Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

$250,000,000

 

3-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT

 

dated as of October 14, 2011,

 

among

 

 

JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.,

 

 

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
 as Administrative Agent

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., 
  as Syndication Agent

 

and

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,
 as Documentation Agent

 

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

 

and

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

 

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
    	
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SECTION 1.01
    	
Defined Terms
    	
1
    
	
SECTION 1.02
    	
Terms Generally
    	
24
    
	
SECTION 1.03
    	
Accounting Terms
    	
25
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS
    	
25
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 2.01
    	
Commitments
    	
25
    
	
SECTION 2.02
    	
Loans
    	
26
    
	
SECTION 2.03
    	
[RESERVED]
    	
27
    
	
SECTION 2.04
    	
Revolving Borrowing   Procedure
    	
27
    
	
SECTION 2.05
    	
Swingline Loans
    	
27
    
	
SECTION 2.06
    	
Revolving Interest   Elections
    	
29
    
	
SECTION 2.07
    	
Fees
    	
30
    
	
SECTION 2.08
    	
Repayment of Loans;   Evidence of Debt
    	
31
    
	
SECTION 2.09
    	
Interest on Loans
    	
31
    
	
SECTION 2.10
    	
Default Interest
    	
32
    
	
SECTION 2.11
    	
Alternate Rate of   Interest
    	
32
    
	
SECTION 2.12
    	
Termination and   Reduction of Commitments
    	
32
    
	
SECTION 2.13
    	
Extension of   Maturity Date
    	
33
    
	
SECTION 2.14
    	
Prepayment
    	
33
    
	
SECTION 2.15
    	
Reserve   Requirements; Change in Circumstances
    	
34
    
	
SECTION 2.16
    	
Change in Legality
    	
35
    
	
SECTION 2.17
    	
Indemnity
    	
36
    
	
SECTION 2.18
    	
Pro Rata Treatment
    	
36
    
	
SECTION 2.19
    	
Sharing of Setoffs
    	
37
    
	
SECTION 2.20
    	
Payments
    	
37
    
	
SECTION 2.21
    	
Taxes
    	
38
    
	
SECTION 2.22
    	
Termination or   Assignment of Commitments under Certain Circumstances
    	
41
    
	
SECTION 2.23
    	
Lending Offices and   Lender Certificates; Survival of Indemnity
    	
42
    
	
SECTION 2.24
    	
Defaulting Lenders
    	
42
    
	
SECTION 2.25
    	
Commitment   Increases.(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from   time to time to (i) request an increase in the Commitments of any   Lenders (“Commitment Increase”) and/or (ii) add Commitments of one or   more other lenders or financial institutions or other entities that will   become Lenders (each, an “Additional Commitment Lender”), subject to the   consent of each such Lender that is increasing its Commitment or is an   Additional Commitment Lender, as applicable, provided that after giving   effect thereto, the aggregate amount of the Total
    	
 
    

 

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Commitment shall   not exceed $300,000,000. No Lender shall have any obligation to participate   in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its   sole discretion
    	
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    	
44
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 3.01
    	
Corporate Existence   and Standing
    	
44
    
	
SECTION 3.02
    	
Authorization and   Validity
    	
44
    
	
SECTION 3.03
    	
No Conflict;   Governmental Consent
    	
44
    
	
SECTION 3.04
    	
Compliance with   Laws; Environmental and Safety Matters
    	
45
    
	
SECTION 3.05
    	
Financial   Statements
    	
45
    
	
SECTION 3.06
    	
No Material Adverse   Change
    	
45
    
	
SECTION 3.07
    	
Subsidiaries
    	
46
    
	
SECTION 3.08
    	
Litigation
    	
46
    
	
SECTION 3.09
    	
Material Agreements
    	
46
    
	
SECTION 3.10
    	
[RESERVED]
    	
46
    
	
SECTION 3.11
    	
Investment Company   Act
    	
46
    
	
SECTION 3.12
    	
Use of Proceeds
    	
46
    
	
SECTION 3.13
    	
Taxes
    	
46
    
	
SECTION 3.14
    	
Accuracy of   Information
    	
46
    
	
SECTION 3.15
    	
No Undisclosed   Dividend Restrictions
    	
47
    
	
SECTION 3.16
    	
No Default
    	
47
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS
    	
47
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 4.01
    	
Conditions   Precedent to Effectiveness
    	
47
    
	
SECTION 4.02
    	
All Borrowings
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 5.01
    	
Conduct of   Business; Maintenance of Ownership of Subsidiaries and Maintenance of   Properties
    	
49
    
	
SECTION 5.02
    	
Insurance
    	
50
    
	
SECTION 5.03
    	
Compliance with   Laws and Payment of Material Obligations and Taxes
    	
50
    
	
SECTION 5.04
    	
Financial   Statements, Reports, etc.
    	
51
    
	
SECTION 5.05
    	
Notices of Material   Events
    	
52
    
	
SECTION 5.06
    	
Books and Records;   Access to Properties and Inspections
    	
52
    
	
SECTION 5.07
    	
Use of Proceeds
    	
53
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS
    	
53
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 6.01
    	
Indebtedness of   Subsidiaries
    	
53
    
	
SECTION 6.02
    	
Liens
    	
54
    
	
SECTION 6.03
    	
[RESERVED]
    	
56
    
	
SECTION 6.04
    	
Mergers,   Consolidations and Transfers of Assets
    	
56
    
	
SECTION 6.05
    	
Transactions with   Affiliates
    	
58
    
	
SECTION 6.06
    	
Restrictive   Agreements
    	
58
    

 

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SECTION 6.07
    	
Certain Financial   Covenants
    	
58
    
	
SECTION 6.08
    	
Margin Stock
    	
59
    
	
SECTION 6.09
    	
[RESERVED]
    	
59
    
	
SECTION 6.10
    	
Restricted Payments
    	
59
    
	
SECTION 6.11
    	
Limitations on   Conduct of Business
    	
59
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT
    	
59
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE VIII THE AGENT
    	
62
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
    	
65
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 9.01
    	
Notices
    	
65
    
	
SECTION 9.02
    	
Survival of   Agreement
    	
65
    
	
SECTION 9.03
    	
Effectiveness
    	
65
    
	
SECTION 9.04
    	
Successors and   Assigns
    	
66
    
	
SECTION 9.05
    	
Expenses; Indemnity
    	
68
    
	
SECTION 9.06
    	
Right of Setoff
    	
69
    
	
SECTION 9.07
    	
Applicable Law
    	
70
    
	
SECTION 9.08
    	
Waivers; Amendment
    	
70
    
	
SECTION 9.09
    	
Interest Rate   Limitation
    	
71
    
	
SECTION 9.10
    	
Entire Agreement
    	
71
    
	
SECTION 9.11
    	
WAIVER OF JURY   TRIAL
    	
71
    
	
SECTION 9.12
    	
Severability
    	
71
    
	
SECTION 9.13
    	
Counterparts
    	
71
    
	
SECTION 9.14
    	
Headings
    	
71
    
	
SECTION 9.15
    	
Jurisdiction;   Consent to Service of Process
    	
72
    
	
SECTION 9.16
    	
Confidentiality;   Material Non-Public Information
    	
72
    
	
SECTION 9.17
    	
Electronic   Communications
    	
73
    
	
SECTION 9.18
    	
Patriot Act
    	
74
    
	
SECTION 9.19
    	
No Fiduciary   Relationship
    	
74
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 2.01
    	
Commitments
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 3.07
    	
Subsidiaries
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 3.08
    	
Litigation
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 6.01
    	
Existing Indebtedness
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 6.02
    	
Liens
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit A
    	
Form of Revolving Borrowing   Request
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit B
    	
Form of Assignment and   Assumption
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit C
    	
Form of Compliance Certificate
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit D
    	
Form of Subsidiary Guarantee
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit E
    	
Form of Maturity Date Extension   Request
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit F-1
    	
Form of Increase Supplement
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit F-2
    	
Form of New Lender Supplement
    	
 
    
					

 

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3-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT (“Revolving Credit Facility”) dated as of October 14, 2011 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”); the LENDERS party hereto; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Syndication Agent, and CITIBANK, N.A., as Documentation Agent in the amount of $250.0 million (the loans thereunder, the “Revolving Credit Loans”).

 

The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.01       Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

 

“ABR Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.

 

“ABR Loan” shall mean any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with Article II.

 

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the product of (a) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (b) Statutory Reserves.

 

“Administrative Agent” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent under the Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII.

 

“Administrative Agent’s Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(b).

 

“Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Affected Subsidiary” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(c).

 

“Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified and, in any case, shall include, when used with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any joint venture in which the Borrower or

 

 

such Subsidiary holds Equity Interests of any class representing 15% or more of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such class.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

 

“Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1.00%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1.00%, and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for a deposit in dollars with a maturity of one month commencing two Business Days thereafter plus 1.00%.  If for any reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the definition of such term, Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) above until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist, or (ii) reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate (determined as set forth above), the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (c) above until such reasonable means again exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as the case may be.

 

“Applicable Rate” shall mean, for any day on or after the Closing Date, with respect to any ABR Loan, any Eurodollar Revolving Loan or the Commitment Fees payable hereunder, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread”, “Eurodollar Revolving Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the ratings by Moody’s and S&P, respectively, applicable on such day to the Index Debt:

 

	
Index Debt Ratings
    	
 
    	
ABR Spread
    	
 
    	
Eurodollar
   Revolving Spread
    	
 
    	
Commitment
   Fee Rate
    	
 
    
	
Category 1
    BBB+/Baa1 or higher
    	
 
    	
0.25
    	
%
    	
1.25
    	
%
    	
0.35
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Category 2
    BBB/Baa2
    	
 
    	
0.50
    	
%
    	
1.50
    	
%
    	
0.40
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Category 3
    BBB-/Baa3
    	
 
    	
0.75
    	
%
    	
1.75
    	
%
    	
0.45
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Category 4
    BB+/Ba1
    	
 
    	
1.25
    	
%
    	
2.25
    	
%
    	
0.55
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Category 5
    Lower than BB+/Ba1 or unrated
    	
 
    	
1.50
    	
%
    	
2.50
    	
%
    	
0.60
    	
%
    

 

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For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if either Moody’s or S&P shall not have in effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then such rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 5; (ii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two ratings unless one of the two ratings is two or more Categories above the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category one level above the Category corresponding to the lower rating; and (iii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency, irrespective of when notice of such change shall have been furnished by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating of the other rating agency (or, if the circumstances referred to in this sentence shall affect both rating agencies, the ratings most recently in effect prior to such changes or cessations).

 

“Arrangers” shall mean J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

 

“Assignment and Assumption” shall mean an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04, in the form of Exhibit B, or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

“Attributable Debt” shall mean, at any date, in respect of any lease entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary as part of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, (a) if obligations under such lease are Capitalized Lease Obligations, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of the Borrower or such Subsidiary prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) if obligations under such lease are not Capitalized Lease Obligations, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under such lease that would appear on a balance sheet of the Borrower or such Subsidiary prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such obligations were accounted for as Capitalized Lease Obligations.

 

“Bankruptcy Event” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Bankruptcy

 

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Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof; provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

 

“B Share Fees” shall mean (a) the contingent deferred sales charges payable to the Borrower by an investor in a load fund offered by the Borrower upon any redemption by such investor prior to a certain number of years after such investor’s investment in such fund and (b) the distribution fees payable by an investor in a load fund offered by the Borrower, in each case payable at the times and in the amounts described in the Janus Capital Funds plc prospectus dated August 30, 2011 and the Janus Selection prospectus dated September 23, 2011, in each case as amended from time to time, or the prospectus for any other substantially similar fund.

 

“B Share Purchaser” shall mean either a Finance Subsidiary or a financial institution or trust that purchases B Share Fees in connection with a Permitted B Share True Sale Transaction.

 

“Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

 

“Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Borrowing” shall mean (a) a Revolving Borrowing or a (b) Swingline Borrowing.

 

“Business Day” shall mean any day (other than a day which is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New York) on which banks are open for business in New York City; provided, however, that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Revolving Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

 

“Capital Group Partners” shall mean Capital Group Partners, Inc., a New York corporation.

 

“Capitalized Lease Obligations” of any Person shall mean the obligations of such Person under any lease that would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“CERCLA” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.

 

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A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, at any time, (a) less than a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Borrower shall be (i) individuals who are members of such board on the Closing Date or (ii) individuals whose election, or nomination for election by the Borrower’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the board then in office who are individuals described in clause (i) above or this clause (ii) or (b) any Person or any two or more Persons acting as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of Equity Interests in the Borrower shall become, according to public announcement or filing, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests in the Borrower representing 35% or more (calculated in accordance with such Rule 13d-3) of the combined voting power of the Borrower’s then outstanding voting Equity Interests.

 

“Charges” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.

 

“Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms herein, which date is October 14, 2011.

 

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

“Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Swingline Loans hereunder (and with respect to the Swingline Lender, to make the Swingline Loans hereunder), expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.12 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 or pursuant to Section 2.25.  The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. As of the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $250,000,000.

 

“Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(a).

 

“Communications” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17(a).

 

“Confidential Memorandum” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum of the Borrower dated September 2011.

 

“Consenting Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13.

 

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“Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period minus any amortization of the debt discount for such period in respect of convertible notes.

 

“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted (or in the case of (v) below, not included) in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum for such period of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) provision for taxes for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, (iii) depreciation expense or amortization expense (including amortization expense relating to prepaid sales commissions, but net of the amount of sales commissions paid during such period) and (iv) cash payments received by the Borrower upon the termination of hedging programs for the Borrower’s or any Consolidated Subsidiary’s mutual fund unit awards program. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “Reference Period”) pursuant to any determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro  forma effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.  As used in this definition, “Material Acquisition” means any acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that (a) constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and (b) involves the payment of consideration by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $10,000,000; and “Material Disposition” means any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $10,000,000.

 

“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, (a) total interest expense of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP, including (i) the amortization of debt discounts to the extent included in interest expense in accordance with GAAP, (ii) the amortization of all fees (including fees with respect to interest rate protection agreements or other interest rate hedging arrangements) payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in interest expense in accordance with GAAP, (iii) the portion of any rents payable under capital leases allocable to interest expense in accordance with GAAP and (iv) net cash costs (or minus net profits) under interest rate interest rate hedging agreements, and minus (b) without duplication, any interest income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP, but without giving effect to (a) any extraordinary gains for such period, (b) any gains for such period relating to the sale, transfer or other disposition of any assets of the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary (other than in the ordinary course of

 

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business), (c) any costs, expenses or losses incurred during such period (which for each annual period commencing on the Closing Date or any anniversary thereof shall not exceed $200,000,000) consisting of or relating or attributable to (i) the sale, transfer or other disposition, in whole or in part, of any Subsidiary or other Affiliate of the Borrower, (ii) any exchange, repayment, prepayment, purchase or redemption by the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary of the outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and (iii) any fines, penalties, damages, or restitution or other settlement payments related to regulatory investigations into trading practices in the mutual fund industry, (d) any costs, expenses or losses incurred during such period consisting of or relating or attributable to (i) non-cash write-downs of goodwill and intangible assets and (ii) any non-cash amortization of long-term incentive compensation, but giving effect to any net cash payments by the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries relating to mutual fund unit awards, and (e)(i) extraordinary losses, (ii) cash charges relating to severance expense, (iii) unrealized gains or losses in net investments in seed financing for early stage funds or portfolios and mutual fund unit awards, or (iv) non-recurring restructuring charges, in each case incurred during such period; provided that there shall be excluded the income of (A) the Excluded Subsidiary and (B) any Consolidated Subsidiary that is not wholly owned by the Borrower to the extent such income or such amounts are attributable to the noncontrolling interest in such Consolidated Subsidiary.

 

“Consolidated Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary the financial statements of which are required to be consolidated with the financial statements of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean at any date the total assets of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” shall mean at any date all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that, in determining Consolidated Total Indebtedness at any date, any Indebtedness that, at such date, constitutes “Delayed Application Replacement Indebtedness” in respect of any other Indebtedness shall be disregarded to the extent the principal amount of such other Indebtedness is included in Consolidated Total Indebtedness at such date.

 

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

 

“Controlled Group” shall mean all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.

 

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“Declining Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13.

