall have the right to approve any amendment, modification, waiver or consent that (x) disproportionately and adversely affects such Affiliated Lender or (y) is of the type described in Subsections 11.1(a)(i) through (ix) (other than subclauses (v) and (vi)); and in furtherance of the foregoing, (x) the Affiliated Lender agrees to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent any instrument reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to evidence the voting of its interest as a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection 11.6(h)(iii); provided that if the Affiliated Lender fails to promptly execute such instrument such failure shall in no way prejudice any of the Administrative Agent’s rights under this Subsection 11.6(h)(iii) and (y) the Administrative Agent is hereby appointed (such appointment being coupled with an interest) by such Affiliated Lender as such Affiliated Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Affiliated Lender and in the name of such Affiliated Lender, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Subsection 11.6(h)(iii).

 

(iv)          Each Affiliated Lender that is not an Affiliated Debt Fund, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby agrees, and each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption agreement shall provide a confirmation that, if any of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be subject to any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or liquidation proceeding (each, a “Bankruptcy Proceeding”), (i) such Affiliated Lender shall not take any step or action in such Bankruptcy Proceeding to object to, impede, or delay the exercise of any right or the taking of any action by the Administrative Agent (or the taking of any action by a third party that is supported by the Administrative Agent) in relation to such Affiliated Lender’s claim with respect to its Term Loans (“Claim”) (including, without limitation, objecting to any debtor in possession financing, use of cash collateral, grant of adequate protection, sale or disposition, compromise, or plan of reorganization) so long as such Affiliated Lender is treated in connection with such exercise or action on the same or better terms as the other Lenders and (ii) with respect to any matter requiring the vote of Lenders during the pendency of a Bankruptcy Proceeding (including, without limitation, voting on any plan of reorganization), the Term Loans held by such Affiliated Lender (and any Claim with respect thereto) shall be deemed to be voted in accordance with Subsection 11.6(h)(iii) above, so long as such Affiliate Lender is treated in connection with the exercise of such right or taking of such action on the same or better terms as the other Lenders.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Lenders and each Affiliated Lender that is not an Affiliated Debt Fund agree and acknowledge that the provisions set forth in this Subsection 11.6(h)(iv) and the related provisions set forth in each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption constitute a “subordination agreement” as such term is contemplated by, and utilized in, Section 510(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, and, as such, would be enforceable for all purposes in any case where Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has filed for protection under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors applicable to Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable.  Each Affiliated Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an

 

 

interest) as such Affiliated Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Affiliated Lender and in the name of such Affiliated Lender (solely in respect of Term Loans and participations therein and not in respect of any other claim or status such Affiliated Lender may otherwise have), from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Subsection 11.6(h)(iv).

 

(i)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Subsection 11.1 or the definition of “Required Lenders” (x) with respect to any assignment or participation to or by an Affiliated Debt Fund, such assignment or participation shall be made pursuant to an open market purchase and (y) for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Term Loans held by Affiliated Debt Funds may not account for more than 50.0% of the Term Loans of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Subsection 11.1.

 

11.7         Adjustments; Set-off; Calculations; Computations.  (a)  If any Lender (a “Benefited Lender”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of its Loans, or interest thereon, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Subsection 9.1(f), or otherwise (except pursuant to Subsection 2.7, 2.8, 4.4, 4.5(b),  4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13(d), 11.1(g) or 11.6)), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of such other Lender’s Loans owing to it, or interest thereon, such Benefited Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders an interest (by participation, assignment or otherwise) in such portion of each such other Lender’s Loans owing to it, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, or the proceeds thereof, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefited Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral or proceeds ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefited Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

 

(b)           In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) to set-off and appropriate and apply against any amount then due and payable under Subsection 9.1(a) by the Borrower any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made

 

 

by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, any Secured Party and its Affiliates (and each Participant of any Lender or any of its Affiliates) that is a Government Receivables Bank shall not have the right and hereby expressly waives any rights it might otherwise have, to set-off or appropriate and apply any or all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held by or owing to such Secured Party or its Affiliates (and each Participant of any Lender or any of its Affiliates) or any branch or agency thereof in a Government Receivables Deposit Account (but no other deposit account or any subsequent accounts to which the proceeds of Government Accounts may be transferred) to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor, in each case to the extent necessary for the Loan Parties to remain in compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, CHAMPVA or any other similar or replacement laws, rules or regulations of a Governmental Authority, as amended or re-enacted from time to time.

 

11.8         Judgment.  (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Loan Party in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Subsection 11.8 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due under any Loan Document in any currency (the “Obligation Currency”) other than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date, or the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the applicable date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Subsection 11.8 being hereinafter in this Subsection 11.8 referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).

 

(b)           If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Subsection 11.8(a), there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual receipt for value of the amount due, the applicable Loan Party shall pay such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount actually received in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of the Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.  Any amount due from any Loan Party under this Subsection 11.8(b) shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of any of the Loan Documents.

 

(c)            The term “rate of exchange” in this Subsection 11.8 means the rate of exchange at which the Administrative Agent, on the relevant date at or about 12:00 noon (New York time), would be prepared to sell, in accordance with its normal course foreign currency exchange practices, the Obligation Currency against the Judgment Currency.

 

11.9         Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all

 

 

of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be delivered to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

11.10       Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

11.11       Integration.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of each of the Loan Parties party hereto, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by any of the Loan Parties party hereto, the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

11.12       Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY NOTES AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

11.13       Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers.  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)            submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York (the “New York Supreme Court”), and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Federal District Court,” and together with the New York Supreme Court, the “New York Courts”) and appellate courts from either of them; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or operate to preclude (i) any Agent from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Term Loan Facility Obligations (in which case any party shall be entitled to assert any claim or defense, including any claim or defense that this Subsection 11.13 would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York Court), or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, (ii) any party from bringing any legal action or proceeding in any jurisdiction for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment and (iii) if all such New York Courts decline jurisdiction over any Person, or decline (or in the case of the Federal District Court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court having jurisdiction.

 

 

(b)           consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient forum and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

(c)            agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower, the applicable Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, at the address specified in Subsection 11.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent, any such Lender and the Borrower shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

 

(d)           agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or (subject to clause (a) above) shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

 

(e)            waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Subsection 11.13 any consequential or punitive damages.

 

11.14       Acknowledgements.  The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)            it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(b)           neither any Agent nor any Other Representative or Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Administrative Agent and Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of creditor and debtor; and

 

(c)            no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby among the Lenders or among the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

11.15       Waiver Of Jury Trial.  EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY NOTES OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

11.16       Confidentiality.  (a) Each Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential any information (a) provided to it by or on behalf of Holdings or the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to or in connection with the Loan Documents or (b) obtained by such Lender based on a review of the books and records of Holdings or the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Lender from disclosing any such information (i) to any Agent, any Other Representative or any other Lender, (ii) to any Transferee, or prospective Transferee or any creditor or any actual or

 

 

prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations which agrees to comply with the provisions of this Subsection 11.16 pursuant to a written instrument (or electronically recorded agreement from any Person listed above in this clause (ii), in respect to any electronic information (whether posted or otherwise distributed on any Platform)) for the benefit of the Borrower (it being understood that each relevant Lender shall be solely responsible for obtaining such instrument (or such electronically recorded agreement)), (iii) to its affiliates and the employees, officers, partners, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors of it and its affiliates, provided that such Lender shall inform each such Person of the agreement under this Subsection 11.16 and take reasonable actions to cause compliance by any such Person referred to in this clause (iii) with this agreement (including, where appropriate, to cause any such Person to acknowledge its agreement to be bound by the agreement under this Subsection 11.16), (iv) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Lender or its affiliates or to the extent required in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as shall otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, provided that, other than with respect to any disclosure to any bank regulatory authority, such Lender shall, unless prohibited by any Requirement of Law, notify the Borrower of any disclosure pursuant to this clause (iv) as far in advance as is reasonably practicable under such circumstances, (v) which has been publicly disclosed other than in breach of this Agreement, (vi) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, under any Loan Document or under any Interest Rate Agreement, (vii) in connection with periodic regulatory examinations and reviews conducted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Lender or its affiliates (to the extent applicable), (viii) in connection with any litigation to which such Lender (or, with respect to any Interest Rate Agreement, any affiliate of any Lender party thereto) may be a party subject to the proviso in clause (iv) above, and (ix) if, prior to such information having been so provided or obtained, such information was already in an Agent’s or a Lender’s possession on a non-confidential basis without a duty of confidentiality to the Borrower being violated. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Assignment and Acceptance, the provisions of this Subsection 11.16 shall survive with respect to each Agent and Lender until the second anniversary of such Agent or Lender ceasing to be an Agent or a Lender, respectively.

 

(b)           Each Lender acknowledges that any such information referred to in Subsection 11.16(a), and any information (including requests for waivers and amendments) furnished by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates or their respective securities.  Each Lender represents and confirms that such Lender has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information; that such Lender will handle such material non-public information in accordance with those procedures and applicable law, including United States federal and state securities laws; and that such Lender has identified to the Administrative Agent a credit contact who may receive information that may contain material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law.

 

11.17       Incremental Indebtedness; Additional Indebtedness.  In connection with the Incurrence by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof of any Incremental Indebtedness or

 

 

Additional Indebtedness, each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent agree to execute and deliver the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, or any Other Intercreditor Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement Supplement and amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, any Security Document (including but not limited to any Mortgages and UCC fixture filings), and to make or consent to any filings or take any other actions in connection therewith, as may be reasonably deemed by the Borrower to be necessary or reasonably desirable for any Lien on the assets of any Loan Party permitted to secure such Incremental Indebtedness or Additional Indebtedness to become a valid, perfected lien (with such priority as may be designated by the relevant Loan Party or Subsidiary, to the extent such priority is permitted by the Loan Documents) pursuant to the Security Document being so amended, amended and restated, restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified or otherwise.

 

11.18       USA Patriot Act Notice.  Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub.L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act, and the Borrower agrees to provide such information from time to time to any Lender.

 

11.19       Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.  The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

11.20       Reinstatement.  This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition or other proceeding be filed by or against any Loan Party for liquidation or reorganization, should any Loan Party become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should an interim receiver, receiver, receiver and manager or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Loan Party’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or to be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the obligations, whether as a fraudulent preference, reviewable transaction or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made.  In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the obligations of the Borrower hereunder shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
BORROWER:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CDRT   MERGER SUB, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Theresa A. Gore
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Theresa   A. Gore
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title
    	
Vice   President and Secretary
    

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT]

 

 

	
 
    	
AGENT   AND LENDERS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
DEUTSCHE   BANK AG NY NEW YORK BRANCH,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
as   Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Carin Keegan
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Carin   Keegan
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Erin Morrissey
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Erin   Morrissey
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Director
    

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT]

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Commitments and Addresses

 

	
Lender
    	
 
    	
Commitment
    	
 
    
	
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
   60 Wall Street
   New York, NY 10005
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,440,000,000
    	
 
    
	
Total:
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,440,000,000
    	
 
    

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(c)

 

Assumed Indebtedness

1.               Promissory notes

 

(a)          Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note, dated July 1, 2006, by Eagle Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc. and Air Ambulance Specialists, Inc. in favor of Janet Borrego, in original aggregate principal amount of $452,158, of which $27,607 was outstanding at March 31, 2011.

 

(b)         Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note, dated July 1, 2006, by Eagle Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc. and Air Ambulance Specialists, Inc. in favor of George Borrego, in original aggregate principal amount of $333,169, of which $20,342.00 was outstanding at March 31, 2011.

 

(c)          Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note, dated July 1, 2006, by Eagle Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc. and Air Ambulance Specialists, Inc. in favor of Kimarie M. Jones, in original aggregate principal amount of $333,169, of which $20,342 was outstanding at March 31, 2011

 

(d)         Payment obligation in original aggregate principal amount of $970,115 (of which $623,265 was outstanding at March 31, 2011) pursuant to the Asset Acquisition Agreement, dated as of October 6, 1992, by and among Patient Transport, Inc., Wooster Coaches. Inc., Montachusett Ambulance, Inc., Nancy Leasing, Inc., Craig Leasing, Inc., each of the shareholders of the foregoing, ASA Management Services and Zam Cul Enterprises, Inc.

 

(e)          Promissory Note, dated August 7, 2009, by Templeton Readings, LLC in favor of Keystone Teleradiology, LLC, in original aggregate principal amount of $250,000, of which $31,250 was outstanding at March 31, 2011.

 

2.               Swaps

 

(a)          ISDA Master Agreement and Schedule between J. Aron & Company (“Aron”) and EMS Management LLC (“EMS”), dated as of June 30, 2009, as amended by the Amendment Letter dated May 23, 2011 (the “Aron ISDA Master Agreement”).

 

(b)         Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of February 5, 2010.

 

(c)          Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of February 5, 2010.

 

(d)         Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of May 14, 2010.

 

(e)          Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of May 21, 2010.

 

(f)            Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of May 21, 2010.

 

(g)        Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of May 21, 2010.

 

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(h)         Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of May 25, 2010.

 

(i)             Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of June 29, 2010.

 

(j)             Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of June 29, 2010.

 

(k)          Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of June 30, 2010.

 

(l)             Energy Swap Transaction (reference number) entered into between Aron and EMS with a Trade Date of July 1, 2010.

 

3.               Guarantees

 

(a)          Guarantee, dated 2009, by AMR Holdco, Inc. of all obligations and liabilities of EMS under the Aron ISDA Master Agreement.

 

(b)         Guarantee, dated 2009, by EmCare Holdco, Inc. of all obligations and liabilities of EMS under the Aron ISDA Master Agreement.

 

4.               Financing Leases

 

(a)          Letter agreement, dated March 26, 2008, between William Spencer Company and American Medical Response West in connection with certain leasehold improvements.

 

(b)         Equipment lease, dated October 29, 2008, between EverRad, LLC and T&C Computer.

 

(c)          Commercial Lease Agreement Open End, dated May 27, 2009, between USA Financial Services, LLC and American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (as successor by assignment to Lifeguard Ambulance Service of Texas, LLC).

 

5.               Earn-out obligations under the following agreements:

 

(a)          Amended and Restated Option Agreement, dated effective as of April 29, 2010, by and among Dr. Harold Bolnick, Texas EM-I Medical Services, P.A., and each of the other parties set forth on the signature pages thereto.

 

(b)         Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2006 and amended as of June 30, 2006, among Air Ambulance Specialists, Inc., Donald A. Jones, George Borrego, Kimarie M. Jones and Janet Borrego, and Eagle Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc.

 

(c)          Unit Purchase Agreement, dated November 9, 2009, by and among Expansion Management Services, L.P., Apex Acquisition LLC, EmCare, Inc. (for the limited purpose of Section 13.16 thereof) and Pinnacle Consultants Limited Partnership (for the limited purpose of Section 8.14 thereof).

 

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(d)         Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2010, by and among Connecticut EM-I Medical Services, P.C., each of the Sellers party thereto, Milford Anesthesia Associates, P.C. and Jeffrey Wagner, M.D., as the Seller Representative.

 

(e)          Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, by and among Sun Devil Acquisition LLC, David J. Samuels, Eric Wilke, M.D., Ingenuity Matrix, Inc., Traditions Emergency Medicine, P.A., and Keith Butler, M.D.

 

(f)            Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2011, by and among Dr. William N. Hartenbach, EmCare, Inc. and Florida Sunshine Anesthesia Providers, P.A.

 

6.               Letters of Credit

 

(a)          Letter of credit issued by Royal Bank of Canada in favor of ACE American Insurance Company and/or Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, in aggregate amount not to exceed $27,231,609.

 

(b)         Letter of credit issued by Royal Bank of Canada in favor of Continental Casualty Company and/or CAN Claim Plus, Inc., in the amount of $150,771.

 

(c)          Letter of credit issued by Royal Bank of Canada in favor of The Travelers Indemnity Company, in the amount of $25,000.

 

(d)         Letter of credit issued by The Milford Bank on behalf of Milford Anesthesia Associates, P.C. in the amount of $100,000.

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(d)

 

Existing Capitalized Lease Obligations

 

Item 4 on Schedule 1.1(c) is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(e)

 

Existing Liens(1)

 

	
Debtor
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction
    	
 
    	
Secured Party / Other
   Obligee
    	
 
    	
Collateral /
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Original
   File Date
    	
 
    	
Original
   File Number
    	
 
    	
Amdt.
   File Date
    	
 
    	
Amdt. File
   Number
    
	
American Investment   Enterprises, Inc.
    	
 
    	
NV SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/22/02
    	
 
    	
2002028011-1
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
2007012974-3
    
	
American Medical   Response Northwest, Inc.
    	
 
    	
OR SOS
    	
 
    	
Les Schwab Tire Centers   of Portland, Inc.
    	
 
    	
All goods purchased from   Secured Party
    	
 
    	
8/5/09
    	
 
    	
8330514
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
American Medical   Response of Colorado, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
22643876
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526101
    
	
American Medical   Response of Connecticut, Incorporated
    	
 
    	
CT SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
0002166270
    	
 
    	
4/25/07
    	
 
    	
0002451964
    
	
American Medical   Response of Inland Empire
    	
 
    	
CA SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
02-29560623
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
07-71113106
    
	
American Medical   Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
MA Secretary of the   Common-wealth
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/22/02
    	
 
    	
200215721620
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
200756340850
    
	
American Medical   Response of South Carolina, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
22644353
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526267
    

 

(1)                                  Does not include “all assets” liens in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent under the Company’s existing credit facility, which will be terminated on the Closing Date.

 

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(e)

 

	
Debtor
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction
    	
 
    	
Secured Party / Other
   Obligee
    	
 
    	
Collateral /
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Original
   File Date
    	
 
    	
Original
   File Number
    	
 
    	
Amdt.
   File Date
    	
 
    	
Amdt. File
   Number
    
	
American Medical   Response of Southern California
    	
 
    	
CA SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
0229560765
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
0771113109
    
	
American Medical   Response of Texas, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
22644312
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526119
    
	
American Medical   Response West
    	
 
    	
CA SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
02-29560759
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
07-71113111
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
General Electric Capital   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/15/01
    	
 
    	
11400212
    	
 
    	
10/5/06
    	
 
    	
63460417
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
General Electronic   Capital Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
11/5/01
    	
 
    	
11594485
    	
 
    	
8/30/02; 10/25/06
    	
 
    	
22251654 (AM); 63726080
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
General Electric Capital   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
12/7/01
    	
 
    	
20100697
    	
 
    	
10/25/06
    	
 
    	
63726106
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
General Electric Capital   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
1/4/02
    	
 
    	
20279111
    	
 
    	
10/25/06
    	
 
    	
63726122
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
General Electric Capital   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
2/15/02
    	
 
    	
20612766
    	
 
    	
10/25/06
    	
 
    	
63726130
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
General Electric Capital   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
3/11/02
    	
 
    	
20832174
    	
 
    	
10/25/06
    	
 
    	
63726155
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
General Electric Capital   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
4/4/02
    	
 
    	
20845630
    	
 
    	
10/25/06
    	
 
    	
63726171
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
Transamerica Equipment   Financial Services Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
7/23/02
    	
 
    	
21813850
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526044
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
Transamerica Equipment   Financial Services Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
7/23/02
    	
 
    	
21813926
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526051
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
Transamerica Equipment   Financial Services Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
8/30/02
    	
 
    	
22206112
    	
 
    	
4/17/07
    	
 
    	
20071417939
    

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(e)

 

	
Debtor
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction
    	
 
    	
Secured Party / Other
   Obligee
    	
 
    	
Collateral /
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Original
   File Date
    	
 
    	
Original
   File Number
    	
 
    	
Amdt.
   File Date
    	
 
    	
Amdt. File
   Number
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
General Electric Capital   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
8/30/02
    	
 
    	
2241689
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526069
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
General Electric Capital   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/15/02
    	
 
    	
22671646
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526093
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
GreatAmerica Leasing   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
9/28/06
    	
 
    	
63361151
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
Dolphin Capital   Corporation
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
7/3/07
    	
 
    	
73058988
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Associated Ambulance   Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
NY DOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
238180
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
200704245425679
    
	
Atlantic/Key West   Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
22644270
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526135
    
	
Atlantic/Palm Beach   Ambulance Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
22644296
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526168
    
	
BestPractices, Inc.
    	
 
    	
VA State Corporations   Commission
    	
 
    	
Mitel Leasing Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
7/6/10
    	
 
    	
100706 3932-5
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Broward   Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
22644064
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526184
    
	
Desert Valley Medical   Transport, Inc.
    	
 
    	
CA SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
0229560618
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
07-71113113
    
	
Everrad, LLC
    	
 
    	
FL Secured Transaction   Registry
    	
 
    	
Town & Country   Leasing LLC
    	
 
    	
Leased Goods
    	
 
    	
8/22/07
    	
 
    	
200706348204
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
International Life   Support, Inc.
    	
 
    	
HI Bureau of Conveyances
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/22/02
    	
 
    	
2002-188164
    	
 
    	
4/25/07
    	
 
    	
2007-074154
    
	
LifeFleet   Southeast, Inc.
    	
 
    	
FL Secured Transaction   Registry
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/22/02
    	
 
    	
200202463867
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
200705376107
    

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(e)

 

	
Debtor
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction
    	
 
    	
Secured Party / Other
   Obligee
    	
 
    	
Collateral /
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Original
   File Date
    	
 
    	
Original
   File Number
    	
 
    	
Amdt.
   File Date
    	
 
    	
Amdt. File
   Number
    
	
Medevac Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
MO SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/22/02
    	
 
    	
20020116546J
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20070047413K
    
	
Medevac   MidAmerica, Inc.
    	
 
    	
MO SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/22/02
    	
 
    	
20020116477A
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20070047414M
    
	
Metro Ambulance Service   (Rural), Inc
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
22644163
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526200
    
	
Mobile Medic Ambulance   Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
DE SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
22644023
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071526218
    
	
Paramed, Inc.
    	
 
    	
MI SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/22/02
    	
 
    	
2002002944-8
    	
 
    	
4/25/07
    	
 
    	
2007065932-8
    
	
Physicians &   Surgeons Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
OH SOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
OH00055570244
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
20071140218
    
	
Randle Eastern Ambulance   Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
FL Secured Transaction   Registry
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/22/02
    	
 
    	
200202463875
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
200705376093
    
	
Sunrise Handicap   Transport Corp.
    	
 
    	
NY DOS
    	
 
    	
American Medical   Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Equipment
    	
 
    	
10/21/02
    	
 
    	
238179
    	
 
    	
4/24/07
    	
 
    	
200704245425693
    

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(f)

 

Existing Investments

 

1.     Global Medical Response of India Limited, a Mauritian corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Medical Response, Inc., has invested approximately $2.1 million for an approximately 9.5% equity interest (on a fully diluted basis) in Dial 1298 Ambulance, an ambulance company doing business in India.

 

2.     Global Emergency Medical Services Limited participates in a joint venture in Trinidad & Tobago, owning a 25.5% equity interest (on a fully diluted basis) in Global Medical Response of Trinidad & Tobago, Ltd., a Trinidad and Tobago corporation.

 

3.     Promissory Note dated April 4, 2001, by St. Paul ERDocs, P.A. in favor of Healthcare Administrative Services, Inc., in aggregate principal amount not to exceed $600,000.

 

4.     On December 13, 2010, EMS Management LLC funded the acquisition of Milford Anesthesia Associates, L.L.C. by Connecticut EM-I Medical Services, P.C., an Affiliated Medical Group, pursuant to a Promissory Note in a principal amount not to exceed $78,744,776.

 

5.     On January 10, 2011, EMS Management LLC funded the acquisition of North Pinellas Anesthesia Associates, P.A. by Florida Sunshine Anesthesia Providers, P.A., an Affiliated Medical Group, pursuant to a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $500,000.

 

6.     Promissory Note, effective as of June 30, 2010, by Texas Anesthesia Specialists, P.A. in favor of EMS Management LLC, in principal amount of up to $3,000,000, in connection the June 30, 2010 acquisition by Texas Anesthesia Specialists, P.A. of the interests in Fredericksburg Anesthesia Consultants, PLLC.

 

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SCHEDULE 5.1

 

Financial Condition

 

None.

 

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SCHEDULE 5.2

 

Material Adverse Effect Disclosure

 

None.

 

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SCHEDULE 5.3

 

Good Standing Disclosure

 

The following Loan Parties may not be in good standing in their respective jurisdictions of organization (and it is not expected that a failure by such Loan Parties to so be in good standing on the Closing Date would have a Material Adverse Effect):  Adam Transportation Service, Inc., Associated Ambulance Service, Inc., Five Counties Ambulance Service, Inc., Park Ambulance Service Inc. and Sunrise Handicap Transport Corp.

 

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SCHEDULE 5.4

 

Consents Required

 

1.     Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), the Merger may not be completed until the Company and Holdings each file a notification and report form under the HSR Act with the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”), and the applicable waiting period has expired or been terminated.  The notification and report forms under the HSR Act were filed with the FTC and DOJ on February 28, 2011 and the FTC granted early termination of the HSR waiting period on March 7, 2011.

 

2.     Due to the indirect change of ownership of EMCA Insurance Company, Ltd., the Company’s indirect subsidiary and captive insurance company, the Merger may not be completed without approval by EMCA Insurance Company, Ltd.’s domestic insurance regulator, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.  Application for such approval was filed on February 24, 2011.  The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority granted approval on March 1, 2011.

 

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SCHEDULE 5.6

 

Litigation

 

Eleven purported shareholder class actions relating to the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement have been filed in state court in Delaware and federal and state courts in Colorado against various combinations of the Company, the members of our board of directors, CD&R, Parent, Merger Sub, Onex, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Bank of America Corporation and BofA Merrill Lynch, which we refer to as the Actions.  The Actions consist of the following: Seven actions were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery beginning on February 22, 2011, which have since been consolidated into one action entitled In re Emergency Medical Services Corporation Shareholder Litigation, Consolidated C.A. No. 6248-VCS.  The Court of Chancery’s order requires the plaintiffs in this consolidated action to designate an operative complaint for the consolidated action by March 28, 2011.  Two actions, entitled Scott A. Halliday v. Emergency Medical Services Corporation, et al., Case No. 2011CV316 (filed on February 15, 2011), and Alma C. Howell v. William Sanger, et. al., Case No. 2011CV488 (filed on March 1, 2011), were filed in the District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado.  Two other actions, entitled Michael Wooten v. Emergency Medical Services Corporation, et al., Case No. 2011CV412 (filed on February 17, 2011), and Neal Greenberg v. Emergency Medical Services Corporation, et. al., Case No. 11-CV-00496 (filed on February 28, 2011), were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.  The Actions generally allege that the directors of the Company and/or Onex breached their fiduciary duties by, among other things: approving the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, which allegedly were financially unfair to the Company and its public stockholders; agreeing to provisions in the merger agreement that will allegedly prevent the board from considering other offers; permitting the unitholders agreement and failing to require a provision in the merger agreement requiring that a majority of the public stockholders approve the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; and/or making allegedly materially inadequate disclosures.  The Actions further allege that certain defendants aided and abetted these breaches.  In addition, the two actions filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado contain individual claims brought under Section 14(a) and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act pertaining to the purported dissemination of allegedly misleading proxy materials.  The Actions seek unspecified damages and equitable relief, including an injunction halting the transaction or rescission of the transaction as applicable.

 

On May 9, 2011, the plaintiffs in the consolidated Delaware action filed a notice with the Delaware Court of Chancery withdrawing the motion for a preliminary injunction they had filed on April 21, 2011; there is now no pending motion for a preliminary injunction in any of the actions.

 

15

 

SCHEDULE 5.8

 

Real Property

 

None.

 

16

 

SCHEDULE 5.9

 

Intellectual Property Claims

 

None.

 

17

 

SCHEDULE 5.15

 

Subsidiaries

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Legal Ownership
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of 
   Organization
    	
 
    	
Ownership 
   Interest
    
	
A1   Leasing, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Regional   Emergency Services, L.P.
    	
 
    	
Florida
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Abbott   Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Mission   Care of Missouri, LLC
    	
 
    	
Missouri
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Access   2 Care, LLC
    	
 
    	
Mission   Care Services, LLC
    	
 
    	
Missouri
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Adam   Transportation Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Affilion, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Sun   Devil Acquisition LLC
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Air   Ambulance Specialists, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Colorado
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Ambulance   Acquisition, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Emergency Physicians Management, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare   of California, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Investment Enterprises, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Mercy, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Pathways, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response Delaware Valley, LLC
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Mid-Atlantic, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response Holdings, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response Management, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response Mid-Atlantic, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Pennsylvania
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response Northwest, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Oregon
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Canada Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Canada
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Colorado, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Connecticut, Incorporated
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Connecticut
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Georgia, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Illinois, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Inland Empire
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts
    	
 
    	
100%
    

 

18

 

SCHEDULE 5.15

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Legal Ownership
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of 
   Organization
    	
 
    	
Ownership 
   Interest
    
	
American   Medical Response of North Carolina, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Oklahoma, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of South Carolina, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Southern California
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Tennessee, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response of Texas, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response West
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
AMR   HoldCo, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
AMR Brockton, L.L.C.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
AMR   HoldCo, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Emergency   Medical Services L.P.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Apex   Acquisition LLC
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Arizona   Oasis Acquisition, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Associated   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Atlantic   Ambulance Services Acquisition, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Atlantic/Key   West Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Atlantic/Palm   Beach Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
BestPractices, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Holiday   Acquisition Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Virginia
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Blythe   Ambulance Service
    	
 
    	
Springs   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Broward   Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Clinical   Partners Management Company, LLC
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Texas
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Desert   Valley Medical Transport, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response of Inland Empire
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EHR   Management Co.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EMCA   Insurance Company, Ltd.
    	
 
    	
EmCare   Holdings, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Cayman   Islands
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EmCare   Anesthesia Providers, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EmCare   HoldCo, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Emergency   Medical Services L.P.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EmCare   Holdings Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare   HoldCo, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EmCare   of California, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EmCare   Physician Providers, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Missouri
    	
 
    	
100%
    

 

19

 

SCHEDULE 5.15

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Legal Ownership
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of 
   Organization
    	
 
    	
Ownership 
   Interest
    
	
EmCare   Physician Services, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare   Holdings Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Emergency   Medical Services Corporation
    	
 
    	
CDRT   Acquisition Corporation
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Emergency   Medical Services L.P.
    	
 
    	
Emergency   Medical Services Corporation / EMS Executive Investco LLC
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
97%   / 3%
    
	
Emergency   Medicine Education Systems, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Texas
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EMS   Executive Investco LLC
    	
 
    	
Emergency   Medical Services Corporation
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EMS   Management LLC
    	
 
    	
AMR   HoldCo, Inc. / EmCare HoldCo, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
50%   / 50%
    
	
EMS   Offshore Medical Services, LLC
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
EverRad,   LLC
    	
 
    	
Templeton   Readings, LLC
    	
 
    	
Florida
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Five   Counties Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Florida   Emergency Partners, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Texas
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Fountain   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Hank’s   Acquisition Corp.
    	
 
    	
Alabama
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Global   Emergency Medical Services Limited
    	
 
    	
Global   Medical Response of Barbados Limited
    	
 
    	
Trinidad
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Global   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Global   Medical Response of Barbados Limited
    	
 
    	
Global   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Barbados
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Global   Medical Response of India Limited
    	
 
    	
Appleby   Trust (Mauritius) Limited as trustee of Radec Purpose Trust, on behalf of   Global Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Mauritius
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Gold   Coast Ambulance Service
    	
 
    	
V.I.P.   Professional Services, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Hank’s   Acquisition Corp.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Alabama
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Healthcare   Administrative Services, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Hemet   Valley Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Herren   Enterprises, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Holiday   Acquisition Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Colorado
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
International   Life Support, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response of Colorado, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Hawaii
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Kutz   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Wisconsin
    	
 
    	
100%
    

 

20

 

SCHEDULE 5.15

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Legal Ownership
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of 
   Organization
    	
 
    	
Ownership 
   Interest
    
	
LifeCare   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Illinois
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
LifeFleet   Southeast, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Florida
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
MedAssociates,   LLC
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Texas
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Medevac   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Missouri
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Medevac   MidAmerica, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Missouri
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Medic   One Ambulance Services, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Medic   One of Cobb, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Georgia
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Medi-Car   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Medi-Car   Systems, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Florida
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Medi-Car   Systems, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Florida
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
MedicWest   Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
MedicWest   Holdings, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
MedicWest   Holdings, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Nevada   Red Rock Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
MedLife   Emergency Medical Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Hank’s   Acquisition Corp.
    	
 
    	
Alabama
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Mercy   Ambulance of Evansville, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Paramed, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Indiana
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Mercy   Life Care
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Mercy, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Metro   Ambulance Service (Rural), Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Metro   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Metro   Ambulance Services, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Georgia
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Metropolitan   Ambulance Service
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response West
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Midwest   Ambulance Management Company
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Mission   Care of Illinois, LLC
    	
 
    	
Mission   Care Services, LLC
    	
 
    	
Illinois
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Mission   Care of Missouri, LLC
    	
 
    	
Mission   Care Services, LLC
    	
 
    	
Missouri
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Mission   Care Services, LLC
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Missouri
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Mobile   Medic Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
MSO   Newco, LLC
    	
 
    	
Apex   Acquisition LLC
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Nevada   Red Rock Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Nevada   Red Rock Holdings, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Nevada   Red Rock Holdings, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Northwood   Anesthesia Associates, L.L.C.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Florida
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Paramed, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Michigan
    	
 
    	
100%
    

 

21

 

SCHEDULE 5.15

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Legal Ownership
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of 
   Organization
    	
 
    	
Ownership 
   Interest
    
	
Park   Ambulance Service Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Physician   Account Management, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare   Physician Providers, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Florida
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Physicians &   Surgeons Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Ohio
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Pinnacle   Consultants Mid-Atlantic, L.L.C.
    	
 
    	
Apex   Acquisition LLC
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
ProvidaCare,   L.L.C.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Pathways, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Texas
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Provider   Account Management, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare   Physician Services, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Puckett   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Georgia
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Radiology   Staffing Solutions, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Radstaffing   Management Solutions, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Randle   Eastern Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Florida
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Regional   Emergency Services, L.P.
    	
 
    	
Florida   Emergency Partners, Inc. / American Medical Response   Management, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
1%   / 99%
    
	
Reimbursement   Technologies, Inc.
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Pennsylvania
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
River   Medical Incorporated
    	
 
    	
Arizona   Oasis Acquisition, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Arizona
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Seawall   Acquisition, LLC
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Seminole   County Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Springs   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
STAT   Healthcare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Sun   Devil Acquisition LLC
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Sunrise   Handicap Transport Corp.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response, Inc.
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
TEK   Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Illinois
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Templeton   Readings, LLC
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Maryland
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Tidewater   Ambulance Service, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Paramed, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Virginia
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
Troup   County Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
    	
 
    	
American   Medical Response of Georgia, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Georgia
    	
 
    	
100%
    
	
V.I.P. Professional Services, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Seawall   Acquisition, LLC
    	
 
    	
California
    	
 
    	
100%
    

 

22

 

SCHEDULE 5.17

 

Environmental Matters

 

None.

 

23

 

SCHEDULE 5.20

 

Insurance(2)

 

	
Coverage
    	
 
    	
Insured
    	
 
    	
Policy Number
    	
 
    	
Term
    	
 
    	
Insurer
    	
 
    	
Deductibles /
   SIR
    	
 
    	
Limits
    
	
Casualty
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
General Liability
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/10 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
ACE American Ins.   Co
    	
 
    	
$2,750,000   Deductible xs $250,000 SIR
    	
 
    	
$2,750,000 per   occurrence / $10,000,000 general aggregate
    
	
Automobile Liability All   States
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/10 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
ACE American Ins.   Co
    	
 
    	
$2,000,000
    	
 
    	
$5,000,000
    
	
Automobile Liability NY   Only
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
01/01/10 —   01/01/12
    	
 
    	
ACE American Ins.   Co
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$50,000
    
	
Excess Automobile   Liability
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/10 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
National Union   Fire Insurance Co of Pittsburgh, PA (Chartis)
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$25,000,000 xs   $5,000,000 (AOS) $25,000,000 xs $2,000,000 (Foreign AL)
    
	
Workers Compensation All   Other States
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/10 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Indemnity Insurance   Co. of N.A.
    	
 
    	
$1,000,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
Workers Compensation   Wisconsin
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/10 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
ACE American Ins.   Co
    	
 
    	
$1,000,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
Workers Compensation AZ,   CA, MA
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/10 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
ACE American Ins.   Co
    	
 
    	
$1,000,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
Workers Compensation   Excess OH & WA
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/10 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
ACE American Ins.   Co
    	
 
    	
$1,000,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    

 

(2)           This Schedule 5.20 sets forth a complete and correct listing of all insurance that is maintained by the Loan Parties and material to the business and operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the Closing Date, as well as certain insurance policies of the Loan Parties that are not material to the business and operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the Closing Date.

 

24

 

SCHEDULE 5.20

 

	
Coverage
    	
 
    	
Insured
    	
 
    	
Policy Number
    	
 
    	
Term
    	
 
    	
Insurer
    	
 
    	
Deductibles /
   SIR
    	
 
    	
Limits
    
	
Healthcare Professional   Liability (AMR) / Excess Umbrella Liability
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/10 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Lexington Ins.   Co.
    	
 
    	
$3,000,000 PL SIR
    	
 
    	
$20,000,000   Healthcare Professional Limit (claims made) / $25,000,000 Umbrella xs of   scheduled underlying (occurrence)
    
	
FINPRO
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiduciary Liability
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
Federal Insurance   Company
    	
 
    	
$75,000
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000
    
	
Excess Fiduciary
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
US. Specialty   Insurance Company
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000 xs   $10,000,000
    
	
Crime Insurance
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
National Union   Fire Insurance Co of Pittsburgh, PA (Chartis)
    	
 
    	
$100,000
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000
    
	
Excess Crime Insurance
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
Federal Insurance   Company
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000 xs   $10,000,000
    
	
Special Risk
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
National Union   Fire Insurance Co of Pittsburgh, PA (Chartis)
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$5,000,000
    
	
Directors &   Officers Liability Primary, Side A, B, C
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
Federal Insurance   Company
    	
 
    	
$0 / $500,000 /   $750,000
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000 /   $25,000 Securityholder Derivative Sub-limit
    
	
Directors &   Officers Liability (First Excess)
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
Zurich American   Insurance Company
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000 xs   $10,000,000
    

 

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SCHEDULE 5.20

 

	
Coverage
    	
 
    	
Insured
    	
 
    	
Policy Number
    	
 
    	
Term
    	
 
    	
Insurer
    	
 
    	
Deductibles /
   SIR
    	
 
    	
Limits
    
	
Directors &   Officers Liability (Second Excess)
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
US. Specialty   Insurance Company
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$5,000,000 xs   $20,000,000
    
	
Directors &   Officers Liability (Third Excess)
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
Axis Insurance   Company
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000 xs   $25,000,000
    
	
Directors &   Officers Liability (Fourth Excess)
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
Travelers   Casualty & Surety Co. of America
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$5,000,000 xs   $35,000,000
    
	
Directors &   Officers Liability Side A (Fifth Excess)
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
12/01/10 —   12/01/11
    	
 
    	
ACE American Ins.   Co
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000 xs   $40,000,000
    
	
Errors &   Omissions Professional Liability
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
07/19/10 —   07/19/11
    	
 
    	
Executive Risk   (Chubb)
    	
 
    	
$50,000
    	
 
    	
$5,000,000
    
	
Excess Liability Primary   (Onex)
    	
 
    	
Onex Corporation
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
11/15/10 —   11/15/11
    	
 
    	
Federal Insurance   Company
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000 xs   $25,000,000 (Chartis Umbrella policy)
    
	
Excess Liability 1st   Excess (Onex)
    	
 
    	
Onex Corporation
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
11/15/10 —   11/15/11
    	
 
    	
American   Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co. (Zurich)
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$15,000,000 xs   $35,000,000
    
	
Excess Liability 2nd   Excess (Onex)
    	
 
    	
Onex Corporation
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
11/15/10 —   11/15/11
    	
 
    	
ACE INA Insurance   Co.
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$25,000,000 xs   $55,000,000
    
	
Excess Liability 3rd   Excess (Onex)
    	
 
    	
Onex Corporation
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
11/15/10 —   11/15/11
    	
 
    	
Liberty Mutual   Ins. Co.
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$25,000,000 xs   $80,000,000
    
	
Property
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Property Insurance /   Boiler & Machinery Primary + TRIA
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
07/31/10 —   07/31/11
    	
 
    	
Beazley Insurance   Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
$25,000 /   $100,000 Earth Movement / $50,000 Flood
    	
 
    	
$25,000,000
    

 

26

 

SCHEDULE 5.20

 

	
Coverage
    	
 
    	
Insured
    	
 
    	
Policy Number
    	
 
    	
Term
    	
 
    	
Insurer
    	
 
    	
Deductibles /
   SIR
    	
 
    	
Limits
    
	
Property DIC Earthquake   (First Excess)
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
07/31/10 —   07/31/11
    	
 
    	
Mount   Hawley/Aspen Specialty
    	
 
    	
5% of total   insured values at 911 locations, subject to $100,000 minimum
    	
 
    	
$10,000,000 xs   $5,000,000 (Beazley Insurance Co.)
    
	
International
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Foreign Policy —   Commercial Package
    	
 
    	
AMR
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
10/01/09 —   03/11/11
    	
 
    	
ACE American Ins.   Co
    	
 
    	
$2,500 Property   Business Income / $2,500 Laptops / $1,000 per occurrence Employee Dishonesty
    	
 
    	
$1,000,000 per   occurrence GL (no coverage provided for Products/Completed Ops) / $2,000,000   each accident Contingent Auto Liability / $25,000 per accident & per   policy period Hired Auto Physical Damage / $1,000,000 per   occurrence & aggregate Employee Benefits Liability (claims made) /   $5,000 per occurrence Employee Dishonesty / $50,000 personal property an   unnamed locations
    
	
Automobile Liability   Mexico Primary
    	
 
    	
AMR
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
05/20/11 —   05/20/12
    	
 
    	
AXA Sergus S.A. de C.V.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$100,000 Combined   single limit property damage / Bodily injury / $5,000 Medical Expense /   $100,000 Legal Assistance
    
	
Excess Automobile   Liability Mexico Primary
    	
 
    	
AMR
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
05/20/11 —   05/20/12
    	
 
    	
AXA Sergus S.A. de C.V.
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$150,000 xs   $100,000
    

 

27

 

SCHEDULE 5.20

 

	
Coverage
    	
 
    	
Insured
    	
 
    	
Policy Number
    	
 
    	
Term
    	
 
    	
Insurer
    	
 
    	
Deductibles /
   SIR
    	
 
    	
Limits
    
	
Non-Owned Aviation
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
07/29/10 —   07/29/11
    	
 
    	
Federal Insurance   Co.
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
$50,000,000
    
	
Pollution Legal   Liability & Remediation Legal Liability
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
04/26/10 —   05/01/11
    	
 
    	
Greenwich   Insurance Co (XL)
    	
 
    	
$50,000
    	
 
    	
$1,000,000 per   occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate
    
	
Public and Products   Liability
    	
 
    	
GMRTT
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
06/25/10 —   09/30/11
    	
 
    	
QBE Syndicates
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
Public Liability   $6,300,000 any one claim and in the aggregate for each annual period   commencing 9/30/09 / Employer’s Liability $6,300,000 each annual period   commencing 9/30/09 / Third Party Motor Liability $1,500,000 any one person   BI; $2,500,000 any one accident for BI; $750,000 any one person for property   damage; $1,500,000 any one claim for property damage
    
	
EmCare
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
EmCare Medical   Professional Liability AOS
    	
 
    	
EMSC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/11 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Continental   Casualty
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$1,000,000 per   incident / $3,000,000 aggregate $1,000,000 per incident Corporate Entity /   $10,000,000 Corporate Entity aggregate / $10,000,000 combined aggregate
    

 

28

 

SCHEDULE 5.20

 

	
Coverage
    	
 
    	
Insured
    	
 
    	
Policy Number
    	
 
    	
Term
    	
 
    	
Insurer
    	
 
    	
Deductibles /
   SIR
    	
 
    	
Limits
    
	
EmCare Medical   Professional Liability Florida
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/11 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Continental   Casualty
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$250,000 per   incident / $750,000 aggregate
    
	
EmCare Medical   Professional Liability Indiana
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/11 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Continental   Casualty
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$250,000 per   incident / $750,000 aggregate
    
	
EmCare Medical   Professional Liability Kansas
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/11 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Continental   Casualty
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$200,000 per   incident / $600,000 aggregate
    
	
EmCare Professional   Liability Louisiana
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/11 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Continental   Casualty
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$100,000 per   incident / $300,000 aggregate
    
	
EmCare Professional   Liability New York
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/11 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Continental   Casualty
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$1,300,000 per   incident / $3,900,000 aggregate
    
	
EmCare Professional   Liability Pennsylvania
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/11 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Continental   Casualty
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$500,000 per   incident / $1,500,000 aggregate
    
	
EmCare Professional   Liability Wisconsin
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
03/31/11 —   03/31/12
    	
 
    	
Continental   Casualty
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$1,000,000 per   incident / $3,000,000 aggregate
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
EmCare, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
California EM-I   Medical Services, A Medical Corp
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
Maryland Provo-I   Medical Services PC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
National Primary   Care Network PA
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    

 

29

 

SCHEDULE 5.20

 

	
Coverage
    	
 
    	
Insured
    	
 
    	
Policy Number
    	
 
    	
Term
    	
 
    	
Insurer
    	
 
    	
Deductibles /
   SIR
    	
 
    	
Limits
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
Illinois/Indiana   EM-I Medical Services SC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
Hawaii EM-I   Medical Services Inc
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
Wabash EM-I   Medical Services PC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
Inpatient   Services of Idaho PC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
Iowa EM-I Medical   Services PC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts   EM-I Medical Services PC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers Compensation/Employers   Liability
    	
 
    	
Nevada EM-I   Silver/Homansky Medical Services, Professional Corp
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
Arizona EM-I   Medical Services PC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
New   Jersey/Pennsylvania EM-I Medical Services PC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    

 

30

 

SCHEDULE 5.20

 

	
Coverage
    	
 
    	
Insured
    	
 
    	
Policy Number
    	
 
    	
Term
    	
 
    	
Insurer
    	
 
    	
Deductibles /
   SIR
    	
 
    	
Limits
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
North Carolina   EM-I Medical Services PC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
EmCare Workers   Compensation/Employers Liability
    	
 
    	
Texas EM-I   Medical Services PA
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
09/01/10 —   09/01/11
    	
 
    	
Sentry Insurance
    	
 
    	
$250,000
    	
 
    	
Statutory /   $1,000,000
    
	
*Does   not include surplus lines taxes & fees
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

31

 

SCHEDULE 7.2

 

Website Address for Electronic Financial Reporting

 

http://ir.emsc.net

 

32

 

SCHEDULE 7.12

 

Post-Closing Collateral Requirements

 

Not later than the thirtieth day after the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall have filed any filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office necessary to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Not later than the thirtieth day after the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent endorsements to casualty insurance policies as required by Subsection 7.5.

 

Not later than the forty-fifth day after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have entered into a Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) and shall have delivered all information, schedules, certificates, certificates of title and other information required to be delivered thereunder.

 

33

 

SCHEDULE 8.1

 

Existing Indebtedness

 

General

 

Schedule 1.1(c) is incorporated herein by reference.

Bonds

 

EmCare, Inc. Surety Bonds. For the surety bonds described below, the Entity/Principal name on the bond does not necessarily reflect the complete legal name of the entity.

 

	
Entity/Principal Name on Bond
    	
 
    	
Obligee
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Bond
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Expiration
    	
 
    
	
AC   Provider Services of Florida, LLC
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
9/22/2011
    	
 
    
	
Gator   Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
12/1/2011
    	
 
    
	
Pelican   Coast Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
11/8/2011
    	
 
    
	
Reimbursement   Technologies, Inc.
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF TEXAS
    	
 
    	
THIRD PARTY DEBT   COLLECTOR BOND
    	
 
    	
10,000
    	
 
    	
1/1/2011
    	
 
    
	
Reimbursement   Technologies, Inc.
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF MARYLAND
    	
 
    	
LICENSE SURETY BOND,   LICENSE #04-2299
    	
 
    	
5,000
    	
 
    	
12/31/2011
    	
 
    
	
Reimbursement   Technologies, Inc.
    	
 
    	
COMMONWEALTH   OF MA
    	
 
    	
FINANCIAL GUARANTEE,   LICENSE TO COLLECT MONIES
    	
 
    	
10,000
    	
 
    	
5/24/2011
    	
 
    
	
Harder   Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
4/23/2011
    	
 
    
	
Hammock   Inpatient Services
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
4/23/2011
    	
 
    
	
Best   Care Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
4/28/2011
    	
 
    
	
Broderick   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER 
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/12/2011
    	
 
    

 

34

 

SCHEDULE 8.1

 

	
Entity/Principal Name on Bond
    	
 
    	
Obligee
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Bond
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Expiration
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
BOND
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Leeland   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Oceanwind   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Sterthaus   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Watercanal   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Hillmoor   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
City   Circle ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Shorecoast   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Sailfish   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Corinth   Inpatient Services
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
1/14/2011
    	
 
    
	
Thales   Inpatient Services
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
2/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Gulfstream   Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
2/11/2011
    	
 
    
	
Quality   Drive Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
2/11/2011
    	
 
    
	
Cobblestone   Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
2/20/2011
    	
 
    
	
Stadion   Inpatient Services
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
2/28/2011
    	
 
    
	
FC Emergency   Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
2/11/2011
    	
 
    
	
Southernmost   Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER 
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
3/12/2011
    	
 
    

 

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Entity/Principal Name on Bond
    	
 
    	
Obligee
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Bond
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Expiration
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
BOND
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Calusa   Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
3/15/2011
    	
 
    
	
Harper   Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
4/28/2011
    	
 
    
	
Braden   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Carlton   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Caladium   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Maritime   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Berner   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Kemwall   Inpatient Services
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
6/9/2011
    	
 
    
	
Alpata   Inpatient Services
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
6/9/2011
    	
 
    
	
Sailfish   ER Svcs Partnership
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/10/2011
    	
 
    
	
Pride   Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
6/30/2011
    	
 
    
	
Turtle   Run Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
6/30/2011
    	
 
    
	
Palm   Harbor Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
7/25/2011
    	
 
    
	
Sabel   Palm Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
8/14/2011
    	
 
    
	
Key   Vaca Emergency Physicians 
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
12/6/2011
    	
 
    
	
Oakfield   Drive Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER 
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/26/2011
    	
 
    

 

36

 

SCHEDULE 8.1

 

	
Entity/Principal Name on Bond
    	
 
    	
Obligee
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Bond
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Expiration
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
BOND
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Ship   Port Psychiatry Services
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
3/30/2011
    	
 
    
	
Terra   Cia Emergency Physicians
    	
 
    	
STATE   OF FLORIDA
    	
 
    	
MEDICAID PROVIDER BOND
    	
 
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
5/12/2011
    	
 
    

 

American Medical Response, Inc. Surety Bonds. For the surety bonds described below, the Entity/Principal name on the bond does not necessarily reflect the complete legal name of the entity.

 

	
Entity/Principal Name on Bond
    	
 
    	
Obligee
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Bond
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Expiration
    
	
American   Medical Response of No. California, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Santa Barbara, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
01/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of So. Florida, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Palm Beach, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
01/01/11
    
	
Randle-Eastern   (Ft. Lauderdale)
    	
 
    	
Miami-Dade, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance Contract 68A
    	
 
    	
$
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
03/17/11
    
	
Randle-Eastern   (Ft. Lauderdale)
    	
 
    	
Miami-Dade, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance Contract 68B
    	
 
    	
$
    	
100,000
    	
 
    	
03/17/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of TX, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Milam, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
100,000
    	
 
    	
01/01/11
    
	
Laidlaw   Trprt dba American Medical Response-Wichita Falls
    	
 
    	
Wichita Falls, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
11/20/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of No. California, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Sacramento Metropolitan   Fire District
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
06/30/11
    
	
American   Medical Response Northwest, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Washington, State of   (WC)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,827,000
    	
 
    	
n/a
    
	
American   Medical Response of San Diego, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Grossmont Hospital
    	
 
    	
ALS & BLS
    	
 
    	
$
    	
675,000
    	
 
    	
05/01/11
    
	
International   Life Support, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Honolulu International   Airport
    	
 
    	
Customs Bond
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,000
    	
 
    	
03/01/12
    
	
Laidlaw   Medical Transportation Inc dba American Medical Response
    	
 
    	
Belgrade Rural Fire   District
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
100,000
    	
 
    	
03/09/12
    
	
Tacoma-Pierce   County
    	
 
    	
Lakehaven Utility
    	
 
    	
Lease Bond
    	
 
    	
$
    	
9,600
    	
 
    	
04/01/11
    

 

37

 

SCHEDULE 8.1

 

	
Entity/Principal Name on Bond
    	
 
    	
Obligee
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Bond
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Expiration
    
	
American   Medical Response of NwP (SRM), Inc.
    	
