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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

 

 

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of December 13, 2012

 

among

 

SPANSION LLC,

as the Borrower,

 

SPANSION INC.,

and SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC,

as the Guarantors,

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

as the Administrative Agent and the Documentation Agent,

 

MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,

as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank,

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as the Collateral Agent,

 

The Lenders Party Hereto,

 

and

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. and BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners.

 

 

 

  

  

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

 

	
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

	
4

	
1.01

	
Defined Terms

	
4

	
1.02

	
Other Interpretive Provisions

	
36

	
1.03

	
Accounting Terms

	
37

	
1.04

	
Rounding

	
38

	
1.05

	
Times of Day

	
38

	
1.06

	
Currency Equivalents Generally

	
38

	
ARTICLE II THE REVOLVING COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

	
39

	
2.01

	
The Revolving Loans and the Swing Line Loans

	
39

	
2.02

	
[Reserved]

	
43

	
2.03

	
Prepayments/Revolving Commitment Reductions

	
43

	
2.04

	
Pro Rata Shares Availability of Funds

	
46

	
2.05

	
Maturity of Loans

	
46

	
2.06

	
Interest

	
47

	
2.07

	
Fees

	
47

	
2.08

	
Computation of Interest and Fees

	
48

	
2.09

	
Evidence of Debt

	
49

	
2.10

	
Payments Generally; the Administrative Agent’s Clawback

	
50

	
2.11

	
Sharing of Payments by Lenders

	
51

	
2.12

	
Application of Prepayments/Reductions

	
52

	
2.13

	
Issuance of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein

	
53

	
2.14

	
Incremental Facility

	
56

	
2.15

	
Defaulting Lenders.

	
58

	
ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

	
61

	
3.01

	
Taxes

	
61

	
3.02

	
Illegality

	
65

	
3.03

	
Inability to Determine Rates

	
65

	
3.04

	
Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans

	
65

	
3.05

	
Compensation for Losses

	
67

	
3.06

	
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

	
68

 

  

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3.07

	
Survival

	
68

	
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

	
68

	
4.01

	
Conditions to Closing

	
68

	
4.02

	
Conditions to Each Credit Extension

	
74

	
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

	
75

	
5.01

	
Existence, Qualification and Power

	
75

	
5.02

	
Authorization; No Contravention

	
75

	
5.03

	
Governmental Authorization; Other Consents

	
75

	
5.04

	
Binding Effect

	
76

	
5.05

	
Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect; No Internal Control Event

	
76

	
5.06

	
Litigation

	
76

	
5.07

	
No Default

	
77

	
5.08

	
Ownership of Property; Liens; Investments

	
77

	
5.09

	
Environmental Compliance

	
78

	
5.10

	
Insurance

	
78

	
5.11

	
Taxes

	
79

	
5.12

	
ERISA Compliance

	
79

	
5.13

	
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties

	
80

	
5.14

	
Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

	
80

	
5.15

	
Disclosure

	
81

	
5.16

	
Compliance with Laws

	
81

	
5.17

	
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc

	
81

	
5.18

	
Solvency

	
81

	
5.19

	
Casualty, Etc

	
81

	
5.20

	
Labor Matters

	
82

	
5.21

	
Transactions with Affiliates

	
82

	
5.22

	
Broker’s Fees

	
82

	
5.23

	
Security Interest in Collateral

	
82

	
5.24

	
[Reserved]

	
82

 

  

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5.25

	
Anti-Corruption Laws

	
82

	
5.26

	
Economic Sanctions

	
83

	
5.27

	
Senior Indebtedness

	
83

	
ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

	
83

	
6.01

	
Financial Statements

	
83

	
6.02

	
Certificates; Other Information

	
84

	
6.03

	
Notices

	
87

	
6.04

	
Payment of Obligations

	
88

	
6.05

	
Preservation of Existence, Etc

	
88

	
6.06

	
Maintenance of Properties

	
88

	
6.07

	
Maintenance of Insurance

	
89

	
6.08

	
Compliance with Laws

	
90

	
6.09

	
Books and Records

	
90

	
6.10

	
Inspection Rights

	
90

	
6.11

	
Use of Proceeds

	
90

	
6.12

	
Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Provide Security Interests

	
90

	
6.13

	
Compliance with Environmental Laws

	
92

	
6.14

	
Further Assurances

	
93

	
6.15

	
Compliance with Terms of Leaseholds

	
94

	
6.16

	
Lien Searches

	
94

	
6.17

	
[Reserved]

	
94

	
6.18

	
[Reserved]

	
94

	
6.19

	
ERISA

	
94

	
6.20

	
Post Closing Obligations

	
94

	
ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

	
94

	
7.01

	
Liens

	
94

	
7.02

	
Indebtedness

	
96

	
Investments

	
99

	
7.04

	
Fundamental Changes

	
100

	
7.05

	
Dispositions

	
101

 

  

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7.06

	
Restricted Payments

	
102

	
7.07

	
Lines of Business

	
104

	
7.08

	
Transactions with Affiliates

	
104

	
7.09

	
Burdensome Agreements

	
105

	
7.10

	
Use of Proceeds

	
105

	
7.11

	
Financial Covenants

	
105

	
7.12

	
[Reserved.]

	
105

	
7.13

	
[Reserved.]

	
105

	
7.14

	
Accounting Changes

	
105

	
7.15

	
Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness

	
105

	
7.16

	
Amendment, Etc. of Term Loan Documents, Organization Documents and Material Contracts

	
106

	
7.17

	
Parent Companies

	
106

	
7.18

	
Capital Structure

	
106

	
7.19

	
Sale and Leaseback Transactions

	
106

	
7.20

	
Deposit and Securities Accounts

	
107

	
ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

	
107

	
8.01

	
Events of Default

	
107

	
8.02

	
Remedies upon Event of Default

	
109

	
8.03

	
Application of Funds

	
110

	
ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

	
110

	
9.01

	
Appointment of Agents

	
110

	
9.02

	
Powers and Duties

	
111

	
9.03

	
General Immunity

	
111

	
9.04

	
Agents Entitled to Act as Lender

	
112

	
9.05

	
Lenders’ Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment

	
113

	
9.06

	
Right to Indemnity

	
113

	
9.07

	
Successor Agent and the Swing Line Lender

	
114

	
9.08

	
Delegation of Duties

	
115

	
9.09

	
Collateral Documents and Guarantee

	
115

 

  

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9.10

	
Posting of Approved Electronic Communications

	
116

	
9.11

	
Proofs of Claim

	
117

	
9.12

	
Agents and Arrangers

	
118

	
ARTICLE X CONTINUING GUARANTY

	
119

	
10.01

	
Guaranty

	
119

	
10.02

	
Rights of Lenders

	
119

	
10.03

	
Certain Waivers

	
119

	
10.04

	
Obligations Independent

	
120

	
10.05

	
Subrogation

	
120

	
10.06

	
Termination; Reinstatement

	
120

	
10.07

	
Subordination

	
121

	
10.08

	
Stay of Acceleration

	
121

	
10.09

	
Condition of the Borrower

	
121

	
10.10

	
Additional Guarantor Waivers and Agreements

	
121

	
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

	
122

	
11.01

	
Amendments, Etc

	
122

	
11.02

	
Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications

	
124

	
11.03

	
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

	
125

	
11.04

	
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

	
126

	
11.05

	
Payments Set Aside

	
127

	
11.06

	
Successors and Assigns.

	
128

	
11.07

	
Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality

	
132

	
11.08

	
Right of Setoff

	
132

	
11.09

	
Interest Rate Limitation

	
133

	
11.10

	
Counterparts; Effectiveness

	
133

	
11.11

	
Survival of Representations and Warranties

	
133

	
11.12

	
Severability

	
133

	
11.13

	
Replacement of Lenders

	
134

	
11.14

	
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc

	
134

	
11.15

	
Waiver of Jury Trial

	
136

 

  

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11.16

	
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

	
136

	
11.17

	
USA PATRIOT Act Notice

	
137

	
11.18

	
Time of the Essence

	
137

	
11.19

	
ENTIRE AGREEMENT

	
137

	
11.20

	
Delivery of Lender Addenda

	
137

	
11.21

	
Agents; Arrangers

	
137

 

	
SCHEDULES

	  
	
2.01

	
Revolving Commitments

	
4.01(c)(ii)

	
Deposit and Investment Accounts

	
4.01(c)(iii)

	
Mortgaged Property

	
5.03

	
Certain Authorizations

	
5.05(b)

	
Supplement to Interim Financial Statements

	
5.06

	
Disclosed Litigation

	
5.08(c)

	
Owned Real Property

	
5.08(d)(i)

	
Leased Real Property (Lessee)

	
5.08(d)(ii)

	
Leased Real Property (Lessor)

	
5.08(e)

	
Existing Investments

	
5.09

	
Environmental Matters

	
5.13

	
Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments; Loan Parties

	
5.16

	
Contested Compliance with Laws

	
5.20

	
Labor Matters

	
5.21

	
Transactions with Affiliates

	
5.24(a)

	
Financing Statements

	
5.24(b)

	
Mortgages Recording Offices

	
6.12

	
Guarantors

	
6.20

	
Post Closing Obligations

	
7.01(m)

	
Liens Existing Prior to Closing Date

	
7.02(k)

	
Indebtedness Existing Prior To Closing Date

	
11.02

	
Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

 

	
EXHIBITS

	 
	
Form of

	 
	 	 
	
A-1

	
Committed Loan Notice

	
A-2

	
Issuance Notice

	
B-1

	
Revolving Loan Note

	
B-2

	
Swing Line Note

	
C

	
Compliance Certificate

 

  

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D

	
Assignment and Assumption

	
E

	
Guaranty

	
F

	
Security Agreement

	
G

	
Mortgages

	
H-1

	
Joinder Agreement

	
H-2

	
Joinder Agreement

	
I

	
Lender Addendum

	
J-1

	
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

	
J-2

	
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

	
J-3

	
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

	
J-4

	
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

  

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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of December 13, 2012, among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Spansion Technology”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and the Documentation Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender (the “Swing Line Lender”) and the Issuing Bank, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent, and MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners.

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in these Recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.01 hereof;

 

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, the Borrower (i) will enter into an amendment and restatement of the Existing Term Loan Agreement pursuant to which (x) certain of the lenders thereunder will agree to extend the maturity date with respect to all or a portion of the term loans thereunder, (y) certain existing lenders and/or new lenders thereunder will agree to extend or provide term loan commitments thereunder and (z) certain other provisions of the Existing Term Loan Agreement will be amended, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Amendment and Restatement Agreement and by operation of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement and (ii) the Borrower will repay in full any amounts outstanding under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, concurrent with the Borrower’s entering into the Term Loan Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to enter into this Agreement and to extend Revolving Commitments to the Borrower, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 subject to the election of an incremental facility (it being understood that the Borrower may not obtain Loans under the Facility on the Closing Date), the proceeds of which will be used solely for the Borrower’s and its subsidiaries’ working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has agreed to secure, on a pari passu basis with the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, all of its Obligations by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority Lien on substantially all of its assets, including a pledge of all of the Equity Interests of each of its direct Domestic Subsidiaries and 65% of all the Equity Interests of each of its direct foreign Subsidiaries; and

 

WHEREAS, Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the Obligations of the Borrower hereunder and to secure, on a pari passu basis with the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, their respective Obligations by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority Lien on substantially all of their respective assets, including a pledge of all of the Equity Interests of each of their respective direct Domestic Subsidiaries (including the Borrower) and 65% of all the Equity Interests of each of their respective direct foreign Subsidiaries.

 

  

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

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

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

 

“Account Control Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

“Acquisition” by any Person, means the purchase or acquisition in a single transaction or a series of related transactions by any such Person, individually or, together with its Affiliates, of (a) any Equity Interest of any other Person (other than an existing Subsidiary of the Borrower) which are sufficient such that such other Person becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower or (b) all or a substantial portion of the property, including, without limitation, all or a substantial portion of the property comprising a division, business unit or line of business, of any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower), whether involving a merger or consolidation with such other Person. “Acquire” has a meaning correlative thereto.

 

“Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

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

 

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

 

“Agents” means each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

 

“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

 

“All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, upfront fees, a Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor greater than the “floor” then in effect on the Loans, or otherwise; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity; and provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees or other fees payable to any arranger (or its affiliates) in connection with the commitment or syndication of such Indebtedness.

 

  

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“Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof).

 

“Applicable Margin” and “Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage” means with respect to Revolving Loans and the Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage, (i) from the Closing Date until the date of delivery of the Compliance Certificate and the financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2012 a percentage, per annum, determined by reference to the following table as if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio then in effect were  2.10:1.00; and (ii) thereafter a percentage, per annum, determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio in effect from time to time as set forth below:

 

	
Consolidated Leverage Ratio

	
Applicable Margin for

Eurodollar Rate Loans

	
Applicable Margin for

Base Rate Loans

	
Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee

Percentage

	
> 2.00:1.00

	
2.50%

	
1.50%

	
0.50%

	
≤ 2.00:1.00

	
2.25%

	
1.25%

	
0.375%

No change in the Applicable Margin or the Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage shall be effective until three Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received the applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02 calculating the Consolidated Leverage Ratio.  At any time the Borrower has not submitted to the Administrative Agent the applicable information as and when required under Section 6.01, the Applicable Margin and the Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage shall be determined as if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio were in excess of 2.00:1.00.  In the event that any financial statement or certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 is shown to be inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, then (x) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct certificate required by Section 6.01 for such Applicable Period, (y) the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio were in excess of 2.00:1.00 and (z) the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period.  Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under Section 2.06(b) or Article VIII.

 

“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) (i) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender or (ii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that is the investment advisor to a Lender.

 

“Arranger” means Morgan Stanley and Barclays Bank PLC in their capacity as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners.

 

  

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“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b), and accepted by the Administrative Agent), in substantially the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, without duplication, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other agreement or instrument were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease and (c) all Synthetic Debt of such Person.

 

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

 

“Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount that Borrower is entitled to borrow as a Loan under Section 2.01 of the Agreement (after giving effect to all then outstanding Obligations).

 

“Available Amount” means the sum of the aggregate cumulative amount, not less than zero, of (a) Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year ending December 26, 2010 and each full fiscal year thereafter that is not required to be applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(i) of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, plus (b) the Net Cash Proceeds received after the Closing Date from the issuance and sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) or the fair market value of any assets or property contributed to the Borrower, minus (c) the sum of the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments and Investments made after the Closing Date using the Available Amount pursuant to Section 7.06(n)(ii) and Section 7.03(l), respectively.

 

“Bankruptcy Code” means The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as heretofore and hereafter amended, and certified as 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.

 

“Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1⁄2 of 1% and (c) the London Interbank Offered Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Eurodollar Business Day, the immediately preceding Eurodollar Business Day) plus 1.00%.  For purposes hereof:  “Prime Rate” shall mean the prime lending rate published by the Wall Street Journal from time to time.  The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually available.  Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate, respectively.

 

  

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

 

“Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate other than a Multiemployer Plan.

 

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

 

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

 

“Borrower Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b).

 

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

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

“Capital Expenditures” means all payments due (whether or not paid during any fiscal period) in respect of the cost of any fixed asset or improvement, or replacement, substitution, or addition thereto, which has a useful life of more than one year, including, without limitation, those costs arising in connection with the direct or indirect acquisition of such asset by way of increased product or service charges or in connection with a Capitalized Lease.

 

“Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.

 

“Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.

 

“Capped Call Transactions” means one or more capped call transactions purchased in connection with the issuance of Convertible Notes permitted hereunder.

 

“Cash Collateralize” means, in respect of an obligation, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral in Dollars in an amount equal to 102% of the applicable obligation (or such other amount as may be determined by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank), in each case at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank (and “Cash Collateralization” has a corresponding meaning). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral.

 

  

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“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created under the Collateral Documents and other Liens permitted hereunder):

 

(a)           readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured as to interest and principal by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided, that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof;

 

(b)           time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) (A) is a Lender or (B) is organized under the Laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the Laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and (ii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(c)           Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) and (b) of this definition;

 

(d)           repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the type described in clauses (a) and (b) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b)(ii) above;

 

(e)           United States Dollars or euros;

 

(f)           commercial paper or variable or fixed rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, an issuer having a rating of at least Aa2 or AA from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively, and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(g)           shares of any money market mutual or similar fund that (i) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above, (ii) has net assets of not less than $500,000,000, and (iii) has a rating of at least P-1 or A-1 from either Moody’s or S&P respectively; and

 

(h)           in the case of a foreign Subsidiary, substantially similar investments to those referenced in clauses (a) through (g) above, of comparable credit quality (taking into account the jurisdictions where such foreign Subsidiary is in business), denominated in the currency of any jurisdiction in which such Person conducts business.

 

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.

 

  

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“CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

 

“CFC” means a Person that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Code.

 

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

 

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

 

(a)           any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities of Holdings entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of Holdings on a fully-diluted basis; or

 

(b)           Holdings shall cease, directly or indirectly, to own and control legally and beneficially all of the Equity Interests in the Borrower or Spansion Technology; provided, that if Spansion Technology is dissolved in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and Holdings becomes the sole shareholder of the Borrower as a result thereof such dissolution shall not result in a Change of Control; or

 

(c)           so long as the Senior Notes of the Borrower are outstanding, a change of control occurs with respect to the composition of the board of directors as provided for in the Senior Notes Indenture as in effect on the date hereof (irrespective of whether such provision is subsequently waived or removed); or

 

(d)           a “change of control” or any comparable term under, and as defined in, the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement shall have occurred (but only so long as the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement remains in effect and only to the extent not waived thereunder).

 

“Closing Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.01).

 

  

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“Closing Date Facility” means the Revolving Commitments that became effective on the Closing Date and any Loans made or any Letters of Credit issued pursuant thereto.

 

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

 

“Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” and “Mortgaged Property” referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Obligations.

 

“Collateral Agent” means Barclays Bank PLC in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties hereunder and under the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement.

 

“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the IP Security Agreements, the Mortgages, the Account Control Agreements, mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.12, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Obligations.

 

“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.01, which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

 

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

 

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

 

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, at the date of determination, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period plus(a) the following without duplication and in each case to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, for such Measurement Period:  (i) Consolidated Interest Charges, (ii) the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign income Taxes payable, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense (excluding amortization expense attributable to a cash item that was paid in a prior period, but including amortization of deferred financing fees and costs and amortization of intangibles), (iv) other expenses reducing such Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period (but excluding (x) any non-cash charge in respect of an item that was included in Consolidated Net Income in a prior period and (y) any such non-cash item to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any prior period), in each case of or by Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period and (v) restructuring charges or reserves, including write-downs and write-offs, deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Closing Date and costs related to the closure, consolidation and integration of facilities, IT infrastructure and legal entities, and severance and retention bonuses, provided that the aggregate amount of cash charges under this clause (v) (including non-cash charges in the relevant period that result in an accrual of a reserve for cash charges in any future period) does not exceed 10% of Consolidated EBITDA and minus(b) without duplication, the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such Measurement Period (in each case of or by Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period):  (i) Federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits and refunds for any period, (ii) interest income and (iii) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income.  For the purpose of determining the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.03(c).

 

  

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“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum (without duplication) of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services, without duplication (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), (e) all Attributable Indebtedness, (f) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (e) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (g) the greater of the aggregate liquidation value and maximum fixed repurchase price (without regard to any Change of Control or redemption premiums) of all Disqualified Capital Stock of Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis (but not including stock that is deemed to be Disqualified Capital Stock solely under clause (d) of the definition thereof)  and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiary.  For the purpose of determining the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall be calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.03(c).

 

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, at any date of determination, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations, (c) dividends or similar distributions on Disqualified Capital Stock and (d) the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case, of or by Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period. For the purpose of determining the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Charges shall be calculated on a pro forma basis in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.03(c).

 

  

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“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) the Consolidated Interest Charges of or by Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Measurement Period.

 

“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA.

 

“Consolidated Net Income” means, at any date of determination, the net income (or loss) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for the most recently completed Measurement Period; provided, that Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses for such Measurement Period (including (i) judgments, proceeds of settlements or other consideration of any kind in connection with any cause of action, (ii) condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof) and (iii) proceeds of insurance), (b) the net income of any Subsidiary during such Measurement Period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Subsidiary during such Measurement Period, except that Holdings’ equity in any net loss of any such Subsidiary for such Measurement Period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income, (c) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) any income (or loss) for such Measurement Period of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary, except that Holdings’ equity in the net income of any such Person for such Measurement Period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such Measurement Period to Holdings or a Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to Holdings as described in clause (b) of this proviso).

 

“Consolidated Parties” means Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries (regardless of whether or not consolidated with Holdings for purposes of GAAP), collectively, and “Consolidated Party” means any one of them.

 

“Consolidated Total Assets” of any Person as of any date means the consolidated total assets of such Person and its subsidiaries prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

 

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

 

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

 

  

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“Convertible Notes” means one or more issuances of convertible Indebtedness issued  pursuant to a convertible notes indenture and other instruments and agreements entered into by the Borrower in connection therewith.

 

“Copyright Security Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Copyright Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated or otherwise modified), between each of the Borrower, Holdings, Spansion Technology and certain of their subsidiaries from time to time parties thereto and the Collateral Agent.

 

“Credit Date” means the date of a Credit Extension.

 

“Credit Extension” means a Borrowing or an issuance, increase or extension of a Letter of Credit hereunder.

 

“Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the corporate family rating as determined by Moody’s and the corporate credit rating as determined by S&P.

 

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

 

“Debtors” has the meaning specified in the first recital hereto.

 

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

 

“Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans under the Facility plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum.

 

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund any portion of the Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lenders’ obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), (d) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) has become or has as parent that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

 

  

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“Disclosed Litigation” has the meaning specified in Section 5.06.

 

“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.  For the avoidance of doubt, a Disposition shall not include the granting of non-exclusive licenses of IP Rights by the Borrower, Holdings, Spansion Technology or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or any consignment of equipment and inventory (prior to the actual sale thereof), in each case in the ordinary course of business and substantially consistent with past practice.