 

“Default” shall mean any event or condition which is, or upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute, an Event of Default.

 

“Delayed Application Replacement Indebtedness” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness (“Original Indebtedness”), Indebtedness that is incurred for the purpose of refinancing or replacing such Original Indebtedness, but the proceeds of which shall not have been applied to make such a refinancing or replacement upon the incurrence thereof, if and for so long as such Indebtedness otherwise meets, with respect to such Original Indebtedness, the requirements set forth in the definition of the term “Replacement Indebtedness”; provided that any Indebtedness that otherwise meets the requirements set forth in this definition shall cease to be Delayed Application Replacement Indebtedness on the date that is 60 days following the date of the incurrence thereof; and provided, further, that (i) no Loans shall be outstanding while both the Original Indebtedness and Delayed Application Replacement Indebtedness are outstanding, (ii) irrevocable notice in respect of such refinancing or replacement of the Original Indebtedness is given within two Business Days of the incurrence of such Delayed Application Replacement Indebtedness and (iii) proceeds received from such Delayed Application Replacement Indebtedness shall be paid over to the trustee for the Original Indebtedness or deposited in a segregated account maintained solely for such proceeds.

 

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become (or the Parent of such Lender has become) the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.

 

“Disclosed Matter” shall mean the existence or occurrence of any matter which has been disclosed in (a) the Borrower’s report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2011, (b) any other filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission after February 24, 2011 and prior to the Closing Date, or (c) the Confidential Memorandum.

 

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“Disqualified Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:

 

(a)           matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

 

(b)           is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or

 

(c)           is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;

 

in each case, on or prior to the date 180 days after the Maturity Date; provided, however, that an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Stock but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or a “change of control” shall not constitute a Disqualified Stock if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Obligations under the Loan Documents that are accrued and payable and the termination or expiration of the Total Commitment.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

“dollars” or “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

 

“Eligible Assignee” shall mean (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) any other Person approved by (i) the Administrative Agent (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time the applicable assignment is effected in accordance with Section 9.04, the Borrower (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof and (iii) in the case of an assignment of all or a portion of a Commitment or any Lender’s obligations in respect of its Swingline Exposure, the Swingline Lender; provided, however, that none of (x) the Borrower, (y) any Affiliate of the Borrower or (z) any investment manager, any investment company or any similar entity that, in each case, is managed or advised by the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.

 

“Environmental Lien” shall mean a Lien in favor of any governmental entity for (a) any liability under Federal or state environmental laws or regulations (including RCRA and

 

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CERCLA) or (b) damages arising from costs incurred by such governmental entity in response to a release of a hazardous or toxic waste, substance or constituent, or other substance into the environment.

 

“Equity Interests” shall mean shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.

 

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

 

“Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Revolving Loans.

 

“Eurodollar Revolving Loan” shall mean any Revolving Loan bearing interest, other than pursuant to the definition of the term “Alternate Base Rate”, at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate in accordance with Article II.

 

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

 

“Excess Margin Stock” shall mean Margin Stock owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries at any time to the extent that the aggregate Margin Stock so owned at such time has a value of more than 25% of the Consolidated Total Assets.

 

“Excluded Securities” shall mean cash and securities owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that are held in any Excluded Securities Account.

 

“Excluded Securities Account” shall mean one or more deposit or securities accounts maintained by either Loan Party with any bank or securities intermediary that is, or that the Borrower determines could be, a counterparty to one or more Specified Hedging Agreements with the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that the net book value of the cash, securities and other property maintained in all such deposit or securities accounts shall not at any time exceed $75,000,000.

 

“Excluded Regulated Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is (i) any broker-dealer Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of a broker-dealer Subsidiary, (ii) another regulated entity in respect of which the guaranteeing by such Subsidiary of the Obligations could, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, reasonably be expected to result in adverse regulatory effects to such Subsidiary or impair the conduct of the business of such Subsidiary, and (iii) any licensed mortgage Subsidiary.

 

“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean Janus Capital Trust Manager Limited; provided that the Board of Directors of Janus Capital Trust Manager Limited shall not be under the Control of the Borrower (it being understood that the ownership of Equity Interests in Janus Capital Trust Manager Limited shall not, in itself and without regard to any other means of directing the management or policies of Janus Capital Trust Manager Limited, be deemed to constitute Control).

 

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“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Recipient and without duplication, any of the following:

 

(a)           Taxes imposed on any Recipient’s net income, or other similar Taxes imposed in lieu thereof, and franchise Taxes imposed on such Recipient by the United States or any jurisdiction under the laws of which it is organized or in which its applicable lending office is located or any political subdivision thereof;

 

(b)           Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.21(f); and

 

(c)           U.S. Federal Taxes resulting from any law in effect (including FATCA) at the time (and, in the case of FATCA, including any regulations or official interpretations thereof issued after) such Recipient (other than an assignee under Section 2.22) becomes a party hereto or designates a new lending office (except to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.21(a), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable to (i) such Recipient’s assignor immediately before such Recipient became a party hereto pursuant to an assignment or (ii) such Recipient immediately before it designated such new lending office).

 

“Existing Credit Agreement” shall mean the 364-Day Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2010, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders.

 

“Existing Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13.

 

“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement.

 

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

 

“Fees” shall mean the Commitment Fee and the Administrative Agent’s Fees.

 

“Finance Subsidiary” shall mean any special purpose Subsidiary engaged solely in purchasing, owning and financing receivables as part of a Permitted B Share True Sale Transaction.

 

“Financial Officer” of any Person shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer, controller or assistant controller of such Person.

 

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“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

“Funding Office” shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 9.01 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

“GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis.

 

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

 

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any monetary obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or other obligation of the primary obligor; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include (x) endorsements for collection or deposit or contractual indemnities in the ordinary course of business or (y) indemnification by any Person of its directors or officers (or of the directors or officers of such Person’s Subsidiaries) for actions taken on behalf of such Person (or such Subsidiaries, as applicable).  The amount of any Guarantee of any guarantor shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation of the primary obligor in respect of which such Guarantee is made, (b) the maximum amount for which such guarantor may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee, and (c) such guarantor’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith.

 

“Guarantors” shall mean (a) JCM, (b) INTECH, (c) Perkins and (d) each Material Subsidiary of the Borrower acquired after the Closing Date other than (i) any Foreign Subsidiary (or any Subsidiary thereof), (ii) any Excluded Regulated Subsidiary or any Subsidiary that is prohibited by law, regulation or contractual obligation from guaranteeing the Obligations or that would require a governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization in order to provide such guaranty (or any Subsidiary thereof), (iii) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary the organizational documents of which expressly prohibit any

 

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guarantee of any Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or expressly require third party interest holders’ consent to guarantee any Indebtedness of the Borrower and (iv) any other Subsidiary as requested by the Borrower and approved by the Required Lenders.

 

“Hedging Agreement” shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, any similar transaction or any combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be a Hedging Agreement.

 

“Hybrid Capital Security” shall mean any hybrid capital security issued by the Borrower that has been accorded a “percentage of equity” or like treatment by Moody’s or S&P.

 

“Hybrid Capital Security Equity Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Hybrid Capital Security, the percentage accorded equity treatment by Moody’s or S&P for such Hybrid Capital Security, as determined by such rating agencies at the time such Hybrid Capital Security is issued. For purposes of the foregoing, if the Hybrid Capital Security Equity Percentage established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for any Hybrid Capital Security shall differ, then the Hybrid Capital Security Equity Percentage shall be deemed to be the higher of the two Hybrid Capital Security Equity Percentages.

 

“IFRS” shall mean International Financial Reporting Standards, applied on a consistent basis.

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, acceptances, equipment trust certificates or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, other than (i) accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business on terms customary in the trade and (ii) deferred compensation, (d) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed (with the amount of the resulting Indebtedness of such Person being valued, as of the date of determination, at the lesser of (i) the amount of Indebtedness so secured and (ii) the fair market value of the property securing such Indebtedness), (e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (i) all Attributable Debt in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transactions of such Person and (j) all Disqualified Stock in such Person, valued, as of the date of determination, at the greater of (i) the maximum aggregate amount that would be payable upon maturity, redemption, repayment or repurchase thereof (or of Disqualified Stock or Indebtedness into which such Disqualified Stock is convertible or exchangeable) and (ii) the maximum liquidation preference of such Disqualified

 

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Stock. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

 

“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean Taxes (including Other Taxes) other than Excluded Taxes.

 

“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(b).

 

“Index Debt” shall mean senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.

 

“INTECH” shall mean INTECH Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Enhanced Investment Technologies, LLC).

 

“Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for such period.

 

“Interest Election Request” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(b).

 

“Interest Payment Date” shall mean, (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Revolving Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Loan with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date for such Loan had successive Interest Periods of three months’ duration been applicable to such Loan.

 

“Interest Period” shall mean (a) as to any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3, 6 or, if available to all the Lenders, 9 months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect and (b) as to any Swingline Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Swingline Loan and ending on the earlier of the Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least five Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Loan is borrowed, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For

 

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purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

 

“Investment” shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, or any capital contribution or loans or advances (other than advances made in the ordinary course of business that would be recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP) to, Guarantees of any Indebtedness or other obligations of, or any other investment in, any other Person that are held or made by the specified Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (a) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, (b) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be the principal amount outstanding on such date of Indebtedness or other obligation guaranteed thereby (or, in the case of a Guarantee of an obligation that does not have a principal amount, the maximum monetary exposure of the guarantor as of such date under such Guarantee (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower)), (c) any Investment in the form of a transfer of cash or other property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the amount of such cash or the fair market value (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower) of such other property as of the time of the transfer, without any adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write offs with respect to, such Investment, (d) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (a), (b) or (c) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus the cost of all additions, as of such date, thereto, and minus the amount, as of such date, of any portion of such Investment repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, as the case may be, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment, and (e) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) above) by the specified Person in any other Person resulting from the issuance by such other Person of its Equity Interests to the specified Person shall be the fair market value (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower) of such Equity Interests at the time of the issuance thereof.

 

“IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

“Janus Capital International Limited” shall mean Janus Capital International Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales.

 

“JCM” shall mean Janus Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“Janus Capital Trust Manager Limited” shall mean Janus Capital Trust Manager Limited, an Irish single-member private company limited by shares.

 

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“Janus International Holding LLC” shall mean Janus International Holding LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

 

“JPMorgan Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17(e).

 

“Lenders” shall mean the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term “Lenders” shall include the Swingline Lender.

 

“Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date, excluding, to the extent otherwise included therein, for each Hybrid Capital Security the product obtained by multiplying (i) the aggregate amount of such Hybrid Capital Security outstanding as of such date by (ii) the Hybrid Capital Equity Security Percentage for such Hybrid Capital Security as of such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on such date.

 

“LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on the Reuters “LIBOR01” screen (or on any successor or substitute screen of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such screen of such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings for such Interest Period shall be the average (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of 1% per annum, if such average is not such a multiple) of the rate per annum at which dollar deposits are offered by the principal office of each of the Reference Banks in London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period in an amount substantially equal to the amount that would be the Reference Banks’ respective ratable shares of such Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing if such were to be outstanding during such Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period.

 

“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, including any security agreement to provide any of the foregoing, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lien” shall not include licenses of Intellectual Property.

 

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“Loan” shall mean a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan, whether made as a Eurodollar Revolving Loan or an ABR Loan, each as permitted hereby.

 

“Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement and the Subsidiary Guarantee.

 

“Loan Parties” shall mean the Borrower and the Guarantors.

 

“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning given such term under Regulation U.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, property or financial condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of either Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party or (c) the rights or remedies available to the Lenders under any Loan Document; provided that, for purposes of clause (a) above, no Disclosed Matter will constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

 

“Material Indebtedness” shall mean (i) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents) in an aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 or more or (ii) obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements in an aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 or more, in either case, of any one or more of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.

 

“Material Subsidiary” shall mean, at any date, any Subsidiary of the Borrower that, as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower, had assets or revenues (on a consolidated basis including its Subsidiaries) with a value in excess of 10.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower or 10.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower.

 

“Maturity Date” shall mean October 14, 2014.

 

“Maturity Date Extension Request” shall mean a request by the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, for an extension of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.13.

 

“Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.

 

“Minimum Ownership Percentage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(c).

 

“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA as to which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group may have any liability.

 

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“Net Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any event (a) the cash proceeds received in respect of such event, including any cash received in respect of any noncash proceeds, but only as and when received, net of (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid in connection with such event by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to Persons that are not Affiliates of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including, in the case of the issuance of any preferred Equity Interests in the Borrower, underwriting discounts and commissions paid in connection therewith), (ii) in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition of any asset, the amount of all payments required to be made by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay secured Indebtedness (other than Loans) and (iii) the amount of all Taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, and the amount of any reserves established by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the next succeeding year and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower).

 

“Non-Consenting Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22.

 

“Obligations” shall mean the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing after 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 is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under or out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.

 

“Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, court, documentary, excise, property, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the registration, receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

 

“Parent” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.

 

“Participant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e).

 

“Patriot Act” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.18.

 

“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.

 

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“Perkins” shall mean Perkins Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Perkins, Wolf, McDonnell and Company LLC).

 

“Permitted B Share Recourse Financing Transaction” shall mean any pledge by the Borrower of the B Share Fees to third parties in order to secure Indebtedness extended to the Borrower by such third parties; provided that the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the structure and documentation for such transaction and that the terms of such transaction, including the advance rate and any termination events, shall be consistent with those prevailing in the market at the time for similar transactions.

 

“Permitted B Share Transaction” shall mean a Permitted B Share True Sale Transaction or a Permitted B Share Recourse Financing Transaction.

 

“Permitted B Share True Sale Transaction” shall mean any sale by the Borrower of B Share Fees to a B Share Purchaser in a true sale transaction without any recourse based upon the collectability of the B Share Fees sold and the sale or pledge of such B Share Fees (or an interest therein) by such B Share Purchaser, in each case without any Guarantee by, or other recourse to, or credit support by, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than to such B Share Purchaser, if it is a Finance Subsidiary) or recourse to any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the structure and documentation for such transaction and that the terms of such transaction, including the price at which B Share Fees are sold to such B Share Purchaser and any termination events, shall be consistent with those prevailing in the market at the time for similar transactions.

 

“Permitted Investments” shall mean:

 

(a)           direct obligations of, or obligations as to which the principal of and interest on are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(b)           investments in commercial paper maturing within a year from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or Moody’s;

 

(c)           investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within a year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

 

(d)           fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;

 

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(e)           securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (c) above;

 

(f)            money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000; and

 

(g)           in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, other short-term investments that are analogous to the foregoing, are of comparable credit quality and are customarily used by companies in the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary for cash management purposes.

 

“Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability company, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

“Plan” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group.

 

“Platform” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17(b).

 

“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City. The Prime Rate is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with extensions of credit to debtors. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the date such change is publicly announced as effective.

 

“Pro Rata Percentage” of any Lender at any time shall mean the percentage of the Total Commitment represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time; provided that in the case that a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Pro Rata Percentage” shall mean the percentage of the Total Commitment (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time, subject to the limitations of Section 2.24(c)(i). In the event that the Total Commitment shall have expired or been terminated, the Pro Rata Percentage with respect to any Lender shall be such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage most recently in effect prior to such expiration or termination of the Total Commitment, giving effect to any subsequent assignments pursuant to Section 9.04 and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender (whose Commitment shall be disregarded) at the time of determination.

 

“RCRA” shall mean the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

“Recipient” shall mean, as applicable, (a) any Person to which any payment on account of any obligation of a Loan Party under any Loan Document is made or owed, including the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (b) the beneficial owner of any Person described in clause (a).

 

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“Reference Banks” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A.