 
    	
California, State of   (WC)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
220,000
    	
 
    	
12/29/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts, State of
    	
 
    	
Turnpike
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
55,000
    	
 
    	
04/27/11
    
	
NCTI   - West Coast
    	
 
    	
Nevada, State of   (Commission on Postsecondary Education)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
220,000
    	
 
    	
05/01/11
    
	
Laidlaw   Trprt dba American Medical Response-Duncan, OK
    	
 
    	
Duncan Regional Hospital
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
05/23/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Southern CA, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Los Angeles, County of,   Zone 1
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
05/31/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Southern CA, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Los Angeles, County of,   Zone 5
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
05/31/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Southern CA, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Los Angeles, County of,   Zone 2
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
05/31/11
    
	
Laidlaw   Medical Transportation Inc dba American Medical Response 
    	
 
    	
Chula Vista, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
300,000
    	
 
    	
06/01/11
    
	
Access2CARE,   LLC 
    	
 
    	
Pennsylvania Public   Utility Commission
    	
 
    	
License/Permit
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
10,000
    	
 
    	
11/16/11
    
	
American   Medical Response Northwest, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Clark, County of   (Washington) EMS District #2
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
1,750,000
    	
 
    	
10/20/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of New Mexico, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Otero, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of No. California, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Contra Costa, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of CT, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Orange, CT Town of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
174,234
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of CT, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Windsor Vol. Amb. (ALS)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
37,500
    	
 
    	
06/30/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of CT, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Windsor Vol. Amb.   (Back-Up)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
37,500
    	
 
    	
06/30/11
    
	
Medic   West Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Las Vegas, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
100,000
    	
 
    	
07/13/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Wellesley, Town of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Middleborough, Town of   (Continuous)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    

 

38

 

SCHEDULE 8.1

 

	
Entity/Principal Name on Bond
    	
 
    	
Obligee
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Bond
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Expiration
    
	
American   Medical Response of No. California, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Santa Clara, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
5,000,000
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Waltham, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
100,000
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of San Antonio, Texas, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Dona Ana County, New   Mexico
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
East   Longmeadow & Hampden, Towns of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
49,000
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    
	
Medic   West Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Clark, County of   (Nevada)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
07/13/11
    
	
Medic   West Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
North Las Vegas, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
07/13/11
    
	
Laidlaw   Trprt dba American Medical Response-Greenville, TX
    	
 
    	
Hunt Memorial Hospital
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
300,000
    	
 
    	
08/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Austin, TX, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Austin, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,000
    	
 
    	
08/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response West (a California Corporation)
    	
 
    	
Santa Cruz, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
09/01/11
    
	
IHM   Health Studies Center 
    	
 
    	
Missouri, State of
    	
 
    	
Non-Contract Bond
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25,000
    	
 
    	
09/11/11
    
	
Mercy, Inc.   dba American Medical Response
    	
 
    	
Clark, County of   (Nevada)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
10/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Springfield, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
300,000
    	
 
    	
10/01/11
    
	
Abbott   Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
St. Louis, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
225,000
    	
 
    	
10/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Town of Framingham, MA
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
10/01/11
    
	
Mercy, Inc.   dba American Medical Response
    	
 
    	
North Las Vegas, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
10/04/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Montana, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Billings, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
11/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Arlington, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Texas, State of (DoH)
    	
 
    	
License/Permit
    	
 
    	
$
    	
50,000
    	
 
    	
11/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Colorado, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Longmont, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
11/01/11
    

 

39

 

SCHEDULE 8.1

 

	
Entity/Principal Name on Bond
    	
 
    	
Obligee
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Bond
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Expiration
    
	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Inc,
    	
 
    	
Collin County, TX
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
11/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response
    	
 
    	
Mountain-Valley EMS   Agency
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
11/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response West (a California Corporation)
    	
 
    	
Alameda, County of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
10/31/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Brockton, MA City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
100,000
    	
 
    	
11/01/11
    
	
Medic   West Ambulance, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Nevada, State of   (Commission on Postsecondary Education)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
40,000
    	
 
    	
11/16/11
    
	
Mercy, Inc.   dba American Medical Response
    	
 
    	
Las Vegas, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
12/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response West dba American Medical Response
    	
 
    	
Sierra-Sacramento Valley
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
12/08/11
    
	
American   Medical Response - Sacramento
    	
 
    	
Sierra-Sacramento Valley
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,000,000
    	
 
    	
12/16/11
    
	
Mobile   Medic Ambulance Service Inc. dba American Medical Response- South Mississippi
    	
 
    	
Mississippi, State of -   Gulfport
    	
 
    	
License/Permit
    	
 
    	
$
    	
30,000
    	
 
    	
12/31/10
    
	
Mobile   Medic Ambulance Service Inc. dba American Medical Response- South Mississippi
    	
 
    	
Mississippi, State of -   Gulfport
    	
 
    	
Vehicle Inspection
    	
 
    	
$
    	
5,000
    	
 
    	
1/1/12
    
	
Mobile   Medic Ambulance Service Inc. dba American Medical Response- South Mississippi
    	
 
    	
Mississippi, State of -   Gulfport
    	
 
    	
Vehicle Inspection
    	
 
    	
$
    	
5,000
    	
 
    	
1/1/12
    
	
Mobile   Medic Ambulance Service Inc. dba American Medical Response- South Mississippi
    	
 
    	
Mississippi, State of -   Gulfport
    	
 
    	
License/Permit
    	
 
    	
$
    	
5,000
    	
 
    	
12/31/11
    
	
American   Medical Response West- A California Corp 
    	
 
    	
The County of San Mateo
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
12/31/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of CT, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Woodbridge, Town of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
222,512
    	
 
    	
12/31/11
    
	
American   Medical Response West (a California Corporation)
    	
 
    	
San Mateo, County of   (ALS)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
12/31/11
    
	
American   Medical Response - No. California
    	
 
    	
San Mateo, County of   (BLS)
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25,000
    	
 
    	
12/31/11
    

 

40

 

SCHEDULE 8.1

 

	
Entity/Principal Name on Bond
    	
 
    	
Obligee
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Bond
   Amount
    	
 
    	
Expiration
    
	
American   Medical Response of South Dakota, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Stanley &   Hughes, Counties of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
300,000
    	
 
    	
01/01/12
    
	
American   Medical Response of Montana, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Bozeman, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
01/01/12
    
	
American   Medical Response Inc
    	
 
    	
Counties of Stanley and   Hughes and the Cities of Pierre and Ft. Pierre
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
300,000
    	
 
    	
01/01/12
    
	
Access2Care,   LLC
    	
 
    	
Commonwealth of Virginia
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25,000
    	
 
    	
01/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response of CT, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Hartford, City of
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
100,000
    	
 
    	
01/31/11
    
	
MedicWest   Ambulance Inc dba MedicWest Ambulance Health Science Center
    	
 
    	
the State of Nevada,   Commission on Postsecondary Education
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
40,000
    	
 
    	
11/16/11
    
	
American   Medical Response Northwest, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Oregon Court of Appeals
    	
 
    	
Appeal
    	
 
    	
$
    	
3,835,000
    	
 
    	
12/14/11
    
	
American   Medical Response, Inc
    	
 
    	
State of Nebraska
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
08/23/11
    
	
Atlantic/Palm   Beach Ambulance, Inc dba American Medical Response
    	
 
    	
Boca West Master   Association, Inc
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
528,629
    	
 
    	
08/04/11
    
	
Access2   Care
    	
 
    	
Amerigroup   Maryland, Inc d/b/a Amerigroup Community Care
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
25,000
    	
 
    	
08/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Service Inc
    	
 
    	
Spokane Valley Fire   Department
    	
 
    	
Financial Guarantee
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,000
    	
 
    	
07/12/11
    
	
American   Medical Response West
    	
 
    	
County of San Benito
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
500,000
    	
 
    	
07/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Services dba Amarillo Med 
    	
 
    	
City of Amarillo
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
625,000
    	
 
    	
01/01/11
    
	
American   Medical Response Ambulance Services , Inc
    	
 
    	
City of National City
    	
 
    	
Performance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
250,000
    	
 
    	
01/01/11
    

 

41

 

SCHEDULE 8.5

 

Affiliate Transactions

 

None.

 

42

 

EXHIBIT A
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF NOTE

 

THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.  TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

	
$
    	
New York, New York
    
	
 
    	
[                  ,   20   ]
    

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to                             (the “Lender”) and its successors and assigns, at the office of DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, located at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York  10005, Attn: [               ] in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans made by the Lender to the undersigned pursuant to Subsection 2.1 of the Credit Agreement referred to below, which sum shall be payable at such times and in such amounts as are specified in the Credit Agreement.  The Borrower further agrees to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time at the applicable rates per annum and on the dates set forth in Subsection 4.1 of the Credit Agreement until such principal amount is paid in full (both before and after judgment).

 

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is subject in all respects to, the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CDRT Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, that is to be merged with and into the Borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (including the Lender) (the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein), and is entitled to the benefits thereof, is secured and guaranteed as provided therein and is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as provided therein.  Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the terms and conditions upon which the security interests and each guarantee were granted and the rights of the holder of this Note in respect thereof.  The holder hereof, by its acceptance of this Note, agrees to the terms of, and to be bound by and to observe the provisions applicable to the Lenders contained in, the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have such defined meanings unless otherwise defined herein or unless the context otherwise requires.

 

Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Credit Agreement, all amounts remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided therein.

 

 

EXHIBIT A
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  CREDIT AGREEMENT

Page 2

 

All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind under this Note.

 

THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

	
 
    	
EMERGENCY   MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

 

EXHIBIT B
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  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

made by

 

CDRT ACQUISITION CORPORATION,

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION,

 

and certain of its Subsidiaries,

 

in favor of

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of May 25, 2011

 

 

 

	
SECTION 1 Defined Terms
    	
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1.1
    	
Definitions
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
1.2
    	
Other Definitional Provisions
    	
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SECTION 2 Guarantee
    	
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2.1
    	
Guarantee
    	
13
    
	
 
    	
2.2
    	
Right of Contribution
    	
14
    
	
 
    	
2.3
    	
No Subrogation
    	
14
    
	
 
    	
2.4
    	
Amendments, etc. with Respect to the Obligations
    	
15
    
	
 
    	
2.5
    	
Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional
    	
15
    
	
 
    	
2.6
    	
Reinstatement
    	
17
    
	
 
    	
2.7
    	
Payments
    	
17
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 3 Grant of Security   Interest
    	
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3.1
    	
Grant
    	
17
    
	
 
    	
3.2
    	
Pledged Collateral
    	
18
    
	
 
    	
3.3
    	
Certain Limited Exceptions
    	
19
    
	
 
    	
3.4
    	
Intercreditor Relations
    	
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SECTION 4 Representations   and Warranties
    	
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4.1
    	
Representations and Warranties of Each Guarantor
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
4.2
    	
Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor
    	
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4.3
    	
Representations and Warranties of Each Pledgor
    	
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SECTION 5 Covenants
    	
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5.1
    	
Covenants of Each Guarantor
    	
28
    
	
 
    	
5.2
    	
Covenants of Each Grantor
    	
28
    
	
 
    	
5.3
    	
Covenants of Each Pledgor
    	
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SECTION 6 Remedial   Provisions
    	
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6.1
    	
Certain Matters Relating to Accounts
    	
35
    
	
 
    	
6.2
    	
Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable
    	
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6.3
    	
Pledged Stock
    	
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6.4
    	
Proceeds to Be Turned Over to the Collateral Agent
    	
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6.5
    	
Application of Proceeds
    	
39
    
	
 
    	
6.6
    	
Code and Other Remedies
    	
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6.7
    	
Registration Rights
    	
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6.8
    	
Waiver; Deficiency
    	
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6.9
    	
Enforcement Limitation
    	
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SECTION 7 The Collateral   Agent
    	
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7.1
    	
Collateral Agent’s Appointment as   Attorney-in-Fact, etc.
    	
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7.2
    	
Duty of Collateral Agent
    	
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7.3
    	
Financing Statements
    	
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7.4
    	
Authority of Collateral Agent
    	
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7.5
    	
Right of Inspection
    	
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SECTION 8 Non-Lender Secured   Parties
    	
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8.1
    	
Rights to Collateral
    	
45
    
	
 
    	
8.2
    	
Appointment of Agent
    	
46
    
	
 
    	
8.3
    	
Waiver of Claims
    	
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8.4
    	
Designation of Non-Lender Secured Parties
    	
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SECTION 9 Miscellaneous
    	
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9.1
    	
Amendments in Writing
    	
47
    
	
 
    	
9.2
    	
Notices
    	
47
    
	
 
    	
9.3
    	
No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies
    	
47
    
	
 
    	
9.4
    	
Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification
    	
48
    
	
 
    	
9.5
    	
Successors and Assigns
    	
48
    
	
 
    	
9.6
    	
Set-Off
    	
48
    
	
 
    	
9.7
    	
Counterparts
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
9.8
    	
Severability
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
9.9
    	
Section Headings
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
9.10
    	
Integration
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
9.11
    	
GOVERNING LAW
    	
50
    
	
 
    	
9.12
    	
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers
    	
50
    
	
 
    	
9.13
    	
Acknowledgments
    	
51
    
	
 
    	
9.14
    	
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    	
51
    
	
 
    	
9.15
    	
Additional Granting Parties
    	
51
    
	
 
    	
9.16
    	
Releases
    	
51
    
	
 
    	
9.17
    	
Judgment
    	
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SCHEDULES

 

	
Schedule 1
    	
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Notice   Addresses of Granting Parties
    
	
Schedule 2
    	
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Pledged   Securities
    
	
Schedule 3
    	
—
    	
Perfection   Matters
    
	
Schedule 4
    	
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Jurisdiction   of Organization
    
	
Schedule 5
    	
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Intellectual   Property
    
	
Schedule 6
    	
—
    	
Commercial   Tort Claims
    
	
Schedule 7
    	
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Letter-of-Credit   Rights
    

 

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ANNEXES

 

	
Annex 1
    	
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Acknowledgement   and Consent of Issuers who are not Granting Parties
    
	
Annex 2
    	
—
    	
Assumption   Agreement
    
	
Annex 3
    	
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Supplemental   Agreement
    

 

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GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of May 25, 2011, made by CDRT ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) and certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are signatories hereto, in favor of DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as collateral agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and administrative agent (in such capacity,  and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions (collectively, the “Lenders”; individually, a “Lender”) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement described below.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the Indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “Credit Agreement”), among CDRT Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation that is to be merged with and into the Borrower, the Borrower,  the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties party thereto, the Lenders have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes Holdings, the Borrower, the Borrower’s Domestic Subsidiaries that are party hereto and any other Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party hereto from time to time after the date hereof (all of the foregoing collectively, the “Granting Parties”);

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrower to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Granting Parties in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the other Granting Parties are engaged in related businesses, and each such Granting Party will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement that the Granting Parties shall execute and deliver this Agreement to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the Indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “Senior ABL Facility Agreement”), among Merger Sub, the Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party thereto as Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined therein),

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as collateral agent and as administrative agent (in such capacities, the “ABL Agent”), and the other parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto have severally agreed to make extensions of credit (the “ABL Loans”) to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ABL Collateral Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the ABL Agent, the Borrower and such Subsidiaries have granted a first priority (as defined in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement) Lien to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties (as defined herein) on the ABL Priority Collateral (as defined herein) and a second priority Lien for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties on the Term Loan Priority Collateral (as defined herein) (subject in each case to Permitted Liens);

 

WHEREAS, the Collateral Agent and the ABL Agent have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement, acknowledged by Holdings, the Borrower and the Granting Parties, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Subsection 9.1), the “ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Collateral Agent and one or more Additional Agents may in the future enter into a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Credit Agreement as Exhibit L, and acknowledged by the Borrower and the other Granting Parties (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Subsection 9.1), the “Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement”), and one or more Other Intercreditor Agreements or Intercreditor Agreement Supplements.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Granting Party hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined below), as follows:

 

SECTION 1

 

Defined Terms

 

1.1                                 Definitions.  (a)  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms that are defined in the Code (as in effect on the date hereof) are used herein as so defined:  Cash Proceeds, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Farm Products, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Money, Promissory Notes, Records, Securities, Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Software, Supporting Obligations and Tangible Chattel Paper.

 

(b)                                                         The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

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“ABL Agent”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

“ABL Collateral Agreement”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

“ABL Loans”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

“ABL Obligations”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“ABL Priority Collateral”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“ABL Secured Parties”:  the “Secured Parties” as defined in the ABL Collateral Agreement.

 

“ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

“Accounts”:  all accounts (as defined in the Code) of each Grantor, including, without limitation, all Accounts (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and Accounts Receivable of such Grantor.

 

“Accounts Receivable”:  any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, which is not evidenced by an instrument (as defined in the Code) or Chattel Paper.

 

“Additional ABL Agent”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional ABL Collateral Documents”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional ABL Credit Facility”: as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional ABL Obligations”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional Agent”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional Collateral Documents”:  as such term is defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional Secured Parties”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional Term Agent”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional Term Collateral Documents”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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“Additional Term Obligations”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional Term Secured Parties”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Adjusted Net Worth”:  of any Guarantor at any time, shall mean the greater of (x) $0 and (y) the amount by which the fair saleable value of such Guarantor’s assets on the date of the respective payment hereunder exceeds its debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or pursuant to its guarantee with respect to any Indebtedness then outstanding under the Senior ABL Facility, the Senior Notes or any Assumed Indebtedness) on such date.

 

“Administrative Agent”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

“Agreement”:  this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Applicable Law”:  as defined in Subsection 9.8.

 

“Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Grantor with the obligations of such Grantor thereunder being secured by one or more Loan Documents, (b) was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Borrower in accordance with Subsection 8.4 (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Bank Products Agreement”: any agreement pursuant to which a bank or other financial institution agrees to provide (a) treasury services, (b) credit card, merchant card, purchasing card or stored value card services (including, without limitation, the processing of payments and other administrative services with respect thereto), (c) cash management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursements, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, lockbox, stop payment, electronic funds transfer, information reporting, wire transfer and interstate depository network services) and (d) other banking products or services as may be requested by any Grantor (other than letters of credit and other than loans except indebtedness arising from services described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition).

 

“Bankruptcy Case”:  (i) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries commencing any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries making a general assignment

 

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for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there being commenced against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days.

 

“Blocked Account”: as defined in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement.

 

“Borrower”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

“Borrower Obligations”:  the collective reference to all obligations and liabilities of the Borrower in respect of the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest and fees accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest and fees accruing after (or that would accrue but for) the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest or fees is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations, and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Secured Parties, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the other Loan Documents, any Hedging Agreement or Bank Products Agreement entered into with any Bank Products Affiliate or Hedging Affiliate, any Guarantee Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries as to which any Secured Party is a beneficiary, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, amounts payable in connection with any such Bank Products Agreement or a termination of any transaction entered into pursuant to any such Hedging Agreement, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document).

 

“Code”:  the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

 

“Collateral”:  as defined in Section 3; provided that, for purposes of Subsection 6.5, Section 8 and Subsection 9.16(b), “Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

 

“Collateral Account Bank”:  a bank which at all times is a Lender or an affiliate thereof as selected by the relevant Grantor and consented to in writing by the Collateral Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

“Collateral Agent”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

“Collateral Proceeds Account”:  a non-interest bearing cash collateral account established and maintained by the relevant Grantor at an office of the Collateral Account Bank in the name, and in the sole dominion and control of, the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

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“Collateral Representative”: (i) the Term Collateral Representative and the ABL Collateral Representative (each as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), (ii) if the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement is executed, the Senior Priority Representative (as defined therein) and (iii) if any Other Intercreditor Agreement is executed, the Person acting as representative for the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties thereunder for the applicable purpose contemplated by this Agreement.

 

“Commercial Tort Action”: any action, other than an action primarily seeking declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to claims asserted or expected to be asserted by Persons other than the Grantors, that is commenced by a Grantor in the courts of the United States of America, any state or territory thereof or any political subdivision of any such state or territory, in which any Grantor seeks damages arising out of torts committed against it that would reasonably be expected to result in a damage award to it exceeding $3,000,000.

 

“Commitments”:  as to any Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make extensions of credit to the Borrower.

 

“Contracts”:  with respect to any Grantor, all contracts, agreements, instruments and indentures in any form and portions thereof, to which such Grantor is a party or under which such Grantor or any property of such Grantor is subject, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, and all rights of such Grantor thereunder, including without limitation (i) all rights of such Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due to it thereunder or in connection therewith, (ii) all rights of such Grantor to damages arising thereunder and (iii) all rights of such Grantor to perform and to exercise all remedies thereunder.

 

“Copyright Licenses”:  with respect to any Grantor, all United States written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States copyright of such Grantor, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Borrower or such Grantor, including, without limitation, any material license agreements listed on Schedule 5, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

“Copyrights”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States copyrights, whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published or registered, all United States copyright registrations and copyright applications, including, without limitation, any copyright registrations and copyright applications listed on Schedule 5, and (i) all renewals thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof and (iii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof.

 

“Core Concentration Account”: as defined in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement.

 

“Credit Agreement”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

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“Credit Facility”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“DDAs”:  as defined in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement.

 

“Discharge of ABL Obligations”: as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations”: as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Excluded Assets”:  as defined in Subsection 3.3.

 

“Excluded Vehicles”: at any time, Vehicles with a model year older than 10 years at the time of determination, including all tires and appurtenances thereto.

 

“first priority”: as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

“Foreign Intellectual Property”: any right, title or interest in or to any copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent applications, patent licenses, trade secrets, trade secret licenses, trademarks, trademark applications, trade names, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes or any other intellectual property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof.

 

“General Fund Account”:  the general fund account of the relevant Grantor established at the same office of the Collateral Account Bank as the Collateral Proceeds Account.

 

“Government Accounts Receivable”: as defined in the ABL Collateral Agreement.

 

“Government Receivables Deposit Accounts”: as defined in the ABL Collateral Agreement.

 

“Granting Parties”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

“Grantor”:  Holdings, the Borrower, the Borrower’s Domestic Subsidiaries that are party hereto and any other Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party hereto from time to time after the date hereof.

 

“Guarantor Obligations”:  with respect to any Guarantor, the collective reference to (i) the Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor pursuant to Section 2 and (ii) all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor that may arise under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party, any Hedging Agreement or Bank Products Agreement entered into with any Bank Products Affiliate or Hedging Affiliate, any Guarantee Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries as to which any Secured Party is a beneficiary, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith of such Guarantor, in each case whether on account of guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations,

 

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fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, to the Other Representatives or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and interest and fees accruing after (or that would accrue but for) the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to such Guarantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest or fees is allowed in such proceeding).

 

“Guarantors”:  the collective reference to each Granting Party, other than the Borrower.

 

“Hedging Affiliate”: any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with any Grantor with the obligations of such Grantor thereunder being secured by one or more Loan Documents, (b) was an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Borrower in accordance with Subsection 8.4 (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Hedging Agreement”: any Interest Rate Agreement, Commodities Agreement, Currency Agreement (each as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) or any other credit or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity, equity values or creditworthiness (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.

 

“Holdings”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

“Instruments”: as defined in Article 9 of the Code but excluding Pledged Securities.

 

“Intellectual Property”:  with respect to any Grantor, the collective reference to such Grantor’s Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses.

 

“Intercompany Note”:  with respect to any Grantor, any promissory note in a principal amount in excess of $3,000,000 evidencing loans made by such Grantor to Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

“Intercreditor Agreements”:  (a) the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, (b) the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (upon and during the effectiveness thereof) and (c) any Other Intercreditor Agreement that may be entered into in the future by the Collateral Agent and one or more Additional Agents and acknowledged by the Borrower and the other Granting Parties (each as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Subsection 9.1) (upon and during the effectiveness thereof).

 

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“Inventory”:  with respect to any Grantor, all inventory (as defined in the Code) of such Grantor, including, without limitation, all Inventory (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of such Grantor.

 

“Investment Property”:  the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof (other than Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary in excess of 65% of any series of such stock and (other than any Capital Stock excluded from the definition of “Pledged Stock”) and (ii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Securities.

 

“Issuers”:  the collective reference to the Persons identified on Schedule 2 as the issuers of Pledged Stock, together with any successors to such companies (including, without limitation, any successors contemplated by Subsection 8.7 of the Credit Agreement).

 

“Issuing Lender”:  any lender that may become an “issuing lender” pursuant to the Credit Agreement in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by such Lender.

 

“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

“Lender”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

“Letters of Credit” or “L/Cs”:  letters of credit issued by any Issuing Lender to, or for the account of the Borrower.

 

“Loan Party Concentration Account”: as defined in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement.

 

“Loan Party DDAs”: as defined in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement.

 

“Management Loans”:  Indebtedness (including any extension, renewal or refinancing thereof) outstanding at any time incurred by any Management Investors in connection with any purchases by them of Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or Holdings, which Indebtedness is entitled to the benefit of any Management Guarantee of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

“Merger Sub”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

“Non-Lender Secured Parties”:  the collective reference to all Bank Products Affiliates and Hedging Affiliates and any person, who at the time of entering into any Management Loan secured hereby, was a Lender or an affiliate of any Lender, and their respective successors, assigns and transferees.

 

“Obligations”:  (i) in the case of the Borrower, its Borrower Obligations and (ii) in the case of each other Guarantor, its Guarantor Obligations.

 

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“Patent Licenses”:  with respect to any Grantor, all United States written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States patent, patent application, or patentable invention other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Borrower or such Grantor, including, without limitation, the material license agreements listed on Schedule 5, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

“Patents”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States patents, patent applications and patentable inventions and all reissues and extensions thereof, including, without limitation, all patents and patent applications identified in Schedule 5, and including, without limitation, (i) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof), and (iv) all other rights corresponding thereto in the United States and all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, and extensions thereof, all improvements thereon, and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto.

 

“Pledged Collateral”:  as to any Pledgor, the Pledged Securities now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, and any Proceeds thereof.

 

“Pledged Notes”:  with respect to any Pledgor, all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to, or held or owned by, such Pledgor.

 

“Pledged Securities”:  the collective reference to the Pledged Notes and the Pledged Stock.

 

“Pledged Stock”:  with respect to any Pledgor, the shares of Capital Stock listed on Schedule 2 as held by such Pledgor, together with any other shares of Capital Stock required to be pledged by such Pledgor pursuant to Subsection 7.9 of the Credit Agreement, as well as any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Capital Stock of any Issuer that may be issued or granted to, or held by, such Pledgor while this Agreement is in effect; provided that in no event shall there be pledged, nor shall any Pledgor be required to pledge, directly or indirectly, (i) more than 65% of any series of the outstanding Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for U.S. tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any of the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (iii) de minimis shares of a Foreign Subsidiary held by any Pledgor as a nominee or in a similar capacity, (iv) Capital Stock of any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, (v) EMS Executive Investco LLC, and (vi) without duplication, any Excluded Assets.

 

“Pledgor”:  Holdings (with respect to the Pledged Stock of the Borrower and all other Pledged Collateral of Holdings), the Borrower (with respect to Pledged Stock of the entities listed on Schedule 2 held by the Borrower and all other Pledged Collateral of the

 

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Borrower) and each other Granting Party (with respect to Pledged Securities held by such Granting Party and all other Pledged Collateral of such Granting Party).

 

“Proceeds”:  all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and, in any event, Proceeds of Pledged Securities shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

“Reimbursement Obligations”:  the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement for amounts drawn under the applicable Letters of Credit.

 

“Restricted Government Accounts”: as defined in the Senior ABL Facility Agreement.

 

“Restrictive Agreements”:  as defined in Subsection 3.3(a).

 

“Secured Parties”:  the collective reference to (i) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Other Representative, (ii) the Lenders, (iii) the Non-Lender Secured Parties and (iv) the respective successors and assigns and the permitted transferees and endorsees of each of the foregoing.

 

“Security Collateral”:  with respect to any Granting Party, means, collectively, the Collateral (if any) and the Pledged Collateral (if any) of such Granting Party.

 

“Senior ABL Facility Agreement”: as defined in the recitals hereto and as further defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

“Specified Asset”:  as defined in Subsection 4.2.2.

 

“Term Loan Priority Collateral”:  as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Trade Secret Licenses”:  with respect to any Grantor, all United States written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States trade secrets, including, without limitation, know-how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Borrower or such Grantor, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

“Trade Secrets”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States trade secrets, including, without limitation, know-how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, including, without limitation, (i) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or

 

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payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, payments under all licenses, non-disclosure agreements and memoranda of understanding entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future misappropriations thereof, and (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present or future misappropriations thereof.

 

“Trademark Licenses”:  with respect to any Grantor, all United States written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Borrower or such Grantor, including, without limitation, the material license agreements listed on Schedule 5, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

“Trademarks”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, trademark and service mark registrations, and applications for trademark or service mark registrations (except for “intent to use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of said Act has been filed and accepted, it being understood and agreed that the carve out in this parenthetical shall be applicable only if and for so long as a grant or enforcement of a security interest in such intent to use application would invalidate or otherwise jeopardize Grantor’s rights therein or in the resulting registration), and any renewals thereof, including, without limitation, each registration and application identified in Schedule 5, and including, without limitation, (i) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements or dilutions thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof), and (iii) all other rights corresponding thereto and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto in the United States, together in each case with the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, each such trademark, service mark, trade name, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers.

 

“Vehicles”:  all vehicles (other than Excluded Vehicles) that are owned by a Grantor, including cars, trucks, trailers, ambulances and other vehicles covered by a certificate of title law of any state and all tires and other appurtenances to any of the foregoing.

 

“Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement”: a Collateral Agency Agreement, among the Collateral Agent, the Borrower, the other Grantors party thereto from time to time and the applicable designated agent for the Collateral Agent with respect to the Vehicles, in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent.

 

1.2                                 Other Definitional Provisions.  (a)  The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section,

 

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Schedule and Annex references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  The words “include”, “includes”, and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.

 

(b)                                                         The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

(c)                                                          Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral, Pledged Collateral or Security Collateral, or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Granting Party shall refer to such Granting Party’s Collateral, Pledged Collateral or Security Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

 

(d)                                                         All references in this Agreement to any of the property described in the definition of the term “Collateral” or “Pledged Collateral”, or to any Proceeds thereof, shall be deemed to be references thereto only to the extent the same constitute Collateral or Pledged Collateral, respectively.

 

SECTION 2

 

Guarantee

 

2.1                                 Guarantee.  (a)  Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations owed to the Secured Parties.

 

(b)                                                         Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed the amount that can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable law, including applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors; provided that, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the rights of contribution of each Guarantor provided in Subsection 2.2 be included as an asset of the respective Guarantor in determining the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder.

 

(c)                                                          Each Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party hereunder.

 

(d)                                                         The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier to occur of (i) the first date on which all the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, all other Borrower Obligations then due and owing, and the obligations of each Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2 then due and owing shall have been satisfied by payment in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and the Commitments shall be terminated,

 

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notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement the Borrower may be free from any Borrower Obligations, (ii) as to any Guarantor, the sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (to a Person other than Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of either) that is permitted under the Credit Agreement or (iii) the designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

(e)                                                          No payment made by the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party from the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of any of the Borrower Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of any of the Borrower Obligations), remain liable for the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the earlier to occur of (i) the first date on which all the Loans any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Borrower Obligations then due and owing, are paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and the Commitments are terminated, (ii) the sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (to a Person other than Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary of either) that is permitted under the Credit Agreement or (iii) the designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

2.2                                 Right of Contribution.  Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share (based, to the maximum extent permitted by law, on the respective Adjusted Net Worths of the Guarantors on the date the respective payment is made) of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder that has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.  Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Subsection 2.3.  The provisions of this Subsection 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

2.3                                 No Subrogation.  Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party for the payment of the Borrower Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties by the Borrower on account of the Borrower Obligations are paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (or shall not have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably

 

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satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and the Commitments are terminated.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Borrower Obligations shall not have been paid in full in cash or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (and shall not have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) or any of the Commitments shall remain in effect, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be held as collateral security for all of the Borrower Obligations (whether matured or unmatured) guaranteed by such Guarantor and/or then or at any time thereafter may be applied against any Borrower Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.

 

2.4                                 Amendments, etc. with Respect to the Obligations.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Borrower Obligations made by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party may be rescinded by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party and any of the Borrower Obligations continued, and the Borrower Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, waived, modified, accelerated, compromised, subordinated, waived, surrendered or released by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, waived, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or the applicable Lenders(s), as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party for the payment of any of the Borrower Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.  None of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for any of the Borrower Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto, except to the extent required by applicable law.

 

2.5                                 Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional.  Each Guarantor waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; each of the Borrower Obligations, and any obligation contained therein, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been

 

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had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2.  Each Guarantor waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower or any of the other Guarantors with respect to any of the Borrower Obligations.  Each Guarantor understands and agrees, to the extent permitted by law, that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment and not of collection.  Each Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any and all defenses (other than any claim alleging breach of a contractual provision of any of the Loan Documents) that it may have arising out of or in connection with any and all of the following:  (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) that may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Borrower against the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, (c) any change in the time, place, manner or place of payment, amendment, or waiver or increase in any of the Obligations, (d) any exchange, non-perfection, taking, or release of Security Collateral, (e) any change in the structure or existence of the Borrower, (f) any application of Security Collateral to any of the Obligations, (g) any law, regulation or order of any jurisdiction, or any other event, affecting any term of any Obligation or the rights of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party with respect thereto, including, without limitation:  (i) the application of any such law, regulation, decree or order, including any prior approval, which would prevent the exchange of any currency (other than Dollars) for Dollars or the remittance of funds outside of such jurisdiction or the unavailability of Dollars in any legal exchange market in such jurisdiction in accordance with normal commercial practice, (ii) a declaration of banking moratorium or any suspension of payments by banks in such jurisdiction or the imposition by such jurisdiction or any Governmental Authority thereof of any moratorium on, the required rescheduling or restructuring of, or required approval of payments on, any indebtedness in such jurisdiction, (iii) any expropriation, confiscation, nationalization or requisition by such country or any Governmental Authority that directly or indirectly deprives the Borrower of any assets or its use, or of the ability to operate its business or a material part thereof, or (iv) any war (whether or not declared), insurrection, revolution, hostile act, civil strife or similar events occurring in such jurisdiction which has the same effect as the events described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above (in each of the cases contemplated in clauses (i) through (iv) above, to the extent occurring or existing on or at any time after the date of this Agreement), or (h) any other circumstance whatsoever (other than payment in full in cash of the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder) (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or such Guarantor) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Secured Parties that constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the Borrower Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance.  When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and any other Secured Party may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by such

 

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Guarantor hereunder or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party against any Guarantor.  For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

2.6                                 Reinstatement.  The guarantee of any Guarantor contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

2.7                                 Payments.  Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim, in Dollars (or in the case of any amount required to be paid in any other currency pursuant to the requirements of the Credit Agreement or other agreement relating to the respective Obligations, such other currency), at the Administrative Agent’s office specified in Subsection 11.2 of the Credit Agreement or such other address as may be designated in writing by the Administrative Agent to such Guarantor from time to time in accordance with Subsection 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 3

 

Grant of Security Interest

 

3.1                                 Grant.  Each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Collateral of such Grantor, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations of such Grantor, except as provided in Subsection 3.3.  The term “Collateral”, as to any Grantor, means the following property (wherever located) now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest, except as provided in Subsection 3.3:

 

(a)                                  all Accounts;

 

(b)                                 all Money (including all cash);

 

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(d)                                 all Chattel Paper;

 

(e)                                  all Contracts;

 

(f)                                    all Deposit Accounts;

 

(g)                                 all Documents;

 

(h)                                 all Equipment;

 

(i)                                     all General Intangibles (including all Software);

 

(j)                                     all Instruments;

 

(k)                                  all Intellectual Property;

 

(l)                                     all Inventory;

 

(m)                               all Investment Property;

 

(n)                                 all Letter-of-Credit Rights;

 

(o)                                 all Fixtures;

 

(p)                                 all Vehicles;

 

(q)                                 all Supporting Obligations;

 

(r)                                    all Commercial Tort Claims constituting Commercial Tort Actions described in Schedule 6 (together with any Commercial Tort Actions subject to a further writing provided in accordance with Subsection 5.2.12);

 

(s)                                  all books and records relating to the foregoing (including without limitation all books, customer lists, and records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information or data relating to any of the foregoing);

 

(t)                                    the Collateral Proceeds Account; and

 

(u)                                 to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that Collateral shall not include any Pledged Collateral (which is covered by Subsection 3.2), or any property or assets described in the proviso to the definition of Pledged Stock.

 

3.2                                 Pledged Collateral.  Each Granting Party that is a Pledgor, hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such

 

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Pledgor, and any Proceeds thereof, as collateral security for the prompt and complete performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations of such Pledgor, except as provided in Subsection 3.3.

 

3.3                                 Certain Limited Exceptions.  No security interest is or will be granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in any right, title or interest of any Granting Party under or in, and “Collateral” and “Pledged Collateral” shall not include the following (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”):

 

(a)                                  any Instruments, Contracts, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles, Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses, Trade Secret Licenses or other contracts or agreements with or issued by Persons other than Holdings, a Subsidiary of Holdings or the Borrower or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, (collectively, “Restrictive Agreements”) that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such Restrictive Agreements shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) for so long as, and to the extent that, the granting of such a security interest pursuant hereto would result in a breach, default or termination of such Restrictive Agreements (in each case, except to the extent that, pursuant to the Code or other applicable law, the granting of security interests therein can be made without resulting in a breach, default or termination of such Restrictive Agreements);

 

(b)                                 any Equipment or other property that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such Equipment or other property shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such Equipment or other property (x) (A) is subject to a Lien described in Subsection 8.14(d) or (e) (with respect to a Lien described in Subsection 8.14(d)) of the Senior ABL Facility Agreement (or any corresponding section of any Additional ABL Credit Facility) or (B) is subject to a Lien described in clause (h) with respect to Purchase Money Obligations and Capitalized Lease Obligations or (o) (with respect to such Liens described in clause (h)) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” in the Credit Agreement or (y) (A) is subject to any Lien in described in Subsection 8.14(q) of the Senior ABL Facility Agreement (or any corresponding section of any Additional ABL Credit Facility) or (B) is subject to any Lien in respect of Hedging Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement) permitted by Subsection 8.6 of the Credit Agreement as a “Permitted Lien” pursuant to clause (h) of the definition thereof in the Credit Agreement (but in each case only for so long as such Liens are in place), and such Equipment or other property consists solely of (i) cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments, together with proceeds, dividends and distributions in respect thereof, (ii) any assets relating to such assets, proceeds, dividends or distributions or to any Hedging Obligations, and/or (iii) any other assets consisting of, relating to or arising under or in connection with (1) any Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements or Commodities Agreements or (2) any other agreements, instruments or documents related to any Hedging Obligations or to any of the assets referred to in any of subclauses (i) through (iii) of this subclause (B);

 

(c)                                  any property (and/or related rights and/or assets) that (A) would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such property (and/or related rights and/or assets) shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such property

 

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has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Subsection 8.5 of the Senior ABL Facility Agreement (or any corresponding section of any Additional ABL Credit Facility) or clause (x) of the definition of “Asset Disposition” in the Credit Agreement, or (B) is subject to any Liens permitted under Subsection 8.14 of the Senior ABL Facility (or any corresponding section of any Additional ABL Credit Facility) or Subsection 8.6 of the Credit Agreement which relates to property subject to any such Sale and Leaseback Transaction or general intangibles related thereto (but only for so long as such Liens are in place), provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, a security interest of the Collateral Agent shall attach to any money, securities or other consideration received by any Grantor as consideration for the sale or other disposition of such property as and to the extent such consideration would otherwise constitute Security Collateral;

 

(d)                                 Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) which is described in the proviso to the definition of Pledged Stock;

 

(e)                                  Capital Stock that constitutes de minimis shares of a Foreign Subsidiary held by any Granting Party as a nominee or in a similar capacity;

 

(f)                                    any Money, cash, checks, other negotiable instruments, funds and other evidence of payment held in any Deposit Account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the nature of a security deposit with respect to obligations for the benefit of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which must be held for or returned to the applicable counterparty under applicable law or pursuant to Contractual Obligations;

 

(g)                                 the Merger Agreement and any rights therein or arising thereunder (except any proceeds of the Merger Agreement);

 

(h)                                 any interest in leased real property (including Fixtures related thereto) (and there shall be no requirement to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters);

 

(i)                                     any fee interest in owned real property (including Fixtures related thereto) if the fair market value of such fee interest is less than $5,000,000 individually;

 

(j)                                     (x) any assets subject to certificate of title (other than Vehicles) and (y) any Vehicles owned by a Grantor that are subject to an agreement with a Governmental Authority that validly prohibits the creation of a security interest or lien thereon or which would be breached or give any party the right to terminate it as a result of creation of a security interest or lien, including, without limitation, any restrictions related to any Municipal Contract Liens;

 

(k)                                  Letter-of-Credit Rights and Commercial Tort Claims individually with a value of less than $3,000,000;

 

(l)                                     assets to the extent the granting or perfecting of a security interest in such assets would result in costs or other consequences to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries

 

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as reasonably determined in writing by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and, to the extent such assets would otherwise constitute Term Priority Collateral, the Collateral Agent, that are excessive in view of the benefits that would be obtained by the Secured Parties;

 

(m)                               those assets over which the granting of security interests in such assets would be prohibited by contract permitted under the Credit Agreement, applicable law or regulation or the organizational or joint venture documents of any non-wholly owned Subsidiary (including permitted liens, leases and licenses) (in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Code, other than proceeds and receivables thereof to the extent that their assignment is expressly deemed effective under the Code notwithstanding such prohibitions), or to the extent that such security interests would result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined in writing by the Borrower and consented to by the Collateral Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (it being understood that the Lenders shall not require the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries to enter into any security agreements or pledge agreements governed by foreign law);

 

(n)                                 any assets specifically requiring perfection through control agreements (including cash, deposit accounts or other bank or securities accounts) other than Loan Party DDAs, Loan Party Concentration Accounts, the Core Concentration Account and Blocked Accounts (in each case only to the extent required pursuant to Subsection 4.16 of the Senior ABL Facility Agreement (or any corresponding section of any Additional ABL Credit Facility), provided that no Loan Party shall be required to enter into a control agreement covering any Government Receivables Deposit Accounts);

 

(o)                                 Foreign Intellectual Property;

 

(p)                                 any aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines or helicopters, or any Equipment or other assets constituting a part thereof;

 

(q)                                 any Excluded Vehicles;

 

(r)                                    any property that would not otherwise be ABL Priority Collateral and is an Excluded Asset (as such term is defined in the Term Loan Collateral Agreement); and

 

(s)                                  any Capital Stock and other securities of a Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of or grant of any other Lien on such Capital Stock and other securities for the benefit of the holders of Additional Term Obligations incurred in the form of notes (or the holders of any notes that restructure, refund, replace or refinance the Term Loans or such Additional Term Obligations) results in the Company being required to file separate financial statements of such Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any other governmental authority) pursuant to either Rule 3-10 or 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, or any other law, rule or regulation as in effect from time to time, but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, if any Grantor receives any payment or other amount under the Merger Agreement, such payment or other amount shall constitute Collateral when and if actually received by such Grantor, to the extent set forth in Subsection 3.1.

 

For purposes of this Subsection 3.3, the terms “Commodities Agreements”, “Currency Agreements”, “Hedging Obligations”, and “Interest Rate Agreements” shall have the meanings given to such terms in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement.

 

3.4                                 Intercreditor Relations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is the understanding of the parties that the Liens granted pursuant to Subsections 3.1 and 3.2 shall (a) with respect to all Security Collateral other than Security Collateral constituting Term Loan Priority Collateral, (x) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, be subject and subordinate to the Liens granted to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties to secure the ABL Obligations pursuant to the ABL Collateral Agreement and (y) prior to the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations, be subject and subordinate to the Liens granted to any Additional ABL Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Additional ABL Obligations to secure the Additional ABL Obligations pursuant to any Additional ABL Collateral Documents as and to the extent provided for therein, and (b) with respect to all Security Collateral, prior to the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), be pari passu and equal in priority to the Liens granted to any Additional Term Agent for the benefit of the holders of the applicable Additional Term Obligations to secure such Additional Term Obligations pursuant to the applicable Additional Term Collateral Documents (except, in the case of this clause (b), as may be separately otherwise agreed between the Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).  The Collateral Agent acknowledges and agrees that the relative priority of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent shall be determined solely pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreements, and not by priority as a matter of law or otherwise.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Liens and security interest granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the applicable Intercreditor Agreements.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control as among (i) the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent, in the case of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) the Collateral Agent and Additional Term Agent, in the case of the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and (iii) the Collateral Agent and any other secured creditor (or agent therefor) party thereto, in the case of any Other Intercreditor Agreement.  In the event of any such conflict, each Grantor may act (or omit to act) in accordance with such Intercreditor Agreement, and shall not be in breach, violation or default of its obligations hereunder by reason of doing so.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, (x) for so long as ABL Obligations or any Additional ABL Obligations remain outstanding, any obligation hereunder to deliver to the Collateral Agent any Security Collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral shall be satisfied by causing such ABL Priority Collateral to be delivered to the ABL Agent or the applicable ABL Collateral Representative (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) to be held in accordance with the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement and (y) for so long as any Additional Term Obligations remain outstanding, any obligation hereunder to deliver to the Collateral Agent any Security Collateral shall be satisfied

 

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by causing such Security Collateral to be delivered to the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Term Agent to be held in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

SECTION 4

 

Representations and Warranties

 

4.1                                 Representations and Warranties of Each Guarantor.  To induce the Collateral Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement as they relate to such Guarantor or to the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, each of which representations and warranties is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct in all material respects, and the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party shall be entitled to rely on each of such representations and warranties as if fully set forth herein; provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Borrower’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Subsection 4.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor’s knowledge.

 

4.2                                 Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor.  To induce the Collateral Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that, in each case after giving effect to the Transactions and subject to Subsection 6.9:

 

4.2.1                        Title; No Other Liens.  Except for the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Liens permitted to exist on such Grantor’s Collateral by the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Subsection 8.6 thereof), such Grantor owns each item of such Grantor’s Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens.  As of the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 3, (x) in the case of the Term Loan Priority Collateral, to the knowledge of such Grantor, no currently effective financing statement or other similar public notice with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness on all or any part of such Grantor’s Term Loan Priority Collateral is on file or of record in any public office in the United States of America, any state, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia and (y) in the case of the ABL Priority Collateral, no currently effective financing statement or other similar public notice with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness on all or any part of such Grantor’s ABL Priority Collateral is on file or of record in any public office in the United States of America, any state, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia, except, in each case, such as have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement or as are permitted by the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Subsection 8.6 thereof) or any other Loan Document or for which termination statements will be delivered on the Closing Date.

 

4.2.2                        Perfected First Priority Liens. (a)  This Agreement is effective to create, as collateral security for the Obligations of such Grantor, valid and enforceable Liens on such

 

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Grantor’s Security Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, except as to enforcement, (i) as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights’ generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and (ii) with respect to Restricted Government Accounts and Government Accounts Receivable, as may be limited by applicable state or federal laws, rules and regulations.

 

(b)                                                         Except with regard to (i) Liens (if any) on Specified Assets and (ii) any rights in favor of the United States government as required by law (if any), upon the completion of the Filings and, with respect to Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents upon the earlier of such Filing or the delivery to and continuing possession by the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents a security interest in which is perfected by possession, and the obtaining and maintenance of “control” (as described in the Code) by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement of all Deposit Accounts, Blocked Accounts, the Collateral Proceeds Account, Electronic Chattel Paper and Letter-of-Credit Rights a security interest in which is perfected by “control” (in the case of Deposit Accounts and Blocked Accounts to the extent required under Subsection 4.16 of the Senior ABL Facility Agreement (or any corresponding section of any Additional ABL Credit Facility)) and in the case of Commercial Tort Actions (other than such Commercial Tort Actions listed on Schedule 6 on the date of this Agreement), the taking of the actions required by Subsection 5.2.12, the Liens created pursuant to this Agreement will constitute valid Liens on and (to the extent provided herein) perfected security interests in such Grantor’s Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and will be prior to all other Liens of all other Persons securing Indebtedness, in each case other than Permitted Liens (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and enforceable as such as against all other Persons other than Ordinary Course Transferees, except to the extent that the recording of an assignment or other transfer of title to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent (in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement) or the recording of other applicable documents in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office may be necessary for perfection or enforceability, and except as to enforcement, (x) as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights’ generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and (y) with respect to Restricted Government Accounts and Government Accounts Receivable, as may be limited by applicable state or federal laws, rules and regulations.  As used in this Subsection 4.2.2(b), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“Filings”: the filing or recording of (i) the Financing Statements as set forth in Schedule 3, (ii) this Agreement or a notice thereof with respect to Intellectual Property as set forth in Schedule 3, (iii) the recordation on the certificate of title related thereto of each Lien

 

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granted in favor of the Collateral Agent hereunder on Vehicles, subject to certificate of titles statutes, and (iv) any filings after the Closing Date in any other jurisdiction as may be necessary under any Requirement of Law.

 

“Financing Statements”: the financing statements delivered to the Collateral Agent by such Grantor on the Closing Date for filing in the jurisdictions listed in Schedule 4.

 

“Ordinary Course Transferees”: (i) with respect to goods only, buyers in the ordinary course of business and lessees in the ordinary course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-320(a) and 9-321 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction, (ii) with respect to general intangibles only, licensees in the ordinary course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-321 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction and (iii) any other Person who is entitled to take free of the Lien pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

“Specified Assets”: the following property and assets of such Grantor:

 

(1)                                  Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses to the extent that (a) Liens thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or by the filing and acceptance of intellectual property security agreements in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or (b) such Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(2)                                  Copyrights and Copyright Licenses with respect thereto and Accounts or receivables arising therefrom to the extent that (a) Liens thereon cannot be perfected by filing and acceptance of intellectual property security agreements in the United States Copyright Office or (b) the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction is not applicable to the creation or perfection of Liens thereon;

 

(3)                                  Collateral for which the perfection of Liens thereon requires filings in or other actions under the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States of America, any State, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

(4)                                  Goods included in Collateral received by any Person from any Grantor for “sale or return” within the meaning of Section 2-326(1)(b) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the applicable jurisdiction, to the extent of claims of creditors of such Person;

 

(5)                                  Fixtures, Vehicles, any other assets subject to certificates of title and Money; and Cash Equivalents (except to the extent maintained in a Blocked Account and other than Cash Equivalents constituting Investment Property to the extent a security interest is perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code);

 

(6)                                  Proceeds of Accounts or Inventory which do not themselves constitute Collateral or which do not constitute identifiable Cash Proceeds or which have not yet

 

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been transferred to or deposited in the Collateral Proceeds Account (if any) or to a Blocked Account; and

 

(7)                                Uncertificated securities (to the extent a security interest is not perfected by the filing of a financing statement).

 

4.2.3                Jurisdiction of Organization.  On the date hereof, such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization is specified on Schedule 4.

 

4.2.4                Farm Products.  None of such Grantor’s Collateral constitutes, or is the Proceeds of, Farm Products.

 

4.2.5                Accounts Receivable.  The amounts represented by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent or the other Secured Parties from time to time as owing by each account debtor or by all account debtors in respect of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Security Collateral will at such time be the correct amount, in all material respects, actually owing by such account debtor or debtors thereunder, except to the extent that appropriate reserves therefor have been established on the books of such Grantor in accordance with GAAP.  Unless otherwise indicated in writing to the Administrative Agent, each Account Receivable of such Grantor arises out of a bona fide sale and delivery of goods or rendition of services by such Grantor.  Such Grantor has not given any account debtor any deduction in respect of the amount due under any such Account, except in the ordinary course of business or as such Grantor may otherwise advise the Administrative Agent in writing.

 

4.2.6                Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.  Schedule 5 lists all material Trademarks, material Copyrights and material Patents, in each case, registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and owned by such Grantor in its own name as of the date hereof, and all material Trademark Licenses, all material Copyright Licenses and all material Patent Licenses (including, without limitation, material Trademark Licenses for registered Trademarks, material Copyright Licenses for registered Copyrights and material Patent Licenses for registered Patents but excluding licenses to commercially available “off-the-shelf” software) owned by such Grantor in its own name as of the date hereof, in each case, that is solely United States Intellectual Property.

 

4.3                                 Representations and Warranties of Each Pledgor.  To induce the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that:

 

4.3.1                Except as provided in Subsection 3.3, the shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Pledgor hereunder constitute (i) in the case of shares of a Domestic Subsidiary, all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of such Domestic Subsidiary owned by such Pledgor and (ii) in the case of any Pledged Stock constituting Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary, such percentage (not more than 65%) as is specified on Schedule 2 of

 

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all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of each such Foreign Subsidiary owned by such Pledgor.

 

4.3.2                [Reserved].

 

4.3.3                Such Pledgor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, the Pledged Securities pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens securing Indebtedness owing to any other Person, except the security interest created by this Agreement and Permitted Liens.

 

4.3.4                Upon the delivery to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of the certificates evidencing the Pledged Securities held by such Pledgor together with executed undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer, the security interest created in such Pledged Securities constituting certificated securities by this Agreement, assuming the continuing possession of such Pledged Securities by the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, will constitute a valid, perfected first priority (subject, in terms of priority only, to the priority of the Liens of the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative and any Additional Agent) security interest in such Pledged Securities to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all creditors of such Pledgor and any Persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Securities from such Pledgor to the extent provided in and governed by the Code,  in each case subject to Permitted Liens (and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights’ generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

4.3.5                Upon the earlier of (x) (to the extent a security interest in uncertificated securities may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) the filing of the financing statements listed on Schedule 3 or pursuant to Subsection 7.9 of the Credit Agreement and (y) the obtaining and maintenance of “control” (as described in the Code) by the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Pledged Securities that constitute uncertificated securities, the security interest created by this Agreement in such Pledged Securities that constitute uncertificated securities, will constitute a valid, perfected first priority to the security interest in such Pledged Securities constituting uncertificated securities to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all creditors of such Pledgor and any persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Securities from such Pledgor, to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, in each case subject to Permitted Liens (and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights’ generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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4.3.6                Letter-of-Credit Rights.  Schedule 7 lists all Letter-of-Credit Rights not constituting Excluded Assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof.

 

SECTION 5

 

Covenants

 

5.1                                 Covenants of Each Guarantor.  Each Guarantor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earliest to occur of (i) the date upon which the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Obligations then due and owing, shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and the Commitments shall have terminated, (ii) as to any Guarantor, the date upon which all the Capital Stock of such Guarantor shall have been sold or otherwise disposed of (to a Person other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or (iii) as to any Guarantor, the designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Guarantor shall take, or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Default or Event of Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

5.2                                 Covenants of Each Grantor.  Subject to Subsection 6.9, each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earliest to occur of (i) the date upon which the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Obligations then due and owing shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and the Commitments shall have terminated, (ii) as to any Grantor, the date upon which all the Capital Stock of such Grantor shall have been sold or otherwise disposed of (to a Person other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or (iii) as to any Grantor, the designation of such Grantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary:

 

5.2.1                Delivery of Instruments and Chattel Paper.  If any amount payable under or in connection with any of such Grantor’s Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, such Grantor shall (except as provided in the following sentence) be entitled to retain possession of all Collateral of such Grantor evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, and shall hold all such Collateral in trust for the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.  In the event that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, upon the request of the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, such Instrument or Chattel Paper shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative, or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, duly indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the 

 

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applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.  Such Grantor shall not permit any other Person to possess any such Collateral at any time other than in connection with any sale or other disposition of such Collateral in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement or as contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreements.

 

5.2.2                [Reserved].

 

5.2.3                Payment of Obligations.  Such Grantor will pay and discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon such Grantor’s Collateral or in respect of income or profits therefrom, as well as all material claims of any kind (including, without limitation, material claims for labor, materials and supplies) against or with respect to such Grantor’s Collateral, except that no such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim need be paid, discharged or satisfied if the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Grantor and except to the extent that the failure to do so, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2.4                Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation. (a) Such Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the security interest created by this Agreement in such Grantor’s Collateral as a perfected security interest as and to the extent described in Subsection 4.2.2 and to defend the security interest created by this Agreement in such Grantor’s Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (subject to the other provisions hereof).

 

(b)                                                         Such Grantor will furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing such Grantor’s Collateral and such other reports in connection with such Grantor’s Collateral as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in writing, all in reasonable detail.

 

(c)                                                          At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted by such Grantor, including, without limitation, the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any United States jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the Borrower nor any Grantor will be required to (u) assign any rights in Restricted Government Accounts or Government Accounts Receivable in violation of applicable state or federal laws, rules and regulations, (v) take any action in any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, or required by the laws of any such non-U.S. jurisdiction, or enter into any security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any such non-U.S. jurisdiction, in order to create any security interests (or other Liens) in assets located or titled outside of the United States of America or to perfect any security interests (or other Liens) in any Collateral, (w) deliver control agreements with 

 

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respect to, or confer perfection by “control” over, any deposit accounts, bank or securities account or other Collateral, except (A) so long as the Senior ABL Facility Agreement is in effect, as required by Subsection 4.16 of the Senior ABL Facility Agreement (or any corresponding section of any Additional ABL Credit Facility) and (B) in the case of Collateral that constitutes Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes in certificated form, delivering such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes to the Collateral Agent, (or another Person as required under the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), (x) take any action in order to perfect any security interests in cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts (except to the extent consisting of proceeds perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Code), (y) deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters or (z) file any fixture filing with respect to any security interest in Fixtures affixed to or attached to any real property constituting Excluded Assets.

 

(d)                                                         The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining a delivery of documents or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of any Grantor where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or any other Security Documents.