 

“Disqualified Capital Stock” means Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Capital Stock referred to in clause (a) above, in each case at any time prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date, (c) contains any repurchase obligation that may come into effect prior to payment in full of all Obligations, (d) requires cash dividend payments prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date, (e) is not common stock and does not provide that any claims of any holder of such Capital Stock may have against the issuer of such Capital Stock or its subsidiaries (including any claims as judgment creditor or other creditor in respect of claims for the breach of any covenant contained therein) shall be fully subordinated (including a full remedy bar) to the Obligations in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (f) provides the holders of such Capital Stock thereof with any rights to receive any cash upon the occurrence of a Change of Control unless the rights to receive such cash are contingent upon the Obligations being irrevocably paid in full, or (g) is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Disqualified Institution” means any Person who is a competitor of the Borrower and its subsidiaries identified from time to time by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing.

 

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“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of any jurisdiction within the United States.

 

“Drawn Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender, (b) in the case of the Issuing Bank, the aggregate Letter of Credit Usage in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by that Lender (net of any participations by Lenders in such Letters of Credit), (c) the aggregate amount of all participations by that Lender in any outstanding Letters of Credit or any unreimbursed drawing under any Letter of Credit, (d) in the case of the Swing Line Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans (net of any participations therein by other Lenders), and (e) the aggregate amount of all participations therein by that Lender in any outstanding Swing Line Loans.

 

“Eligible Assignee” means (a) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any Approved Fund (any two or more Approved Funds being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof), (b) any commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933) and which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses, or (c) any other Person (other than a natural Person) approved by the Administrative Agent; provided, (i) no Disqualified Institution and (ii) none of the Borrower, Holdings, Spansion Technology nor any of their respective Affiliates, shall be an Eligible Assignee.

 

“Environmental Laws” means all Laws relating to pollution, the environment, natural resources, or Hazardous Materials including the manufacture, distribution in commerce, use or Release of, or exposure of humans or other living organisms to, Hazardous Materials.

 

“Environmental Liability” means any Liability directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any Environmental Law including violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which any Liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

“Environmental Lien” means a Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for any Environmental Liability.

 

“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

 

“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of Capital Stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of Capital Stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Capital Stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

 

  

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“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001(a) of ERISA or which is treated as a single employer with the Borrower under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

 

“ERISA Event” means (a) a determination that any Pension Plan is or is reasonably expected to be in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA), (b) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan, (c) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than non delinquent premiums payable to the PBGC under Sections 4006 and 4007 of ERISA), (d) the termination, or the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Pension Plan or Pension Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan, (f) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA, (g) conditions contained in Section 303(k)(1)(A) of ERISA for imposition of a lien shall have been met with respect to any Pension Plan, (h) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), in “reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA), or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 304 of ERISA), (i) the occurrence of a nonexempt “prohibited transaction” with respect to which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or a “party in interest” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA) or with respect to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable, (j) any Foreign Benefit Event or (k) any other event or condition with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan that could result in liability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

“Eurodollar Rate” means with respect to each day during each Interest Period, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on Reuters Page LIBOR01 as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.  In the event that such rate does not appear on Reuters Page LIBOR01 (or otherwise on the Reuters screen), the “Eurodollar Rate” for purposes of this definition shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying LIBOR rates as may be reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent.

 

  

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“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.

 

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

 

“Evidence of Flood Insurance” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(c)(iii)(F).

 

“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year of the Borrower, the excess (if any) of:

 

(a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal year, plus (ii) any foreign, United States, state and/or local tax refunds for any period, plus (iii) extraordinary cash income (other than Extraordinary Receipts), if any, business interruption insurance proceeds, if any, and Net Cash Proceeds attributable to Dispositions out of the ordinary course of business, if any, of the Consolidated Parties during such period, in each case to the extent not included in Consolidated EBITDA for such period and not utilized in connection with a payment or reinvestment made or to be made pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i), minus;

 

(b) the sum (for such fiscal year) of (i) Consolidated Interest Charges actually paid in cash by Holdings and its Subsidiaries, plus (ii) all income taxes actually paid in cash by Holdings and its Subsidiaries, plus (iii) Capital Expenditures of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period except to the extent the Capital Expenditures were financed with the proceeds of additional Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, plus (iv) the aggregate amount of all required principal payments or redemptions or similar acquisitions for value of outstanding Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (including the Loans other than Loans repurchased pursuant to Section 2.12 hereof), but excluding (A) any such payments to the extent refinanced through the incurrence of additional Indebtedness otherwise expressly permitted under Section 7.02 and (B) any such payments made under Section 2.03(b)(i) of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, plus (v) the aggregate principal amount of all optional prepayments made in cash pursuant to Section 2.03(a) hereof with internally generated funds during such period, plus (vi) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments paid in cash during such period in accordance with Section 7.06 (other than clauses (a), (b) and (c) thereto); plus

 

(c) the amount, if any, by which Net Working Capital decreased during such fiscal year; minus

 

(d) the amount, if any, by which Net Working Capital increased during such fiscal year.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender, Participant or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation of any Loan Party hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), and franchise Taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income Taxes) or branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located, or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, any U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such  Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01 and (c) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

  

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“Existing Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2010, among Holdings, the Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of Holdings, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time, as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

 

“Existing Term Loan Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of February 9, 2010 among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

 

“Extraordinary Receipts” means any Net Cash Proceeds received by or paid to or for the account of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business; provided, that the following shall not constitute Extraordinary Receipts: proceeds from Dispositions of property by any Loan Party.

 

“Facility” means the Closing Date Facility. Except as provided herein with respect to the interest rate and Maturity Date of New Revolving Loans, the Closing Date Facility and any Incremental Facility shall be treated as a single Facility for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

“Fee Letter” means the amended and restated fee letter agreement, dated December 10, 2012, among the Borrower and the Arrangers.

 

“Flood Determination Form” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(c)(iii)(F).

 

“Flood Laws” means the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 and related legislation (including the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

 

  

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“Foreign Benefit Event” shall mean, with respect to any Foreign Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law, or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Plan, (d) the incurrence of any liability in excess of $25,000,000 by the Borrower or any Subsidiary under applicable law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein, or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and that could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or the imposition on the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable law, in each case in excess of $25,000,000.

 

“Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(d).

 

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.  For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

“Foreign Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(d).

 

“Fractional Share Payments” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06(f).

 

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to any Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank other than such Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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

 

“Governmental Acts” means any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority.

 

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

 

  

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“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, any (a) obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien).  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.  The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Guarantors” means, collectively, Holdings, Spansion Technology, the Domestic Subsidiaries of Holdings listed on Schedule 6.12 and each other Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings that shall be required to execute and deliver a guaranty or guaranty supplement pursuant to Section 6.12.

 

“Guaranty” means, collectively, the Guarantees made by Holdings and Spansion Technology under Article X in favor of the Secured Parties and the Guaranty made by the other Guarantors in favor of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E, together with each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12.

 

“Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant, contaminant, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, medical waste, special waste, toxic substance, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance, waste or additive, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), radioactive material, or other compound, element or substance in any form (including products) regulated, restricted or addressed by or for which liability could arise under any Environmental Law.

 

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

 

“Incentive Stock Plan” means an incentive stock plan or employee stock benefit plan of the Borrower.

 

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“Incremental Facility” means the Revolving Commitments that became effective on the Increased Amount Date and any New Revolving Loans made or Letters of Credit issued pursuant thereto.

 

“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

 

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

 

(b)           the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

 

(c)           net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

 

(d)           all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and not past due for more than 90 days after the date on which such trade account was created);

 

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

 

(f)           all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person;

 

(g)           all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person or any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and

 

(h)           all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation, limited liability company or similar legal entity) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.  The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

 

  

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“Indemnified Liabilities” means, collectively, any and all Liabilities (including Environmental Liabilities) and (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of one common counsel for Indemnitees provided, that an Indemnitee will have the right to retain separate counsel to represent such Indemnitee who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnified coverage may be sought hereunder if and to the extent (i) the representation of two or more Indemnitees by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them in connection with any investigative, administrative, regulatory or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened by any Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or a potential party thereto and/or (ii) the representation of two or more Indemnitees by the same counsel would otherwise give rise to a conflict of interest, and any reasonable fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees in enforcing this indemnity) that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Indemnitee, whether brought by Holdings, the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any of their respective Affiliates or any other Person or entity, in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the Transaction contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Lenders’ agreement to make Credit Extensions or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof, or any enforcement of any of the Loan Documents (including any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty)) or any action taken or omitted by any such Person under or in connection with respect to the foregoing, including with respect to the exercise by any Secured Party of its respective rights or remedies under any of the Loan Documents and any investigation by or before any Governmental Authority, litigation, or proceeding (including any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar proceeding or appellate proceeding) related to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the Loans, or the use of proceeds thereof, whether or not any Indemnitee is party thereto; or (ii) any Environmental Liabilities relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries including any action, omission, operation, current or former asset, or practice of any Loan Party, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors, or any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property owned, leased or operated at any time by any Loan Party, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors or any location at which any Hazardous Materials used, possessed, generated or disposed by or on behalf of any Loan Party, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors have come to be located.

 

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Obligation under any Loan Document.

 

“Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).

 

“Independent Financial Advisor” means an investment banking firm of national standing or any third-party appraiser with national standing in the United States; provided, that such firm of appraiser is not an Affiliate of Holdings.

 

“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.

 

“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date or (c) with respect to any Swing Line Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.

 

  

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“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months or (with the consent of all the Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided, that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Interest Rate Agreement” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement, each of which is (i) for the purpose of hedging the interest rate exposure of any Loan Party, (ii) approved by the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, and (iii) not for speculative purposes.

 

“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to (including, without limitation, a loan, advance or capital contribution consisting of IP Rights), Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person.  For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

 

“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.

 

“IP Security Agreements” means the Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement.

 

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

“Issuance Notice” means an Issuance Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

 

  

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“Issuing Bank” means Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. in its capacity as an issuing bank with respect to the Letters of Credit, together with its respective permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

 

“Japanese Receivables Subsidiary” means the Subsidiary of the Borrower at any time holding all or substantially all of the accounts receivable owed by Japanese customers of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

“Joinder Agreement” means a Joinder Agreement executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.14 and 6.12, substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 and Exhibit H-2 hereto, as applicable.

 

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

 

“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and includes the Issuing Bank and the Swing Line Lender unless the context otherwise requires.

 

“Lender Addendum” means, with respect to any initial Lender, a Lender Addendum, substantially in the form of Exhibit I, to be executed and delivered by such Lender on the Closing Date as provided in Section 11.20.

 

“Lender Counterparties” means each Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender or an Arranger or an Affiliate of an Arranger counterparty to a Secured Hedge Agreement (including any Person who was a Lender (and any Affiliate thereof) as of the Closing Date but subsequently, whether before or after entering into a Secured Hedge Agreement, ceases to be a Lender), provided, such Affiliate appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent and agrees to be bound by the Loan Documents as a Secured Party.

 

“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

“Letter of Credit” means a standby letter of credit issued or to be issued by the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means the lesser of (i) $25,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect.

 

“Letter of Credit Usage” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the maximum aggregate amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available for drawing under all Letters of Credit then outstanding, and (ii) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by the Issuing Bank and not theretofore reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower.

 

  

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“Liabilities” means all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (including natural resource damages), penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits charges, reasonable costs (including the costs of any investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal, remediation or other response action to remove, remediate, clean up or abate any Hazardous Materials), reasonable expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), whether direct, indirect, contingent or consequential and whether based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations (including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and Environmental Laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or otherwise.

 

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

 

“Liquidity” means, at any time of determination the sum of Availability plus Qualified Cash at such time.

 

“Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

 

“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, each Letter of Credit, the Guaranty, any Joinder Agreement, any of the Collateral Documents, the Fee Letter and each Secured Hedge Agreement.

 

“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

 

“Margin Stock” means margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U and Regulation X.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means any event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder.

 

“Material Contract” means, with respect to any Person, each contract to which such Person is a party which is material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of such Person.

 

  

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“Material Subsidiary” means the Borrower, Spansion Technology and any other direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings that (a) has total assets equal to or greater than 5% of total assets of Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries taken together (calculated as of the most recent fiscal period with respect to which the Lenders shall have received financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) or (b) (or if prior to delivery of any financial statements pursuant to such Sections, then calculated with respect to the year-end financial statements referenced in Section 5.05(a)) (the “Required Financial Information”)) or (b) has income equal to or greater than 5% of Consolidated Net Income (calculated for the most recent period for which the Lenders have received the Required Financial Information and for purposes of this clause (b) calculated to include Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries taken together); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Material Subsidiary” shall include each of those Domestic Subsidiaries that together with Holdings and each other Material Subsidiary (i) have assets equal to not less than 85% of Total Assets (calculated for the most recent period for which the Lenders have received the Required Financial Information) and (ii) generate not less than 85% of Consolidated Net Income (calculated for the most recent period for which the Lenders have received the Required Financial Information); provided, further, that if more than one combination of Domestic Subsidiaries satisfies such threshold, then those Domestic Subsidiaries so determined to be “Material Subsidiaries” shall be specified by the Borrower.

 

“Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Closing Date Facility, December 13, 2017 and (b) with respect to an Incremental Facility, the date on which the related New Revolving Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Joinder Agreement; provided, however, that, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

 

“Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four fiscal quarters of Holdings.

 

 “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

“Morgan Stanley” means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.

 

“Mortgaged Properties” means, initially, the owned real properties and leasehold and subleasehold interests of the Loan Parties specified on Schedule 4.01(c)(iii), and shall include each other parcel of real property and improvements thereto with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 6.12(b).

 

“Mortgages” means the mortgages, mortgage amendments, deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, leasehold mortgages and leasehold deeds of trust delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(iii) or pursuant to Section 6.12(b) in substantially the form of Exhibit G (with such changes as may be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel to account for local law matters).

 

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

 

  

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“Net Cash Proceeds” means:

 

(a)           with respect to any Disposition by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by the applicable asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents), (B) the reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in connection with such transaction, (C) income taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of the date of the relevant transaction as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith (provided, that if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to subclause (C) exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of such Disposition, the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds), and (D) the principal amount of Indebtedness under the Term Loan Documents that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (and is so repaid);

 

(b)           with respect to the sale or issuance of any Equity Interest by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) the sum of (A) underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, incurred by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in connection therewith and (B) the principal amount of Indebtedness under the Term Loan Documents that is required to be (and is) repaid in connection with such incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness by any Loan Party; and

 

(c)           with respect to the receipt of any Extraordinary Receipt, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such Extraordinary Receipt over (ii) the sum of (A) the reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, incurred by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (B) income taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of the date of the relevant transaction as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith; provided, that if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to subclause (B) exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of such Extraordinary Receipts, the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds and (C) the principal amount of Indebtedness under the Term Loan Documents that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (and is so repaid).

 

“Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds” means the excess, if any, of:  (i) any cash payments or proceeds received by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries (a) under any casualty or “key man” insurance policies in respect of any covered loss thereunder, or (b) as a result of the taking of any assets of any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power under threat of such a taking, over (ii) the sum of (a) any actual and reasonable costs incurred by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment or settlement of any claims of any Loan Party or such Subsidiary in respect thereof, (b) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on, any Indebtedness or other financing obligation permitted hereunder (including under the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement) that is secured by a Lien on the stock or assets in question and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such taking and (c) any bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with any sale of such assets as referred to in clause (i)(b) of this definition, including income taxes paid or payable as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax-sharing arrangements).

 

  

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“Net Working Capital” means, the excess of (a) the sum of all amounts (other than cash and Investments permitted under Section 7.03(a)) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such date over (b) the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries on such date, including deferred revenue but excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, (ii) the current portion of interest and (iii) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes.

 

“NFIP” as defined in Section 4.01(c)(iii)(F).

 

“Note” means a Revolving Loan Note or a Swing Line Note.

 

“NPL” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.

 

“New Revolving Loan Commitments” as defined in Section 2.14.

 

“New Revolving Loan Lender” as defined in Section 2.14.

 

“New Revolving Loans” as defined in Section 2.14.

 

“New Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 1 of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement.

 

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

 

“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan (including obligations to deposit Cash Collateral therefor) and all liabilities and obligations of every nature of any Loan Party to Lender Counterparties under any Secured Hedge Agreement, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), in each case absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

 

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“OFAC Compliance Certificate” means a compliance certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  The OFAC Compliance Certificate shall specify, at minimum, that the certifying Person is in full compliance with all applicable Sanctions.

 

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

 

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender, or Participant or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation of any Loan Party, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, mortgage recording taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06(b)).

 

“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c)(i).

 

“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(b)(ii).

 

“Patent Security Agreement” means that certain Patent Security Agreement dated as of May 10, 2010 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified), between each of the Borrower, Holdings, Spansion Technology and certain of their subsidiaries from time to time parties thereto and the Collateral Agent.

 

“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning specified in Section 11.17.

 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

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“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

 

“Perfection Certificate” has the meaning given such term in Section 1.03 of the Security Agreement.

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” has the meaning specified in the Mortgages.

 

“Permitted Tax Payment” means the payment of any dividend or distribution to Holdings in an amount not to exceed the combined federal, state and local income tax liabilities of Holdings attributable to net taxable income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent such income is included in a consolidated, combined or similar return of Holdings.  Each tax distribution shall be calculated and distributed so that Holdings shall receive a tax distribution sufficient to pay the income taxes required to be paid (after giving effect to any income tax credits, losses carried forward, or similar reductions to income taxes due) in respect of the relevant period.

 

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

 

“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

“Pledged Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 of the Security Agreement.

 

“Pledged Equity” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 of the Security Agreement.

 

“Prime Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Base Rate.”

 

“Principal Office” means, for any applicable Person, such Person’s “Principal Office” as set forth on Schedule 11.02, Administrative Questionnaire or Lender Addendum, as applicable, or such other office as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

 

“pro forma basis” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03(c).

 

“Pro Rata Share” means with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender or any participations in any Swing Line Loans purchased by any Lender, and for all other purposes with respect to each Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.

 

  

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

 

“Purchase Commitments” means unconditional purchase commitments for goods and services incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice.

 

“Qualified Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its Subsidiaries that is in deposit accounts or in securities accounts, or any combination thereof, and which such deposit account or securities account is the subject of an Account Control Agreement and is maintained by a branch office of the bank or securities intermediary located within the United States.

 

“Refunded Swing Line Loans” as defined in Section 2.01(e)(iv).

 

“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(b)(iv).

 

“Registered Public Accounting Firm” has the meaning specified by the Securities Laws and shall be independent of Holdings as prescribed by the Securities Laws.

 

“Regulation S-X” means Regulation S-X, as promulgated by the SEC (or any successor provision thereto).

 

“Reimbursement Date” as defined in Section 2.13(d).

 

“Release” means any release, spill, leak, flow, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, emptying, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, seepage, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.

 

“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than 50% of the Revolving Exposure; provided, that the portion of the Revolving Exposure held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

 

“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party.  Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

 

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Capital Stock or other Equity Interest of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Capital Stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent of any thereof), or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such dividend or other distribution or payment, but not including interest payments on any convertible debt before conversion occurs.

 

  

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“Revolving Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans hereunder and “Revolving Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.  The amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, if any, is set forth on Schedule 2.01 or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption or Joinder Agreement, as applicable, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.  The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments as of the Closing Date is $50,000,000.

 

“Revolving Commitment Period” means the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

“Revolving Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) with respect to the Closing Date Facility or any Incremental Facility, the related Maturity Date, (ii) the date the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.03, and (iii) the date of the termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 8.1.

 

“Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender’s Revolving Commitment; and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender’s Drawn Revolving Exposure.

 

“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and/or Section 2.14.

 

“Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-1, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

“Sanctions” has the meaning specified in Section 5.26.

 

“Sarbanes-Oxley” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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

 

“Secured Hedge Agreement” means (i) any Interest Rate Agreement or (ii) any Swap Contract which is (a) approved by the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, and (b) not for speculative purposes.

 

“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Lender Counterparties, any Issuing Bank and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.

 

“Securities Laws” means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sarbanes-Oxley, and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the PCAOB.

 

  

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“Security Agreement” means the amended and restated pledge and security agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit F, together with each other pledge and security agreement and pledge and security agreement supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12.

 

“Security Agreement Supplement” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03 of the Security Agreement.

 

“Senior Notes” means the 7.875% Senior Notes due 2017 issued under the Senior Notes Indenture.

 

“Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture entered into by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes, together with all instruments and other agreements entered into by the Borrower in connection therewith.

 

“Senior Secured Debt” shall mean, on any date, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness secured by a Lien on any assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Liens ranking junior to the Liens securing the Obligations).

 

“Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Senior Secured Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA.

 

“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

“Spansion Technology” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

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

 

  

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

 

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

 

“Swing Line Lender” means Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. in its capacity as the Swing Line Lender hereunder, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.

 

“Swing Line Loan” means a Loan made by the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(d).

 

“Swing Line Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Swing Line Sublimit” means the lesser of (i) $15,000,000, and (ii) the aggregate unused amount of Revolving Commitments then in effect.

 

“Synthetic Debt” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination thereof, all obligations of such Person in respect of transactions entered into by such Person that are intended to function primarily as a borrowing of funds (including any minority interest transactions that function primarily as a borrowing) but are not otherwise included in the definition of “Indebtedness” or as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

 

  

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“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including sale and leaseback transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the Indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

 

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

 

“Term Loan Agent” means Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as agent for the lenders under the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Amendment and Restatement Agreement” means that certain Term Loan Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Borrower, Holdings, certain of its Domestic Subsidiaries, the Term Loan Agent and a syndicate of lenders, pursuant to which the Existing Term Loan Agreement is amended and restated.