 

“Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

 

“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, partners, trustees, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

“Replacement Indebtedness” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness (“Original Indebtedness”), Indebtedness extending the maturity of or refunding, refinancing or replacing, in whole or in part, such Original Indebtedness; provided that (a) the principal amount of such Replacement Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount of such Original Indebtedness except by an amount no greater than accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such Original Indebtedness and reasonable fees, premium and expenses relating to such extension, refunding, refinancing or replacing; (b) no Subsidiary shall be liable for any such Replacement Indebtedness that shall not have been liable for such Original Indebtedness (or would not have been required to guarantee such Original Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof); (c) if such Original Indebtedness shall have been subordinated to the Obligations, such Replacement Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms (taken as a whole) not less favorable to the Lenders; (d) such Replacement Indebtedness shall not have a shorter maturity than the Original Indebtedness and shall not be subject to any requirement not applicable to such Original Indebtedness that such Replacement Indebtedness be prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or defeased on one or more scheduled dates or upon the happening of one or more events (other than events of default, change of control events, or assets sales) before the maturity of such Original Indebtedness; (e) the incurrence of any Replacement Indebtedness that refunds, refinances or replaces Original Indebtedness under any revolving credit or similar facility shall be accompanied by the termination of commitments under such facility equal in amount to such Original Indebtedness so refunded, refinanced or replaced; and (f) such Replacement Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset other than the assets that secured such Original Indebtedness (or would have been required to secure such Original Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof).

 

“Reportable Event” shall mean any reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under such Section with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC by regulation or by technical update waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of the occurrence of such event; provided that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code or

 

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Section 302 of ERISA applicable to such Plan shall be a reportable event regardless of the issuance of any waiver in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA.

 

“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders in the aggregate holding more than 50% of the Total Commitment or, if the Total Commitment has been terminated, Lenders in the aggregate representing more than 50% of the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

“Responsible Officer” of any Person shall mean any executive officer or Financial Officer of such Person and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

“Restricted Payment” shall mean (a) any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest in the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (b) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or termination of any Equity Interest in the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

“Revolving Borrowing” shall mean Revolving Loans of a single Type made, converted or continued on a single date and, in the case of Eurodollar Revolving Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

“Revolving Borrowing Request” shall mean a written request made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.04, which shall be in the form of Exhibit A-5.

 

“Revolving Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lender plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s Swingline Exposure.

 

“Revolving Loans” shall mean the revolving loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.04.  Each Revolving Loan shall be a Eurodollar Revolving Loan or an ABR Loan.

 

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” shall mean any arrangement, direct or indirect, whereby a Person sells or transfers any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property which it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

 

“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

“Specified Hedging Agreements” shall mean one or more Hedging Agreements entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to hedge or mitigate earnings volatility arising from mark-to-market accounting of seed capital investments or to facilitate the creation of

 

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investment track records for, or otherwise entered into in connection with, seeding of new products.

 

“Statutory Reserves” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board and any other banking authority to which the Administrative Agent is subject for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D). Such reserve percentages shall include any imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Eurodollar Revolving Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefits of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

“subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any time, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity of which Equity Interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at such time owned, controlled or held by such Person or by such Person and one or more subsidiaries of such Person.

 

“Subsidiary” shall mean any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that term “Subsidiary” for purposes of the Loan Documents shall not include entities registered as “investment companies” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries provide services.

 

“Subsidiary  Guarantee” shall mean the Guarantee Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

“Swingline Borrowing” shall mean a borrowing consisting of a Swingline Loan.

 

“Swingline Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time.  The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall equal its Pro Rata Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

“Swingline Lender” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

 

“Swingline Loan” shall mean a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.

 

“Syndication Agent” shall mean Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as syndication agent under the Loan Documents.

 

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“Taxes” shall mean any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

“Total Commitment” shall mean at any time the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments at such time.

 

“Transactions” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02.

 

“Transferee” shall mean any Eligible Assignee to whom a Lender shall have assigned all or any part of its Commitment or Loans or sold all or any part of its rights under this Agreement, in each case in accordance with Section 9.04.

 

“Two-Thirds Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders in the aggregate holding more than 662/3% of the Total Commitment or, if the Total Commitment has been terminated, Lenders in the aggregate representing 662/3% or more of the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposure.

 

“Type”, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, “Rate” shall mean the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate, as applicable.

 

“Unfunded Liabilities” shall mean, on any date of determination, (a) in the case of Multiemployer Plans, the liability of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries if they were to incur a complete withdrawal from each such Plan and (b) in the case of all other Plans, the amount by which the present value of all benefit liabilities under each Plan (based on assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) exceeds the fair market value of the assets of such Plan.

 

“U.S. Person” shall mean a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

“Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

“Withholding Agent” shall mean either Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 1.02               Terms Generally.  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. The word “law” shall be

 

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construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law), and all judgments, orders, writs and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including this Agreement) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof and (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. All references herein to “the date hereof” or “the date of this Agreement” shall be interpreted as references to the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 1.03               Accounting Terms.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that (a) for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant set forth in Article VI, such terms shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date applied on a basis consistent with the application used in preparing the Borrower’s audited consolidated financial statements referred to in Section 3.05 and (b) for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant set forth in Article VI, no effect shall be given to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein. In the event that any change in GAAP materially affects any provision of this Agreement, the parties hereto agree that, at the request of the Borrower or the Required Lenders, they shall negotiate in good faith in order to amend the affected provisions in such a way as will restore the parties to their respective positions prior to such change, and, following any such request, until such amendment becomes effective, the Borrower’s compliance with such provisions shall be determined on the basis of GAAP as in effect immediately before such change in GAAP became effective.

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE CREDITS

 

SECTION 2.01               Commitments.  Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time on and after the date hereof and until the earlier of the Maturity Date and the termination of the Commitment of such Lender, in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) the Revolving Credit

 

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Exposure of such Lender exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (b) the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of all the Lenders outstanding at the time exceeding the Total Commitment at the time. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow, pay or prepay and reborrow hereunder, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein.

 

SECTION 2.02               Loans.  (a)  Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their Commitments. At the time of the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000.  At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that such Borrowing may be in an aggregate principal amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the Total Commitment.

 

(b)           Each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Revolving Loans or ABR Loans, as the Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.04. Each Lender may at its option make any Eurodollar Revolving Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option (i) in the case of any failure by such branch or Affiliate to make such Loan, shall not relieve such Lender of its obligation to the Borrower hereunder and (ii) shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing which, if made, would result in an aggregate of more than 10 separate Revolving Loans of any Lender being outstanding hereunder at any one time. For purposes of the foregoing, Loans having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be considered separate Loans.

 

(c)           Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Loan, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent in New York, New York, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on such date and (ii) in the case of an ABR Loan, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent in New York, New York, not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly credit the amounts so received to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent.  The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several, and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required hereby. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with this paragraph (c), and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date

 

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such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

 

SECTION 2.03               [RESERVED]

 

SECTION 2.04               Revolving Borrowing Procedure.  In order to request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall hand deliver, e-mail or fax to the Administrative Agent a duly completed and executed Revolving Borrowing Request (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the requested Revolving Borrowing and (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of the requested Revolving Borrowing. Each such request shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to be a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing; (ii) the date of such Revolving Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and the amount thereof; and (iii) if such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified in any such request, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing is specified in any such request, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Lenders of any request given pursuant to this Section and of each Lender’s portion of the requested Borrowing.

 

SECTION 2.05               Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time on and after the date hereof and until the earlier of the Maturity Date and the termination of the Commitments in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $50,000,000, or (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the Total Commitment then in effect. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans.  Swingline Loans shall be ABR Loans.

 

(b)           Whenever the Borrower desires that the Swingline Lender make Swingline Loans it shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swingline Lender not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the proposed borrowing date), specifying (i) the amount of the Swingline Loan to be borrowed and (ii) the requested borrowing date (which shall be a Business Day prior to the Maturity Date).  Not later than 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the borrowing date specified in a notice in respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately

 

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available funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower on such borrowing date by depositing such proceeds in the account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent on such borrowing date in immediately available funds.

 

(c)           The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the Swingline Lender no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, request each Lender to make, and each Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Loan, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans (the “Refunded Swingline Loans”) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender.  Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.  Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02(c) with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.02(c) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders).  The Revolving Loans so received by the Administrative Agent shall be immediately made available by it to the Swingline Lender for application by the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline Loans.

 

(d)           If prior to the time a Revolving Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.05(c), one of the events described in clauses (g) or (h) of Article VII shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion, Revolving Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.05(c), each Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.05(c), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “Swingline Participation Amount”) equal to (i) such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans.

 

(e)           Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Lender such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro  rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.

 

(f)            Each Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.05(c) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.05(d) shall be absolute and

 

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unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Article IV, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, a Guarantor or any other Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

 

SECTION 2.06               Revolving Interest Elections.  (a)  Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Revolving Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Revolving Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Revolving Borrowing to a Revolving Borrowing of a different Type or to continue such Revolving Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Revolving Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Revolving Loans comprising such Revolving Borrowing, and the Revolving Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Revolving Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

 

(b)           To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election (each, an “Interest Election Request”) by telephone by the time that a Revolving Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.04 if the Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or fax to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.

 

(c)           Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(i)            the Revolving Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Revolving Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Revolving Borrowing);

 

(ii)           the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii)          whether the resulting Revolving Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing; and

 

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(iv)          if the resulting Revolving Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

 

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

 

(d)           Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Revolving Borrowing.

 

(e)           If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Revolving Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

SECTION 2.07               Fees.  (a)  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”), which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily unused amount of the Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates.  Accrued Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date.  All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  For purposes of computing Commitment Fees, the Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding its Swingline Exposure).

 

(b)           The Borrower agrees to pay the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the administrative fees (the “Administrative Agent’s Fees”) at the times and in the amounts agreed by the Borrower.

 

(c)           All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances absent manifest error.

 

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SECTION 2.08               Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.  (a)  The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay on the Maturity Date to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan.  The Borrower shall repay to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least five Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made.

 

(b)           Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by 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.  The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type of each Loan made and the 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 Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.  The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to this Section shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with their terms or cause the Borrower’s obligations to be greater than they would have been absent such failure or error.

 

(c)           Any Lender may request that Loans made by it to the Borrower be evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower.  In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.  Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

 

SECTION 2.09               Interest on Loans.  (a)  Subject to Section 2.10, the Loans comprising each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.  Accrued interest on each Eurodollar Revolving Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan.  Each Reference Bank agrees upon the request of the Administrative Agent to furnish to the Administrative Agent timely information for the purpose of determining the LIBO Rate and the Adjusted LIBO Rate.  If any one or more of the Reference Banks shall not furnish such timely information to the Administrative Agent for the purpose of determining any such interest rate, the Administrative Agent shall determine such interest rate on the basis of timely information furnished by the remaining Reference Banks, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(b)           Subject to Section 2.10, the Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be) at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.  Accrued interest on each ABR Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan.  The Alternate Base Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

SECTION 2.10               Default Interest.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (a) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under clause (b) of Article VII with respect to any Loan, the Borrower shall pay interest on the overdue principal amount of such Loan, payable in arrears on the dates referred to in Section 2.09, at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such Revolving Loan  and such Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.09(a) or (b), as applicable, and (b) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower shall pay interest on the amount of any interest, fee or other amount payable hereunder (other than the principal of any Revolving Loan) that is not paid when due, from the date such amount shall be due until such amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears on the date such amount shall be paid in full and on demand, at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be) equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on ABR Loans pursuant to Section 2.09(b).

 

SECTION 2.11               Alternate Rate of Interest.  In the event, and on each occasion, that on the day two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing the Administrative Agent shall have determined that dollar deposits in the principal amounts of the Eurodollar Revolving Loans comprising such Borrowing are not generally available in the London interbank market, or that the rates at which such dollar deposits are being offered will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining its Eurodollar Revolving Loan during such Interest Period, or that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written or fax notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Lenders.  In the event of any such determination, until the Administrative Agent shall have advised the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04 shall be deemed to be a request for an ABR Borrowing.  In the event of any such determination, the Lenders shall negotiate with the Borrower, at its request, as to the interest rate which the Loans comprising such an ABR Borrowing shall bear; provided that such Loans shall bear interest as provided in Section 2.09(b) pending the execution by the Borrower and each Lender of a written agreement providing for a different interest rate. Each determination by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

SECTION 2.12               Termination and Reduction of Commitments.  (a)  Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

 

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from time to time in part permanently reduce, without penalty but subject to Section 2.17, the Total Commitment; provided that (i) each partial reduction of the Total Commitment shall be in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) no such termination or reduction shall be made if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.14, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of all the Lenders would exceed the Total Commitment.

 

(c)           Each reduction in the Total Commitment under this Section 2.12 shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, on the date of each termination or reduction of the Total Commitment under this Section 2.12, the Commitment Fees on the amount of the Commitments so terminated or reduced accrued through the date of such termination or reduction.

 

SECTION 2.13               Extension of Maturity Date. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Borrower may, by delivery of a Maturity Date Extension Request to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders) request that Lenders extend the Maturity Date as it applies to their respective Commitments for an additional period as specified in such Maturity Date Extension Request on the terms provided for therein (which terms shall not include any change to the Applicable Rate for the period prior to the Existing Maturity Date (as defined below) but may provide for fees payable to the extending Lenders prior thereto in consideration of their agreement to so extend the Maturity Date). Each Lender shall, by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in accordance with procedures and timing reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, advise the Borrower and the Administrative Agent whether or not it agrees to the requested extension (each Lender agreeing to a requested extension being called a “Consenting Lender”, and each Lender declining to agree to a requested extension being called a “Declining Lender”). Any Lender that has not so advised the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such day shall be deemed to have declined to agree to such extension and shall be a Declining Lender.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Maturity Date shall, as to the Consenting Lenders, and subject to such conditions as may be specified in such Maturity Date Extension Request, be extended to the date specified in such Maturity Date Extension Request.  The decision to agree or withhold agreement to any Maturity Date Extension Request shall be at the sole discretion of each Lender.  The Commitment of any Declining Lender shall terminate on the Maturity Date in effect prior to giving effect to any such extension (such Maturity Date being called the “Existing Maturity Date”).  The principal amount of any outstanding Loans made by Declining Lenders, together with any accrued interest thereon and any accrued fees and other amounts payable to or for the account of such Declining Lenders hereunder, shall be due and payable on the Existing Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the Borrower shall have the right, pursuant to Section 2.22, at any time prior to the Existing Maturity Date, to replace a Declining Lender with a Lender or other financial institution that will agree to the applicable Maturity Date Extension Request, and any such replacement Lender shall for all purposes constitute a Consenting Lender.

 

SECTION 2.14               Prepayment.  (a)  The Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to prepay any Revolving Borrowing, in whole or in part, upon giving written or fax notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or fax notice) to the

 

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Administrative Agent prior to (i) 1:00 p.m., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the date of prepayment, in the case of Eurodollar Revolving Loans, and (ii) before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day of the date of prepayment, in the case of ABR Loans; provided that each partial prepayment shall be in an amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than (A) $5,000,000 in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing and (B) $1,000,000 in the case of an ABR Borrowing or, if less, the aggregate principal amount of such Revolving Borrowing.

 

(b)           In the event and on each occasion that the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of all the Lenders exceeds, on any day, the Total Commitment (including as a result of any reduction in the Total Commitment pursuant to Section 2.12), the Borrower shall, on such day, (i) prepay Revolving Borrowings in an amount equal to the lesser of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Borrowings then outstanding and the amount of such excess.  In the event of a termination of all of the Commitments, the Borrower shall repay or prepay all the outstanding Loans on the date of such termination.

 

(c)           Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Revolving Borrowing (or portion thereof) to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Revolving Borrowing (or portion thereof) by the amount stated therein on the date stated therein.  All prepayments under this Section shall be subject to Section 2.17, but shall otherwise be without premium or penalty.  All prepayments under this Section shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of payment.

 

SECTION 2.15               Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if any Lender shall have determined that the applicability of any law, rule, request, regulation, directive or guideline promulgated and adopted pursuant to or arising out of the July 2010 report of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel III) or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued, or if after the Closing Date any change in applicable law or regulation or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force of law) shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any Lender of the principal of or interest on any Eurodollar Revolving Loan made by such Lender or any Fees or other amounts payable hereunder (other than changes in respect of Taxes imposed on the overall net income of such Lender by the jurisdiction in which such Lender has its principal or applicable lending office or by any political subdivision or taxing authority therein), or shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of or credit extended by such Lender (except any such reserve requirement which is reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate), or shall impose on such Lender or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Revolving Loan made by such Lender, and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the direct cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Revolving Loan or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material, then the Borrower will pay to such Lender upon demand such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

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(b)           If any Lender shall have determined that the applicability of any law, rule, request, regulation, directive or guideline promulgated and adopted pursuant to or arising out of the July 2010 report of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel III) or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued, or the adoption after the Closing Date of any other law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital adequacy, or any change in any of the foregoing or in the interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or any lending office of such Lender) or any Lender’s holding company with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender pursuant hereto to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such applicability, adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c)           Failure on the part of any Lender to demand compensation for any increased costs or reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital with respect to any period shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand compensation with respect to such period or any other period. The protection of this Section shall be available to each Lender regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule, regulation, guideline or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed.