 

5.2.5                Changes in Name, Jurisdiction of Organization, etc.  Such Grantor will give prompt written notice to the Collateral Agent of any change in its name or jurisdiction of organization (whether by merger of otherwise) (and in any event within thirty (30) days of such change); provided that, promptly thereafter such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent all additional financing statements and other documents reasonably necessary to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests created hereunder and other documents reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests as and to the extent provided for herein and upon receipt of such additional financing statements the Collateral Agent shall either promptly file such additional financing statements or approve the filing of such additional financing statements by such Grantor.  Upon any such approval such Grantor shall proceed with the filing of the additional financing statements and deliver copies (or other evidence of filing) of the additional filed financing statements to the Collateral Agent.

 

5.2.6                Notices.  Such Grantor will advise the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent promptly, in reasonable detail, of:

 

(a)                                                          any Lien (other than security interests created hereby or Permitted Liens) on any of such Grantor’s (i) Term Priority Collateral and (i) after the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations, Collateral which would materially adversely affect the ability of the Collateral Agent to exercise any of its remedies hereunder; and

 

(b)                                                         the occurrence of any other event which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the security interests in (i) the Term Priority Collateral created hereby and (ii) after the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations, the ABL Priority Collateral created hereby.

 

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5.2.7                Pledged Stock.  In the case of each Grantor that is an Issuer, such Issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Stock issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify the Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Subsection 5.3.1 with respect to the Pledged Stock issued by it and (iii) the terms of Subsections 6.3(c) and 6.7 shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Subsection 6.3(c) or 6.7 with respect to the Pledged Stock issued by it.

 

5.2.8                Accounts Receivable. (a) At any time with respect to Accounts Receivable constituting Term Priority Collateral, and after the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations with respect to Accounts Receivable constituting ABL Priority Collateral, such Grantor will not (i) grant any extension of the time of payment of any of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable, (ii) compromise or settle any such Accounts Receivable for less than the full amount thereof, (iii) release, wholly or partially, any Person liable for the payment of any such Accounts Receivable, (iv) allow any credit or discount whatsoever on any such Accounts Receivable or (v) amend, supplement or modify any such Accounts Receivable, provided that notwithstanding any of the above, such extensions, compromises, settlements, releases, credits, discounts, amendments, supplements or modifications shall be permitted if (A) they occur in the ordinary course of business (it being acknowledged that each Grantor in the ordinary course of its business compromises and settles Accounts Receivable for significantly less than the full amount thereof and routinely gives significant credits or discounts), (B) they are otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, or (C) they (1) would not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the value of the Accounts Receivable constituting Term Priority Collateral taken as a whole and (2) after the Discharge of ABL Obligations and Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations, would not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the value of the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral taken as a whole.

 

(b)                                                         Such Grantor will deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of each material demand, notice or document received by it from any obligor under the Accounts Receivable constituting Term Priority Collateral, and, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations, constituting Collateral that disputes the validity or enforceability of more than 5% of the aggregate amount of the then outstanding Accounts Receivable.

 

5.2.9                        Maintenance of Records.   Such Grantor will keep and maintain at its own cost and expense reasonably satisfactory and complete records of its Collateral, including, without limitation, a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to such Collateral; provided that with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral, the satisfactory maintenance of such records shall be determined in good faith by such Grantor or the Borrower.

 

5.2.10                  Acquisition of Intellectual Property.  Within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year, such Grantor will notify the Collateral Agent of any acquisition by such Grantor of (i) any registration of any material United States Copyright, Patent or Trademark or (ii) any exclusive rights under a material United States Copyright License, Patent License or Trademark License constituting Collateral, and shall take such actions as may be reasonably 

 

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requested by the Collateral Agent (but only to the extent such actions are within such Grantor’s control) to perfect the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties therein, to the extent provided herein in respect of any United States Copyright, Patent or Trademark constituting Collateral on the date hereof, by (x) the execution and delivery of an amendment or supplement to this Agreement (or amendments to any such agreement previously executed or delivered by such Grantor) and/or (y) the making of appropriate filings (I) of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and/or (II) in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or with respect to Copyrights and Copyright Licenses, the United States Copyright Office).

 

5.2.11                                                          Vehicles.

 

(a)                                                          Within ninety days (90) days following the acquisition of any Vehicle (other than an Excluded Vehicle), the relevant Grantor shall deliver to the applicable agent under the Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement (or, if no Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement is then in effect, to the Collateral Agent or its designated agent for perfection) the certificate of title or equivalent certificate or document issued by the applicable jurisdiction evidencing ownership of such Vehicle.

 

(b)                                                         Upon any termination of the Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement required to be entered into following the Closing Date pursuant to Subsection 7.13 of the Credit Agreement, upon the request of the Collateral Agent each Grantor will use its commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a replacement Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement.

 

(c)                                                          At any time that no Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement is in full force and effect and subject to any applicable grace periods, including pursuant to Subsections 6.1(h) and 7.13 of the Credit Agreement, upon reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, each Grantor will, at its own expense, take all action and deliver all documents to the Collateral Agent as were required to be taken or delivered pursuant to the then most recently effective Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement.

 

5.2.12                                                          Commercial Tort Actions.  All Commercial Tort Actions of each Grantor in existence on the date of this Agreement, known to such Grantor on the date hereof, are described in Schedule 6 hereto.  If any Grantor shall at any time after the date of this Agreement acquire a Commercial Tort Action, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor and describing the details thereof and shall grant to the Collateral Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon and subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

5.2.13                                                          [RESERVED]

 

5.2.14                                                          Protection of Trademarks.  Such Grantor shall, with respect to any Trademarks that are material to the business of such Grantor, use commercially reasonable efforts not to cease the use of any of such Trademarks or fail to maintain the level of the quality of products sold and services rendered under any of such Trademarks at a level at least substantially consistent with the quality of such products and services as of the date hereof, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that 

 

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licensees of such Trademarks use such consistent standards of quality, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2.15                                                          Protection of Intellectual Property.  Subject to and except as permitted by the Credit Agreement, such Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to do any act or omit to do any act whereby any of the Intellectual Property that is material to the business of Grantor may lapse, expire, or become abandoned, or unenforceable, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2.16                                                          Assignment of Letter-of-Credit Rights.  In the case of any Letter-of-Credit Rights of any Grantor not constituting Excluded Assets acquired following the Closing Date and constituting Term Priority Collateral, such Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain the consent of the issuer thereof and any nominated person thereon to the assignment of the proceeds of the related letter of credit in accordance with Section 5-114(c) of the Code.

 

5.3                                 Covenants of Each Pledgor.  Each Pledgor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of (i) the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Obligations then due and owing shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and the Commitments shall have terminated, (ii) as to any Pledgor, all the Capital Stock of such Pledgor shall have been sold or otherwise disposed of (to a Person other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) as permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement or (iii) the designation of such Pledgor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

5.3.1                Additional Shares.  If such Pledgor shall, as a result of its ownership of its Pledged Stock, become entitled to receive or shall receive any stock certificate (including, without limitation, any stock certificate representing a stock dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), stock option or similar rights in respect of the Capital Stock of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Pledgor shall accept the same as the agent of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, hold the same in trust for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and deliver the same forthwith to the Collateral Agent (who will hold the same on behalf of the Secured Parties), or the ABL Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Pledgor to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Grantor, to be held by the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement. subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Obligations (subject to Subsection 3.3 and provided that in no event shall there be pledged, nor shall any Pledgor be required to pledge, more than 65% of any series of 

 

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outstanding Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement).  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any sums paid upon or in respect of the Pledged Stock upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer (except any liquidation or dissolution of any Subsidiary of the Borrower in accordance with the Credit Agreement) shall be paid over to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative, or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement to be held by the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative, or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement subject to the terms hereof as additional collateral security for the Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the Pledged Stock or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Pledged Stock pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall, unless otherwise subject to a perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, be delivered to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held by the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement subject to the terms hereof as additional collateral security for the Obligations, in each case except as otherwise provided by the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  If any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged Stock shall be received by such Pledgor, such Pledgor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement hold such money or property in trust for the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Pledgor, as additional collateral security for the Obligations.

 

5.3.2                [RESERVED]

 

5.3.3                Pledged Notes.  Such Pledgor shall, on the date of this Agreement (or on such later date upon which it becomes a party hereto pursuant to Subsection 9.15) deliver to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement all Pledged Notes then held by such Pledgor, endorsed in blank or, at the request of the Collateral Agent, endorsed to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  Furthermore, within ten Business Days after any Pledgor obtains a Pledged Note, such Pledgor shall cause such Pledged Note to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, endorsed in blank or, at the request of the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, endorsed to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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5.3.4                Maintenance of Security Interest.

 

(a)                                                          Such Pledgor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to defend the security interest created by this Agreement in such Pledgor’s Pledged Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.  At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent and at the sole expense of such Pledgor, such Pledgor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted by such Pledgor; provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Borrower nor any Pledgor will be required to (u) assign any rights in Restricted Government Accounts or Government Accounts Receivable in violation of applicable state or federal laws, rules and regulations, (v) take any action in any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, or required by the laws of any such non-U.S. jurisdiction or enter into any security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any such non-U.S. jurisdiction, in order to create any security interests (or other Liens) in assets located or titled outside of the United States of America or to perfect any security interests (or other Liens) in any Collateral, (w) deliver control agreements with respect to, or confer perfection by “control” over, any deposit accounts, bank or securities account or other Collateral, except (A) so long as the Senior ABL Facility Agreement is in effect, as required by Subsection 4.16 of the Senior ABL Facility Agreement (or any corresponding section of any Additional ABL Credit Facility) and (B) in the case of Collateral that constitutes Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes in certificated form, delivering such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes to the Collateral Agent (or another Person as required under the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement), (x) take any action in order to perfect any security interests in cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts (except to the extent consisting of proceeds perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Code), (y) deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters or (z) file any fixture filing with respect to any security interest in Fixtures affixed to or attached to any real property constituting Excluded Assets.

 

(b)                                                         The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or obtaining or delivery of documents or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of any Pledgor where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or any other Security Documents.

 

SECTION 6

 

Remedial Provisions

 

6.1                                 Certain Matters Relating to Accounts.  (a) At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations has occurred (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), the Collateral Agent shall have the right to make test verifications of the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral in any reasonable manner and through any reasonable medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and the relevant Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require in connection with such test verifications.  At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if the Discharge of ABL 

 

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Obligations and the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations has occurred (subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), upon the Collateral Agent’s reasonable request and at the expense of the relevant Grantor, such Grantor shall cause independent public accountants or others reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent to furnish to the Collateral Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral.

 

(b)                                                         [Reserved].

 

(c)                                                          At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Subsection 9.1(a) of the Credit Agreement if the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations has occurred, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, at the Collateral Agent’s request, each Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent copies or, if required by the Collateral Agent for the enforcement thereof or foreclosure thereon, originals of all documents held by such Grantor evidencing, and relating to, the agreements and transactions which gave rise to such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, including, without limitation, all statements relating to such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and all orders, invoices and shipping receipts.

 

(d)                                                         So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent shall instruct the Collateral Account Bank to promptly remit any funds on deposit in each Grantor’s Collateral Proceeds Account to such Grantor’s General Fund Account or any other account designated by such Grantor.  In the event that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, if the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additonal ABL Obligations has occurred (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), the Collateral Agent at its option may require that each Collateral Proceeds Account and the General Fund Account of each Grantor be established at the Collateral Agent or at another institution reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.  Each Grantor shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to withdraw such of its own funds from its own General Fund Account, and to maintain such balances in its General Fund Account, as it shall deem to be necessary or desirable.

 

6.2                                 Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable. (a) The Collateral Agent in its own name or in the name of others, may at any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Subsection 9.1(a) of the Credit Agreement, if the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations has occurred (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), communicate with obligors under the Accounts Receivable (other than Government Accounts Receivable prior to assignment thereof established by or pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction) constituting Collateral and parties to the Contracts (in each case, to the extent constituting Collateral) to verify with them to the Collateral Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts Receivable or Contracts.

 

(b)                                                         Upon the request of the Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Subsection 9.1(a) of the Credit Agreement, if the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional 

 

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ABL Obligations has occurred (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), each Grantor shall notify obligors on such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable and parties to such Grantor’s Contracts (in each case, to the extent constituting Collateral, and with respect to Restricted Government Accounts only if an assignment thereof has been established by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction) that such Accounts Receivable and such Contracts have been assigned to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Collateral Agent.

 

(c)                                                          Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Grantor shall remain liable under each of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise thereto.  None of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Accounts Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any payment relating thereto, nor shall the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Grantor under or pursuant to any Accounts Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party thereunder, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts that may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.

 

6.3                                 Pledged Stock. (a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Pledgor of the Collateral Agent’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Subsection 6.3(b), each Pledgor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends and distributions paid in respect of the Pledged Stock (subject to the last two sentences of Subsection 5.3.1) and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes, and to exercise all voting and corporate rights with respect to the Pledged Stock.

 

(b)                                                         If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall give written notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant Pledgor or Pledgors (i) the Collateral Agent, or the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and make application thereof to the Obligations of the relevant Pledgor as provided in the Credit Agreement consistent with Subsection 6.5, and (ii) any or all of the Pledged Stock shall be registered in the name of the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent or the respective nominee thereof, and the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, or acting through its respective nominee, if applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may thereafter exercise (x) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Pledged Stock at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant Issuer or Issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange, subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Pledged Stock as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, 

 

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without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Pledged Stock upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate structure of any Issuer, or upon the exercise by the relevant Pledgor or the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Pledged Stock, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Stock with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may reasonably determine), all without liability to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law (other than for its gross negligence or willful misconduct) except to account for property actually received by it, but the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative, or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall have no duty, to any Pledgor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing, provided that the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall not exercise any voting or other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Stock in any way that would constitute an exercise of the remedies described in Subsection 6.6 other than in accordance with Subsection 6.6.

 

(c)                                                          Each Pledgor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer or maker of any Pledged Securities pledged by such Pledgor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Collateral Agent in writing with respect to Capital Stock in such Issuer that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Pledgor, and each Pledgor agrees that each Issuer or maker shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Pledged Securities directly to the Collateral Agent.

 

6.4                                 Proceeds to Be Turned Over to the Collateral Agent.  In addition to the rights of the Collateral Agent specified in Subsection 6.1 with respect to payments of Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, and the Collateral Agent shall have instructed any Grantor to do so, all Proceeds of Collateral received by such Grantor consisting of cash, checks and other Cash Equivalent items shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereto, or the ABL Agent and the other ABL Secured Parties or any Additional Agent and the other applicable Additional Secured Parties (as defined in the applicable Intercreditor Agreement), or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor 

 

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Agreement, if required).  All Proceeds of Collateral received by the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be held by the Collateral Agent in the relevant Collateral Proceeds Account maintained under its sole dominion and control.  All Proceeds of Collateral while held by the Collateral Agent in such Collateral Proceeds Account (or by the relevant Grantor in trust for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties) shall continue to be held as collateral security for all the Obligations of such Grantor and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Subsection 6.5.

 

6.5                                 Application of Proceeds.  It is agreed that if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, any and all Proceeds of the relevant Granting Party’s Collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement) received by the Collateral Agent (whether from the relevant Granting Party or otherwise) shall be held by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as collateral security for the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party (whether matured or unmatured), and/or then or at any time thereafter may, in the sole discretion of the Collateral Agent, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall be applied by the Collateral Agent against the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party then due and owing in the order of priority set forth in Subsection 10.14 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6.6                                 Code and Other Remedies.  If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations to the extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code and under any other applicable law and in equity.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Collateral Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Granting Party or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances, forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Security Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith, subject to any existing reserved rights or licenses, sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Security Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk.  To the extent permitted by law, the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall have the right, upon any such sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Security Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in such Granting Party, which right or equity is hereby waived and released.  Each Granting Party further agrees, at the Collateral Agent’s request, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, to assemble the Security Collateral and make it available to the Collateral Agent at places which the Collateral Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Granting Party’s premises or elsewhere.  The Collateral Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Subsection 6.6, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Security Collateral or in any way relating to the Security Collateral or the rights of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and 

 

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disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party then due and owing, in the order of priority specified in Subsection 6.5, and only after such application and after the payment by the Collateral Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a)(3) of the Code, need the Collateral Agent account for the surplus, if any, to such Granting Party.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) such Granting Party waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the Security Collateral, other than any such claims, damages and demands that may arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party, and (ii) if any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Security Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.

 

6.7                                 Registration Rights. (a) If the Collateral Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Pledged Stock pursuant to Subsection 6.6, and if in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent it is necessary or reasonably advisable to have the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, the relevant Pledgor will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Issuer thereof to (i) execute and deliver, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the directors and officers of such Issuer to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, necessary or advisable to register such Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for a period of not more than one year from the date of the first public offering of such Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, and (iii) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto.  Such Pledgor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Issuer to comply with the provisions of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any and all states and the District of Columbia that the Collateral Agent shall reasonably designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

 

(b)                                                         Such Pledgor recognizes that the Collateral Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all such Pledged Stock, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof.  Such Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner.  The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Stock for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Issuer would agree to do so.

 

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(c)                                                          Such Pledgor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of such Pledged Stock pursuant to this Subsection 6.7 valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law.  Such Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Subsection 6.7 will cause irreparable injury to the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, that the Collateral Agent and the Lenders have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Subsection 6.7 shall be specifically enforceable against such Pledgor, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants [except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under the Credit Agreement].

 

6.8                                 Waiver; Deficiency.  Each Granting Party shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Security Collateral are insufficient to pay in full, the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations constituting Obligations of such Granting Party and, to the extent then due and owing, all other Obligations of such Granting Party and the reasonable fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

 

6.9                                 Enforcement Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any Loan Document, in the absence of a court order by a court of competent jurisdiction, neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall have a right to directly collect, direct the transfer of, or otherwise enforce against any applicable Governmental Authority with respect to Restricted Government Accounts or Government Accounts Receivable owing by such Governmental Authority and pledged as Collateral hereunder.

 

SECTION 7

 

The Collateral Agent

 

7.1                                 Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc.(a) Each Granting Party hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and any authorized officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Granting Party and in the name of such Granting Party or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, subject to the limitation on enforcement set forth in Subsection 6.9, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments that may be reasonably necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable law, provided that the Collateral Agent agrees not to exercise such power except upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and in accordance with and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to the limitation on enforcement set forth in Subsection 6.9, at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement), (x) each Pledgor hereby gives the Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Pledgor, without notice or assent by such Pledgor, to execute, in connection with any sale provided for in 

 

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Subsection 6.6 or 6.7, any endorsements, assessments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to such Pledgor’s Pledged Collateral, and (y) each Grantor hereby gives the Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following (with respect to Restricted Government Accounts only after assignment thereof has been established by or pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction):

 

(i)                                     in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Accounts Receivable of such Grantor that constitutes Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral of such Grantor and file any claim or take any other action or institute any proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Collateral Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Accounts Receivable of such Grantor that constitutes Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral of such Grantor whenever payable;

 

(ii)                                  in the case of any Copyright, Patent, or Trademark constituting Collateral of such Grantor, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to such Grantor to evidence the Collateral Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in such Copyright, Patent, or Trademark and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby, and such Grantor hereby consents to the non-exclusive royalty free use by the Collateral Agent of any Copyright, Patent or Trademark owned by such Grantor included in the Collateral for the purposes of disposing of any Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)                               pay or discharge taxes and Liens, other than Liens permitted under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, levied or placed on the Collateral of such Grantor, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof; and

 

(iv)                              (A) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral of such Grantor to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or as the Collateral Agent shall direct; (B) ask or demand for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral of such Grantor; (C) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral of such Grantor; (D) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral of such Grantor or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral of such Grantor; (E) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral of such Grantor; (F) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding described in clause (E) above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as the Collateral Agent may deem appropriate; (G) subject to any 

 

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existing reserved rights or licenses, assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark constituting Collateral of such Grantor (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Collateral Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (H) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral of such Grantor as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Collateral Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Collateral Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral of such Grantor and the Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

 

(b)                                 The reasonable expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Subsection 7.1, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which interest would then be payable on past due ABR Loans under the Credit Agreement, from the date of payment by the Collateral Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Granting Party, shall be payable by such Granting Party to the Collateral Agent on demand.

 

(c)                                  Each Granting Party hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable as to the relevant Granting Party until this Agreement is terminated as to such Granting Party, and the security interests in the Security Collateral of such Granting Party created hereby are released.

 

7.2                                 Duty of Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Security Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the Code or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Collateral Agent deals with similar property for its own account.  None of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Security Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Security Collateral upon the request of any Granting Party or any other Person or, except as otherwise provided herein, to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Security Collateral or any part thereof.  The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ interests in the Security Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise any such powers.  The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Granting Party for any act or failure to act hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein or for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

 

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7.3                                 Financing Statements.  Pursuant to any applicable law, each Granting Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to file or record financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to such Granting Party’s Security Collateral without the signature of such Granting Party in such form and in such filing offices as the Collateral Agent reasonably determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement.  Each Granting Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to use any collateral description reasonably determined by the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, the collateral description “all personal property” or “all assets” or words of similar meaning in any such financing statements.  The Collateral Agent agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to notify the relevant Granting Party of any financing or continuation statement filed by it, provided that any failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of any such filing.

 

7.4                                 Authority of Collateral Agent.  Each Granting Party acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Collateral Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Collateral Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement or any amendment, supplement or other modification of this Agreement shall, as between the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Collateral Agent and the Granting Parties, the Collateral Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Granting Party shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

 

7.5                                 Right of Inspection.  Upon reasonable written advance notice to any Grantor and as often as may reasonably be desired, or at any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have reasonable access during normal business hours to all the books, correspondence and records of such Grantor, and the Collateral Agent and its representatives may examine the same, and to the extent reasonable take extracts therefrom and make photocopies thereof, and such Grantor agrees to render to the Collateral Agent at such Grantor’s reasonable cost and expense, such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard thereto.  It being understood that with respect to any Confidential Healthcare Information encountered during such access, unless required by law, the Collateral Agent and its representatives shall not require or perform any act that would cause any Grantor to violate any laws, regulations or ordinances intended to protect the privacy rights of healthcare patients, including, without limitation, HIPAA.  The Collateral Agent and its representatives shall also have the right, upon reasonable advance written notice to such Grantor subject to any lease restrictions, to enter during normal business hours into and upon any premises owned, leased or operated by such Grantor where any of such Grantor’s Inventory or Equipment is located for the purpose of inspecting the same, observing its use or otherwise protecting its interests therein to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement).

 

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SECTION 8

 

Non-Lender Secured Parties

 

8.1                                 Rights to Collateral.  (a) The Non-Lender Secured Parties shall not have any right whatsoever to do any of the following: (i) exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral (such term, as used in this Section 8, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement) or to direct the Collateral Agent to do the same, including, without limitation, the right to (A) enforce any Liens or sell or otherwise foreclose on any portion of the Collateral, (B) request any action, institute any proceedings, exercise any voting rights, give any instructions, make any election, notify account debtors or make collections with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral or (C) release any Granting Party under this Agreement or release any Collateral from the Liens of any Security Document or consent to or otherwise approve any such release; (ii) demand, accept or obtain any Lien on any Collateral (except for Liens arising under, and subject to the terms of, this Agreement); (iii) vote in any Bankruptcy Case or similar proceeding in respect of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (any such proceeding, for purposes of this clause (a), a “Bankruptcy”) with respect to, or take any other actions concerning the Collateral; (iv) receive any proceeds from any sale, transfer or other disposition of any of the Collateral (except in accordance with this Agreement); (v) oppose any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral; (vi) object to any debtor-in-possession financing in any Bankruptcy which is provided by one or more Lenders among others (including on a priming basis under Section 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code); (vii) object to the use of cash collateral in respect of the Collateral in any Bankruptcy; or (viii) seek, or object to the Lenders or Agents seeking on an equal and ratable basis, any adequate protection or relief from the automatic stay with respect to the Collateral in any Bankruptcy.

 

(b)                                                         Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Security Documents, agrees that in exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, with the consent of the Collateral Agent, may enforce the provisions of the Security Documents and exercise remedies thereunder and under any other Loan Documents (or refrain from enforcing rights and exercising remedies), all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole business judgment.  Such exercise and enforcement shall include, without limitation, the rights to collect, sell, dispose of or otherwise realize upon all or any part of the Collateral, to incur expenses in connection with such collection, sale, disposition or other realization and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction.  The Non-Lender Secured Parties by their acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Security Documents hereby agree not to contest or otherwise challenge any such collection, sale, disposition or other realization of or upon all or any of the Collateral.  Whether or not a Bankruptcy Case has been commenced, the Non-Lender Secured Parties shall be deemed to have consented to any sale or other disposition of any property, business or assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and the release of any or all of the Collateral from the Liens of any Security Document in connection therewith.

 

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proceeding or other pleadings (A) in order to prevent any Person from seeking to foreclose on the Collateral or supersede the Non-Lender Secured Parties’ claim thereto or (B) in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Non-Lender Secured Parties.  Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, agrees to be bound by and to comply with each applicable Intercreditor Agreement and authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements on its behalf.

 

(d)                                                         Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, agrees that the Collateral Agent and the Lenders may deal with the Collateral, including any exchange, taking or release of Collateral, may change or increase the amount of the Borrower Obligations and/or the Guarantor Obligations, and may release any Granting Party from its Obligations hereunder, all without any liability or obligation (except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein) to the Non-Lender Secured Parties.

 

8.2                                 Appointment of Agent.  Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Security Documents, shall be deemed irrevocably to make, constitute and appoint the Collateral Agent, as agent under the Credit Agreement (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Collateral Agent) as such Person’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, and in such capacity, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, with power of substitution for the Non-Lender Secured Parties and in each such Person’s name or otherwise, to effectuate any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral.  It is understood and agreed that the appointment of the Collateral Agent as the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Non-Lender Secured Parties for the purposes set forth herein is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.  It is understood and agreed that the Collateral Agent has appointed the Administrative Agent as its agent for purposes of perfecting certain of the security interests created hereunder and for otherwise carrying out certain of its obligations hereunder.

 

8.3                                 Waiver of Claims.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Non-Lender Secured Party waives any claim it might have against the Collateral Agent or the Lenders with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of the Collateral Agent or the Lenders or their respective directors, officers, employees or agents with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Loan Documents or any transaction relating to the Collateral (including, without limitation, any such exercise described in Subsection 8.1(b)), except for any such action or failure to act that constitutes willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, none of the Collateral Agent or any Lender or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings, any Non-Lender Secured Party or any other Person or to take any other action or forbear from doing so whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof, except for any such action or failure to act that constitutes willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person.

 

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8.4                                 Designation of Non-Lender Secured Parties.  The Borrower may from time to time designate a Person as a “Bank Products Affiliate” or a “Hedging Affiliate” hereunder by written notice to the Collateral Agent.  Upon being so designated by the Borrower, such Bank Products Affiliate or Hedging Affiliate (as the case may be) shall be a Non-Lender Secured Party for the purposes of this Agreement for as long as so designated by the Borrower; provided that, at the time of the Borrower’s designation of such Non-Lender Secured Party, the obligations of such Grantor under the applicable Hedging Agreement or Bank Products Agreement (as the case may be) have not been designated as ABL Obligations, Additional ABL Obligations or Additional Term Obligations.

 

SECTION 9

 

Miscellaneous

 

9.1                                 Amendments in Writing.  None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by each affected Granting Party and the Collateral Agent, provided that (a) any provision of this Agreement imposing obligations on any Granting Party may be waived by the Collateral Agent in a written instrument executed by the Collateral Agent and (b) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 11.1 of the Credit Agreement, no such waiver and no such amendment or modification shall amend, modify or waive the definition of “Secured Party” or Subsection 6.5 if such waiver, amendment, or modification would adversely affect a Secured Party without the written consent of each such affected Secured Party.  For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any amendment, amendment and restatement, waiver, supplement or other modification of or to any Intercreditor Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference herein to any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying this Agreement, or any term or provision hereof, or any right or obligation of any Granting Party hereunder or in respect hereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by each affected Granting Party and the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Subsection 9.1.

 

9.2                                 Notices.  All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Collateral Agent or any Granting Party hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Subsection 11.2 of the Credit Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Granting Party shall be addressed to such Granting Party at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1, unless and until such Granting Party shall change such address by notice to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Subsection 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

9.3                                 No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies.  None of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Subsection 9.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default.  No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or 

 

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further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  A waiver by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion.  The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

9.4                                 Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification.  (a) Each Granting Party jointly and severally agrees to pay or reimburse each Secured Party and the Collateral Agent for all their respective reasonable costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Granting Party under the guarantee contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement against such Granting Party and the other Loan Documents to which such Granting Party is a party, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and any fees, expenses and disbursements required to be paid by the Collateral Agent pursuant to any Vehicles Collateral Agency Agreement.

 

(b)                                                         Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to pay, and to save the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties harmless from, (x) any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other similar taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Security Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (y) any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement (collectively, the “indemnified liabilities”), in each case to the extent the Borrower would be required to do so pursuant to Subsection 11.5 of the Credit Agreement, and in any event excluding any taxes or other indemnified liabilities arising from gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable decision.

 

(c)                                                          The agreements in this Subsection 9.4 shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

9.5                                 Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Granting Parties, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no Granting Party may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, except as permitted by the Credit Agreement.

 

9.6                                 Set-Off.  Each Granting Party hereby irrevocably authorizes each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party at any time and from time to time without notice to such Granting Party or any other Granting Party, any such notice being expressly waived by each Granting Party, to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Subsection 9.1(a) of the Credit Agreement so long as any amount remains unpaid after it becomes due and payable 

 

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by such Granting Party hereunder, to set-off and appropriate and apply against any such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) (other than the Collateral Proceeds Account or any Government Receivables Deposit Accounts (prior to the assignment of the relevant Government Accounts Receivable or the Government Receivables Deposit Account established by or pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction)), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party to or for the credit or the account of such Granting Party, or any part thereof in such amounts as the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party may elect.  The Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party shall notify such Granting Party promptly of any such set-off and the application made by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party of the proceeds thereof; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  The rights of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party under this Subsection 9.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party may have.

 

9.7                                 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

 

9.8                                 Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction; provided that, with respect to any Pledged Stock issued by a Foreign Subsidiary, all rights, powers and remedies provided in this Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that they do not violate any provision of any law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to any such Pledged Stock or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the provisions of this Agreement against the Pledgor (such laws, rules or regulations, “Applicable Law”) and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any Applicable Law.

 

9.9                                 Section Headings.  The Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

9.10                           Integration.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Granting Parties, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Granting Parties, the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

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9.11                           GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY RELATING HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

9.12                           Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers.  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)                                  submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York (the “New York Supreme Court”), and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Federal District Court”, and together with the New York Supreme Court, the “New York Courts”) and appellate courts from either of them; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or operate to preclude (i) the Collateral Agent from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations (in which case any party shall be entitled to assert any claim or defense, including any claim or defense that this Subsection 9.12 would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York Court), or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, (ii) any party from bringing any legal action or proceeding in any jurisdiction for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment and (iii) if all such New York Courts decline jurisdiction over any Person, or decline (or in the case of the Federal District Court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court having jurisdiction;

 

(b)                                 consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient forum and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

(c)                                  agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to any party at its address specified in Subsection 9.2 or at such other address of which the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (in the case of any other party hereto) and the Borrower (in the case of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent) shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

 

(d)                                 agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or (subject to clause (a) above) shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

 

(e)                                  without in any way qualifying the obligations (including any indemnity obligations) of any Granting Party under the Loan Documents, waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Subsection 9.12 any consequential or punitive damages.

 

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9.13                           Acknowledgments.  Each Granting Party hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)                                  it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

 

(b)                                 none of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Granting Party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Granting Parties, on the one hand, and the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

 

(c)                                  no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Secured Parties or among the Granting Parties and the Secured Parties.

 

9.14                           WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

9.15                           Additional Granting Parties.  Each new Subsidiary of the Borrower that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Subsection 7.9(b) or (c) of the Credit Agreement shall become a Granting Party for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 2 hereto.  Each existing Granting Party that is required to become a Pledgor with respect to Capital Stock of any new Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to Subsection 7.9(b) or (c) of the Credit Agreement shall become a Pledgor with respect thereto upon execution and delivery by such Granting Party of a Supplemental Agreement substantially in the form of Annex 3 hereto.

 

9.16                           Releases.  (a) At such time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Obligations (other than any Obligations owing to a Non-Lender Secured Party) then due and owing shall have been paid in full in cash, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), all Security Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Collateral Agent and each Granting Party hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Security Collateral shall revert to the Granting Parties.  At the request and sole expense of any Granting Party following any such termination, the Collateral Agent shall deliver to such Granting Party (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) any Security Collateral held by the Collateral Agent hereunder, and execute, acknowledge and deliver to such Granting Party such releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation UCC termination statements and certificates and instructions for terminating the Liens on the Vehicles), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as any Granting Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

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(b)                                                         In connection with any sale or other disposition of Security Collateral permitted by the Credit Agreement (other than any sale or disposition to another Grantor), the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on such sold or disposed of Security Collateral shall be automatically released.  In connection with the sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of any Granting Party (other than to Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) or the sale or other disposition of Security Collateral (other than a sale or disposition to another Grantor) permitted under the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall, upon receipt from the Borrower of a written request for the release of such Granting Party from its Guarantee or the release of the Security Collateral subject to such sale or other disposition, identifying such Granting Party or the relevant Security Collateral and the terms of the sale or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a certification by the Borrower stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, execute and deliver to the Borrower or the relevant Granting Party (without recourse and without any representation or warranty), at the sole cost and expense of such Granting Party, any Security Collateral of such relevant Granting Party held by the Collateral Agent that is being released, or the Security Collateral subject to such sale or disposition (as applicable), and, at the sole cost and expense of such Granting Party, execute, acknowledge and deliver to such Granting Party such releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation UCC termination statements and certificates and instructions for terminating Liens on Vehicles, if applicable), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as the Borrower or such Granting Party shall reasonably request (x) to evidence or effect the release of such Granting Party from its Guarantee (if any) and of the Liens created hereby (if any) on such Granting Party’s Security Collateral or (y) to evidence the release of the Security Collateral subject to such sale or disposition.

 

(c)                                                          Upon the designation of any Granting Party as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on all Security Collateral of such Granting Party (if any) shall be automatically released, and the Guarantee (if any) of such Granting Party, and all obligations of such Granting Party hereunder, shall, terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and the Collateral Agent shall, upon the request of the Borrower or such Granting Party, deliver to the Borrower or such Granting Party (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) any Security Collateral of such Granting Party held by the Collateral Agent hereunder and the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Borrower or such Granting Party (at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower or such Granting Party) all releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation UCC termination statements) and certificates and instructions for terminating Liens on Vehicles, if applicable, and do or cause to be done all other acts, necessary or reasonably desirable for the release of such Granting Party from its Guarantee (if any) or the Liens created hereby (if any) on such Granting Party’s Security Collateral, as applicable, as the Borrower or such Granting Party may reasonably request.

 

(d)                                                         Upon any Security Collateral being or becoming an Excluded Asset, the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on such Security Collateral shall be automatically released.  At the request and sole expense of any Granting Party, the Collateral Agent shall deliver such Security Collateral (if held by the Collateral Agent) to such Granting Party and execute, acknowledge and deliver to such Granting Party such releases, instruments or other documents 

 

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(including without limitation UCC termination statements and certificates and instructions for terminating Liens on Vehicles, if applicable), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as such Granting Party shall reasonably request to evidence such release.

 

(e)                                                          So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent shall at the direction of any applicable Granting Party return to such Granting Party any proceeds or other property received by it during any Event of Default pursuant to either Subsection 5.3.1 or 6.4 and not otherwise applied in accordance with Subsection 6.5.

 

(f)                                                            The Collateral Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to any other Secured Party as the result of any release of Security Collateral by it in accordance with (or which the Collateral Agent in good faith believes to be in accordance with) this Subsection 9.16.

 

9.17                           Judgment.  (a) If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in one currency into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Collateral Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding the day on which final judgment is given.

 

(b)                                                         The obligations of any Granting Party in respect of this Agreement to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of each holder of Secured Obligations, shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “judgment currency”) other than the currency in which the sum originally due to such holder is denominated (the “original currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Collateral Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the judgment currency, the Collateral Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the original currency with the judgment currency; if the amount of the original currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such holder in the original currency, such Granting Party agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Collateral Agent for the benefit of such holder, against such loss, and if the amount of the original currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent agrees to remit to the Borrower, such excess.  This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and payment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.

 

 

	
 
    	
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ANNEX 1

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT*

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (the “Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement or the Credit Agreement referred to therein, as the case may be), made by Emergency Medical Services Corporation and the other Granting Parties party thereto in favor of Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent.  The undersigned agrees for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

 

The undersigned will be bound by the terms of the Agreement applicable to it as an Issuer (as defined in the Agreement) and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to the undersigned as an Issuer.

 

The undersigned will notify the Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Subsection 5.3.1 of the Agreement.

 

The terms of Subsections 6.3(c) and 6.7 of the Agreement shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Subsection 6.3(c) or 6.7 of the Agreement.

 

	
 
    	
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* This consent is necessary only with respect to any Issuer that is not also a Granting Party.

 

 

ANNEX 2

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of  [                                ], 20[       ], made by [                                                  ], a [                            ] corporation (the “Additional Granting Party”), in favor of DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement).  All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement referred to below, or if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, CDRT Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into Emergency Medical Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders thereunder and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties, and the other parties party thereto are parties to a Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, CDRT Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries are, or are to become, parties to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”), in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Granting Party is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes the Borrower and each other Granting Party; the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrower to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Granting Parties (including the Additional Granting Party) in connection with the operation of their respective businesses; and the Borrower and the other Granting Parties (including the Additional Granting Party) are engaged in related businesses, and each such Granting Party (including the Additional Granting Party) will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Granting Party to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Granting Party has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.                                       Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.  By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Granting Party, as provided in Subsection 9.15 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Granting Party thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a [Guarantor] [, Grantor and Pledgor] [and Grantor] [and Pledgor](2) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a [Guarantor] [, Grantor and Pledgor] [and Grantor] [and Pledgor](3) thereunder.  The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules [                             ] to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and such Schedules are hereby amended and modified to include such information.  The Additional Granting Party hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties of such Additional Granting Party, in its capacities as a Guarantor [, Grantor and Pledgor] [and Grantor] [and Pledgor],(4) contained in Section 4 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.  Each Additional Granting Party hereby grants, as and to the same extent as provided in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in the [Collateral (as such term is defined in Subsection 3.1 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) of such Additional Granting Party] [and] [the Pledged Collateral (as such term is defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) of such Additional Granting Party, except as provided in Subsection 3.3 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement].

 

2.                                       GOVERNING LAW.  THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY RELATING HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(2)                                  Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

(3)                                  Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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ANNEX 3

 

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT

 

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, dated as of [                              ], 2011, made by [                                             ], a [                        ] corporation (the “Additional Pledgor”), in favor of DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement).  All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement referred to below, or if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, CDRT Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into Emergency Medical Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders thereunder and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties, and the other parties party thereto are parties to a Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, CDRT Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries are, or are to become, parties to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”), in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Pledgor to become a Pledgor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with respect to Capital Stock of certain new Subsidiaries of the Additional Pledgor; and

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Pledgor has agreed to execute and deliver this Supplemental Agreement in order to become such a Pledgor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.                                       Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.  By executing and delivering this Supplemental Agreement, the Additional Pledgor, as provided in Subsection 9.15 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a Pledgor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with respect to the shares of Capital Stock of the Subsidiary of the Additional Pledgor listed in Annex 1 hereto and will be bound by all terms, conditions and duties applicable to a Pledgor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as a Pledgor thereunder.  The information set

 

 

forth in Annex 1 hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedule 2 to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and such Schedule 2 is hereby amended and modified to include such information.  The Additional Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties of such Additional Pledgor, in its capacity as a Pledgor, contained in Subsection 4.3 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Supplemental Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.  The Additional Pledgor hereby undertakes each of the covenants, in its capacity as a Pledgor, contained in Subsection 5.3 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.  The Additional Pledgor hereby grants, as and to the same extent as provided in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all of the Pledged Collateral of such Additional Pledgor now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, and any Proceeds thereof, except as provided in Subsection 3.3 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.  The Additional Pledgor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplemental Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT C
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF MORTGAGE

 

(1) This instrument was prepared in consultation with 
 counsel in the state in which the Premises is
 located by the attorney named below and after
 recording, please return to:

 

White & Case LLP

1155 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

Attention:  Leila Rachlin, Esq.

1111779-2152

 

	
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MORTGAGE,  SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT

OF LEASES AND RENTS AND FIXTURE FILING

 

THIS MORTGAGE, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS AND FIXTURE FILING (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Mortgage”) is made and entered into as of the [            ] day of [                     ], 201[         ], by [                                          , a                                    ], with an address as of the date hereof at [                          ], Attention: [                   ] (the “Mortgagor”), for the benefit of DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH (“DBNY”), in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties (as such terms are defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement defined below), with an address as of the date hereof at [                          ], Attention: [                      ] (in such capacity, the “Mortgagee”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the Indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “Credit Agreement”), among CDRT Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation that is to be merged with and into Emergency Medical Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation (upon and at any time after consummation of the Merger, the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (as further defined in Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, the “Lenders”), the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, and the

 

(1) Local counsel to advise as to any recording requirements for the cover page, including need for recording tax notification or a separate tax affidavit.

 

 

other parties party thereto, the Lenders have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes CDRT Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Borrower’s Subsidiaries that are party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (as defined below), the Borrower’s other Subsidiaries and the Mortgagor;

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrower to make valuable transfers to the Mortgagor in connection with the operation of its business;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Mortgagor are engaged in related businesses, and each will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgagor is the owner of the fee simple interest in the real property described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement that the Mortgagor shall execute and deliver this Mortgage to the Mortgagee for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the entering into of the Credit Agreement, Holdings, the Borrower and certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower have entered into that Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (as amended, amended and restated, modified, renewed or replaced from time to time, the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”) in favor of DBNY, as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent for the Lenders from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “ABL Credit Agreement”), among Merger Sub, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto, DBNY, as collateral agent and as administrative agent (in such capacities, the “ABL Agent”), and the other parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto have severally agreed to make extensions of credit (the “Term Loans”) to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ABL Collateral Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the ABL Agent, the Borrower and such Subsidiaries have granted a first priority Lien to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) on the ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement defined below) and a second priority

 

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Lien for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties on the Term Loan Priority Collateral (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) (subject in each case to Permitted Liens);

 

WHEREAS, the Collateral Agent and the ABL Agent have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement, acknowledged by Holdings, the Borrower and the Granting Parties, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Subsection 9.1 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), the “ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgagor will receive substantial benefit from the execution and performance of the obligations under the Credit Agreement, and is, therefore, willing to enter into this Mortgage; and

 

WHEREAS, this Mortgage is given by the Mortgagor in favor of the Mortgagee for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) of the Mortgagor (such Obligations of the Mortgagor being hereinafter referred to as the “Obligations”).

 

W  I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H:

 

NOW THEREFORE, the Mortgagor, in consideration of the indebtedness herein recited and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, has irrevocably granted, released, sold, remised, bargained, assigned, pledged, warranted, mortgaged, transferred and conveyed, and does hereby grant, release, sell, remise, bargain, assign, pledge, warrant, mortgage, transfer and convey to the Mortgagee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the Mortgagee’s successors and assigns, a continuing security interest in and to, and lien upon, all of the Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to the following described land, real property interests, buildings, improvements, fixtures and proceeds:

 

(a)                                  All that tract or parcel of land and other real property interests in [                           ] County, [                       ], as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, together with any greater or additional estate therein as hereafter may be acquired by the Mortgagor (the “Land”), and all of the Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to rights appurtenant thereto, including easement rights;

 

(b)                                 All buildings and improvements of every kind and description now or hereafter erected or placed on the Land (the “Improvements”), all materials, equipment, apparatus and fixtures now or hereafter owned by the Mortgagor and attached to or installed in or located on and used in connection with the aforesaid Land and Improvements (collectively, the “Fixtures”) (hereinafter, the Land, the Improvements and the Fixtures may be collectively referred to as the “Premises”.  As used in this Mortgage, the term “Premises” shall mean all, or, where the context permits or requires, any portion of the above or any interest therein); and

 

(c)                                  Subject to the terms of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, any and all cash proceeds and noncash proceeds from the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of

 

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any of the Premises or any portion thereof into cash or liquidated claims, including (i) proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty, guaranty or claim payable to the Mortgagee or to the Mortgagor from time to time with respect to any of the Premises, (ii) payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to the Mortgagor in connection with any condemnation, seizure or similar proceeding and (iii) other amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the Premises, including, without limitation, refunds of real estate taxes and assessments, including interest thereon, but in each case under this clause (c) excluding Excluded Assets (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement).

 

TO HAVE AND HOLD the same, together with all privileges, hereditaments, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, subject to Permitted Liens, to the Mortgagee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the Mortgagee’s successors and assigns to secure the Obligations; provided that, upon (i) the Obligations Satisfaction Date (as defined below) or (ii) the full satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement for the release of this Mortgage in accordance with the terms thereof, the lien and security interest of this Mortgage shall cease, terminate and be void and the Mortgagee or its successor or assign shall promptly cause a release of this Mortgage to be filed in the appropriate office; and until the Obligations are fully satisfied, it shall remain in full force and virtue.

 

And, as additional security for said Obligations, subject to the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable, the Mortgagor hereby unconditionally assigns to the Mortgagee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all the security deposits, rents, issues, profits and revenues of the Premises from time to time accruing (the “Rents and Profits”), which assignment constitutes a present, absolute and unconditional assignment and not an assignment for additional security only, reserving only to the Mortgagor a license to collect and apply the same as the Mortgagor chooses as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Immediately upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of any Event of Default, whether or not legal proceedings have commenced and without regard to waste, adequacy of security for the Obligations or solvency of the Mortgagor, the license granted in the immediately preceding sentence shall automatically cease and terminate without any notice by the Mortgagee (such notice being hereby expressly waived by the Mortgagor to the extent permitted by applicable law), or any action or proceeding or the intervention of a receiver appointed by a court.

 

As additional collateral and further security for the Obligations, subject to the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable, the Mortgagor does hereby assign by way of security and grants to the Mortgagee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the right, title and the interest of the Mortgagor in and to any and all real property leases and rental agreements (collectively, the “Leases”) with respect to the Premises or any part thereof, and the Mortgagor agrees to execute and deliver to the Mortgagee such additional instruments, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgagee, as may hereafter be requested by the Mortgagee to evidence and confirm said assignment; provided, however, that acceptance of any such assignment shall not be construed to impose upon the Mortgagee any obligation or liability with respect thereto.

 

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The Mortgagor covenants, represents and agrees as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Obligations Secured

 

1.1                                 Obligations.  The Mortgagee and the Lenders have agreed to establish a secured credit facility in favor of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.  This Mortgage is given to secure the payment and performance by the Mortgagor of the Obligations.  [The maximum amount of the Obligations secured hereby will not exceed $                     , plus, to the extent permitted by applicable law, collection costs, sums advanced for the payment of taxes, assessments, maintenance and repair charges, insurance premiums and any other costs incurred to protect the security encumbered hereby or the lien hereof, expenses incurred by the Mortgagee by reason of any default by the Mortgagor under the terms hereof, together with interest thereon, all of which amounts shall be secured hereby.](2)

 

1.2                                 [Future] Advances.  This Mortgage is given to secure the Obligations and the repayment of the aforesaid obligations (including, without limitation, the Obligations of the Mortgagor with respect to each advance of any Loan, any renewals or extensions or modifications thereof upon the same or different terms or at the same or different rate of interest and also to secure all future advances[ and readvances] thereof that may subsequently be made to the Mortgagor, the Borrower or any other Loan Party by the Lenders pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and all renewals, modifications, replacements and extensions thereof).  The lien of such future advances[ and re-advances] shall relate back to the date of this Mortgage.  [Portions of the Loans represent revolving credit and letter of credit accommodations, all or any part of which may be advanced to or for the benefit of the Borrower or the Guarantors (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), repaid by the Borrower or the Guarantors and re-advanced to or for the benefit of the Borrower or the Guarantors from time to time subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement.]  The Mortgagor agrees that if the outstanding balance of any Obligation[ or revolving credit or letter of credit accommodation] or all of the Loans, principal and interest, is ever repaid to zero, the lien of this Mortgage shall not be or be deemed released or extinguished by operation of law or implied intent of the parties.  This Mortgage shall remain in full force and effect as to any further advances made under the Credit Agreement, any Interest Rate Agreement, Hedging Agreement (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) or Bank Products Agreement (entered into with any Bank Products Affiliate (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) or Hedging Affiliate(as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement)) after any such zero balance until such time as the Loans,[ the Reimbursement Obligations] and the other Obligations (other than any Obligations owing to a Non-Lender Secured Party in respect of the provision of cash management services) then due and owing shall have been paid in full[, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized in a manner satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders(as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement))] (the date upon which all of such events have occurred, the “Obligations Satisfaction Date”) or this Mortgage has been cancelled or released of record in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement, and the

 

(2)  To be included in states that impose mortgage recording tax and subject to applicable laws.

 

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Mortgagor waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the operation of any applicable statute, case law or regulation having a contrary effect.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Mortgagor’s Covenants, Representations and Agreements

 

2.1                                 Title to Property.  The Mortgagor hereby represents and warrants to the Mortgagee and each other Secured Party that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement as they relate to the Mortgagor or to the Loan Documents to which the Mortgagor is a party, each of which representations and warranties is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct in all material respects, and the Mortgagee and each other Secured Party shall be entitled to rely on each of such representations and warranties as if fully set forth herein; provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Borrower’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 2.1, be deemed to be a reference to the Mortgagor’s knowledge.

 

2.2                                 Taxes and Fees; Maintenance of Premises.  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Subsections 7.3, 7.5(a)(i) and 11.5 of the Credit Agreement, in each case in accordance with and to the extent provided therein.

 

2.3                                 Reimbursement.  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Subsection 7.5(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement in accordance with and to the extent provided therein.

 

2.4                                 Additional Documents.  The Mortgagor agrees to take any and all actions reasonably required to create and maintain the Lien of this Mortgage as against the Premises, and to protect and preserve the validity thereof, in each case in accordance with and to the extent provided in Subsection 7.9(d) of the Credit Agreement.

 

2.5                                 Restrictions on Sale or Encumbrance.  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Subsections 8.1, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 and [8.7](3) of the Credit Agreement, in each case in accordance with and to the extent provided therein.

 

2.6                                 Fees and Expenses.  The Mortgagor will promptly pay upon demand any and all reasonable costs and expenses of the Mortgagee, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees actually incurred by the Mortgagee, to the extent required under the Credit Agreement.

 

2.7                                 Insurance.

 

(a)                                  Types Required.  The Mortgagor shall maintain insurance for the Premises as set forth in Subsections 7.5(a)(ii) through 7.5(a)(v) and Subsection 7.5(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable.

 

(b)                                 Insurance Generally.  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Subsection 7.5(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement in accordance with and to the extent provided therein.

 

(3)  To be included only if the Mortgagor is the Borrower.

 

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(c)                                  Use of Proceeds.  Insurance proceeds shall be applied or disbursed as set forth in Subsection 7.5 of the Credit Agreement to the extent and as applicable.

 

2.8                                 Eminent Domain.  All proceeds or awards relating to condemnation or other taking of the Premises pursuant to the power of eminent domain shall be applied pursuant to Subsection 7.5 of the Credit Agreement to the extent and as applicable.

 

2.9                                 Releases and Waivers.  The Mortgagor agrees that no release by the Mortgagee of any portion of the Premises, the Rents and Profits or the Leases, no subordination of lien, no forbearance on the part of the Mortgagee to collect on any Obligations, Loans, or any part thereof, no waiver of any right granted or remedy available to the Mortgagee and no action taken or not taken by the Mortgagee shall, except to the extent expressly released, in any way have the effect of releasing the Mortgagor from full responsibility to the Mortgagee for the complete discharge of each and every of the Mortgagor’s obligations hereunder.

 

2.10                           Compliance with Law.  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Subsections 7.4 and 7.8 of the Credit Agreement, in each case in accordance with and to the extent provided therein.

 

2.11                           Inspection.  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Subsection 7.6 of the Credit Agreement in accordance with and to the extent provided therein.

 

2.12                           Security Agreement.

 

(a)                                  This Mortgage is hereby made and declared to be a security agreement encumbering the Fixtures, and Mortgagor grants to the Mortgagee a security interest in the Fixtures.  The Mortgagor grants to the Mortgagee all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the laws of the state in which the Premises are located.  A financing statement or statements reciting this Mortgage to be a security agreement with respect to the Fixtures may be appropriately filed by the Mortgagee.

 

(b)                                 The Mortgagor warrants that, as of the date hereof, the name and address of the “Debtor” (which is the Mortgagor) are as set forth in the preamble of this Mortgage and a statement indicating the types, or describing the items, of collateral is set forth hereinabove.  Mortgagor warrants that Mortgagor’s exact legal name is correctly set forth in the preamble of this Mortgage.

 

(c)                                  This Mortgage will be filed in the real property records.

 

(d)                                 As of the date hereof, the Mortgagor is a [                             ] organized under the laws of the State of [                          ], and the Mortgagor’s organizational identification number is [                           ].

 

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2.13                           Mortgage Recording Tax.  The Mortgagor shall pay upon the recording hereof any and all mortgage recording taxes or any such similar fees and expenses due and payable to record this Mortgage in the appropriate records of the county in which the Premises is located.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Events of Default

 

An Event of Default shall exist and be continuing under the terms of this Mortgage upon the existence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Foreclosure

 

4.1                                 Acceleration of Obligations; Foreclosure.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the entire balance of the Obligations, including all accrued interest, shall become due and payable to the extent such amounts become due and payable under the Credit Agreement.  Provided an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon failure to pay the Obligations or reimburse any other amounts due under the Loan Documents in full at any stated or accelerated maturity and in addition to all other remedies available to the Mortgagee at law or in equity, the Mortgagee may foreclose the lien of this Mortgage by judicial or non-judicial proceeding in a manner permitted by applicable law.  The Mortgagor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any statutory right of redemption in connection with such foreclosure proceeding.

 

4.2                                 Proceeds of Sale. The proceeds of any foreclosure sale of the Premises, or any part thereof, will be distributed and applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement (subject to any applicable provisions of applicable law).