 

“Term Loan Documents” means the, the Term Loan Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement and the “Security Documents” as defined therein.

 

“Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to the term “Loans” in the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement.

 

“Total Assets” means, with respect to any date of determination, Holdings’ total consolidated assets shown on its consolidated balance sheet in accordance with GAAP on the last day of the fiscal quarter prior to the date of determination.

 

“Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans, and (iii) the Letter of Credit Usage.

 

“Trademark Security Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated or otherwise modified), between each of the Borrower, Holdings, Spansion Technology and certain of their subsidiaries from time to time parties thereto and the Collateral Agent.

 

“Transaction”  means, collectively, (a) the entering into by the Loan Parties and their applicable Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which they are or are intended to be a party, (b) the execution and delivery of the Term Loan Amendment and Restatement Agreement and any other Term Loan Document to be entered into on the Closing Date, (c) the prepayment in full on the Closing Date of the Indebtedness outstanding under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement and (d) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the foregoing.

 

  

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“Transaction Documents” means the Loan Documents and the Term Loan Documents.

 

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

 

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided, that if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

 

“Unfunded Pension Liability” means an “accumulated funding deficiency” within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.

 

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

 

“U.S. Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is organized under the Laws of one of the states of the United States of America or the District of Columbia and that is not a CFC.

 

“Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent

 

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

 

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

 

  

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

 

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

 

1.03           Accounting Terms.  (a) Generally.  All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein and provided, that notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of Holdings or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein.

 

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

 

(c)           Pro Forma Calculations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for any period during which an Acquisition or Disposition shall have occurred (or shall be deemed to have occurred for the purposes described in clause (ii) of this Section 1.03(c)) shall each be made on a pro forma basis for purposes of making the following determinations:

 

(i)           determining compliance with the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (other than whether the conditions precedent for a proposed transaction have been satisfied as contemplated by subsection (ii) of this Section 1.03(c));

 

  

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(ii)           determining whether the conditions precedent have been satisfied for a proposed transaction which is permitted hereunder only so long as no Default will result from the consummation thereof, including, without limitation, any Disposition or any Investment which results in an Acquisition; and

 

(iii)           determining whether a mandatory prepayment is required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(i) or (iii).

 

“pro forma basis” means, for purposes of calculating any financial ratio (including the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio) or financial amount for any Measurement Period (including Consolidated EBITDA) for any of the purposes specified in this Section 1.03(c), and with respect to each proposed Acquisition or Disposition and each such transaction actually consummated in such Measurement Period, that such financial ratio or financial amount shall be calculated on a pro forma basis based on the following assumptions:  (a) each such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of such Measurement Period; (b) any funds to be used by any Person in consummating any such transaction will be assumed to have been used for that purpose as of the first day of such Measurement Period; (c) any Indebtedness to be incurred by any Person in connection with the consummation of any such transaction will be assumed to have been incurred on the first day of such Measurement Period; (d) the gross interest expenses, determined in accordance with GAAP, with respect to such Indebtedness assumed to have been incurred on the first day of such Measurement Period that bears interest at a floating rate shall be calculated at the current rate (as of the date of such calculation) under the agreement governing such Indebtedness (including this Agreement if the Indebtedness is incurred hereunder); and (e) any gross interest expense, determined in accordance with GAAP, with respect to Indebtedness outstanding during such Measurement Period that was or is to be refinanced with proceeds of a transaction assumed to have been incurred as of the first day of the Measurement Period will be excluded from such calculations (and to the extent not already excluded pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above, the principal amount of such Indebtedness shall be excluded).

 

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

 

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

 

1.06           Currency Equivalents Generally.  Any amount specified in this Agreement (other than in Articles II, IX and X) or any of the other Loan Documents to be in Dollars shall also include the equivalent of such amount in any currency other than Dollars, such equivalent amount thereof in the applicable currency to be determined by the Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (as defined below) for the purchase of such currency with Dollars.  For purposes of this Section 1.06, the “Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 1:00 p.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date of such determination; provided, that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any determination under Article VI, Article VII (other than Section 7.11) or Article VIII or any determination under any other provision of this Agreement expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at currency exchange rates in effect on the date of such determination; provided, however, that for purposes of determining compliance with Article VII with respect to the amount of any Indebtedness, Investment, Disposition or Restricted Payment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred or Disposition or Restricted Payment made; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.06 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred or Disposition or Restricted Payment made at any time under such Sections.  For purposes of Section 7.11, amounts in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the currency exchange rates used in preparing Holding’s most recently delivered financial statements.

 

  

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ARTICLE II

 

THE REVOLVING COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

2.01           The Revolving Loans and the Swing Line Loans.  (a) Revolving Commitments.  During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Revolving Loans in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect; provided further that the Borrower may not obtain Loans on the Closing Date.  Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period.  Each Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on the applicable Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all related Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to such Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.

 

(b)           Borrowing Mechanics for Revolving Loans.

 

(i)           Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations Generally. Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone.  Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (1) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (2) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans.  Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.01 must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.  Except pursuant to Section 2.13(d), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.  Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (3) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (4) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (5) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.  If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans.  Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans.  If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

 

  

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

 

(iii)           Notice of Interest Rate.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.  At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the Prime Rate used in determining the Base Rate.

 

(iv)           Maximum Interest Periods.  After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than five (5) Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Facility.

 

(c)           Notice to Lenders and Borrowings.  Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share under the Facility of the Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a).  In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s office not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day specified in the Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.01, the Administrative Agent shall cause all funds so received to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s office, or to such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

 

  

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(d)           Swing Line Loans  During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender may, from time to time in its discretion, agree to make Swing Line Loans to the Borrower in the aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Swing Line Sublimit; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Swing Line Loan, in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect.  Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.01(d) may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period.  Each Swing Line Loan shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable together with accrued interest thereon, on the date which is the earlier of (i) the tenth Business Day following the date on which such Swing Line Loan was made and (ii) the Revolving Credit Termination Date applicable to the Swing Line Lender.  No Swing Line Loan may be used to refinance another Swing Line Loan.

 

(e)           Borrowing Mechanics for Swing Line Loans.

 

(i)           Swing Line Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount.

 

(ii)          Subject to Section 11.02(a), whenever the Borrower desires that the Swing Line Lender make a Swing Line Loan, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Committed Loan Notice no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the proposed Credit Date.

 

(iii)         The Swing Line Lender may make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s office.  Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent may make the proceeds of such Swing Line Loans available to the Borrower on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Swing Line Loans received by the Administrative Agent from the Swing Line Lender to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s office, or to such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

 

  

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(iv)           With respect to any Swing Line Loans which have not been voluntarily prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03, the Swing Line Lender may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, deliver to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower), no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date, a notice (which shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice given by the Borrower) requesting that the Lenders make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans to the Borrower on such Credit Date in an amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loans (the “Refunded Swing Line Loans”) outstanding on the date such notice is given.  Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (1) the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by the Lenders other than the Swing Line Lender shall be immediately delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Swing Line Lender (and not to the Borrower) and applied to repay a corresponding portion of the Refunded Swing Line Loans and (2) on the day such Revolving Loans are made, the Swing Line Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Refunded Swing Line Loans shall be deemed to be paid with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan made by the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower, and such portion of the Swing Line Loans deemed to be so paid shall no longer be outstanding as Swing Line Loans and shall no longer be due under the Swing Line Note of the Swing Line Lender but shall instead constitute part of the Swing Line Lender’s outstanding Revolving Loans to the Borrower and shall be due under the Revolving Loan Note issued by the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender.  The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender to charge the Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the Swing Line Lender the amount of the Refunded Swing Line Loans to the extent the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by Lenders, including the Revolving Loans deemed to be made by the Swing Line Lender, are not sufficient to repay in full the Refunded Swing Line Loans.  If any portion of any such amount paid (or deemed to be paid) to the Swing Line Lender should be recovered by or on behalf of the Borrower from the Swing Line Lender in bankruptcy, by assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all Lenders in the manner contemplated by Section 2.11.

 

(v)           If for any reason Revolving Loans are not made pursuant to Section 2.01 in an amount sufficient to repay any amounts owed to the Swing Line Lender in respect of any outstanding Swing Line Loans on or before the third Business Day after demand for payment thereof by the Swing Line Lender, each Lender that failed to make such a Revolving Loan shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have purchased a participation in such outstanding Swing Line Loans, and in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Refunded Swing Line Loans together with accrued interest thereon.  Each such Lender shall deliver to the Swing Line Lender an amount equal to its respective participation in the applicable amount in same day funds at the Swing Line Lender’ office.  In the event any Lender fails to make available to the Swing Line Lender the amount of such Lender’s participation as provided in this paragraph, the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for three Business Days at the rate customarily used by the Swing Line Lender for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate, as applicable.

 

(vi)           Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (1) each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans pursuant to the second preceding paragraph and each Lender’s obligation to purchase a participation in any unpaid Swing Line Loans pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, any Loan Party or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuation of a Default; (C) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of any Loan Party; (D) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any party thereto; or (E) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

 

  

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(f)           Resignation of the Swing Line Lender.  The Swing Line Lender may resign as the Swing Line Lender upon 30 days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, Lenders and the Borrower.  The Swing Line Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Swing Line Lender (provided that no consent will be required if the replaced Swing Line Lender has no Swing Line Loans outstanding) and the successor Swing Line Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Swing Line Lender.  At the time any such replacement or resignation shall become effective, (i) the Borrower shall prepay any outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the resigning or removed Swing Line Lender, (ii)upon such prepayment, the resigning or removed the Swing Line Lender shall surrender any Swing Line Note held by it to the Borrower for cancellation, and (iii) the Borrower shall issue, if so requested by the successor Swing Line Lender, a new Swing Line Note to the successor Swing Line Lender, in the principal amount of the Swing Line Sublimit then in effect and with other appropriate insertions. From and after the effective date of any such replacement or resignation, (x) any successor Swing Line Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of a Swing Line Lender under this Agreement with respect to Swing Line Loans made thereafter and (y) references herein to the term “Swing Line Lender” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Swing Line Lender, or to such successor and all previous Swing Line Lenders, as the context shall require

 

2.02           [Reserved].

 

2.03           Prepayments/Revolving Commitment Reductions.

 

(a)           Voluntary Prepayments.

 

(i)           Any time and from time to time:

 

(1)           with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part, in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount;

 

(2)           with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount; and

 

  

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(3)           with respect to Swing Line Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000, and in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount.

 

(ii)           All such prepayments shall be made:

 

(1)           upon not less than one Business Day’s prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Base Rate Loans;

 

(2)           upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans; and

 

(3)           upon written or telephonic notice on the date of prepayment, in the case of Swing Line Loans;

 

in each case given to the Administrative Agent or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit such original notice for Revolving Loans to each Lender) or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be.  Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein.  Any such voluntary prepayment shall be applied as specified in Section 2.12.

 

(b)           Voluntary Revolving Commitment Reductions.

 

(i)           The Borrower may, upon not less than three Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice promptly confirmed by delivery of written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent (which original written notice the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit to each applicable Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part, without premium or penalty, the Revolving Commitments in an amount up to the amount by which the Revolving Commitments exceed the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments at the time of such proposed termination or reduction; provided, any such partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.

 

(ii)           The Borrower’s notice to the Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount of any partial reduction, and such termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be effective on the date specified in the Borrower’s notice and shall reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Lender proportionately to its Pro Rata Share thereof.

 

  

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(c)           Mandatory Prepayments.

 

(i)           Dispositions and Extraordinary Receipts.  If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) Disposes of any property (other than any Disposition of any property permitted by Section 7.05(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (h) (but solely with respect to Dispositions of IP Rights and Dispositions of probe cards and other assets to partners, suppliers or subcontractors in connection with the provision of services or products to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in the case of Section 7.05(h))) in a single or series of related transactions which results in the realization by such Person of Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $10,000,000 per fiscal year or (ii) receives Extraordinary Receipts in excess of $10,000,000 per fiscal year, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments shall be permanently reduced as set forth in Section 2.12 equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds or such Extraordinary Receipts, as applicable, promptly following receipt thereof by such Person (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (vii) below); provided, however, that, with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized under a Disposition or Extraordinary Receipts described in this Section 2.03(c)(i), at the election of the Borrower (as notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such Disposition or promptly (but in no event no later than ten Business Days) following receipt of such Extraordinary Receipt), and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts, as the case may be, in operating assets so long as (i) within 270 days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts, as the case may be, such purchase shall have been consummated or (ii) within 270 days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts such Loan Party has entered into a binding commitment to consummate such purchase and within 365 days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts, such purchase shall have been consummated, (in each case as certified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent); and provided, further, that any Net Cash Proceeds or Extraordinary Receipts not so reinvested shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.03(c)(i).

 

(ii)           Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds.  Promptly (but in no event later than ten Business Days) following the date of receipt by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or the Administrative Agent as loss payee, of any Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds in excess of $10,000,000 individually or in the aggregate, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments shall be permanently reduced, as set forth in Section 2.12 in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds; provided, that (x) at the election of the Borrower (as notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent promptly (but in no event later than ten Business Days) following receipt of such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds), and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such Loan Party or such Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds in operating assets so long as (i) within 270 days after the receipt of such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, such purchase shall have been consummated or (ii) within 270 days after the receipt of such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds such Loan Party has entered into a binding commitment to consummate such purchase and within 365 days after the receipt of such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, such purchase shall have been consummated, (in each case as certified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent); and provided, further, that any Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds not subject to such definitive agreement or so reinvested shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.03(c)(ii).

 

  

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2.04           Pro Rata Shares Availability of Funds.  (a) Pro Rata Shares.  All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby nor shall any Revolving Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.

 

(b)           Availability of Funds Generally.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender’s Loan requested on such Credit Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such Credit Date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date.  If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate.  If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the rate payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans for such Class of Loans.  Nothing in this Section 2.04(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Revolving Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

 

2.05           Maturity of Loans.  Each Loan hereunder shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date with respect to such Loan.

 

  

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2.06           Interest.  (a) Interest Rates.  Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period applicable thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

 

(b)           Default Rate.

 

(i)           Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, if any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then the outstanding principal on any Loans and all other unpaid amounts due and payable hereunder shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(d)           Letters of Credit.  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Issuing Bank, with respect to drawings honored under any Letter of Credit, interest on the amount paid by such Issuing Bank in respect of each such honored drawing from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the date such amount is reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at a rate equal to (i) for the period from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the applicable Reimbursement Date, the rate of interest otherwise payable hereunder with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, and (ii) thereafter, a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the rate of interest otherwise payable hereunder with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans.

 

2.07           Fees.

 

(a)           The Borrower agrees to pay to Lenders having Revolving Exposure:

 

(i)           commitment fees on the average of the daily difference between (A) the Revolving Commitments and (B) the aggregate principal amount of (x) all outstanding Revolving Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Swing Line Loans) plus (y) the Letter of Credit Usage, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage; and

 

  

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(ii)           letter of credit fees, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, on the average aggregate daily maximum amount available to be drawn at any time under all outstanding Letters of Credit (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met and determined as of the close of business on any date of determination).

 

All fees referred to in this Section 2.07(a) shall be paid to the Administrative Agent and upon receipt, the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof.

 

(b)           The Borrower agrees to pay directly to the Issuing Bank, for its own account, the following fees:

 

(i)           a fronting fee at the rate of 0.250% per annum on the average aggregate daily maximum amount available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit (determined as of the close of business on any date of determination); and

 

(ii)           such documentary and processing charges for any issuance, amendment, transfer or payment of a Letter of Credit issued by it as are in accordance with such Issuing Bank’s standard schedule for such charges and as in effect at the time of such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment, as the case may be.

 

(c)           All fees referred to in Section 2.07(a) and 2.07(b)(i) shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year during the Revolving Commitment Period, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

(d)           The Borrower agrees to pay on the Closing Date to each Lender party to this Agreement as a Lender on the Closing Date, as fee compensation for the funding of such Lender’s Loan and unfunded Revolving Commitment, a closing fee in an amount equal to 0.375% of the stated principal amount of such Revolving Commitment, payable to such Lender from the proceeds of its Loan as and when funded on the Closing Date.  Such closing fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Closing Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter.

 

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2.08           Computation of Interest and Fees.  All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (it being understood that  a Swing Line Loan can only be made and maintained as a Base Rate Loan), which are calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.  All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year).  Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided, that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.10(a), bear interest for one day.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest payable pursuant to Section 2.06(d) shall be computed on the basis of a 365/366 day year for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues, and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand is made, on the date on which the related drawing under a Letter of Credit is reimbursed in full.  Promptly upon receipt by any Issuing Bank of any payment of interest pursuant to Section 2.06(d), such Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender, out of the interest received by such Issuing Bank in respect of the period from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the date on which such Issuing Bank is reimbursed for the amount of such drawing (including any such reimbursement out of the proceeds of any Revolving Loans), the amount that such Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the letter of credit fee that would have been payable in respect of such Letter of Credit for such period if no drawing had been honored under such Letter of Credit. In the event any Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by Lenders for all or any portion of such honored drawing, such Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under Section 2.13(e) with respect to such honored drawing such Lender's Pro Rata Share of any interest received by such Issuing Bank in respect of that portion of such honored drawing so reimbursed by Lenders for the period from the date on which such Issuing Bank was so reimbursed by Lenders to but excluding the date on which such portion of such honored drawing is reimbursed by the Borrower.

 

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

 

(b)           Accounts and Records of Purchases and Sales.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 

  

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2.10           Payments Generally; the Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

 

(a)           General.  All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified herein.  The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office.  All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.  If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected on computing interest or fees, as the case may be.  Upon written or verbal authorization from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent may automatically deduct from any deposit account designated by the Borrower and held with the Administrative Agent the amount of any principal, interest or fees when due hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.  All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars.

 

(b)           [Reserved].

 

(c)           Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.  If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not distributed to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender), without interest, to such Lender.

 

(d)           Obligations of Lenders Several.  The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, fund participations in respect of Letters of Credit and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint.  The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, fund its participations in respect of Letters of Credit or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).  Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, a Defaulting Lender shall not have any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document or constitute a “Lender” (or be, or have its Loans and Revolving Commitments, included in the determination of “Required Lenders” or “Lenders entitled to such payment” pursuant to Section 11.01) for any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document, except that (i) the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased and the principal amount and rate of interest of any Loan of such Defaulting Lender may not be reduced without the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (ii) such Defaulting Lender shall have such voting or consent rights with respect to any matter that causes a Material Adverse Effect or disproportionate impact on such Defaulting Lender.  Moreover, for the purposes of determining Required Lenders, the Loans and Revolving Commitments held by Defaulting Lenders shall be excluded from the total Loans and Revolving Commitments outstanding.

 

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

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(ii)           the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or Participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

 

Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.

 

2.12           Application of Prepayments/Reductions.  (a) Application of Voluntary Prepayments by Type of Loans.  Any prepayment of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.03(a) shall be applied as specified by the Borrower in the applicable notice of prepayment; provided, in the event the Borrower fails to specify the Loans to which any such prepayment shall be applied, such prepayment shall be applied as follows:

 

first, to repay outstanding Swing Line Loans to the full extent thereof;

 

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second, to repay outstanding Revolving Loans to the full extent thereof.

 

(b)           Application of Mandatory Prepayments by Type of Loans.  Any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.03(c) shall be applied as follows:

 

first, to prepay the Swing Line Loans to the full extent thereof and to permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments by the amount of such prepayment;

 

second, to prepay the Revolving Loans to the full extent thereof and to further permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments by the amount of such prepayment;

 

third, to prepay outstanding reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit and to further permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments by the amount of such prepayment;

 

fourth, to Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit and to further permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments by the amount of such Cash Collateralization; and

 

fifth, to further permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments to the full extent thereof.

 

(c)           Application of Prepayments of Loans to Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans.  Any prepayment of Loans shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

  

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2.13           Issuance of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein.

 

(a)           Letters of Credit.  During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or, if directed by the Borrower, for the account of another Loan Party (it being understood that no such direction shall affect the obligations of the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties in respect of such a Letter of Credit) in the aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, (i) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars; (ii) the stated amount of each Letter of Credit shall not be less than $250,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to such Issuing Bank; (iii) after giving effect to such issuance, in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect; (iv) after giving effect to such issuance, in no event shall the Letter of Credit Usage exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect; and (v) in no event shall any standby Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the earlier of (1) five days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and (2) the date which is one year from the date of issuance of such standby Letter of Credit.  Subject to the foregoing, the Issuing Bank may agree that a standby Letter of Credit will automatically be extended for one or more successive periods not to exceed one year each, unless such Issuing Bank elects not to extend for any such additional period; provided, such Issuing Bank shall not extend any such Letter of Credit if it has received written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such Issuing Bank must elect to allow such extension; provided further, if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue any Letter of Credit unless such Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate such Issuing Bank’s risk with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit of the Defaulting Lender.  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.

 

(b)           Notice of Issuance.  Subject to Section 4.02(b), whenever the Borrower desires the issuance of a Letter of Credit, it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank an Issuance Notice no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least five Business Days, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Issuing Bank in any particular instance, in advance of the proposed date of issuance.  Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02, such Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit only in accordance with such Issuing Bank’s standard operating procedures.