 

SECTION 2.16               Change in Legality.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration or interpretation thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any Eurodollar Revolving Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby with respect to any Eurodollar Revolving Loan, then, by written notice to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent, such Lender may:

 

(i)            declare that Eurodollar Revolving Loans will not thereafter be made by such Lender hereunder and any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall, as to such Lender only, be deemed a request for an ABR Loan unless such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn; and

 

(ii)           require that all outstanding Eurodollar Revolving Loans made by it be converted to ABR Loans, in which event all such Eurodollar Revolving Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans as of the effective date of such notice as provided in paragraph (b) below.

 

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In the event any Lender shall exercise its rights under clause (i) or (ii) above, and (x) all payments and prepayments of principal which would otherwise have been applied to repay the Eurodollar Revolving Loans that would have been made by such Lender or the converted Eurodollar Revolving Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied to repay the ABR Loans made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion of, such Eurodollar Revolving Loans and (y) such Lender shall negotiate with the Borrower, at its request, as to the interest rate which such ABR Loans shall bear; provided that such Loans shall bear interest as provided in Section 2.09(b) pending the execution by the Borrower and such Lender of a written agreement providing for a different interest rate.

 

(b)           For purposes of this Section, a notice to the Borrower by any Lender shall be effective as to each Eurodollar Revolving Loan, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period currently applicable to such Eurodollar Revolving Loan; in all other cases such notice shall be effective on the date of receipt by the Borrower.

 

SECTION 2.17               Indemnity.  The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss (other than loss of profits) or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) any failure by the Borrower to fulfill on the date of any borrowing hereunder the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, (b) any failure by the Borrower to borrow or to refinance or continue any Loan hereunder, for any reason other than a default by such Lender, after irrevocable notice of such borrowing, refinancing or continuation has been given pursuant to Section 2.04, 2.05 or 2.06, (c) any payment, prepayment or conversion of a Eurodollar Revolving Loan required by any other provision of this Agreement or otherwise made or deemed made on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of the occurrence of any Event of Default) or (d) any default in payment or prepayment by the Borrower of the principal amount of any Loan or any part thereof or interest accrued thereon, as and when due and payable (at the due date thereof, whether by scheduled maturity, acceleration, irrevocable notice of prepayment or otherwise), including, in each such case, any loss (other than loss of profits) or reasonable expense sustained or incurred or to be sustained or incurred in liquidating or employing deposits from third parties acquired to effect or maintain such Loan or any part thereof as a Eurodollar Revolving Loan.  Such loss or reasonable expense shall include an amount equal to the excess, if any, as reasonably determined by such Lender, of (i) its cost of obtaining the funds for the Loan being paid, prepaid, converted or not borrowed (assumed to be the Adjusted LIBO Rate) for the period from the date of such payment, prepayment or failure to borrow to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, the Interest Period for such Loan which would have commenced on the date of such failure) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would be realized by such Lender in reemploying the funds so paid, prepaid or not borrowed for such period or Interest Period, as the case may be.  This Section 2.17 shall not apply with respect to Taxes, other than Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

 

SECTION 2.18               Pro Rata Treatment.  Except as required under Section 2.13, Section 2.16 or Section 2.24, each Revolving Borrowing, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Revolving Borrowing, each payment of interest on the Revolving Loans, each payment of the Commitment Fees, each reduction of the Commitments and each refinancing of any Borrowing with a Revolving Borrowing of any Type, shall be allocated pro rata among the

 

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Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments (or, if such Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, in accordance with the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Revolving Loans).  For purposes of determining the available Commitments of the Lenders at any time, each outstanding Swingline Loan shall be deemed to have utilized the Commitments of the Lenders (including those Lenders that shall not have made Swingline Loans) pro rata in accordance with such respective Commitments, except as set forth in Section 2.07(a).  Each Lender agrees that in computing such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, round each Lender’s percentage of such Borrowing to the next higher or lower whole dollar amount.

 

SECTION 2.19               Sharing of Setoffs.  Each Lender agrees that if it shall, through the exercise of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim against the Borrower, or pursuant to a secured claim under Section 506 of Title 11 of the United States Code or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim, received by such Lender under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or otherwise, or by any other means, obtain payment (voluntary or involuntary) in respect of any Revolving Loan or Loans or participations in Swingline Loans as a result of which the unpaid principal portion of the Revolving Loans or participations in Swingline Loans of such Lender shall be proportionately less than the unpaid principal portion of the Revolving Loans or participations in Swingline Loans of any other Lender, it shall be deemed simultaneously to have purchased from such other Lender at face value, and shall promptly pay to such other Lender the purchase price for, a participation in the Revolving Loans and participations in Swingline Loans of such other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans and participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in Swingline Loans held by each Lender shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans and participations in Swingline Loans then outstanding as the principal amount of its Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event was to the principal amount of all Revolving Loans and participations in Swingline Loans outstanding prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event; provided, however, that, if any such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section and the payment giving rise thereto shall thereafter be recovered, such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be rescinded to the extent of such recovery and the purchase price or prices or adjustment restored without interest. The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that any Lender holding a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements deemed to have been so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by the Borrower to such Lender by reason thereof as fully as if such Lender had made a Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan directly to the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

SECTION 2.20               Payments.  (a)  The Borrower shall make each payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees or other amounts but excluding principal and interest on Swingline Loans, which shall be paid directly to the Swingline Lender except as provided in Section 2.05(c)) hereunder and under any other Loan Document not later than prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office, in dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

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(b)           Whenever any payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall become due, or otherwise would occur, on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or Fees, if applicable.

 

SECTION 2.21               Taxes.  (a)  Each payment by or on behalf of either Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without withholding for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by any law, as modified by the practice then in effect of any Governmental Authority. If any Withholding Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to withhold Taxes, then such Withholding Agent may so withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of withheld Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. To the extent that such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by or on behalf of the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that, net of such withholding (including such withholding applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section 2.21), the applicable Recipient receives the amount it would have received had no such withholding been made.

 

(b)           The Loan Parties shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(c)           Within 30 days after any payment of Indemnified Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01 the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(d)           The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes payable by such Recipient with respect to any Loan Document or any payment by or on behalf of such Loan Party under any Loan Document (including amounts payable under this Section 2.21) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority.  The indemnity under this paragraph (d) shall be paid within 30 days after the date the Recipient delivers to the applicable Loan Party a certificate stating the amount of Indemnified Taxes so payable by such Recipient. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so payable absent manifest error. Such Recipient shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the Administrative Agent.

 

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stating the amount of Excluded Taxes so payable by the Administrative Agent.  Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so payable absent manifest error.

 

(f)            (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to payments under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, any Lender shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.21(f)(ii) and (iii)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.21.  If any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certificate if it is legally eligible to do so.

 

(ii)           Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, any Lender with respect to the Borrower shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies reasonably requested by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto (or, in the case of a participation holder, on or before the date such participation is effective hereunder) and on or before the date, if any, such Lender changes its applicable lending office by designating a new lending office, duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(A)          in the case of a Lender that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B)           in the case of a Lender (other than a U.S. Person) claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (2) with respect to all other payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

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(C)           in the case of a Lender (other than a U.S. Person) for whom payments under any Loan Document constitute income that is effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, IRS Form W¬8ECI;

 

(D)          in the case of a Lender (other than a U.S. Person) claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN and (2) a certificate to the effect 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, (c) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected;

 

(E)           in the case of a Lender (other than a U.S. Person) that either is not the beneficial owner of payments made under any Loan Document (including a participating Lender) or is a partnership (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would be required of each such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial owner or partner were a Lender; provided, however, that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide the certificate described in clause (D)(2) of this paragraph (f)(ii) on behalf of such partners; or

 

(F)           any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation necessary to enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by law to be withheld.

 

(iii)          If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent as may be necessary for the Withholding Agent to comply with its obligations 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.  For purposes of this Section 2.21(f)(iii), FATCA shall include any regulations or official interpretations thereof.

 

(g)           If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.21 (including additional amounts paid by either Loan Party pursuant to this Section 2.21), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.21 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of such Recipient and

 

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without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund).  Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such Recipient, shall repay to such Recipient the amount paid to such Recipient pursuant to the previous sentence (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event such Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will any Recipient be required to pay any amount to either Loan Party pursuant to this paragraph (g) if such payment would place such Recipient in a less favorable position (on a net after-Tax basis) than such Recipient would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid.  This paragraph (g) shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to either Loan Party or any other Person.

 

(h)           Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements and obligations contained in this Section 2.21 shall survive termination of the Loan Documents and payment of any obligations thereunder.

 

SECTION 2.22               Termination or Assignment of Commitments under Certain Circumstances.  In the event that (a) any Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender, (b) any Lender shall have delivered a notice or certificate pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16, (c) the Borrower shall be required to make additional payments to any Lender under Section 2.21, or (d) a Lender shall become a Non-Consenting Lender (as defined below), the Borrower shall have the right, at its own expense, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, to require such Lender to transfer and assign without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee which shall assume such obligations; provided that (i) no such termination or assignment shall conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any Governmental Authority, (ii) the Borrower or such assignee, as the case may be, shall pay to the affected Lender in immediately available funds on the date of such termination or assignment the principal of and interest accrued to the date of payment on the Loans  made by it hereunder and all other amounts accrued for its account or owed to it hereunder, (iii) if such assignee is not a Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have given its prior written consent to such replacement (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) and the Borrower or such financial institution shall have paid a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 to the Administrative Agent, (iv) in the case of any assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.21, such assignment will result in a reduction of such compensation or payments thereafter and (v) the Swingline Lender shall have consented in writing to such assignment (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld).  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested the Lenders to consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or to agree to any amendment thereto, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 9.08 and (iii) the

 

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Required Lenders have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender.”

 

SECTION 2.23               Lending Offices and Lender Certificates; Survival of Indemnity.  To the extent reasonably possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate lending office with respect to its Eurodollar Revolving Loans to reduce any liability of the Borrower to such Lender under Section 2.15 or to avoid the unavailability of Eurodollar Revolving Loans under Section 2.11 or 2.16, so long as such designation is not disadvantageous to such Lender.  A good faith certificate of a Lender setting forth a reasonable basis of computation and allocation of the amount due under Section 2.15 or 2.17 shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error. The amount specified in any such certificate shall be payable on demand after receipt by the Borrower of such certificate.  The obligations of the Borrower under Sections 2.15, 2.17, 2.21 and 9.05 shall survive the payment of all amounts due under any Loan Document and the termination of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.24               Defaulting Lenders.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

 

(a)           Commitment Fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.07(a);

 

(b)           the Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.08); provided that (i) such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment may not be increased or extended without its consent and (ii) the principal amount of, or interest or fees payable on, Loans may not be reduced or excused and the scheduled date of payment may not be postponed as to such Defaulting Lender without such Defaulting Lender’s consent;

 

(c)           if any Swingline Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

 

(i)            all or any part of the Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Percentages but only to the extent that the aggregate amount of each non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure does not exceed its Commitment; and

 

(ii)           if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within three Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent prepay such Swingline Exposure; and

 

(d)           so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan unless it is satisfied that the related exposure will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders, and participating interests in

 

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any newly made Swingline Loan shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.20(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).

 

If the Swingline Lender has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan unless the Swingline Lender shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the Swingline Lender, to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.

 

In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Swingline Lender each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Revolving Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Percentage.

 

SECTION 2.25               Commitment Increases.(a)          The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to (i) request an increase in the Commitments of any Lenders (“Commitment Increase”) and/or (ii) add Commitments of one or more other lenders or financial institutions or other entities that will become Lenders (each, an “Additional Commitment Lender”), subject to the consent of each such Lender that is increasing its Commitment or is an Additional Commitment Lender, as applicable, provided that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of the Total Commitment shall not exceed $300,000,000.  No Lender shall have any obligation to participate in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion.

 

(b)           With respect to a Commitment Increase pursuant to clause (a)(i) above, the Borrower shall provide a supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 hereto (each, an “Increase Supplement”) specifying the amount of such Commitment Increase and the applicable Commitment Increase closing date, executed by each increasing Lender and the Borrower, which shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for recording in the Register.

 

(c)           With respect to an addition of one or more Additional Commitment Lenders pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above, (i) each such Additional Commitment Lender and the Borrower shall execute and provide a New Lender Supplement (each, a “New Lender Supplement”) substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 hereto, specifying, among other things, the Commitment amount and the applicable Commitment closing date, with the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such Additional Commitment Lender shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.

 

(d)           Upon the effectiveness of the Increase Supplement or the New Lender Supplement, as the case may be, outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and/or participations in outstanding Swingline Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility shall be reallocated (and the

 

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increasing Lenders or joining Additional Commitment Lenders, as applicable, shall make appropriate payments representing principal, with the Borrower making any necessary payments of accrued interest and other accrued amounts) so that after giving effect thereto the increasing Lenders or the joining Additional Commitment Lenders, as the case may be, and the other Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility share ratably in the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures thereunder in accordance with the applicable Commitments.

 

ARTICLE III

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Borrower represents and warrants as to itself and the Subsidiaries (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to each of the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 3.01               Corporate Existence and Standing.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and, where such concept exists in the relevant jurisdiction of organization, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted where the failure to have such authority would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.02               Authorization and Validity.  Each Loan Party has the corporate or other organizational, as applicable, power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder (collectively, the “Transactions”). The Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and if required, stockholder or other equity holder action, as applicable. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which either Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or the Guarantors, enforceable against the Borrower or the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

 

SECTION 3.03               No Conflict; Governmental Consent.  None of the Transactions will violate (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (ii) the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents or (iii) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its property, is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on the property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof (other than those which have been obtained or waived), is required to authorize, or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of, any of the Loan Documents.

 

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SECTION 3.04               Compliance with Laws; Environmental and Safety Matters.  (a)  The Borrower and each Subsidiary, to the best knowledge and belief of the Borrower, has complied with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any domestic or foreign government, or any instrumentality or agency thereof, having jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective properties, in each case, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)           The Borrower and each Subsidiary has complied in all respects with all applicable Federal, state, local and other statutes, ordinances, orders, judgments, rulings and regulations relating to environmental pollution or to environmental regulation or control or to employee health or safety, in each case except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate or individually, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received notice of any material failure so to comply which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  The Borrower’s and the Subsidiaries’ facilities do not manage any hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, toxic substances, toxic pollutants or substances similarly denominated, as those terms or similar terms are used in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act or any other applicable law relating to environmental pollution or employee health and safety, in violation in any material respect of any law or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.  The Borrower is aware of no events, conditions or circumstances involving environmental pollution or contamination or employee health or safety that could reasonably be expected to result in liability on the part of the Borrower or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.05               Financial Statements.  The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its (i) audited consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011.  The financial statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.05 were prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and for such period (in the case of unaudited financial statements, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes). Such balance sheet and the notes thereto, if any, disclose all material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof.

 

SECTION 3.06               No Material Adverse Change.  Except for any Disclosed Matter, no material adverse change in the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries has occurred since December 31, 2010.  It is understood that downgrades or negative pronouncements by rating agencies and volatility in the capital markets generally shall not in and of themselves be considered material

 

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adverse changes, but that the antecedents or consequences thereof may constitute such changes (except to the extent the same constitute Disclosed Matters).

 

SECTION 3.07               Subsidiaries.  Schedule 3.07 contains an accurate list of all the significant joint ventures and all the Subsidiaries, in each case on and as of the Closing Date, setting forth their respective jurisdictions of organization and the percentage of their respective ownership interests held by the Borrower or other Subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 3.08               Litigation.  Except for any Disclosed Matter, there is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of their officers, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.09               Material Agreements.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement to which it is a party, which default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.10               [RESERVED].