 

ARTICLE V

 

Additional Rights and Remedies of the Mortgagee

 

5.1                                 Rights Upon an Event of Default.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Mortgagee, immediately and without additional notice and without liability therefor to the Mortgagor, except for gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or unlawful conduct, may do or cause to be done any or all of the following to the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement: (a) enter the Premises and take exclusive physical possession thereof; (b) invoke any legal remedies to dispossess the Mortgagor if the Mortgagor remains in possession of the Premises without the Mortgagee’s prior written consent; (c) exercise its right to collect the Rents and Profits; (d) generally, supervise, manage and contract with reference to the Premises as if the Mortgagee were equitable owner of the Premises, hold, lease, develop, operate or otherwise use

 

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the Premises or any part thereof upon such terms and conditions as the Mortgagee may deem reasonable under the circumstances (making such repairs, alterations, additions and improvements and taking other actions, from time to time, as the Mortgagee deems necessary or desirable), and apply all rents and other amounts collected by the Mortgagee in connection therewith in accordance with the provisions hereof; (e) enter into contracts for the completion, repair and maintenance of the Improvements thereon; (f) institute proceedings for the complete foreclosure of the Mortgage, either by judicial action or by power of sale, in which case the Premises may be sold for cash or credit in one or more parcels; (g) expend Loan funds and any rents, income and profits derived from the Premises for the payment of any taxes, insurance premiums, assessments and charges for completion, repair and maintenance of the Improvements, preservation of the Lien of this Mortgage and satisfaction and fulfillment of any liabilities or obligations of the Mortgagor arising out of or in any way connected with the Premises whether or not such liabilities and obligations in any way affect, or may affect, the Lien of this Mortgage; (h) take such steps to protect and enforce the specific performance of any covenant, condition or agreement in this Mortgage, the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or to aid the execution of any power herein granted; and (i) exercise all other rights, remedies and recourses granted under the Loan Documents or otherwise available at law or in equity.  At any foreclosure sale by virtue of any judicial proceedings, power of sale, or any other legal right, remedy or recourse, the title to and right of possession of any such property shall pass to the purchaser thereof, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Mortgagor shall be completely and irrevocably divested of all of its right, title, interest, claim, equity, equity of redemption, and demand whatsoever, either at law or in equity, in and to the property sold and such sale shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity against the Mortgagor, and against all other Persons claiming or to claim the property sold or any part thereof, by, through or under the Mortgagor.  The Mortgagee or any of the Secured Parties may be a purchaser at such sale and if the Mortgagee is the highest bidder, the Mortgagee shall credit the portion of the purchase price that would be distributed to the Mortgagee against the indebtedness in lieu of paying cash.  In the event this Mortgage is foreclosed by judicial action, appraisement of the Premises is waived to the extent permitted by applicable law.  With respect to any notices required or permitted under the UCC to the extent applicable, the Mortgagor agrees that ten (10) days’ prior written notice shall be deemed commercially reasonable.  The Mortgagor also agrees that any of the foregoing rights and remedies of the Mortgagee may be exercised at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default independently of the exercise of any other such rights and remedies, and the Mortgagee may continue to exercise any or all such rights and remedies until (i) the Event of Default is cured, (ii) foreclosure and the conveyance of the Premises to the high bidder, or (iii) the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, accrued and unpaid interest thereon (if any), and any other amounts then due and owing under the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document to the Lenders or the Mortgagee are paid in full.

 

5.2                                 Appointment of Receiver.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the Mortgagee shall be entitled, without additional notice and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations secured hereby, whether the same shall then be occupied as a homestead or not, or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to make application for the appointment of a receiver to take possession of and to operate the Premises, and to collect the rents, issues, profits, and income thereof, all expenses of which shall be added to the Obligations

 

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and secured hereby. The receiver shall have all the rights and powers provided for under the laws of the state in which the Premises are located, including without limitation, the power to execute leases, and the power to collect the rents, sales proceeds, issues, profits and proceeds of the Premises during the pendency of such foreclosure suit, as well as during any further times when the Mortgagor, its successors or assigns, except for the intervention of such receiver, would be entitled to collect such rents, sales proceeds, issues, proceeds and profits, and all other powers which may be necessary or are usual in such cases for the protection, possession, control, management and operation of the Premises during the whole of said period.  Receiver’s fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with the appointment of a receiver pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall be secured by this Mortgage.  Notwithstanding the appointment of any receiver, trustee or other custodian, subject to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the Mortgagee shall be entitled to retain possession and control of any cash or other instruments at the time held by or payable or deliverable under the terms of the Mortgage to the Mortgagee to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

5.3                                 Waivers.  No waiver of a prior Event of Default shall operate to waive any subsequent Event(s) of Default.  All remedies provided in this Mortgage, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents are cumulative and may, at the election of the Mortgagee, be exercised alternatively, successively, or in any manner and are in addition to any other rights provided by law.

 

5.4                                 Delivery of Possession After Foreclosure.  In the event there is a foreclosure sale hereunder and at the time of such sale, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s successors or assigns are occupying or using the Premises, or any part thereof, each and all immediately shall become the tenant of the purchaser at such sale, which tenancy shall be a tenancy from day to day, terminable at the will of either landlord or tenant, at a reasonable rental per day based upon the value of the property occupied, such rental to be due daily to the purchaser; and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the purchaser at such sale, notwithstanding any language herein apparently to the contrary, shall have the sole option to demand possession immediately following the sale or to permit the occupants to remain as tenants at will.  In the event the tenant fails to surrender possession of said property upon demand, the purchaser shall be entitled to institute and maintain a summary action for possession of the property (such as an action for forcible detainer) in any court having jurisdiction.

 

5.5                                 Marshalling.  The Mortgagor hereby waives, in the event of foreclosure of this Mortgage or the enforcement by the Mortgagee of any other rights and remedies hereunder, any right otherwise available in respect to marshalling of assets which secure any Loan and any other indebtedness secured hereby or to require the Mortgagee to pursue its remedies against any other such assets.

 

5.6                                 Protection of Premises.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Mortgagee may take such actions, including, but not limited to disbursements of such sums, as the Mortgagee in its sole but reasonable discretion deems necessary to protect the Mortgagee’s interest in the Premises.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

General Conditions

 

6.1                                 Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.  The singular used herein shall be deemed to include the plural; the masculine deemed to include the feminine and neuter; and the named parties deemed to include their successors and assigns to the extent permitted under the Credit Agreement.  The term “Mortgagee” shall include the Collateral Agent on the date hereof and any successor Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents.  The word “person” shall include any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature, and the word “Premises” shall include any portion of the Premises or interest therein.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation.

 

6.2                                 Notices.  All notices, requests and other communications shall be given in accordance with Subsection 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6.3                                 Severability.                              If any provision of this Mortgage is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.

 

6.4                                 Headings.  The captions and headings herein are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope of this Mortgage nor the intent of any provision hereof.

 

6.5                                 Intercreditor Agreements.

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the lien and security interest granted to the Mortgagee pursuant to this Mortgage and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Mortgagee hereunder are subject to the provisions of the applicable Intercreditor Agreements (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement).  The Mortgagee acknowledges and agrees that the relative priority of the Liens granted to the Mortgagee, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) shall be determined solely pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreements, and not by priority as a matter of law or otherwise.

 

(b)                                 Subject to the provisions of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, the lien of the Mortgage and security interest granted hereunder are expressly senior and superior to the lien and security interest granted (i) to the ABL Agent pursuant to the ABL Facility Documents (including that certain Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing, dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by the Mortgagor to

 

 

the ABL Agent for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties) and (ii) to any Additional ABL Agent pursuant to any Additional ABL Documents (as such terms are defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement).

 

6.6                                 Conflicting Terms.

 

(a)                                  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Mortgage and any of the Intercreditor Agreements, (i) the terms of the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control any conflict between the Mortgagee, the ABL Agent and/or any Additional Agent, (ii) the terms of the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control any conflict between the Mortgagee and any Additional Term Agent (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) and (iii) the terms of any Other Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control any conflict between the Mortgagee and any other party to such Other Intercreditor Agreement, in each case other than with respect to Section 6.7 of this Mortgage.  In the event of any such conflict, the Mortgagor may act (or omit to act) in accordance with any of the applicable Intercreditor Agreements, and shall not be in breach, violation or default of its obligations hereunder by reason of doing so.

 

(b)                                 In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the terms and provisions of this Mortgage, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control and supersede the provisions of this Mortgage with respect to such conflicts other than with respect to Section 6.7 of this Mortgage.

 

6.7                                 Governing Law.  This Mortgage shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal law of the state in which the Premises are located.

 

6.8                                 Application of the Foreclosure Law.  If any provision in this Mortgage shall be inconsistent with any provision of the foreclosure laws of the state in which the Premises are located, the provisions of such laws shall take precedence over the provisions of this Mortgage, but shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision of this Mortgage that can be construed in a manner consistent with such laws.

 

6.9                                 Written Agreement.  This Mortgage may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Subsection 11.1 of the Credit Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any amendment, amendment and restatement, waiver, supplement or other modification of or to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference herein to the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying this Mortgage, or any term or provision hereof, or any right or obligation of the Mortgagor hereunder or in respect hereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Mortgagor and the Mortgagee in accordance with this Section 6.9.

 

6.10                           Waiver of Jury Trial.  Subsection 11.15 of the Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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6.11                           Request for Notice.  The Mortgagor requests that a copy of any statutory notice of default and a copy of any statutory notice of sale hereunder be mailed to the Mortgagor in accordance with the requirements in Section 6.2 of this Mortgage.

 

6.12                           Counterparts.  This Mortgage may be executed by one or more of the parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

 

6.13                           Release.  If any of the Premises shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Mortgagor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, then the Mortgagee, at the request of the Mortgagor, shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created hereby on the Premises.  The Mortgagor shall deliver to the Mortgagee prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release.

 

6.14                           [Last Dollars Secured; Priority.  This Mortgage secures only a portion of the Obligations owing or which may become owing by the Mortgagor to the Secured Parties.  The parties agree that any payments or repayments of such Obligations shall be and be deemed to be applied first to the portion of the Obligations that is not secured hereby, it being the parties’ intent that the portion of the Obligations last remaining unpaid shall be secured hereby.  If at any time this Mortgage shall secure less than all of the principal amount of the Obligations, it is expressly agreed that any repayments of the principal amount of the Obligations shall not reduce the amount of the lien of this Mortgage until the lien amount shall equal the principal amount of the Obligations outstanding.](4)

 

6.15                           State Specific Provisions.  In the event of any inconsistencies between this Section 6.15 and any of the other terms and provisions of this Mortgage, the terms and provisions of this Section 6.15 shall control and be binding.

 

(a)                                  [                                ]

 

(b)                                 [                                ]

 

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(4)  To be included in mortgages for states with a mortgage recording tax, to the extent required.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgagor has executed this Mortgage as of the above written date.

 

	
 
    	
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Title:
    	
 
    

 

[ADD STATE NOTARY FORM FOR MORTGAGOR](5)

 

(5)  Local counsel to confirm signature page and notary block which are acceptable for recording in the jurisdiction.

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Legal Description

 

(See Attached)

 

 

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FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Reference is made to the Loan(s) held by the undersigned or, if the undersigned is not a Lender, to the Loan(s) held by the Lender of which the undersigned is a beneficiary or member, pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of May 25, 2011, among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. The undersigned hereby certifies under penalty of perjury that:

 

1.                                       If the undersigned is a Lender, the undersigned is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) registered in its name, and if the undersigned is not a Lender, the undersigned is a beneficiary or member of a Lender that is a non-U.S. intermediary or flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

2.                                       If the undersigned is a Lender, the income from the Loan(s) held by the undersigned, and if the undersigned is not a Lender, the income from the Loan(s) held by the Lender of which the undersigned is a beneficiary or member, is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States;

 

3.                                       The undersigned is not a bank (as such term is used in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”));

 

4.                                       The undersigned is not a 10-percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code; and

 

5.                                       The undersigned is not a controlled foreign corporation receiving interest from a related person within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

We have furnished you with a certificate of our non-U.S. person status on Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing within thirty (30) days of such change and (2) the undersigned shall furnish the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which payment is to be made by the Borrower to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payment.

 

 

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[NAME OF LENDER OR BENEFICIARY OR MEMBER OF LENDER]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
[Address]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Dated:                  ,   2011
    	
 
    

 

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EXHIBIT E
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

 

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of May 25, 2011, among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

                                        (the “Assignor”) and                                         (the “Assignee”) agree as follows:

 

1.                                       The Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee without recourse to the Assignor, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor without recourse to the Assignor, as of the Transfer Effective Date (as defined below), an interest (the “Assigned Interest”) as set forth in Schedule 1 in and to the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to those credit facilities provided for in the Credit Agreement as are set forth on Schedule 1 (individually, an “Assigned Facility”; collectively, the “Assigned Facilities”), in a principal amount for each Assigned Facility as set forth on Schedule 1.

 

2.                                       The Assignor (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, other than that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest and that it has not created any adverse claim upon the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (c) attaches the Note(s), if any, held by it evidencing the Assigned Facilities [and requests that the Administrative Agent exchange such Note(s) for a new Note or Notes payable to the Assignee and (if the Assignor has retained any interest in the Assigned Facilities) a new Note or Notes payable to the Assignor in the respective amounts which reflect the assignment being made hereby (and after giving effect to any other assignments which have become effective on the Transfer Effective Date)].(1)

 

3.                                       The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Subsection 5.1 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to

 

(1)                              Should only be requested when specifically required by the Assignee and/or the Assignor, as the case may be.

 

 

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enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Assignor, any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes each applicable Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; (e) hereby affirms the acknowledgements and representations of such Assignee as a Lender contained in Subsection 10.5 of the Credit Agreement; and (f) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender, including its obligations pursuant to Subsection 11.16  of the Credit Agreement, and, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, its obligations pursuant to Subsection 4.11(b) of the Credit Agreement.

 

4.                                       The effective date of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be [               ], [               ] (the “Transfer Effective Date”).  Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance by it and recording by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Subsection 11.6 of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Transfer Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

 

5.                                       Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Transfer Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to the Transfer Effective Date or accrued subsequent to the Transfer Effective Date.  The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Transfer Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.

 

6.                                       From and after the Transfer Effective Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Loan Documents and shall be bound by the provisions thereof and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement, but shall nevertheless continue to be entitled to the benefits of (and bound by related obligations under) Subsections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 and 11.5 thereof.

 

7.                                       Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if the consents of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereto are required under Subsection 11.6 of the Credit Agreement, this Assignment and Acceptance shall not be effective unless such consents shall have been obtained.

 

8.                                       This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

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SCHEDULE 1
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ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

 

Re:  Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of May 25, 2011, among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).

 

Name of Assignor:  Name of Assignee:

 

Transfer Effective Date of Assignment:

 

	
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Accepted for recording in the Register:
    	
Consented   To:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
    	
[EMERGENCY   MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION
    
	
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By:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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By:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
DEUTSCHE   BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    	
as Administrative Agent
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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(2)  Insert only as required by Subsection 11.6 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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EXHIBIT F
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FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

[             , 2011]

 

Reference is hereby made to (i) that certain asset-based credit agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ABL Credit Agreement”), by and among CDRT Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation that is to be merged with and into EMSC (as defined below) (“Parent Borrower”), [[            ] a [                ] [corporation][limited liability company][(the “General Partner”, the general partner of [                                  ]] (the “Company”)], the Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as an issuing lender, as administrative agent for the Lenders under the ABL Credit Agreement, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined under the ABL Credit Agreement), and as swingline lender, (ii) that certain term loan credit agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), by and among the Parent Borrower, Emergency Medical Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (“EMSC”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent for the Lenders under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined under the Term Loan Credit Agreement), and (iii) that certain Purchase Agreement, dated [                   ], among [EMSC]/[the Company] and Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets, UBS Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Natixis Securities North America Inc. as initial purchasers (the “Purchase Agreement”), providing for, among other things, the issuance of [         ]% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) by EMSC (the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, together with the other “Loan Documents” (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), the other “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) and the other Note Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) delivered by or on the date hereof by [                   ] (the “Company”)] [EMSC] in connection with the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement, or the Purchase Agreement, as applicable, the “Transaction Documents”).

 

The undersigned, [                  ], [                     ] of the [Company] [General Partner], certifies solely on behalf of the Company, in [his][her] capacity as [                          ] and not individually, as follows:

 

(a)                                  Attached hereto as Annex 1 is a true, correct and complete copy of the [certificate of incorporation][certificate of formation] [certificate of limited liability partnership] of the Company, as amended through the date hereof (the “[Charter]”), as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of [               ].  The Charter is in full force and effect on the date hereof, has not been cancelled and no amendment to the Charter is pending or proposed.

 

(b)                                 To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge, no steps have been taken and no proceedings are pending for the dissolution or liquidation of the Company and no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated.

 

(c)                                  Attached hereto as Annex 2 is a true, correct and complete copy of the [bylaws][limited liability company agreement] [partnership agreement] of the Company (the “Operating 

 

 

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Agreement”) as in effect at all times since the adoption thereof to and including the date hereof.  Such Operating Agreement has not been amended, repealed, modified, superseded, revoked or restated, and such Operating Agreement is in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

(d)                                 Attached hereto as Annex 3 is a correct and complete copy of the [unanimous] written consents of the [Board of Directors][Members][Managing Member] [General Partner] of the Company (the [“Board”][“Members”][“Managing Member”]), dated [                    ,            ] (the “Resolutions”), authorizing, among other things, the execution, delivery and performance of the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement, and the issuance of the Notes.  The Resolutions (i) were duly adopted by the [Board][Members][Managing Member][General Partner] and have not been amended, modified, superseded or revoked in any respect, (ii) are in full force and effect on the date hereof, (iii) are the only proceedings of the [Board][Members][Managing Member][General Partner] relating to or affecting the Transaction Documents and the matters referred to therein and (iv) have been filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the [Board][Members][Managing Member][General Partner] in accordance with the Operating Agreement.  [As of [                  ], there were no vacancies or unfilled newly-created directorships on the Board.]

 

(e)                                  Attached hereto as Annex 4 is a list of the persons who, as of the date hereof, are duly elected and qualified officers of [the Company][the Managing Member of the Company] [the General Partner] holding the offices indicated next to their respective names, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names are the true and genuine signatures of such officers or true facsimiles thereof, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of [the Company][the Managing Member of the Company], the Transaction Documents.

 

(f)                                    The Company has delivered to each of the other parties thereto a duly executed copy of each of the Transaction Documents.

 

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is entitled to rely on this certificate in connection with the opinions it is delivering in connection with Subsection 6.1(f)(i) of the ABL Credit Agreement and Subsection 6(f)(i) of the Term Loan Agreement.  [[                  ] is entitled to rely on this certificate in connection with the opinions it is delivering in connection with Subsection [       ] of the Term Loan Credit Agreement.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [the Company][the Managing Member of the Company] has caused this certificate to be executed on its behalf by its [          ], as of the day first set forth above.

 

 

	
 
    	
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Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

I, [                ], am the duly elected and acting [                    ] of [the Company][the Managing Member of the Company], and do hereby certify in such capacity on behalf of [the Company][the Managing Member of the Company] and not in my individual capacity that [                  ] is the duly elected, qualified and acting [                  ] of [the Company][the Managing Member of the Company] and that the signature appearing above is [his][her] genuine signature or a true facsimile thereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [the Company][the Managing Member of the Company] has caused this certificate to be executed on its behalf by its [                    ], as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

	
 
    	
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CHARTER

 

 

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OPERATING AGREEMENT

 

 

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[UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT]

 

 

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INCUMBENCY

 

	
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EXHIBIT G
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FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

 

CDRT MERGER SUB, INC.

 

Pursuant to Subsection 6.1(g) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that is to be merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties, the undersigned hereby certifies, on behalf of the Borrower, that:

 

1.                                       On and as of the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to any Extension of Credit to occur on the date hereof and the application of the proceeds thereof, (i) the condition in Subsection 7.2(a) of the Merger Agreement (but only with respect to the representations that are material to the interests of the Lenders, and only to the extent that Merger Sub has the right to terminate its obligations under the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Merger Agreement) has been satisfied and (ii) the Specified Representations are true and correct in all material respects, except for representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

 

2.                                       On the date hereof, all conditions set forth in Subsection 6.1 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied (except as explicitly set forth in the provisos to Subsection 6.1(a) and Subsection 6.1(h)) or waived.

 

3.                                       Attached hereto as Annex I and Annex II are complete and correct copies of the Senior ABL Facility Agreement and the Senior Notes Indenture, respectively.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her name as of the date first written above.

 

 

	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT H
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FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

 

Date:  [          , 2011]

 

To the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders
 party to the Credit Agreement referred to below:

 

I, the undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of Emergency Medical Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), in that capacity only and not in my individual capacity (and without personal liability), do hereby certify as of the date hereof, and based upon facts and circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof (and disclaiming any responsibility for changes in such fact and circumstances after the date hereof), that:

 

1.                                       This certificate is furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Subsection 6.1(q) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CDRT Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation that is to be merged with and into the Borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties.  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

2.                                       For purposes of this certificate, the terms below shall have the following definitions:

 

(a)                                  “Fair Value”

 

The amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.

 

(b)                                 “Present Fair Salable Value”

 

The amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole are sold with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.

 

(c)                                  “Stated Liabilities”

 

The recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the date hereof after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

 

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(d)                                 “Identified Contingent Liabilities”

 

The maximum estimated amount of liabilities reasonably likely to result from pending litigation, asserted claims and assessments, guaranties, uninsured risks and other contingent liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole after giving effect to the Transactions (including all fees and expenses related thereto but exclusive of such contingent liabilities to the extent reflected in Stated Liabilities), as identified and explained in terms of their nature and estimated magnitude by responsible officers of the Borrower.

 

(e)                                  “Will be able to pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature”

 

For the period from the date hereof through the Maturity Date, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will have sufficient assets and cash flow to pay their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as those liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent liabilities) otherwise become payable.

 

(f)                                    “Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital”

 

For the period from the date hereof through the Maturity Date, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole after consummation of the Transactions is a going concern and has sufficient capital to ensure that it will continue to be a going concern for such period.

 

3.                                       For purposes of this certificate, I, or officers of the Borrower under my direction and supervision, have performed the following procedures as of and for the periods set forth below.

 

(a)                                  I have reviewed the financial statements (including the pro forma financial statements) referred to in Subsection 5.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(b)                                 I have knowledge of and have reviewed to my satisfaction the Credit Agreement.

 

(c)                                  As chief financial officer of the Borrower, I am familiar with the financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

4.                                       Based on and subject to the foregoing, I hereby certify on behalf of the Borrower that after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, it is my opinion that (i) the Fair Value and Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; (ii) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iii) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be able to pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.

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EXHIBIT H
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

Page 3

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this certificate to be executed on its behalf by its Chief Financial Officer as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
EMERGENCY   MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Chief   Financial Officer
    

 

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EXHIBIT I-1
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF INCREASE SUPPLEMENT

 

INCREASE SUPPLEMENT, dated as of [                ], to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”) and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties.  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

1.             Pursuant to Subsection 2.6 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby proposes to increase (the “Increase”) the aggregate Existing Term Loan commitments from [$             ] to [$             ].

 

2.             Each of the following Lenders (each, an “Increasing Lender”) has been invited by the Borrower, and has agreed, subject to the terms hereof, to increase its Existing Term Loan commitment as follows:

 

	
Name of Lender
    	
 
    	
Initial Term Loan
   Commitment
    	
 
    	
[     Tranche](3)
   Supplemental Term Loan
   Commitment
    (after giving effect hereto)
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

3.             Pursuant to Subsection 2.6 of the Credit Agreement, by execution and delivery of this Increase Supplement, each of the Increasing Lenders agrees and acknowledges that it shall have an aggregate Initial Term Loan Commitment and Supplemental Term Loan Commitment in the amount equal to the amount set forth above next to its name.

 

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(1)           Indicate relevant Tranche.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this INCREASE SUPPLEMENT to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
The   Increasing Lender:
    	
 
    
	
[INCREASING   LENDER]
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
EMERGENCY   MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION,
    	
 
    
	
as   Borrower
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    

 

 

EXHIBIT I-2
 to
 CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF LENDER JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

THIS LENDER JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of [                   ] (this “Lender Joinder Agreement”), by and among the bank or financial institution party hereto (the “Additional Commitment Lender”), EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Borrower”) and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”) and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties.  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may add Supplemental Term Loan Commitments of one or more Additional Commitment Lenders by entering into one or more Lender Joinder Agreements provided that after giving effect thereto the aggregate amount of all Supplemental Term Loan Commitments shall not exceed the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                      The Additional Commitment Lender party hereto hereby agrees to commit to provide its respective Commitments as set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below:

 

Such Additional Commitment Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Lender Joinder Agreement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Subsection 5.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Lender Joinder Agreement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes each applicable Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to each such Agent, as applicable, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; (e) hereby affirms the acknowledgements and representations of such Additional Commitment Lender as a Lender contained in Subsection 10.5 of the 

 

 

Credit Agreement; and (f) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender, including its obligations pursuant to Subsection 11.16 of the Credit Agreement, and, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, its obligations pursuant to Subsection 4.11(b) of the Credit Agreement.

 

2.                                     The Additional Commitment Lender hereby agrees to make its Supplemental Term Loan Commitment on the following terms and conditions on the Effective Date set forth on Schedule A pertaining to such Additional Commitment Lender attached hereto:

 

1.                                       Additional Commitment Lender to Be a Lender.  Such Additional Commitment Lender acknowledges and agrees that upon its execution of this Lender Joinder Agreement that such Additional Commitment Lender shall on and as of the Effective Date set forth on Schedule A become a “Lender” with respect to the Term Loan Tranche indicated on Schedule A, under, and for all purposes of, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder, and shall make available such amount to fund its ratable share of outstanding Loans on the Effective Date as the Administrative Agent may instruct.

 

2.                                       Certain Delivery Requirements.  Such Additional Commitment Lender has delivered or shall deliver herewith to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Additional Commitment Lender may be required to deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Subsection 4.11 of the Credit Agreement.

 

3.                                       Credit Agreement Governs.  Except as set forth in this Lender Joinder Agreement, Supplemental Term Loan Commitments shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

4.                                       Notice.  For purposes of the Credit Agreement, the initial notice address of such Additional Commitment Lender shall be as set forth below its signature below.

 

5.                                       Recordation of the New Loans.  Upon execution, delivery and effectiveness hereof, the Administrative Agent will record the Supplemental Term Loan Commitments made by such Additional Commitment Lender in the Register.

 

6.                                       Amendment, Modification and Waiver.  This Lender Joinder Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed and delivered on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

 

7.                                       Entire Agreement.  This Lender Joinder Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

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8.                                       GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

9.                                       Severability.  Any provision of this Lender Joinder Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

10.                                 Counterparts.  This Lender Joinder Agreement may be executed in counterparts, including by facsimile or other electronic transmission, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Lender Joinder Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT   LENDER]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Notice   Address:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attention:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Telephone:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Facsimile:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
DEUTSCHE   BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Administrative   Agent
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES   CORPORATION,
    
	
as   Borrower
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

SCHEDULE A
 to
 EXHIBIT I-2

 

SUPPLEMENTAL TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS

 

	
Additional
   Commitment
   Lender
    	
 
    	
[      Tranche](2)
    Supplemental Term
   Loan Commitment
    	
 
    	
Principal Amount
   Committed
    	
 
    	
Aggregate Amount of
   All Supplemental Term
   Loan Commitments
    	
 
    	
Maturity Date
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

Effective Date of Lender Joinder Agreement:                                            

 

(2)           Indicate relevant Tranche.

 

 

EXHIBIT J-1
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF OPINION OF DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP,
  SPECIAL NEW YORK COUNSEL TO THE LOAN PARTIES

 

2

 

EXHIBIT J-2
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF OPINION OF RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A.,
  SPECIAL DELAWARE COUNSEL TO CERTAIN OF THE LOAN PARTIES

 

2

 

EXHIBIT J-3
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF OPINION OF BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP,

 

SPECIAL NEVADA COUNSEL TO CERTAIN OF THE LOAN PARTIES

 

 

EXHIBIT J-4
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF OPINION OF GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP,

 

SPECIAL MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT AND PENNSYLVANIA COUNSEL TO CERTAIN OF THE LOAN PARTIES

 

2

 

EXHIBIT J-5
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF OPINION OF HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP,

 

SPECIAL CALIFORNIA AND COLORADO COUNSEL TO CERTAIN OF THE LOAN PARTIES

 

 

EXHIBIT J-6
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF OPINION OF STOEL RIVES LLP,

 

SPECIAL OREGON COUNSEL TO CERTAIN OF THE LOAN PARTIES

 

 

EXHIBIT J-7
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF OPINION OF BRYAN CAVE LLP,

 

SPECIAL ARIZONA AND MISSOURI COUNSEL TO CERTAIN OF THE LOAN PARTIES

 

 

EXHIBIT K
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
 as ABL Agent,

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
 as Term Loan Agent

 

Dated as of May 25, 2011

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

	
 
    	
Page
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 1 Definitions
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 1.1 UCC   Definitions
    	
2
    
	
Section 1.2 Other   Definitions
    	
2
    
	
Section 1.3   Rules of Construction
    	
34
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 2 Lien Priority
    	
35
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 2.1 Agreement   to Subordinate
    	
35
    
	
Section 2.2 Waiver of   Right to Contest Liens
    	
41
    
	
Section 2.3 Remedies   Standstill
    	
48
    
	
Section 2.4 Exercise of   Rights
    	
61
    
	
Section 2.5 No New   Liens
    	
70
    
	
Section 2.6 Waiver of   Marshalling
    	
76
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 3 Actions of   the Parties
    	
77
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 3.1 Certain   Actions Permitted
    	
77
    
	
Section 3.2 Agent for   Perfection
    	
77
    
	
Section 3.3 Sharing of   Information and Access
    	
78
    
	
Section 3.4 Insurance
    	
78
    
	
Section 3.5 No   Additional Rights For the Credit Parties Hereunder
    	
79
    
	
Section 3.6 Actions   Upon Breach
    	
79
    
	
Section 3.7 Inspection   Rights
    	
79
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 4 Application   of Proceeds
    	
81
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 4.1 Application   of Proceeds
    	
81
    
	
Section 4.2 Specific   Performance
    	
86
    
	
Section 4.3 Sale of   Collateral Comprising Both ABL Priority Collateral and Term Loan Priority   Collateral
    	
87
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 5 Intercreditor   Acknowledgements and Waivers
    	
87
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 5.1 Notice of   Acceptance and Other Waivers
    	
87
    
	
Section 5.2   Modifications to ABL Documents and Term Loan Documents
    	
94
    
	
Section 5.3   Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement
    	
100
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 6 Insolvency   Proceedings
    	
102
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 6.1 DIP   Financing
    	
102
    
	
Section 6.2 Relief From   Stay
    	
105
    
	
Section 6.3 No Contest
    	
105
    
	
Section 6.4 Asset Sales
    	
107
    

 

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Table of Contents

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Section 6.5 Separate   Grants of Security and Separate Classification
    	
107
    
	
Section 6.6   Enforceability
    	
108
    
	
Section 6.7 ABL   Obligations Unconditional
    	
108
    
	
Section 6.8 Term Loan   Obligations Unconditional
    	
109
    
	
Section 6.9 Additional   Obligations Unconditional
    	
109
    
	
Section 6.10 Adequate   Protection
    	
110
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 7 Miscellaneous
    	
112
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 7.1 Rights of   Subrogation
    	
112
    
	
Section 7.2 Further   Assurances
    	
114
    
	
Section 7.3   Representations
    	
114
    
	
Section 7.4 Amendments
    	
115
    
	
Section 7.5 Addresses   for Notices
    	
119
    
	
Section 7.6 No Waiver,   Remedies
    	
120
    
	
Section 7.7 Continuing   Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations
    	
120
    
	
Section 7.8 Governing   Law: Entire Agreement
    	
120
    
	
Section 7.9   Counterparts
    	
120
    
	
Section 7.10 No Third   Party Beneficiaries
    	
121
    
	
Section 7.11   Designation of Additional Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Agents
    	
121
    
	
Section 7.12 Term Loan Collateral   Representative and ABL Collateral Representative; Notice of Change
    	
122
    
	
Section 7.13 Provisions   Solely to Define Relative Rights
    	
123
    
	
Section 7.14 Headings
    	
123
    
	
Section 7.15   Severability
    	
123
    
	
Section 7.16 Attorneys   Fees
    	
123
    
	
Section 7.17 VENUE; JURY   TRIAL WAIVER
    	
124
    
	
Section 7.18   Intercreditor Agreement
    	
124
    
	
Section 7.19 No   Warranties or Liability
    	
125
    
	
Section 7.20 Conflicts
    	
125
    
	
Section 7.21   Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties
    	
125
    

 

	
EXHIBITS
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit A
    	
—
    	
Additional Indebtedness Designation
    
	
Exhibit B
    	
—
    	
Additional Indebtedness Joinder
    
	
Exhibit C
    	
—
    	
Joinder of ABL Credit Agreement or Term Loan   Credit Agreement
    

 

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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

THIS INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of May 25, 2011 between DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined herein, the “ABL Agent”) for the ABL Secured Parties and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined herein, the “Term Loan Agent”) for the Term Loan Secured Parties.  Capitalized terms defined in Article 1 hereof are used in this Agreement as so defined.

 

RECITALS

 

A.            Pursuant to the Original ABL Credit Agreement, the ABL Credit Agreement Lenders have agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to or for the benefit of the ABL Borrowers.

 

B.            Pursuant to the ABL Guarantees, the ABL Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the payment and performance of the ABL Borrowers’ obligations under the ABL Documents.

 

C.            As a condition to the effectiveness of the Original ABL Credit Agreement and to secure the obligations of the ABL Credit Parties under and in connection with the ABL Documents, the ABL Credit Parties have granted to the ABL Agent (for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties) Liens on the Collateral.

 

D.            Pursuant to the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders have agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to or for the benefit of the Term Loan Borrower.

 

E.             Pursuant to the Term Loan Guarantees, the Term Loan Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the payment and performance of the Term Loan Borrower’s obligations under the Term Loan Documents.

 

F.             As a condition to the effectiveness of the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement and to secure the obligations of the Term Loan Credit Parties under and in connection with the Term Loan Documents, the Term Loan Credit Parties have granted to the Term Loan Agent (for the benefit of the Term Loan Secured Parties) Liens on the Collateral.

 

G.            Pursuant to this Agreement, the Company may, from time to time, designate certain additional Indebtedness of any Credit Party as “Additional Indebtedness” (and as either “Additional ABL Indebtedness” or “Additional Term Indebtedness,” as the case may be) by executing and delivering the Additional Indebtedness Designation and by complying with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11 hereof, and the holders of such Additional Indebtedness and any other applicable Additional Secured Party shall thereafter constitute Additional Secured Parties (and either “Additional ABL Secured Parties” or “Additional Term Secured Parties,” as the case may be), and any Additional Agent for any such Additional Secured Parties shall

 

 

thereafter constitute an Additional Agent (and either an “Additional ABL Agent” or an “Additional Term Agent,” as the case may be), for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

H.            Each of the ABL Agent (on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties) and the Term Loan Agent (on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties) and, by their acknowledgment hereof, the ABL Credit Parties and the Term Loan Credit Parties, desire to agree to the relative priority of Liens on the Collateral and certain other rights, priorities and interests as provided herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

Definitions

 

Section 1.1  UCC Definitions.  The following terms which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code are used herein as so defined:  Accounts, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Commodity Accounts, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Financial Assets, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Money, Payment Intangibles, Promissory Notes, Records, Security, Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Supporting Obligations and Tangible Chattel Paper.

 

Section 1.2  Other Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

“ABL Agent” shall mean Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch in its capacity as collateral agent under the ABL Credit Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, whether under the Original ABL Credit Agreement or any subsequent ABL Credit Agreement, as well as any Person designated as the “Agent” or “Collateral Agent” under any ABL Credit Agreement.

 

“ABL Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents, (b) was an ABL Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of an ABL Credit Agreement Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more ABL Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“ABL Borrowers” shall mean the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries, in their capacities as borrowers under the ABL Credit Agreement, together with its and their respective successors and assigns.

 

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“ABL Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Security Documents” as defined in the Original ABL Credit Agreement, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any ABL Credit Agreement, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified from time to time.

 

“ABL Collateral Exposure” shall mean, as to any ABL Credit Agreement or Additional ABL Credit Facility as of the date of determination, the sum of (a) as to any revolving facility, the total commitments (whether funded or unfunded) of the ABL Secured Parties to make loans and other extensions of credit thereunder (or after the termination of such commitments, the total outstanding principal amount of loans and other extensions of credit under such facility) plus (b) as to any other facility, the outstanding principal amount of ABL Obligations or Additional ABL Obligations (as applicable) thereunder.

 

“ABL Collateral Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement substantially in the Form of Exhibit P to the Original ABL Credit Agreement as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

“ABL Collateral Obligations” shall mean the ABL Obligations and any Additional ABL Obligations.

 

“ABL Collateral Representative” shall mean (a) if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect, the ABL Agent acting for the ABL Collateral Secured Parties; and (b) if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect, the ABL Agent under the relevant subsequent ABL Credit Agreement acting for the ABL Collateral Secured Parties, unless the ABL Collateral Exposure under any Additional ABL Credit Facility exceeds the ABL Collateral Exposure under such subsequent ABL Credit Agreement, and in such case (unless otherwise agreed in writing between the ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Agent or, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations, between any Additional ABL Agents), the Additional ABL Agent under such Additional ABL Credit Facility (or, if there is more than one such Additional ABL Credit Facility, the Additional ABL Credit Facility under which the greatest ABL Collateral Exposure is outstanding at the time) acting for the ABL Collateral Secured Parties.

 

“ABL Collateral Secured Parties” shall mean the ABL Secured Parties and any Additional ABL Secured Parties.

 

“ABL Commingled Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a) hereof.

 

“ABL Credit Agreement” shall mean (i) if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect, the Original ABL Credit Agreement and (ii) thereafter, if designated by the Company, any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that complies with clause (1) of the definition of

 

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“Additional Indebtedness” and has been incurred to refund, refinance, restructure, replace, renew, repay, increase or extend (whether in whole or in part and whether with the original agent and creditors or other agents and creditors or otherwise) the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the Original ABL Credit Agreement or (y) any subsequent ABL Credit Agreement (in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time); provided, that the requisite creditors party to such ABL Credit Agreement (or their agent or other representative on their behalf) shall agree, by a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Agent (other than any Designated Agent) (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), that the obligations under such ABL Credit Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement shall be deemed a reference to any ABL Credit Agreement then in existence.

 

“ABL Credit Agreement Lenders” shall mean the lenders, debtholders and other creditors party from time to time to the ABL Credit Agreement, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as an “ABL Credit Agreement Lender” under any ABL Credit Agreement.

 

“ABL Credit Parties” shall mean the ABL Borrowers, the ABL Guarantors and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any ABL Document.

 

“ABL Documents” shall mean the ABL Credit Agreement, the ABL Guarantees, the ABL Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any ABL Credit Party and any ABL Bank Products Affiliate, any Hedging Agreements between any ABL Credit Party and any ABL Hedging Affiliate, those other ancillary agreements as to which the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any ABL Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to the ABL Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing or any ABL Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“ABL Guarantees” shall mean that certain guarantee agreement dated as of the date hereof by the ABL Guarantors in favor of the ABL Agent, and all other guarantees of any ABL Obligations of any ABL Credit Party by any other ABL Credit Party in favor of any ABL Secured Party, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“ABL Guarantors” shall mean the collective reference to Holdings (so long as it is a guarantor under any of the ABL Guarantees), each of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries that is a guarantor under any of the ABL Guarantees and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the ABL Guarantees.

 

“ABL Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents, (b) was the ABL Agent or

 

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an ABL Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of an ABL Credit Agreement Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more ABL Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“ABL Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any ABL Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each ABL Credit Party from time to time to the ABL Agent, the “administrative agent” or “agent” under the ABL Credit Agreement, the ABL Credit Agreement Lenders or any of them, any ABL Bank Products Affiliates or any ABL Hedging Affiliates, under any ABL Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such ABL Credit Party, would have accrued on any ABL Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such ABL Credit Party for such interest and fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the ABL Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

“ABL Permitted Access Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

 

“ABL Priority Collateral” shall mean all Collateral consisting of the following:

 

(1)           all Accounts (other than Accounts which constitute identifiable Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral) and all General Intangibles derived from, arising from or owing under and in respect of, any Related Corporation Contract;

 

(2)           all Chattel Paper (including Tangible Chattel Paper and Electronic Chattel Paper);

 

(3)           (x) all Deposit Accounts and Money and all cash, checks, other negotiable instruments, funds and other evidences of payments held therein and (y) all Securities, Security Entitlements, and Securities Accounts, in each case, to the extent constituting cash or Cash Equivalents or representing a claim to Cash Equivalents, in each case other than the Asset Sales Proceeds Account and Capital Stock of direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Holdings and all cash, checks and other property held therein or credited thereto, but in any event and regardless of the foregoing clauses, but excluding the Asset Sales Proceeds Account and identifiable Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(4)           all Inventory;

 

(5)           to the extent involving or governing any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (4), all Documents, General Intangibles (including data processing software and excluding Intellectual Property and Capital Stock of direct and indirect Subsidiaries

 

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of Holdings), Instruments (including, without limitation, Promissory Notes), Letter of Credit Rights and Commercial Tort Claims, provided that to the extent any of the foregoing also relates to Term Loan Priority Collateral, only that portion related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (4) shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(6)           to the extent evidencing or governing any of the items referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (5), all Supporting Obligations; provided that to the extent any of the foregoing also relates to Term Loan Priority Collateral only that portion related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (5) shall be included in the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(7)           all books and Records relating to the foregoing (including without limitation all books, databases, customer lists, and Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); and

 

(8)           all collateral security and guarantees with respect to any of the foregoing and all cash, Money, instruments, securities (other than Capital Stock of direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Holdings), financial assets, Investment Property (other than Capital Stock of direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Holdings), insurance proceeds and deposit accounts directly received as Proceeds of any ABL Priority Collateral described in the preceding clauses (1) through (5) (such Proceeds, “ABL Priority Proceeds”); provided, however, that no Proceeds of ABL Priority Proceeds will constitute ABL Priority Collateral unless such Proceeds of ABL Priority Proceeds would otherwise constitute ABL Priority Collateral.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, under no circumstances shall Excluded Assets (as defined in the next succeeding sentence) be ABL Priority Collateral.

 

As used in this definition of “ABL Priority Collateral,” the term “Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning provided in the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or in the ABL Collateral Documents relating thereto, or in any other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect) or in the ABL Collateral Documents relating thereto, or in any other Additional ABL Credit Facility then in effect (if no ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect), which Additional ABL Credit Facility is designated as applicable for purposes of this definition or in the Additional ABL Collateral Documents relating thereto.

 

“ABL Priority Collateral Documents” shall mean the ABL Documents and any Additional ABL Documents, as applicable.

 

“ABL Priority Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of ABL Priority Collateral of this Agreement.

 

“ABL Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).

 

“ABL Secured Parties” shall mean the ABL Agent and all ABL Credit Agreement Lenders, all ABL Bank Products Affiliates and all ABL Hedging Affiliates, and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as an “ABL Secured Party” under any ABL Credit Agreement.

 

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“Additional ABL Agent” shall mean any one or more administrative agents, collateral agents, security agents, trustees or other representatives for or of any one or more Additional ABL Secured Parties, and shall include any successor thereto, as well as any Person designated as an “Agent” under any Additional ABL Credit Facility.

 

“Additional ABL Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Additional ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional ABL Collateral Documents, (b) was an Additional ABL Agent or an Additional ABL Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Additional ABL Credit Facility Lender at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional ABL Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional ABL Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Additional ABL Bank Products Affiliate) that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Additional ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional ABL Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional ABL Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional ABL Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Security Documents” as defined in any Additional ABL Credit Facility, and in any event shall include all security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Additional ABL Credit Facility, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Additional ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Additional ABL Credit Facilities” shall mean (a) any one or more agreements, instruments and documents under which any Additional ABL Indebtedness is or may be incurred, including without limitation any credit agreements, loan agreements, indentures or other financing agreements, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, together with (b) if designated by the Company, any other agreement extending the maturity of, consolidating, restructuring, refunding, replacing or refinancing all or any portion of the Additional ABL Obligations, whether by the same or any other lender, debtholder or other creditor or group of lenders, debtholders or other creditors, or the same or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor, or otherwise, and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder.

 

“Additional ABL Credit Facility Lenders” shall mean one or more holders of Additional ABL Indebtedness (or commitments therefor) that is or may be incurred under one or more Additional ABL Credit Facilities, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as

 

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well as any Person designated as an “Additional ABL Credit Facility Lender” under any ABL Credit Agreement.

 

“Additional ABL Credit Party” shall mean the Company, Holdings (so long as it is a guarantor under any of the Additional ABL Guarantees), each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is or becomes a party to any Additional ABL Document, and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the Additional ABL Guarantees.

 

“Additional ABL Documents” shall mean any Additional ABL Credit Facilities, any Additional ABL Guarantees, any Additional ABL Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any Additional ABL Credit Party and any Additional ABL Bank Products Affiliate or Additional ABL Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreements between any Additional ABL Credit Party and any Additional ABL Hedging Affiliate or Additional ABL Hedging Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any Additional ABL Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Additional ABL Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to any Additional ABL Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing or any Additional ABL Credit Facility, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among any of the Additional ABL Secured Parties or among any of the ABL Secured Parties and Additional ABL Secured Parties, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Additional ABL Guarantees” shall mean any one or more guarantees of any Additional ABL Obligations of any Additional ABL Credit Party by any other Additional ABL Credit Party in favor of any Additional ABL Secured Party, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Additional ABL Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Additional ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional ABL Collateral Documents, (b) was an Additional ABL Agent or an Additional ABL Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Additional ABL Credit Facility Lender at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional ABL Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional ABL Hedging Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Additional ABL Hedging Affiliate) that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Additional ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional ABL Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional ABL Collateral Documents, (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

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“Additional ABL Indebtedness” shall mean any Additional Indebtedness that is designated by the Company as “Additional ABL Indebtedness” in the relevant Additional Indebtedness Designation in accordance with Section 7.11 hereof.

 

“Additional ABL Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Additional ABL Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Additional ABL Credit Party from time to time to any Additional ABL Agent, any Additional ABL Secured Parties or any of them, including any Additional ABL Bank Products Affiliates, Additional ABL Hedging Affiliates, Additional ABL Bank Products Provider or Additional ABL Hedging Provider, under any Additional ABL Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Additional ABL Credit Party, would have accrued on any Additional ABL Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Additional ABL Credit Party for such interest and fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the Additional ABL Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

“Additional ABL Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(c).

 

“Additional ABL Secured Parties” shall mean all Additional ABL Agents, all Additional ABL Credit Facility Lenders, all Additional ABL Bank Products Affiliates, all Additional ABL Bank Products Providers, all Additional ABL Hedging Affiliates, all Additional ABL Hedging Providers and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional ABL Secured Party” under any Additional ABL Credit Facility; and with respect to any Additional ABL Agent shall mean the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented by such Additional ABL Agent.

 

“Additional Agent” shall mean any Additional ABL Agent and any Additional Term Agent.

 

“Additional Borrower” shall mean any Additional Credit Party that incurs or issues Additional Indebtedness under any Additional Credit Facility, together with its successors and assigns.

 

“Additional Collateral Documents” shall mean any Additional ABL Collateral Documents and any Additional Term Collateral Documents.

 

“Additional Credit Facilities” shall mean any Additional ABL Credit Facilities and any Additional Term Credit Facilities.

 

“Additional Credit Party” shall mean any Additional ABL Credit Party and any Additional Term Credit Party.

 

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“Additional Documents” shall mean any Additional ABL Documents and any Additional Term Documents.

 

“Additional Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.11(b).

 

“Additional Guarantees” shall mean any Additional ABL Guarantees and any Additional Term Guarantees.

 

“Additional Guarantor” shall mean any Additional Credit Party that at any time has provided an Additional Guarantee.

 

“Additional Indebtedness” shall mean any Additional Specified Indebtedness that (1) is secured by a Lien on Collateral and is permitted to be so secured by

 

(a)           prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Section 8.14 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such ABL Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition);

 

(b)           prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, Section 8.2 of the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Term Loan Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(c)           prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(2) is designated as “Additional Indebtedness” by the Company pursuant to an Additional Indebtedness Designation and in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11.

 

As used in this definition of “Additional Indebtedness”, the term “Lien” shall have the meaning set forth (x) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(a), prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, in the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect), (y) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(b), prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect), and (z) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(c), prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect.

 

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“Additional Indebtedness Designation” shall mean a certificate of the Company with respect to Additional Indebtedness substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

“Additional Indebtedness Joinder” shall mean a joinder agreement executed by one or more Additional Agents in respect of the Additional Indebtedness subject to an Additional Indebtedness Designation, on behalf of one or more Additional Secured Parties in respect of such Additional Indebtedness, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

“Additional Lender” shall mean any Additional ABL Credit Facility Lender and any Additional Term Credit Facility Lender.

 

“Additional Obligations” shall mean any Additional ABL Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations.

 

“Additional Secured Parties” shall mean any Additional ABL Secured Parties and any Additional Term Secured Parties.

 

“Additional Specified Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness that is or may from time to time be incurred by any Credit Party in compliance with:

 

(a)           prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Section 8.13 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such ABL Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition);

 

(b)           prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, Section 8.1 of the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Term Loan Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(c)           prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any Additional Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition).

 

As used in this definition of  “Additional Specified Indebtedness”, the term “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth (x) for purposes of the preceding clause (a), prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, in the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect), (y) for purposes of the preceding clause (b), prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect), and (z) for purposes of the preceding clause (c), prior to the Discharge of

 

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Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect.  In the event that any Indebtedness as defined in any such Credit Document shall not be Indebtedness as defined in any other such Credit Document, but is or may be incurred in compliance with such other Credit Document, such Indebtedness shall constitute Additional Specified Indebtedness for the purposes of such other Credit Document.

 

“Additional Term Agent” shall mean any one or more administrative agents, collateral agents, security agents, trustees or other representatives for or of any one or more Additional Term Secured Parties, and shall include any successor thereto, as well as any Person designated as an “Agent” under any Additional Term Credit Facility.

 

“Additional Term Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Additional Term Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Term Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents, (b) was an Additional Term Agent or an Additional Term Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Additional Term Credit Facility Lender at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional Term Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Additional Term Bank Products Affiliate) that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Additional Term Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Term Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional Term Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Security Documents” as defined in any Additional Term Credit Facility, and in any event shall include all security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Additional Term Credit Facility, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Additional Term Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Additional Term Credit Facilities” shall mean (a) any one or more agreements, instruments and documents under which any Additional Term Indebtedness is or may be incurred, including without limitation any credit agreements, loan agreements, indentures, guarantees or other financing agreements, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, together with (b) if designated by the Company, any other agreement extending the maturity of, consolidating, restructuring, refunding, replacing or refinancing all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations, whether by the same or any other lender, debtholder or other creditor or group of lenders,

 

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debtholders or other creditors, or the same or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor, or otherwise, and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder.

 

“Additional Term Credit Facility Lenders” shall mean one or more holders of Additional Term Indebtedness (or commitments therefor) that is or may be incurred under one or more Additional Term Credit Facilities, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional Term Credit Facility Lender” under any Additional Term Credit Facility.

 

“Additional Term Credit Party” shall mean the Company, Holdings (so long as it is a guarantor under any of the Additional Term Guarantees), each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is or becomes a party to any Additional Term Document, and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the Additional Term Guarantees.

 

“Additional Term Documents” shall mean any Additional Term Credit Facilities, any Additional Term Guarantees, any Additional Term Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any Credit Party and any Additional Term Bank Products Affiliate or Additional Term Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreements between any Credit Party and any Additional Term Hedging Affiliate or Additional Term Hedging Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any Additional Term Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to any Additional Term Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing or any Additional Term Credit Facility, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among any of the Additional Term Secured Parties or among any of the Term Loan Secured Parties and Additional Term Secured Parties, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Additional Term Guarantees” shall mean any one or more guarantees of any Additional Term Obligations of any Additional Term Credit Party by any other Additional Term Credit Party in favor of any Additional Term Secured Party, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Additional Term Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Additional Term Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Term Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents, (b) was an Additional Term Agent or an Additional Term Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Additional Term Credit Facility Lender at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

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“Additional Term Hedging Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Additional Term Hedging Affiliate) that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Additional Term Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Term Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Term Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional Term Indebtedness” shall mean any Additional Indebtedness that is designated by the Company as “Additional Term Indebtedness” in the relevant Additional Indebtedness Designation.

 

“Additional Term Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Additional Term Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Additional Term Credit Party from time to time to any Additional Term Agent, any Additional Term Secured Parties or any of them, including any Additional Term Bank Products Affiliates, Additional Term Hedging Affiliates, Additional Term Bank Products Provider or Additional Term Hedging Provider, under any Additional Term Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Additional Term Credit Party, would have accrued on any Additional Term Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Additional Term Credit Party for such interest and fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the Additional Term Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

“Additional Term Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(d).

 

“Additional Term Secured Parties” shall mean all Additional Term Agents, all Additional Term Credit Facility Lenders, all Additional Term Bank Products Affiliates, all Additional Term Bank Products Providers, all Additional Term Hedging Affiliates, all Additional Term Hedging Providers and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional Term Secured Party” under any Additional Term Credit Facility; and with respect to any Additional Term Agent shall mean the Additional Term Secured Parties represented by such Additional Term Agent.

 

“Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.

 

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“Agreement” shall mean this Intercreditor Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

“Agent” shall mean the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Agent, as applicable.

 

“Alternative DIP Offer”:  shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 6.1(c)(ii).

 

“Asset Sales Proceeds Account” shall mean one or more Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts holding only the proceeds of any sale or disposition of any Term Loan Priority Collateral and the Proceeds of investment thereof.

 

“Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any ABL Bank Products Affiliate, any Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate, any Additional ABL Bank Products Affiliate or any Additional Term Bank Products Affiliate, as applicable.

 

“Bank Products Agreement” shall mean any agreement pursuant to which a bank or other financial institution agrees to provide (a) treasury services, (b) credit card, merchant card, purchasing card or stored value card services (including, without limitation, processing and other administrative services with respect thereto), (c) cash management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursements, credit cards, credit card processing services, automated clearinghouse and other electronic funds transfer transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, lockbox, stop payment, information reporting, wire transfer and interstate  depository network services) and (d) other banking products or services as may be requested by any Credit Party (other than letters of credit and other than loans except indebtedness arising from services described in items (a) through (c) of this definition) .

 

“Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Term Loan Bank Products Provider, any Additional ABL Bank Products Provider or any Additional Term Bank Products Provider, as applicable.

 

“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean title 11 of the United States Code.

 

“Borrower” shall mean any of the ABL Borrowers, the Term Loan Borrower and any Additional Borrower.

 

“Business Day” shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York (or with respect only to Letters of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender not located in the City of New York, the location of such Issuing Lender) are authorized or required by law to close.

 

“Capitalized Lease Obligation” shall mean an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.

 

“Capital Stock” shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent

 

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ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

 

“Cash Collateral” shall mean any Collateral consisting of Money or Cash Equivalents, any Security Entitlement and any Financial Assets.

 

“Cash Equivalents” shall mean (1) money and (2) (a) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, (b) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of (i) any ABL Secured Party, any Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Secured Party or any Affiliate thereof or (ii) any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and the commercial paper of the holding company of which is rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (a division of The McGraw Hill Companies Inc.) or any successor rating agency (“S&P”) or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor rating agency (“Moody’s”) (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment), (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company)), (c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (a) and (b) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b) above, (d) commercial paper rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company)), (e) investments in money market funds complying with the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (f) investments similar to any of the foregoing denominated in foreign currencies approved by the board of directors of the Company, in each case provided in clauses (a), (b), (d) and (to the extent relating to any such clause) (f) above only, maturing within twelve months after the date of acquisition.