 

(c)           Responsibility of the Issuing Bank With Respect to Requests for Drawings and Payments.  In determining whether to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Bank shall be responsible only to examine the documents delivered under such Letter of Credit with reasonable care so as to ascertain whether they appear on their face to be in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit.  As between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Bank shall not be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of such Issuing Bank, including any Governmental Acts; none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of such Issuing Bank’s rights or powers hereunder.  Without limiting the foregoing and in furtherance thereof, any action taken or omitted by any Issuing Bank under or in connection with the Letters of Credit or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not give rise to any liability on the part of such Issuing Bank to the Borrower.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.13(c), the Borrower shall retain any and all rights it may have against the Issuing Bank for any liability arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Bank as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

  

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(d)           Reimbursement by the Borrower of Amounts Drawn or Paid Under Letters of Credit.  In the event any Issuing Bank has honored a drawing under a Letter of Credit, it shall immediately notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and the Borrower shall reimburse such Issuing Bank on or before the Business Day immediately following the date on which such drawing is honored (the “Reimbursement Date”) in an amount in Dollars and in same day funds equal to the amount of such honored drawing; provided, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless the Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date such drawing is honored that the Borrower intends to reimburse such Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have given a timely Committed Loan Notice to the Administrative Agent requesting Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the Reimbursement Date in an amount in Dollars equal to the amount of such honored drawing, and (ii) subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions specified in Section 4.02, the Lenders shall, on the Reimbursement Date, make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such honored drawing, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse such Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing; and provided further, if for any reason proceeds of Revolving Loans are not received by such Issuing Bank on the Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the amount of such honored drawing, the Borrower shall reimburse such Issuing Bank, on demand, in an amount in same day funds equal to the excess of the amount of such honored drawing over the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, if any, which are so received.  Nothing in this Section 2.13(d) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Revolving Loans on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Borrower shall retain any and all rights it may have against any such Lender resulting from the failure of such Lender to make such Revolving Loans under this Section 2.13(d).

 

  

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(e)           Lenders’ Purchase of Participations in Letters of Credit.  Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have purchased, and hereby agrees to irrevocably purchase, from any Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the maximum amount which is or at any time may become available to be drawn thereunder.  In the event that the Borrower shall fail for any reason to reimburse any Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.13(d), the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the unreimbursed amount of such honored drawing and of such Lender’s respective participation therein based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Commitments.  Each Lender shall make available to such Issuing Bank an amount equal to its respective participation, in Dollars and in same day funds, at the office of such Issuing Bank specified in such notice, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the first Business Day after the date notified by the Administrative Agent.  In the event that any Lender fails to make available to such Issuing Bank on such Business Day the amount of such Lender’s participation in such Letter of Credit as provided in this Section 2.13(e), such Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for three Business Days at the rate customarily used by such Issuing Bank for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate.  In the event any Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by other Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.13(e) for all or any portion of any drawing honored by such Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under this Section 2.13(e) with respect to such honored drawing such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments subsequently received by such Issuing Bank from the Borrower in reimbursement of such honored drawing when such payments are received.

 

(f)           Obligations Absolute.  The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Bank for drawings honored under the Letters of Credit issued by it and to repay any Revolving Loans made by Lenders pursuant to Section 2.13(d) and the obligations of Lenders under Section 2.13(e) shall be unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under all circumstances including any of the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit; (ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), any Issuing Bank, Lender or any other Person or, in the case of a Lender, against the Borrower, whether in connection herewith, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured); (iii) any draft or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (iv) payment by any Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document which does not substantially comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; (v) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi) any breach hereof or any other Loan Document by any party thereto; (vii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; or (viii) the fact that an Event of Default or a Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

  

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(g)           Indemnification.  Without duplication of any obligation of the Borrower under Section 9.03, in addition to amounts payable as provided herein, the Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless the Issuing Bank from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel) which such Issuing Bank may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the issuance of any Letter of Credit by such Issuing Bank, other than as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Bank as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (ii) the failure of such Issuing Bank to honor a drawing under any such Letter of Credit as a result of any Governmental Act.

 

(h)           Resignation of the Issuing Bank.  Any Issuing Bank may resign an the Issuing Bank upon 60 days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, Lenders and the Borrower.  The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank (provided that no consent will be required if the replaced Issuing Bank has no Letters of Credit or reimbursement obligations with respect thereto outstanding) and the successor Issuing Bank.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of such Issuing Bank.  At the time any such replacement or resignation shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank.  From and after the effective date of any such replacement or resignation, (i) any successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require.  After the replacement or resignation of the Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto to the extent that Letters of Credit issued by it remain outstanding and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement or resignation, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

  

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2.14           Incremental Facility.  The Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, an increase to the existing Revolving Commitments (any such increase, the “New Revolving Loan Commitments”), by an amount for all such increases not to exceed an amount equal to (a) $230,000,000 less the aggregate amount of New Term Loans plus (b) an additional $50,000,000 if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such New Revolving Loan Commitments under this clause (b), the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed 2.75:1.00 (assuming borrowing of the full amount of the Revolving Commitments) in the aggregate and not less than $5,000,000 individually (or such lesser amount which shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount).  Each such notice shall specify (A) the date (each, an “Increased Amount Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that the New Revolving Loan Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (B) the identity of each Lender or other Person that is an Eligible Assignee (each, a “New Revolving Loan Lender”) to whom the Borrower proposes any portion of such New Revolving Loan Commitments be allocated and the amounts of such allocations (it being understood that the Borrower shall first seek New Revolving Loan Commitments from the Lenders and, thereafter, from additional banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swing Line Lender who will become Lenders in connection therewith); provided that any Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the New Revolving Loan Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a New Revolving Loan Commitment.  Such New Revolving Loan Commitments shall become effective, as of such Increased Amount Date; provided that (1) no Default shall exist on such Increased Amount Date before or after giving effect to such New Revolving Loan Commitments; (2) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 7.11 as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter after giving effect to such New Revolving Loan Commitments (assuming borrowing of the full amount of the Revolving Commitments); (3) the New Revolving Loan Commitments shall have a Maturity Date no earlier than the Maturity Date of the Closing Date Facility; (4) the Applicable Margin and Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee Percentage in respect of the New Revolving Loan Commitments shall be determined by the Borrower and the New Revolving Loan Lenders; provided that if the All-In Yield of any Incremental Facility exceeds the All-In Yield on the Closing Date Facility by more than 50 basis points, the applicable margins for the Closing Date Facility shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the All-In Yield on the Closing Date Facility is 50 basis points less than the All-In Yield on such Incremental Facility; (5) the New Revolving Loan Commitments may be secured by either a pari passu or junior lien on the Collateral securing the Closing Date Facility, in each case on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (6) the New Revolving Loan Commitments shall be effected pursuant to one or more Joinder Agreements executed and delivered by the Borrower, the New Revolving Loan Lender and the Administrative Agent, and each of which shall be recorded in the Register and each New Revolving Loan Lender shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 3.01; (7) the Borrower shall make any payments required pursuant to Section 3.05 in connection with the New Revolving Loan Commitments; and (8) the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction.

 

On any Increased Amount Date on which New Revolving Loan Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (a) each of the Lenders shall assign to each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders, and each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders shall purchase from each of the Lenders, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Loan Lenders and New Revolving Loan Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such New Revolving Loan Commitments to the Revolving Commitments, (b) each New Revolving Loan Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Commitment and each Loan made thereunder (a “New Revolving Loan”) shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Loan and (c) each New Revolving Loan Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the New Revolving Loan Commitment and all matters relating thereto.

 

  

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The Administrative Agent shall notify Lenders promptly upon receipt of the Borrower’s notice of each Increased Amount Date and in respect thereof (y) the New Revolving Loan Commitments and the New Revolving Loan Lenders and (z) in the case of each notice to any Lender, the respective interests in such Lender’s Revolving Loans, in each case subject to the assignments contemplated by this Section 2.14.

 

Except as provided in clauses (3), (4) and (5) above, the terms and provisions of the New Revolving Loans shall be identical to the Revolving Loans.  Each Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent  to effect the provision of this Section 2.14.

 

2.15           Defaulting Lenders.

 

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

 

(i)           Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.15(d); fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the Issuing Bank’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.15(d); sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied and/or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the applicable Revolving Commitments without giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iii). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15(a)(i) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

  

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(ii)           Certain Fees.

 

(A)           No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee pursuant to Section 2.07(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender); provided such Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive fees pursuant to Section 2.07(a)(ii) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to extent allocable to its Pro Rata Share of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.15(d). 

 

(B)           With respect to any fees not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iii) below, (y) pay to the Issuing Bank the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

 

(iii)           Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure.  Provided no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) but only if no Event of Default exists at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that no Event of Default exists at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the Drawn Revolving Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment.  No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

  

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(b)           Defaulting Lender Cure.  If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the applicable Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.25(a)(iii), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender); provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

(c)           New Letters of Credit.  So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that the participations in any existing Letters of Credit as well as the new, extended, renewed or increased Letter of Credit has been or will be fully allocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with clause (a)(iii) above and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein except to the extent such Defaulting Lender’s participation has been or will be fully Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 2.15(d).

 

(d)           Cash Collateral.  At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize such Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.15(a)(iii) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender).

 

(i)           Grant of Security Interest.  The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Issuing Bank, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ obligation to fund participations in respect of Letters of Credit, to be applied pursuant to clause (ii) below.  If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank as herein provided, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

 

  

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(ii)           Application.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 2.15 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of Letters of Credit (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

 

(iii)           Termination of Requirement.  Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.15, the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Bank may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations; provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Credit Documents.

 

(e)           Lender Counterparties.  So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Lender shall not be a Lender Counterparty with respect to any Secured Hedge Agreement entered into while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender.

 

ARTICLE III

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

3.01           Taxes. (a) Payments Free of Taxes.  Any and all payments by or on account of any Obligation or under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws.  If the Withholding Agent determines in its good faith discretion that it is required by applicable Law to deduct any Taxes from such payments, then (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Withholding Agent, shall make such deductions and (iii) the Withholding Agent, shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.

 

(b)           Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower and Holdings.  Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.

 

(c)           Indemnification by the Borrower and Holdings.  The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the applicable Loan Party by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

  

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(d)           Evidence of Payments.  As soon as reasonably practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, to a Governmental Authority, the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent 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.

 

(e)           Status of Lenders.  Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable 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 Section 3.01(e) (A), (B) and (D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.  If any Lender determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered documentation or that any previously delivered documentation is expired or otherwise no longer valid such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and shall update such documentation or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

(A)           any Lender that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

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

 

  

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(i)           in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of 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 (y) with respect to any other applicable 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;

 

(ii)           executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form),

 

(iii)           in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (A) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (1) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (3) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (B) duly completed copies of  Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any successor form), or

 

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

 

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

 

  

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

 

(f)           Treatment of Certain Refunds.  If any party determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of or credit against its liability for any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party (including payment of any additional amounts pursuant to this Section) (a “Tax Benefit”), it shall pay to the applicable Loan Party an amount equal to such Tax Benefit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the applicable Loan Party under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such Tax Benefit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such Tax Benefit); provided, that the applicable Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender if the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such Tax Benefit to such Governmental Authority or such Tax Benefit is rescinded by such Governmental Authority or otherwise is determined to be inapplicable or unavailable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender.  This subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the applicable Loan Party or any other Person.

 

(g)           Indemnification by the Lenders.  Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that a Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.06(c)(iii) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (g).

 

  

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(h)           For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

 

3.02           Illegality.  If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans.  Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

 

3.03           Inability to Determine Rates.  If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.  Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

 

3.04           Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

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(i)           impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e));

 

(ii)           subject any Lender or the Administrative Agent to any Taxes with respect to this Agreement or any Loan or Loan Document (except for Indemnified Taxes, Connection Income Taxes or any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender) or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or

 

(iii)           impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit issued by or participated in by such Lender;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or the Administrative Agent of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Administrative Agent of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit) of participating in any Swing Line Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Administrative Agent such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)           Capital Requirements.  If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s liquidity or capital or on the liquidity or capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Revolving Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to liquidity and capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will 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)           Certificates for Reimbursement.  A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

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

 

  

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(e)           Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.  The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender.  If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(c)           any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor pursuant to Section 2.14 or as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 11.13;

 

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

 

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

 

  

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3.06           Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.  (a) Mitigation Obligations.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any material additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or materially reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous or cause hardship to such Lender.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.  Nothing contained in this Section 3.06 shall affect or postpone the obligations of the Borrower and Holdings pursuant to Section 3.01(a), (b) and (c) or Section 3.04.

 

(b)           Replacement of Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.

 

3.07           Survival.  All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the aggregate Revolving Commitments, and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender.

 

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

4.01           Conditions to Closing.  The effectiveness of the Revolving Commitments is subject to satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 11.01) of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)           [Reserved].

 

(b)           [Reserved].

 

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

 

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

 

  

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(ii)           the Security Agreement, IP Security Agreements and (within a reasonable time period from the Closing Date) Account Control Agreements for the deposit or investment accounts identified on Schedule 4.01(c)(ii), together with:

 

(A)           financing statements in proper form for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code of all jurisdictions that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents (as applicable), covering the Collateral described in the Security Agreement (other than the Mortgages) (including commercially reasonable efforts to receive duly executed payoff letters, mortgage releases, UCC-3 termination statements in respect of the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement and landlords’ and bailees’ waiver and consent agreements reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent where Collateral in excess of $10,000,000 is located), and all other documents and instruments required to perfect or evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral executed and in proper form for filing, in each case to be filed or recorded, as applicable, on the Closing Date; provided, that perfection steps with respect to property will not be required where the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion that the costs of perfection is excessive relative to the benefits provided; and

 

(B)           completed requests for information listing all effective financing statements filed in the jurisdictions referred to in clause (A) above that name any Loan Party as debtor, together with copies of such other financing statements,

 

(iii)           within 60 days of the Closing Date (or within a reasonable time period thereafter, as determined by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower use its reasonable efforts to, and shall cause each Loan Party to use its reasonable efforts to, deliver to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that no such requirements shall apply with respect to the Borrower’s facility located at 915 Deguigne Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94088 until the date which is 12 months following the Closing Date, provided such facility remains in the ownership of the Loan Parties on such date):

 

(A)           a Mortgage with respect to each property listed on Schedule 4.01(c)(iii), together with any subordination agreements, if required, together with evidence such Mortgage has been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto on or before such date and is in form suitable for filing and recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and subsisting perfected Lien, excepting only Permitted Encumbrances, on the property described therein in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and that all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, that any such Mortgage will not be required where the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion that the costs of obtaining such Mortgage is excessive relative to the benefits provided,

 

  

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(B)           copies of any existing American Land Title Association/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping form surveys,

 

(C)           fully paid American Land Title Association Lender’s Extended Coverage title insurance policies in form and substance, with endorsements (including zoning endorsements) and in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, issued, coninsured and reinsured by title insurers reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, insuring the Mortgages to be valid and subsisting perfected Liens on the property described therein, free and clear of all Liens (including, but not limited to, mechanics’ and materialmen’s Liens) excepting only Permitted Encumbrances and such other Liens permitted by Section 7.01, and providing for such other affirmative insurance (including endorsements for future advances under the Loan Documents, for mechanics’ and materialmens’ Liens) and such coinsurance and direct access reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable, and, with respect to any property located in a state in which a zoning endorsement is not available (or for which a zoning endorsement is not available at a premium that is not excessive), if requested by the Administrative Agent, a zoning compliance letter from the applicable municipality or a zoning report from Planning and Zoning Resource Corporation (or another person reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), in each case satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,

 

(D)           favorable opinions of local counsel to the Loan Parties in states in which the Mortgaged Property is located, with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and any related fixture filings, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,

 

(E)           evidence that all fees, costs and expenses have been paid in connection with the preparation, execution, filing and recordation of the Mortgages, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, filing and recording fees, title insurance company coordination fees, documentary stamp, mortgage and intangible taxes and title search charges and other charges incurred in connection with the recordation of the Mortgages and the other matters discussed in this Section,

 

(F)           no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the date on which a Mortgage is executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, in order to comply with the Flood Laws, the Administrative Agent shall have received the following documents: (A) a completed standard “life of loan” flood hazard determination form (a “Flood Determination Form”), (B) if the improvement(s) to the applicable improved real property is located in a special flood hazard area, a notification to the Borrower (“Borrower Notice”) and (if applicable) notification to the Borrower that flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) is not available because the community does not participate in the NFIP, (C) documentation evidencing the Borrower’s receipt of the Borrower Notice (e.g., countersigned Borrower Notice, return receipt of certified U.S. Mail, or overnight delivery), and (D) if the Borrower Notice is required to be given and flood insurance is available in the community in which the property is located, a copy of one of the following: the flood insurance policy, the Borrower’s application for a flood insurance policy plus proof of premium payment, a declaration page confirming that flood insurance has been issued, or such other evidence of flood insurance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (any of the foregoing being “Evidence of Flood Insurance”),

 

  

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(G)           evidence of the insurance required by the terms of the Mortgages, and

 

(H)           evidence that all other action that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to create valid and subsisting Liens on the property described in the Mortgages, have been taken or delivered as applicable.

 

(iv)           certificates representing the Pledged Equity accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank,

 

(v)           a duly prepared and completed Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date and executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party, together with all attachments contemplated thereby;

 

(vi)           such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require (i) certifying the resolutions of its board of directors, members or other body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, (ii) evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party and (iii) containing appropriate attachments, including the Organization Documents of each Loan Party and, if applicable, a true and correct copy of its by-laws or operating, management or partnership agreement;

 

(vii)           such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed and is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(viii)           a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;

 

  

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(ix)           copies of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.05(a) and (b);

 

(x)           a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and each other Loan Party, as of the Closing Date, as to: (A) the absence of any Default, (B) the truth of the representations and warranties contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, (C) the satisfaction of all the conditions precedent to the Closing Date forth in Section 4.01 required to be satisfied on or before the Closing Date and that this Agreement and the Term Loan Amendment and Restatement Agreement are effective, (D) the payment in full of all fees and expenses due in respect of the Loan Documents as of the Closing Date and (E) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect other than as described in the Disclosure Statement or in the Borrower’s filings with the SEC made prior to the Closing Date;

 

(xi)           certificates attesting to the Solvency of each Loan Party after giving effect to the Transaction, from its chief financial officer;

 

(xii)           a favorable opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(xiii)           an environmental assessment report for each of the properties described in the Mortgages, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders, from an environmental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Lenders, for which all fees have been paid, and dated within 60 days of the date of recordation of the Mortgage, and the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the nature and amount of any such matters and with Holdings’ and the Borrower’s plans with respect thereto, to be delivered no later than five Business Days prior to the time the respective Mortgages are required to be recorded pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(iii) (it being understood that no such environmental assessment report shall be required with respect to the Borrower’s facility located at 915 Deguigne Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94088);

 

(xiv)           evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect;

 

(xv)           fully executed copies of the Term Loan Documents to be entered into on the Closing Date in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

 

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

 

  

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(d)           Lender Fees.  The Borrower shall have paid or have caused to be paid (i) all fees required to be paid to the Agents and the Arrangers on or before the Closing Date as set forth in the Fee Letter and (ii) all fees required to be paid to the Lenders on or before the Closing Date.

 

(e)           Counsel Fees.  The Borrower shall have paid or have caused to be paid (i) all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) and (ii) all other expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the Loan Documents, in each case, to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date.

 

(f)           PATRIOT Act. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act.

 

(g)           OFAC Certificate.  The Administrative Agent shall have received an OFAC Compliance Certificate dated as of the Closing Date.

 

(h)           No Material Adverse Effect.  There has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect other than as described in the Disclosure Statement or in the Borrower’s filings with the SEC made prior to the Closing Date.

 

(i)           No Litigation. There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding or other legal or regulatory developments, pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority with respect to the Transaction, or the Transaction Documents, and the Transaction and the Transaction Documents shall be in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable foreign and U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations.

 

(j)           Other.  The Administrative Agent shall have received such other reasonable and customary approvals, opinions or documents as the Administrative Agent shall request in good faith.

 

(k)           Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement. The Term Loan Amendment and Restatement Agreement shall have become effective and the terms and conditions contained in the Term Loan Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent.

 

(l)           Existing Indebtedness. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the payment of all principal of and interest on any loans outstanding under, and all accrued commitment fees under, the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

  

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4.02           Conditions to Each Credit Extension.

 

(a)           Conditions Precedent.  The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan, or the Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit, on any Credit Date, including the Closing Date, are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 11.01, of the following conditions precedent:

 

(i)           the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and delivered Committed Loan Notice or Issuance Notice, as the case may be

 

(ii)           after making the Credit Extensions requested on such Credit Date, (x) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect and (y) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than 2.75:1.00;

 

(iii)           as of such Credit Date, the representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of that Credit Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof;

 

(iv)           as of such Credit Date, no event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the applicable Credit Extension that would constitute a Default; and

 

(v)           on or before the date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall have received all other information required by the applicable Issuance Notice, and such other documents or information as the Issuing Bank may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit.

 

(b)           Notices.  Any Notice shall be executed by an authorized officer in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent.  In lieu of delivering a Notice, the Borrower may give the Administrative Agent, and the Issuing Bank, if applicable, telephonic notice by the required time of any proposed borrowing, conversion/continuation or issuance of a Letter of Credit, as the case may be; provided each such notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing by delivery of the applicable Notice to the Administrative Agent on or before the close of business on the date that the telephonic notice is given.  In the event of a discrepancy between the telephone notice and the written Notice, the written Notice shall govern.  In the case of any Notice that is irrevocable once given, if the Borrower provides telephonic notice in lieu thereof, such telephone notice shall also be irrevocable once given.  Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to the Borrower in acting upon any telephonic notice referred to above that the Administrative Agent believes in good faith to have been given by a duly authorized officer or other person authorized on behalf of the Borrower or for otherwise acting in good faith.

 

  

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each of Holdings and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (i) on the Closing Date and (ii) on each Credit Date that the following statements are true and correct:

 

5.01           Existence, Qualification and Power.  Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business as now conducted, and as proposed to be conducted and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and consummate the Transaction, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (a) as to Subsidiaries, (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.02           Authorization; No Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is or is to be a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law.

 

5.03           Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.  No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the consummation of the Transaction, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the first priority nature thereof, as the case may be) or (d) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for the authorizations, approvals, actions, notices and filings listed on Schedule 5.03, all of which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect.  All applicable waiting periods in connection with the Transaction have expired without any action having been taken by any Governmental Authority restraining, preventing or imposing materially adverse conditions upon the Transaction or the rights of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries freely to transfer or otherwise Dispose of, or to create any Lien on, any properties now owned or hereafter acquired by any of them.