 

SECTION 3.11               Investment Company Act.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company,” required to register as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

SECTION 3.12               Use of Proceeds.  The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans only for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations U and X.

 

SECTION 3.13               Taxes.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary have filed all United States Federal Tax returns, in the case of the Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary, and all other Tax returns which are required to be filed and have paid all Taxes due pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, including all Federal and state withholding Taxes and all Taxes required to be paid pursuant to applicable law, except such Taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided or in the case of Tax returns or Taxes (other than Federal Tax returns and Federal taxes) where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries in respect of any Taxes or other governmental charges are adequate.

 

SECTION 3.14               Accuracy of Information.  Neither the Confidential Information Memorandum nor any of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other written or formally presented information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Guarantors to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or

 

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any other Loan Document, included herein or therein or furnished hereunder or thereunder (in each case taken as a whole and as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, as to financial projections, forecasts or estimates, if any, that have been prepared by the Borrower and made available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any potential Lender, the Borrower only represents and warrants that such financial projections, forecasts or estimates have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time of preparation (it being understood such projections, forecasts and estimates are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrower’s control, and that no assurance can be given that the projections, forecasts or estimates will be realized and the variations therefrom may be material).

 

SECTION 3.15               No Undisclosed Dividend Restrictions.  Except for restrictions hereunder, and except for restrictions on the payment of dividends under applicable law, none of the Subsidiaries (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) is subject to any agreement, amendment or covenant that directly or indirectly (through the application of financial covenants or otherwise) restricts the ability of such entity to declare or pay dividends.

 

SECTION 3.16               No Default.  No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

CONDITIONS

 

SECTION 4.01               Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective on the date on which:

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been (or shall be substantially simultaneously) terminated, that all amounts due thereunder shall have been (or shall be substantially simultaneously) paid in accordance with its terms and that no Liens exist other than Liens permitted by the terms of this Agreement or Liens discharged on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to a pay-off letter or other documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(b)           The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement and of the Subsidiary Guarantee signed on behalf of each party thereto (which may include telecopy or e-mail transmissions of signed signature pages), or (ii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (which may include telecopy or e-mail transmissions of signed signature pages) that this Agreement and of the Subsidiary Guarantee have been signed on behalf of each party thereto.

 

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(c)           The Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been submitted to the Borrower at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date.

 

(d)           The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for the two most recent fiscal years ended prior to the Closing Date as to which such financial statements are available and (ii) unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for each quarterly period ended subsequent to the date of the latest financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph as to which such financial statements are available.

 

(e)           The Administrative Agent shall have received a legal opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender party hereto on the Closing Date) from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel to the Borrower, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have received a legal opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender party hereto on the Closing Date) from David Grawemeyer, General Counsel of the Borrower, or Curt Foust, Assistant General Counsel of the Borrower, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)            The Administrative Agent shall have received the following documents and certificates, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)            A certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, certifying compliance with the condition precedent set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 4.02;

 

(ii)           A copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization or certificates of formation, including all amendments thereto, of each Loan Party, certified, if applicable, as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its organization, and a certificate as to the good standing of each Loan Party as of a recent date, from such Secretary of State or similar Governmental Authority; and

 

(iii)          A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date, certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws or operating (or limited liability company) agreement of such Loan Party as in effect on the Closing Date, (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Loan Party authorizing the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby, including, in the case of the Borrower, the Borrowings hereunder, (C) that the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization of such Loan Party have not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto shown on the certificate of good standing furnished pursuant to subclause (ii) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen

 

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signature of each officer executing any Loan Document on behalf of such Loan Party and countersigned by another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary executing the certificate delivered pursuant to this subclause (iii).

 

SECTION 4.02               All Borrowings.  The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent (or in the case of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent) shall have received a notice of such Borrowing as required by Section 2.04 or 2.05, as applicable.

 

(b)           The representations and warranties set forth in Article III hereof and in each Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of, and after giving effect to, such Borrowing with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date.

 

(c)           At the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, such Borrowing, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of all the Lenders shall not exceed the Total Commitment.

 

Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.02.  It is understood that this Section 4.02 shall not apply to a conversion or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.06.

 

ARTICLE V

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of or interest on each Loan, all Fees or all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document (other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) shall have been paid in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

 

SECTION 5.01               Conduct of Business; Maintenance of Ownership of Subsidiaries and Maintenance of Properties.  (a)  The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted; provided that no sale, transfer or disposition of assets (including by means of a merger) permitted, or other transactions expressly permitted, under Sections 6.04 and 6.05 will be prohibited by this paragraph (a).

 

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jurisdiction of organization and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or in connection with a dissolution, merger, or disposition of a Subsidiary permitted under Section 6.04.

 

(c)           The Borrower will at all times own, directly or indirectly, at least the Minimum Ownership Percentage of the outstanding Equity Interests of JCM, free and clear of any Liens on such Equity Interests, other than statutory Liens applicable to Equity Interests or Liens arising by operation of the organizational documents or other equity rights agreements existing as of the Closing Date, which documents or agreements, if any, shall be disclosed to the Lenders. As used herein, “Minimum Ownership Percentage” shall mean 95% of the outstanding Equity Interests of JCM minus the percentage of such outstanding Equity Interests represented by Equity Interests of JCM awarded from time to time to any officers or employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries under compensation plans of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of such awards of Equity Interests of JCM shall not total more than 5% of the outstanding Equity Interests of JCM.

 

(d)           The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to do all things necessary, in the Borrower’s reasonable business judgment, to maintain, preserve, protect and keep their properties material to the conduct of their businesses (taken as a whole) in good repair, working order and condition, and make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so that their businesses (taken as a whole) carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted in all material respects at all times, except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that no sale, transfer or disposition of assets (including by means of a merger) permitted under Sections 6.04 and 6.05 will be prohibited by this paragraph (d).

 

SECTION 5.02               Insurance.  The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, maintain, with Persons that, to its knowledge, are financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all its property in such amounts and covering such risks as is consistent with sound business practice and customary with companies engaged in similar lines of business, and the Borrower will furnish to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) upon reasonable request full information as to the insurance carried.

 

SECTION 5.03               Compliance with Laws and Payment of Material Obligations and Taxes.  (a)  The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, comply in all material respects with all laws (including ERISA and the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended), rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject if noncompliance therewith could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)           The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, pay when due its material obligations, including all taxes, assessments and governmental charges and levies upon it or its income, profits or property, except (i) those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which

 

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adequate reserves have been set aside or (ii) where any failure to pay could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.04               Financial Statements, Reports, etc.  The Borrower will maintain, for itself and each Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary), a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP or IFRS, as applicable, and will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (through the Administrative Agent):

 

(a)           within 90 days after the end of each of its fiscal years, its audited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the prior fiscal year, in the case of such consolidated financial statements audited by and accompanied by an unqualified (except for qualifications relating to changes in accounting principles or practices reflecting changes in GAAP and required or approved by the Borrower’s independent certified public accountants) audit report certified by an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such year in accordance with GAAP;

 

(b)           within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each of its fiscal years, its consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the prior fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower as presenting fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and such portion of the fiscal year in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes;

 

(c)           together with each delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) of this Section 5.04, a compliance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.07 and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower most recently theretofore delivered under clause (a) or (b) of this Section 5.04 (or, prior to the first such delivery, referred to in Section 3.05) and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements (including those for the prior periods) accompanying such certificate;

 

(d)           as soon as possible and in any event within 10 Business Days after any Responsible Officer of the Borrower knows that (i) any Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan, (ii) any Withdrawal Liability has been incurred with respect to any

 

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Multiemployer Plan or (iii) the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group has received any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA or Section 432 of the Code, a statement, signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, describing such Reportable Event, Withdrawal Liability or notice and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

(e)           promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished;

 

(f)            promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or financial reports material to the interests of the Lenders or to the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents;

 

(g)           promptly after Moody’s or S&P shall have announced a downgrade of the rating in effect for the Index Debt, written notice of such change; and

 

(h)           such other information (including financial information and any information required by the Patriot Act or any other “know your customer” or similar laws or regulations) as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

 

The financial statements (and the related audit opinions and certifications) required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5.04 and the reports and statements required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to clauses (e) and (f) of this Section 5.04 shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) when reports containing such financial statements (and the related audit opinions and certifications) or other materials are posted on the Borrower’s website on the internet at http://ir.janus.com (or any successor page identified in a notice given to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) or on the SEC’s website on the internet at www.sec.gov and the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent (who in turn shall notify the Lenders) that such reports have been so posted or (ii) when such financial statements, reports or statements are delivered in accordance with Section 9.17(a).

 

SECTION 5.05               Notices of Material Events.  Promptly and in any event within five Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower becomes aware thereof, the Borrower will give notice in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the occurrence of (a) any Default or Event of Default or (b) any other development, financial or otherwise, which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.06               Books and Records; Access to Properties and Inspections.  The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, keep proper books and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each

 

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Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, permit the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to make reasonable inspections during regular business hours of the properties, corporate books and financial records of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, to make reasonable examinations and copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to the same by, its respective officers at such reasonable times and intervals as the Lenders may designate; provided that (a) any inspection by any Lender shall be at such Lender’s own expense, (b) unless a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, there shall be no more than two such inspections during any fiscal year and (c) the Lenders shall coordinate the timing of their inspections through the Administrative Agent and provide reasonable written notice thereof.

 

SECTION 5.07               Use of Proceeds.  The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans solely for the purposes set forth in Section 3.12.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of or interest on each Loan, all Fees or all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document (other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) shall have been paid in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

 

SECTION 6.01               Indebtedness of Subsidiaries.  The Borrower will not permit any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to incur, create or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a)           Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, repair or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capitalized Lease Obligations (and any Replacement Indebtedness in respect thereof); provided that (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed the purchase price of such assets or the cost of such repair or improvement, (ii) such Indebtedness (and any Replacement Indebtedness in respect thereof) shall not be secured by any Lien on any assets other than the assets so acquired, repaired or improved and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness and such Replacement Indebtedness, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred under clause (j) of this Section 6.01, shall not exceed $60,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(b)           Indebtedness of any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that any such Indebtedness owing by the Guarantors shall be at least pari  passu to the Obligations;

 

(c)           Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;

 

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(d)           Attributable Debt in connection with any Sale and Leaseback Transaction;

 

(e)           Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary and any Replacement Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided that such Indebtedness was not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary;

 

(f)            Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.01 and any Replacement Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

(g)           Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under clauses (a) through (d) of this Section 6.01;

 

(h)           Indebtedness owed in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and similar arrangements, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with treasury, depository or cash management services or in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds;

 

(i)            Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business and arising from agreements or arrangements providing for workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance, bid, surety, stay and appeal bonds and other similar types of performance and completion guarantees or as an account party in respect of letters of credit; and

 

(j)            other Indebtedness of any Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (j), when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under clause (a) of this Section 6.01, shall not exceed $60,000,000 at any time outstanding.

 

SECTION 6.02               Liens.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien in or on its property (now or hereafter acquired), or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

 

(a)           Liens for Taxes on its property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or are immaterial in amount;

 

(b)           Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, landlords’ and mechanics’ liens and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business that secure payment of obligations (other than Indebtedness) that are not more than 60 days past due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 

(c)           Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation;

 

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(d)           Liens arising out of deposits to secure leases, trade contracts, statutory obligations, appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of like nature, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)           utility easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, zoning ordinances, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character and that do not in any material way affect the marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in the business of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries;

 

(f)            Liens existing on the Closing Date and described in Schedule 6.02, and Liens extending or replacing such Liens; provided that such Liens (including any such extension or replacement Liens) (i) secure only those obligations that they secured on the Closing Date and Replacement Indebtedness in respect thereof and (ii) extend only to the assets that they encumbered on the Closing Date (or that would have been required to be so secured pursuant to the terms thereof) (other than a substitution of like assets);

 

(g)           Liens on fixed or capital assets securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a) incurred to finance the acquisition, repair or improvement of such assets (and any Replacement Indebtedness in respect thereof); provided that such Liens extend only to such assets;

 

(h)           Liens deemed to exist in connection with Permitted B Share Transactions; provided that such Liens extend only to B Share Fees and not to any other assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;

 

(i)            Environmental Liens securing clean-up costs or fines, not in excess of $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, excluding Environmental Liens that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the enforcement of which is stayed;

 

(j)            banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with depository institutions; provided that such deposit accounts or funds are not established or deposited for the purpose of providing collateral for any Indebtedness and are not subject to restrictions on access by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in excess of those required by applicable banking regulations;

 

(k)           judgment Liens in respect of judgments that have not resulted in an Event of Default under clause (j) of Article VII;

 

(l)            any Lien existing on any property before the acquisition thereof or existing on any property of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date before the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary, and Liens extending or replacing such Liens; provided that (i) no such Lien is created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) no such Lien shall apply to any other property and (iii) no such Lien shall secure obligations other than the obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and Replacement Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

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(m)          Liens on the Excluded Securities and the Excluded Securities Accounts; provided that (i) such Liens secure only obligations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in respect of the Specified Hedging Agreements and (ii) such Liens extend only to the Excluded Securities and the Excluded Securities Accounts;

 

(n)           Liens in respect of Excess Margin Stock;

 

(o)           other Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal amount that does not exceed $40,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(p)           Liens granted on cash or cash equivalents to defease Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that at the time each such Lien is granted, no Loans shall be outstanding;

 

(r)            utility and similar deposits made by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (consistent with past practices of such Borrower or Subsidiary);

 

(s)           temporary good faith deposits made in connection with Investments permitted hereunder;

 

(t)            temporary Liens in connection with sales, transfers, leases, assignments or other conveyances or dispositions of securities permitted under Section 6.04, including (x) Liens on securities granted or deemed to arise in connection with and as a result of the execution, delivery or performance of contracts to sell such securities if such sale is otherwise permitted hereunder, or is required by such contracts to be permitted hereunder, and (y) rights of first refusal, options or other contractual rights or obligations to sell, assign or otherwise dispose of any securities or interest therein, which rights of first refusal, option or contractual rights are granted in connection with a sale, transfer or other disposition of securities permitted hereunder;

 

(u)           licenses, leases or subleases granted to third parties not interfering in any material respect with the business of any Subsidiary or the Borrower; and

 

(q)           Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding operating leases or Capital Leases permitted under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.03               [RESERVED].

 

SECTION 6.04               Mergers, Consolidations and Transfers of Assets.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), including any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary, and will not permit any wholly-owned Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interests in such Subsidiary (other than to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary); provided that:

 

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(a)           the Borrower and any Subsidiary may sell or license assets (including intellectual property) in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b)           the Borrower may sell or transfer assets in connection with Permitted B Share True Sale Transactions;

 

(c)           if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

 

(i)            any wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary may merge into,  consolidate with or liquidate into (or otherwise) the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation;

 

(ii)           any Subsidiary (“Affected Subsidiary”) may merge into, consolidate with or liquidate into (or otherwise) any other Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) in a transaction in which (x) no Person other than (A) the Borrower, (B) a Guarantor or (C) the parent of the Affected Subsidiary which parent is a Subsidiary of the Borrower receives any consideration, (y) if either of the Affected Subsidiary and such other Subsidiary is one of the Guarantors, the surviving Subsidiary is a Guarantor or (z) if either of the Affected Subsidiary and such other Subsidiary is a wholly owned Subsidiary, the surviving or resulting Subsidiary is a wholly-owned Subsidiary;

 

(iii)          the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of assets (other than Equity Interests in INTECH or Perkins) the Net Proceeds of which do not exceed, when taken together with the Net Proceeds of all other assets sold, transferred, leased, licensed or otherwise disposed of on or after the Closing Date pursuant to this clause (iii), $150,000,000 in the aggregate; and

 

(iv)          the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of Equity Interests in, or assets of, INTECH, Perkins or Janus Services LLC;

 

(d)           the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may consummate any Sale and Leaseback Transaction;

 

(e)           the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may make any sale, transfer, lease or other disposition to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that any such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition involving a Subsidiary that is not one of the Guarantors shall be made in compliance with Section 6.05;

 

(f)            dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with permitted Investments;

 

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(h)           the sale, lease, assignment, transfer or disposal of Investments in joint ventures required by, or made pursuant to buy/sell arrangements set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements; and

 

(i)            the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may make any sales of Excess Margin Stock.