 

“Collateral” shall mean all Property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Borrower or any Guarantor in or upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Agent under any of the ABL Collateral Documents, the Term Loan Collateral Documents or the Additional Collateral Documents, together with all rents, issues, profits, products, and Proceeds thereof to the extent a Lien is granted or purported to be granted therein to the applicable Agent by such applicable documents.

 

“Commodities Agreement” shall mean, in respect of a Person, any commodity futures contract, forward contract, option or similar agreement or arrangement (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is a party or beneficiary.

 

“Company” shall mean Emergency Medical Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

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“Conforming Plan of Reorganization” means any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

“Control Collateral” shall mean any Collateral consisting of any certificated Security, Investment Property, Deposit Account, Instruments, Chattel Paper and any other Collateral as to which a Lien may be perfected through possession or control by the secured party, or any agent therefor.

 

“Copyright Licenses” shall mean with respect to any Credit Party, all United States written license agreements of such Credit Party providing for the grant by or to such Credit Party of any right to use any United States copyright of such Credit Party, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of such Credit Party, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

“Copyrights” shall mean with respect to any Credit Party, all of such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in and to all United States copyrights, whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published or registered, United States copyright registrations and copyright applications, and (i) all renewals thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof and (iii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof.

 

“Credit Documents” shall mean the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Documents and any Additional Documents.

 

“Credit Facility” shall mean the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

“Credit Parties” shall mean the ABL Credit Parties, the Term Loan Credit Parties and any Additional Credit Parties.

 

“Currency Agreement” shall mean, in respect of a Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangements (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is a party or a beneficiary.

 

“Designated Agent” shall mean any Additional Agent, any Term Loan Agent under any Term Loan Credit Agreement other than the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, or any ABL Agent under any ABL Credit Agreement other than the Original ABL Credit Agreement, in each case that the Company designates as a Designated Agent (as confirmed in writing by such Agent if such designation is made subsequent to the joinder of such Agent to this Agreement), as and to the extent so designated.  Such designation may be for all purposes under this Agreement, or may be for one or more specified purposes thereunder or provisions thereof.

 

“DIP Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).

 

“DIP Offer”: shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 6.1(c)(i).

 

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“Discharge of ABL Collateral Obligations” shall mean the Discharge of ABL Obligations and (if applicable) the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations for each Additional ABL Credit Facility.

 

“Discharge of ABL Obligations” shall mean:

 

(a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable ABL Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable ABL Credit Agreement is paid in full in cash, (i) including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder at such time (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit at such time), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such ABL Credit Agreement (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 101.5% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) but (ii) but excluding unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations under the applicable ABL Credit Agreement at such time; and

 

(b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the ABL Documents at such time.

 

“Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations” shall mean if any Indebtedness shall at any time have been incurred under any Additional ABL Credit Facility, with respect to each Additional ABL Credit Facility:

 

(a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Additional ABL Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Additional ABL Indebtedness under such Additional ABL Credit Facility is paid in full in cash (i) including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit) delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such Additional ABL Credit Facility (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 101.5% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) but (ii) excluding unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations under the applicable Additional ABL Credit Facility at such time; and

 

(b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the Additional ABL Documents at such time.

 

“Discharge of Additional Obligations” shall mean the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations (if applicable) for each Additional ABL Credit Facility and the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations (if applicable) for each Additional Term Credit Facility.

 

“Discharge of Additional Term Obligations” shall mean if any Indebtedness shall at any time have been incurred under any Additional Term Credit Facility, with respect to each Additional Term Credit Facility:

 

(a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Additional Term Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Additional Term Indebtedness under such Additional

 

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Term Credit Facility is paid in full in cash, (i) including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder at such time (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit at such time), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such Additional Term Credit Facility (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 101.5% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) but (ii) excluding unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations under the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility at such time; and

 

(b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the Additional Term Documents at such time.

 

“Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations” shall mean the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations and (if applicable) the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations for each Additional Term Credit Facility.

 

“Discharge of Term Loan Obligations” shall mean:

 

(a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Term Loan Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable Term Loan Credit Agreement is paid in full in cash, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations under the applicable Term Loan Credit Agreement at such time; and

 

(b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the Term Loan Documents at such time.

 

“Disposition” shall mean any sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition.

 

“Domestic Subsidiaries” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

“Event of Default” shall mean an Event of Default under any ABL Credit Agreement, any Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Credit Facility.

 

“Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies” or “Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies” shall mean:

 

(a)           the taking of any action to enforce or realize upon any Lien, including the institution of any foreclosure proceedings or the noticing of any public or private sale pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, or taking any action to enforce any right or power to repossess, replevy, attach, garnish, levy upon or collect the Proceeds of any Lien;

 

(b)           the exercise of any right or remedy provided to a secured creditor on account of a Lien under any of the Credit Documents, under applicable law, by self-help repossession, by notification to account obligors of any Grantor, in an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, including the election to retain any of the Collateral in satisfaction of a Lien;

 

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(c)           the taking of any action or the exercise of any right or remedy in respect of the collection on, set off against, marshaling of, injunction respecting or foreclosure on the Collateral or the Proceeds thereof;

 

(d)           the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager or interim receiver of all or part of the Collateral;

 

(e)           the sale, lease, license, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral by private or public sale or any other means permissible under applicable law;

 

(f)            the exercise of any other right of a secured creditor under Part 6 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(g)           the exercise of any voting rights relating to any Capital Stock included in the Collateral; and

 

(h)           the delivery of any notice, claim or demand relating to the Collateral to any Person (including any securities intermediary, depository bank or landlord) in possession or control of any Collateral,

 

provided that (i) filing a proof of claim or statement of interest in any Insolvency Proceeding, (ii) the acceleration of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Obligations, (iii) the establishment of borrowing base and/or availability reserves, collateral, Accounts or Inventory ineligibles, or other conditions for advances, (iv) the changing of advance rates or advance sub-limits, (v) the imposition of a default rate or late fee, (vi) the collection and application (including pursuant to “cash dominion” provisions) of Accounts or other monies deposited from time to time in Commodity Accounts, Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, in each case, against the ABL Obligations or any Additional ABL Obligations pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Documents or any applicable Additional ABL Documents (including the notification of account debtors, depositary institutions or any other Person to deliver proceeds of Collateral to the ABL Agent or any applicable Additional ABL Agent), (vii) the cessation of lending pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Documents or any applicable Additional Documents, including upon the occurrence of a default on the existence of an over-advance, (viii) the consent by the ABL Agent to disposition by any Grantor of any of the ABL Priority Collateral or the consent by the Term Loan Collateral Representative to disposition by any Grantor of any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral or (ix) seeking adequate protection shall not be deemed to be an Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies.

 

“Excluded Vehicles” shall mean, at any time, Vehicles with a model year older than 10 years that are owned by a Grantor, including all tires and appurtenances thereto.

 

“Financing Lease” shall mean any lease of property, real or personal, the obligations of the lessee in respect of which are required to be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.

 

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“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company which is organized and existing under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America or that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco.  Any subsidiary of the Company which is organized and existing under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States of America shall be a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company, so long as such Subsidiary has no material assets other than securities or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof), and intellectual property relating to such Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof) and other assets (including cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments) relating to an ownership interest in any such securities, Indebtedness, intellectual property or Subsidiaries.

 

“General Intangibles” shall mean all “general intangibles” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code including, without limitation, with respect to any Credit Party, all contracts, agreements, instruments and indentures in any form, and portions thereof, to which such Credit Party is a party or under which such Credit Party has any right, title or interest or to which such Credit Party or any property of such Credit Party is subject, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including the European Union.

 

“Grantor” shall mean any Grantor as defined in the ABL Collateral Documents or in the Term Loan Collateral Documents, as the context requires.

 

“Guarantor” shall mean any of the ABL Guarantors, the Term Loan Guarantors and any Additional Guarantors.

 

“Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any ABL Hedging Affiliate, any Term Loan Hedging Affiliate, any Additional ABL Hedging Affiliate or any Additional Term Hedging Affiliate, as applicable.

 

“Hedging Agreement” shall mean any Interest Rate Agreement, Commodities Agreement, Currency Agreement or any other credit or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity or equity values or creditworthiness (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.

 

“Hedging Provider” shall mean any Term Loan Hedging Provider, any Additional ABL Hedging Provider or any Additional Term Hedging Provider, as applicable.

 

“Holdings” shall mean CDRT Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

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“Impairment” shall (a) with respect to the Term Loan Collateral Obligations, have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e), and (b) with respect to the ABL Collateral Obligations, have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(f).

 

“Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any date, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property (other than trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices) , which purchase price is due more than one year after the date of placing such property in final service or taking final delivery and title thereto, (b) any other indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (c) all obligations of such Person under Financing Leases, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of  letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments issued or created for the account of such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, interest rate futures, interest rate options, interest rate caps and any other interest rate hedge arrangements, and (f) all indebtedness or obligations of the types referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (e) to the extent secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof and (g) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of other Persons, to the extent so guaranteed by such Person.

 

“Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other governmental authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; in each case covered by clauses (a) and (b) undertaken under United States Federal, State or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.

 

“Intellectual Property” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, the collective reference to such Credit Party’s Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses.

 

“Interest Rate Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any interest rate protection agreement, future agreement, option agreement, swap agreement, cap agreement, collar agreement, hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is party or a beneficiary.

 

“Intervening ABL Secured Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(g).

 

“Intervening Term Creditor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(g).

 

“Inventory” shall have the meaning assigned in the Uniform Commercial Code as of the date hereof.

 

“Issuing Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Term Credit Facility, as the context requires.

 

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“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for purposes of security, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Financing Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

“Lien Priority” shall mean, with respect to any Lien of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Parties in the Collateral, the order of priority of such Lien as specified in Section 2.1.

 

“Management Credit Provider” shall mean any Person that is a beneficiary of a Management Guarantee, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Collateral Documents.

 

“Management Guarantee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect).

 

“Matching DIP Offer”: shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 6.1(c)(ii).

 

“Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization” shall mean any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, including any plan of reorganization that purports to re-order (whether by subordination, invalidation, or otherwise) or otherwise disregard, in whole or part, the provisions of Article 2 (Lien Priorities), the provisions of Article 4 (Application of Proceeds) or the provisions of Article 6 (Insolvency Proceedings).

 

“Original ABL Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the ABL Borrowers, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent, the ABL Credit Agreement Lenders and the ABL Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Original Term Loan Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the Term Loan Borrower, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent, the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders and the Term Loan Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Party” shall mean the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Agent, and “Parties” shall mean all of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Agent.

 

“Patent License” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, all United States written license agreements of such Credit Party with any other Person that is not an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of such Credit Party, in connection with any United States patent, patent application,

 

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or patentable invention other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of such Credit Party, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

“Patents” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, all of such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in and to all United States patents, patent applications and patentable inventions and all reissues and extensions thereof, including, without limitation, (i) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof), and (iv) all other rights corresponding thereto in the United States and all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, and extensions thereof, all improvements thereon, and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Credit Party accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto.

 

“Payment Collateral” shall mean all Accounts, Instruments, Chattel Paper, Letter-Of-Credit Rights, Deposit Accounts (other than the Asset Sales Proceeds Account), Securities Accounts, and Payment Intangibles, together with all Supporting Obligations, in each case composing a portion of the Collateral.

 

“Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

 

“Plan of Reorganization” shall mean any plan of reorganization, plan of liquidation, agreement for composition, or other type of plan of arrangement proposed in or in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding.

 

“Pledged Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the ABL Collateral Documents or in the Term Loan Collateral Documents, as the context requires.

 

“Preferred Stock” as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that by its terms is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such corporation.

 

“Priority Collateral” shall mean the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

“Proceeds” shall mean (a) all “proceeds,” as such term is defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, with respect to the Collateral, (b) whatever is recoverable or recovered when any Collateral is sold, exchanged, collected, or disposed of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily and (c) in the case of Proceeds of Pledged Securities, all dividends or other

 

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income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

“Property” shall mean any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

 

“Proposed DIP” shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 6.1(c)(i).

 

“Purchase Money Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets, whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.

 

“Real Property” shall mean any right, title or interest in and to real property, including any fee interest, leasehold interest, easement, or license and any other right to use or occupy real property.

 

“Related Corporation Contract” shall mean (a) a “Related Corporation Contract” as defined in the Original ABL Credit Agreement if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect; (b) if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect, a “Related Corporation Contract” as defined in any subsequent ABL Credit Agreement then in effect; and (c) if neither the Original ABL Credit Agreement nor any subsequent ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect, a “Related Corporation Contract” as defined in any Additional ABL Credit Facility then in effect.

 

“Requisite ABL Holders” shall mean ABL Secured Parties and/or Additional ABL Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate ABL Collateral Exposure under the ABL Credit Agreement and any Additional ABL Credit Facility; provided that:

 

(a)           if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the ABL Collateral Representative is the subordination of Liens to other Liens, the consent to DIP Financing, or the consent to a sale of all or substantially all of the ABL Priority Collateral or (after the Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations) all or substantially all of the Collateral, then “Requisite ABL Holders” shall mean those ABL Collateral Secured Parties necessary to validly consent to the requested action in accordance with the applicable ABL Documents and Additional ABL Documents,

 

(b)           except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the ABL Collateral Representative will affect the ABL Secured Parties in a manner different and materially adverse relative to the manner such matter or action affects any Additional ABL Secured Parties (except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement), then “Requisite ABL Holders” shall mean (1) Additional ABL Secured Parties and/or ABL Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate ABL Collateral Exposure under the ABL Credit Agreement and any Additional

 

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ABL Credit Facility, and (2) ABL Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the ABL Collateral Exposure under the ABL Credit Agreement,

 

(c)           except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the ABL Collateral Representative will affect any Additional ABL Agent or the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby in a manner different and materially adverse relative to the manner such matter or action affects the ABL Secured Parties or the other Additional ABL Secured Parties (except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement), then “Requisite ABL Holders” shall mean (1) Additional ABL Secured Parties and/or ABL Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate ABL Collateral Exposure under the ABL Credit Agreement and any Additional ABL Credit Facility and (2) such Additional ABL Agent and/or Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the ABL Collateral Exposure under the applicable Additional ABL Credit Facility or Facilities.

 

“Requisite Term Holders” shall mean Term Loan Secured Parties and/or Additional Term Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of any loans included in the Term Loan Collateral Obligations; provided that:

 

(a)           if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the Term Loan Collateral Representative is the subordination of Liens to other Liens, the consent to DIP Financing, or the consent to a sale of all or substantially all of the Term Loan Priority Collateral or (after the Discharge of ABL Collateral Obligations) all or substantially all of the Collateral, then “Requisite Term Holders” shall mean those Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties necessary to validly consent to the requested action in accordance with the applicable Term Loan Documents and Additional Term Documents,

 

(b)           except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the Term Loan Collateral Representative will affect the Term Loan Secured Parties in a manner different and materially adverse relative to the manner such matter or action affects any Additional Term Secured Parties (except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement), then “Requisite Term Holders” shall mean (1) Additional Term Secured Parties and/or Term Loan Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Collateral Obligations and (2) Term Loan Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Obligations and

 

(c)           except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the Term Loan Collateral Representative will affect any Additional Term Agent or the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby in a manner different and materially adverse relative to the manner such

 

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matter or action affects the Term Loan Secured Parties or the other Additional Term Secured Parties (except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement), then “Requisite Term Holders” shall mean (1) Additional Term Secured Parties and/or Term Loan Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Collateral Obligations and (2) such Additional Term Agent and/or Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Additional Term Obligations.

 

“Right of Last Refusal”: shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 6.1(c)(i).

 

“Secured Parties” shall mean the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and the Additional Secured Parties.

 

“Series” shall mean (a) with respect to the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties, each of (i) the Term Loan Secured Parties (in their capacities as such) and (ii) the Additional Term Secured Parties that become subject to this Agreement after the date hereof that are represented by a common Additional Term Agent (in its capacity as such for such Additional Term Secured Parties), (b) with respect to any Term Loan Collateral Obligations, each of (i) the Term Loan Obligations and (ii) the Additional Term Obligations incurred pursuant to any Additional Term Credit Facility that is to be represented by a common Additional Agent (in its capacity as such for such Additional Term Obligations), (c) with respect to the ABL Collateral Secured Parties, each of (i) the ABL Secured Parties (in their capacities as such) and (ii) the Additional ABL Secured Parties that become subject to this Agreement after the date hereof that are represented by a common Additional ABL Agent (in its capacity as such for such Additional ABL Secured Parties) and (d) with respect to any ABL Collateral Obligations, each of (i) the ABL Obligations and (ii) the Additional ABL Obligations incurred pursuant to any Additional ABL Credit Facility that is to be represented by a common Additional Agent (in its capacity as such for such Additional ABL Obligations).

 

“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity (a) of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity are at the time owned by such Person, or (b) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person and, in the case of this clause (b), which is treated as a consolidated subsidiary for accounting purposes.

 

“Temporary Cash Investments” shall mean any of the following:  (i) any investment in (x) direct obligations of the United States of America, a member state of the European Union or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Company or a Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or a member state of the European Union or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Company or a Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, or obligations guaranteed by any

 

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of the foregoing or (y) direct obligations of any foreign country recognized by the United States of America rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-1” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than the Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), (ii) overnight bank deposits, and investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and money market deposits (or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued by (x) any bank or other institutional lender under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any Additional Credit Facility or any affiliate thereof or (y) a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and whose long term debt is rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-1” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company) at the time such Investment is made, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities or instruments of the types described in clause (i) or (ii) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (ii) above, (iv) Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a Person (other than that of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), with a rating at the time as of which any Investment therein is made of “P-2” (or higher) according to Moody’s or “A-2” (or higher) according to S&P (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), (v) Investments in securities maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least “A” by S&P or “A” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), (vi) Preferred Stock (other than of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) having a rating of “A” or higher by S&P or “A2” or higher by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization as shall be approved by any Agent (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), (vii) investment funds investing 95% of their assets in securities of the type described in clauses (i)-(vi) above (which funds may also hold reasonable amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution), (viii) any money market deposit accounts issued or offered by a domestic

 

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commercial bank or a commercial bank organized and located in a country recognized by the United States of America, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof), or investments in money market funds subject to the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 (or any successor rule) of the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (ix) similar investments approved by the board of directors of the Company in the ordinary course of business.

 

“Term Loan Agent” shall mean Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch in its capacity as collateral agent under the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, whether under the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement or any subsequent Term Loan Credit Agreement, as well as any Person designated as the “Agent” or “Collateral Agent” under any Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, (b) was a Term Loan Agent, a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or on or prior to June 15, 2011, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Term Loan Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Person (other than a Term Bank Products Affiliate) that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Term Loan Borrower” shall mean the Company, in its capacity as a borrower under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with its respective successors and assigns.

 

“Term Loan Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Security Documents” as defined in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Term Loan Credit Agreement, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Term Loan Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified from time to time.

 

“Term Loan Collateral Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement substantially in the Form of Exhibit P-2 to the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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“Term Loan Collateral Obligations” shall mean the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Obligations.

 

“Term Loan Collateral Representative” shall mean the Term Loan Agent acting for the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties, unless the principal amount of Additional Term Obligations under any Additional Term Credit Facility exceeds the principal amount of Term Loan Obligations under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, and in such case (unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent or after the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, between any Additional Term Agents), the Additional Term Agent under such Additional Term Credit Facility (or, if there is more than one such Additional Term Credit Facility, the Additional Term Credit Facility under which the greatest principal amount of Additional Term Obligations is outstanding at the time) acting for the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties.  In addition, in the event that any Additional Term Agent subordinates its security interest in any Term Loan Priority Collateral to the security interest of the ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Agent as permitted by Section 2.1(a)(6) and (8) or which otherwise has an Impairment with respect to all or substantially all of the Term Loan Priority Collateral then such Additional Term Agent shall not serve as Term Loan Collateral Representative (unless (x) the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations has occurred and (y) either such Additional Term Agent is the only Additional Term Agent or each other Additional Term Agent has similarly subordinated its security interest) and, in such event the Term Loan Collateral Representative will be selected as if the disqualified Additional Term Agent and the Additional Term Obligations represented thereby did not exist.

 

“Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties” shall mean the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Secured Parties.

 

“Term Loan Credit Agreement” shall mean (i) if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect, the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement and (ii) thereafter, if designated by the Company, any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that complies with clause (1) of the definition of “Additional Indebtedness” and has been incurred to refund, refinance, restructure, replace, renew, repay, increase or extend (whether in whole or in part and whether with the original agent and creditors or other agents and creditors or otherwise) the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement or (y) any subsequent Term Loan Credit Agreement (in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time); provided, that the requisite creditors party to such Term Loan Credit Agreement (or their agent or other representative on their behalf) shall agree, by a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to any Additional Agent (other than any Designated Agent) (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than the Term Loan Agent and any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), that the obligations under such Term Loan Credit Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Any reference to the Term Loan Credit Agreement shall be deemed a reference to any Term Loan Credit Agreement then in existence.

 

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“Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders” shall mean the lenders, debtholders and other creditors party from time to time to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as a “Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender” under the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Credit Parties” shall mean the Term Loan Borrower, the Term Loan Guarantors and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any Term Loan Document.

 

“Term Loan Documents” shall mean the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Guarantees, the Term Loan Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any Term Loan Credit Party and any Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate or any Term Loan Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreements between any Term Loan Credit Party and any Term Loan Hedging Affiliate or any Term Loan Hedging Provider, any Management Guarantee and those other ancillary agreements as to which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Term Loan Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to the Term Loan Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing or any Term Loan Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Term Loan Guarantees” shall mean that certain guarantee agreement dated as of the date hereof by the Term Loan Guarantors in favor of the Term Loan Agent, and all other guarantees of any Term Loan Obligations of any Term Loan Credit Party by any other Term Loan Credit Party in favor of any Term Loan Secured Party, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Term Loan Guarantors” shall mean the collective reference to Holdings (so long as it is a guarantor under any of the Term Loan Guarantees), each of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries that is a guarantor under any of the Term Loan Guarantees and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the Term Loan Guarantees.

 

“Term Loan Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender or any Affiliate of any Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, (b) was a Term Loan Agent, a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or on or prior to June 15, 2011, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Term Loan Hedging Provider” shall mean any Person (other than a Term Hedging Affiliate) that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms

 

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of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Term Loan Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Term Loan Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Term Loan Credit Party from time to time to the Term Loan Agent, the “administrative agent” or “agent” under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders or any of them, any Term Loan Bank Products Affiliates, any Term Loan Hedging Affiliates, any Term Loan Bank Products Providers, any Term Loan Hedging Providers or any Management Credit Providers under any Term Loan Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Term Loan Credit Party, would have accrued on any Term Loan Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Term Loan Credit Party for such interest and fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement for amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the Term Loan Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

“Term Loan Priority Collateral Documents” shall mean the Term Loan Documents and any Additional Term Documents, as applicable.

 

“Term Loan Priority Collateral” shall mean all Collateral, other than the ABL Priority Collateral, including all Real Property, Equipment, Intellectual Property and Capital Stock of any direct or indirect Subsidiaries of Holdings, collateral security and guarantees with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral and all cash, Money, instruments, securities, financial assets and deposit accounts directly received as Proceeds of any Term Loan Priority Collateral; provided, however, no Proceeds of Proceeds will constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral unless such Proceeds of Proceeds would otherwise constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral or are credited to any Asset Sales Proceeds Account, provided, further that under no circumstance shall Excluded Assets (as defined in the next succeeding sentence) be Term Loan Priority Collateral.  As used in this definition of “Term Loan Priority Collateral,” the term “Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning provided (x) prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Additional Term Credit Facility then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect) or the Term Loan Collateral Documents relating thereto, and (y) from and after the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility then in effect which is designated as applicable for the purposes of this definition or the Additional Term Collateral Documents relating thereto.

 

“Term Loan Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b).

 

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Products Providers, all Term Loan Hedging Affiliates, all Term Loan Hedging Providers, all Management Credit Providers and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Term Loan Secured Party” under any Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

“Trade Secret Licenses” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, all United States written license agreements of such Credit Party providing for the grant by or to such Credit Party of any right under any United States trade secrets, including, without limitation, know how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Company or such Credit Party, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

“Trade Secrets” shall mean with respect to any Credit Party, all of such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in and to all United States trade secrets, including, without limitation, know how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, including, without limitation, (i) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, payments under all licenses, non disclosure agreements and memoranda of understanding entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future misappropriations thereof, and (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present or future misappropriations thereof.

 

“Trademark License” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, all United States written license agreements of such Credit Party providing for the grant by or to such Credit Party of any right under any United States trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, with any other Person who is not an Affiliate or Subsidiary of such Credit Party, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

“Trademarks” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, all of such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in and to all United States trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, trademark and service mark registrations, and applications for trademark or service mark registrations (except for “intent to use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of said Act has been filed, it being understood and agreed that the carve out in this parenthetical shall be applicable only if and for so long as a grant of a security interest in such intent to use application would invalidate or otherwise jeopardize such Credit Party’s rights therein), and any renewals thereof, including, without limitation, (i) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements or dilutions thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements

 

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thereof), and (iii) all other rights corresponding thereto in the United States and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Credit Party accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto in the United States, together in each case with the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, each such trademark, service mark, trade name, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers.

 

“Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided that to the extent that the Uniform Commercial Code is used to define any term in any security document and such term is defined differently in differing Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 shall govern; provided, further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, publication or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Liens of any Party is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Uniform Commercial Code” will mean the Uniform Commercial Code or such foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

 

“Vehicles”:  all vehicles (other than Excluded Vehicles) that are owned by a Grantor, including cars, trucks, trailers, ambulances and other vehicles covered by a certificate of title law of any state (other than Excluded Vehicles) and all tires and other appurtenances to any of the foregoing.

 

Section 1.3  Rules of Construction.  Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the term “including” is not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.”  The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  Article, section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  Any reference in this Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein).  Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.  Any reference herein to the repayment in full of an obligation shall mean the payment in full in cash of such obligation, or in such other manner as may be approved in writing by the requisite holders or representatives in respect of such obligation, or in such other manner as may be approved by the requisite holders or representatives in respect of such obligation.

 

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ARTICLE 2

 

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Section 2.1  Agreement to Subordinate.  (a) Notwithstanding (i) the date, time, method, manner, or order of grant, attachment, or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, or of any Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, or of any Liens granted to any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Parties in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), (ii) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Agent (or the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Secured Parties) in any Collateral, (iii) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Documents or any Additional Documents, (iv) whether the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Agent, in each case, either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Collateral, (v) the fact that any such Liens in favor of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Parties securing any of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Obligations, respectively, are (x) subordinated to any Lien securing any obligation of any Credit Party other than the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations (in the case of the ABL Obligations and any Additional ABL Obligations) or the ABL Obligations or any Additional ABL Obligations (in the case of the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations), respectively, or (y) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or (vi) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agree that:

 

(1)           any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Parties that secures all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations, and any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations, shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the ABL Obligations;

 

(2)           any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations, and any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations, shall in all respects be junior and

 

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subordinate to all Liens granted to any Additional ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of any Additional ABL Obligations;

 

(3)           any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the ABL Obligations shall in all respects be senior and prior to all Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party in the ABL Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations, and all Liens granted to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations;

 

(4)           any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of any Additional ABL Obligations shall in all respects be senior and prior to (x) all Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party in the ABL Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations and (y) all Liens granted to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations;

 

(5)           any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, and any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional ABL Obligations, shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations;

 

(6)           any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, and any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional ABL Obligations,  shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of any Additional Term Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and (x) the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties and (y) such Additional ABL Agent on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, as the case may be);

 

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(7)           any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations shall in all respects be senior and prior to all Liens granted to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, and all Liens granted to any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Parties in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Additional ABL Obligations;

 

(8)           any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations shall in all respects be senior and prior to (x) all Liens granted to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the ABL Obligations and (y) all Liens granted to any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Parties in the Term Loan Priority Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Additional ABL Obligations (except in the case of either (x) or (y) as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and (i) the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties or (ii) such Additional ABL Agent on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, as the case may be);

 

(9)           any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional ABL Obligations shall in all respects be pari passu and equal in priority with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the ABL Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties);

 

(10)         any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional ABL Obligations shall in all respects be pari  passu and equal in priority with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party represented by such other Additional ABL Agent that secures all or any portion of the Additional ABL Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby);

 

(11)         any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations shall in all respects be pari  passu and equal in priority with any Lien in respect of all or any portion

 

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of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Party subordinates itself to any of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Parties with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral in a separate writing as permitted by paragraphs (6) and (8) of this Section 2.1(a) then such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties shall not be pari  passu with the Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Secured Parties with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral so subordinated but rather shall be junior and subordinate to the Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Secured Parties with respect to such Term Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

(12)         any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations shall in all respects be pari  passu and equal in priority with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent that secures all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Party subordinates itself to any of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, any Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Secured Parties with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral in a separate writing as permitted by paragraphs (6) and (8) of this Section 2.1(a) then such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties shall not be pari  passu with the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral so subordinated but rather shall be junior and subordinate to the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties with respect to such Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding any failure by any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Secured Party to perfect its security interests in the Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation, priming or subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction of the security interests in the Collateral granted to the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Secured Parties:

 

(1)           the priority and rights as between the ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Term Loan Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein;

 

(2)           the priority and rights as between the ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and any Additional Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to the

 

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Collateral shall be as set forth herein (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between any applicable Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties);

 

(3)           the priority and rights as between the Term Loan Secured Parties, on the one hand, and any Additional Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders); and

 

(4)           the priority and rights as between any Additional Agent and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, on the one hand, and any other Additional Agent and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

(c)           The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that (x) concurrently herewith, the ABL Agent, for the benefit of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, has been granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Term Loan Agent has been granted Liens and the Term Loan Agent hereby consents thereto and (y) any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties, may be granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Term Loan Agent has been granted Liens and the Term Loan Agent hereby consents thereto.  The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that (x) concurrently herewith, the Term Loan Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, has been granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the ABL Agent has been granted Liens and the ABL Agent hereby consents thereto, (y) any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties, may be granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the ABL Agent has been granted Liens and (z) any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties, may be granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the ABL Agent has been granted Liens, and the ABL Agent hereby consents thereto.  Any Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, acknowledges and agrees, concurrently upon becoming a party hereto, that (x) the ABL Agent, for the benefit of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, was granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto, (y) the Term Loan Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, was granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto and (z) any other Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, may be granted Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent has been granted Liens and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto.  The subordination of Liens by the Term Loan Agent in favor of the ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Agent, by the ABL Agent in favor of the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent, by any Additional Term Agent in favor of the ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Agent, and by any Additional ABL Agent in favor of the Term Loan Agent

 

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and any Additional Term Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to subordinate the Liens of the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent or any Additional Agent to the Liens of any other Person.  The provision of pari passu and equal priority as between Liens of the Term Loan Agent and Liens of any Additional Term Agent, or as between Liens of any Additional Term Agent and Liens of any other Additional Term Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to subordinate the Liens of the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent to the Liens of any Person other than the ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Agent as and to the extent set forth herein, or to provide that the Liens of the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent will be pari passu or of equal priority with the Liens of any other Person. The provision of pari  passu and equal priority as between Liens of the ABL Agent and Liens of any Additional ABL Agent, or as between Liens of any Additional ABL Agent and Liens of any other Additional ABL Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to subordinate the Liens of the ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Agent to the Liens of any Person other than the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent as and to the extent set forth herein, or to provide that the Liens of the ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Agent will be pari  passu or of equal priority with the Liens of any other Person.

 

(d)           Lien priority as among the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations and the Additional Obligations with respect to any Collateral will be governed solely by this Agreement, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by or among any applicable Parties (including pursuant to the Term Loan Collateral Intercreditor Agreement and the ABL Collateral Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, if entered into in the future).

 

(e)           The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby acknowledges and agrees that, it is the intention of the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties of each Series that the holders of Term Loan Collateral Obligations of such Series (and not the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties of any other Series) bear the risk of (i) any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that (x) any of the Term Loan Collateral Obligations of such Series are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations), (y) any of the Term Loan Collateral Obligations of such Series do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations and/or (z) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations but junior to the security interest of any other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations or (ii) the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations that is not also Collateral for the other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) with respect to any Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations, an “Impairment” of such Series).  In the event of any Impairment with respect to any Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations, the results of such Impairment shall be borne solely by the holders of such Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations, and the rights of the holders of such Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations (including, without limitation, the right to receive distributions in respect of such Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations pursuant to Section 4.1) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such

 

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Impairment are borne solely by the holders of the Series of such Term Loan Collateral Obligations subject to such Impairment.

 

(f)            The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and each Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby acknowledges and agrees that, it is the intention of the ABL Collateral Secured Parties of each Series that the holders of ABL Collateral Obligations of such Series (and not the ABL Collateral Secured Parties of any other Series) bear the risk of (i) any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that (x) any of the ABL Collateral Obligations of such Series are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of ABL Collateral Obligations), (y) any of the ABL Collateral Obligations of such Series do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of ABL Collateral Obligations and/or (z) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of ABL Collateral Obligations) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of ABL Collateral Obligations but junior to the security interest of any other Series of ABL Collateral Obligations or (ii) the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of ABL Collateral Obligations that is not also Collateral for the other Series of ABL Collateral Obligations (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) with respect to any Series of ABL Collateral Obligations, an “Impairment” of such Series). In the event of any Impairment with respect to any Series of ABL Collateral Obligations, the results of such Impairment shall be borne solely by the holders of such Series of ABL Collateral Obligations, and the rights of the holders of such Series of ABL Collateral Obligations (including, without limitation, the right to receive distributions in respect of such Series of ABL Collateral Obligations pursuant to Section 4.1) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment are borne solely by the holders of the Series of such ABL Collateral Obligations subject to such Impairment.

 

Section 2.2  Waiver of Right to Contest Liens.  (a) The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Term Loan Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that none of the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party under the ABL Documents with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Term Loan Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Term Loan Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any ABL Priority Collateral.

 

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to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(g), the Term Loan Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that none of the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party under any Additional Term Documents with respect to the Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(g), the Term Loan Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Term Loan Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(c)           The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any Additional ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Term Loan Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that none of the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party under any Additional ABL Documents with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Term Loan Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Term Loan Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any ABL Priority Collateral.

 

(d)           The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any Term Loan Agent and any

 

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Term Loan Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that none of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party under the Term Loan Documents, with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the ABL Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

(e)           The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that none of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party under any Additional Term Documents, with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the ABL Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(f)            The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any Additional ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(j), the ABL

 

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Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that none of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party under any Additional ABL Documents with respect to the Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(j), the ABL Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties, hereby waives any and all rights it or the ABL Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(g)           Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party under the ABL Documents with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional Term Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any ABL Priority Collateral.

 

(h)           Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(g), any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured

 

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Party under the Term Loan Documents with respect to the Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.3(g), any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional Term Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(i)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any Additional ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party under the Additional ABL Documents with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional Term Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any ABL Priority Collateral.

 

(j)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties represented by such other Additional Term Agent in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.3(g), any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent under any applicable Additional Documents with respect to the Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise

 

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agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.3(g), any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional Term Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any other Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented by such other Additional Term Agent seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

(k)           Any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional ABL Agent and Additional ABL Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party under the Term Loan Documents with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional ABL Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(l)            Any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of the ABL Agent or the ABL Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except, with respect to priority, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.3(j),

 

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any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional ABL Agent and Additional ABL Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party under the ABL Documents with respect to the Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.3(j), any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional ABL Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(m)          Any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional ABL Agent and Additional ABL Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party under the Additional Term Documents with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional ABL Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

(n)           Any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in

 

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contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any other Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented by such other Additional ABL Agent in respect of the Collateral or the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.3(j), any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Additional ABL Agent and Additional ABL Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any other Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party represented by such other Additional ABL Agent under any applicable Additional ABL Documents with respect to the Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby).  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.3(j), any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Additional ABL Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to, or interfere with the manner in which any other Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party represented by such other Additional ABL Agent seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

(o)           For the avoidance of doubt, the assertion of priority rights established under the terms of this Agreement or in any separate writing between any of the parties hereto shall not be considered a challenge to Lien priority of any Party prohibited by this Section 2.2.

 

Section 2.3  Remedies Standstill.  (a) The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, neither the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, as applicable) nor any Term Loan Secured Party will Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the ABL Priority Collateral without the written consent of the ABL Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the Term Loan Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the ABL Collateral Representative.  Subject to Sections 2.3(b) and 2.3(g) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of the ABL Agent), the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Term Loan Documents or applicable law as to any ABL Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may:

 

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(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Term Loan Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral, or the rights of the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Term Loan Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the Term Loan Priority Collateral or the ABL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the ABL Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(b)           The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred, neither the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, as applicable) nor any Term Loan Secured Party will Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the ABL Priority Collateral without the written consent of each Additional ABL Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the Term Loan Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the ABL Collateral Representative.  Subject to Sections 2.3(a) and 2.3(g) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of each Additional ABL Agent), the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Term Loan

 

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Documents or applicable law as to any ABL Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may:

 

(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Term Loan Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral, or the rights of each Additional ABL Agent or any of the Additional ABL Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Term Loan Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the Term Loan Priority Collateral or the ABL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and each Additional ABL Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(c)           The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, neither the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) nor any ABL Secured Party will Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral without the written consent of the Term Loan Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of the Term Loan Priority Collateral, it being

 

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understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the ABL Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative.  Subject to Sections 2.3(d) and 2.3(j) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of the Term Loan Agent), the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the ABL Documents or applicable law as to any Term Loan Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may:

 

(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the ABL Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, or the rights of the Term Loan Agent or any of the Term Loan Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the ABL Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the Term Loan Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

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neither the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) nor any ABL Secured Party will Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral without the written consent of each Additional Term Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of the Term Loan Priority Collateral (except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between each such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the ABL Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative.  Subject to Sections 2.3(c) and 2.3(j) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of each Additional Term Agent), the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the ABL Documents or applicable law as to any Term Loan Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may:

 

(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the ABL Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, or the rights of each Additional Term Agent or any of the Additional Term Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the ABL Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in

 

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accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and each Additional Term Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(e)           Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, neither such Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) nor any such Additional Term Secured Party will Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the ABL Priority Collateral without the written consent of the ABL Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Additional Term Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the ABL Collateral Representative.  Subject to Sections 2.3(f) and 2.3(g) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of the ABL Agent), any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under any Additional Term Documents or applicable law as to any ABL Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by any Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may:

 

(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Additional Term Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral, or the rights of the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Additional Term Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and,

 

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subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and each ABL Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(f)            Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred, neither such Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) nor any such Additional Term Secured Party will Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the ABL Priority Collateral without the written consent of each Additional ABL Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Additional Term Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the ABL Collateral Representative.  Subject to Sections 2.3(e) and 2.3(g) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of each Additional ABL Agent), any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under any Additional Term Documents or applicable law as to any ABL Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by any Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may:

 

(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Additional Term Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral, or the rights of the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Additional Term Secured Parties,

 

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including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and each Additional ABL Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(g)           Any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that such Additional Term Agent and such Additional Term Secured Parties will not Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the Collateral without the written consent of the Term Loan Collateral Representative and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Additional Term Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit any Additional Term Agent from taking such actions in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable.  The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties will not Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the Collateral without the written consent of the Term Loan Collateral Representative and will not take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the Term Loan Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit the Term Loan Agent from taking such actions in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable.  Subject to Sections 2.3(a) and 2.3(b) hereof, the Term Loan

 

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Collateral Representative may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Term Loan Priority Collateral Documents or applicable law as to any Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the Term Loan Collateral Representative is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof.  Each Term Loan Collateral Secured Party hereby appoints the Term Loan Collateral Representative as its agent to exercise all remedies under all Term Loan Collateral Documents and Additional Term Collateral Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party and any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may:

 

(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Term Loan Obligations or the Additional Term Obligations respectively; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, or the rights of the Term Loan Agent or any of the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Term Agent or any of the Additional Term Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Term Loan Secured Parties or the Additional Term Secured Parties respectively, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the Term Loan Agent and each Additional Term Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

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(h)           Any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, neither such Additional ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) nor any such Additional ABL Secured Party will Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral without the written consent of the Term Loan Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Additional ABL Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative.  Subject to Sections 2.3(i) and 2.3(j) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of the Term Loan Agent), any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under any Additional ABL Documents or applicable law as to any Term Loan Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by any Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party may:

 

(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Additional ABL Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, or the rights of the Additional ABL Agent or any of the Additional ABL Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Additional ABL Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as

 

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applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and each Term Loan Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(i)            Any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, neither such Additional ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) nor any such Additional ABL Secured Party will Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral without the written consent of each Additional Term Agent and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and each Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Additional ABL Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Term Loan Collateral Representative.  Subject to Sections 2.3(h) and 2.3(j) hereof, from and after the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of each Additional Term Agent), any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under any Additional ABL Documents or applicable law as to any Term Loan Priority Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by any Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Secured Party is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party may:

 

(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Additional ABL Obligations; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, or the rights of the Additional ABL Agent or any of the Additional ABL Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Additional ABL Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

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(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and each Additional Term Agent shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(j)            Any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that such Additional ABL Agent and such Additional ABL Secured Parties will not Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the Collateral without the written consent of the ABL Collateral Representative and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Additional ABL Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the ABL Collateral Representative; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit any Additional ABL Agent from taking such actions in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable.  The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties will not Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the Collateral without the written consent of the ABL Collateral Representative and will not take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the ABL Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the ABL Collateral Representative; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit the ABL Agent from taking such actions in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable.  Subject to Sections 2.3(c) and 2.3(d) hereof, the ABL Collateral Representative may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the ABL Priority Collateral Documents or applicable law as to any Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the ABL Collateral Representative is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof.  Each ABL Collateral Secured Party

 

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hereby appoints the ABL Collateral Representative as its agent to exercise all remedies under all ABL Collateral Documents and Additional ABL Collateral Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party and any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party may:

 

(i)            file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the ABL Obligations or the Additional ABL Obligations respectively; provided that an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Grantor;

 

(ii)           take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral, or the rights of the ABL Agent or any of the ABL Secured Parties or any Additional ABL Agent or any of the Additional ABL Secured Parties to exercise rights, powers, and/or remedies in respect thereof, including those under Article 6) in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on and rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, any of the ABL Priority Collateral;

 

(iii)          file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the ABL Secured Parties or the Additional ABL Secured Parties respectively, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Grantors arising under either any Insolvency Proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction) and, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to secured creditors solely with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

(v)           vote on any Plan of Reorganization, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions (including in support of or opposition to, as applicable, the confirmation or approval of any Plan of Reorganization) that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of the other provisions of this Agreement, any vote to accept, and any other act to support the confirmation or approval of, any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization shall be inconsistent with and accordingly, a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the ABL Collateral Representative shall be entitled to have any such vote to accept a Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization changed and any such support of any Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization withdrawn.

 

(k)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent (i) the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party, or any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party or any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party, from objecting to any proposed retention of Collateral by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party in full or partial satisfaction of any Term

 

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Loan Obligations, (ii) the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party, or any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party or any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party, from objecting to any proposed retention of Collateral by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party in full or partial satisfaction of any ABL Obligations, (iii) the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party, or any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party or the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party, or any other Additional Term Agent or any other Additional Term Secured Party, from objecting to any proposed retention of Collateral by any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party in full or partial satisfaction of any Additional Term Obligations, or (iv) the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party, or any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party or the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party, or any other Additional ABL Agent or any other Additional ABL Secured Party, from objecting to any proposed retention of Collateral by any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party in full or partial satisfaction of any Additional ABL Obligations.

 

Section 2.4  Exercise of Rights.

 

(a)           Notice of ABL Agent’s Lien.

 

(i)            Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any Term Loan Secured Party with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral, the Term Loan Agent or such Term Loan Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any ABL Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties, unless the ABL Agent otherwise consents in writing.  In addition, the Term Loan Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any ABL Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to the ABL Agent’s and the ABL Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the ABL Priority Collateral to be sold, unless the ABL Agent otherwise consents in writing.

 

(ii)           Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, any Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by such Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any such Additional Term Secured Party with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral, such Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any ABL Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties, unless the

 

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ABL Agent otherwise consents in writing.  In addition, any Additional Term Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any ABL Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to the ABL Agent’s and the ABL Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the ABL Priority Collateral to be sold, unless the ABL Agent otherwise consents in writing.

 

(b)           Notice of Term Loan Agent’s Lien.

 

(i)            Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any ABL Secured Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral, the ABL Agent or such ABL Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any Term Loan Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties, unless the Term Loan Agent otherwise consents in writing.  In addition, the ABL Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any Term Loan Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to the Term Loan Agent’s and the Term Loan Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the Term Loan Priority Collateral to be sold, unless the Term Loan Agent otherwise consents in writing.

 

(ii)           Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, any Additional ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by such Additional ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any such Additional ABL Secured Party with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral, such Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any Term Loan Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties, unless the Term Loan Agent otherwise consents in writing.  In addition, any Additional ABL Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any Term Loan Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and

 

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clearly that the sale is subject to the Term Loan Agent’s and the Term Loan Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the Term Loan Priority Collateral to be sold, unless the Term Loan Agent otherwise consents in writing.

 

(c)           Notice of Additional Term Agent’s Lien.

 

(i)            Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any ABL Secured Party with respect to any Term Loan Priority Collateral, the ABL Agent or such ABL Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any Term Loan Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  In addition, the ABL Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any Term Loan Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to any Additional Term Agent’s and any Additional Term Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the Term Loan Priority Collateral to be sold (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(ii)           Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, any Additional ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by such Additional ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) or Additional ABL Secured Party with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral, such Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any Term Loan Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby).  In addition, any Additional ABL Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any Term Loan Priority Collateral and

 

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any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to any Additional Term Agent’s and any Additional Term Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the Term Loan Priority Collateral to be sold (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

(d)           Notice of Additional ABL Agent’s Lien.

 

(i)            Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any Term Loan Secured Party with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral, the Term Loan Agent or such Term Loan Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any ABL Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of any Additional ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Secured Parties.  In addition, the Term Loan Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any ABL Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to any Additional ABL Agent’s and any Additional ABL Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the ABL Priority Collateral to be sold.

 

(ii)           Without limiting Section 2.3 hereof, any Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred, in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by such Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or Additional Term Secured Party with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral, such Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable, shall advise any purchaser or transferee of any ABL Priority Collateral in writing that the sale (whether public, private, by foreclosure, or otherwise) or other transfer is subject to the Liens of any Additional ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Secured Parties.  In addition, any Additional Term Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred, any notice of any proposed foreclosure or sale of any ABL Priority Collateral and any other notice in connection with the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect thereto shall state prominently and clearly that the sale is subject to any Additional ABL Agent’s and any Additional ABL Secured Parties’ prior Liens and that such Liens shall continue as against the ABL Priority Collateral to be sold.

 

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(e)           No Other Restrictions.

 

(i)            Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, each of the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, any Additional Agent and any Additional Secured Parties shall have any and all rights and remedies it may have as a creditor under applicable law, including the right to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Parties, solely as among such Parties and the Secured Parties represented thereby), provided, however, that the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Collateral shall be subject to the Lien Priority and to the provisions of this Agreement, including Sections 2.3 and 4.1 hereof.  The ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) may enforce the provisions of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) may enforce the provisions of the Term Loan Documents, any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) may enforce the provisions of the Additional Term Documents, any Additional ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) may enforce the provisions of the Additional ABL Documents, and each may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies, all in such order and in such manner as each may determine in the exercise of its sole discretion, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and mandatory provisions of applicable law (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Parties, solely as among such Parties and the Secured Parties represented thereby); provided, however, that each of the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable), the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and any Additional ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) agrees to provide to each other such Party copies of any notices that it is required under applicable law to deliver to any Borrower or any Guarantor; provided, further, however, that the ABL Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any of the ABL Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any of the Term Loan Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the Term Loan Documents, any failure by any Additional Term Agent to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any of such Additional Term Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the Additional Term Documents and any failure by any Additional ABL Agent to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any of such Additional ABL Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the Additional ABL Documents.

 

(ii)           Each of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and the Term Loan Secured Parties agrees that it will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against the ABL Agent or any other ABL Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with 

 

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respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.  Each of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and the Term Loan Secured Parties agrees that it will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any Additional Agent or any other Additional Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.

 

(iii)          Each of the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) and the ABL Secured Parties agrees that it will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against the Term Loan Agent or any other Term Loan Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.  Each of the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) and the ABL Secured Parties agrees that it will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any Additional Agent or any other Additional Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(iv)          Each of any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) and each Additional Secured Party agrees that it will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against the ABL Agent or any other ABL Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  Each of any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) and each Additional Secured Party agrees that it will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against the Term Loan Agent or any other Term Loan Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief 

 

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by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  Each of any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) and each Additional Secured Party represented thereby agrees that it will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party represented by such other Additional Agent, seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

(f)            Release of Liens.

 

(i)            In the event of (A) any private or public sale of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by or with the consent of the ABL Collateral Representative, (B) any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral, so long as such sale, transfer or other disposition is then permitted by the ABL Priority Collateral Documents or (C) the release of the ABL Collateral Secured Parties’ Lien on all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral, which release under clause (C) shall have been approved by the Requisite ABL Holders, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) only to the extent occurring prior to the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Collateral Obligations shall have occurred and not in connection with a Discharge of ABL Obligations (and irrespective of whether an Event of Default has occurred), (x) the Term Loan Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, that (so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, described in clause (A) above are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof) such sale or release will be free and clear of the Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral securing the Term Loan Obligations, and the Term Loan Agent’s and the Term Loan Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action and (y) any Additional Term Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, that (so long as, if applicable,  the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, described in clause (A) above are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof) such sale or release will be free and clear of the Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations, and such Additional Term Agent’s and the applicable Additional Term Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action.  In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, each of the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent 

 

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agrees that it will execute any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by the ABL Collateral Representative in connection therewith. Each of the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent hereby appoints the ABL Collateral Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the ABL Collateral Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Party and in the name of such Party or in the ABL Collateral Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the ABL Collateral Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).  In the event of any private or public sale of all or any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by or with the consent of the ABL Collateral Representative, each Additional ABL Agent agrees, on behalf of the Additional ABL Secured Parties, that (so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof), such sale or release will be free and clear of its Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral securing the Additional ABL Obligations, and the Additional ABL Agent’s and the Additional ABL Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action.  In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, each Additional ABL Agent agrees that it will execute any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by the ABL Collateral Representative in connection therewith.  Each Additional ABL Agent hereby appoints the ABL Collateral Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the ABL Collateral Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Party and in the name of such Party or in the ABL Collateral Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the ABL Collateral Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).

 

(ii)           In the event of (A) any private or public sale of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by or with the consent of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, (B) any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral, so long as such sale, transfer or other disposition is then permitted by the Term Loan Priority Collateral Documents or (C) the release of the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties’ Liens on all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral, which release under clause (C) shall have been approved by the Requisite Term Holders, in the case of clauses (B) and (C) only to the extent occurring prior to the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations shall have occurred and not in connection 

 

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with a Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations (and irrespective of whether an Event of Default has occurred), (x) the ABL Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, that (so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, described in clause (A) above are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof) such sale or release will be free and clear of the Liens on such Term Loan Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations and the ABL Agent’s and the ABL Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action and (y) any Additional ABL Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, that (so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, described in clause (A) above are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof) such sale or release will be free and clear of the Liens on such Term Loan Priority Collateral securing the Additional ABL Obligations, and such Additional ABL Agent’s and the applicable Additional ABL Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action.  In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, each of the ABL Agent and each Additional ABL Agent agrees that it will execute any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by the Term Loan Collateral Representative in connection therewith. Each of the ABL Agent and each Additional ABL Agent hereby appoints the Term Loan Collateral Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Party and in the name of such Party or in the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).  In the event of any private or public sale of all or any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by or with the consent of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, each Additional Term Agent agrees, on behalf of the Additional Term Secured Parties, that (so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, are applied as provided in Section 4.1 hereof), such sale or release will be free and clear of its Liens on such Term Loan Priority Collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations, and the Additional Term Agent’s and the Additional Term Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action.  In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, each Additional Term Agent agrees that it will execute any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by the Term Loan Collateral Representative in connection therewith.  Each Additional Term Agent hereby appoints the Term Loan Collateral Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Party and in the name of such Party or in the 

 

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Term Loan Collateral Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).

 

Section 2.5  No New Liens.  (a) Until the date upon which the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred, the parties hereto agree that:

 

(i)            No Term Loan Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any Term Loan Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the Term Loan Agent (or the relevant Term Loan Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Term Loan Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Term Loan Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the ABL Agent as security for the ABL Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the ABL Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (i) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Term Loan Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Term Loan Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the ABL Documents)).

 

(ii)           No Additional Term Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any Additional Term Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the relevant Additional Term Agent (or the relevant Additional Term Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Additional Term Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Additional Term Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the ABL Agent as security for the ABL Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the ABL Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (ii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation 

 

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owing to any Additional Term Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Additional Term Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the ABL Documents)).

 

(iii)          No Additional ABL Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any Additional ABL Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the ABL Agent under the ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the relevant Additional ABL Agent (or the relevant Additional ABL Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Additional ABL Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Additional ABL Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the ABL Agent as security for the ABL Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the ABL Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (iii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Additional ABL Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Additional ABL Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the ABL Documents)).

 

(b)           Until the date upon which the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred, the parties hereto agree that:

 

(i)            No ABL Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any ABL Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the ABL Agent (or the relevant ABL Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other ABL Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other ABL Document be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the Term Loan Agent as security for the Term Loan Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the Term Loan Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (i) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any ABL Secured Party, or any Lien on any 

 

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property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any ABL Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the Term Loan Documents)).

 

(ii)           No Additional Term Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any Additional Term Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the relevant Additional Term Agent (or the relevant Additional Term Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Additional Term Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Additional Term Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the Term Loan Agent as security for the Term Loan Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the Term Loan Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (ii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Additional Term Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Additional Term Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the applicable Term Loan Documents)).

 

(iii)          No Additional ABL Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any Additional ABL Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent under the Term Loan Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the relevant Additional ABL Agent (or the relevant Additional ABL Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Additional ABL Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Additional ABL Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of the Term Loan Agent as security for the Term Loan Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify the Term Loan Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (iii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Additional ABL Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Additional ABL Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback 

 

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transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the Term Loan Documents)).

 

(c)           Until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, the parties hereto agree that:

 

(i)            No ABL Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any ABL Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the ABL Agent (or the relevant ABL Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other ABL Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other ABL Document be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of each Additional Term Agent as security for the Additional Term Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Additional Term Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (i) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any ABL Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any ABL Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the applicable Additional Term Documents)).

 

(ii)           No Term Loan Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein and except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties. If any Term Loan Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the Term Loan Agent (or the relevant Term Loan Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Term Loan Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Term Loan Document be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of each Additional Term Agent as security for the Additional Term Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Additional Term Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (ii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Term Loan Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a 

 

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sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Term Loan Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the applicable Additional Term Documents)).

 

(iii)          No Additional ABL Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of any Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any Additional ABL Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of any Additional Term Agent under the Additional Term Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the relevant Additional ABL Agent (or the relevant Additional ABL Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Additional ABL Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Additional ABL Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of each Additional Term Agent as security for the Additional Term Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Additional Term Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (iii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Additional ABL Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Additional ABL Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the applicable Additional Term Documents)).

 

(d)           Until the date upon which the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred, the parties hereto agree that:

 

(i)            No ABL Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional ABL Agent under the Additional ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein and except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties). If any ABL Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any ABL Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional ABL Agent under the Additional ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the ABL Agent (or the relevant ABL Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other ABL Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other ABL Document be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of each Additional ABL Agent as security for the Additional ABL Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Additional ABL Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this 

 

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paragraph (i) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any ABL Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any ABL Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the applicable Additional ABL Documents)).

 

(ii)           No Term Loan Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional ABL Agent under the Additional ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any Term Loan Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Term Loan Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Additional ABL Agent under the Additional ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the Term Loan Agent (or the relevant Term Loan Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Term Loan Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Term Loan Document be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of each Additional ABL Agent as security for the Additional ABL Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Additional ABL Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (ii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Term Loan Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Term Loan Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the applicable Additional ABL Documents)).