 

  

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5.04           Binding Effect.  This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document has been or, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document constitutes, or when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.

 

5.05           Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect; No Internal Control Event.  (a)  Audited Financial Statements.  The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and audited by a Registered Public Accounting Firm of nationally recognized standing under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States); (ii) fairly present the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material Indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for Taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness, in each case to the extent required by GAAP.

 

(b)           Unaudited Financial Statements.  The unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries dated September 30, 2012, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and reviewed by a Registered Public Accounting Firm of nationally recognized standing under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.  Schedule 5.05(b) sets forth all material Indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date of such financial statements, including liabilities for Taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.

 

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

 

5.06           Litigation.  There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, investigations or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues (including those relating to or arising out of Environmental Laws) that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the consummation of the Transaction, or (b) except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.06 (the “Disclosed Litigation”), either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.06, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is at the Closing Date subject to any material judicial or administrative judgment, order or decree.

 

  

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5.07           No Default.  Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to, or a party to, any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the Transaction.

 

5.08           Ownership of Property; Liens; Investments.  (a)  Title.  Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property free of all Liens (other than Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens permitted by Section 7.01).

 

(b)           List of Liens.  Schedule 7.01(m) sets forth a list of certain Liens on the property or assets of each Loan Party and each of its Material Subsidiaries, showing as of the Closing Date the lienholder thereof, the principal amount of the obligations secured thereby and the property or assets of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary subject thereto.  The property of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

 

(c)           Owned Real Property.  Schedule 5.08(c) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all real property owned by each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, showing the accurate street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, record owner and book value thereof.  Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has good, marketable and insurable fee simple title to the real property owned by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Encumbrances and the other Liens created or permitted by the Loan Documents.

 

(d)           Leased Real Property.  (i) Schedule 5.08(d)(i) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all leases of real property under which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party is the lessee, showing the accurate street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, lessor, lessee, expiration date and annual rental cost thereof.  Each such lease is valid and is in full force and effect, and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties no default by any party to any such lease currently exists, except any such defaults as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ii)           Schedule 5.08(d)(ii) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all leases of real property under which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party is the lessor, showing the accurate street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, lessor, lessee, expiration date and annual rental income thereof.  To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, each such lease is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the lessee thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles.  To the knowledge of the Loan Parties no default by any party to any such lease currently exists, except any such defaults as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  

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(e)           Investments.  Schedule 5.08(e) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Investments held by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party showing up to date amount, obligor or issuer and maturity, if any, thereof.

 

5.09           Environmental Compliance.  (a)  Generally.  The Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of Environmental Laws and any Environmental Liability on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.09, such Environmental Laws and Environmental Liabilities could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and none of the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries know of any basis for any such Environmental Liability.

 

(b)           No NPL or CERCLIS Listing.  Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule 5.09, none of the properties currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors is listed or proposed for listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous foreign, state or local list or is adjacent to any such property; there are no and never have been any underground or above-ground storage tanks or any surface impoundments, septic tanks, pits, sumps or lagoons in which Hazardous Materials are being or have been treated, stored or disposed on any property currently owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, on any property formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors; there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any property currently owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and Hazardous Materials have not been Released on any property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)           No Hazardous Materials.  Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 5.09, neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is undertaking, and has not completed, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or remedial or response action relating to any actual or threatened Release, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law; and all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors have been disposed of in a manner not reasonably expected to result in material liability to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; except as could not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, there has been no Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material at, on, under or from any property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any other location.

 

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

 

  

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5.11           Taxes.  Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material Tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other material Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP.  There is no proposed Tax assessment against Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is party to any tax sharing agreement.

 

5.12           ERISA Compliance.  (a)  Generally.  (i) Each Benefit Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws; (ii) each Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification; and (iii) the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Benefit Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Benefit Plan in each case where such non-compliance or failure could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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

 

(c)           No ERISA Event, Unfunded Pension Liabilities, etc.  (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

(d)           Foreign Plans.  With respect to each scheme or arrangement mandated by a government other than the United States (a “Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement”) and with respect to each material employee benefit plan maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party for the benefit of employees employed outside of the United States and that is not subject to United States law (a “Foreign Plan”) except where such failure or non-compliance could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

 

  

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(i)           any material employer and employee contributions required by law or by the terms of any Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement or any Foreign Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices;

 

(ii)           the fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign Plan, the liability of each insurer for any Foreign Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve established for any Foreign Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is substantially sufficient to procure or provide for the accrued benefit obligations, with respect to all current and former participants in such Foreign Plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to account for such obligations in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles; and

 

(iii)           each Foreign Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities.

 

5.13           Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties.  No Loan Party has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by a Loan Party in the amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens except those created under the Collateral Documents.  No Loan Party has any equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13.  All of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by Holdings and Spansion Technology in the amounts specified on Part (c) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens except those created under the Collateral Documents.  Set forth on Part (d) of Schedule 5.13 is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing (as to each Loan Party) the jurisdiction of its incorporation, the address of its principal place of business and its U.S. taxpayer identification number or, in the case of any non-U.S. Loan Party that does not have a U.S. taxpayer identification number, its unique identification number issued to it by the jurisdiction of its incorporation.  The copy of the charter of each Loan Party and each amendment thereto provided pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(iv) is a true and correct copy of each such document, each of which is valid and in full force and effect.

 

5.14           Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.  The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.  None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

  

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5.15           Disclosure.  The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Loan Party is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the Transaction contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished and when taken as a whole) 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, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation and delivery.

 

5.16           Compliance with Laws.  Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof is and at all times has been in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws (including Environmental Laws and obtaining, maintaining and complying with all Environmental Permits) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and is set forth on Schedule 5.16 or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.17           Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.  Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, unless the failure to own or possess such right could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdings, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries infringes upon any rights held by any other Person, unless such infringement could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.18           Solvency.  As of the Closing Date and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents, each Loan Party is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Solvent.

 

5.19           Casualty, Etc.  Neither the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  

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5.20           Labor Matters .  Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.20, there are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five years.

 

5.21           Transactions with Affiliates.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.21, none of the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party to any contract or agreement with, or has any other commitment of any nature or kind, to any Affiliate of the Borrower which would result in a breach of the Borrower’s covenants and agreements set forth in Section 7.08.

 

5.22           Broker’s Fees.  No Loan Party has any obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s, broker’s, investment banking or other similar fee in connection with the Transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents other than as set forth in the Loan Documents.

 

5.23           Security Interest in Collateral.  (a) As of the Closing Date, each of the Guarantee, and the Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof.  In the case of the Pledged Securities described (and as defined) in the Security Agreement, when stock certificates representing such Pledged Securities are delivered to the Collateral Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Security Agreement, when financing statements and other filings specified in Schedule 5.23(a) in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified in Schedule 5.23(a), the Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all rights, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral and all proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations, in each case subject to no other Liens other than the Liens permitted under Section 7.01.

 

(b)           As of the date of its recordation, each of the Mortgages is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Properties described therein, and when the Mortgages are recorded in the offices specified in Schedule 5.24(b), each such Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Mortgaged Properties described therein, as security for the Obligations, in each case subject to no other Liens other than (i) Permitted Encumbrances, (ii) Liens created by or permitted under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Liens permitted under Section 7.01 and (iii) minor defects in title that do not materially interface with the applicable Loan Parties’ ability to operate their business in the manner in which they are currently being conducted.

 

5.24           [Reserved].

 

5.25           Anti-Corruption Laws.  None of the Loan Parties nor any of their subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of any Loan Party or any of their subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act”) or any other applicable anti-corruption Law; and the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance therewith.  No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity in violation of the FCPA, based on the assumption that the Person taking action is subject to such statute.

 

  

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5.26           Economic Sanctions.  (a)           None of the Loan Parties, nor any of their subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of any Loan Party is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are:  (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria);

 

(b)           The Loan Parties will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person, (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions, or (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Facility, whether as Lender, advisor, investor, or otherwise); and

 

(c)           Each Loan Party and each of their subsidiaries is in compliance with applicable Sanctions, the PATRIOT Act, and all applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws and regulations.

 

5.27           Senior Indebtedness.  The Obligations constitute “Designated Senior Indebtedness” (or the equivalent)  of the Borrower and each Guarantor under any subordinated debt instruments of the Borrower or such Guarantor, as applicable.

 

ARTICLE VI

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Commitment hereunder or any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied and until all Letters of Credit have been cancelled or expire, the Borrower and Holdings shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.11) cause each Subsidiary to:

 

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

 

  

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(a)           Annual Financials.  As soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statement of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of a Registered Public Accounting Firm of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and applicable Securities Laws and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit or with respect to the absence of any material misstatement.

 

(b)           Quarterly Financials.  As soon as available, but in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Holdings, a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statement of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of Holdings’ fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated statements to be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Holdings as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

(c)           Plan and Forecast. As soon as available, but in any event not more than 30 days following the beginning of each fiscal year of Holdings, a copy of the plan and forecast (including a projected consolidated balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement) approved by the Board of Directors of Holdings.

 

(d)           Consolidating Statements. Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, in respect of the consolidated financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, related unaudited condensed consolidating financial statements and appropriate reconciliations.

 

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(c), neither Holdings nor the Borrower shall be separately required to furnish such information under Section 6.01(a) or (b) above.

 

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

 

(a)           Compliance Certificate.  Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), (i) a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Holdings, and in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, Holdings shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 7.11, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP and (ii) a copy of management’s discussion and analysis with respect to such financial statements.

 

  

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(b)           Audit Reports, Management Letters and Recommendations.  Promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of any Loan Party by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of them.

 

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

 

(d)           Noteholder Reports.  Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of debt securities of any Loan Party or of any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01 or any other clause of this Section 6.02.

 

(e)           Insurance Summary.  Not later than June 30 of each year, a report summarizing the insurance coverage (specifying type, amount and carrier) in effect for each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and containing such additional information as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably specify.

 

(f)           SEC Correspondence.  Promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof.

 

(g)           Environmental Notices.  Promptly after the assertion or occurrence thereof, notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to or with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could (i) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) result in any Environmental Lien or (iii) cause any property described in the Mortgages to be subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law.

 

(h)           Schedule Supplements.  As soon as available, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, (i) a report supplementing Schedules 5.08(c), 5.08(d)(i) and 5.08(d)(ii), including an identification of all owned and leased real property Disposed of by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof during such fiscal year, a list and description (including the street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, record owner, book value thereof and, in the case of leases of property, lessor, lessee, expiration date and annual rental cost or rental income thereof) of all real property acquired or leased during such fiscal year and a description of such other changes in the information included in such schedules as may be necessary for such schedules to be accurate and complete; and (ii) a report supplementing Schedules 5.08(e) and 5.13 and each schedule to the Security Agreement containing a description of all changes in the information included in such schedules as may be necessary for such schedules to be accurate and complete, each such report to be signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings and to be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

  

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(i)           Lender Conference Call.  Holdings and the Borrower will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders, participate in a conference call of the Administrative Agent and Lenders once during each fiscal year at such time as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

(j)           Additional Reporting.  Promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(c) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which Holdings or the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on Holding’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on Holding’s or the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided, that:  (i) Holdings or the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests Holdings or the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Holdings or the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(a) to the Administrative Agent.  Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by Holdings or the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

  

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The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”).  The Borrower hereby agrees that so long as the Borrower is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking the Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07); (y) all the Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”.

 

6.03           Notices.  Notify the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Lender Counterparties in writing of the following matters at the following times:

 

(a)           Promptly, but in any event within one Business Day, after becoming aware of any Default;

 

(b)           Promptly after becoming aware of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including (if having resulted in or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect) (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; (ii) any violation of any law, statute, regulation, or ordinance of a Governmental Authority affecting Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, (iii) any pending or threatened dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof and any Governmental Authority; or (iv) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws;

 

(c)           Within ten (10) Business Days after Holdings or the Borrower knows or has reason to know, of the occurrence of any ERISA Event amounting to in excess of $25,000,000;

 

(d)           Promptly after becoming aware of any pending material change (other than a change required by GAAP or disclosed in filings with the SEC) in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party;

 

(e)           Any change in the Borrower’s name, state of organization, or form of organization, in each case at least thirty (30) days prior thereto;

 

  

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(f)           The occurrence of any Disposition of property or assets for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i);

 

(g)           Promptly after becoming aware of any announcement by Moody’s or S&P of any change in a Debt Rating.

 

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

 

6.04           Payment of Obligations.  Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (i) all federal and other material tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets; and (ii) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property, unless in each case the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary.

 

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

 

6.06           Maintenance of Properties.  (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)           Make all necessary renewals, repairs, replacements, modifications, improvements, upgrades, extensions and additions thereof or thereto in accordance with prudent industry practice, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)           Keep all material leases to which any Loan Party is a party in full force and effect (provided that nothing in this clause (c) shall prevent any Loan Party to terminate or not to renew any lease in connection with the relocation or closure of the leased premises or otherwise in the ordinary course of business).

 

  

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6.07        Maintenance of Insurance.

 

(a)            Insurance Generally.

 

(i)           Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers having a rating of at least A-VII or better by Best Rating Guide, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance reasonable and customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and providing for not less than 30 days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent of termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each Mortgaged Property, if at any time the area in which the buildings and other improvements (as described in the applicable Mortgage) are located is designated a “special flood hazard area” in any flood insurance rate map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), obtain flood insurance in such total amount as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably require, and otherwise to ensure compliance with the NFIP as set forth in the Flood Laws.  Following the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent annual renewals of each flood insurance policy or annual renewals of each force-placed flood insurance policy, as applicable.  In connection with any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to which any increase, extension, or renewal of Loans is contemplated, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent for any Mortgaged Property, a Flood Determination Form, the Borrower Notice and Evidence of Flood Insurance, as applicable.

 

(ii)           The Borrower shall cause the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, to be named as the secured party or mortgagee and lender’s loss payee (as their interest may appear) on each policy insuring the Collateral or additional insured, on any liability policy, in each case, in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent.  Each policy of insurance shall contain a clause or endorsement requiring that the insurer shall endeavor to give not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever and a clause or endorsement stating that the interest of the Administrative Agent shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or neglect of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the owner of any real estate (save for non-payment of premium) for purposes more hazardous than are permitted by such policy.  All premiums for such insurance shall be paid by the Borrower when due, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, certificates of insurance shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent, in sufficient quantity for distribution by the Administrative Agent to each of the Lenders.  If the Borrower fails to procure such insurance or to pay the premiums therefor when due, the Administrative Agent may procure such insurance or make such payments on behalf of the Borrower.

 

  

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(b)           Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds.  The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any loss, damage, or destruction to the Collateral, whether or not covered by insurance, of any single occurrence in excess of $10,000,000.  The Agent is hereby authorized to collect all insurance and condemnation proceeds (or if no Event of Default exists, proceeds in excess of $10,000,000 in respect of Collateral directly) and to apply or remit them as provided in Section 2.03(c)(ii).

 

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

 

6.09           Books and Records.  Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

6.10           Inspection Rights.  Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours not more than one time per year, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time and without limit with respect to the number of times during normal business hours and without advance notice.

 

6.11           Use of Proceeds.  The gross proceeds of the Facility shall be used solely for the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes.

 

6.12           Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Provide Security Interests.

 

(a)              Formation or Acquisition of New Subsidiary.  Upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Material Subsidiary by any Loan Party, then the Borrower shall, at the Borrower’s expense:

 

(i)           within 30 days after such formation or acquisition, cause such Material Subsidiary, and cause each direct and indirect parent of such Material Subsidiary (if it has not already done so), to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent a Joinder Agreement, pursuant to which such other Loan Party shall guaranty the other Loan Parties’ obligations under the Loan Documents and pledge a security interest in and to all of its assets in support of such guaranty in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Security Agreement,

 

  

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(ii)           within 30 days after such formation or acquisition, furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent a description of the real and personal properties of such Material Subsidiary, in detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,

 

(iii)           within 60 days after such formation or acquisition (or such other reasonable time period thereafter, as determined by the Administrative Agent), cause such Material Subsidiary and each direct and indirect parent of such Material Subsidiary (if it has not already done so) to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, leasehold mortgages, leasehold deeds of trust, Security Agreement Supplements and other security and pledge agreements, as specified by and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including delivery of all Pledged Interests (as defined in the Security Agreement) in and of such Material Subsidiary, and other instruments of the type specified in Section 4.01(c)(ii)), securing payment of all the Obligations of such Material Subsidiary or such parent, as the case may be, under the Loan Documents and constituting Liens on all such real and personal properties provided, that any such action described in this clause (iii) will not be required where such formation or acquisition is less than $10,000,000,

 

(iv)           within 60 days after such formation or acquisition, cause such Material Subsidiary and each direct and indirect parent of such Material Subsidiary (if it has not already done so) to take whatever action (including the recording of mortgages, the filing of UCC financing statements, the giving of notices and the endorsement of notices on title documents) may be necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and subsisting Liens on the properties purported to be subject to the deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, leasehold mortgages, leasehold deeds of trust, Security Agreement Supplements and security and pledge agreements delivered pursuant to this Section 6.12, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms,

 

(v)           within 60 days after such formation or acquisition, deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a signed copy of a favorable opinion, addressed to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to the matters contained in clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) above, and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and

 

(vi)           as promptly as practicable after such formation or acquisition, deliver, upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, to the Administrative Agent with respect to each parcel of real property owned or held by the entity that is the subject of such formation or acquisition title reports, surveys and engineering, soils and other reports, and environmental assessment reports, each in scope, form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that to the extent that any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall have otherwise received any of the foregoing items with respect to such real property in connection with such formation or acquisition, such items shall, promptly after the receipt thereof, be delivered to the Administrative Agent and be deemed to satisfy the delivery requirement with respect to each such item.

 

  

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(b)           Acquisition of Real Property.  If any real property assets are acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date having a value in excess of $10,000,000 per asset, the Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and other than assets excluded from the Collateral pursuant to the Loan Documents and assets in which the Collateral Agent is explicitly not required to be perfected under the Loan Documents, and, if requested by the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower will, no later than 60 days after such acquisition (or such other reasonable time period thereafter, as determined by the Administrative Agent), cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Obligations and will take such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in Section 4.03(c)(iii), all at the expense of the Borrower.

 

(c)           Further Assurances Generally.  At any time upon request of the Collateral Agent, promptly execute and deliver any and all further instruments and documents and take all such other action as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable in obtaining the full benefits of, or (as applicable) in perfecting and preserving the Liens of, such guaranties, deeds of trust, trust deeds, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, leasehold mortgages, leasehold deeds of trust, Security Agreement Supplements and other security and pledge agreements.

 

6.13           Compliance with Environmental Laws.

 

(a)           Conduct their business in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, including those relating to the generation, handling, use, storage, and disposal of any Hazardous Materials and take prompt and appropriate action to respond to any non-compliance with Environmental Laws, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or Environmental Liability and shall regularly report to the Administrative Agent on such response.

 

(b)           Submit to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders annually, commencing on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, and on each anniversary thereafter, an update of the status of each material environmental compliance or liability issue (including any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials).  The Administrative Agent or any Lender may request copies of technical reports prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any communications with any Governmental Authority to determine whether the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is proceeding reasonably to correct, cure or contest in good faith any alleged non-compliance or Environmental Liability.  The Borrower shall, at the Administrative Agent’s or the Required Lenders’ reasonable request and at the Borrower’s expense, (i) retain an independent environmental consultant acceptable to the Administrative Agent to evaluate, including tests if appropriate, the non-compliance or Environmental Liability or alleged non-compliance or Environmental Liability and prepare and deliver to the Administrative Agent, in sufficient quantity for distribution by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders, a report setting forth the results of such evaluation, a proposed plan for responding to any issues described therein, and an estimate of the costs thereof, and (ii) provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a supplemental report of such consultant whenever the scope of the issues, or the response thereto or the estimated costs thereof, shall increase in any material respect.

 

  

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(c)           The Administrative Agent and its representatives will have the right at any reasonable time to enter and visit any place where any property of the Borrower is located for the purposes of observing the property, taking and removing soil or groundwater samples, and conducting tests on any part of the property.  The Administrative Agent is under no duty, however, to visit or observe the property, remove samples or to conduct tests, and any such acts by the Administrative Agent will be solely for the purposes of protecting the Collateral Agent’s Liens and preserving the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders’ rights under the Loan Documents.  No site visit, observation or testing by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will result in a waiver of any Default of the Borrower or impose any liability on the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.  In no event will any site visit, observation or testing by the Administrative Agent be a representation that Hazardous Materials are or are not present in, on or under the property, or that there has been or will be compliance with any Environmental Law.  Neither Holdings, nor the Borrower, nor any other party is entitled to rely on any site visit, observation or testing by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders owe no duty of care to protect Holdings, the Borrower or any other party against, or to inform Holdings, the Borrower or any other party of, any Hazardous Materials or any other adverse condition affecting any property.  The Administrative Agent may in its discretion disclose to Holdings, the Borrower or to any other party if so required by law any report or findings made as a result of, or in connection with, any site visit, observation or testing by the Administrative Agent.  Holdings and the Borrower understand and agree that the Administrative Agent makes no warranty or representation to either of them or any other party regarding the truth, accuracy or completeness of any such report or findings that may be disclosed.  Holdings and the Borrower also understand that depending on the results of any site visit, observation or testing by the Administrative Agent and disclosed to Holdings or the Borrower, it may have a legal obligation to notify one or more environmental agencies of the results, that such reporting requirements are site-specific, and are to be evaluated by Holdings or the Borrower without advice or assistance from the Administrative Agent.  In each instance, the Administrative Agent will give the Borrower reasonable notice before entering any property the Administrative Agent is permitted to enter under this Section 6.13(c).  The Administrative Agent will make reasonable efforts to avoid interfering with the Borrower’s use of any property in exercising any rights provided hereunder.