 

SECTION 6.05               Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, sell or transfer any assets to, or purchase or acquire any assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions (other than any equity issuance or Restricted Payment) with, any of its Affiliates (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary)), except that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may engage in any of the foregoing transactions at prices and on terms and conditions which, taken as a whole, are not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than would prevail in an arm’s-length transaction with unrelated third parties.

 

SECTION 6.06               Restrictive Agreements.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that, directly or indirectly (through the application of financial covenants or otherwise), prohibits or restricts the ability of any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to declare and pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Equity Interests or to make or repay any loans or advances to the Borrower or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to prohibitions or restrictions (i) imposed by applicable law or any Loan Document, (ii) contained in agreements relating to secured Indebtedness or Hedging Agreements permitted hereunder, if such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to (A) assets other than cash securing such Indebtedness or Hedging Agreements or (B) cash in an amount not greater than a customary overcollateralization of the principal amount of such Indebtedness that has been deposited in a collateral or similar account to cash collateralize such Indebtedness or Hedging Agreements, (iii) contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary, or a business unit, division, product line or line of business, that are applicable solely pending such sale, if such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to the Subsidiary, or the business unit, division, product line or line of business, that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) contained in any leases, subleases or licenses, sublicense or serve contracts restricting the assignment thereof, (v) contained in any agreement in effect on the Closing Date as any such agreement is in effect on such date, (vi) provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business restricting the transfer of related joint venture interests, (vii) in connection with the Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement so long as such prohibitions or restrictions are no more restrictive than this Agreement or (viii) contained in any agreement in effect at the time a Person became a Subsidiary or assets are first acquired pursuant to a permitted Investment.

 

SECTION 6.07               Certain Financial Covenants.  The Borrower will not:

 

(a)           permit the Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter to exceed 3.00:1.00; and

 

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(b)           permit the Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 4.00:1.00 for any period of four fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 6.08               Margin Stock.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, purchase or otherwise acquire Margin Stock if, after giving effect to any such purchase or acquisition, Margin Stock owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries would represent more than 25% of the assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (valued in accordance with Regulation U); provided that, subject to Section 6.10, the Borrower may repurchase its capital stock pursuant to any stock buyback program approved by the Borrower’s Board of Directors.  For purposes of this Section 6.08, on any date of determination, Margin Stock and the total assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries will be valued in a manner determined by the Borrower in good faith and consistent with the requirements of Regulation U.

 

SECTION 6.09               [RESERVED].

 

SECTION 6.10               Restricted Payments.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, unless at the time such Restricted Payment is made, (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result therefrom and (B) in the case of a material extraordinary dividend (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any regularly scheduled dividends), immediately prior to, and after giving effect to, such Restricted Payment, no Loans shall be outstanding.

 

SECTION 6.11               Limitations on Conduct of Business.  Without limiting Section 5.01(a), the Borrower will not permit any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) existing on the Closing Date (other than JCM and the Excluded Subsidiary) to engage in any business or line of business or conduct any business activities materially different from the business, line of business or business activities conducted by such Subsidiary on the Closing Date.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

In case of the occurrence of any of the following events (“Events of Default”):

 

(a)           any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Excluded Subsidiary) to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, or any report, certificate or other written information furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, in each case under or in connection with any Loan Document, shall be incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made or furnished;

 

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(c)           nonpayment by the Borrower of interest upon any Loan or of any Fee or other Obligations (other than an amount referred to in clause (b) above) under any of the Loan Documents within five Business Days after the same becomes due;

 

(d)           the breach by the Borrower of any of the terms or provisions of Article VI;

 

(e)           the breach by the Borrower or a Guarantor (other than a breach which constitutes an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) above) of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is not remedied within 30 days after written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender;

 

(f)            the failure of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) to pay any Material Indebtedness (after giving effect to any cure periods, as applicable); or the occurrence of any default or any change in control or similar event that under the terms of any agreement or instrument governing any Material Indebtedness shall cause, or permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or a trustee or other representative acting on their behalf or, in the case of any Hedging Agreement, the applicable counterparty, to cause, such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity, or to require the prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance thereof prior to its stated maturity or, in the case of any Hedging Agreement, to cause the early termination thereof; provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

(g)           the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary) shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (ii) not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) apply for, seek, consent to or acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any substantial part of its property, (v) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (vi) take any corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this clause (g) or (vii) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in the following clause (h);

 

(h)           without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiary), a receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, or a proceeding described in subclause (v) of the preceding clause (g) shall be instituted against the Borrower or any Subsidiary and such appointment shall continue undischarged or such proceeding shall continue undismissed or unstayed, in each case, for a period of 60 consecutive days;

 

(i)            the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail within 30 days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of

 

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$25,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) that is not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith; provided that any such judgment or order shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this clause (i) if and so long as (i) the amount of such judgment or order which remains unsatisfied is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the Borrower or such Subsidiary and a financially responsible insurer covering full payment of such unsatisfied amount and (ii) such insurer has not denied coverage of the amount of such judgment or order;

 

(j)            the Unfunded Liabilities of all Plans shall exceed in the aggregate $25,000,000, or any Reportable Event shall occur in connection with any Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,0000,000 or any Withdrawal Liability in excess of $25,000,000 shall be incurred with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group has received any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability in excess of $25,000,000 or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan with respect to which the potential Withdrawal Liability of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group would exceed $25,000,000 is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA or Section 432 of the Code;

 

(k)           a Change in Control shall have occurred;

 

(l)            any Loan Document shall cease at any time to be valid, enforceable or in full force and effect, except in accordance with the terms thereof, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall so assert in writing;

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding; and in any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) above, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

THE AGENT

 

Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the entity named as Administrative Agent in the heading of this Agreement to serve as administrative agent under the Loan Documents, and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and 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 the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or to exercise any discretionary power, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion, could expose the Administrative Agent to liability or be contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.08) or in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or wilful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm

 

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receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, 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 (including, if applicable, a Financial Officer of such Person). The Administrative Agent also may rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Financial Officer or a Responsible Officer of such Person). The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any determination made or action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any of and all their duties and exercise their rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article VIII shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

 

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, after consultation with the Borrower, and in the absence of a continuing Event of Default, subject to the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 or an Affiliate of any such bank, which, in the absence of a continuing Event of Default, shall be subject to the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld). Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

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Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement or delivering its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Closing Date.

 

Each Lender agrees (a) to reimburse the Administrative Agent, on demand, in the amount of its pro rata share (based on its Commitment hereunder or, if the Total Commitment shall be terminated, the percentage it holds of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and participations in Swingline Loans) of any expenses incurred for the benefit of the Lenders by the Administrative Agent, including counsel fees and compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the Lenders, which shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower and (b) to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and any of its Related Parties, on demand, in the amount of such pro rata share, from and against any and all claims for liabilities, Taxes, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against it in its capacity as the Administrative Agent or any of them in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower; provided that no Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties for any portion of such claim for liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent that such claim is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties. The obligations of the Lenders under this Article VIII shall survive the payment of all amounts due under any Loan Document and the termination of this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Person named on the cover page of this Agreement as an Arranger shall have any duties or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except in its capacity, as applicable, as a Lender), but all such Persons shall have the benefit of the indemnities provided for hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 9.01               Notices.  Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement (including, without limitation, in Sections 5.04 and 9.17), notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed or sent by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission as follows:

 

(a)           if to the Borrower, to it at 151 Detroit Street, Denver, CO 80206, Attention of Chief Financial Officer (Fax No. (303) 336-4020); with a copy to General Counsel (Fax No. (303) 639-6662);

 

(b)           if to the Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Loan Service, 1111 Fannin Street, 10th Floor, Houston, TX 77002, Attn: Christine Locher (Fax No. (713) 750 — 2666; Tel No. (713) 750 - 3591) (Email Address: christine.m.locher@jpmorgan.com) ; and

 

(c)           if to a Lender, to it at its address (or fax number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, or on the date five Business Days after dispatch by certified or registered mail if mailed, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to such party as provided in this Section or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section; provided that, unless otherwise specifically provided in Article II, all notices given under Article II shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by facsimile.

 

SECTION 9.02               Survival of Agreement.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not been terminated.

 

SECTION 9.03               Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received copies thereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of all the initial Lenders providing the Total Commitment.  Delivery of an executed

 

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signature page of any Loan Document by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

 

SECTION 9.04               Successors and Assigns.  (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 9.04.  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (e) of this Section 9.04), the Arrangers and the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Each Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Revolving Loans at the time owing to it); provided, however, that (i) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee, (ii) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, (iii) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the Commitment or Loans the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $10,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $1,000,000, (iv) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption and the Lenders party to such Assignment and Assumption shall pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (except that no recordation fee shall be required if the assignee is an Affiliate of the assignor), (v) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and (vi) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) and, in the absence of a continuing Event of Default, the Borrower, (and the Borrower’s consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment unless the Borrower shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof) no assignment shall be made to a prospective assignee that bears a relationship to the Borrower described in Section 108(e)(4) of the Code. Upon acceptance and recording pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and (B) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto (but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.17, 2.21 and 9.05, as well as to any Fees accrued for its account prior to the effective date of the Assignment and Assumption and not yet paid)).

 

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(c)           The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) 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 in the absence of 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.  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.

 

(d)           Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above and, if required, the written consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender to such assignment, the Administrative Agent shall (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register.

 

(e)           Each Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent, sell to any Person (other than the Borrower) that shall have represented to such Lender that such Person is not (A) an Affiliate of the Borrower or (B) an investment manager, any investment company or any similar entity that, in each case, is managed or advised by the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower, participations in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (w) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (x) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (y) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the obligations of the Borrower relating to the Loans and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and (z) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and, in the absence of a continuing Event of Default, the Borrower, no participation shall be sold to a prospective participant that bears a relationship to the Borrower described in Section 108(e)(4) of the Code; provided, however, that the agreement or instrument pursuant to which such Lender sells a participation may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.08(b).  A participant shall be entitled to the benefit of the cost protection provisions contained in Sections 2.15, 2.17 and 2.21 to the same extent as it were a Lender; provided, however, that a participant shall not be entitled to receive any more than the selling Lender would have received had it not sold the participation except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from an adoption of or change in law, or in the interpretation or applicable thereof, that occurs after the participant acquires the applicable participation.

 

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the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (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 or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(f)            Any Lender 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 Section 9.04 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

SECTION 9.05               Expenses; Indemnity.  (a)  The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates in connection with the arrangement and syndication of the credit facility established hereby, the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration of  this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated shall be consummated and except for such costs and expenses incurred after the termination of this Agreement), or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Loans made hereunder, including the reasonable and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and, in connection with any such enforcement or protection, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any other counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender (it being agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower shall be responsible for the fees, charges and disbursements of only one counsel unless, in the good faith judgment of the Administrative Agent, additional counsel shall be required as a result of any conflict of interests). The Borrower further agrees that it shall indemnify the Lenders from and hold them harmless against any documentary Taxes that arise from or are connected to the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

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deem advisable and, in the event the Administrative Agent shall have determined that a conflict of interest makes it inadvisable for a single counsel to represent all the Indemnitees, such additional counsel as may be required by reason of such conflict), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of or in connection with (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and whether initiated against or by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Affiliate of any of the foregoing or any third party (and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such claim (whether brought by a Lender or any other Person), liability, loss, damage, cost or expense is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (x) the gross negligence, bad faith or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) disputes solely among Indemnitees that did not arise out of any act or omission of the Borrower or its Affiliates; it being understood that, notwithstanding the foregoing but solely to the extent such indemnification would not be denied pursuant to clause (x) of this proviso, clause (y) of this proviso shall not limit the Borrower’s indemnification obligations with respect to any Indemnitee acting in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Arranger. Each of the parties hereto also agrees not to assert any claim for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages against either Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on any theory of liability, arising out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of proceeds of the Loans.

 

(c)           The provisions of this Section shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.  All amounts due under this Section shall be payable on written demand therefor.

 

SECTION 9.06               Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and other Loan Documents due and payable to such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although such deposits or other obligations may be unmatured.  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 setoff and application made pursuant to the terms hereof.  The rights of each Lender and each Affiliate under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender and such Affiliate may have.

 

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SECTION 9.07               Applicable Law.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

SECTION 9.08               Waivers; Amendment.  (a)  No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.  The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.  No notice or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

(b)           Neither this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guarantee nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders; provided, however, that no such agreement shall (i) decrease the principal amount of, or extend the maturity of or any scheduled principal payment date or date for the payment of any interest on any Loan, or waive or excuse any such payment or any part thereof, or decrease the rate of interest on any Loan, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (ii) change or extend the Commitment or decrease or extend the date for payment of the Commitment Fee of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender, (iii) amend or modify the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” without the prior written consent of each Lender or (iv) release any Guarantor from the Subsidiary Guarantee, or limit its liability in respect of the Subsidiary Guarantee, in any case without the prior written consent of the Two-Thirds Lenders; provided  further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent if (A) by the terms of such agreement the Commitment of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment and (B) at the time such amendment becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by it and all other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement; provided that the Borrower may prevent any such amendment from becoming effective by a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent at any time prior to such effectiveness, in which case the Commitments of the non-consenting Lenders will not terminate and their Loans will not be required to be repaid.  Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this Section and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section shall bind any Person subsequently acquiring a Loan from it.

 

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SECTION 9.09               Interest Rate Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all fees and charges which are treated as interest under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), as provided for herein or in any other document executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received, taken or reserved by any Lender, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by such Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable on the Loans made by such Lender, together with all Charges payable to such Lender, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate.

 

SECTION 9.10               Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 9.11               WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

SECTION 9.12               Severability.  In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.  The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

SECTION 9.13               Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract.

 

SECTION 9.14               Headings.  Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 9.15               Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.  (a)  Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

(b)           Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any New York State or Federal court.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(c)           Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01.  Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

SECTION 9.16               Confidentiality; Material Non-Public Information.  (a)  Each Lender agrees to keep confidential and not to disclose (and to cause its officers, directors, employees, agents, Affiliates and representatives to keep confidential and not to disclose) all Information (as defined below), except that such Lender shall be permitted to disclose Information (i) on a confidential basis, to such of its officers, directors, employees, advisors, agents, Affiliates and representatives as need to know such Information in connection with the servicing and protection of its interests in respect of its Loans and Commitments, the Loan Documents and the Transactions; (ii) to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process or requested by any Governmental Authority having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender (in which case, except in connection with regulatory examinations or audits or as otherwise requested by regulatory authorities, such Lender agrees to inform the Borrower promptly thereof to the extent legally permissible); (iii) to any other party to this Agreement for purposes directly related to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) in connection with any suit or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (v) subject to an agreement containing confidentiality undertakings substantially similar to those of this Section, to (A) any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (B) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary and its obligations; (vi) to the extent such Information (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach by such Lender of this Agreement, (B) is generated by such Lender or becomes available to such Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent, or (C) was available to such Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to its

 

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disclosure to such Lender by the Borrower or its Affiliates or the Administrative Agent; or (vii) to the extent the Borrower shall have consented to such disclosure in writing. As used in this Section, “Information” shall mean the Confidential Memorandum and any other confidential materials, documents and information relating to the Borrower that the Borrower or any of its Affiliates may have furnished or made available or may hereafter furnish or make available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement.

 

(b)           Each Lender acknowledges that Information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement may include material non—public information concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates or the Borrower’s securities, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and that it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with those procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.

 

(c)           All information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by any Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement will be syndicate-level information, which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates or the Borrower’s securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it has identified in its Administrative Questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.

 

(d)           Each Transferee shall be deemed, by accepting any assignment or participation hereunder, to have agreed to be bound by this Section.

 

SECTION 9.17               Electronic Communications.  (a)  The Borrower hereby agrees that, unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent, it will provide to the Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to the Agent pursuant to Section 5.04(a), (b), (c), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) (the “Communications”) by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium (provided such Communications contain any required signatures) in a format reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to one or more e-mail addresses as shall be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time; provided that any delay or failure to comply with the requirements of this Section 9.17(a) shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(b)           Each party hereto agrees that the Administrative Agent may make the Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on IntraLinks or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent) (the “Platform”). Nothing in this Section shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent to make the Communications available to the Lenders in any other manner specified in the Loan Documents.