 

(iii)          No Additional Term Secured Party shall acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of any Additional ABL Agent under the Additional ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein.  If any Additional Term Secured Party shall (nonetheless and in breach hereof) acquire or hold any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Additional Term Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of any Additional ABL Agent under the Additional ABL Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then the relevant Additional Term Agent (or the relevant Additional Term Secured Party) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Additional Term Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Additional Term Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of each Additional ABL Agent as security for the Additional ABL Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Additional ABL Agent in writing of the existence of such Lien.  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (iii) shall not apply to any Lien on any property of any Credit Party securing any Purchase Money Indebtedness or Capitalized Lease Obligation owing to any Additional Term Secured Party, or any Lien on any property that has been 

 

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sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction entered into with any Additional Term Secured Party, or that consists of property subject to any such sale and leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (in each case, to the extent such property constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the applicable Additional ABL Documents)).

 

Section 2.6  Waiver of Marshalling.  Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) not to assert, and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.

 

Until the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.

 

Until the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and (x) the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, or (y) the applicable Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, as applicable).

 

Until the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.

 

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ARTICLE 3

 

Actions of the Parties

 

Section 3.1  Certain Actions Permitted.  The Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent may make such demands or file such claims in respect of the Term Loan Obligations, the ABL Obligations or the Additional Obligations, as applicable, as are necessary to prevent the waiver or bar of such claims under applicable statutes of limitations or other statutes, court orders, or rules of procedure at any time.

 

Section 3.2  Agent for Perfection.  The ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable), for and on behalf of itself and each ABL Secured Party, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), for and on behalf of itself and each Term Loan Secured Party, and any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable), for and on behalf of itself and each Additional Secured Party represented thereby, as applicable, each agree to hold all Control Collateral and Cash Collateral that is part of the Collateral in their respective possession, custody, or control (or in the possession, custody, or control of agents or bailees for either) as agent for each other solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted to each in such Control Collateral or Cash Collateral, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.2.  None of the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable), the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable), or any Additional Secured Parties, as applicable, shall have any obligation whatsoever to the others to assure that the Control Collateral or the Cash Collateral is genuine or owned by any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person.  The ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable), for and on behalf of itself and each ABL Secured Party, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), for and on behalf of itself and each Term Loan Secured Party, and any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable), for and on behalf of itself and each Additional Secured Party represented thereby, as applicable, each agree to as agent for each other solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted to each in Vehicles, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.2.  The duties or responsibilities of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Agent under this Section 3.2 are and shall be limited solely to holding or maintaining control of the Control Collateral and the Cash Collateral as agent for the other Parties for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent or any Additional Agent, as applicable.  The ABL Agent is not and shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of any kind for the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Agent, any Additional Secured Parties, or any other Person.  The Term Loan Agent is not and shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of any kind for the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, any Additional Agent, any Additional Secured Parties, or any other Person.  Any Additional Agent is not and shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of any kind for the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, any other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Parties represented by any other Additional

 

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Agent, or any other Person.  In the event that (a) the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party receives any Collateral or Proceeds of the Collateral in violation of the terms of this Agreement, (b) the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party receives any Collateral or Proceeds of the Collateral in violation of the terms of this Agreement, or (c) any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party receives any Collateral or Proceeds of the Collateral in violation of the terms of this Agreement, then the Term Loan Agent, such Term Loan Secured Party, the ABL Agent, such ABL Secured Party, such Additional Agent, or such Additional Secured Party, as applicable, shall promptly pay over such Proceeds or Collateral to (i) in the case of ABL Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof, the ABL Collateral Representative, or (ii) in the case of Term Loan Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof, the Term Loan Collateral Representative, in each case, in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, for application in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1 of this Agreement.  Each Credit Party shall deliver all Control Collateral and all Cash Collateral required to be delivered pursuant to the Credit Documents (i) in the case of ABL Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof, to the ABL Collateral Representative, or (ii) in the case of Term Loan Priority Collateral or Proceeds thereof, to the Term Loan Collateral Representative.

 

Section 3.3  Sharing of Information and Access. In the event that the ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the ABL Collateral Documents, the Additional ABL Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Term Loan Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to the Term Loan Priority Collateral, such Party shall, upon request of the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such requesting Party such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such requesting Party copies thereof.  In the event that the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the Term Loan Collateral Documents, the Additional Term Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any ABL Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to any of the ABL Priority Collateral, such Party shall, upon written request from the ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Agent and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such requesting Party such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such requesting Party copies thereof.  Each Credit Party, the Term Loan Agent and each Additional Term Agent hereby consent to the non-exclusive royalty free use by the ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Agent of any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral for the purposes of disposing of any ABL Priority Collateral and, in the event that the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Term Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the Term Loan Collateral Documents, the Additional Term Collateral Documents or otherwise, obtain title to any such Intellectual Property, such Party hereby irrevocably grants the ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Agent a non-exclusive license or other right to use, without charge, such Intellectual Property as it pertains to the ABL Priority Collateral in advertising for sale and selling any ABL Priority Collateral.

 

Section 3.4  Insurance.  Proceeds of Collateral include insurance proceeds and, therefore, the Lien Priority shall govern the ultimate disposition of casualty insurance proceeds.  The ABL Collateral Representative shall be named as additional insured or loss payee, as applicable, with respect to all insurance policies relating to ABL Priority Collateral and the Term Loan Collateral Representative shall be named as additional insured or loss payee, as applicable,

 

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with respect to all insurance policies relating to Term Loan Priority Collateral.  The ABL Collateral Representative shall have the sole and exclusive right, as against the Term Loan Collateral Representative, the ABL Agent (other than in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) and any Additional ABL Agent (other than in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable), to adjust settlement of insurance claims in the event of any covered loss, theft or destruction of ABL Priority Collateral.  The Term Loan Collateral Representative shall have the sole and exclusive right, as against the ABL Collateral Representative, the Term Loan Agent (other than in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and any Additional Term Agent (other than in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), to adjust settlement of insurance claims in the event of any covered loss, theft or destruction of Term Loan Priority Collateral.  All proceeds of such insurance shall be remitted to the ABL Collateral Representative or to the Term Loan Collateral Representative, as the case may be, and each of the Term Loan Collateral Representative and the ABL Collateral Representative shall cooperate (if necessary) in a reasonable manner in effecting the payment of insurance proceeds in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof.

 

Section 3.5  No Additional Rights For the Credit Parties Hereunder.  Except as provided in Section 3.6, if any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Secured Party shall enforce its rights or remedies in violation of the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Parties shall not be entitled to use such violation as a defense to any action by any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Secured Party, nor to assert such violation as a counterclaim or basis for set off or recoupment against any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Secured Party.

 

Section 3.6  Actions Upon Breach.  If any Term Loan Secured Party, any ABL Secured Party or any Additional Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, commences or participates in any action or proceeding against the Credit Parties or the Collateral, the Credit Parties, with the prior written consent of the ABL Collateral Representative or the Term Loan Collateral Representative, as applicable, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea the making of this Agreement, and any ABL Secured Party, Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Secured Party, as applicable, may intervene and interpose such defense or plea in its or their name or in the name of the Credit Parties.

 

Section 3.7  Inspection Rights.  (a) Without limiting any rights the ABL Collateral Representative or any other ABL Collateral Secured Party may otherwise have under applicable law or by agreement, the ABL Collateral Representative and the ABL Collateral Secured Parties may, at any time and whether or not the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any other Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any other Additional Term Secured Party has commenced and is continuing to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (the “ABL Permitted Access Right”), during normal business hours on any business day, access ABL Priority Collateral that (A) is stored or located in or on, (B) has become an accession with respect to (within the meaning of Section 9-335 of the Uniform Commercial Code), or (C) has been commingled with (within the meaning of Section 9-336 of the Uniform Commercial Code), Term Loan Priority Collateral (collectively, the “ABL Commingled Collateral”), for the limited purposes of assembling, inspecting, copying

 

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or downloading information stored on, taking actions to perfect its Lien on, completing a production run of inventory involving, taking possession of, moving, selling, storing or otherwise dealing with, or to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to, the ABL Commingled Collateral, in each case without notice to, the involvement of or interference by any Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party or liability to any Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party, except as specifically provided below.  In addition, subject to the terms hereof, the ABL Collateral Representative may advertise and conduct public auctions or private sales of the ABL Priority Collateral without notice to, the involvement of or interference by any Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party (including the Term Loan Collateral Representative) or liability to any Term Loan Secured Party or Additional Term Secured Party (including the Term Loan Collateral Representative).  In the event that any ABL Collateral Secured Party has commenced and is continuing to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any ABL Commingled Collateral, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) may not sell, assign or otherwise transfer the related Term Loan Priority Collateral prior to the expiration of the 180-day period commencing on the date such ABL Collateral Secured Party begins to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies, unless the purchaser, assignee or transferee thereof agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 3.7.  If any stay or other order that prohibits the ABL Collateral Representative and other ABL Collateral Secured Parties from commencing and continuing to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to ABL Commingled Collateral has been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction, such 180-day period shall be tolled during the pendency of any such stay or other order.  During the period of actual occupation, use and/or control by the ABL Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Secured Parties (or their respective employees, agents, advisers and representatives) of any Term Loan Priority Collateral, the ABL Collateral Representative and the ABL Collateral Secured Parties shall be obligated to repair at their expense any physical damage (but not any diminution in value) to such Term Loan Priority Collateral resulting from such occupancy, use or control, and to leave such Term Loan Priority Collateral in substantially the same condition as it was at the commencement of such occupancy, use or control, ordinary wear and tear excepted.  In no event shall the ABL Collateral Representative or the ABL Collateral Secured Parties have any liability to the Term Loan Agent and/or to the Term Loan Secured Parties or to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Parties hereunder as a result of any condition (including any environmental condition, claim or liability) on or with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral existing prior to the date of the exercise by the ABL Collateral Representative of its rights or the exercise by the ABL Collateral Secured Parties of their rights under this Agreement. The ABL Collateral Representative and ABL Collateral Secured Parties shall cooperate with the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties and/or the Term Loan Collateral Representative in connection with any efforts made by the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties and/or the Term Loan Collateral Representative to sell the Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

(b)           The Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and the other Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) and any other Additional Term Secured Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to not hinder or obstruct the ABL Collateral Representative and the other ABL Collateral Secured Parties from exercising the ABL Permitted Access Right.

 

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(c)           Subject to the terms hereof, the Term Loan Collateral Representative may advertise and conduct public auctions or private sales of the Term Loan Priority Collateral without notice to, the involvement of or interference by any ABL Collateral Secured Party or liability to any ABL Collateral Secured Party.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

Application of Proceeds

 

Section 4.1  Application of Proceeds.

 

(a)           Revolving Nature of ABL Obligations.  The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, expressly acknowledge and agree that (i) any ABL Credit Agreement includes a revolving commitment, that in the ordinary course of business the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties will apply payments and make advances thereunder, and that no application of any Payment Collateral or Cash Collateral or the release of any Lien by the ABL Agent upon any portion of the Collateral in connection with a permitted disposition under any ABL Credit Agreement shall constitute the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies under this Agreement; (ii) the amount of the ABL Obligations that may be outstanding at any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed, the terms of the ABL Obligations may be modified, extended or amended from time to time, and the aggregate amount of the ABL Obligations may be increased, replaced or refinanced, in each event, without notice to or consent by the Term Loan Secured Parties (in the case of the Term Loan Agent) or the applicable Additional Secured Parties (in the case of such Additional Agent) and without affecting the provisions hereof; and (iii) all Payment Collateral or Cash Collateral received by the ABL Agent may be applied, reversed, reapplied, credited, or reborrowed, in whole or in part, to the ABL Obligations at any time; provided, however, that from and after the date on which the ABL Agent (or any ABL Secured Party) commences the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (other than, prior to the acceleration of any of the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Obligations, the exercise of its rights in accordance with Section 4.16 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement or any similar provision of any other ABL Credit Agreement), all amounts received by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party shall be applied as specified in this Section 4.1.  The Lien Priority shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, repayment, reborrowing, increase, replacement, renewal, restatement or refinancing of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations, or any Additional Obligations, or any portion thereof.

 

(b)           Revolving Nature of Additional Obligations.  The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and any Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, expressly acknowledge and agree that (i) Additional Credit Facilities may include a revolving commitment, and in the ordinary course of business any Additional Agent and Additional Secured Parties may apply payments and make advances thereunder; and (ii) the amount of Additional Obligations that may be outstanding thereunder at any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed, the terms of Additional Obligations thereunder may be modified, extended or

 

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amended from time to time, and the aggregate amount of Additional Obligations thereunder may be increased, replaced or refinanced, in each event, without notice to or consent by the Term Loan Secured Parties (in the case of the Term Loan Agent), the ABL Secured Parties (in the case of the ABL Agent) or any Additional Secured Parties (in the case of any other Additional Agent) and without affecting the provisions hereof; provided, however, that from and after the date on which any Additional Agent or Additional Secured Party commences the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies, all amounts received by any such Additional Agent or Additional Secured Party shall be applied as specified in this Section 4.1.  The Lien Priority shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, repayment, reborrowing, increase, replacement, renewal, restatement or refinancing of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations, or any Additional Obligations, or any portion thereof.

 

(c)           Application of Proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral.  The ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Agent hereby agree that all ABL Priority Collateral, and all Proceeds thereof, received by any of them in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies shall be applied, subject to Section 4.1(g) and Section 2.1(f),

 

first, to the payment of costs and expenses of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in connection with such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies,

 

second, to the payment of (x) the ABL Obligations in accordance with the ABL Credit Agreement until the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred and (y) any Additional ABL Obligations in accordance with the applicable Additional ABL Credit Facility until the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred, which payment shall be made between and among the ABL Obligations and any Additional ABL Obligations on a pro rata basis (except (i) with respect to allocation of payments between the ABL Obligations and any Additional ABL Obligations, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the applicable Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and (ii) with respect to allocation of payments among Additional ABL Agents, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Additional ABL Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby),

 

third, to the payment of (x) the Term Loan Obligations and in accordance with the Term Loan Credit Agreement until the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred and (y) any Additional Term Obligations in accordance with the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility until the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, which payment shall be made between and among the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations on a pro rata basis (except (i) with respect to allocation of payments between the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and (ii) with respect to allocation of payments among Additional

 

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Term Agents, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby), and

 

fourth, the balance, if any, to the Credit Parties or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

 

Each ABL Agent, Additional ABL Agent, Term Loan Agent and Additional Term Agent shall provide the ABL Collateral Representative and the Term Loan Collateral Representative with such information about the ABL Collateral Obligations or Term Loan Collateral Obligations represented by it as they may reasonably request in order to carry out the purposes of this Section 4.1.

 

(d)           Application of Proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral.  The ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Agent hereby agree that all Term Loan Priority Collateral, and all Proceeds thereof, received by any of them in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies shall be applied,

 

first, to the payment of costs and expenses of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in connection with such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies,

 

second, to the payment of (x) the Term Loan Obligations in accordance with the Term Loan Credit Agreement until the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred and (y) any Additional Term Obligations in accordance with the applicable Additional Term Credit Facility until the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations shall have occurred, which payment shall be made between and among the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations on a pro rata basis (except (i) with respect to allocation of payments between the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Term Obligations, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and (ii) with respect to allocation of payments among Additional Term Agents, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Additional Term Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby),

 

third, to the payment of (x) the ABL Obligations in accordance with the ABL Credit Agreement until the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred and (y) any Additional ABL Obligations in accordance with the applicable Additional ABL Credit Facility until the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations shall have occurred, which payment shall be made between and among the ABL Obligations and any Additional ABL Obligations on a pro rata basis (except (i) with respect to allocation of payments between the ABL Obligations and any Additional ABL Obligations, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the applicable Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and (ii) with respect

 

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to allocation of payments among Additional ABL Agents, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Additional ABL Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby), and

 

fourth, the balance, if any, to the Credit Parties or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct,

 

except, in the case of application of Term Loan Priority Collateral and Proceeds thereof (i) as between Additional Term Obligations and ABL Obligations, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between any applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and (ii) as between Additional Term Obligations and Additional ABL Obligations, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between any applicable Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and any applicable Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, in each case with respect to the Additional Term Obligations owing to any of such Additional Term Agent and Additional Term Secured Parties. Each ABL Agent, Additional ABL Agent, Term Loan Agent and Additional Term Agent shall provide the ABL Collateral Representative and the Term Loan Collateral Representative with such information about the ABL Collateral Obligations or Term Loan Collateral Obligations represented by it as they may reasonably request in order to carry out the purposes of this Section 4.1.

 

(e)           Limited Obligation or Liability.

 

(i)            In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by each Party under the terms of this Agreement.  In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party, regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by each Party under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(ii)           In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by each Party under the terms of this Agreement.  In exercising remedies, whether as a

 

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secured creditor or otherwise, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party, regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by each Party under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(iii)          In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by each Party under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by each Party under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) shall have no obligation or liability to any other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Parties represented by such other Additional Agent regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by each Party under the terms of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

(f)            Turnover of Cash Collateral After Discharge.  Upon the Discharge of ABL Collateral Obligations, the ABL Collateral Representative shall deliver to the Term Loan Collateral Representative or shall execute such documents as the Company or the Term Loan Collateral Representative (if other than a Designated Agent) may reasonably request to enable the Term Loan Collateral Representative to have control over any Control Collateral or Cash Collateral still in the ABL Collateral Representative’s possession, custody, or control in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.  Upon the Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations, the Term Loan Collateral Representative shall deliver to the ABL Collateral Representative or shall execute

 

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such documents as the ABL Collateral Representative may reasonably request to enable the ABL Collateral Representative to have control over any Control Collateral or Cash Collateral still in the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s possession, custody or control in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.  As between (i) the Term Loan Collateral Representative and (ii) the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Term Agent (other than the Term Loan Collateral Representative), any such Control Collateral or Cash Collateral held by the Term Loan Collateral Representative shall be held by it subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.2.

 

(g)           Intervening Creditor.  Notwithstanding anything in Sections 4.1(c) or (d) to the contrary, (i) with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than a Term Loan Collateral Secured Party) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the Lien or security interest of any Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the Lien or security interest of any other Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations (such third party an “Intervening Term Creditor”), the value of any Collateral or Proceeds which are allocated to such Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or Proceeds thereof to be distributed in respect of the Series of Term Loan Collateral Obligations with respect to which such Impairment exists and (ii) with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than an ABL Collateral Secured Party) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the Lien or security interest of any Series of ABL Collateral Obligations but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the Lien or security interest of any other Series of ABL Collateral Obligations (such third party an “Intervening ABL Secured Party”), the value of any Collateral or Proceeds which are allocated to such Intervening ABL Secured Party shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or Proceeds thereof to be distributed in respect of the Series of ABL Collateral Obligations with respect to which such Impairment exists.  In the event that any ABL Collateral Secured Party turns over any proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral to any Term Loan Collateral Secured Party as required by Section 4.1, such ABL Collateral Secured Party shall be subrogated to the rights of such Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties; provided however, that any such subrogation shall be subject to Section 7.1 hereof.  In the event that any Term Loan Collateral Secured Party turns over any proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral to any ABL Collateral Secured Party as required by Section 4.1, such Term Loan Collateral Secured Party shall be subrogated to the rights of such ABL Collateral Secured Parties; provided however, that any such subrogation shall be subject to Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Section 4.2  Specific Performance.  Each of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Agent is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement, whether or not any Borrower or any Guarantor shall have complied with any of the provisions of any of the Credit Documents, at any time when any other Party shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to it.  Each of the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable), for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable), for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby irrevocably waives any defense

 

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based on the adequacy of a remedy at law that might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.

 

Section 4.3  Sale of Collateral Comprising Both ABL Priority Collateral and Term Loan Priority Collateral.  In the event that prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, or Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations, proceeds of the Collateral are received in connection with a Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition (whether voluntary or involuntary) of Collateral that involves both ABL Priority Collateral and Term Loan Priority Collateral, for the purposes of this Agreement with respect to such Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition, the ABL Collateral Representative and the Term Loan Collateral Representative shall use commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to allocate the Proceeds received in connection with such Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition of such Collateral to the ABL Priority Collateral and the Term Loan Priority Collateral.  If the ABL Collateral Representative and the Term Loan Collateral Representative are unable to agree on such allocation within five (5) Business Days (or such other period of time as the ABL Collateral Representative and the Term Loan Collateral Representative agree) of the consummation of such Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition, (i) the ABL Priority Collateral comprised in such Collateral consisting of Accounts (as described in sub-clause (i) of the definition of “ABL Priority Collateral” but excluding any Accounts to the extent excluded pursuant to the proviso of such definition as provided for therein) shall be deemed to have a valuation equal to the net book value of each such Account (the “Accounts Amount”) and (ii) the ABL Priority Collateral comprised in such Collateral consisting of Inventory shall be deemed to have a value equal to the net book value of such Inventory (the “Inventory Amount”, and together with the Accounts Amount, the “ABL Amount”),  in each case determined at the time of such Disposition, loss, condemnation or disposition, and such Proceeds shall constitute (1) first, in an amount equal to the ABL Amount, ABL Priority Collateral and (2) second, to the extent of any balance remaining in excess of the ABL Amount, Term Loan Priority Collateral, provided that to the extent that the ABL Priority Collateral subject to such Disposition, loss, condemnation or other disposition includes assets other than Accounts and Inventory, at the option of the ABL Collateral Representative, the appraised value of such other assets may be used for the purposes of the allocation of such Proceeds to the ABL Priority Collateral based on the then most current satisfactory appraisal received by the ABL Collateral Representative with respect thereto. In the event that proceeds of the Collateral are received in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock issued by any Grantor, and the Liens of the ABL Agent, on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties and the Liens of each Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of the Additional ABL Secured Parties on any ABL Priority Collateral in which such Grantor has an interest are released, then such ABL Priority Collateral shall also be deemed to be Disposed of in connection with such Disposition for the purposes of the preceding sentence. It is understood and agreed that any Intellectual Property shall not be subject to this Section 4.3 and shall constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

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Section 5.1  Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers.  (a) All ABL Obligations at any time made or incurred by any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be deemed to have been

 

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made or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives notice of acceptance of, or proof of reliance by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party on, this Agreement, and notice of the existence, increase, renewal, extension, accrual, creation, or non-payment of all or any part of the ABL Obligations.  All Term Loan Obligations at any time made or incurred by any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be deemed to have been made or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives notice of acceptance, or proof of reliance, by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party of this Agreement, and notice of the existence, increase, renewal, extension, accrual, creation, or non-payment of all or any part of the Term Loan Obligations.  All Additional Obligations at any time made or incurred by any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be deemed to have been made or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any ABL Secured Parties, and any other Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives notice of acceptance, or proof of reliance by any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Parties of this Agreement, and notice of the existence, increase, renewal, extension, accrual, creation, or non-payment of all or any part of the Additional Obligations.

 

(b)           None of the ABL Agent, any ABL Secured Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.  If the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any ABL Credit Agreement or any of the other ABL Documents, whether the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Term Loan Credit Agreement or any other Term Loan Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under any ABL Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement).  The ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under any ABL Credit Agreement and any of the other ABL Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.  The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral or Proceeds thereof,

 

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pursuant to the ABL Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(c)           None of the ABL Agent, any ABL Secured Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  If the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any ABL Credit Agreement or any of the other ABL Documents, whether the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Additional Credit Facility or any other Additional Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under any ABL Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  The ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under any ABL Credit Agreement and any of the other ABL Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  Any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that neither the ABL Agent nor any ABL Secured Party shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the ABL Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(d)           None of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), the Term Loan Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or

 

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any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.  If the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Term Loan Credit Agreement or any of the other Term Loan Documents, whether the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any ABL Credit Agreement or any other ABL Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Term Loan Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the Term Loan Agent nor any Term Loan Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement).  The Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Term Loan Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.  The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that none of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or the Term Loan Secured Parties shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Term Loan Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(e)           None of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), the Term Loan Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  If the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Term Loan Credit Agreement or any of the other Term Loan Documents, whether the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Additional Credit Facility or any other Additional Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Term Loan Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the Term Loan Agent nor any Term Loan Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to any

 

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Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  The Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Term Loan Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  Any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or the Term Loan Secured Parties shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Term Loan Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(f)            None of any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), any Additional Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  If any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Additional Credit Facility or any of the other Additional Documents, whether such Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any ABL Credit Agreement or any other ABL Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Additional Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither such Additional Agent nor any Additional Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself

 

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and the ABL Secured Parties).  Any Additional Agent and any Additional Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Additional Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties agrees that none of any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any Additional Secured Parties shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Additional Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(g)           None of any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), any Additional Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  If any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Additional Credit Facility or any of the other Additional Documents, whether such Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any other Term Loan Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Additional Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither such Additional Agent nor any Additional Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  Any Additional Agent and any Additional Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Additional Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be

 

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separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that none of any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any Additional Secured Parties shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Additional Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(h)           None of any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), any Additional Secured Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to any other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party represented thereby for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby).  If any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Additional Credit Facility or any of the other Additional Documents, whether such Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Additional Credit Facility or any other Additional Document to which any other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party represented by such other Additional Agent is party or beneficiary (but not a default under this Agreement) or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Additional Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither such Additional Agent nor any Additional Secured Party shall have any liability whatsoever to any other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party represented by such other Additional Agent, as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby).  Any Additional Agent and any Additional Secured Parties shall be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Additional Documents as they may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that any other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party represented by such other Additional Agent, has in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby).  Any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured

 

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Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of any other Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable) or any Additional Secured Party represented thereby shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, pursuant to the Additional Documents, so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

Section 5.2  Modifications to ABL Documents and Term Loan Documents.  (a) The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties hereunder, the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the ABL Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)            change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the ABL Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the ABL Obligations or any of the ABL Documents;

 

(ii)           subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the ABL Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional ABL Documents;

 

(iii)          amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the ABL Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the ABL Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the ABL Obligations as the ABL Agent shall deem appropriate.

 

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consent of or notice to such Additional Agent or any such Additional Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to such Additional Agent or any such Additional Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the ABL Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)            change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the ABL Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the ABL Obligations or any of the ABL Documents;

 

(ii)           subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the ABL Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional ABL Documents;

 

(iii)          amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the ABL Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the ABL Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the ABL Obligations as the ABL Agent shall deem appropriate;

 

except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties.

 

(c)           The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties hereunder, the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Term Loan Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)            change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Term Loan Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with

 

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respect to, all or any part of the Term Loan Obligations or any of the Term Loan Documents;

 

(ii)           subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Term Loan Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Term Loan Documents;

 

(iii)          amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Term Loan Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Term Loan Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the Term Loan Obligations as the Term Loan Agent shall deem appropriate.

 

(d)           Any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Additional Agent and such Additional Secured Parties hereunder, the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to such Additional Agent or any such Additional Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to such Additional Agent or any such Additional Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Term Loan Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)            change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Term Loan Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Term Loan Obligations or any of the Term Loan Documents;

 

(ii)           subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Term Loan Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Term Loan Documents;

 

(iii)          amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Term Loan Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

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(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Term Loan Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the Term Loan Obligations as the Term Loan Agent shall deem appropriate;

 

except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties.

 

(e)           The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties hereunder, any Additional Agent and any Additional Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Additional Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)            change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Additional Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Additional Obligations or any of the Additional Documents;

 

(ii)           subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Additional Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Additional Documents;

 

(iii)          amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Additional Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Additional Obligations; and

 

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except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties.

 

(f)            The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties hereunder, any Additional Agent and any Additional Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Additional Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)            change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Additional Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Additional Obligations or any of the Additional Documents;

 

(ii)           subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Additional Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Additional Documents;

 

(iii)          amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Additional Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Additional Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the Additional Obligations as such Additional Agent shall deem appropriate;

 

except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties.

 

(g)           Any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Additional Agent and such Additional Secured Parties hereunder, any other Additional Agent and any Additional Secured Parties represented by such other Additional Agent may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to such Additional

 

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Agent or any such Additional Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to such Additional Agent or any such Additional Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Additional Documents to which such other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party represented by such other Additional Agent is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)            change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Additional Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Additional Obligations or any of the Additional Documents;

 

(ii)           subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Additional Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Additional Documents;

 

(iii)          amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Additional Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Additional Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the Additional Obligations as such other Additional Agent shall deem appropriate;

 

except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

(h)           The ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any ABL Document, any Term Loan Document or any Additional Document) of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent or the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Parties, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priorities provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided, however, that, if the indebtedness refunding, replacing or refinancing any such ABL Obligations, Term Loan Obligations or Additional Obligations is to constitute ABL Obligations, Term Loan Obligations or Additional Obligations governed by this Agreement, the holders of such indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) bind themselves

 

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in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Agent (other than any Designated Agent), as the case may be (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), and any such refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of the ABL Documents, the Term Loan Documents and any Additional Documents.  For the avoidance of doubt, any ABL Obligations, Term Loan Obligations or Additional Obligations may be refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refinancing transaction under the ABL Documents, Term Loan Documents or Additional Documents) of, any of the ABL Agent or any other ABL Secured Party, the Term Loan Agent or any other Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Agent or any other Additional Secured Party, through the incurrence of Additional Indebtedness, subject to Section 7.11.

 

Section 5.3  Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement.  (a) If the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the ABL Obligations (an “ABL Recovery”), then the ABL Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such ABL Recovery.  If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such ABL Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such ABL Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement.  All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Secured Parties under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of any Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Obligations.  No priority or right of the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the ABL Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may have.

 

(b)           If the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations (a “Term Loan Recovery”), then the Term Loan Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Term Loan Recovery.  If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Term Loan Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such Term Loan Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement.  All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Secured Parties under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge,

 

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confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of any Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Obligations.  No priority or right of the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the Term Loan Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may have.

 

(c)           If any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the Additional ABL Obligations (an “Additional ABL Recovery”), then the Additional ABL Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Additional ABL Recovery.  If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Additional ABL Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such Additional ABL Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement.  All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of any Additional ABL Agent, the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent, the Additional ABL Secured Parties, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Term Secured Parties under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of any Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of any Additional ABL Obligations, the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Term Obligations.  No priority or right of any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the Additional ABL Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party may have.

 

(d)           If any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the Additional Term Obligations (an “Additional Term Recovery”), then the Additional Term Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Additional Term Recovery.  If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Additional Term Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such Additional Term Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement.  All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of any Additional Term Agent, the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional ABL Agent, any Additional Term Secured Parties, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional ABL Secured Parties under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency

 

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Proceeding by or against any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of any Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of any Additional Term Obligations, the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional ABL Obligations.  No priority or right of any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the Additional Term Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party may have.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

Insolvency Proceedings

 

Section 6.1  DIP Financing.  (a) If any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be subject to any Insolvency Proceeding in the United States at any time prior to the Discharge of ABL Collateral Obligations, and the ABL Agent or any ABL Credit Agreement Lenders, or any Additional Agent or any Additional ABL Credit Facility Lenders shall agree to provide any Borrower or any Guarantor with, or consent to a third party providing, any financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or consent to any order for the use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (“DIP Financing”), with such DIP Financing to be secured by all or any portion of the Collateral (including assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code would be Collateral), then the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that it will raise no objection, and will not support or act in concert with any other party in raising an objection, to such DIP Financing or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of the Term Loan Agent securing the Term Loan Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such DIP Financing), so long as (i) the Term Loan Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the Term Loan Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code) and, as to the Term Loan Priority Collateral only, such Lien has the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code and any Lien securing such DIP Financing is junior and subordinate to the Lien of the Term Loan Agent on the Term Loan Priority Collateral, (ii) all Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing any such DIP Financing shall be senior to or on a parity with the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties securing the ABL Obligations, and the Liens of any Additional ABL Agent and Additional ABL Secured Parties securing the Additional ABL Obligations,  on ABL Priority Collateral, (iii) if the ABL Agent and/or any ABL Secured Party, or any Additional ABL Agent and/or any Additional ABL Secured Party, receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the ABL Obligations or the Additional ABL Obligations, as the case may be, the Term Loan Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Term Loan Obligations and (iv) the terms of such DIP Financing do not require any Grantor to seek approval for any Plan of Reorganization that is not a Conforming Plan of Reorganization, provided that (x) such Liens in favor of the ABL Agent, any Additional ABL Agent and the Term Loan Agent shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(d) hereof and (y) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(a) shall not prevent the

 

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Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties from objecting to any provision in any DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a Plan of Reorganization.

 

(b)           If any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be subject to any Insolvency Proceeding in the United States at any time prior to the Discharge of ABL Collateral Obligations, and the ABL Agent or any ABL Credit Agreement Lenders, or any Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Credit Facility Lenders, shall agree to provide any Borrower or any Guarantor with, or consent to a third party providing, any DIP Financing, with such DIP Financing to be secured by all or any portion of the Collateral (including assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code would be Collateral), then any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it will raise no objection, and will not support, or act in concert with any other party in raising an objection, to such DIP Financing or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of such Additional Term Agent securing the Additional Term Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such DIP Financing), so long as (i) such Additional Term Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the Additional Term Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code) and, as to the Term Loan Priority Collateral only, such Lien has the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code and any Lien securing such DIP Financing is junior and subordinate to the Lien of such Additional Term Agent on the Term Loan Priority Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties), or any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, (ii) all Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing any such DIP Financing shall be senior to or on a parity with the Liens of the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties securing the ABL Obligations, and the Liens of any Additional ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Secured Parties securing the Additional ABL Obligations,  on ABL Priority Collateral, (iii) if the ABL Agent and/or any ABL Secured Party, or any Additional ABL Agent and/or any Additional ABL Secured Party, receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the ABL Obligations or the Additional ABL Obligations, as the case may be, such Additional Term Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Additional Term Obligations and (iv) the terms of such DIP Financing do not require any Grantor to seek approval for any Plan of Reorganization that is not a Conforming Plan of Reorganization, provided that (x) such Liens in favor of the ABL Agent, any Additional ABL Agent and such Additional Term Agent shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(d) hereof and (y) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(b) shall not prevent any Additional Term Agent and any Additional Term Secured Parties from objecting to any provision in any DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a Plan of Reorganization.

 

(c)

 

(i)            If the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect, then in the event that any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party proposes to enter into and consummate any DIP Financing (such proposed DIP Financing, the “Proposed

 

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DIP”), then (x) such Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Secured Party, as applicable, shall provide written notice to the ABL Agent thereof, which notice shall contain the material terms and conditions of such Proposed DIP (including with respect to facility type, tenor, amounts, collateral, obligors, fees, pricing, covenant package and roles) (such notice, the “DIP Offer”) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the consummation of such Proposed DIP and (y) such Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Secured Party, as applicable, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the ABL Agent and the ABL Credit Agreement Lenders the right, but not an obligation, to enter into and consummate a DIP Financing either (A) on the terms and conditions set forth in the DIP Offer, or (B) on the terms and conditions (including with respect to facility type, tenor, amounts, collateral, obligors, fees, pricing, covenant package and roles) no less advantageous to the Credit Parties than the terms and conditions (including with respect to facility type, tenor, amounts, collateral, obligors, fees, pricing, covenant package and roles) of the Proposed DIP specified in the DIP Offer (collectively, the “Right of Last Refusal”).

 

(ii)           To exercise its Right of Last Refusal, the ABL Agent or any ABL Credit Agreement Lender shall, within three (3) Business Days after receipt by the ABL Agent of the DIP Offer, deliver a written notice to the Company and each Additional ABL Agent, which shall either specify that the ABL Agent or such ABL Credit Agreement Lender is willing to provide the DIP Financing on the terms of the DIP Offer (such notice, the “Matching DIP Offer”) or provide the material terms and conditions (including with respect to facility type, tenor, amounts, collateral, obligors, fees, pricing, covenant package and roles) of a DIP Financing that the ABL Agent or such ABL Credit Agreement Lender is willing to provide (such notice, the “Alternative DIP Offer”).  If the ABL Agent or any ABL Credit Agreement Lender provides a Matching DIP Offer within the time period specified in the preceding sentence, each Additional ABL Agent and Additional ABL Secured Party agrees not to provide (other than in its capacity as ABL Agent or ABL Credit Agreement Lender, if applicable), and not to support or act in concert with any other party to provide, any DIP Financing and agrees that in such event the ABL Agent or such ABL Credit Agreement Lender shall have the sole right as between the parties hereto to provide any DIP Financing.

 

(iii)          If the Company agrees to proceed with a Matching DIP Offer or an Alternative DIP Offer, then in each such case without limiting any of the provisions of Section 6.1(a) or (b) hereof, each Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it will raise no objection, and will not support or act in concert with any other party in raising an objection, to such DIP Financing provided pursuant to such Matching DIP Offer or Alternative DIP Offer, as the case may be, or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of such Additional ABL Agent securing the Additional ABL Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such applicable DIP Financing), so long as (1) such Additional ABL Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the Additional ABL Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code) and such Lien has the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code

 

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(subject only to any “super-priority” of the Liens securing such DIP Financing) and (2) if the ABL Agent and/or any ABL Secured Party receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the ABL Obligations, as the case may be, such Additional ABL Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Additional ABL Obligations; provided that (A) such Liens in favor of the ABL Agent and any Additional ABL Agent shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(d) hereof and (B) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(c) shall not prevent any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Parties from objecting to any provision in any DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a Plan of Reorganization that is not a Conforming Plan of Reorganization.

 

(d)           All Liens granted to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Agent in any Insolvency Proceeding, whether as adequate protection or otherwise, are intended by the Parties to be and shall be deemed to be subject to the Lien Priority and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not alter the super-priority of any Liens securing any DIP Financing in accordance with this Section 6.1.

 

Section 6.2  Relief From Stay.  Until the Discharge of ABL Collateral Obligations has occurred, the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees not to seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral without the ABL Collateral Representative’s express written consent.  Until the Discharge of Term Loan Collateral Obligations has occurred, the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees not to seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any portion of the Term Loan Priority Collateral without the Term Loan Collateral Representative’s express written consent.  In addition, none of the Term Loan Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative, if applicable), the ABL Agent (including in its capacity as ABL Collateral Representative, if applicable) nor any Additional Agent (including in its capacity as Term Loan Collateral Representative or ABL Collateral Representative, if and as applicable) shall seek any relief from the automatic stay with respect to any Collateral without providing 30 days’ prior written notice to each other Party, unless such period is agreed in writing by the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and each Additional Agent to be modified.

 

Section 6.3  No Contest.  (a) The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or (ii) any objection by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to the ABL Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.  Any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (i) any request

 

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by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or (ii) any objection by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to the ABL Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).

 

(b)           The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a) or (c) hereof), or (ii) any objection by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party that its interests in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a) or (c) hereof) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.  Any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or (ii) any objection by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).

 

(c)           The Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or (ii) any objection by any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such Additional Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties).  The ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by any Additional Agent or any

 

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Additional Secured Party for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(b) hereof), or (ii) any objection by any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party that its interests in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(b) hereof) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such Additional Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties).  Any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the applicable Discharge of Additional Obligations, none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (a) any request by any other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party represented by such other Additional Agent for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(b) hereof), or (b) any objection by such other Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party represented by such other Additional Agent that its interests in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(b) hereof) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such other Additional Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

Section 6.4  Asset Sales.  The Term Loan Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and any Additional Term Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, that it will not oppose any sale consented to by the ABL Agent, any Additional ABL Agent or the ABL Collateral Representative of any ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision under the law applicable to any Insolvency Proceeding) so long as the proceeds of such sale are applied in accordance with this Agreement.  The ABL Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and each Additional ABL Agent agrees, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, that it will not oppose any sale consented to by the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Term Agent or the Term Loan Collateral Representative of any Term Loan Priority Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision under the law applicable to any Insolvency Proceeding) so long as the proceeds of such sale are applied in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Section 6.5  Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification.  Each Term Loan Secured Party, the Term Loan Agent, each Additional Term Secured Party and each Additional Term Agent on the one hand and each ABL Secured Party, the ABL Agent, each Additional ABL Secured Party and each Additional ABL Agent on the other hand acknowledges and agrees that (i) the grants of Liens pursuant to the ABL Collateral Documents, the Term Loan Collateral Documents, the Additional Term Collateral Documents and the Additional ABL Collateral Documents constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens and (ii) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Term Loan Obligations and Additional Term Obligations are fundamentally different from the ABL Obligations and the Additional

 

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ABL Obligations and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in an Insolvency Proceeding.  To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held that the claims of the ABL Secured Parties and the Additional ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Term Loan Secured Parties and the Additional Term Secured Parties, on the other hand, in respect of the Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of senior and junior secured claims), then the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Term Secured Parties and any Additional ABL Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of ABL Obligation claims, Additional ABL Obligation claims, Term Loan Obligation claims and Additional Term Obligation claims against the Credit Parties (with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the ABL Priority Collateral or the Term Loan Priority Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the other Secured Parties), the ABL Secured Parties and the Additional ABL Secured Parties or the Term Loan Secured Parties and the Additional Term Secured Parties, respectively, shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of post-petition interest that is available from each pool of Priority Collateral for each of the ABL Secured Parties and Additional ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Term Loan Secured Parties and the Additional Term Secured Parties, on the other hand, before any distribution is made in respect of the claims held by the other Secured Parties, with the other Secured Parties hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the respective other Secured Parties amounts otherwise received or receivable by them to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the aggregate recoveries.  The foregoing sentence is subject to any separate agreement by and between any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, and any other Party, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, with respect to the Additional Obligations owing to any of such Additional Agent and Additional Secured Parties.

 

Section 6.6  Enforceability.  The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be and shall be enforceable under Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Section 6.7  ABL Obligations Unconditional.  All rights of the ABL Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Agent and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(i)            any lack of validity or enforceability of any ABL Document;

 

(ii)           any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any ABL Document;

 

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refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the ABL Obligations or any guarantee thereof; or

 

(iv)          any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the ABL Obligations, or of any of the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.8  Term Loan Obligations Unconditional.  All rights of the Term Loan Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the ABL Agent, any Additional Agent and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(i)            any lack of validity or enforceability of any Term Loan Document;

 

(ii)           any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Term Loan Document;

 

(iii)          any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Term Loan Obligations or any guarantee thereof; or

 

(iv)          any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Term Loan Obligations, or of any of the ABL Agent, any Additional Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.9  Additional Obligations Unconditional.  All rights of any Additional Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(i)            any lack of validity or enforceability of any Additional Document;

 

(ii)           any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Additional Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Additional Document;

 

(iii)          any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Additional Obligations or any guarantee thereof; or

 

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(iv)          any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Additional Obligations, or of any of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.10  Adequate Protection.  Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 6.1, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the rights of (x) the ABL Agent and the ABL Secured Parties, (y) the Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Secured Parties, or (z) any Additional Agent and any Additional Secured Parties, respectively, from seeking or requesting adequate protection with respect to their interests in the applicable Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments, cash payments of interest, additional collateral or otherwise; provided that:

 

(a)           in the event that the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the ABL Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the ABL Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral, then the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and each of the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that the Term Loan Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the Term Loan Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations shall be subordinate to any Lien on such collateral securing the Term Loan Obligations,

 

(b)           in the event that the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the ABL Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the ABL Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral, then the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and each of the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that any Additional Term Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the Additional Term Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations shall be subordinate to any Lien on such collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties),

 

(c)           in the event that the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Term Loan Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Term Loan Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral, then the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and each of the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that the ABL Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the ABL Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Term Loan Obligations shall be subordinate to the Lien on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations,

 

(d)           in the event that the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Term Loan Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Term Loan Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral, then the Term

 

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Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and each of the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that any Additional ABL Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the Additional ABL Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Term Loan Obligations shall be subordinate to any Lien on such collateral securing the Additional ABL Obligations,

 

(e)           in the event that any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself or any Additional Term Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Additional Term Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral, then such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that the ABL Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the ABL Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations shall be subordinate to the Lien on such collateral securing the ABL Obligations,

 

(f)            in the event that any Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself or any Additional Term Secured Parties, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Additional Term Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute ABL Priority Collateral, then such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Party represented thereby, agrees that any Additional ABL Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the Additional ABL Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations shall be subordinate to the Lien on such collateral securing the Additional ABL Obligations,

 

(g)           in the event that any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself or any Additional ABL Secured Party, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Additional ABL Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral, then such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Party represented thereby, agrees that the Term Loan Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the Term Loan Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Additional ABL Obligations shall be subordinate to the Lien on such collateral securing the Term Loan Obligations, and

 

(h)           in the event that any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself or any Additional ABL Secured Party, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Additional ABL Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Term Loan Priority Collateral, then such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Party represented thereby, agrees that any Additional Term Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the Additional Term Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Additional ABL Obligations shall be subordinate to the Lien on such collateral securing the Additional Term Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL

 

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ARTICLE 7

 

Miscellaneous

 

Section 7.1  Rights of Subrogation.  The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that no payment by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the ABL Obligations resulting from payments to the ABL Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by the ABL Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, agrees that no payment by the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party represented thereby pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations with respect to the Additional ABL Obligations owed to such Additional ABL Secured Parties shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations with respect to the Additional ABL Obligations owed to such Additional ABL Secured Parties, such Additional ABL Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the applicable Additional ABL Obligations resulting from payments to such Additional ABL Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by such Additional ABL Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that no payment by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, the Term Loan Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the Term Loan Obligations resulting from payments to the Term Loan Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by the Term Loan Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

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The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, agrees that no payment by the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party represented thereby pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations with respect to the Additional Term Obligations owed to such Additional Term Secured Parties shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations with respect to the Additional Term Obligations owed to such Additional Term Secured Parties, such Additional Term Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the applicable Additional Term Obligations resulting from payments to such Additional Term Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by such Additional Term Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

Any Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no payment by such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party to the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of ABL Obligations shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the ABL Obligations resulting from payments to the ABL Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by the ABL Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

Any Additional Term Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no payment by such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party to any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations with respect to the Additional ABL Obligations owed to such Additional ABL Secured Parties shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Additional ABL Obligations with respect to the Additional ABL Obligations owed to such Additional ABL Secured Parties, any Additional ABL Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as such Additional Term Agent or any such Additional Term Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the Additional ABL Obligations resulting from payments to such Additional ABL Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by such Additional ABL Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

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Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle such Additional ABL Agent or any such Additional ABL Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, the Term Loan Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as such Additional ABL Agent or any such Additional ABL Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the Term Loan Obligations resulting from payments to the Term Loan Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by the Term Loan Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

Any Additional ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no payment by such Additional ABL Agent or any such Additional ABL Secured Party to any Additional Term Agent or any Additional Term Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle such Additional ABL Agent or any such Additional ABL Secured Party to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations with respect to the Additional Term Obligations owed to such Additional Term Secured Parties shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Additional Term Obligations with respect to the Additional Term Obligations owed to such Additional Term Secured Parties, any Additional Term Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as such Additional ABL Agent or any such Additional ABL Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the Additional Term Obligations resulting from payments to such Additional Term Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by such Additional Term Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

Section 7.2  Further Assurances.  The Parties will, at their own expense and at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that any Party may reasonably request, in order to protect any right or interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable such Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder; provided, however, that no Party shall be required to pay over any payment or distribution, execute any instruments or documents, or take any other action referred to in this Section 7.2, to the extent that such action would contravene any law, order or other legal requirement or any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, and in the event of a controversy or dispute, such Party may interplead any payment or distribution in any court of competent jurisdiction, without further responsibility in respect of such payment or distribution under this Section 7.2.

 

Section 7.3  Representations.  The Term Loan Agent represents and warrants to the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the Term Loan Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties.  The ABL Agent represents and warrants to the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the ABL Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties.  Any Additional Agent represents and warrants to the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any other Additional Agent that it has

 

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the requisite power and authority under the applicable Additional Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

Section 7.4  Amendments.  (a) No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Party hereto, shall be effective unless it is in a written agreement executed by the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, without the consent of any Party hereto, amend this Agreement to add an Additional Agent by (x) executing an Additional Indebtedness Joinder as provided in Section 7.11 or (y) executing a joinder agreement in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto as provided for in the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement” or “Term Loan Credit Agreement”, as applicable.  No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure therefrom by any Party hereto, that changes, alters, modifies or otherwise affects any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of, or otherwise affects in any manner, any Additional Agent that is not then a Party, or any Additional Secured Party not then represented by an Additional Agent that is then a Party (including but not limited to any change, alteration, modification or other effect upon any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of or other effect upon any such Additional Agent or Additional Secured Party that may at any subsequent time become a Party or beneficiary hereof) shall be effective unless it is consented to in writing by the Company (regardless of whether any such Additional Agent or Additional Secured Party ever becomes a Party or beneficiary hereof), and any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference in any Credit Document to this Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying any Credit Document, or any term or provision thereof, or any right or obligation of the Company or any other Credit Party thereunder or in respect thereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Company and each other affected Credit Party.

 

(b)           In the event that the ABL Agent that is the ABL Collateral Representative or the requisite ABL Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any ABL Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departure from any provisions of, any ABL Collateral Document relating to the ABL Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, or any ABL Credit Party with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Term Loan Collateral Document and each Additional Term Collateral Document, in each case without the consent of, or any action by, any Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable; provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights of the Term Loan Secured Parties or the Additional Term Secured Parties, as applicable, or the interests of the Term Loan Secured Parties or the Additional Term Secured Parties, as applicable, in the Term Loan Priority Collateral.  The ABL Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the Term Loan Agent and each Additional Term Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or

 

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consent with respect to the provisions of any Term Loan Collateral Document or any Additional Term Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(b).

 

(c)           In the event that the ABL Agent that is the ABL Collateral Representative or the requisite ABL Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any ABL Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departure from any provisions of, any ABL Collateral Document relating to the ABL Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, or any ABL Credit Party with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon ), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each ABL Collateral Document and each Additional ABL Collateral Document, in each case without the consent of, or any action by, any Additional ABL Agent or any Additional ABL Secured Party (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Additional ABL Secured Parties in the ABL Priority Collateral.  The ABL Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to each Additional ABL Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Additional ABL Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(c).

 

(d)           In the event that the Term Loan Agent that is the Term Loan Collateral Representative or the requisite Term Loan Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Term Loan Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Term Loan Collateral Document relating to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, or any Term Loan Credit Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each ABL Collateral Document and each Additional ABL Collateral Document, in each case without the consent of, or any action by, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party or any Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Secured Party, as applicable (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and (x) the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and (y) any Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the ABL Secured Parties or the Additional ABL Secured Parties, as applicable, in the ABL Priority Collateral (including any license or right of use granted to them by any Credit Party pursuant to any ABL Collateral Document or Additional ABL Collateral Document (as applicable) with respect to Intellectual Property owned by such Credit Party as it pertains to the ABL Priority Collateral).  The Term Loan Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the ABL Agent and each Additional ABL Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or

 

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consent with respect to the provisions of any ABL Collateral Document or Additional ABL Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(d).

 

(e)           In the event that the Term Loan Agent that is the Term Loan Collateral Representative or the requisite Term Loan Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Term Loan Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Term Loan Collateral Document relating to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, or any Term Loan Credit Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Additional Term Collateral Document without the consent of, or any action by, any Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and the Term Loan Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Additional Term Secured Parties in the Collateral.  The applicable Term Loan Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to each Additional Term Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Additional Term Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(e).

 

(f)            In the event that any Additional Term Agent that is the Term Loan Collateral Representative or the requisite Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Additional Term Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Additional Term Collateral Document relating to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Additional Term Agent, the Additional Term Secured Parties, or any Additional Term Credit Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each ABL Collateral Document and each Additional ABL Collateral Document, in each case without the consent of, or any action by, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party or any Additional ABL Agent or Additional ABL Secured Party, as applicable (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between (x) such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and (y) the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, or such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the ABL Secured Parties or the Additional ABL Secured Parties, as applicable, in the ABL Priority Collateral (including any license or right of use granted to them by any Credit Party pursuant to any ABL Collateral Document or Additional ABL Collateral Document (as applicable) with respect to Intellectual Property owned by such Credit Party as it pertains to the ABL Priority Collateral).  The applicable Additional Term Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the ABL Agent and each Additional ABL Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment,

 

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waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any ABL Collateral Document or Additional ABL Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(f).

 

(g)           In the event that any Additional Term Agent that is the Term Loan Collateral Representative or the requisite Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Additional Term Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Additional Term Collateral Document relating to the Term Loan Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Additional Term Agent, the Additional Term Secured Parties, or any Additional Term Credit Party with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Term Loan Collateral Document and (with respect to any other Additional Term Credit Facility) each Additional Term Collateral Document, in each case without the consent of, or any action by, the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or (with respect to any other Additional Term Credit Facility) any other Additional Term Agent or related Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between (x) such Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby, and (y) the Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, or such other Additional Term Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Term Secured Parties represented thereby); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Term Loan Secured Parties or such other Additional Term Secured Parties, as applicable, in the Collateral.  The applicable Additional Term Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the Term Loan Agent and each such other Additional Term Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Term Loan Collateral Document or Additional Term Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(g).

 

(h)           In the event that any Additional ABL Agent that is the ABL Collateral Representative or the requisite Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Additional ABL Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of any Additional ABL Collateral Document relating to the ABL Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of such Additional ABL Agent, such Additional ABL Secured Parties, or any Additional ABL Credit Party with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Term Loan Collateral Document and each Additional Term Collateral Document, in each case without the consent of, or any action by, the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Agent or Additional Term Secured Party, as applicable; provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Term Loan Secured Parties or the Additional Term Secured Parties, as applicable, in the Term Loan Priority Collateral.  The applicable Additional ABL Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the Term Loan Agent and each Additional Term Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such

 

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amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Term Loan Collateral Document or Additional Term Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(h).

 

(i)            In the event that any Additional ABL Agent that is the ABL Collateral Representative or the requisite Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replacing any Additional ABL Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Additional ABL Collateral Document relating to the ABL Priority Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of such Additional ABL Agent, such Additional ABL Secured Parties, or any Additional ABL Credit Party with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(f) hereof, the release of any Liens thereon), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each ABL Collateral Document and (with respect to any other Additional ABL Credit Facility) each Additional ABL Collateral Document, in each case without the consent of, or any action by, the ABL Agent or any ABL Secured Party or (with respect to any other Additional ABL Credit Facility) any other Additional ABL Agent or related Additional ABL Secured Party (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between (x) such Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby, and (y) the ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, or such other Additional ABL Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional ABL Secured Parties represented thereby); provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the ABL Secured Parties or such other Additional ABL Secured Parties in the Collateral.  The applicable Additional ABL Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the ABL Agent and each such other Additional ABL Agent; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any ABL Collateral Document or Additional ABL Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(i).

 

Section 7.5  Addresses for Notices.  Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served, faxed, or sent by overnight express courier service or United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service, upon receipt of a facsimile or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail (certified, with postage prepaid and properly addressed).  For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in this Section) shall be as set forth below or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.

 

	
ABL Agent:
    	
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
    
	
 
    	
60 Wall Street
    
	
 
    	
New York, NY 10005
    
	
 
    	
Attention: Carin Keegan
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile: (212) 797-5690
    
	
 
    	
Telephone: (212) 250-6083
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Term Loan Agent:
    	
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
    
	
 
    	
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New York, NY 10005
    
	
 
    	
Attention: Carin Keegan
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile: (212) 797-5690
    
	
 
    	
Telephone: (212) 250-6083
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Any Additional Agent:
    	
As set forth in the Additional Indebtedness Joinder   executed and delivered by such Additional Agent pursuant to Section 7.11.
    