 

6.14           Further Assurances.  Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so.

 

  

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6.15           Compliance with Terms of Leaseholds.  Make all payments and otherwise perform all obligations in respect of all leases of real property to which Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries is a party, keep such leases in full force and effect and not allow such leases to lapse or be terminated or any rights to renew such leases to be forfeited or cancelled, notify the Administrative Agent of any default by any party with respect to such leases and cooperate with the Administrative Agent in all respects to cure any such default, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so, except, in any case, where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.16           Lien Searches.  Promptly following receipt of the acknowledgment copy of any financing statements filed under the UCC in any jurisdiction by or on behalf of the Secured Parties, deliver to the Collateral Agent completed requests for information listing such financing statement and all other effective financing statements filed in such jurisdiction that name any Loan Party as debtor, together with copies of such other financing statements.

 

6.17           [Reserved].

 

6.18           [Reserved].

 

6.19           ERISA.  Prior to the end of each fiscal year, deliver copies of (1) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates with the IRS with respect to each Pension Plan; (2) all notices received by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning an ERISA Event; and (3) copies of such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Benefit Plan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

6.20           Post Closing Obligations.  Each of the Loan Parties shall satisfy the requirements set forth on Schedule 6.20 on or before the date specified for such requirement or such later date to be determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Commitment hereunder or any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied and until all Letters of Credit have been cancelled or expire, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, and solely in the case of Section 7.17, Holdings and Spansion Technology shall not:

 

7.01           Liens.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sign or file or suffer to exist under the UCC of any jurisdiction a financing statement that names the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as debtor, or assign any accounts or other right to receive income, other than the following:

 

  

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(a)           Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

 

(b)           Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent securing obligations under the Term Loan Documents, which shall rank pari passu to the Liens securing the Obligations, and any renewals or extensions thereof; provided (x) that the property covered thereby is not changed, (y) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased except as contemplated by Section 7.02(d), and (z) any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.02(d);

 

(c)           statutory Liens for Taxes in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate, which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

(d)           carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate, that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

(e)           Liens consisting of deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other similar Laws, or to secure the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of Indebtedness) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of Indebtedness) or to secure statutory obligations (other than liens arising under ERISA or Environmental Liens) or surety or appeal bonds, or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds;

 

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

 

(g)           Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h);

 

(h)           Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.02(f) and (g); provided, that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed or acquired (as applicable) by such Indebtedness, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the property being financed or acquired (as applicable) on the date of such financing or acquisition (as applicable) and (iii) such Liens attach concurrently with or within 180 days after the purchase or financing (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens;

 

  

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(i)           Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into, acquired or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, acquisition, consolidation or Investment and do not extend to any assets or property other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or such Subsidiary or acquired by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and the applicable Indebtedness secured by such Lien is permitted under Section 7.02(g);

 

(j)           Liens on any property of foreign Subsidiaries and the Japanese Receivables Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Subsidiary permitted in Section 7.02(h) or (j);

 

(k)           the replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by clauses (h) and (i) above upon or in the same property theretofore subject thereto or the replacement, extension or renewal (without increase in the amount or change in any direct or contingent obligor) of the Indebtedness secured thereby;

 

(l)           Liens granted to third parties in connection with joint ventures between a Loan Party and a third party on the IP Rights permitted to be Disposed of pursuant to Section 7.05(h);

 

(m)           Liens in respect of cash collateral securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant in Section 7.02(q); and

 

(n)           Liens as set forth on Schedule 7.01(m).

 

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

 

(a)           obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract; provided, that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodity prices to which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries have actual exposure and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;

 

(b)           Indebtedness of a Loan Party to any other Loan Party and Indebtedness of any wholly-owned Subsidiary owing to any Loan Party which Indebtedness is permitted under the provisions of Section 7.03 and which is subordinated to the Obligations and pledged to the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents;

 

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(d)           Indebtedness under the Term Loan Documents not to exceed an amount equal to $220,000,000 plus the aggregate amount of New Term Loans incurred pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof or amendments thereto; provided, that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of or by reason of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or amendment except to an amount not in excess of the amount then permitted pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date, (ii) the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed as a result of or in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or amendment; (iii) the terms relating to principal amount, amortization, maturity, collateral (if any) and subordination (if any), and other material terms taken as a whole, of any such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension or amendment of Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are no less favorable to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed, extended or amended, and (iv) the interest rate applicable to any such refinanced, refunded, renewed, extended or amended Indebtedness does not exceed the then applicable market interest rate;

 

(e)           Guarantees of the Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any other Guarantor;

 

(f)           Capitalized Leases of equipment and secured Indebtedness incurred to purchase or finance equipment; provided, that (i) any such Indebtedness is not in excess of the fair market value (evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower set forth in an officer’s certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent) of the equipment being leased or financed at the time incurred; (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness does not exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding; (iii) Liens securing the same attach only to the equipment being leased or financed, (iv) no Default exists or would result from the consummation of such Capitalized Lease or the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (iv) such Indebtedness is incurred concurrently with or within 180 days after the applicable purchase or financing;

 

(g)           Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the date hereof in accordance with the terms of Section 7.03(h), which Indebtedness is existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower (provided, that such Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Person’s becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower); provided, that (i) the scheduled maturity date of such Indebtedness is at least 91 days after the Maturity Date hereunder and (ii) at the time of any such incurrence of Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that is outstanding in reliance on this clause (g) shall not exceed $35,000,000;

 

(h)           Indebtedness of up to $15,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding of any foreign Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business, so long as no Loan Party is contractually obligated directly or indirectly to repay, guarantee, or secure any portion of such Indebtedness;

 

  

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(i)           Indebtedness incurred as part of the consideration for any acquisition permitted under Section 7.03(h) so long as (i) no Default exists or would result from the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (ii) such Indebtedness is subordinated on terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (iii) the scheduled maturity date of such Indebtedness is at least 90 days after the Maturity Date hereunder;

 

(j)            Indebtedness incurred by the Japanese Receivables Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100,000,000;

 

(k)           Indebtedness outstanding and listed on Schedule 7.02(k);

 

(l)            Indebtedness under any Purchase Commitments;

 

(m)          Intercompany Indebtedness between Holdings and the Borrower related to the Borrower’s Incentive Stock Plan, provided such Indebtedness (i) has subordination terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) is pledged to the Collateral Agent as part of the Collateral, and provided further, there shall be no cash settlement of such Indebtedness prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date;

 

(n)           Indebtedness under the Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200,000,000, and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof or amendments thereto; provided, that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or amendment except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing, (ii) the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed as a result of or in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or amendment, (iii) the terms relating to principal amount, amortization, maturity, collateral (if any) and subordination (if any), and other material terms taken as a whole, of any such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension or amendment of such Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are no less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed, extended or amended and (iv) the interest rate applicable to any such refinanced, refunded, renewed, extended or amended Indebtedness does not exceed the then applicable market interest rate;

 

(o)           obligations in respect of Capped Call Transactions (including but not limited to the purchase, exercise or settlement of (including, without limitation, an exercise and/or settlement prior to its scheduled expiration), or performance of such obligations);

 

(p)           unsecured Indebtedness, provided that after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such unsecured Indebtedness the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.5:1.0;

 

(q)           Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25,000,000 incurred in respect of reimbursement obligations for trade and standby letters of credit other than the Letters of Credit; and

 

  

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(r)           Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of up to $35,000,000 incurred in connection with the repurchase of Senior Notes or any Convertible Notes prior to the Maturity Date.

 

7.03

 

Investments.  Make, acquire or hold any Investments, except:

 

(a)           Investments held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form of Cash Equivalents;

 

(b)           loans and advances to employees (other than payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are made in the ordinary course of business) made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; provided, that, such loans and advances do not exceed $7,500,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

 

(c)           (i) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries outstanding on the Closing Date, (ii) additional Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Loan Parties (other than Holdings, Spansion Technology and any new Subsidiary that becomes a Loan Party as a result of such Investment, other than pursuant to clause (h) below), (iii) additional Investments by Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Loan Parties in other Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and (iv) Investments by the Loan Parties in joint ventures or Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in an amount (or value) not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(d)           Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

 

(e)           Guarantees permitted by Section 7.02(e);

 

(f)           Investments existing on the Closing Date (other than those referred to in Section 7.03(c)(i)) and set forth on Schedule 5.08(e);

 

(g)           Investments by the Borrower in Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.02(a);

 

(h)           the purchase or other acquisition of all of the Equity Interests in any Person or all or any substantial portion of the property of any Person, or any line or lines of business or division of any Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be wholly owned directly by the Borrower or one or more of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries (including as a result of a merger or consolidation); provided, that (I) neither the Borrower nor any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries may pay in excess of $500,000,000 in aggregate consideration for the acquisition of foreign Subsidiaries and (II) with respect to each purchase or other acquisition made pursuant to this Section 7.03(h):

 

(i)           any such newly-created or acquired Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor (if it is a Material Subsidiary) and shall comply with the requirements of Section 6.12;

 

  

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(ii)           the lines of business of the Person to be (or the property of which is to be) so purchased or otherwise acquired shall be substantially the same lines of business as one or more of the principal businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course;

 

(iii)           [Reserved.];

 

(iv)           [Reserved.];

 

(v)           (A) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such purchase or other acquisition, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) except with respect to foreign Subsidiaries, immediately after giving effect to such purchase or other acquisition, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with all of the covenants set forth in Section 7.11, such compliance to be determined on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) as though such purchase or other acquisition had been consummated as of the first day of the fiscal period covered thereby; and

 

(vi)           the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, at least five Business Days prior to the date on which any such purchase or other acquisition is to be consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, certifying that all of the requirements set forth in this Section 7.03(h) have been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such purchase or other acquisition;

 

(i)           stock, obligations or other securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Borrower or a Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments so long as the Collateral Agent has a security interest in such Investments perfected in a manner satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion;

 

(j)           Investments representing the non-cash portion of the consideration received in connection with a Disposition consummated in compliance with Section 7.05;

 

(k)           Capped Call Transactions; and

 

(l)           Investments not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.03 not to exceed (i) $50,000,000 at any time outstanding plus (ii) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time thereof or would result therefrom, additional Investments up to the Available Amount.

 

7.04           Fundamental Changes.  Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:

 

  

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(a)           Holdings or Spansion Technology may merge or consolidate with the Borrower provided the Borrower is the surviving entity;

 

(b)           any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided, however, that in each case, immediately after giving effect thereto, in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving entity or in the case of any such merger to which the Borrower is a party, the Borrower is the surviving entity;

 

(c)           any Loan Party may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Loan Party (other than Holdings or Spansion Technology); provided, that nothing in this clause (c) shall prevent the dissolution of Spansion Technology, as permitted by clause (f) below;

 

(d)           any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (including any Disposition that is in the nature of a liquidation) to (i) another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (ii) to a Loan Party if the Borrower determines in good faith that such Disposition is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;

 

(e)           in connection with any acquisition permitted under Section 7.03, any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided, that (i) the Person surviving such merger shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving Person and (iii) the Borrower determines in good faith that such acquisition is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; and

 

(f)           Spansion Technology may dissolve in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, so long as Holdings becomes the sole shareholder of the Borrower, and Spansion Technology may merge or consolidate with Holdings provided, that after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, Holdings is the surviving entity.

 

7.05           Dispositions.  Make any Disposition, including any sale and leaseback transaction, or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:

 

(a)           Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, or property no longer used or useful in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)           Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including, without limitation, bulk sales, discounted sales and liquidations, in each case, of stale or obsolete inventory or inventory that is not of first-quality merchantability);

 

(c)           (i) a Disposition of the facility located at 915 Deguigne Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94088 and (ii) Dispositions of (A) newly-created IP Rights or (B) newly-acquired IP Rights valued not in excess of $50,000,000, in each case to a special purpose intellectual property Subsidiary (domestic or foreign);

 

  

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(d)           Dispositions of property by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary; provided, that if the transferor of such property is a Guarantor, the transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor; and provided, further, that any such sales, transfers or Dispositions involving a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be made in compliance with Section 7.08;

 

(e)           Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04;

 

(f)            non-exclusive licenses of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business and substantially consistent with past practice;

 

(g)           sales of equipment in connection with sale and leaseback transactions permitted under Section 7.19;

 

(h)           Dispositions of assets (other than accounts receivable) by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05; provided, that (x) IP Rights Dispositions shall not exceed $250,000,000 in the aggregate, (y) Dispositions other than IP Rights Dispositions and Dispositions covered by clause (z) below shall not exceed the greater of $150,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and (z) Dispositions of probe cards and other assets to partners, suppliers or subcontractors in connection with the provision of services or products to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time; provided, further, that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition and (ii) in the case of Dispositions pursuant to clause (y), at least 75% of the purchase price for such asset shall be paid to the Borrower or such Subsidiary solely in cash;

 

(i)           Equipment or inventory that is consigned to partners, suppliers or subcontractors in connection with the provision of services or products to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business provided that title to such equipment or inventory is retained by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries;

 

(j)           Dispositions of equipment through fair value exchange transactions in the ordinary course of business in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000 in the aggregate after the Closing Date; provided, that, concurrently with any such Disposition that exceeds $5,000,000 the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower confirming that the fair market value of the equipment received in such transaction is at least equal to the fair market value of the equipment disposed of in such transaction; and

 

(k)           Factoring of inventory in an amount not exceeding at any time $20,000,000, and factoring of accounts receivable of Japanese customers.

 

provided, however, that any Disposition pursuant to Section 7.05(a) through Section 7.05(h) shall be for fair market value.

 

7.06           Restricted Payments.  Directly or indirectly declare or make, or incur any liability to make, any Restricted Payment, or issue or sell any Equity Interests or accept any capital contributions, except:

 

  

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(a)           Restricted Payments to the Borrower by its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)           Restricted Payments by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (or required to become Loan Parties) to other Subsidiaries;

 

(c)           Restricted Payments, not otherwise permitted hereunder, to any Domestic Subsidiary by any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(d)           Restricted Payments by the Borrower in an amount sufficient to repurchase Equity Interests of Holdings or the Borrower from current or former officers, directors or employees of Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of agreements (including employment agreements) or plans (or amendments thereto) approved by the Board of Directors of Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, under which such individuals purchase or sell, or are granted the option to purchase or sell, common Equity Interests; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate amount of such repurchases shall not exceed $10,000,000 in any calendar year and (ii) at the time of such repurchase, no other Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or result therefrom);

 

(e)           Restricted Payments by Holdings or the Borrower in the form of the conversion or exchange of any Convertible Notes into Equity Interests of Holdings or cash or a combination of such Equity Interests and cash based on the value of such Equity Interests or the conversion of the Equity Interests of Holdings into another class of its Equity Interests;

 

(f)           Restricted Payments by Holdings in the form of cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any Restricted Payment permitted hereunder (“Fractional Share Payments”), Restricted Payments by the Borrower in the form of cash payments in lieu of fractional shares upon the conversion of any Convertible Notes and Restricted Payments by the Borrower to Holdings to permit Holdings to make such Fractional Share Payment;

 

(g)           Restricted Payments by Holdings or the Borrower consisting of the repurchase of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) to the extent such repurchase is deemed to occur upon a cashless exercise of stock options, restricted stock units or warrants, so long as no Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom;

 

(h)           Restricted Payments by the Borrower to Holdings or Spansion Technology (i) consisting of Permitted Tax Payments, or (ii) for corporate overhead expenses in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in any calendar year;

 

(i)           Restricted Payments by Holdings with respect to the repurchase or redemption, and Restricted Payments by the Borrower to Holdings to permit Holdings to repurchase or redeem, for nominal consideration, preferred stock purchase rights issued in connection with any shareholder rights plan of Holdings, so long as no Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom;

 

(j)           Restricted Payments by the Borrower in connection with the repurchase of Senior Notes or any Convertible Notes prior to the Maturity Date otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

 

  

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(k)           Restricted Payments in the form of common stock of Holdings distributed to employees in connection with the Borrower’s Incentive Stock Plan;

 

(l)            a capital contribution to the Borrower or the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by the Borrower to Holdings;

 

(m)          the purchase, exercise or settlement (including, without limitation, an exercise and/or settlement prior to its scheduled expiration), or performance of obligations under, Capped Call Transactions;

 

(n)           Restricted Payments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.06 not to exceed (i) $50,000,000 after the Closing Date, plus (ii) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time thereof or would result therefrom, additional Restricted Payments up to the Available Amount; and

 

(o)            the issuance of any Convertible Notes.

 

7.07           Lines of Business.  Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof, or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.

 

7.08           Transactions with Affiliates.  Except as set forth below and in Schedule 5.21 neither Holdings, nor the Borrower nor any of their Subsidiaries shall, sell, transfer, distribute, or pay any money or property, including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses of any nature (including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses for management services), to any Affiliate, or lend or advance money or property to any Affiliate, or invest in (by capital contribution or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase any stock or Indebtedness, or any property, of any Affiliate, or become liable on any Guaranty of the Indebtedness, dividends, or other obligations of any Affiliate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries may engage in transactions with Affiliates in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, in amounts and upon terms (such terms to be fully disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for material Affiliate transactions) no less favorable to Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a third party who is not an Affiliate; the Borrower and Holdings may complete the purchase, exercise or settlement of (including, without limitation, an exercise and/or settlement prior to its scheduled expiration), or performance of obligations under, Capped Call Transactions and (b) the Borrower and Holdings may (i) enter into Investments in Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereunder and (ii) enter into any employment, indemnification or other similar agreement or employee benefit plan with any of its employees, officers or directors (and make payments pursuant thereto) in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, that is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement; provided, however, that if any such transaction set forth in (a) or (b) above involves aggregate payments or value in excess of $25,000,000, the Board of Directors of Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, (including at least a majority of the disinterested members of such Board of Directors) must approve the same and certify (as evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors), in its good faith judgment, that it believes that such transaction complies with the requirements set forth in this Agreement with respect to the foregoing permitted transactions with Affiliates; provided, further, that if such transaction involves aggregate payments or value in excess of $50,000,000, the Borrower obtains a written opinion from an Independent Financial Advisor to the effect that the consideration to be paid or received in connection with such transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Borrower, Holdings, or any Subsidiary, as applicable.

 

  

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7.09           Burdensome Agreements.  Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Transaction Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to or invest in the Borrower or any Guarantor, except for any agreement in effect at the time any Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iii) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person; provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.02(f), (h) or (j) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person.

 

7.10           Use of Proceeds.  Use the proceeds of the Loans, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock in violation of Regulation U or X or to refund Indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.

 

7.11           Financial Covenants.

 

(a)           Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.  Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of Holdings to be less than 1.25 to 1.0., unless at the end of such fiscal quarter (i) no Loans are outstanding under the Facility and (ii) Letter of Credit Usage does not exceed $5,000,000.

 

(b)           Consolidated Leverage Ratio.  Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter of Holdings to be greater than 3.50 to 1.0. unless on the last day of such fiscal quarter (i) no Loans are outstanding under the Facility and (ii) Letter of Credit Usage does not exceed $5,000,000.

 

7.12           [Reserved.]

 

7.13           [Reserved.]

 

7.14           Accounting Changes.  (a) Make any change in its accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP, or (b) change its fiscal year.

 

  

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7.15           Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness.  Voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, except (a) the prepayment of the Credit Extensions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (b) repayment of Term Loans in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement (c) refinancings and refundings of Indebtedness in compliance with Section 7.02(d), (d) refinancings and refundings of Indebtedness under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement and the Existing Term Loan Agreement, (e) prepayments of Indebtedness of foreign Subsidiaries by such foreign Subsidiary, (f) the repurchase of Senior Notes or any Convertible Notes prior to the Maturity Date in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200,000,000 and (g) cash payments made in respect of any Convertible Notes in connection with the settlement or the exercise of conversion rights by the holders thereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed the principal amount of any such Convertible Notes being converted.

 

7.16           Amendment, Etc. of Term Loan Documents, Organization Documents and Material Contracts.  (a) amend, modify or change in any material manner any term or condition of any Term Loan Document or any of its Organization Documents or Material Contracts in a manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or (b) take any other action in connection with any Term Loan Document that would, considering all such actions taken as a whole, impair the value of the interest or rights of any Loan Party thereunder or that would considering all such actions taken as a whole, impair the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any Lender except, in each case, for any refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or amendment in respect of the Term Loan Documents permitted by Section 7.02(d).

 

7.17           Parent Companies.  In the case of each of Holdings and Spansion Technology, engage in any business or activity other than (a) the ownership, collectively, of all outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and in the case of Holdings, Spansion Technology, (b) maintaining its corporate existence, (c) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative activities as the parent of the consolidated group of companies, including the Loan Parties, (d) the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder, (e) in the case of Holdings, activities incidental to being a publicly traded company and the purchase, exercise or settlement of (including, without limitation, an exercise and/or settlement prior to its scheduled expiration), or performance of obligations under, Capped Call Transactions, issuance or sale of any Equity Interests, (f) guaranteeing the obligations of its direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries, and (g) activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (a) through (f) of this Section.

 

7.18           Capital Structure.  Make any change in its capital structure which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.19           Sale and Leaseback Transactions.  Enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer 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 that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred, except for any such sale of any fixed or capital assets by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair value of such fixed or capital asset; provided, that the aggregate fair market value of property subject thereto shall not exceed at any time $50,000,000 at any time.

 

  

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7.20           Deposit and Securities Accounts.  From the date which is 60 days after the Closing Date, no Loan Party shall establish or maintain any deposit account or securities account which individually or together holds deposits in excess of the thresholds set forth in Section 4.01(f) of the Security Agreement that is not subject to an account control agreement, except with respect to the accounts set forth on Schedule 7.20.