 

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that Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of such Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record an effective e-mail address for such Lender to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address.

 

(d)           Each party hereto agrees that any electronic communication referred to in this Section shall be deemed delivered upon the posting of a record of such communication (properly addressed to such party at the e-mail address provided to the Administrative Agent) as “sent” in the e-mail system of the sending party or, in the case of any such communication to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon the posting of a record of such communication as “received” in the e-mail system of the Administrative Agent or any Lender; provided that if such communication is not so received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender during the normal business hours of the Administrative Agent or applicable Lender, such communication shall be deemed delivered at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the Administrative Agent or applicable Lender.

 

(e)           Each party hereto acknowledges that (i) the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the Communications and the Platform are provided “as is” and “as available,” (iii) none of the Administrative Agent, its Affiliates or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “JPMorgan Parties”) warrants the adequacy of the Platform or the accuracy or completeness of the Communications or the Platform, and each JPMorgan Party expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in any Communications or the Platform, and (iv) no warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any JPMorgan Party in connection with any Communications or the Platform.

 

SECTION 9.18               Patriot Act.  Each Lender that is subject to Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

 

SECTION 9.19               No Fiduciary Relationship.  The Borrower, on behalf of itself and the Subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the Transactions and any communications in connection therewith, the Borrower, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	
 
    	
JANUS   CAPITAL GROUP INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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TRANSITION AGREEMENT AND LEGAL RELEASE

 

This transition agreement and legal release (the “Agreement”), dated as of the Effective Date specified below, is by and between Janus Management Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) and Gregory A. Frost (the “Executive”).  The Company and the Executive shall sometimes be collectively referred to as the “Parties.” As used in this Agreement, “Janus Entities” shall refer to the Company, together with all of its affiliated and related entities, parent companies, direct and indirect subsidiaries and funds, including without limitation Janus Capital Management LLC, Janus Capital International Limited, Janus Investment Fund and Janus Aspen Series (individually, “Janus Entity”).

 

Recitals

 

1.                                        Executive and the Company desire to modify their relationship to provide for a transition period and, ultimately, Executive’s resignation from the Company.

 

2.                                        Accordingly, Executive and the Company have entered into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions of their relationship on and after the Effective Date.

 

Agreement

 

In consideration of the following obligations, the parties agree as follows.

 

1.                                        Effective Date and Separation Date.   The “Effective Date” shall mean July 15, 2011, and the Executive’s resignation from the Company shall be effective on July 29, 2011 or such earlier date as Executive’s employment is terminated as provided herein (the “Separation Date”).

 

2.                                        Transition Period.  The Company hereby agrees to continue to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to continue in the employ of the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Separation Date (the “Transition Period”).

 

3.                                        Terms of Employment.

 

(a)                                  Position and Duties.

 

(i)                                     During the Transition Period:  (A) the Executive shall serve as Executive Vice President, Principal Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Janus Capital Group Inc. (“JCGI”), or in such other executive position as may be reasonably designated by JCGI’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”); and (B) the Executive’s services shall primarily be performed in Denver, Colorado, although Executive agrees to travel to the extent reasonably necessary to perform his duties hereunder.  During the Transition Period, and excluding any periods of disability and vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees to devote his attention and time during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company as reasonably directed or specified by the CEO, and, to the extent necessary to discharge the Executive’s responsibilities hereunder, to use the Executive’s reasonable best efforts to perform such responsibilities, subject to Executive’s ability to (A)  serve

 

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on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees; provided that such service must be disclosed to and approved by the Company in advance, pursuant to Company policy, (B) deliver lectures or fulfill speaking engagements; provided that such engagements must be disclosed to and approved by the Company in advance, pursuant to Company policy, and (C) manage personal investments; all so long as such activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement, Company policies and applicable law.

 

(ii)                                      During the Transition Period, Executive shall report to the CEO and may serve as a member of the Executive Committee at the CEO’s discretion.  During the Transition Period, Executive’s job duties shall encompass only matters as may be reasonably assigned to him from time to time by the CEO.  Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that, during the Transition Period, most if not all of Executive’s principal responsibilities will be transferred to other Company executives, and that, therefore, Executive’s day-to-day job functions will change substantially as the Transition Period progresses.  Executive and the Company also acknowledge and agree that while Executive will throughout the Transition Period remain a member of the Company’s senior executive team and in that capacity will be required and expected to perform only executive-level job functions, it may be inappropriate or unnecessary to include Executive in all executive-level meetings that the Company may conduct during the Transition Period.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company agrees that during the Transition Period Executive will be assigned only executive-level responsibilities that are consistent with his skills, experience and status within the Company.

 

(iii)                                   As of the Separation Date, Executive shall resign from all positions with the Company and all affiliates thereof, including without limitation employment, membership on boards of directors, and committee memberships.  Thereafter, Executive shall not be an employee of the Company or any affiliate, and except as provided in Section 5(b)(ii) and Section 6, Executive shall not be entitled to participate in any employee benefit or fringe benefit program of any kind.

 

(b)                                    Compensation.

 

(i)                                  Base Salary.  During the Transition Period, the Executive shall receive a base salary (“Base Salary”) payable in cash at the rate of $33,333.33 per month, less legally required tax and other withholdings elected by Executive.  The Base Salary shall be payable in installments, consistent with the Company’s payroll procedures in effect from time to time, provided that such installments shall be no less frequent than semi-monthly.

 

(ii)                                Long-Term Incentive Compensation.  Executive shall not be eligible to receive any further awards under any of the Company’s long-term incentive (“LTI”) plans.  All long-term incentive awards (e.g. restricted stock, stock options and mutual fund unit awards) or other incentive awards previously granted to the Executive (collectively, “Incentive Awards”) shall remain outstanding and continue to vest during the Transition Period in accordance with the terms of their respective award agreements.

 

(iii)                            Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans.  During the Transition Period, but not thereafter, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all other Company

 

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incentive plans, practices, policies and programs, and all Company savings and retirement plans, practices, policies and programs, in each case on terms and conditions no less favorable than the terms and conditions generally applicable to the executives who sit on the Janus Capital Management LLC Executive Committee (collectively, “Peer Executives”).  Vesting of any Company contributions to Executive’s 401(k), Profit Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership Plan as amended (“401(k) Plan”) account shall be in accordance with the terms of the 401(k) Plan.

 

(iv)                           Welfare Benefit Plans.  During the Transition Period, but not thereafter, the Executive and the Executive’s spouse and dependents, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all elected benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company and its affiliates (including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs) on terms and conditions no less favorable than the terms and conditions generally applicable to Peer Executives.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be eligible, upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 5(b)(ii), below, to continued participation in certain employee benefits plans following the termination of his employment.

 

4.                                        Termination of Employment.

 

(a)                                  Death.  The Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon the Executive’s death during the Transition Period.

 

(b)                                 Cause.  The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the Transition Period with or without Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean:

 

(i)                                         the willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially the Executive’s duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Janus Capital Group Inc. Board of Directors (the “Board”) or its representative, which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties and which gives the Executive a reasonable opportunity of not less than thirty (30) days to cure the deficiency noted therein; or

 

(ii)                                      the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; or

 

(iii)                                   conviction of a felony (other than a traffic related felony) or guilty or nolo contendere plea by the Executive with respect thereto; or

 

(iv)                                  a willful material breach by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement; or

 

(v)                                     a willful violation of any regulatory requirement, or of any material Company policy or procedure, that is demonstrably injurious to the Company; or

 

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(vi)                                  Executive’s failure to obtain or maintain, or inability to qualify for, any license required for the performance of Executive’s material job responsibilities, or the suspension or revocation of any such license held by the Executive.

 

No act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive’s act or omission was in the best interests of the Company.  Any act, or failure to act, based upon express authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board with respect to such act or omission or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.

 

(c)                                  Termination by Executive.  Executive may terminate his employment at any time upon fourteen (14) calendar days prior notice to the Company.

 

5.                                        Obligations of the Company Upon Termination.

 

(a)                                     Upon any termination of Executive’s employment, the Company shall pay to the Executive, in a lump sum in cash within ten (10) business days after the date of termination, the Executive’s Base Salary through the date of termination, all to the extent not yet paid as of the date of termination.

 

(b)                                    Severance Benefit.  If the Company terminates the Executive’s employment other than for Cause or Executive’s employment terminates due to death during the Transition Period, or if the Executive’s employment shall terminate on the Separation Date, then conditioned upon Executive’s execution (and if applicable non-revocation) of a legal release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A:

 

(i)                                         within ten (10) business days after the Separation Date or after the expiration of the revocation right set forth in Exhibit A, whichever is later, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum cash payment of $550,000.00, less legally-required withholdings and any withholdings elected by Executive; and

 

(ii)                                  the Executive’s current benefit elections and coverage will continue until July 31, 2011, with the exception of long term and short term disability which will terminate on the Separation Date.  If Executive timely elects to participate in the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) program, then the Company will pay directly to the insurance carrier(s) up to five (5) months of COBRA premiums following the Separation Date for medical, dental and vision insurance (“COBRA Benefit Termination Date”); provided that Executive’s right to such benefits continuation shall terminate as of any earlier date on which he becomes eligible for substantially similar medical, dental and visions benefits under another employer’s benefit plans.  Executive will receive paperwork from the Company’s administrator, SHPS, regarding continuation of Executive’s welfare benefits and must complete and return it timely in order to activate coverage.  The Executive shall notify Tracy Shepard, Senior Benefits Specialist, at (303) 336-4292, if other employment is secured or if the Executive is covered by another plan prior to the COBRA Benefit Termination Date; and

 

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(iii)                                   subject to the approval of the JCGI Compensation Committee and in consideration of Executive’s agreements in this Agreement and his further agreement to make himself reasonably available to answer questions of JCGI senior management through December 31, 2011, the Company shall cause the acceleration of vesting for the portion of Executive’s unvested Incentive Awards, if any, that would vest on February 1, 2012, with such vesting to occur within ten (10) business days after the Separation Date or after the expiration of the revocation right set forth in Exhibit A, whichever is later; and

 

(iv)                                  to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any Other Benefits (as defined in Section 6).

 

(c)                                 Incentive Awards.

 

(i)                                         after giving effect to any accelerated vesting of Executive’s Incentive Awards pursuant to Section 5(b)(iii) above, all of Executive’s unvested Incentive Awards as of the Separation Date shall be terminated, forfeited and cancelled, and the Executive shall have no right to compensation, remuneration, distributions or dividends with respect to such unvested Incentive Awards.

 

(ii)                                      all of Executive’s unexercised, vested and non-expired JCGI stock options (including any stock options vested pursuant to Section 5(b)(iii)) will only be exercisable by Executive in whole or in part, within three (3) months after the Separation Date.

 

(d)                                 Death.   If the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the Executive’s death during the Transition Period, the Company shall as soon as practicable thereafter provide to the Executive’s estate or beneficiaries the benefits set forth in Section 5(b)(i), 5(b)(ii) and 5(b)(iii) above, and shall have no other severance obligations.

 

(e)                                     Cause; Voluntary Termination.  If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated for Cause or the Executive voluntarily terminates his employment during the Transition Period, the Company shall be required only to pay to the Executive (i) his Base Salary as provided in Section 5(a), and (ii) the Other Benefits (as defined in Section 6), in each case to the extent theretofore unpaid.

 

(f)                                       Excise Tax.  Notwithstanding any other language to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to pay and shall not pay that portion of any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) otherwise due or payable the Executive under this Agreement if that portion would cause any excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code to become due and payable by the Executive.

 

6.                                     Non-exclusivity of Rights.  Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive’s continuing or future participation in any plan, program, policy or practice provided by the Company or any affiliate for which the Executive may qualify.  Amounts that are vested benefits, which consist of any compensation previously deferred by the Executive, or which the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or program of or any contract or agreement with the Company or any affiliate at or subsequent to the date of termination (“Other Benefits”) shall be

 

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payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program or contract or agreement except as explicitly modified by this Agreement.  Notwithstanding any provision of any other agreement or arrangement, the Executive shall not be entitled to receive any payments or benefits under any severance program other than those that are described and anticipated under this Agreement.

 

7.                                        Tax Issues.  Executive agrees to pay all taxes relating to or arising from any payment made or consideration provided pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that all payments made by the Company under this Agreement will be subject to legally required tax and other withholdings.

 

8.                                       Expense Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse Executive for Executive’s reasonable business expenses related to Executive’s employment with the Company through the Separation Date, consistent with the Company’s policies, and conditioned on Executive’s presentation to the Company, before the Separation Date, of documentation verifying such expenses.

 

9.                                       Release of Claims by Executive.

 

(a)                                  With the exception of Executive’s rights under this Agreement and Executive’s vested rights, if any, in the 401(k) Plan, Executive, individually and on behalf of Executive’s heirs, successors and assigns, hereby releases, waives and discharges the Company, and all Released Parties (as defined below) from any and all Claims (as defined below) that Executive may have or claim to have, in any way relating to or arising out of, in whole or in part, the following:

 

(1)                                  any event or act of omission or commission occurring on or before the Effective Date, including Claims arising by reason of the continued effects of any such events or acts, which occurred on or before the Effective Date;

 

(2)                                  Executive’s association and/or employment with the Janus Entities or the termination of such association or employment with the Janus Entities, including but not limited to Claims arising under federal, state, or local laws prohibiting discrimination based on disability, handicap, age, sex, race, national origin, religion, retaliation, sexual orientation or any other form of discrimination, such as:

 

(i)                                     the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.§§ 12101 et  seq.;

 

(ii)                                  the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et  seq.;

 

(iii)                               Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et  seq.;

 

(3)                                  Claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress; tortious interference with contract or prospective advantage, and any other tort claims;

 

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(4)                                  Claims for breach of express or implied contract; and under any policy, agreement, understanding or promise, written or oral, formal or informal, between Executive and the Company or any of the Released Parties;

 

(5)                                  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Claims relating to any Janus incentive benefit or award that had not vested by its own terms as of the Separation Date.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained in this Agreement, the release set forth in this Section 9 shall not extend to (i) any rights arising under or recognized by this Agreement; (ii) any benefits or claims for benefits under any welfare benefit plans accrued as of the date hereof; (iii) any vested rights under any pension, retirement, profit sharing or similar plan; (iv) Executive’s rights, if any, to indemnification or defense under any Janus Entity certificate of incorporation, bylaw and/or policy or procedure, or Janus Entity insurance contract, in connection with Executive’s acts or omissions within the course and scope of Executive’s employment with the Company; and (v) any rights arising under COBRA.

 

The term “Released Parties” as used in this Agreement includes the Company and any subsidiary, parent or affiliated companies and corporations, including but not limited to each of the Janus Entities, and their present, former or future respective subsidiary, parent or affiliated companies or corporations, and their respective funds and trusts, and their respective present or former directors, officers, members, shareholders, trustees, managers, supervisors, employees, partners, attorneys, agents, representatives and insurers, and the respective predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns of any of the above described persons or entities.

 

The term “Claims” as used in this Agreement includes any claims, causes of action, losses, damages, costs, and liabilities of every kind and character, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, or whether fixed or contingent.