 

Section 7.6  No Waiver, Remedies.  No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

Section 7.7  Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations.  This Agreement is a continuing agreement and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations and the Discharge of Additional Obligations shall have occurred, (b) be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns.  Nothing herein is intended, or shall be construed to give, any other Person any right, remedy or claim under, to or in respect of this Agreement or any Collateral, subject to Section 7.10 hereof.  All references to any Credit Party shall include any Credit Party as debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Credit Party in any Insolvency Proceeding.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), the ABL Agent, any ABL Secured Party, the Term Loan Agent, any Term Loan Secured Party, any Additional Agent or any Additional Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Obligations, as applicable, to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations in respect thereof granted to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, such ABL Secured Party, such Term Loan Secured Party, such Additional Agent or such Additional Secured Party, as the case may be, herein or otherwise.  The ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Secured Parties may continue, at any time and without notice to the other Parties hereto, to extend credit and other financial accommodations, lend monies and provide indebtedness to, or for the benefit of, any Credit Party on the faith hereof.

 

Section 7.8  Governing Law:  Entire Agreement.  The validity, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

Section 7.9  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and it is not necessary that the signatures of all Parties be contained on any one counterpart hereof, each counterpart will be deemed to be an original, and all together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

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Section 7.10  No Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, each Additional Agent, the Additional Secured Parties and the Company and the other Credit Parties.  No other Person shall have or be entitled to assert rights or benefits hereunder.

 

Section 7.11  Designation of Additional Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Agents.  (a) The Company may designate any Additional Indebtedness complying with the requirements of the definition of “Additional Indebtedness” as Additional Indebtedness, and as either Additional ABL Indebtedness or Additional Term Indebtedness, for purposes of this Agreement, upon complying with the following conditions:

 

(i)            one or more Additional Agents for one or more Additional Secured Parties in respect of such Additional Indebtedness shall have executed the Additional Indebtedness Joinder with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, and the Company or any such Additional Agent shall have delivered such executed Additional Indebtedness Joinder to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement;

 

(ii)           at least five Business Days (unless a shorter period is agreed in writing by the Parties and the Company) prior to delivery of the Additional Indebtedness Joinder, the Company shall have delivered to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement complete and correct copies of any Additional Credit Facility, Additional Guarantees and Additional Collateral Documents that will govern such Additional Indebtedness upon giving effect to such designation (which may be unexecuted copies of Additional Documents to be executed and delivered concurrently with the effectiveness of such designation);

 

(iii)          the Company shall have executed and delivered to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement an Additional Indebtedness Designation, with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, which Additional Indebtedness Designation shall designate such Additional Indebtedness as Additional ABL Indebtedness or Additional Term Indebtedness, as the case may be;

 

(iv)          all state and local stamp, recording, filing, intangible and similar taxes or fees (if any) that are payable in connection with the inclusion of such Additional Indebtedness under this Agreement shall have been paid and reasonable evidence thereof shall have been given to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement; and

 

(v)           no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(b)           Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, (i) the designated Additional Indebtedness shall constitute “Additional Indebtedness,” any Additional Credit Facility under which such Additional Indebtedness is or may be incurred shall constitute an “Additional Credit Facility,” any holder of such Additional Indebtedness or other applicable

 

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Additional Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Secured Party,” and any Additional Agent for any such Additional Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Agent,” (ii) any designated Additional Term Indebtedness shall constitute “Additional Term Indebtedness,” any Additional Term Credit Facility under which such Additional Term Indebtedness is or may be incurred shall constitute an “Additional Credit Facility” and an “Additional Term Credit Facility,” any holder of such Additional Term Indebtedness or other applicable Additional Term Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Secured Party” and an “Additional Term Secured Party,” and any Additional Term Agent for any such Additional Term Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Term Agent” and (iii) any designated Additional ABL Indebtedness shall constitute “Additional ABL Indebtedness,” any Additional ABL Credit Facility under which such Additional ABL Indebtedness is or may be incurred shall constitute an “Additional ABL Credit Facility,” any holder of such Additional ABL Indebtedness or other applicable Additional ABL Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional ABL Secured Party,” and any Additional ABL Agent for any such Additional ABL Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional ABL Agent,” in each case for all purposes under this Agreement.  The date on which the foregoing conditions shall have been satisfied with respect to such Additional Indebtedness is herein called the “Additional Effective Date.”  Prior to the Additional Effective Date with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed not to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is not then designated.  On and after the Additional Effective Date with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is then designated.

 

(c)           In connection with any designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11, each of the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any Additional Agent then party hereto agrees at the Company’s expense (x) to execute and deliver any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, any Term Loan Collateral Documents, ABL Collateral Documents, or Additional Collateral Documents, as applicable, and any blocked account, control or other agreements relating to any security interest in Control Collateral or Cash Collateral, and to make or consent to any filings or take any other actions, as may be reasonably deemed by the Company to be necessary or reasonably desirable for any Lien on any Collateral to secure such Additional Indebtedness to become a valid and perfected Lien (with the priority contemplated by this Agreement), provided that such amendment, restatement, waiver or supplement does not adversely affect the validity, perfection or priority of the Lien of such Agent (subject, as to priority, to the provisions of this Agreement) and (y) otherwise to reasonably cooperate to effectuate a designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11 (including without limitation, if requested, by executing an acknowledgment of any Additional Indebtedness Joinder or of the occurrence of any Additional Effective Date).

 

Section 7.12  Term Loan Collateral Representative and ABL Collateral Representative; Notice of Change.  The Term Loan Collateral Representative shall act for the Term Loan Collateral Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so

 

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act at the direction of the Requisite Term Holders from time to time.  Until a Party (other than the existing Term Loan Collateral Representative) receives written notice from the existing Term Loan Collateral Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5 of this Agreement, of a change in the identity of the Term Loan Collateral Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing Term Loan Collateral Representative is in fact the Term Loan Collateral Representative.  Each Party (other than the existing Term Loan Collateral Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the Term Loan Collateral Representative which facially appears to be from the then existing Term Loan Collateral Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5 and such Agent shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice.  Each existing Term Loan Collateral Representative from time to time agrees to give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the Term Loan Collateral Representative.

 

The ABL Collateral Representative shall act for the ABL Collateral Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction of the Requisite ABL Holders from time to time.  Until a Party (other than the existing ABL Collateral Representative) receives written notice from the existing ABL Collateral Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5 of this Agreement, of a change in the identity of the ABL Collateral Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing ABL Collateral Representative is in fact the ABL Collateral Representative.  Each Party (other than the existing ABL Collateral Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the ABL Collateral Representative which facially appears to be from the then existing ABL Collateral Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5 and such Agent shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice.  Each existing ABL Collateral Representative from time to time agrees to give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the ABL Collateral Representative.

 

Section 7.13  Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.  The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Secured Parties, respectively.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the rights of the Company or any other Credit Party, or the obligations of the Company or any other Credit Party to pay the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.

 

Section 7.14  Headings.  The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are inserted for purposes of convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

Section 7.15  Severability.  If any of the provisions in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement and shall not invalidate the Lien Priority or the application of Proceeds and other priorities set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 7.16  Attorneys Fees.  The Parties agree that if any dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other proceeding is brought with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement or any provision hereof, the prevailing party in such dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other

 

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proceeding shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of this Agreement, irrespective of whether suit is brought.

 

Section 7.17  VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.  (a) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT RELATED THERETO, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.

 

(b)           EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY HERETO REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

(c)           EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 7.5.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

Section 7.18  Intercreditor Agreement.  This Agreement is the “ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement” referred to in the ABL Credit Agreement, the “ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement” referred to in the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the “ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement or ABL/Secured Notes Intercreditor Agreement” referred to in any Additional Credit Facility.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to subordinate the right of any ABL Secured Party or any Additional ABL Secured Party to receive payment to the right of any Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Secured Party to receive payment or of any Term Loan Secured Party or any Additional Term Secured Party to receive payment to the right of any ABL Secured Party or any Additional ABL Secured Party to receive payment (whether before or after the occurrence of an Insolvency Proceeding), it being the intent of the

 

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Parties that this Agreement shall effectuate a subordination of Liens as between the ABL Secured Parties, or any Additional ABL Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Term Loan Secured Parties or any Additional Term Secured Parties, on the other hand, but not a subordination of Indebtedness.

 

Section 7.19  No Warranties or Liability.  The Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent each acknowledges and agrees that none of the other Parties has made any representation or warranty with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any other ABL Document, any other Term Loan Document or any other Additional Document.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective extensions of credit to any Credit Party in accordance with law and their usual practices, modified from time to time as they deem appropriate.

 

Section 7.20  Conflicts.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any ABL Document, any Term Loan Document or any Additional Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.  The parties hereto acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement are not intended to negate any specific rights granted to, or obligations of, the Company or any other Credit Party in the Term Loan Documents, the ABL Documents or any Additional Documents.

 

Section 7.21  Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties.  None of the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent has any responsibility for keeping any other Party informed of the financial condition of the Credit Parties or of other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the ABL Obligations, the Term Loan Obligations or any Additional Obligations.  The Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent hereby agree that no party shall have any duty to advise any other party of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances.  In the event the Term Loan Agent, the ABL Agent or any Additional Agent, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any information to any other party to this Agreement, it shall be under no obligation (A) to provide any such information to such other party or any other party on any subsequent occasion, (B) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, or (C) to disclose any other information.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

Each Borrower and each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of this Agreement and consents thereto, agrees to recognize all rights granted thereby to the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, any Additional Agent and any Additional Secured Parties and will not do any act or perform any obligation which is not in accordance with the agreements set forth in this Agreement.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS DESIGNATION

 

DESIGNATION dated as of                     , 20   , by [COMPANY](1) (the “Company”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”) entered into as of May 25, 2011 between DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Agent”) for the ABL Secured Parties and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Loan Agent”) for the Term Loan Secured Parties.(2)  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of                     , 20    (the “Additional Credit Facility”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list Additional Secured Parties] [and Additional Agent, as agent (the “Additional Agent”)].(3)

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Company to designate Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.  Accordingly:

 

Section 1.  Representations and Warranties.  The Company hereby represents and warrants to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, and any Additional Agent that:

 

(1)           the Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility constitutes “Additional Indebtedness” which complies with the definition of such term in the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(2)           all conditions set forth in Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Additional Indebtedness have been satisfied; and

 

(3)           on the date hereof there does not exist, and after giving effect to the designation of such Additional Indebtedness there will not exist, any Event of Default.

 

Section 2.  Designation of Additional Indebtedness.  The Company hereby designates such Additional Indebtedness as Additional Indebtedness and as Additional [ABL] / [Term] Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(1)           Revise as appropriate to refer to any permitted successor or assign.

 

(2)           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor ABL Agent or Term Loan Agent and to add reference to any previously added Additional Agent.

 

(3)           Revise as appropriate to refer to the relevant Additional Credit Facility, Additional Secured Parties and any Additional Agent.

 

 

IN WITNESS OF, the undersigned has caused this Designation to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer or other representative, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT B

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                            , 20   , among [COMPANY] (the “Company”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Agent”)(4) for the ABL Secured Parties, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Loan Agent”)(5) for the Term Loan Secured Parties, [list any previously added Additional Agent] [and insert name of each Additional Agent under any Additional Credit Facility being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”) among the ABL Agent, [and] the Term Loan Agent [and (list any previously added Additional Agent)].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of                     , 20    (the “Additional Credit Facility”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list any applicable Additional Secured Parties (the “Joining Additional Secured Parties”)] [and insert name of each applicable Additional Agent (the “Joining Additional Agent”)].(6)

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Company to designate Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.  The Company has so designated Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility as Additional Indebtedness and as Additional [ABL] [Term] Indebtedness by means of an Additional Indebtedness Designation.

 

Accordingly, [the Joining Additional Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Joining Additional Secured Parties,](7) hereby agrees with the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound.  The [Joining Additional Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Joining Additional Secured Parties,](8) hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and

 

(4)           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor ABL Agent.

 

(5)           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Term Loan Agent.

 

(6)           Revise as appropriate to refer to the relevant Additional Credit Facility, Additional Secured Parties and any Additional Agent.

 

(7)           Revise as appropriate to refer to any Additional Agent being added hereby and any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

(8)           Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

 

 

provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the Additional Effective Date with respect to the Additional Credit Facility, be deemed to be a party to the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Recognition of Claims.  (a) The ABL Agent (for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties), the Term Loan Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties) and [each of] the Additional Agent[s](for itself and on behalf of any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby) hereby agree that the interests of the respective Secured Parties in the Liens granted to the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, or any Additional Agent, as applicable, under the applicable Credit Documents shall be treated, as among the Secured Parties, as having the priorities provided for in Section 2.1 of the Intercreditor Agreement, and shall at all times be allocated among the Secured Parties as provided therein regardless of any claim or defense (including without limitation any claims under the fraudulent transfer, preference or similar avoidance provisions of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally) to which the ABL Agent, the Term Loan Agent, any Additional Agent or any Secured Party may be entitled or subject.  The ABL Agent (for itself and on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties), the Term Loan Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties), and any Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement (for itself and on behalf of any Additional Secured Parties represented thereby) (a) recognize the existence and validity of the Additional Obligations represented by the Additional Credit Facility, and (b) agree to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the Additional Credit Facility or other applicable Additional Documents are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.  The [Joining Additional Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Joining Additional Secured Parties] (a) recognize[s] the existence and validity of the ABL Obligations, the existence and validity of the Term Loan Obligations [and the existence and validity of the Additional Obligations](9) and (b) agree[s] to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the other ABL Documents or Term Loan Documents or the Additional Credit Facility or the Additional Documents](10), as the case may be, are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.

 

Section 3.  Notices.  Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to [the Joining Additional Agent] shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 4.  Miscellaneous.  THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

(9)           Add reference to any previously added Additional Obligations as appropriate.

 

(10)         Add reference to any previously added Additional Credit Facility and related Additional Documents as appropriate.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

[ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT][TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT][ADDITIONAL CREDIT FACILITY] JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                         , 20   , among DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Agent”)(11) for the ABL Secured Parties, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Loan Agent”)(12) for the Term Loan Secured Parties, [list any previously added Additional Agent] [and insert name of additional Term Loan Secured Parties, Term Loan Agent, ABL Secured Parties or ABL Agent, as applicable, being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”) among the ABL Agent(13), [and] the Term Loan Agent(14) [and (list any previously added Additional Agent)].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of new facility], dated as of                        , 20     (the “Joining [ABL Credit Agreement][Term Loan Credit Agreement][Additional Credit Facility]”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list any applicable new ABL Secured Parties, Term Loan Secured Parties or Additional Secured Parties, as applicable (the “Joining [ABL Secured Parties][Term Loan Secured Parties][Additional Secured Parties]”)] [and insert name of each applicable Agent (the “Joining [ABL][Term Loan][Additional] Agent”)].(15)

 

The Joining [ABL][Term Loan][Additional] Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Joining [ABL Secured Parties][Term Loan Secured Parties][Additional Secured Parties],(16) hereby agrees with the Company and the other Grantors, the [ABL][ Term Loan][Additional] Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound.  The [Joining [ABL][Term Loan][Additional] Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Joining [ABL Secured Parties][Term Loan Secured

 

 

(11)         Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor ABL Agent.

 

(12)         Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Term Loan Agent.

 

(13)         Revise as appropriate to describe predecessor ABL Agent or ABL Secured Parties, if joinder is for a new ABL Credit Agreement.

 

(14)         Revise as appropriate to describe predecessor Term Loan Agent or Term Loan Secured Parties, if joinder is for a new Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

(15)         Revise as appropriate to refer to the new credit facility, Secured Parties and Agents.

 

(16)         Revise as appropriate to refer to any Agent being added hereby and any Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

 

Parties][Additional Secured Parties],](17) hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the date hereof, be deemed to be a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as [the][a] [ABL] [Term Loan] [Additional] Agent.  As of the date hereof, the Joining [ABL Credit Agreement][Term Loan Credit Agreement][Additional Credit Facility] shall be deemed [the][a] [ABL Credit Agreement] [Term Loan Credit Agreement] [Additional Credit Facility] under the Intercreditor Agreement, and the obligations thereunder are subject to the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Notices.  Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to the Joining [ABL] [Term Loan] [Additional] Agent shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 3.  Miscellaneous.  THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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(17)         Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

 

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EXHIBIT L

to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[FORM OF]
 JUNIOR LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

[                ]

 

as Term Loan Agent,

 

and

 

[                ]

 

as Initial Junior Priority Agent

 

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ARTICLE I
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
DEFINITIONS
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Section 1.1
    	
UCC Definitions
    	
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Section 1.2
    	
Other Definitions
    	
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Section 1.3
    	
Rules of Construction
    	
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ARTICLE II
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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Section 2.1
    	
Agreement to Subordinate
    	
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Section 2.2
    	
Waiver of Right to Contest Liens
    	
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Section 2.3
    	
Remedies Standstill
    	
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Section 2.4
    	
Exercise of Rights
    	
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Section 2.5
    	
[RESERVED]
    	
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Section 2.6
    	
Waiver of Marshalling
    	
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Section 3.1
    	
Certain Actions Permitted
    	
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Section 3.2
    	
Agent for Perfection
    	
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Section 3.3
    	
Sharing of Information and Access
    	
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Section 3.4
    	
Insurance
    	
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Section 3.5
    	
No Additional Rights for the Credit Parties Hereunder
    	
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Section 3.6
    	
Actions upon Breach
    	
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Section 4.1
    	
Application of Proceeds
    	
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Section 4.2
    	
Specific Performance
    	
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Section 5.1
    	
Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers
    	
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Section 5.2
    	
Modifications to Senior Priority Documents and Junior   Priority Documents
    	
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Section 5.3
    	
Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement
    	
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Section 6.1
    	
DIP Financing
    	
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Section 6.2
    	
Relief from Stay
    	
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Section 6.3
    	
No Contest
    	
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Section 6.4
    	
Asset Sales
    	
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Section 6.5
    	
Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification
    	
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Section 6.6
    	
Enforceability
    	
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Section 6.7
    	
Senior Priority Obligations Unconditional
    	
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Section 6.8
    	
Junior Priority Obligations Unconditional
    	
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Section 6.9
    	
Adequate Protection
    	
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Section 7.1
    	
Rights of Subrogation
    	
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Section 7.2
    	
Further Assurances
    	
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Section 7.3
    	
Representations
    	
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Section 7.4
    	
Amendments
    	
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Section 7.5
    	
Addresses for Notices
    	
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Section 7.6
    	
No Waiver, Remedies
    	
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Section 7.7
    	
Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations
    	
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Section 7.8
    	
Governing Law; Entire Agreement
    	
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Section 7.9
    	
Counterparts
    	
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Section 7.10
    	
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
    	
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Section 7.11
    	
Designation of Additional Indebtedness; Joinder of   Additional Agents
    	
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Section 7.12
    	
Senior Priority Representative; Notice of Senior Priority   Representative Change
    	
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Section 7.13
    	
Term Loan Collateral Representative
    	
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Section 7.14
    	
Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights
    	
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Section 7.15
    	
Headings
    	
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Section 7.16
    	
Severability
    	
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Section 7.17
    	
Attorneys’ Fees
    	
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Section 7.18
    	
VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER
    	
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Section 7.19
    	
Intercreditor Agreement
    	
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Section 7.20
    	
No Warranties or Liability
    	
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Section 7.21
    	
Conflicts
    	
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Section 7.22
    	
Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit   Parties
    	
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EXHIBITS:

 

Exhibit A                Additional Indebtedness Designation

 

Exhibit B                Additional Indebtedness Joinder

 

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JUNIOR LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

This JUNIOR LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of [          ], 20[  ] between [                ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, from time to time, and as further defined herein, the “Term Loan Agent”) for the Term Loan Secured Parties referred to below and [                  ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, from time to time, and as further defined herein, the “Initial Junior Priority Agent”) for the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties.  Capitalized terms defined in Article I hereof are used in this Agreement as so defined.

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                   Pursuant to the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders have agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to or for the benefit of the Company.

 

B.                                     Pursuant to the Term Loan Guaranties, the Term Loan Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the payment and performance of the Term Loan Borrower’s obligations under the Term Loan Documents.

 

C.                                     Pursuant to the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, the Initial Junior Priority Secured Creditors have agreed to make certain extensions of credit to or for the benefit of the Initial Junior Priority Borrower.

 

E.                                      Pursuant to the Initial Junior Priority Guaranties, the Initial Junior Priority Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the payment and performance of the Initial Junior Priority Borrower’s obligations under the Initial Junior Priority Documents.

 

F.                                      The Term Loan Agent (on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties) is party to the Base Intercreditor Agreement, and the Initial Junior Priority Agent (on behalf of the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties) is or concurrently herewith will become party thereto.

 

G.                                     Pursuant to the Base Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the Company may, from time to time, designate certain additional Indebtedness of any Credit Party as “Additional Indebtedness” (i) by executing and delivering an “Additional Indebtedness Designation” under the Base Intercreditor Agreement, by designating such additional Indebtedness as “Additional Term Indebtedness” thereunder, and by complying with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11 thereof, and (ii) by executing and delivering an Additional Indebtedness Designation hereunder and by complying with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11 hereof, and the holders of such Additional Indebtedness and any other applicable Additional Credit Facility Secured Party shall thereafter constitute Senior Priority Creditors or Junior Priority Creditors (as so designated by the Company), as the case may be, and any Additional Agent therefor shall thereafter constitute a Senior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Agent (as so designated by the Company), as the case may be, for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

H.                                    Each of the Term Loan Agent (on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties) and the Initial Junior Priority Agent (on behalf of the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties) and, by their acknowledgment hereof, the Term Loan Credit Parties and the Initial Junior Credit Parties, desire to agree to the relative priority of Liens on the Collateral and certain other rights, priorities and interests as provided herein.

 

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1         UCC Definitions.  The following terms which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code are used herein as so defined:  Accounts, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Commodity Accounts, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Financial Assets, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Money, Payment Intangibles, Promissory Notes, Records, Security, Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Supporting Obligations, and Tangible Chattel Paper.

 

Section 1.2         Other Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

“ABL Agent” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“ABL Priority Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

“Additional Agent” shall mean any one or more administrative agents, collateral agents, security agents, trustees or other representatives for or of any one or more Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties, any Additional Bank Products Provider or any Additional Hedging Provider, and shall include any successor thereto, as well as any Person designated as an “Agent” under any Additional Credit Facility.

 

“Additional Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with any Additional Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents, (b) was an Additional Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Additional Credit Facility Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Additional Bank Products Affiliate) that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Additional Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional Borrower” shall mean any Additional Credit Party that incurs or issues Additional Indebtedness under any Additional Credit Facility, together with its successors and assigns.

 

“Additional Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Security Documents” as defined in any Additional Credit Facility, and in any event shall include all security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Additional Credit Facility, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing 

 

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any Additional Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Additional Credit Facilities” shall mean (a) any one or more agreements, instruments and documents under which any Additional Indebtedness is or may be incurred, including without limitation any credit agreements, loan agreements, indentures, guarantees or other financing agreements, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, together with (b) if designated by the Company, any other agreement extending the maturity of, consolidating, restructuring, refunding, replacing or refinancing all or any portion of the Additional Obligations, whether by the same or any other lender, debtholder or other creditor or group of lenders, debtholders or other creditors, or the same or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor, or otherwise, and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder.

 

“Additional Credit Facility Lenders” shall mean one or more holders of Additional Indebtedness (or commitments therefor) that is or may be incurred under one or more Additional Credit Facilities, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional Credit Facility Lender” under any Additional Credit Facility.

 

“Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties” shall mean all Additional Agents, one or more Additional Credit Facility Lenders and shall include all Additional Bank Products Affiliates, Additional Hedging Affiliates, Additional Bank Products Providers and Additional Hedging Providers and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional Credit Facility Secured Party” under any Additional Credit Facility; and with respect to any Additional Agent, shall mean the Additional Credit Facility Secured Party represented by such Additional Agent.

 

“Additional Credit Party” shall mean the Company, Holdings (so long as it is a guarantor under any of the Additional Guaranties), each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is or becomes a party to any Additional Document, and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the Additional Guaranties.

 

“Additional Documents” shall mean any Additional Credit Facilities, any Additional Guaranties, any Additional Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any Credit Party and any Additional Bank Products Affiliate or Additional Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreements between any Credit Party and any Additional Hedging Affiliate or Additional Hedging Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any Additional Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to any Additional Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing or any Additional Credit Facility, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among any of the Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties or among any of the Term Loan Secured Parties and Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Additional Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.11(b).

 

“Additional Guaranties” shall mean any one or more guarantees of any Additional Obligations of any Additional Credit Party by any other Additional Credit Party in favor of any Additional Credit Facility Secured Party, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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“Additional Guarantor” shall mean any Additional Credit Party that at any time has provided an Additional Guaranty.

 

“Additional Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with any Additional Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents, (b) was an Additional Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Additional Credit Facility Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional Hedging Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Additional Hedging Affiliate) that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Additional Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Additional Indebtedness” shall mean any Additional Specified Indebtedness that (1) is secured by a Lien on Collateral and is permitted to be so secured by:

 

(a)           prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, Subsection 8.6 of the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Term Loan Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition);

 

(b)           prior to the Discharge of Initial Junior Priority Obligations, Section [  ](1) of the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility (if the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any other Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(c)           prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(2) is designated (a) as “Additional Term Indebtedness” by the Company in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11 of the Base Intercreditor Agreement and (b) as “Additional Indebtedness” by the Company pursuant to an Additional Indebtedness Designation and in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11.

 

(1)                                  Insert the section number of the negative covenant restricting Liens in the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility.

 

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As used in this definition of “Additional Indebtedness”, the term “Lien” shall have the meaning set forth (x) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(a), prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect), (y) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(b), prior to the Discharge of Initial Junior Priority Obligations, in the Original Junior Priority Credit Facility (if the Original Junior Priority Credit Facility is then in effect), or in any other Junior Priority Credit Facility then in effect (if the Original Junior Priority Credit Facility is not then in effect), and (z) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(c), prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect.

 

“Additional Indebtedness Designation” shall mean a certificate of the Company with respect to Additional Indebtedness, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

“Additional Indebtedness Joinder” shall mean a joinder agreement executed by one or more Additional Agents in respect of any Additional Indebtedness subject to an Additional Indebtedness Designation on behalf of one or more Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties in respect of such Additional Indebtedness, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

“Additional Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Additional Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Additional Credit Party from time to time to any Additional Agent, any Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties or any of them, including any Additional Bank Products Affiliates, Additional Hedging Affiliates, Additional Bank Products Provider or Additional Hedging Provider, under any Additional Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Additional Credit Party, would have accrued on any Additional Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Additional Credit Party for such interest and fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the Additional Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

“Additional Specified Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness that is or may from time to time be incurred by any Credit Party in compliance with:

 

(a)           prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, Subsection 8.1 of the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Term Loan Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition);

 

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(b)           prior to the Discharge of Initial Junior Priority Obligations, Section [  ](2) of the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility (if the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any other Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(c)           prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any Additional Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition).

 

As used in this definition of “Additional Specified Indebtedness”, the term “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth (x) for purposes of the preceding clause (a), prior to the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations, in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect), (y) for purposes of the preceding clause (b), prior to the Discharge of Initial Junior Priority Obligations, in the Original Junior Priority Credit Facility (if the Original Junior Priority Credit Facility is then in effect), or in any other Junior Priority Credit Facility then in effect (if the Original Junior Priority Credit Facility is not then in effect), and (z) for purposes of the preceding clause (c), prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect.  In the event that any Indebtedness as defined in any such Credit Document shall not be Indebtedness as defined in any other such Credit Document, but is or may be incurred in compliance with such other Credit Document, such Indebtedness shall constitute Additional Specified Indebtedness for the purposes of such other Credit Document.

 

“Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agent” shall mean any Senior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Agent.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble hereto.

 

“Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate, any Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Affiliate or any Additional Bank Products Affiliate, as applicable.

 

“Bank Products Agreement” shall mean any agreement pursuant to which a bank or other financial institution agrees to provide (a) treasury services, (b) credit card, merchant card, purchasing card or stored value card services (including, without limitation, processing and other administrative services with respect thereto), (c) cash management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursements, credit cards, credit card processing services, automated clearinghouse and other electronic funds transfer transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, lockbox, stop payment, information 

 

(2)                                  Insert the section number of the negative covenant restricting Indebtedness in the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility.

 

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reporting, wire transfer and interstate depository network services) and (d) other banking products or services as may be requested by any Credit Party (other than letters of credit and other than loans except indebtedness arising from services described in items (a) through (c) of this definition).

 

“Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Term Loan Bank Products Provider, any Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Provider or any Additional Bank Products Provider, as applicable.

 

“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean title 11 of the United States Code.

 

“Base Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011, by and among Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as ABL Agent, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Term Loan Agent, and any additional agents party thereto from time to time, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Borrower” shall mean any of the Term Loan Borrower, the Initial Junior Priority Borrower and any Additional Borrower.

 

“Business Day” shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.

 

“Capital Stock” shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

 

“Cash Collateral” shall mean any Collateral consisting of Money or Cash Equivalents, any Security Entitlement and any Financial Assets.

 

“Cash Equivalents” shall mean (1) money and (2) (a) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, (b) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of (i) any ABL Secured Party (as defined under the Base Intercreditor Agreement), any Term Loan Secured Party (as defined under the Base Intercreditor Agreement) or any Additional Secured Party (as defined under the Base Intercreditor Agreement) or any Affiliate thereof or (ii) any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and the commercial paper of the holding company of which is rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (a division of The McGraw Hill Companies Inc.) or any successor rating agency (“S&P”) or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor rating agency (“Moody’s”) (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency as shall be approved by any Agent (as defined under the Base Intercreditor Agreement) (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment), (or, if there is no continuing Agent (as defined under the Base Intercreditor Agreement) other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company)), (c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (a) and (b) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b) above, (d) commercial paper rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency as shall be approved by any Agent (as defined under the Base Intercreditor Agreement) (other than any Designated Agent), in each case, in its reasonable judgment (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company)), (e) investments in money market funds complying with the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the Securities and Exchange Commission under 

 

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the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (f) investments similar to any of the foregoing denominated in foreign currencies approved by the board of directors of the Company, in each case provided in clauses (a), (b), (d) and (to the extent relating to any such clause) (f) above only, maturing within twelve months after the date of acquisition.

 

“Collateral” shall mean all Property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Borrower or any Guarantor in or upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to any Agent under any of the Term Loan Collateral Documents, the Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents or the Additional Collateral Documents, together with all rents, issues, profits, products, and Proceeds thereof to the extent a Lien is granted or purported to be granted therein to the applicable Agent by such applicable documents.

 

“Commodities Agreement” shall mean, in respect of a Person, any commodity futures contract, forward contract, option or similar agreement or arrangement (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is a party or beneficiary.

 

“Company” shall mean Emergency Medical Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

“Control Collateral” shall mean any Collateral consisting of any certificated Security, Investment Property, Deposit Account, Instruments, Chattel Paper and any other Collateral as to which a Lien may be perfected through possession or control by the secured party, or any agent therefor.

 

“Credit Documents” shall mean the Term Loan Documents, the Initial Junior Priority Documents and any Additional Documents.

 

“Credit Facility” shall mean the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Initial Junior Lien Credit Facility or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable

 

“Credit Parties” shall mean the Term Loan Credit Parties, the Initial Junior Priority Credit Parties and any Additional Credit Parties.

 

“Creditor” shall mean any Senior Priority Creditor or Junior Priority Creditor.

 

“Currency Agreement” shall mean, in respect of a Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangements (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is a party or a beneficiary.

 

“Designated Agent” shall mean any Party that the Company designates as a Designated Agent (as confirmed in writing by such Party if such designation is made after the execution of this Agreement by such Party (in the case of the Initial Junior Priority Agent) or the joinder of such Party to this Agreement), as and to the extent so designated.  Such designation may be for all purposes of this Agreement, or may be for one or more specified purposes hereunder or provisions hereof.

 

“DIP Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).

 

“Discharge of Additional Obligations” shall mean, if any Indebtedness shall at any time have been incurred under any Additional Credit Facility, with respect to each Additional Credit Facility, (a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Additional Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Additional Indebtedness under such Additional Credit Facility is paid in full in cash, (i) including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued 

 

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thereunder at such time (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit at such time), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such Additional Credit Facility (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 101.5% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) but (ii) excluding unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations under the applicable Additional Credit Facility at such time and (b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the applicable Additional Documents at such time.

 

“Discharge of Initial Junior Priority Obligations” shall mean, with respect to each Junior Priority Credit Facility, (a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Initial Junior Priority Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility is paid in full in cash, (i) including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder at such time (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit at such time), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 101.5% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) but (ii) excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations at such time and (b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the Initial Junior Priority Documents at such time.

 

“Discharge of Term Loan Obligations” shall mean (a) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Term Loan Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable Term Loan Credit Agreement is paid in full in cash, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations under the applicable Term Loan Credit Agreement at such time and (b) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the Term Loan Documents at such time.

 

“Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations” shall mean the occurrence of all of the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations and the Discharge of Additional Obligations in respect of Senior Priority Debt.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

“Event of Default” shall mean an Event of Default under any Term Loan Credit Agreement, any Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility or any Additional Credit Facility.

 

“Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies” or “Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies” shall mean:

 

(a)           the taking of any action to enforce or realize upon any Lien, including the institution of any foreclosure proceedings or the noticing of any public or private sale pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, or taking any action to enforce any right or power to repossess, replevy, attach, garnish, levy upon or collect the Proceeds of any Lien;

 

(b)           the exercise of any right or remedy provided to a secured creditor on account of a Lien under any of the Credit Documents, under applicable law, by self-help repossession, by notification to account obligors of any Grantor in an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, including the election to retain any of the Collateral in satisfaction of a Lien;

 

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(c)           the taking of any action or the exercise of any right or remedy in respect of the collection on, set off against, marshaling of, injunction respecting or foreclosure on the Collateral or the Proceeds thereof;

 

(d)           the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager or interim receiver of all or part of the Collateral;

 

(e)           the sale, lease, license, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral by private or public sale or any other means permissible under applicable law;

 

(f)            the exercise of any other right of a secured creditor under Part 6 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(g)           the exercise of any voting rights relating to any Capital Stock included in the Collateral; and

 

(h)           the delivery of any notice, claim or demand relating to the Collateral to any Person (including any securities intermediary, depository bank or landlord) in possession or control of any Collateral;

 

provided that (i) filing a proof of claim or statement of interest in any Insolvency Proceeding, (ii) the acceleration of the Senior Priority Obligations, (iii) the imposition of a default rate, (iv) the cessation of lending pursuant to the provisions of the Senior Priority Documents, (v) the consent by any Senior Priority Agent to disposition by any Grantor of any of the Collateral or the consent by the Senior Priority Representative to disposition by any Grantor of any of the Collateral or (vi) seeking adequate protection shall not be deemed to be an Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies.

 

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including the European Union.

 

“Grantor” shall mean any Grantor as defined in the Term Loan Collateral Documents or in the Junior Priority Collateral Documents, as the context requires.

 

“Guarantor” shall mean any of the Term Loan Guarantors, the Initial Junior Priority Guarantors and any Additional Guarantors.

 

“Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Term Loan Hedging Affiliate, any Initial Junior Priority Hedging Affiliate or any Additional Hedging Affiliate, as applicable.

 

“Hedging Agreement” shall mean any Interest Rate Agreement, Commodities Agreement, Currency Agreement or any other credit or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity, equity values or creditworthiness (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement..

 

“Hedging Provider” shall mean any Term Loan Hedging Provider, any Initial Junior Priority Hedging Provider or any Additional Hedging Provider, as applicable.

 

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“Holdings” shall mean CDRT Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

“Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any date, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property (other than trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices) , which purchase price is due more than one year after the date of placing such property in final service or taking final delivery and title thereto, (b) any other indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (c) all obligations of such Person under Financing Leases, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments issued or created for the account of such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, interest rate futures, interest rate options, interest rate caps and any other interest rate hedge arrangements, (f) all indebtedness or obligations of the types referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (e) to the extent secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof and (g) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of other Persons, to the extent so guaranteed by such Person..

 

“Initial Junior Priority Agent” shall mean [          ] in its capacity as collateral agent under the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, whether under the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility or any subsequent Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, as well as any Person designated as the “Agent” or “Collateral Agent” under any Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility.

 

“Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with any Initial Junior Priority Credit Party with the obligations of such Initial Junior Priority Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents, (b) was an Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time an Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Affiliate) that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Initial Junior Priority Credit Party with the obligations of such Initial Junior Priority Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents , as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Initial Junior Priority Borrower” shall mean [          ] in [its][their] capacity[y][ies] as borrower[s] under the Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, together with its [and their respective] successors and assigns.

 

“Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Security Documents” as defined in the Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing

 

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any Junior Priority Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility” shall mean (a) if the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility is then in effect, the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, and (b) thereafter, if designated by the Company, any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to refund, refinance, restructure, replace, renew, repay, increase or extend (whether in whole or in part and whether with the original agent and creditors or other agents and creditors or otherwise) the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility or (y) any subsequent Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility (in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time); provided, that the requisite creditors party to such Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility (or their agent or other representative on their behalf) shall agree, by a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to any Senior Priority Agent (other than any Designated Agent) (or, if there is no continuing Senior Priority Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company), that the obligations under such Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility are subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Any reference to the Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility shall be deemed a reference to any Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility then in existence.

 

“Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility Lenders” shall mean one or more holders of Indebtedness (or commitments therefor) that is or may be incurred under the Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as an “Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility Lender” under any Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility.

 

“Initial Junior Priority Credit Parties” shall mean the Initial Junior Priority Borrower, the Initial Junior Priority Guarantors and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any Initial Junior Priority Document.

 

“Initial Junior Priority Creditors” shall mean one or more Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility Lenders and shall include all Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Affiliates, Initial Junior Priority Hedging Affiliates, Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Providers and Initial Junior Priority Hedging Providers and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as an “Initial Junior Priority Creditor” under any Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility.

 

“Initial Junior Priority Documents” shall mean the Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, the Initial Junior Priority Guaranties, the Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any Initial Junior Priority Credit Party and any Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Affiliate or Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreements between any Initial Junior Priority Credit Party and any Initial Junior Priority Hedging Affiliate or Initial Junior Priority Hedging Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which the Initial Junior Priority Agent or any Initial Junior Priority Creditor is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Initial Junior Priority Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to the Initial Junior Priority Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing or any Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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“Initial Junior Priority Guaranties” shall mean the guarantees of the Initial Junior Priority Guarantors pursuant to the [          ](3), and all other guaranties of any Initial Junior Priority Obligations of any Initial Junior Priority Credit Party in favor of any Initial Junior Priority Secured Party, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Initial Junior Priority Guarantors” shall mean the collective reference to each of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries that is a guarantor under any of the Initial Junior Priority Guaranties and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the Initial Junior Priority Guaranties.

 

“Initial Junior Priority Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with any Initial Junior Priority Credit Party with the obligations of such Initial Junior Priority Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents, (b) was an Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility Lender or an Affiliate of an Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Initial Junior Priority Hedging Provider” shall mean any Person (other than an Initial Junior Priority Hedging Affiliate) that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Initial Junior Priority Credit Party with the obligations of such Initial Junior Priority Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Initial Junior Priority Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Initial Junior Priority Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Initial Junior Priority Credit Party from time to time to any Initial Junior Priority Agent, any Initial Junior Priority Creditors or any of them, including any Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Affiliates or Initial Junior Priority Hedging Affiliates, Initial Junior Priority Bank Products Provider or Initial Junior Priority Hedging Provider, under any Initial Junior Priority Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Initial Junior Priority Credit Party, would have accrued on any Initial Junior Priority Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Initial Junior Priority Credit Party for such interest and fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the Initial Junior Priority Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

(3)                                  Describe guarantee arrangements.

 

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“Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties” shall mean the Initial Junior Priority Agent and the Initial Junior Priority Creditors.

 

“Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other governmental authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; in each case covered by clauses (a) and (b) undertaken under United States Federal, State or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.

 

“Interest Rate Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any interest rate protection agreement, future agreement, option agreement, swap agreement, cap agreement, collar agreement, hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement (including derivative agreements or arrangements), as to which such Person is party or a beneficiary.

 

“Junior Priority Agent” shall mean any of the Initial Junior Priority Agent and any Additional Agent under any Junior Priority Documents.

 

“Junior Priority Collateral Documents” shall mean the Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents and any Additional Collateral Documents in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

“Junior Priority Credit Facility” shall mean the Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility and any Additional Credit Facility in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

“Junior Priority Creditors” shall mean the Initial Junior Priority Creditors and any Additional Credit Facility Secured Party in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

“Junior Priority Debt” shall mean:

 

(1)           all Initial Junior Priority Obligations; and

 

(2)           any Additional Obligations of any Credit Party so long as on or before the date on which the relevant Additional Indebtedness is incurred, such Indebtedness is designated by the Company as “Junior Priority Debt” in the relevant Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to Section 7.11(a)(iii).

 

“Junior Priority Documents” shall mean the Initial Junior Priority Documents and any Additional Documents in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

“Junior Priority Lien” shall mean a Lien granted (a) by an Initial Junior Priority Collateral Document to the Initial Junior Priority Agent or (b) by an Additional Collateral Document to any Additional Agent for the purpose of securing Junior Priority Obligations.

 

“Junior Priority Obligations” shall mean the Initial Junior Priority Obligations and any Additional Obligations constituting Junior Priority Debt.

 

“Junior Priority Representative” shall mean the Junior Priority Agent designated by the Junior Priority Agents to act on behalf of the Junior Priority Agents hereunder, acting in such capacity.  The Junior Priority Representative shall initially be the Initial Junior Priority Agent.

 

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“Junior Priority Secured Parties” shall mean, at any time, all of the Junior Priority Agents and all of the Junior Priority Creditors.

 

“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for purposes of security, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Financing Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

“Lien Priority” shall mean, with respect to any Lien of the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, the Initial Junior Priority Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Creditors, any Additional Agent or any Additional Credit Facility Secured Party in the Collateral, the order of priority of such Lien as specified in Section 2.1.

 

“Management Credit Provider” shall mean any Person that is a beneficiary of a Management Guarantee, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Collateral Documents.

 

“Management Guarantee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any other Term Loan Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is not then in effect).

 

“Original Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility” shall mean the [          ](4), dated as of [         ], among [          ], as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Original Term Loan Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011, by and among the Term Loan Borrower, Holdings, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent, the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders and the Term Loan Agent, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Party” shall mean any of the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent or any Additional Agent, and “Parties” shall mean all of the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and any Additional Agent.

 

“Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

 

“Proceeds” shall mean (a) all “proceeds,” as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, with respect to the Collateral, and (b) whatever is recoverable or recovered when any Collateral is sold, exchanged, collected, or disposed of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.

 

(4)                                  Describe the Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility.

 

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“Property” shall mean any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

 

“Requisite Senior Priority Holders” shall mean Senior Priority Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Priority Obligations; provided that, (x) if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the Senior Priority Representative is the subordination of Liens to other Liens, or the consent to a sale of all or substantially all of the Collateral, then “Requisite Senior Priority Holders” shall mean those Senior Priority Secured Parties necessary to validly consent to the requested action in accordance with the applicable Senior Priority Documents and (y) except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, if the matter being consented to or the action being taken by the Senior Priority Representative will affect any Series of Senior Priority Debt in a manner different and materially adverse relative to the manner such matter or action affects any other Series of Senior Priority Debt (except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement), then “Requisite Senior Priority Holders” shall mean (1) Senior Priority Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Priority Obligations and (2) Senior Priority Secured Parties holding, in the aggregate, in excess of 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Series of Senior Priority Debt.

 

“Secured Parties” shall mean the Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties.

 

“Senior Priority Agent” shall mean any of the Term Loan Agent or any Additional Agent under any Senior Priority Documents.

 

“Senior Priority Credit Facility” shall mean the Term Loan Credit Agreement and any Additional Credit Facility in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

“Senior Priority Recovery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.

 

“Senior Priority Creditors” shall mean the Term Loan Secured Parties and any Additional Credit Facility Secured Party in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

“Senior Priority Debt” shall mean:

 

(1)           all Term Loan Obligations; and

 

(2)           any Additional Obligations of any Credit Party so long as on or before the date on which the relevant Additional Indebtedness is incurred, such Indebtedness is designated by the Company as “Senior Priority Debt” in the relevant Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to Section 7.11(a)(iii).

 

“Senior Priority Documents” shall mean the Term Loan Documents and any Additional Documents in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

“Senior Priority Lien” shall mean a Lien granted (a) by a Term Loan Collateral Document to the Term Loan Agent or (b) by an Additional Collateral Document to any Additional Agent for the purpose of securing Senior Priority Obligations.

 

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“Senior Priority Obligations” shall mean the Term Loan Obligations and any Additional Obligations constituting Senior Priority Debt.

 

“Senior Priority Representative” shall mean the Senior Priority Agent designated by the Senior Priority Agents to act on behalf of the Senior Priority Agents under this Agreement, acting in such capacity; provided that, at any time the Base Intercreditor Agreement is in effect, the Senior Priority Representative shall be the “Term Loan Collateral Representative” as defined under the Base Intercreditor Agreement.  The Senior Priority Representative shall initially be the Term Loan Agent.

 

“Senior Priority Secured Parties” shall mean, at any time, all of the Senior Priority Agents and all of the Senior Priority Creditors.

 

“Series of Senior Priority Debt” shall mean, severally, (a) the Indebtedness outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and (b) the Indebtedness outstanding under any Additional Credit Facility in respect of or constituting Senior Priority Debt.

 

“Standstill Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

 

“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity (a) of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity are at the time owned by such Person, or (b) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person and, in the case of this clause (b), which is treated as a consolidated subsidiary for accounting purposes.

 

“Term Loan Agent” shall mean [                ](5) in its capacity as collateral agent under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, whether under the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement or any subsequent Term Loan Credit Agreement, as well as any Person designated as the “Agent” or “Collateral Agent” under any Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with any Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, (b) was a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

(5) Insert name of Term Collateral Agent.

 

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“Term Loan Bank Products Provider” shall mean any Person (other than a Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate) that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Term Loan Borrower” shall mean the Company, in its capacity as borrower under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with its successors and assigns.

 

“Term Loan Collateral Documents” shall mean all “Security Documents” as defined in the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Term Loan Credit Agreement, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Term Loan Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

“Term Loan Credit Agreement” shall mean (i) if the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement is then in effect, the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement and (ii) thereafter, if designated by the Company, any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that complies with clause (1) of the definition of “Additional Indebtedness” and has been incurred to refund, refinance, restructure, replace, renew, repay, increase or extend (whether in whole or in part and whether with the original agent and creditors or other agents and creditors or otherwise) the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the Original Term Loan Credit Agreement or (y) any subsequent Term Loan Credit Agreement (in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time); provided, that the requisite creditors party to such Term Loan Credit Agreement (or their agent or other representative on their behalf) shall agree, by a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Junior Priority Agent (if other than a Designated Agent) and any other Junior Priority Agent, (other than any Designated Agent) (or, if there is no continuing Junior Priority Agent other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Company) that the obligations under such Term Loan Credit Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Any reference to the Term Loan Credit Agreement shall be deemed a reference to any Term Loan Credit Agreement then in existence.

 

“Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender” shall mean one or more holders of Indebtedness (or commitments therefor) that is or may be incurred under any Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with their successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as a “Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender” under any Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Credit Parties” shall mean the Term Loan Borrower, the Term Loan Guarantors and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Affiliates that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any Term Loan Document.

 

“Term Loan Documents” shall mean the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Guaranties, the Term Loan Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreements between any Term Loan Credit Party and any Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate or any Term Loan Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreements between any Term Loan Credit Party and any Term Loan Hedging Affiliate or Term Loan Hedging Provider, any Management Guarantee, and those other ancillary agreements as to

 

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which the Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Term Loan Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to the Term Loan Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing or any Term Loan Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Term Loan Guaranties” shall mean that certain guarantee agreement dated as of the date hereof by the Term Loan Guarantors in favor of the Term Loan Agent, and all other guarantees of any Term Loan Obligations of any Term Loan Credit Party by any other Term Loan Credit Party in favor of any Term Loan Secured Party, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Term Loan Guarantors” shall mean the collective reference to Holdings (so long as it is a guarantor under any of the Term Loan Guaranties), each of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries that is a guarantor under any of the Term Loan Guaranties and any other Person who becomes a guarantor under any of the Term Loan Guaranties.

 

“Term Loan Hedging Affiliate” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with any Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, (b) was a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender or an Affiliate of a Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c) and (c) has been designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Term Loan Hedging Provider” shall mean any Person (other than a Term Loan Hedging Affiliate) that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with a Term Loan Credit Party with the obligations of such Term Loan Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Term Loan Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Collateral Documents, as designated by the Company in accordance with the terms of one ore more Term Loan Collateral Documents (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

“Term Loan Obligations” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Term Loan Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Term Loan Credit Party from time to time to the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender, any Term Loan Bank Products Affiliate, Term Loan Hedging Affiliate, Term Loan Bank Products Provider or Term Loan Hedging Provider or any Management Credit Providers under any Term Loan Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Term Loan Credit Party, would have accrued on any Term Loan Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Term Loan Credit Party for such interest and fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement for amounts drawn under letters of credit, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the Term Loan Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

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“Term Loan Secured Parties” shall mean all Term Loan Credit Agreement Lenders together with all Term Loan Bank Products Affiliates, Term Loan Hedging Affiliates, Term Loan Bank Product Providers, Term Loan Hedging Providers and Management Credit Providers and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Term Loan Secured Party” under any Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

“Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided that to the extent that the Uniform Commercial Code is used to define any term in any security document and such term is defined differently in differing Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 shall govern; provided, further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, publication or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Liens of any Party is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Uniform Commercial Code” will mean the Uniform Commercial Code or such foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

 

“United States” shall mean the United States of America.

 

Section 1.3         Rules of Construction.  Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the term “including” is not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.”  The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  Article, section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  Any reference in this Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein).  Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.  Any reference herein to the repayment in full of an obligation shall mean the payment in full in cash of such obligation, or in such other manner as may be approved in writing by the requisite holders or representatives in respect of such obligation, or in such other manner as may be approved by the requisite holders or representatives in respect of such obligation.

 

ARTICLE II

 

LIEN PRIORITY

 

Section 2.1         Agreement to Subordinate.

 

(a)           Notwithstanding (i) the date, time, method, manner, or order of grant, attachment, or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditors in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, or of any Liens granted to any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditors in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), (ii) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of any Senior Priority Agent, any Senior Priority Creditors, any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditors in any

 

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Collateral, (iii) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of any Senior Priority Documents or Junior Priority Documents, (iv) whether any Senior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Agent, in each case either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Collateral, (v) the fact that any such Liens in favor of any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditors securing any of the Senior Priority Obligations are (x) subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Credit Party or (y) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or (vi) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that:

 

(i)             any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens granted to any of the Senior Priority Agents and the Senior Priority Creditors in the Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(ii)            any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations shall be senior and prior in all respects to all Liens granted to any of the Junior Priority Agents and the Junior Priority Creditors in the Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(iii)           except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.1(a)(11) and (12) of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Senior Priority Agent or any other Senior Priority Creditor that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations; and

 

(iv)          except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.1(a)(11) and (12) of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, and except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Junior Priority Agent or any other Junior Priority Creditor that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding (i) the date, time, method, manner, or order of grant, attachment, or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditors in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), (ii) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of any other Senior Priority Agent or any other Senior Priority Creditors in any Collateral, (iii) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of any Senior Priority Documents, (iv) whether any Senior Priority Agent, in each case either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all 

 

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or any part of the Collateral, (v) the fact that any such Liens in favor of any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditors securing any of the Senior Priority Obligations are (x) subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Credit Party or (y) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or (vi) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Senior Priority Agent or any other Senior Priority Creditor that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any failure by any Senior Priority Secured Party to perfect its security interests in the Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation, priming or subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction of the security interests in the Collateral granted to any of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, the priority and rights as (x) between the respective classes of Senior Priority Secured Parties, and (y) between the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein.  Notwithstanding any failure by any Junior Priority Secured Party to perfect its security interests in the Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation, priming or subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction of the security interests in the Collateral granted to any of the Junior Priority Secured Parties, the priority and rights as between the respective classes of Junior Priority Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein.  Lien priority as among the Senior Priority Obligations and the Junior Priority Obligations with respect to any Collateral will be governed solely by this Agreement, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by or among any applicable Parties.

 

(d)           The Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that (x) concurrently herewith, the Initial Junior Priority Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties, has been granted Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Term Loan Agent has been granted Senior Priority Liens, and the Term Loan Agent hereby consents thereto, and (y) one or more Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and any Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties represented thereby, may be granted Senior Priority Liens or Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Term Loan Agent has been granted Senior Priority Liens, and the Term Loan Agent hereby consents thereto.

 

(e)           The Initial Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that (x) the Term Loan Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, has been granted Senior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Initial Junior Priority Agent has been granted Junior Priority Liens, and the Initial Junior Priority Agent hereby consents thereto, and (y) one or more Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and any Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties represented thereby, may be granted Senior Priority Liens or Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Initial Junior Priority Agent has been granted Junior Priority Liens, and the Initial Junior Priority Agent hereby consents thereto.

 

(f)            Each Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties represented thereby, acknowledges and agrees that, (x) the Term Loan Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, has been granted Senior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens, and such Additional Agent hereby

 

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consents thereto, (y) concurrently herewith, the Initial Junior Priority Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties, has been granted Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens, and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto, and (z) one or more other Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and any Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties represented thereby, have been or may be granted Senior Priority Liens or Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens, and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto.

 

(g)           The subordination of Liens by each Junior Priority Agent in favor of the Senior Priority Agents shall not be deemed to subordinate the Liens of any Junior Priority Agent to the Liens of any other Person.  The provision of pari passu and equal priority as between Liens of any Senior Priority Agent and Liens of any other Senior Priority Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to provide that the Liens of the Senior Priority Agent will be pari passu or of equal priority with the Liens of any other Person, or to subordinate any Liens of any Senior Priority Agent to the Liens of any Person.  The provision of pari passu and equal priority as between Liens of any Junior Priority Agent and Liens of any other Junior Priority Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to provide that the Liens of the Junior Priority Agent will be pari passu or of equal priority with the Liens of any other Person.

 

(h)           So long as the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations has not occurred, the parties hereto agree that in the event that Holdings or any Borrower shall, or shall permit any other Grantor to, grant or permit any additional Liens, or take any action to perfect any additional Liens, on any asset or property to secure any Junior Priority Obligation and have not also granted a Lien on such asset or property to secure the Senior Priority Obligations and taken all actions to perfect such Liens, then, without limiting any other rights and remedies available to any Senior Priority Agent and/or the other Senior Priority Secured Parties, each Junior Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Lien Secured Parties for which it is a Junior Priority Agent, and each other Junior Priority Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of the Junior Priority Documents), agrees that any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.1(h) shall be subject to Section 4.1(e).

 

Section 2.2         Waiver of Right to Contest Liens.

 

(a)           Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability, or perfection of the Liens of any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor in respect of the Collateral, or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Junior Priority Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that no Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor under the Senior Priority Documents with respect to the Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Junior Priority Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Junior Priority Creditors may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to or interfere with the manner in which any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral.

 

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(b)           The assertion of priority rights established under the terms of this Agreement shall not be considered a challenge to Lien priority of any Party prohibited by this Section 2.2.

 

Section 2.3         Remedies Standstill.