 

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

8.01           Events of Default.  Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

(a)           Non-Payment.  The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to (i) pay when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) pay within three Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan hereunder, (iii) pay when due any amount payable to the Issuing Bank in reimbursement of any drawing under a Letter of Credit or any Cash Collateralization required pursuant to Section 2.13(d); or (iv) pay within five Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

 

(b)           Specific Covenants.  (i) The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05, 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12, or Article VII, (ii) any of the Guarantors fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 10.01 hereof or Section 2.01 of the Guaranty, as applicable, or (iii) any of the Loan Parties fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 2.04(i) or (j) or Section 5.01(a) or (i) of the Security Agreement or Section 3.1 of the respective Mortgages to which it is a party; or

 

(c)           Other Defaults.  Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days; or

 

(d)           Representations and Warranties.  Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) when made or deemed made; or

 

  

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(e)           Cross-Default.  (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than $35,000,000, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than $35,000,000; or

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  

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(j)           Invalidity of Loan Documents.  Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document; or

 

(k)           Change of Control.  There occurs any Change of Control; or

 

(l)           Collateral Documents.  Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01, Section 4.02 or Section 6.12 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien, as the case may be (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) on Collateral that is not immaterial purported to be covered thereby; or

 

(m)           Term Loan Documents.  An Event of Default under (and as defined in) the Term Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing.

 

provided, that solely for the purposes of determining whether a Default has occurred above (other than clause (a) above), any reference in any such paragraph to any Loan Party or Subsidiary shall be deemed to only include Material Subsidiaries.

 

8.02           Remedies upon Event of Default.  If any Event of Default occurs and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions, as applicable:

 

(a)           declare the Revolving Commitment of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated, whereupon such Revolving Commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

 

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

 

(c)           demand the deposit of Cash Collateral by the Borrower for the aggregate Letter of Credit Usage; and

 

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provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an event described in Section 8.01(f), the obligation of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate and the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender and the obligation of the Borrower to deposit Cash Collateral will become effective immediately, and such deposit will become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind.

 

8.03           Application of Funds.  After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

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

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and Issuing Bank and amounts payable under Article III, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them);

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and other Obligations, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to the ratable payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting (x) unpaid principal of the Loans (ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them), (y) amounts owing under Secured Hedge Agreements (ratably among the Lender Counterparties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them) and (z) Cash Collateral required to be deposited but no so deposited, to the Administrative Agent to be held by it until the Letter of Credit Usage shall have been reduced to zero (and thereafter to be applied in accordance with clauses (x) and (y) of this clause Fourth); and

 

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ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

9.01           Appointment of Agents.  Morgan Stanley is hereby appointed the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes Morgan Stanley, in such capacity, to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents. Morgan Stanley is hereby appointed the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes Morgan Stanley, in such capacity, to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents.  Morgan Stanley is hereby appointed the Documentation Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes Morgan Stanley, in such capacity, to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents.  Each Agent hereby agrees to act upon the express conditions contained herein and the other Loan Documents, as applicable.  The provisions of this Section 9.01 are solely for the benefit of Agents, the Lenders and no Loan Party shall have any rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof.  In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Borrower, Holdings or any of their Subsidiaries.

 

9.02           Powers and Duties.  Each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such action on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such actions, powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Each Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and the other Loan Documents.  Each Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents or employees.  No Agent shall have or be deemed to have, by reason hereof or any of the other Loan Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing herein or any of the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Agent any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Loan Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

 

9.03           General Immunity.

 

(a)           No Responsibility for Certain Matters.  No Agent shall be responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or any other Loan Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by any Agent to Lenders or by or on behalf of any Loan Party to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the Loan Documents and the Transaction contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of any Loan Party or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall any Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Loan Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Default or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing.  Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Loans.

 

  

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(b)           Exculpatory Provisions.  No Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to Lenders for any action taken or omitted by any Agent under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents except to the extent caused by such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable order.  Each Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or any of the other Loan Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until such Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 11.01) or, in the case of the Collateral Agent, in accordance with the Security Agreement or other applicable Collateral Document, and, upon receipt of such instructions from Required Lenders (or such other Lenders, as the case may be), or in accordance with the Security Agreement or other applicable Collateral Document, as the case may be, such Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions.  Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected and free from liability in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the Loan Parties), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 11.01) or, in the case of the Collateral Agent, in accordance with the Security Agreement or other applicable Collateral Document.

 

(c)           Notice of Default.  The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.”  The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice.  The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any such Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 8.02; provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default  as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.

 

9.04           Agents Entitled to Act as Lender.  The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, any Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder.  With respect to its participation in the Loans or Letters of Credit, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the terms “Lender” and “Issuing Bank”, as applicable, shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity.  Any Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with the Borrower, Holdings or any of their Affiliates as if it were not performing the duties specified herein without notice to or consent of the Lenders, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower, Holdings or any of their Subsidiaries for services in connection herewith and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders.  The Lenders acknowledge that pursuant to such activities, each Agent or any of its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, Holdings or any of their Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, Holdings or any of their Affiliates) and acknowledge that such Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to them.

 

  

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9.05           Lenders’ Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment.  Each Lender acknowledges to the Administrative Agent that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Subsidiaries, without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, in connection with its Credit Extension hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Subsidiaries.  No Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to Lenders.

 

Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement, an Assignment and Assumption or a Joinder Agreement and funding its Loan, participation in any Letter of Credit, or any New Revolving Loans, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, Required Lenders or Lenders, as applicable.

 

9.06           Right to Indemnity.  Each Lender, in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, severally agrees to indemnify the Arrangers, each Agent, their Affiliates and their respective officers, partners, directors, trustees, employees, representatives and agents of each Agent (each, an “Indemnitee Agent Party”), to the extent that such Indemnitee Agent Party shall not have been reimbursed by any Loan Party (and without limiting its obligation to do so), for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee Agent Party in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or otherwise in its capacity as such Indemnitee Agent Party in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH AGENT; provided, no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Indemnitee Agent Party’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable order.  If any indemnity furnished to any Indemnitee Agent Party for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Indemnitee Agent Party, be insufficient or become impaired, such Indemnitee Agent Party may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished; provided, in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify any Indemnitee Agent Party against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such Lender’s pro rata share thereof; and provided, further, this sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Indemnitee Agent Party against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement described in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence.

 

  

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Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse each Agent upon demand for its ratable share as provided above of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) incurred by such Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that such Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower.

 

The undertakings of the Lenders in this Section 9.06 shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent.

 

9.07           Successor Agent and the Swing Line Lender.  (a) Any Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and the Borrower.  Upon any such notice of resignation, Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower, which may not be unreasonably withheld, but shall not be required during the continuance of an Event of Default, to appoint a successor Agent, as the case may be.  If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring or removed Agent may appoint a successor to such Agent from among the Lenders.  Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, that successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Agent and the retiring or removed Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Agent all sums, Equity Interests and other items of Collateral held under the Collateral Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Agent under the Loan Documents as applicable, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Agent of the security interests created under the Collateral Documents whereupon such retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder.  After any former Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article IX, and Section 11.01 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder.

 

(b)           Any resignation of Morgan Stanley or its successor as the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.07(a) shall also constitute the resignation of Morgan Stanley or its successor as the Issuing Bank or as the Swing Line Lender, and any successor the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 9.07(a) shall, upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender for all purposes hereunder.  In such event (a) the Borrower shall prepay any outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the retiring or removed the Administrative Agent in its capacity as the Swing Line Lender, (b) upon such prepayment, the retiring or removed the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender shall surrender any Swing Line Note held by it to the Borrower for cancellation, and (c) the Borrower shall issue, if so requested by successor the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender, a new Swing Line Note to the successor the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender, in the principal amount of the Swing Line Sublimit then in effect and with other appropriate insertions.

 

  

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9.08           Delegation of Duties.  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Affiliates.  Any such sub-agent or its Affiliates shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care.  The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions of Section 9.03 and Section 9.06 shall apply to any Affiliates of the Administrative 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 the Administrative Agent.  All of the rights, benefits and privileges (including the exculpatory and indemnification provisions) of Section 9.03 and of Section 9.06 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as sub-agent as if such sub-agent and Affiliates were named herein.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent, (i) such sub-agent shall be a third-party beneficiary under this Agreement with respect to all such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory and rights to indemnification) and shall have all of the rights, benefits and privileges of a third-party beneficiary, including an independent right of action to enforce such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person, against any or all of the Loan Parties and the Lenders, (ii) such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) shall not be modified or amended without the consent of such sub-agent, and (iii) such sub-agent shall only have obligations to the Administrative Agent and not to any Loan Party, Lender or any other Person and no Loan Party, Lender or any other Person shall have the rights, directly or indirectly, as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise, against such sub-agent.

 

9.09           Collateral Documents and Guarantee.

 

(a)           Agents under Collateral Documents and Guarantee.  Each Lender hereby further irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of the Secured Parties with respect to the Guarantee, the Collateral and the Collateral Documents.  Subject to Section 11.01, without further written consent or authorization from the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of a sale or other Disposition of assets permitted hereby or to which Required Lenders (or such other Lenders or Lender Counterparties as may be required to give such consent under Section 11.01) have otherwise consented, or (ii) release any Guarantor from its Guarantee or with respect to which Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 11.01) have otherwise consented.

 

  

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(b)           Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantee.  Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Secured Party hereby agree that (i) no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Guarantee, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of a Secured Party in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Collateral Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale.

 

(c)           Rights under Secured Hedge Agreements.  No Secured Hedge Agreement will create (or be deemed to create) in favor of any Lender Counterparty that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral except as expressly provided in Section 11.01 of this Agreement.  By accepting the benefit of the Collateral, each Lender Counterparty shall be deemed to have appointed the Collateral Agent as its agent and agrees to be bound by the Loan Documents as a Secured Party, subject to the limitations set forth in this clause (c).

 

9.10           Posting of Approved Electronic Communications.

 

(a)           Delivery of Communications.  The Borrower hereby agrees, unless directed otherwise by the Administrative Agent or unless the electronic mail address referred to below has not been provided by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower that it will, or will cause its Subsidiaries to, provide to the Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents, including all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any such communication that (i) is or relates to a Committed Loan Notice or Issuance Notice, (ii) relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due under this Agreement or any other Loan Document prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iv) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and/or any Loan, participation in any Letter of Credit or other extension of credit hereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as “Communications”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium that is properly identified in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to an electronic mail address as directed by the Administrative Agent.  In addition, Holdings and the Borrower agree to continue to provide the Communications to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, as the case may be, in the manner specified in the Loan Documents but only to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

 

  

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(b)           Platform.  The Borrower and Holdings further agree that the Administrative Agent may make the Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on the Platform.

 

(c)           No Warranties as to Platform.  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”.  THE INDEMNITEES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS.  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 THE INDEMNITEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEMNITEES HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER OR NOT BASED ON STRICT LIABILITY, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY INDEMNITEES IS FOUND IN A FINAL, NONAPPEALABLE ORDER BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SUCH INDEMNITEE’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

 

(d)           Delivery Via Platform.  The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Communications by the Administrative Agent at its electronic mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Loan Documents.  Each Lender agrees that receipt of notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that the Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents.  Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s electronic mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and that the foregoing notice may be sent to such electronic mail address.

 

(e)           Uses of the Platform.  All uses of the Platform shall be governed by and subject to, in addition to this Section 9.10 separate terms and conditions posted or referenced in such Platform and related agreements executed by the Lenders and their Affiliates in connection with the use of such Platform.

 

(f)           No Prejudice to Notice Rights.  Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.

 

  

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9.11           Proofs of Claim.  The Lenders , Holdings and the Borrower hereby agree that after the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01(f), in case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any Loan Party) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

(i)           to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, the Letter of Credit Usage then outstanding, and any other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and other Agents (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and other agents and their agents and counsel and all other amounts due Lenders, the Administrative Agent and other agents hereunder) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

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

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent and other agents hereunder.  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lenders or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.  Further, nothing contained in this Section 9.11 shall affect or preclude the ability of any Lender to (i) file and prove such a claim in the event that the Administrative Agent has not acted within ten days prior to any applicable bar date and (ii) require an amendment of the proof of claim to accurately reflect such Lender’s outstanding Obligations.

 

9.12           Agents and Arrangers.  Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Documentation Agent and any arrangers shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement (or any other Loan Document) other than those applicable to all Lenders as such.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Documentation Agent and such arrangers shall not have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any other Lender.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Documentation Agent or any arranger in deciding to enter into this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party or in taking or not taking action hereunder or thereunder.

 

  

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ARTICLE X

CONTINUING GUARANTY

 

10.01           Guaranty.  Holdings and Spansion Technology hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantee, as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all of the Obligations, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, damages, costs, expenses or otherwise, of the Borrower to the Secured Parties, arising hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including all renewals, extensions, amendments, refinancings and other modifications thereof and all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Secured Parties in connection with the collection or enforcement thereof).  The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each of Holdings and Spansion Technology, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Obligations.  This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of Holdings or Spansion Technology under this Guaranty, and each of Holdings and Spansion Technology hereby irrevocably waive any defenses each may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.

 

10.02           Rights of Lenders.  Holdings and Spansion Technology consent and agree that the Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof:  (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise Dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine; and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Obligations.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Holdings and Spansion Technology consent to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of Holdings or Spansion Technology under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of Holdings or Spansion Technology.

 

10.03           Certain Waivers.  Holdings and Spansion Technology waive (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower or any other guarantor, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of any Secured Party) of the liability of the Borrower; (b) any defense based on any claim that Holdings’ or Spansion Technology’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Holdings’ or Spansion Technology’s liability hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against the Borrower, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of any Secured Party whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by any Secured Party; and (f) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties.  Holdings and Spansion Technology expressly waive all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Obligations. Holdings and Spansion Technology waive any rights and defenses that are or may become available to Holdings or Spansion Technology by reason of §§ 2787 and 2855, inclusive, and §§ 2899 and 3433 of the California Civil Code.  As provided below, this Guaranty shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York.  The foregoing waivers and the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Guaranty which pertain to California law are included solely out of an abundance of caution, and shall not be construed to mean that any of the above-referenced provisions of California law are in any way applicable to this Guaranty or the Obligations.

 

  

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10.04           Obligations Independent.  The obligations of Holdings and Spansion Technology hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against Holdings or Spansion Technology to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other Person or entity is joined as a party.

 

10.05           Subrogation.  Neither Holdings nor Spansion Technology shall exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full, the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated, all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled and the Facility is terminated.  If any amounts are paid to Holdings or Spansion Technology in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Secured Parties to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

 

10.06           Termination; Reinstatement.  This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until all Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Guaranty are indefeasibly paid in full in cash, the Revolving Commitments are terminated, all Letters of Credit are cancelled or expire and the Facility is terminated, with respect to the Obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower, Spansion Technology or Holdings is made, or any of the Secured Parties exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Secured Parties in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Secured Parties are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction.  The obligations of Holdings and Spansion Technology under this paragraph shall survive termination of this Guaranty.

 

  

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10.07           Subordination.  Holdings and Spansion Technology hereby subordinate the payment of all obligations and Indebtedness of the Borrower owing to Holdings and Spansion Technology, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, but not limited to, any obligation of the Borrower to Holdings or Spansion Technology as subrogee of the Secured Parties or resulting from Holdings’ or Spansion Technology’s performance under this Guaranty, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations.  If the Secured Parties so request, any such obligation or Indebtedness of the Borrower to Holdings or Spansion Technology shall be enforced and performance received by Holdings or Spansion Technology as trustee for the Secured Parties and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Secured Parties on account of the Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of Holdings or Spansion Technology under this Guaranty.

 

10.08           Stay of Acceleration.  If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against Holdings, Spansion Technology or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by Holdings or Spansion Technology immediately upon demand by the Secured Parties.

 

10.09           Condition of the Borrower.  Each of Holdings and Spansion Technology acknowledge and agree that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower and any other guarantor such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower and any such other guarantor as Holdings or Spansion Technology require, and that none of the Secured Parties has any duty, and neither Holdings nor Spansion Technology is relying on the Secured Parties at any time, to disclose to Holdings or Spansion Technology any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower or any other guarantor (Holdings and Spansion Technology waiving any duty on the part of the Secured Parties to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).

 

10.10           Additional Guarantor Waivers and Agreements.  (a)  Holdings and Spansion Technology understand and acknowledge that if the Secured Parties foreclose judicially or nonjudicially against any real property security for the Obligations, that foreclosure could impair or destroy any ability that Holdings or Spansion Technology may have to seek reimbursement, contribution, or indemnification from the Borrower or others based on any right Holdings or Spansion Technology may have of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnification for any amounts paid by Holdings or Spansion Technology under this Guaranty.  Holdings and Spansion Technology further understand and acknowledge that in the absence of this paragraph, such potential impairment or destruction of Holdings’ or Spansion Technology’s rights, if any, may entitle Holdings or Spansion Technology to assert a defense to this Guaranty based on Section 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure as interpreted in Union Bank v. Gradsky, 265 Cal. App. 2d 40 (1968).  By executing this Guaranty, Holdings and Spansion Technology freely, irrevocably, and unconditionally:  (i) waive and relinquish that defense and agree that each will be fully liable under this Guaranty even though the Secured Parties may foreclose, either by judicial foreclosure or by exercise of power of sale, any deed of trust securing the Obligations; (ii) agree that neither will not assert that defense in any action or proceeding which the Secured Parties may commence to enforce this Guaranty; (iii) acknowledge and agree that the rights and defenses waived by each in this Guaranty include any right or defense that each may have or be entitled to assert based upon or arising out of any one or more of §§ 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure or § 2848 of the California Civil Code; and (iv) acknowledge and agree that the Secured Parties are relying on this waiver in creating the Obligations, and that this waiver is a material part of the consideration which the Secured Parties are receiving for creating the Obligations.

 

  

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(b)           Holdings and Spansion Technology waive all rights and defenses that each may have because any of the Obligations is secured by real property.  This means, among other things:  (i) the Secured Parties may collect from Holdings or Spansion Technology without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by the other Loan Parties; and (ii) if the Secured Parties foreclose on any real property collateral pledged by the other Loan Parties:  (A) the amount of the Obligations may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price, and (B) the Secured Parties may collect from Holdings and Spansion Technology even if the Secured Parties, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, have destroyed any right Holdings or Spansion Technology may have to collect from the Borrower.  This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses Holdings or Spansion Technology may have because any of the Obligations is secured by real property.  These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon § 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

 

(c)           Each of Holdings and Spansion Technology waive any right or defense it may have at law or equity, including California Code of Civil Procedure § 580a, to a fair market value hearing or action to determine a deficiency judgment after a foreclosure.

 

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

 

11.01           Amendments, Etc.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

 

(a)           waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(d), (e), (g) or (i), without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(b)           extend or increase the Revolving Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Revolving Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender or extend the stated expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date without the written consent of each Lender that would be directly affected thereby;

 

  

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

 

(d)           without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, any reimbursement obligation in respect of any Letter of Credit or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;

 

(e)           change (i) Section 2.11 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the order of application of any prepayment of Loans from the application thereof set forth in Section 2.12 in any manner that materially and adversely affects the Lenders under the Facility without the written consent of the Required Lenders;

 

(f)           change any provision of this Section 11.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Pro Rata Share” any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(g)           release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Secured Party;

 

(h)           release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(i)           impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Facility to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of the Required Lenders; or

 

(j)           make any amendment, modification or waiver that would have an adverse effect on the timing or priority of payments due to any Lender Counterparty with respect to any Secured Hedge Agreement without the written consent of such Lender Counterparty;

 

and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto and (iii) no amendment, modification or waiver of this Agreement or any Loan Document altering the ratable treatment of obligations arising under Secured Hedge Agreements resulting in such obligations being junior in right of payment to principal on the Loans or resulting in obligations owing to any Lender Counterparty becoming unsecured (other than releases of Liens permitted in accordance with the terms hereof), in each case in a manner adverse to any Lender Counterparty, shall be effective without the written consent of such Lender Counterparty.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Revolving Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.

 

  

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If any Lender does not consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, consent or release with respect to any Loan Document that requires the consent of each Lender and that has been approved by the Required Lenders, the Borrower may replace such non-consenting Lender in accordance with Section 11.13; provided, that such amendment, waiver, consent or release can be effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such assignments required by the Borrower to be made pursuant to this paragraph).

 

11.02           Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.  (a) Notices Generally.  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

(i)           if to Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or the Issuing Bank to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.02; and

 

(ii)           if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or Lender Addendum.

 

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient).  Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

 

(b)           Electronic Communications.  Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided, that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

(c)           Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided, that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

 

  

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(d)           Change of Address, Etc.  Each of Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.  In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.  The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

 

(e)           Reliance by the Administrative Agent and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Issuance Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof.  The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, each Lender, their respective Affiliates, and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank and such Lender and of the Administrative Agent’s, such Issuing Bank’s and such Lender’s Affiliates from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower.  All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

11.03           No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure by any Lender, any Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

  

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11.04           Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.  (a) Costs and Expenses.  The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents, Arrangers and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Agents and Arrangers), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the Transaction contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents, Arrangers or any Lender (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, provided that, in the case of clause (B) below such out-of-pocket expenses shall include the fees, charges and disbursements of only (i) one common counsel, (ii) one special counsel and (iii) one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Agents, Arrangers or any Lender provided, further that each Agent, Arranger or Lender will have the right to retain separate counsel to represent such Agent, Arranger or Lender if and to the extent the representation of two or more Agents, Arrangers or Lenders by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them and/or otherwise give rise to a conflict of interest) in connection with (A) the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with Loans or Letters of Credit made hereunder, or (B) out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any consents, amendments, waivers, workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of the Loans or Letters of Credit made hereunder.