 

(b)                                 As an additional express condition to the Company’s obligation pursuant to Section 5 above, Executive shall execute and return to the Company the Supplemental Release attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(c)                                  Executive hereby represents and warrants that Executive has not assigned or transferred to any person any portion of any claim which is released, waived and discharged above.  Executive further states and agrees that Executive has not experienced any illness, injury, or disability compensable or recoverable under the worker’s compensation laws of Colorado or other applicable state’s worker’s compensation laws, that has not as of the Effective Date been made the subject of a claim for Workers’ Compensation benefits, and Executive agrees that Executive will not file a worker’s compensation claim asserting the existence of any such illness, injury, or disability.  Executive has specifically been advised and urged by the Company to consult with Executive’s attorneys with respect to the agreements, representations, and declarations set forth in the previous sentence, as well as to all other provisions in this Agreement.  Executive understands and agrees that by signing this Agreement Executive is giving up Executive’s right to bring any legal claim against any Released Party concerning, directly or indirectly, Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, including Executive’s separation from association and/or employment, and/or any and all contracts between

 

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Executive and any Janus Entity, express or implied.  Executive agrees that this legal release is intended to be interpreted in the broadest possible manner in favor of the Released Parties, to include all actual or potential legal claims that Executive may have against any Released Party, except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Executive agrees and acknowledges that Executive: (i) understands the language used in this Agreement and the Agreement’s legal effect; (ii) will receive compensation under this Agreement to which Executive would not have been entitled without signing this Agreement; (iii) has been advised by the Company to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement; and (iv) will be given up to twenty-one (21) calendar days from the Effective Date to consider whether to sign this Agreement.   For a period of seven (7) calendar days after the Agreement is executed, Executive may, in Executive’s sole discretion, rescind this Agreement, by delivering a written notice of rescission to Tiphani Krueger, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, 151 Detroit Street, Denver, Colorado 80206.  If Executive rescinds this Agreement within seven (7) calendar days after the Agreement has been executed, this Agreement shall be void, all actions taken pursuant to this Agreement shall be reversed, and neither this Agreement nor the fact of or circumstances surrounding its execution shall be admissible for any purpose whatsoever in any proceeding between the parties, except in connection with a claim or defense involving the validity or effective rescission of this Agreement.  If Executive does not rescind this Agreement within seven (7) calendar days after the Agreement has been executed, this Agreement shall become final and binding and shall be irrevocable except as otherwise provided in Section 14(a).

 

10.                                 Restrictive Covenants.

 

(a)                                  Executive shall not (nor shall Executive cause, or provide substantial assistance to, anyone else to) disclose or use for any purpose any proprietary, trade secret and/or confidential information of any Janus Entity, which includes, but is not limited to, confidential information of third parties entrusted to any Janus Entity, and other matters not generally known outside Janus Entities, which if disclosed would have a detrimental effect on any of the Janus Entities and/or its business, customers, or clients, such as data relating to a Janus Entity’s general business operations, sales, costs, profits, financial data, corporate structure, organizations, customer/client lists, business and marketing plans/strategies, and employee, consultants or other human resources, including information concerning their capabilities, and work performance, whether or not such information was produced in whole or in part by Executive. This Agreement shall not prohibit the disclosure by Executive of information that already is in the public domain through no fault of Executive.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, this covenant shall not prohibit Executive from complying with any valid subpoena or court order; provided that Executive shall not be entitled to make any disclosure pursuant to subpoena or court order unless Executive has first given the Company, through its general counsel, written notice of, and a copy of, any subpoena or other legal process purporting to require the disclosure of information rendered confidential by this paragraph, as soon as practicable after Executive receives such subpoena or other legal process.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, so long as Executive complies with Executive’s obligations under this Agreement, this Agreement shall not prevent Executive from serving as a future consultant to the Company or any Janus Entity on a contract basis.  In the event that Executive violates any provision of this paragraph, Executive

 

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shall forfeit and immediately repay to the Company all severance provided to Executive under Section 5(b) of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Executive represents that by the Separation Date or such earlier date as the Company requests, Executive will return to the Company all Janus Entity property in Executive’s possession, custody or control, including without limitation all records (whether in written, electronic or other form) constituting or reflecting any Janus Entity trade secret or other confidential research, development or commercial information and all other Janus Entity property in Executive’s possession or control (including but not limited to Janus Entity identification or access cards); and that Executive has not and will not retain any copies or originals of any such Janus Entity property or records or give copies of any such property or records to any third party.  In the event that Executive fails to do so, Executive’s action will be considered a material breach of this Agreement and will relieve the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, including but not limited to its obligation to pay severance compensation to Executive as provided under Section 5 (b) of this Agreement; provided that Executive will remain bound by and subject to the obligations and legal releases of Executive under this Agreement.  Executive is advised that, regardless of whether Executive decides to sign and return this Agreement to the Company, Executive is still legally obligated to immediately return any and all Janus Entity property in Executive’s possession to the Company.  Executive’s failure to return Janus Entity property will constitute an act of conversion and/or theft that is legally actionable by the Company or other Janus Entity.

 

(c)                                  In accordance with prior contractual obligations under certain Incentive Awards, Executive warrants and represents that Executive has not (i) knowingly and directly solicited, hired or attempted to hire, or assisted another in soliciting, hiring or attempting to hire, on behalf of any Competitive Business, any person who is an employee or contractor of the Company or Janus Entities; or (ii) knowingly and directly diverted, attempted to divert, or solicited, or assisted another in diverting, attempting to divert or soliciting, the customer business of any Protected Client on behalf of a Competitive Business.  For purposes of this article 8, “Competitive Business” means any business that provides investment advisory or investment management services or related services; and “Protected Client” shall mean any person or entity to whom the Company or Janus Entities provided investment advisory or investment management services at any point during the six (6)  months preceding Executive’s Separation Date.

 

For twelve (12) months after the Separation Date, Executive shall not: (i) knowingly and directly solicit, hire or attempt to hire, or assist another in soliciting, hiring or attempting to hire, any person who is an employee or contractor of the Company or Janus Entities; or (ii) knowingly and directly interfere, divert, attempt to divert, or solicit, or assist another in interfering, diverting, attempting to divert or soliciting, the customer business of any Protected Client.

 

This subparagraph (c) is a material term of this Agreement and in the event that Executive violates any provision of this subparagraph, Executive shall forfeit and immediately repay to the Company all severance provided to Executive under Section 5(b) of this Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Executive acknowledges that the restrictive covenants set forth in the preceding subparagraph are reasonable and that irreparable injury will result to the Company in the event of any breach by Executive of such covenants, and that said covenants are an essential condition of

 

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this Agreement.  In the event any of the covenants set forth in the preceding subparagraph are breached, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to injunctive relief from a court to restrain the violation of such covenants by Executive by any person or persons acting for or with Executive in any capacity whatsoever.

 

11.                                 Confidentiality.

 

(a)                                  Executive agrees that Executive will keep the terms of this Agreement strictly confidential, and that Executive will not disclose same in any way, and will not make any representation or other communication (orally or in writing) regarding the terms of this Agreement to anyone, for any reason whatsoever, without the express written consent of the Company, unless the disclosure, representation or communication (i) is compelled by law, (ii) is to an attorney and/or a financial advisor of Executive and is necessary for the rendition of professional advice to Executive (the restrictions stated in this paragraph shall automatically apply to the attorney and/or financial advisor and Executive shall so advise the attorney and/or financial advisor), or (iii) is to Executive’s immediate family (the restrictions stated in this paragraph shall automatically apply to the immediate family member and Executive shall so advise the immediate family member).  Executive shall not be entitled to make any disclosure pursuant to subpart (i), above, unless Executive has first given the Company, through its general counsel, written notice of, and a copy of, any subpoena or other legal process purporting to require the disclosure of information rendered confidential by this paragraph, as soon as practicable after Executive receives such subpoena or other legal process.

 

(b)                                 The Company will disclose information relating to this Agreement only on a need-to-know basis, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion but subject to JCGI’s public disclosure requirements as determined by legal counsel for JCGI.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any party to this Agreement (and each employee, representative, or other agent of such party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions and other tax analyses) that are provided to the party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, provided that in connection with any such disclosure all references to the amounts paid pursuant to this Agreement, and other figures from which such amounts may be estimated or calculated, shall be redacted.

 

12.                                 Cooperation in Litigation.  Executive agrees to cooperate upon the reasonable, written request of and at the reasonable expense of the Company, by making himself reasonably available to provide information that may, in the exclusive discretion of the Company or its attorneys, assist or be relevant to any litigation in a civil, criminal or administrative proceeding or other dispute, including specifically, but not exclusively, depositions, meetings in advance of depositions, meetings in advance of trial or hearing, and trial or hearing, relating to or arising from the business, acts or claimed omissions of the Company or any other Janus Entity.  Executive shall testify fully and truthfully in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding.  The Company shall compensate Executive for Executive’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such testimony, but in no event shall Executive be entitled to be reimbursed for Executive’s time.

 

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13.                                 Non-disparagement Covenant.  Executive covenants never to disparage the Company or any Janus Entity, or of any product or service of the Company or any Janus Entity, or of any past or present employee, officer or director of the Company or any Janus Entity, or of any member of any Board of Trustees or Board of Directors of any entity affiliated with the Company. In addition, the Company covenants that no member of either of the executive management committees or the Board of Directors of JCGI while employed by or associated with the Company shall make any false, disparaging, or derogatory statements about the Executive to any third party.  Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude either party from responding truthfully to inquiries made in connection with any legal or governmental proceeding or investigation pursuant to subpoena or other legal process. If a Party violates any provision in this paragraph 13, the breaching Party shall be liable to the other Party for liquidated damages, not a penalty, in the amount of $10,000.00 for each violation.

 

14.                                 Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                  Entire Agreement; Modification.  This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties concerning the subject matter hereof, terminates all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings relative to said subject matter, and any other purported employment agreements between the parties.  No term or provision hereof may be modified or extinguished, in whole or in part, except by a writing which is dated and signed by all parties to this Agreement.  No waiver of any of the provisions or conditions of this Agreement or of any of the rights, powers or privileges of a party hereto shall be effective or binding unless in writing and signed by the party claimed to have given or consented to such waiver.  No representation, promise, or inducement has been made to or relied upon by or on behalf of any party hereto concerning the subject matter hereof which is not set forth in this Agreement. In particular, Executive shall receive no salary, vacation pay, sick leave, benefit, payment, additional incentive compensation, bonus, stock award, or other compensation related to Executive’s employment with the Company other than the consideration set forth herein, and Executive hereby agrees that Executive is not entitled to same.  Executive further agrees that the only things of value that Executive is to receive under this Agreement are fully described in the Agreement’s express terms, that Executive has no side or unwritten agreements with the Company or any other Janus Entity or any employee thereof, and that in signing this Agreement Executive has not relied on the statements of anyone representing or associated with the Company or any other Janus Entity concerning the facts or law relating to Executive’s employment with and resignation from the Company or any other Janus Entity, or any other issue relating to this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 No Admission of Liability.  By entering into this Agreement, neither the Company nor Executive admits any impropriety, wrongdoing or liability of any kind whatsoever.

 

(c)                                  Non-Waiver.  The failure to enforce any right arising under this Agreement on one or more occasions shall not operate as a waiver of that right under this Agreement on any other occasion.

 

(d)                                 Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall not affect or impair the validity, legality and enforceability of the other provisions.

 

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(e)                                  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed and construed by the internal laws of the State of Colorado, irrespective of the choice of law rules of any jurisdiction. The parties agree that the courts located within the City of Denver, State of Colorado shall be the proper venue within which all disputes related to, connected with or otherwise arising out of this Agreement must be brought. Executive expressly consents to the jurisdiction of the courts located within the City of Denver, State of Colorado.

 

(f)                                    Other Agreements.  Each party shall promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver any additional document or agreement that the other party reasonably believes is necessary to carry out the purpose or effect of this Agreement.

 

(g)                                 Burden of Proof.  Any party contesting the validity or enforceability of any term of this Agreement shall be required to prove by clear and convincing evidence fraud, concealment, failure to disclose material information, unconscionability, misrepresentation or mistake of fact or law.

 

(h)                                 Construction.  The parties acknowledge that they have reviewed this Agreement in its entirety and have had a full and fair opportunity to negotiate its terms, in consultation with counsel of their own choosing.  Each party therefore waives all applicable rules of construction that any provision of this Agreement should be construed against its drafter, and agrees that all provisions of the Agreement shall be construed as a whole, according to the fair meaning of the language used.

 

(i)                                     Headings.  Headings are intended solely as a convenience and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

 

(j)                                     Gender and Number.  Pronouns contained in this Agreement shall apply equally to the feminine, neuter and masculine genders.  The singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular.

 

(k)                                  Acknowledgment.  By signing this Agreement, Executive acknowledges that Executive has carefully read and understands all the terms and provisions of this Agreement and has given them careful consideration, and that Executive voluntarily signs this Agreement as Executive’s own free act without coercion or duress.

 

(l)                                     Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and will constitute one and the same instrument.  The parties further agree that this Agreement may be executed by the exchange of facsimile signature pages provided that by doing so the parties agree to undertake to provide original signatures as soon thereafter as reasonable in the circumstances.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive’s hand and the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	
EXECUTIVE
    	
JANUS MANAGEMENT   HOLDINGS
   CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
/s/ Gregory A.   Frost
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Richard M.   Weil
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Richard M. Weil,   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date:
    	
July 15, 2011
    	
 
    	
Date:
    	
July 15, 2011
    
						

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Supplemental Legal Release

 

This Supplemental Legal Release (“Supplemental Release”) is between Janus Management Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) and Gregory A. Frost (“Executive”) (each a “Party,” and together, the “Parties”).

 

Recitals

 

1.                                       Executive and the Company are parties to a Transition Agreement and Legal Release to which this Supplemental Release is appended as Exhibit A (the “Transition Agreement”).

 

2.                                       Executive wishes to receive the benefits described in Section 5(b) of the Transition Agreement (the “Transition Benefit”).

 

3.                                       Executive and the Company wish to resolve, except as specifically set forth herein, all claims between them arising from or relating to any act or omission predating the Final Effective Date defined below.

 

Agreement

 

The Parties agree as follows:

 

The Company shall pay or provide to the Executive the entire Transition Benefit, as, when and on the terms and conditions specified in the Transition Agreement.

 

In consideration of the Transition Benefit and the Company’s other covenants and agreements contained herein, Executive, on his own behalf and on behalf of his heirs, personal representatives, executors, administrators and assigns, knowingly and voluntarily releases and forever discharges the Company and its affiliates and any of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, together with all of their respective past and present directors, members, managers, officers, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, attorneys and servants, and each of their affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Company Releasees”) from any and all claims, charges, complaints, promises, agreements, controversies, liens, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages and liabilities of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which against them Executive or his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns ever had, now have, or may hereafter claim to have against any of the Company Releasees by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time through the date hereof, whether or not previously asserted before any state or federal court, agency or governmental entity or any arbitral body.  This release includes, without limitation, any rights or claims relating in any way to Executive’s employment relationship with the Company or any of the Company Releasees, or his separation therefrom, or arising under any statute or regulation, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of

 

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1990, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, each as amended, or any other federal, state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or common law, or under any policy, agreement, understanding or promise, written or oral, formal or informal, between Executive and the Company or any of the Company Releasees; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained in this Supplemental Release, Executive’s release shall not extend to (i) any rights arising under or recognized by the Transition Agreement; (ii) any benefits or claims for benefits under any welfare benefit plans (as described in the Transition Agreement) accrued as of the date hereof; (iii) any vested rights under any pension, retirement, profit sharing or similar plan; (iv) Executive’s rights, if any, to indemnification or defense under any Janus Entity certificate of incorporation, bylaw and/or policy or procedure, or Janus Entity insurance contract, in connection with Executive’s acts or omissions within the course and scope of Executive’s employment with the Company; and (v) any rights arising under COBRA.  Executive represents that he has not commenced or joined in any claim, charge, action or proceeding whatsoever against the Company or any of the Company Releasees arising out of or relating to any of the matters released in this paragraph.  Executive further agrees that he will not seek or be entitled to any personal recovery in any claim, charge, action or proceeding whatsoever against the Company or any of the Company Releasees for any of the matters released in this paragraph.

 

4.                                       Executive acknowledges that he has received all compensation to which he is entitled for his work up to his last day of employment with the Company, and that he is not entitled to any further pay or benefit of any kind, for services rendered or any other reason, other than the Transition Benefit.

 

5.                                       Executive agrees that the only thing of value that he will receive by signing this Supplemental Release is the Transition Benefit.

 

6.                                       The Parties agree that their respective rights and obligations under the Transition Agreement shall survive the execution of this Supplemental Release.

 

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]

 

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NOTE:  DO NOT SIGN THIS SUPPLEMENTAL LEGAL RELEASE UNTIL AFTER EMPLOYEE’S FINAL DAY OF EMPLOYMENT.

 

	
JANUS MANAGEMENT   HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    	
EXECUTIVE
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/ Gregory A.   Frost
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ Richard M.   Weil
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Gregory A. Frost
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date:
    	
July 15, 2011
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date:
    	
July 15, 2011
    
							

 

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