 

(a)           Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that, until the date upon which the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred, such Junior Priority Agent and such Junior Priority Creditors:

 

(i)             will not Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Collateral without the written consent of the Senior Priority Representative; provided that any Junior Priority Agent may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (other than any Secured Creditor Remedies the exercise of which is otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 6) after a period of 180 consecutive days has elapsed from the date of delivery of written notice by such Junior Priority Agent to each Senior Priority Agent stating that an Event of Default (as defined under the applicable Junior Priority Credit Facility) has occurred and is continuing thereunder and stating its intention to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (the “Standstill Period”), and then such Junior Priority Agent may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies only so long as (1) no Event of Default relating to the payment of interest, principal, fees or other Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred and be continuing and (2) no Senior Priority Secured Party shall have commenced (or attempted to commence or given notice of its intent to commence) the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Collateral (including seeking relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding), and

 

(ii)            will not take, receive or accept any Proceeds of the Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the Junior Priority Representative shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Senior Priority Representative.

 

From and after the date upon which the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of each Senior Priority Agent), any Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Creditor may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Junior Priority Documents or applicable law as to any Collateral; provided, however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1.

 

(b)           Any Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that such Senior Priority Agent and such Senior Priority Creditors will not Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any of the Collateral without the written consent of the Senior Priority Representative and will not take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among all Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Senior Priority Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Senior Priority Representative; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit any Senior Priority Agent from taking such actions in its capacity as Senior Priority Representative, if applicable.  The Senior Priority Representative may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Senior Priority Collateral Documents or applicable law as to any Collateral; provided, 

 

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however, that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the Senior Priority Representative is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 hereof and of the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.4         Exercise of Rights.

 

(a)           No Other Restrictions.  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Agent and each Creditor shall have any and all rights and remedies it may have as a creditor under applicable law, including the right to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Parties, solely as among such Parties and the Creditors represented thereby); provided, however, that the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Collateral shall be subject to the Lien Priority and to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1.  Each Senior Priority Agent may enforce the provisions of the applicable Senior Priority Documents, each Junior Priority Agent may enforce the provisions of the applicable Junior Priority Documents, and each Agent may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies, all in such order and in such manner as each may determine in the exercise of its sole discretion, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and mandatory provisions of applicable law (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Parties, solely as among such Parties and the Creditors represented thereby); provided, however, that each Agent agrees to provide to each other such Party copies of any notices that it is required under applicable law to deliver to any Credit Party; provided, further, however, that any Senior Priority Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any Senior Priority Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the applicable Senior Priority Documents, and any Junior Priority Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any Junior Priority Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the applicable Junior Priority Documents.  Each Agent agrees for and on behalf of itself and each Creditor represented thereby that such Agent and each such Creditor will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim, (x) in the case of any Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Creditor represented thereby, against any Senior Priority Secured Party, and (y) in the case of any Senior Priority Agent and any Senior Priority Creditor represented thereby, against any Junior Priority Secured Party, seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, each Senior Priority Agent agrees for and on behalf of any Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby that such Agent and each such Creditor will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor represented thereby seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent agrees for and on behalf of any Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby that such Agent and each such Creditor will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor represented thereby seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by such 

 

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Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.

 

(b)           Release of Liens.  Without limiting any release permitted under the Base Intercreditor Agreement, in the event of (A) any private or public sale of all or any portion of the Collateral in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by or with the consent of the Senior Priority Representative, (B) any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral, so long as such sale, transfer or other disposition is then permitted by the Senior Priority Documents, or (C) the release of the Senior Priority Secured Parties’ Liens on all or any portion of the Collateral which release under Clause (C) shall have been approved by all of the requisite Senior Priority Secured Parties (as determined pursuant to the applicable Senior Priority Documents), in the case of clauses (B) and (C) only to the extent occurring prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations and not in connection with a Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations (and irrespective of whether an Event of Default has occurred), each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, that (x) so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, if any, described in clause (A) above are applied as provided in Section 4.1 of the Base Intercreditor Agreement as supplemented by Section 4.1 hereof, such sale or release will be free and clear of the Liens on such Collateral securing the Junior Priority Obligations and (y) such Junior Priority Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released without further action.  In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, each Junior Priority Agent agrees that it will execute any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by any Senior Priority Agent in connection therewith, so long as the net cash proceeds, if any, from such sale described in clause (A) above of such Collateral are applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Each Junior Priority Agent hereby appoints the Senior Priority Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the Senior Priority Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Junior Priority Agent and in the name of such Junior Priority Agent or in the Senior Priority Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the Senior Priority Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).

 

Section 2.5         [RESERVED].

 

Section 2.6         Waiver of Marshalling.  Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.

 

ARTICLE III

 

ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES

 

Section 3.1         Certain Actions Permitted.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) each Agent may make such demands or file such claims in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations

 

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or Junior Priority Obligations, as applicable, owed to such Agent and the Creditors represented thereby as are necessary to prevent the waiver or bar of such claims under applicable statutes of limitations or other statutes, court orders, or rules of procedure at any time, (b) in any Insolvency Proceeding commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Credit Party, the Junior Priority Agent or the Junior Priority Creditors may file a proof of claim or statement of interest with respect to the Junior Priority Obligations, (c) the Junior Priority Creditors shall be entitled to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Junior Priority Creditors, including without limitation any claims secured by the Collateral, if any, in each case if not otherwise in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, (d) the Junior Priority Creditors shall be entitled to file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Credit Parties arising under either the Bankruptcy Law or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case if not otherwise in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, (e) the Junior Priority Creditors shall be entitled to file any proof of claim and other filings and make any arguments and motions in order to preserve or protect its Liens on the Collateral that are, in each case, not otherwise in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the Junior Priority Obligations and the Collateral and (f) the Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor may exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral after the termination of the Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 2.3 above.

 

Section 3.2         Agent for Perfection.

 

(a)           Subject to the provisions of the Base Intercreditor Agreement with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, each Credit Party shall deliver all Control Collateral when required to be delivered pursuant to the Credit Documents to (x) until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, the Senior Priority Representative and (y) thereafter, the Junior Priority Representative.

 

(b)           None of the Senior Priority Agents, the Senior Priority Representative or the Senior Priority Secured Parties shall be responsible for perfecting and maintaining the perfection of Liens with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Junior Priority Representatives or the Junior Priority Secured Parties.

 

(c)           [RESERVED].

 

(d)           Subject to the provisions of the Base Intercreditor Agreement with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, in the event that any Secured Party receives any Collateral or Proceeds of the Collateral in violation of the terms of this Agreement, then such Secured Party shall promptly pay over such Proceeds or Collateral to (x) until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, the Senior Priority Representative, and (y) thereafter, the Junior Priority Representative, in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, for application in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, as supplemented by Section 4.1 hereof.

 

Section 3.3         Sharing of Information and Access.  In the event that any Junior Priority Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the applicable Junior Priority Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to the Collateral, such Junior Priority Agent shall, upon request from any other Agent, and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such Agent copies thereof.  In the event that any Senior Priority Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the applicable Senior Priority Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Senior Priority Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to the Senior Priority Collateral, such Senior Priority Agent

 

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shall, upon request from any other Senior Priority Agent, and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such Senior Priority Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such Senior Priority Agent copies thereof.

 

Section 3.4         Insurance.  Proceeds of Collateral include insurance proceeds and, therefore, the Lien Priority shall govern the ultimate disposition of casualty insurance proceeds.  Subject to the provisions of the Base Intercreditor Agreement with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, the Senior Priority Representative shall be named as additional insured or loss payee, as applicable, with respect to all insurance policies relating to Collateral.  Subject to the provisions of the Base Intercreditor Agreement with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, the Senior Priority Representative shall have the sole and exclusive right, as against any Secured Party, to adjust settlement of insurance claims in the event of any covered loss, theft or destruction of Collateral.  Subject to the provisions of the Base Intercreditor Agreement with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, all proceeds of such insurance shall be remitted to the Senior Priority Representative, and each other Agent shall cooperate (if necessary) in a reasonable manner in effecting the payment of insurance proceeds in accordance with Section 4.1.

 

Section 3.5         No Additional Rights for the Credit Parties Hereunder.  Except as provided in Section 3.6, if any Secured Party shall enforce its rights or remedies in violation of the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Parties shall not be entitled to use such violation as a defense to any action by any Secured Party, nor to assert such violation as a counterclaim or basis for set off or recoupment against any Secured Party.

 

Section 3.6         Actions upon Breach.  If any Junior Priority Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, commences or participates in any action or proceeding against the Credit Parties or the Collateral, the Credit Parties, with the prior written consent of the Senior Priority Representative, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea the making of this Agreement, and any Senior Priority Secured Party may intervene and interpose such defense or plea in its own name or in the name of the Credit Parties.  Should any Junior Priority Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, in any way take, or attempt or threaten to take, any action with respect to the Collateral (including, without limitation, any attempt to realize upon or enforce any remedy with respect to this Agreement), or fail to take any action required by this Agreement, any Senior Priority Agent (in its own name or in the name of the Credit Parties) may obtain relief against such Junior Priority Secured Party by injunction, specific performance and/or other appropriate equitable relief, it being understood and agreed by each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and each Junior Priority Creditor represented thereby, that the Senior Priority Secured Parties’ damages from such actions may be difficult to ascertain and may be irreparable, and each Junior Priority Agent on behalf of itself and each Junior Priority Secured Creditor represented thereby, waives any defense that the Senior Priority Secured Parties cannot demonstrate damage or be made whole by the awarding of damages.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

 

Section 4.1         Application of Proceeds.

 

(a)           Revolving Nature of Certain Term Loan Obligations.  Each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties represented thereby, expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) Term Loan Credit Agreements may include a revolving commitment, that in the ordinary course of business any Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender may apply payments and make advances thereunder and (ii) the amount of Term Loan Obligations that may be outstanding thereunder at

 

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any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed, and that the terms of Term Loan Obligations thereunder may be modified, extended or amended from time to time, and that the aggregate amount of Term Loan Obligations thereunder may be increased, replaced or refinanced, in each event, without notice to or consent by the any other Secured Parties and without affecting the provisions hereof; provided, however, that from and after the date on which any Term Loan Agent or Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender commences the Exercise of Any Secured Creditor Remedies, all amounts received by any such Term Loan Agent or Term Loan Credit Agreement Lender shall be applied as specified in this Section 4.1.  The Lien Priority shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, repayment, reborrowing, increase, replacement, renewal, restatement or refinancing of the Term Loan Obligations, the Initial Junior Priority Obligations, or any Additional Obligations, or any portion thereof.

 

(b)           Revolving Nature of Certain Additional Obligations.  Each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties represented thereby, expressly acknowledges and agrees that (x) Additional Credit Facilities may include a revolving commitment, that in the ordinary course of business any Additional Agent and Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties may apply payments and make advances thereunder and (y) the amount of Additional Obligations that may be outstanding thereunder at any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed, and that the terms of Additional Obligations thereunder may be modified, extended or amended from time to time, and that the aggregate amount of Additional Obligations thereunder may be increased, replaced or refinanced, in each event, without notice to or consent by the any other Secured Parties and without affecting the provisions hereof; provided, however, that from and after the date on which any Additional Agent or Additional Credit Facility Secured Party commences the Exercise of Any Secured Creditor Remedies, all amounts received by any such Additional Agent or Additional Credit Facility Secured Party shall be applied as specified in this Section 4.1.  The Lien Priority shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, repayment, reborrowing, increase, replacement, renewal, restatement or refinancing of the Term Loan Obligations, the Initial Junior Priority Obligations, or any Additional Obligations, or any portion thereof.

 

(c)           Application of Proceeds of Collateral.  This Agreement constitutes a separate agreement in writing as contemplated by clauses 4.1(c) third and 4.1(d) second of the Base Intercreditor Agreement.  The parties hereto agree that any proceeds of Collateral to be allocated under such clauses of the Base Intercreditor Agreement will be allocated first to the Senior Priority Obligations in accordance with the Base Intercreditor Agreement until a Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred and then only after such Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred to the Junior Priority Obligations.

 

(d)           Limited Obligation or Liability.  In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, no Senior Priority Agent shall have any obligation or liability to any Junior Priority Secured Party, or (except as may be separately agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby) to any other Senior Priority Secured Party, in each case regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by such Senior Priority Agent under the terms of this Agreement.  In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, no Junior Priority Agent shall have any obligation or liability (except as may be separately agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby) to any other Junior Priority Secured Party, in each case regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any

 

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action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by such Junior Priority Agent under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(e)           Turnover of Cash Collateral After Discharge.  Subject to the obligations of each Senior Priority Agent under the Base Intercreditor Agreement with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, upon the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent shall deliver to the Junior Priority Representative or shall execute such documents as the Company or as the Junior Priority Representative (if a Junior Priority Agent other than a Designated Agent) may reasonably request to enable it to have control over any Cash Collateral or Control Collateral still in such Senior Priority Agent’s possession, custody or control in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.  As between any Junior Priority Agent and any other Junior Priority Agent, any such Cash Collateral or Control Collateral held by any such Party shall be held by it subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3.2.

 

Section 4.2         Specific Performance.  Each Agent is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement, whether or not any Credit Party shall have complied with any of the provisions of any of the Credit Documents, at any time when any other Party shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to it.  Each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law that might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

INTERCREDITOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND WAIVERS

 

Section 5.1         Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers.

 

(a)           All Senior Priority Obligations at any time made or incurred by any Credit Party shall be deemed to have been made or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby waives notice of acceptance of, or proof of reliance by any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditors on, this Agreement, and notice of the existence, increase, renewal, extension, accrual, creation, or nonpayment of all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations.

 

(b)           None of the Senior Priority Agents, the Senior Priority Creditors, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any of the respective directors, officers, employees, or agents of any of the foregoing, shall be liable for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.  If any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Senior Priority Credit Facility or any other Senior Priority Document, whether or not such Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Junior Priority Credit Facility or any other Junior Priority Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or would constitute an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under any Senior Priority Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), no Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor shall have any liability whatsoever to any Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor as a result of such action, omission, or exercise, in each case so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Each Senior Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to manage and supervise its loans and extensions of credit under the relevant Senior Priority Credit Facility and other Senior Priority Documents as it may, in its sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage its loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the Junior Priority Agents or Junior Priority Creditors have in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.  Each Junior Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that no Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral or Proceeds thereof pursuant to the Senior Priority Documents, in each case so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.2         Modifications to Senior Priority Documents and Junior Priority Documents.

 

(a)           Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Junior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, each Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Junior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Junior Priority

 

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Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Senior Priority Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Senior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations or any of the Senior Priority Documents;

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Senior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Senior Priority Documents;

 

(iii)           amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guaranty or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Senior Priority Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the Senior Priority Obligations as the applicable Senior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate.

 

(b)           Each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Senior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, each Junior Priority Agent and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Senior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Senior Priority Secured Party or impairing or releasing the priority provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Junior Priority Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Junior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Junior Priority Obligations or any of the Junior Priority Documents;

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Junior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Junior Priority Documents;

 

(iii)           amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guaranty or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

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(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Junior Priority Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the Junior Priority Obligations as the Junior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate.

 

(c)           Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that each Junior Priority Collateral Document shall include the following language (or language to similar effect):

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security interest granted to [name of Junior Priority Agent] pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by [name of Junior Priority Agent] hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [          ], 20[  ] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time, the “Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement”), initially among[          ], as Term Loan Agent, [          ], as Initial Junior Priority Agent, and certain other persons party or that may become party thereto from time to time.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”

 

In addition, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that each Junior Priority Collateral Document consisting of a mortgage covering any Collateral consisting of real estate shall contain language appropriate to reflect the subordination of such Junior Priority Collateral Documents to the Senior Priority Documents covering such Collateral.

 

(d)           Except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, and except as otherwise provided in the Base Intercreditor Agreement,each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Senior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, any other Senior Priority Agent and any Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Senior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Senior Priority Secured Party, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Senior Priority Documents to which such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor represented thereby is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Senior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations or any of the Senior Priority Documents;

 

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(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Senior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any Senior Priority Documents;

 

(iii)           amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guaranty or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Senior Priority Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the Senior Priority Obligations as such other Senior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate.

 

(e)           Except, in each case, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Junior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, any other Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Junior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Junior Priority Secured Party, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Junior Priority Documents to which such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor represented thereby is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)             change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Junior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Junior Priority Obligations or any of the Junior Priority Documents;

 

(ii)            subject to Section 2.5 of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Junior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any Junior Priority Documents;

 

(iii)           amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guaranty or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(iv)          release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

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(vi)          retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Junior Priority Obligations; and

 

(vii)         otherwise manage and supervise the Junior Priority Obligations as such other Junior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate.

 

(f)            The Senior Priority Obligations and the Junior Priority Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any Senior Priority Document or any Junior Priority Document) of any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditors, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditors, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priorities provided for herein or the other provisions hereof.  If the indebtedness refunding, replacing or refinancing any such Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations is to constitute Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations hereunder (as designated by the Company), as the case may be, the holders of such indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) shall bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to a joinder substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Senior Priority Agents (other than any Designated Agent) and Junior Priority Agents (other than any Designated Agent) (or, if there is no continuing Agent other than Designated Agents, as designated by the Company), and any such refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of the Senior Priority Documents and the Junior Priority Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the Senior Priority Obligations and Junior Priority Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any Senior Priority Document or any Junior Priority Document) of any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditors, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditors, as the case may be, through the incurrence of Additional Indebtedness, subject to Section 7.11.

 

Section 5.3         Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement.  If any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Credit Party or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations (a “Senior Priority Recovery”), then the Senior Priority Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Senior Priority Recovery.  If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Senior Priority Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such Senior Priority Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement.  All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of each Agent, each Senior Priority Creditor, and each Junior Priority Creditor under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Credit Party or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations.  No priority or right of any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the Senior Priority Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor may have.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

 

Section 6.1         DIP Financing.

 

(a)           If any Borrower or any Guarantor shall be subject to any Insolvency Proceeding in the United States at any time after the Discharge of ABL Collateral Obligation (as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement) and prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, and any Senior Priority Agent, or any Senior Priority Creditors, shall agree to provide any Borrower or any Guarantor with, or consent to a third party providing, any financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or consent to any order for the use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (“DIP Financing”), with such DIP Financing to be secured by all or any portion of the Collateral (including assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code would be Collateral), then any Junior Priority Agent, each on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties, agrees that it will raise no objection and will not support any objection to such DIP Financing or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of any Junior Priority Agent securing the Junior Priority Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such DIP Financing), so long as (i) each Junior Priority Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the Junior Priority Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code) and such Lien has the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) if the Senior Priority Agent receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Senior Priority Obligations, as the case may be, the Junior Priority Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Junior Priority Obligations, provided that (x) such Liens in favor of the Senior Priority Agent and the Junior Priority Agent shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(b) hereof and (y) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(a) shall not prevent the Junior Priority Agent and the Junior Priority Secured Parties from objecting to any provision in any DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a plan of reorganization.

 

(b)           All Liens granted to any Senior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Agent in any Insolvency Proceeding, whether as adequate protection or otherwise, are intended by the Parties to be and shall be deemed to be subject to the Lien Priority and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.2         Relief from Stay.  Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations has occurred, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees not to seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any portion of the Collateral without each Senior Priority Agent’s express written consent.

 

Section 6.3         No Contest.  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (i) any request by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral or (ii) any objection by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim by such Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such Senior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and any Senior

 

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Priority Creditors represented thereby, any Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the applicable Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or support any other Person contesting) (a) any request by any other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor represented by such other Senior Priority Agent for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or (b) any objection by such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor represented by such other Senior Priority Agent that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such other Senior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.

 

Section 6.4         Asset Sales.  Each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, that it will not oppose any sale consented to by any Senior Priority Agent of any Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision under the law applicable to any Insolvency Proceeding) so long as the proceeds of such sale are applied in accordance with the Base Intercreditor Agreement as supplemented by this Agreement.

 

Section 6.5         Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification.  Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that (i) the grants of Liens pursuant to the Senior Priority Security Documents and the Junior Priority Security Documents constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens and (ii) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Senior Priority Obligations are fundamentally different from the Junior Priority Obligations and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in an Insolvency Proceeding.  To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held that the claims of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, in respect of the Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of senior and junior secured claims), then the Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of Senior Priority Obligation claims and Junior Priority Obligation claims against the Credit Parties, with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties), the Senior Priority Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, prepetition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of postpetition interest that is available from the Collateral for each of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, before any distribution is made in respect of the claims held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties, with the Junior Priority Secured Parties hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the Senior Priority Secured Parties amounts otherwise received or receivable by them to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the aggregate recoveries.  The foregoing sentence is subject to any separate agreement by and between any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties represented thereby, and any other Agent, on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, with respect to the Obligations owing to any such Additional Agent and Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties.

 

Section 6.6         Enforceability.  The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be and shall be enforceable under Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Section 6.7         Senior Priority Obligations Unconditional.  All rights of the Senior Priority Agents hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Junior Priority Agents and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

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(a)           any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Priority Document;

 

(b)           any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Senior Priority Document;

 

(c)           any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non perfection of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations or any guarantee or guaranty thereof;

 

(d)           the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of the Borrower or any other Credit Party; or

 

(e)           any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations, or of any of the Junior Priority Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.8         Junior Priority Obligations Unconditional.  All rights of the Junior Priority Agents hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Senior Priority Agents and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(a)           any lack of validity or enforceability of any Junior Priority Document;

 

(b)           any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Junior Priority Document;

 

(c)           any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations or any guarantee or guaranty thereof;

 

(d)           the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any Credit Party; or

 

(e)           any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations, or of any of the Senior Priority Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.9         Adequate Protection.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 6.1), nothing in this Agreement shall limit the rights of any Agent and the Secured Parties represented thereby from seeking or requesting adequate protection with respect to their interests in the applicable Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments, cash payments of interest, additional collateral or otherwise; provided that (a) in the event that any Junior Priority Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Junior

 

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Priority Creditors represented thereby, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Collateral, then each Junior Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that each Senior Priority Agent shall also be granted a senior Lien on such collateral as security for the Senior Priority Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Junior Priority Obligations shall be subordinate to any Lien on such collateral securing the Senior Priority Obligations and (b) in the event that any Senior Priority Agent, for or on behalf of itself or any Senior Priority Creditor represented thereby, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Collateral, then such Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that each other Senior Priority Agent shall also be granted a pari passu Lien on such collateral as security for the Senior Priority Obligations owing to such other Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, and that any such Lien on such collateral securing such Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu to each such other Lien on such collateral securing such other Senior Priority Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby).

 

ARTICLE VII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.1         Rights of Subrogation.  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that no payment by such Junior Priority Agent or any such Junior Priority Creditor to any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle such Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations with respect to the Senior Priority Obligations owed to such Senior Priority Creditors shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations with respect to the Senior Priority Obligations owed to such Senior Priority Creditors, each Senior Priority Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as any Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the Senior Priority Obligations resulting from payments to such Senior Priority Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by such Senior Priority Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

Section 7.2         Further Assurances.  The Parties will, at their own expense and at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that any Party may reasonably request, in order to protect any right or interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable such Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder; provided, however, that no Party shall be required to pay over any payment or distribution, execute any instruments or documents, or take any other action referred to in this Section 7.2, to the extent that such action would contravene any law, order or other legal requirement or any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, and in the event of a controversy or dispute, such Party may interplead any payment or distribution in any court of competent jurisdiction, without further responsibility in respect of such payment or distribution under this Section 7.2.

 

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Section 7.3         Representations.  The Term Loan Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the Term Loan Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties.  The Initial Junior Priority Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the Initial Junior Priority Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the Initial Junior Priority Creditors.  Each Additional Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the applicable Additional Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and any Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

Section 7.4         Amendments.

 

(a)           No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Party hereto, shall be effective unless it is in a written agreement executed by the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and any Additional Agent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, without the consent of any Party hereto, amend this Agreement to add an Additional Agent by (x) executing an Additional Indebtedness Joinder as provided in Section 7.11 or (y) executing a joinder agreement in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto as provided for in the definition of “Term Loan Credit Agreement” or “Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility”, as applicable.  No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure therefrom by any Party hereto, that changes, alters, modifies or otherwise affects any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of, or otherwise affects in any manner, any Additional Agent that is not then a Party, or any Additional Credit Facility Secured Party not then represented by an Additional Agent that is then a Party (including but not limited to any change, alteration, modification or other effect upon any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of or other effect upon any such Additional Agent or Additional Credit Facility Secured Party that may at any subsequent time become a Party or beneficiary hereof) shall be effective unless it is consented to in writing by the Company (regardless of whether any such Additional Agent or Additional Credit Facility Secured Party ever becomes a Party or beneficiary hereof).  Any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference in any Credit Document to this Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying any Credit Document, or any term or provision thereof, or any right or obligation of the Company or any other Credit Party thereunder or in respect thereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Company and each other affected Credit Party.

 

(b)           In the event that any Senior Priority Agent or the requisite Senior Priority Creditors enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replace any Senior Priority Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Senior Priority Collateral Document relating to the Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Senior Priority Agent, the Senior Priority Creditors, or any Credit Party with respect to the Collateral (including, subject to Section 2.4(b), the release of any Liens on Collateral), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Junior Priority Collateral Document without the consent of or any actions by any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditors; provided, that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of the Junior Priority Creditors in the Collateral.  The applicable Senior Priority Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the Junior Priority Agents; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Junior Priority Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(b).

 

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Section 7.5         Addresses for Notices.  Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served, faxed, or sent by overnight express courier service or United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service, upon receipt of a facsimile or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail (certified, with postage prepaid and properly addressed).  For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in this Section) shall be as set forth below or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.

 

	
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As set forth in the Additional Indebtedness   Joinder executed and delivered by such Additional Agent pursuant to Section   7.11.
    

 

Section 7.6         No Waiver, Remedies.  No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

Section 7.7         Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations.  This Agreement is a continuing agreement and shall (a) remain in full force and effect (x) with respect to all Senior Priority Secured Parties and Senior Priority Obligations, until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred, subject to Section 5.3 and (y) with respect to all Junior Priority Secured Parties and Junior Priority Obligations, until the later of the Discharge of the Senior Priority Obligations and the Discharge of the Junior Priority Obligations, (b) be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns.  Nothing herein is intended, or shall be construed to give, any other Person any right, remedy or claim under, to or in respect of this Agreement or any Collateral, subject to Section 7.10.  All references to any Credit Party shall include any Credit Party as debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Credit Party in any Insolvency Proceeding.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations, as applicable, to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations in respect thereof granted to such Senior Priority Agent, Junior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor or Junior Priority Creditor, as the case may be, herein or otherwise.  The Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties may continue, at any time and without notice to the other Parties hereto, to extend credit and other financial accommodations, lend monies and provide indebtedness to, or for the benefit of, any Credit Party on the faith hereof.

 

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Section 7.8         Governing Law; Entire Agreement.  The validity, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto (it being understood that this Agreement does not supersede the Base Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 7.9         Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and it is not necessary that the signatures of all Parties be contained on any one counterpart hereof; each counterpart will be deemed to be an original, and all together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

Section 7.10       No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Senior Priority Agents, the Senior Priority Creditors, the Junior Priority Agents, the Junior Priority Creditors and the Company and the other Credit Parties.  No other Person shall have or be entitled to assert rights or benefits hereunder.

 

Section 7.11       Designation of Additional Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Agents.

 

(a)           The Company may designate any Additional Indebtedness complying with the requirements of the definition of “Additional Indebtedness” as Additional Indebtedness for purposes of this Agreement, upon complying with the following conditions:

 

(i)             one or more Additional Agents for one or more Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties in respect of such Additional Indebtedness shall have executed the Additional Indebtedness Joinder with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, and the Company or any such Additional Agent shall have delivered such executed Additional Indebtedness Joinder to the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement;

 

(ii)            at least five Business Days (unless a shorter period is agreed in writing by the Parties and the Company) prior to delivery of the Additional Indebtedness Joinder, the Company shall have delivered to the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement complete and correct copies of any Additional Credit Facility, Additional Guaranties and Additional Collateral Documents that will govern such Additional Indebtedness upon giving effect to such designation (which may be unexecuted copies of Additional Documents to be executed and delivered concurrently with the effectiveness of such designation);

 

(iii)           the Company shall have executed and delivered to the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement the Additional Indebtedness Designation (including whether such Additional Indebtedness is designated Senior Priority Debt or Junior Priority Debt) with respect to such Additional Indebtedness;

 

(iv)          all state and local stamp, recording, filing, intangible and similar taxes or fees (if any) that are payable in connection with the inclusion of such Additional Indebtedness under this Agreement shall have been paid and reasonable evidence thereof shall have been given to the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and any other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement; and

 

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No Additional Indebtedness may be designated both Senior Priority Debt and Junior Priority Debt.

 

(b)           Upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the preceding Section 7.11(a), the designated Additional Indebtedness shall constitute “Additional Indebtedness”, any Additional Credit Facility under which such Additional Indebtedness is or may be incurred shall constitute an “Additional Credit Facility”, any holder of such Additional Indebtedness or other applicable Additional Credit Facility Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Credit Facility Secured Party”, and any Additional Agent for any such Additional Credit Facility Secured Party shall constitute an “Additional Agent” for all purposes under this Agreement.  The date on which such conditions specified in clause (a) shall have been satisfied with respect to any Additional Indebtedness is herein called the “Additional Effective Date” with respect to such Additional Indebtedness.  Prior to the Additional Effective Date with respect to any Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed not to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and each other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is not then designated.  On and after the Additional Effective Date with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and each other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is then designated.

 

(c)           In connection with any designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11, each of the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and each Additional Agent then party hereto agrees at the Company’s expense (x) to execute and deliver any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, any Term Loan Collateral Documents, Initial Junior Priority Collateral Documents or Additional Collateral Documents, as applicable, and any agreements relating to any security interest in Control Collateral and Cash Collateral, and to make or consent to any filings or take any other actions, as may be reasonably deemed by the Company to be necessary or reasonably desirable for any Lien on any Collateral to secure such Additional Indebtedness to become a valid and perfected Lien (with the priority contemplated by the applicable Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to this Section 7.11 and by this Agreement), and (y) otherwise to reasonably cooperate to effectuate a designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11 (including, without limitation, if requested, by executing an acknowledgment of any Additional Indebtedness Joinder or of the occurrence of any Additional Effective Date).

 

Section 7.12       Senior Priority Representative; Notice of Senior Priority Representative Change.  The Senior Priority Representative shall act for the Senior Priority Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction of the Requisite Senior Priority Holders from time to time.  Until a Party (other than the existing Senior Priority Representative) receives written notice from the existing Senior Priority Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5 of this Agreement, of a change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing Senior Priority Representative is in fact the Senior Priority Representative.  Each Party (other than the existing Senior Priority Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative which facially appears to be from the then existing Senior Priority Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5 and such Agent shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice.   Each existing Senior Priority Representative from time to time agrees to give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative.

 

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Section 7.13       Term Loan Collateral Representative.  Each Junior Priority Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that prior to the date upon which the Discharge of the Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred, (x) such Junior Priority Agent shall be ineligible to act as the “Term Loan Collateral Representative” under the Base Intercreditor Agreement and shall not act in such capacity, and for purposes of determining the “Term Loan Collateral Representative” under the Base Intercreditor Agreement the Additional Obligations (as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement) of such Junior Priority Creditors shall be disregarded and deemed not obligations, (y) such Junior Priority Creditors shall be ineligible to vote on matters requiring the consent or approval of the “Requisite Term Loan Holders” under the Base Intercreditor Agreement and (z) the Additional Term Loan Obligations (as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement) of such Junior Priority Creditors shall be disregarded and deemed not outstanding for purposes of calculating “Requisite Term Loan Holders” under the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 7.14       Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.  The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, respectively.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the rights of the Company or any other Credit Party, or the obligations of the Company or any other Credit Party to pay the Term Loan Obligations, the Initial Junior Priority Obligations and any Additional Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.

 

Section 7.15       Headings.  The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are inserted for purposes of convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

Section 7.16       Severability.  If any of the provisions in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement and shall not invalidate the Lien Priority or the application of Proceeds and other priorities set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 7.17       Attorneys’ Fees.  The Parties agree that if any dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other proceeding is brought with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement or any provision hereof, the prevailing party in such dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other proceeding shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of this Agreement, irrespective of whether suit is brought.

 

Section 7.18       VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

 

(a)           EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT RELATED THERETO, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE

 

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ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.

 

(b)           EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY HERETO REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

(c)           EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 7.5.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

Section 7.19       Intercreditor Agreement.  This Agreement is the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement referred to in the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility and each Additional Credit Facility.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to subordinate the right of any Junior Priority Secured Party to receive payment to the right of any Senior Priority Secured Party (whether before or after the occurrence of an Insolvency Proceeding), it being the intent of the Parties that this Agreement shall effectuate a subordination of Liens as between the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, but not a subordination of Indebtedness.

 

Section 7.20       No Warranties or Liability.  Each Party acknowledges and agrees that none of the other Parties has made any representation or warranty with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any other Term Loan Document, any other Initial Junior Priority Document or any other Additional Document.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party will be entitled to manage and supervise its respective extensions of credit to any Credit Party in accordance with law and their usual practices, modified from time to time as they deem appropriate.

 

Section 7.21       Conflicts.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any Term Loan Document, any Initial Junior Priority Document or any Additional Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the even of any conflict between the Base Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of the Base Intercreditor Agreement shall control; provided, however, that as permitted by the Base Intercreditor Agreement this Agreement is intended to constitute a separate writing altering the rights between the Senior Priority Creditors on the one hand and the Junior Priority Creditors on the other hand.  The parties hereto acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement are not intended to negate any specific rights granted to, or obligations of, the Company or any other Credit Party in the Term Loan Documents, the Initial Junior Priority Documents or any Additional Documents.

 

Section 7.22       Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties.  No Party has any responsibility for keeping any other Party informed of the financial condition of the Credit Parties or of other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Term Loan Obligations, the Initial Junior Priority Obligations or any Additional Obligations, as applicable.  Each Party hereby agrees that no Party shall have any duty to advise any other Party of information known to it regarding such condition or

 

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any such circumstances.  In the event any Party, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any information to any other Party to this Agreement, it shall be under no obligation (a) to provide any such information to such other Party or any other Party on any subsequent occasion, (b) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, or (c) to disclose any other information.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Term Loan Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Term Loan Secured Parties, and the Initial Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Initial Junior Priority Creditors, have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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(6)           Add signature block for any Additional Agents.

 

S-1

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of this Agreement and consents thereto, agrees to recognize all rights granted thereby to the Term Loan Agent, the Term Loan Secured Parties, the Initial Junior Priority Agent, Initial Junior Priority Creditors, any Additional Agent and any Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties, and will not do any act or perform any obligation which is not in accordance with the agreements set forth in this Agreement.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS DESIGNATION

 

DESIGNATION dated as of                    , 20    , by [COMPANY](7) (the “Company”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”) entered into as of [          ], 20[  ], among [          ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Loan Agent”) for the Term Loan Secured Parties, [                            ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Initial Junior Priority Agent”) for the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties[[                     ], as Additional Agent for the Additional Credit Facility Creditors under the [describe applicable Additional Credit Facility]].(8)  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of                    , 20     (the “Additional Credit Facility”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties] [and Additional Agent, as agent (the “Additional Agent”)].(9)

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Company to designate Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.  Accordingly:

 

Section 1.  Representations and Warranties.  The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent, and any Additional Agent that:

 

(1)           The Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility constitutes “Additional Indebtedness” which complies with the definition of such term in the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(2)           all conditions set forth in Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Additional Indebtedness have been satisfied; and

 

(3)           on the date hereof there does not exist, and after giving effect to the designation of such Additional Indebtedness there will not exist, any Event of Default.

 

Section 2.  Designation of Additional Indebtedness.  The Company hereby designates such Additional Indebtedness as Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement and such Additional Indebtedness shall constitute [Senior Priority Debt] [Junior Priority Debt].

 

(7)           Revise as appropriate to refer to any permitted successor or assign.

 

(8)           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Term Loan Agent or Initial Junior Priority Agent and to add reference to any previously added Additional Agent.

 

(9)           Revise as appropriate to refer to the relevant Additional Credit Facility, Additional Creditors and any Additional Agent.

 

Ex. A-1

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Designation to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer or other representative, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT B

 

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                               , 20    , among [COMPANY], a Delaware corporation (“Company”), [          ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Loan Agent”)(10) for the Term Loan Secured Parties, [          ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Initial Junior Priority Agent”)(11) for the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties, [list any previously added Additional Agent] [and insert name of each Additional Agent under any Additional Credit Facility being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated as of [          ], 20[  ] (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”) among the Term Loan Agent, [and] the Initial Junior Priority Agent [and (list any previously added Additional Agent)].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of                    , 20     (the “Additional Credit Facility”), among [list any applicable Grantor], [list any applicable Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties (the “Joining Additional Creditors”)] [and insert name of each applicable Additional Agent (the “Joining Additional Agent”)].(12)

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Company to designate Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.  The Company has so designated Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility as Additional Indebtedness by means of an Additional Indebtedness Designation.

 

Accordingly, [the Joining Additional Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Joining Additional Creditors,](13) hereby agrees with the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound.  The [Joining Additional Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Joining Additional Creditors,](14) hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the Additional Effective Date with respect to the Additional Credit Facility, be deemed to be a party to the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(10)         Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Term Loan Agent.

 

(11)         Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Initial Junior Priority Agent.

 

(12)         Revise as appropriate to refer to the relevant Additional Credit Facility, Additional Creditors and any Additional Agent.

 

(13)         Revise as appropriate to refer to any Additional Agent being added hereby and any Additional Creditors represented thereby.

 

(14)         Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

 

Ex. B-1

 

Section 2.  Recognition of Claims.  The Term Loan Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties), the Initial Junior Priority Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties) and [each of] the Additional Agent[s](for itself and on behalf of any Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties represented thereby) hereby agree that the interests of the respective Creditors in the Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent, or any Additional Agent, as applicable, under the applicable Credit Documents shall be treated, as among the Creditors, as having the priorities provided for in Section 2.1 of the Intercreditor Agreement, and shall at all times be allocated among the Creditors as provided therein regardless of any claim or defense (including without limitation any claims under the fraudulent transfer, preference or similar avoidance provisions of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally) to which the Term Loan Agent, the Initial Junior Priority Agent, any Additional Agent or any Creditor may be entitled or subject.  The Term Loan Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Term Loan Secured Parties), the Initial Junior Priority Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Initial Junior Priority Creditors), and any Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement (for itself and on behalf of any Additional Credit Facility Secured Parties represented thereby) (a) recognize the existence and validity of the Additional Obligations represented by the Additional Credit Facility, and (b) agree to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the Additional Credit Facility or other applicable Additional Documents are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.  The [Joining Additional Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Joining Additional Creditors] (a) recognize[s] the existence and validity of the Term Loan Obligations and the existence and validity of the Initial Junior Priority Obligations(15) and (b) agree[s] to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility or other Term Loan Documents or Initial Junior Priority Documents,(16) as the case may be, are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.

 

Section 3.  Notices.  Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to [the Joining Additional Agent] shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 4.  Miscellaneous.  THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

[Add Signatures]

 

(15)         Add reference to any previously added Additional Credit Facility and related Additional Obligations as appropriate.

 

(16)         Add reference to any previously added Additional Credit Facility and related Additional Documents as appropriate.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

[TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT][INITIAL JUNIOR PRIORITY CREDIT FACILITY] JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                               , 20    , among [    ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Loan Agent”)(17) for the Term Loan Secured Parties, [             ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Initial Junior Priority Agent”)(18) for the Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties, [list any previously added Additional Agent] [and insert name of additional Term Loan Secured Parties, Term Loan Agent, Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties or Initial Junior Priority Agent, as applicable, being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated as of [        ], 20[  ] (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”) among the Term Loan Agent(19), [and] the Initial Junior Priority Agent(20) [and (list any previously added Additional Agent)].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of new facility], dated as of                    , 20     (the “Joining [Term Loan Credit Agreement][Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility]”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list any applicable new Term Loan Secured Parties or new Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties, as applicable (the “Joining [Term Loan][Initial Junior Priority] Secured Parties”)] [and insert name of each applicable Agent (the “Joining [Term Loan][Initial Junior Priority] Agent”)].(21)

 

The Joining [Term Loan][Initial Junior Priority] Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Joining [Term Loan][Initial Junior Priority](22) Secured Parties, hereby agrees with the Company and the other Grantors, the [Term Loan][Initial Junior Priority] Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound.  The [Joining [Term Loan][Initial Junior Priority] Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Joining [Term Loan][Initial Junior Priority] Secured Parties,](23) hereby agrees to

 

(17)         Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Term Loan Agent.

 

(18)         Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Initial Junior Priority Agent.

 

(19)         Revise as appropriate to describe predecessor Term Loan Agent or Term Loan Secured Parties, if joinder is for a new Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

(20)         Revise as appropriate to describe predecessor Initial Junior Priority Agent or Initial Junior Priority Secured Parties, if joinder is for a new Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility.

 

(21)         Revise as appropriate to refer to the new credit facility, Secured Parties and Agents.

 

(22)         Revise as appropriate to refer to any Agent being added hereby and any Secured Parties represented thereby.

 

(23)         Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

 

Ex. C-1

 

be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the date hereof, be deemed to be a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as [the][a] [Term Loan][Initial Junior Priority] Agent.  As of the date hereof, the Joining [Term Loan Credit Agreement][Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility] shall be deemed [the][a] [Term Loan Credit Agreement][Initial Junior Priority Credit Facility] under the Intercreditor Agreement, and the obligations thereunder are subject to the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Notices.  Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to the Joining [Term Loan][Initial Junior Priority] Agent shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 3.  Miscellaneous.  THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

[ADD SIGNATURES]

 

Ex. C-2

 

EXHIBIT M

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

 

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), dated as of May 25, 2011, among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”),  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

_______________________ (the “Assignor”) and _____________________ (the “Assignee”) agree as follows:

 

1.             The Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee without recourse to the Assignor, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor without recourse to the Assignor, as of the Transfer Effective Date (as defined below), an interest (the “Assigned Interest”) as set forth in Schedule 1 in and to the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to those credit facilities provided for in the Credit Agreement as are set forth on Schedule 1 (individually, an “Assigned Facility”; collectively, the “Assigned Facilities”), in a principal amount for each Assigned Facility as set forth on Schedule 1.

 

2.             The Assignor (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, other than that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest and that it has not created any adverse claim upon the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (c) attaches the Note(s), if any, held by it evidencing the Assigned Facilities [and requests that the Administrative Agent exchange such Note(s) for a new Note or Notes payable to the Assignee and (if the Assignor has retained any interest in the Assigned Facilities) a new Note or Notes payable to the Assignor in the respective amounts which reflect the assignment being made hereby (and after giving effect to any other assignments which have become effective on the Transfer Effective Date)].(1)  The Assignor acknowledges and agrees that in connection with this assignment, (1) the Assignee is an Affiliated Lender and it or its Affiliates may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding the Loans or the Loan Parties that is not known to the Assignor and that may be material to a decision by such Assignor to assign the Assigned Interests (such information, the “Excluded Information”), (2) such Assignor has independently, without reliance on the

 

(1)  Should only be requested when specifically required by the Assignee and/or the Assignor, as the case may be.

 

 

Assignee, Holdings, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Agent or any other Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Assignor’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Assignee, Holdings, its Subsidiaries, the Agent, the other Lenders or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to the Assignor, and the Assignor hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such may have against the Assignee, Holdings, its Subsidiaries, the Agents, the other Lenders and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (4) the Excluded Information may not be available to the Agents or the other Lenders.

 

3.             The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is legally authorized to enter into this Assignment and Assumption (ii) it is an Affiliated Lender; (iii) [each of the terms and conditions set forth Section 11.6(h)(i) of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied with respect to this Assignment and Assumption;](2) (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Subsection 5.1 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Assignor, any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) [agrees that it shall not be permitted to attend or participate in, and shall not attend or participate in, any “lender-only” meetings or receive any related “lender-only” information;](3) (e) appoints and authorizes each applicable Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; (f) hereby affirms the acknowledgements and representations of such Assignee as a Lender contained in Subsection 10.5 of the Credit Agreement; and (g) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender, including its obligations pursuant to Subsection 11.16  of the Credit Agreement, and, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, its obligations pursuant to Subsection 4.11(b) of the Credit Agreement.

 

4.             [The Assignee hereby confirms, in accordance with Subsection 11.6(h)(iv) of the Credit Agreement, that it will comply with the requirements of such subsection.](4)

 

 

5.             The effective date of this Assignment and Assumption shall be [                    ], [               ] (the “Transfer Effective Date”).  Following the execution of this Assignment and Assumption, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance by it and recording by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Subsection 11.6 of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Transfer Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

 

(2)  Insert if Assignee is not an Affiliated Debt Fund.

(3)  Insert if Assignee is not an Affiliated Debt Fund.

(4)  Insert if Assignee is not an Affiliated Debt Fund.

 

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6.             Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Transfer Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to the Transfer Effective Date or accrued subsequent to the Transfer Effective Date.  The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Transfer Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.

 

7.             From and after the Transfer Effective Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of an Affiliated Lender thereunder and under the other Loan Documents and shall be bound by the provisions thereof and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement, but shall nevertheless continue to be entitled to the benefits of (and bound by related obligations under) Subsections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 and 11.5 thereof.

 

8.             Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if the consents of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereto are required under Subsection 11.6 of the Credit Agreement, this Assignment and Assumption shall not be effective unless such consents shall have been obtained.

 

9.             This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Assumption to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

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EXHIBIT M

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

 

Re:  Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011, among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).

 

Name of Assignor:  Name of Assignee:

 

Transfer Effective Date of Assignment:

 

	
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DEUTSCHE   BANK AG NEW YORK 
    	
 
    	
[EMERGENCY   MEDICAL SERVICES 
    
	
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(5)  Insert only as required by Subsection 11.6 of the Credit Agreement.

 

 

EXHIBIT N
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF ACCEPTANCE AND PREPAYMENT NOTICE

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as Administrative Agent under the 
 Credit Agreement referred to below

[             ]

 

[DATE]

 

Attention:  [               ]

 

Re:                         EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

This Acceptance and Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iv) of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011 (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”),  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent  for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iv) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby notifies you that it accepts offers delivered in response to the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice having an Offered Discount equal to or greater than [•]% (the “Acceptable Discount”) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount.

 

The Borrower expressly agrees that this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice and is subject to the provisions of Subsection 4.4(h) of the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent [,][and] [the Lenders of the Initial Term Loans] [[and]] the Lenders of the [·, 20·](1) Tranche[s]] as follows:

 

1.             At the time of making the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment contemplated by Subsection 4.4(h)(iv), after giving effect thereto, Total Liquidity is equal to or greater than $100.0 million.

 

(1)           List multiple Tranches if applicable.

 

 

2.             [At least ten Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.][At least three Business Days have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrower’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Lender.](2)

 

The Borrower acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer.

 

The Borrower requests that Administrative Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice.

 

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(2)           Insert applicable representation.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

 

	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT O
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF DISCOUNT RANGE PREPAYMENT NOTICE

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as Administrative Agent under the 
 Credit Agreement referred to below

[             ]

 

[DATE]

 

Attention:  [               ]

 

Re:                         EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

This Discount Range Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iii) of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011 (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”),  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent  for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that each [Lender of the Initial Term Loans] [[and] each Lender of the [·, 20·](3) Tranche[s]] submit a Discount Range Prepayment Offer.  Any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment made in connection with this solicitation shall be subject to the following terms:

 

1.                                       This Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers is extended at the sole discretion of the Borrower to each [Lender of the Initial Term Loans] [[and to each] Lender of the [·, 20·](4) Tranche[(s)]].

 

2.                                       The maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this solicitation is [$[·] of Initial Term Loans] [[and] $[·] of the [·, 20·](5) Tranche[(s)] of Incremental Term Loans] (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”).(6)

 

3.                                       The Borrower is willing to make Discount Term Loan Prepayments at a percentage discount to par value greater than or equal to [·]% but less than or equal to [·]% (the “Discount Range”).

 

(3)                                  List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(4)                                  List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(5)                                  List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(6)                                  Minimum of $10.0 million and whole increments of $1.0 million.

 

 

To make an offer in connection with this solicitation, you are required to deliver to the Administrative Agent a Discount Range Prepayment Offer on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date that is three Business Days following the dated delivery of the notice pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(i) of the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the [Lenders] [[and the] Lenders of the [·, 20·](7) Tranche[s]] as follows:

 

1.                                       At the time of making the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment contemplated by Subsection 4.4(h)(i) of the Credit Agreement, after giving effect thereto, Total Liquidity is equal to or greater than $100.0 million.

 

2.                                       [At least ten Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.][At least three Business Days have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrower’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Lender.](8)

 

The Borrower acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with any Discount Range Prepayment Offer made in response to this Discount Range Prepayment Notice and the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with this Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

 

The Borrower requests that Administrative Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

 

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(7)                                  List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(8)                                  Insert applicable representation.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Discount Range Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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Enclosure: Form of Discount Range Prepayment Offer

 

 

EXHIBIT P
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF DISCOUNT RANGE PREPAYMENT OFFER

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as Administrative Agent under the 
 Credit Agreement referred to below

[             ]

 

[DATE]

 

Attention:  [               ]

 

Re:                         EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

Reference is made to (a) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011 (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”),  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent  for the Secured Parties (as defined therein) and (b) that certain Discount Range Prepayment Notice, dated             , 20    , from the Borrower (the “Discount Range Prepayment Notice”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

The undersigned Lender hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, that it is hereby offering to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment on the following terms:

 

1.                                       This Discount Range Prepayment Offer is available only for prepayment on the [Initial Term Loans] [[and the] [·, 20·](9) Tranche[s]] held by the undersigned.

 

2.                                       The maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that may be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed (the “Submitted Amount”):

 

[Initial Term Loans - $[·]]

 

[[·, 20·](10) Tranche[s] - $[·]]

 

(9)                                  List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(10)                            List multiple Tranches if applicable.

 

 

3.                                       The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment may be made is [·]% (the “Submitted Discount”).

 

The undersigned Lender hereby expressly consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Initial Term Loans] [[and its] [·, 20·](11) Tranche[s]] indicated above pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the Applicable Discount and in an aggregate Outstanding Amount not to exceed the Submitted Amount, as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Discount Range Proration, if any, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

 

(11)                            List multiple Tranches if applicable.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Discount Range Prepayment Offer as of the date first above written.

 

 

	
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EXHIBIT Q
 to
  CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF SOLICITED DISCOUNTED PREPAYMENT NOTICE

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as Administrative Agent under the 
 Credit Agreement referred to below

[              ]

 

[DATE]

 

Attention: [                ]

 

Re:                          EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

This Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iv) of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011 (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iv) of the Credit Agreement, the hereby requests that [each Lender of the Initial Term Loans] [[and] each Lender of the [·, 20·](12) Tranche[s]] submit a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer.  Any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment made in connection with this solicitation shall be subject to the following terms:

 

1.                                       This Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers is extended at the sole discretion of the Borrower to each [Lender of the Initial Term Loans] [[and to each] Lender of the [·, 20·](13) Tranche[s]].

 

2.                                       The maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this solicitation is (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”):(14)

 

(12)                            List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(13)                            List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(14)                            Minimum of $10.0 million and whole increments of $1.0 million.

 

 

[Initial Term Loans - $[·]]

 

[[·, 20·](15) Tranche[s] - $[·]]

 

To make an offer in connection with this solicitation, you are required to deliver to the Administrative Agent a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date that is three Business Days following delivery of this notice pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iv) of the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrower requests that Administrative Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

 

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(15)                            List multiple Tranches if applicable.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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Enclosure: Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer

 

 

EXHIBIT R

to

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF SOLICITED DISCOUNTED PREPAYMENT OFFER

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as Administrative Agent under the 
 Credit Agreement referred to below

[            ]

 

[DATE]

 

Attention: [            ]

 

Re:                          EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

Reference is made to (a) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011 (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”),  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein) and (b) that certain Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice, dated             , 20    , from the Borrower (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

 

To accept the offer set forth herein, you must submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice on or before the third Business Day following your receipt of this notice.

 

The undersigned Lender hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(iv) of the Credit Agreement, that it is hereby offering to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment on the following terms:

 

1.                                       This Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is available only for prepayment on the [Initial Term Loans][[and the] [·, 20·](16) Tranche[s]] held by the undersigned.

 

2.                                       The maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that may be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed (the “Offered Amount”):

 

(16)         List multiple Tranches if applicable.

 

 

[Initial Term Loans - $[·]]

 

[[·, 20·](17) Tranche[s] - $[·]]

 

3.                                       The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment may be made is [·]% (the “Offered Discount”).

 

The undersigned Lender hereby expressly consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Initial Term Loans] [[and its] [·, 20·](18) Tranche[s]] pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the Acceptable Discount and in an aggregate Outstanding Amount not to exceed such Lender’s Offered Amount as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Solicited Discount Proration, if any, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

 

(17)                            List multiple Tranches if applicable.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer as of the date first above written.

 

	
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EXHIBIT S

to

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF SPECIFIED DISCOUNT PREPAYMENT NOTICE

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as Administrative Agent under the 
 Credit Agreement referred to below

[             ]

 

[DATE]

 

Attention:  [               ]

 

Re:                         EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

This Specified Discount Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(ii) of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011 (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”),  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent  for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(ii) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby offers to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment to each [Lender of the Initial Term Loans] [[and to each] Lender of the [·, 20·](1) Tranche[s]] on the following terms:

 

1.                                       This Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment is available only to each [Lender of the Initial Term Loans] [[and to each] Lender of the [·, 20·](2) Tranche[s]].

 

2.                                       The maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed $[·] of the [Initial Term Loans] [[and $[·] of the] [·, 20·](3) Tranche[(s)] of Incremental Term Loans] (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”).(4)

 

3.                                       The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment will be made is [·]% (the “Specified Discount”).

 

To accept this offer, you are required to submit to the Administrative Agent a Specified Discount Prepayment Response on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date that is three (3) Business Days following the date of delivery of this notice pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(ii) of the Credit Agreement.

 

(1)                                  List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(2)                                  List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(3)                                  List multiple Tranches if applicable.

(4)                                  Minimum of $10.0 million and whole increments of $1.0 million.

 

 

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent [and the Lenders] [[and] each Lender of the [·, 20·](5) Tranche[s]] as follows:

 

1.                                       At the time of making the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment contemplated by Subsection 4.4(h)(ii) of the Credit Agreement, after giving effect thereto, Total Liquidity is equal to or greater than $100.0 million.

 

2.                                       [At least ten Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.][At least three Business Days have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrower’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Lender.](6)

 

The Borrower acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with their decision whether or not to accept the offer set forth in this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

 

The Borrower requests that Administrative Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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Enclosure:  Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Response

 

 

EXHIBIT T

to

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF SPECIFIED DISCOUNT PREPAYMENT RESPONSE

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as Administrative Agent under the 
 Credit Agreement referred to below

 

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[DATE]

 

Attention:  [                 ]

 

Re:                         EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION

 

Reference is made to (a) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2011 (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among CDRT MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation that was merged with and into EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”),  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent  for the Secured Parties (as defined therein) and (b) that certain Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, dated               , 20    , from the Borrower (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Notice”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

The undersigned Lender hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(ii) of the Credit Agreement, that it is willing to accept a prepayment of the following [Tranches of] Term Loans held by such Lender at the Specified Discount in an aggregate Outstanding Amount as follows:

 

[Initial Term Loans - $[·]]

 

[[·, 20·](1) Tranche[s] - $[·]]

 

The undersigned Lender hereby expressly consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Initial Term Loans][[and its] [·, 20·](2) Tranche[s]] pursuant to Subsection 4.4(h)(ii) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the Specified Discount in the aggregate Outstanding Amount not to exceed the amount set forth above, as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Specified Discount Proration, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Specified Discount Prepayment Response as of the date first above written.

 

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