 

(b)           Indemnification by the Borrower.  In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section 11.04(a), whether or not the Transaction contemplated hereby shall be consummated, the Borrower agrees to defend (subject to Indemnitees’ selection of counsel), indemnify, pay and hold harmless, each Agent and Lender, their Affiliates and their respective officers, partners, directors, trustees, employees, shareholders, advisors, controlling Persons, counsel, representatives, agents and attorneys-in-fact of each Agent and each Lender and each of their heirs, successors and assigns (each, an “Indemnitee”), from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH INDEMNITEE; provided, the Borrower shall not have any obligation to any Indemnitee hereunder with respect to any Indemnified Liabilities if such Indemnified Liabilities arise solely from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of that Indemnitee as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable order or a settlement tantamount thereto.  To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 11.04 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, the Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.  No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unauthorized persons of information or other materials sent through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems that are intercepted by such persons or for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in connection with the Transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents.  This Section 11.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 11.04(b) shall apply irrespective of whether (i) the Indemnitee is a party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) the claim in respect of the Indemnified Liabilities is brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, its affiliates, its creditors or any other Person.

 

  

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(c)           Reimbursement by Lenders.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither the Borrower nor Holdings shall assert, and each of the Borrower and Holdings hereby waives, any claim against Lenders, Agents, and their respective Affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys or agents, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, as a result of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the Transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each of the Borrower and Holdings hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

 

(d)           The obligations in this Section 11.04 shall survive payment of the Loans, expiration or cancellation of the Letters of Credit and payment of all other Obligations.  At the election of any Indemnitee, the Borrower’s indemnification obligations under this Section 11.04 shall include the obligation to defend such Indemnitee using one common legal counsel (provided, that an Indemnitee will have the right to retain separate counsel to represent such Indemnitee who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnified coverage may be sought hereunder if and to the extent the representation of two or more Indemnitees by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them and/or would otherwise give rise to a conflict of interest) satisfactory to such Indemnitee, at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower.  All amounts owing under this Section 11.04 shall be paid within 30 days after demand.

 

(e)           Payments.  All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 30 days after demand therefor.

 

(f)            Survival.  The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Revolving Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

 

11.05           Payments Set Aside.  To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of the Lenders under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

  

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11.06           Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)           Generally.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns permitted hereby.  Neither the Borrower’s nor Holdings’ rights or obligations hereunder nor any interest therein may be assigned or delegated by the Borrower or Holdings without the prior written consent of all Lenders (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower or Holdings without such consent shall be null and void).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Affiliates of each of the Agents and Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Right to Assign.

 

(i)           Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 11.06(b)(ii), each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell, assign or transfer all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment or Loans owing to it or other Obligations, to any Person constituting an Eligible Assignee with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

 

(A)           the Borrower, who may not act unreasonably in giving such consent; provided, that (i) no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to any Person meeting the criteria of clause (a) of the definition of Eligible Assignee or, if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (b), (c), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing, any other Person and (ii) 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 five Business Days after receipt of written notice thereof;

 

(B)           the Administrative Agent; provided, that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Loan to (1) Morgan Stanley or an Affiliate thereof or (2) a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of the assignor;

 

(C)           the Swing Line Lender; and

 

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(ii)           Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

 

(A)           except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Commitments or Loans under the Facility, the amount of the Revolving Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of (I) the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or (II) if earlier, the “trade date” (if any) specified in such Assignment and Assumption) shall not be less than $1,000,000 or an integral multiple thereof, unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent;

 

(B)           the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided, that only one such fee shall be payable in the case of contemporaneous assignments to or by two or more Approved Funds; and

 

(C)           the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

(iii)           Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to Sections 11.06(b)(iv) and 11.06(b)(v), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption 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 the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits and subject to the obligations of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 11.06 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 11.06(c). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no assignee of interests shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 than the applicable grantor of such assignment would have been entitled to receive with respect to the assigned interest had no such assignment been made, and no assignee shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of the assignment and such assignee has complied with the requirements of Section 3.01(e).

 

  

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(iv)           Register.  The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at its Principal Office 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 Revolving Commitments of, and principal amount of and interest on the Loans owing and paid to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time and amounts received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower and whether such amounts constitute principal, interest, fees or other and each Lender’s share thereof (the “Register”). The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat the Persons listed as Lenders in the Register as the holders and owners of the corresponding Revolving Commitments and Loans listed therein for all purposes hereof (and the entries in the Register shall be conclusive for such purposes), and no assignment or transfer of any such Revolving Commitment or Loan shall be effective, in each case, unless and until an Assignment and Assumption effecting the assignment or transfer thereof shall have been delivered to and accepted by the Administrative Agent and recorded in the Register as provided in Section 11.06(b)(v).  Prior to such recordation, all amounts owed with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitment or Loan shall be owed to the Lender listed in the Register as the owner thereof, and any request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is listed in the Register as a Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of the corresponding Revolving Commitments or Loans.  Solely for the purposes of maintaining the Register and for tax purposes only the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be acting on behalf of the Borrower.  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 provided that each Lender shall be provided only with those parts of the Register that relate to its Revolving Commitments.

 

(v)           Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Eligible Assignee, the Eligible Assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the Eligible Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 11.06(b)(ii)(B) and any written consent to such assignment required by Section 11.06(b)(i), the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(c)           Participations.

 

(i)           Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than the Borrower, Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates) (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments, Loans or in any other Obligation); provided, that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided, that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 11.01 and (2) directly affects such Participant.  Subject to Section 11.06(c)(ii) below, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits and subject to the obligations of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 11.06(b) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01 shall be delivered to the participating Lender).

 

  

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(ii)           A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.

 

Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any Revolving Commitments, Loans, or its other Obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Revolving 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 notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(d)           Certain Other Assignments.  In addition to any other assignment permitted pursuant to this Section 11.06, any Lender may assign, pledge and/or grant a security interest in, all or any portion of its Loans, the other Obligations owed by or to such Lender, and its Notes, if any, to secure obligations of such Lender including any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor) and any operating circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank; provided, no Lender, as between the Borrower and such Lender, shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment and pledge; and provided, further, in no event shall the applicable Federal Reserve Bank, pledgee or trustee be considered to be a “Lender” or be entitled to require the assigning Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder.  The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in this Section 11.06(d).

 

  

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11.07           Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.

 

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; provided, that in the case of information received from a Loan Party or any such Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including Federal and state securities Laws.

 

11.08           Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness.  The rights of each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or their respective Affiliates may have.  Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

 

  

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11.09           Interest Rate Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”).  If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower.  In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

11.10           Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

11.11           Survival of Representations and Warranties.  All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof.  Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

 

11.12           Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

  

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11.13           Replacement of Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or if any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided, that:

 

(a)           the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 11.06(b)(ii)(B);

 

(b)           such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.01 or Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

 

(c)           in the case of any such assignment resulting from a material claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or material payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

 

(d)           such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and

 

(e)           in the case of a Lender that is also the Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall have caused each outstanding Letter of Credit to be cancelled and each outstanding Swing Line Loan to be prepaid.

 

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 any replaced Lender fails to execute the agreements required under Section 11.06 in connection with an assignment pursuant to this Section 11.13, such Lender shall be deemed to have executed such agreements two (2) Business Days following notice by the Borrower to such Lender of such failure.

 

11.14           Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.  (a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

  

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(b)           SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (E) OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR, IF THAT COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, IN ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.  BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (A) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS BY ANY AGENT IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS UNDER ANY SECURITY AGREEMENT GOVERNED BY A LAWS OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL SUBJECT THERETO); (B) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 11.02; (D) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (C) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (E) AGREES THAT AGENTS AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY SECURITY DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.

 

(c)           WAIVER OF VENUE.  THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(d)           SERVICE OF PROCESS.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW

 

  

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11.15           Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

11.16           No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.  In connection with all aspects of each Transaction contemplated hereby, the Borrower and Holdings each acknowledge and agree, and acknowledge their respective Affiliates’ understanding, that:  (i) the credit facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, on the other hand, and each of the Borrower and Holdings is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the Transaction contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof); (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, the Administrative Agent and each of the Arrangers is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (iii) none of the Administrative Agent or either of the Arrangers has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower or Holdings with respect to the Transaction contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers has advised or is currently advising the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates on other matters) and none of the Administrative Agent or either of the Arrangers has any obligation to the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the Transaction contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (iv) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent or either of the Arrangers has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the Transaction contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and each of the Borrower and Holdings has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate.  Each of the Borrower and Holdings hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.

 

  

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11.17           USA PATRIOT Act Notice.  Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “PATRIOT Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Act.

 

11.18           Time of the Essence.  Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents.

 

11.19           ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

11.20           Delivery of Lender Addenda.  Each Lender (other than any Lender whose name appears on the signature pages to this Agreement) shall become a party to this Agreement by delivering to the Administrative Agent a Lender Addendum duly executed by such Lender.

 

11.21           Agents; Arrangers.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of the Persons named on the cover page of this Agreement as a Joint Lead Arranger, a Joint Book Runner or as a the Documentation Agent shall have any duties or obligations under this Agreement except in its capacity as a Lender, but all such Persons, as a Lender, shall have the benefit of the indemnities provided for hereunder.  Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Persons shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender as a result of this Agreement.  Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgements with respect to the relevant Persons in their respective capacities as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Book Runner or as the Documentation Agent as applicable, as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in Section 11.16 above.

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

	 	
BORROWER:

	 
	 	 	 
	 	SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability	 
	 	
company

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	

By:

	/s/ Randy W. Furr	 
	 	Name:	
 Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief	 
	 	 	Financial Officer	 

 

 

	 	
GUARANTORS:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Randy W. Furr	 
	 	Name:	Randy W. Furr	 
	 	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief 	 
	 	 	Financial Officer	 

 

 

	 	
SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware

	 
	 	limited liability company	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Randy W. Furr	 
	 	Name:	Randy W. Furr	 
	 	
Title:

	Chief Financial Officer	 

 

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]

  

  

  

 

	 	
AGENTS AND LENDERS:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

	 
	 	
as the Administrative Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger, a Joint Book Runner and as the Documentation Agent

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Andrew W. Earls	 
	 	Name:	Andrew W. Earls	 
	 	Title:	Vice President	 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	 	
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

	 
	 	
as the Collateral Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger, a Joint Book Runner and as a Lender

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ Christina Park	 
	 	Name:	
Christina Park

	 
	 	Title:	
Managing Director

	 

 

 

	 	
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,

	 
	 	
as the Issuing Bank, the Swing Line Lender and as a Lender

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Andrew W. Earls	 
	 	Name:	Andrew W. Earls	 
	 	Title:	Vice President	 

 

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]

  

  

  

 

SCHEDULES TO

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

[Redacted.]

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBITS TO

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

[See next page.]

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF

COMMITTED LOAN NOTICE

 

Date:  ___________, _____

 

To:           Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent.

 

The undersigned hereby requests (select one):

 

o  A  Borrowing1                                o  A conversion or continuation of Loans

 

1.           On _______________________________ (a Business Day, and the “Credit Date”).

 

2.           In the amount of $_____________.

 

3.           Comprised of _________________________.

 

[Type of Loan requested:  Base Rate Loan, Eurodollar Rate Loan, or Swing Line Loan]

 

4.           For Eurodollar Rate Loans:  with an Interest Period of __________ months.

 

Borrower hereby certifies that:

 

(i)           after making the Loans requested on the Credit Date, the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect;

 

(ii)           as of the Credit Date, the representations and warranties contained in each of the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such Credit Date to the same extent as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and

 

1 Credit Exposures requested on the Closing Date may not exceed $100,000,000.

 

Form of Committed Loan Notice

  

A-1-1

  

 

[(iii)           as of the Credit Date, no event has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the borrowing contemplated hereby that would constitute a Default.]2

 

The account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of the Loans requested on the Credit Date are to be made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower are as follows:

 

Bank Name:                 _______________________

 

Bank Address:            _______________________

 

ABA Number:             _______________________

 

Account Number:       _______________________

 

Attention:                     _______________________

 

Reference:                     _______________________

 

SPANSION LLC

 

By:                                                                           

 

Name:                                                                      

 

Title:                                                                        

2 Include for requests after the Closing Date.

 

Form of Committed Loan Notice

  

A-1-2

  

 

EXHIBIT A-2

 

FORM OF

ISSUANCE NOTICE

 

 

[See next page.]

 

Form of Issuance Notice

  

A-2-1

  

 

Form of Issuance Notice

  

A-2-2

  

 

Form of Issuance Notice

  

A-2-3

  

 

Form of Issuance Notice

  

A-2-4

  

 

Form of Issuance Notice

  

A-2-5

  

 

Form of Issuance Notice

  

A-2-6

  

 

Form of Issuance Notice

  

A-2-7

  

 

Form of Issuance Notice

  

A-2-8

  

 

Form of Issuance Notice

  

A-2-9

  

 

EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF

REVOLVING LOAN NOTE

 

$[___,___,___]

____________, 2012 New York, New York

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), promises to pay [NAME OF LENDER] (the “Payee”) or its registered assigns, on or before [mm/dd/yy], the lesser of (a) [DOLLARS] ($[___,___,___]) and (b) the unpaid principal amount of all advances made by Payee to the Borrower as Revolving Loans under the Agreement referred to below.

 

The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, from the date hereof until paid in full, at the rates and at the times which shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC as the Collateral Agent, and.

 

This Note is one of the “Revolving Loan Notes” in the aggregate principal amount of $[___,___,___] and is issued pursuant to and entitled to the benefits of the Agreement, to which reference is hereby made for a more complete statement of the terms and conditions under which the Loans evidenced hereby were made and are to be repaid.

 

All payments of principal and interest in respect of this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in same day funds at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent or at such other place as shall be designated in writing for such purpose in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.  Unless and until an Assignment and Assumption effecting the assignment or transfer of the obligations evidenced hereby shall have been accepted by the Administrative Agent and recorded in the Register, the Borrower, each Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to deem and treat Payee as the owner and holder of this Note and the obligations evidenced hereby.  Payee hereby agrees, by its acceptance hereof, that before disposing of this Note or any part hereof it will make a notation hereon of all principal payments previously made hereunder and of the date to which interest hereon has been paid; provided, the failure to make a notation of any payment made on this Note shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of Borrower hereunder with respect to payments of principal of or interest on this Note.

 

This Note is subject to mandatory prepayment and to prepayment at the option of the Borrower, each as provided in the Agreement.

 

THIS NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWER AND PAYEE HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Form of Revolving Loan Note

  

B-1-1

  

 

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the unpaid balance of the principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, may become, or may be declared to be, due and payable in the manner, upon the conditions and with the effect provided in the Agreement.

 

The terms of this Note are subject to amendment only in the manner provided in the Agreement.

 

No reference herein to the Agreement and no provision of this Note or the Agreement shall alter or impair the obligations of the Borrower, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective times, and in the currency herein prescribed.

 

The Borrower promises to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, all as provided in the Agreement, incurred in the collection and enforcement of this Note.

 

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Form of Revolving Loan Note

  

B-1-2

  

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date and at the place first written above.

 

	 	
SPANSION LLC

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	 	 
	 	
Name:

	 	 
	 	
Title:

	 	 

 

Form of Revolving Loan Note

  

B-1-3

  

 

TRANSACTIONS ON

REVOLVING LOAN NOTE

 

	

 

Date

	

 

Amount of Loan 

Made This Date

	

 

Amount of Principal 

Paid This Date

	

 

Outstanding Principal 

Balance This Date

	

Notation

Made By

 

 

 

 

Form of Revolving Loan Note

  

B-1-4

  

 

EXHIBIT B-2

FORM OF

SWING LINE NOTE

 

$[___,___,___]3

____________, 2012 New York, New York

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.., as Swing Line Lender (the “Payee”), on or before [mm/dd/yy], the lesser of (a) [DOLLARS] ($[___,___,___]) and (b) the unpaid principal amount of all advances made by Payee to the Borrower as Swing Line Loans under the Agreement referred to below.

 

The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, from the date hereof until paid in full, at the rates and at the times which shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC as the Collateral Agent.

 

This Note is the “Swing Line Note” and is issued pursuant to and entitled to the benefits of the Agreement, to which reference is hereby made for a more complete statement of the terms and conditions under which the Swing Line Loans evidenced hereby were made and are to be repaid.

 

All payments of principal and interest in respect of this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in same day funds at the Principal Office of Swing Line Lender or at such other place as shall be designated in writing for such purpose in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

 

This Note is subject to mandatory prepayment and to prepayment at the option of the Borrower, each as provided in the Agreement.

 

THIS NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWER AND PAYEE HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the unpaid balance of the principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, may become, or may be declared to be, due and payable in the manner, upon the conditions and with the effect provided in the Agreement.

 

1 Swing Line Sublimit

 

Form of Swing Line Note

  

B-2-1

  

 

The terms of this Note are subject to amendment only in the manner provided in the Agreement.

 

No reference herein to the Agreement and no provision of this Note or the Agreement shall alter or impair the obligations of the Borrower, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective times, and in the currency herein prescribed.

 

The Borrower promises to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, all as provided in the Agreement, incurred in the collection and enforcement of this Note.

 

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Form of Swing Line Note

  

B-2-2

  

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date and at the place first written above.

 

	 	
SPANSION LLC

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	 	 
	 	Name:	 	 
	 	Title:	 	 

 

Form of Swing Line Note

  

B-2-3

  

 

TRANSACTIONS ON

SWING LINE LOAN NOTE

 

	

 

Date

	

Amount of Loan 

Made This Date

	

Amount of Principal 

Paid This Date

	

Outstanding Principal 

Balance This Date

	

Notation

Made By

 

 

 

 

 

Form of Swing Line Note

  

B-2-4

  

 

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Financial Statement Date:                                        

 

To:           Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as the Administrative Agent

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent.

 

The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies, solely in his/her capacity as an officer of Holdings, as of the date hereof, that he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of Holdings, and that:

 

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]

 

1.           I have reviewed the most recent year-end audited financial statements complete and correct copies of which are attached hereto as Schedule 1, as required by Section 6.01(a) of the Agreement for the fiscal year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries ended as of the above date, together with the report and opinion of a Registered Public Accounting Firm of nationally recognized standing required by such section.

 

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]

 

1.           I have reviewed the unaudited financial statements complete and correct copies of which are attached hereto as Schedule 1, as required by Section 6.01(b) of the Agreement for the fiscal quarter of Holdings and its Subsidiaries ended as of the above date.

 

2.           Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Certificate, fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, each, to the extent required by Section 6.01, in accordance with GAAP as of, and for, the period presented in the financial statements.

 

3.           The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.

 

Form of Compliance Certificate

  

C-1

  

 

4.           A review of the activities of the Borrower and Holdings and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal period has been made under the supervision of the undersigned with a view to determining whether during such fiscal period Holdings and its Subsidiaries performed and observed all their Obligations under the Loan Documents, and

 

[select one:]

 

[to the best knowledge of the undersigned during such fiscal period, the Borrower and Holdings and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents applicable to it and no Default under the financial covenants set forth in the Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing.]

 

--or--

 

[the Borrower and Holdings and its Subsidiaries have not complied with the following covenants or conditions and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:]

 

5.           The representations and warranties of Holdings and the Borrower contained in Article V of the Agreement, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection with the Loan Documents, are true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Certificate, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Agreement, including the statements in connection with which this Certificate is delivered.

 

[6.           The financial covenant analyses and information set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the above date.] [To be excluded if the covenant does not apply.]

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

Form of Compliance Certificate

  

C-2

  

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Responsible Officer has executed this Certificate solely in his/her capacity as an officer of Holdings as of ______, _____.

 

________________________

Name:

[Responsible Officer]

Form of Compliance Certificate

  

C-3

  

For the [Quarter/Year] ended __________________ (“Statement Date”)

 

SCHEDULE 1

to the Compliance Certificate

Financial Certificates

 

Form of Compliance Certificate

  

C-4

  

 

For the Quarter/Year ended ___________________(“Statement Date”)

 

SCHEDULE 2

to the Compliance Certificate

($ in 000’s)

 

FINANCIAL COVENANT COMPLIANCE

 

Form of Compliance Certificate

  

C-5

  

EXHIBIT D

FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

 

This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]4 Assignor identified in item 5 below ([the][each, an] “Assignor”) and [the][each]5 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “Assignee”).  [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]6 hereunder are several and not joint.]7  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Revolving Credit Agreement identified below (the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.  The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

 

For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”).  Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

 

1 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language.  If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.

 

2 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language.  If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.

 

3 Select as appropriate.

 

4 Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

 

Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

  

D-1

  

 

1.           Assignor[s]:            ______________________________

 

______________________________

 

2.           Assignee[s]:           ______________________________

 

______________________________

 

[for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]

 

3.           Borrower:    SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

4.           Administrative Agent: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement

 

5.           Credit Agreement:    Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012, among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent.

 

Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

  

D-2

  

 

6.           Assigned Interest[s]:

 

	
Assignor[s]8

	
Assignee[s]9

	
Aggregate Amount of Revolving Commitment for all Lenders10

	
Amount of Revolving Commitment Assigned

	
Percentage Assigned of Revolving Commitment11

	
CUSIP Number

	  	  	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
$______________

	
$_________

	
_________%

	  
	  	  	
$______________

	
$_________

	
_________%

	  
	  	  	
$______________

	
$_________

	
_________%

	  

 

[7.           Trade Date:         __________________]12

 

8.           Effective Date: __________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

 

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

	 	
ASSIGNOR

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By: _____________________________

Title:

ASSIGNEE

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By: _____________________________

Title:

 

  

5 List each Assignor, as appropriate.

 

6 List each Assignee, as appropriate.

 

7 Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

 

8 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Revolving Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

9 To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

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[Consented to and]13 Accepted:

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as

 Administrative Agent

By: _________________________________

     Title:

[Consented to:]14

SPANSION LLC

By: _________________________________

     Title:

 

  

  

10 To be added for Administrative Agent only if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender.

  

11 To be added unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.

 

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ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

SPANSION LLC CREDIT AGREEMENT

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

 

1.           Representations and Warranties.

 

1.1.           Assignor.  [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][[the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the Transaction contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

 

1.2.           Assignee.  [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the Transaction contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.06(b) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

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2.           Payments.  From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

 

3.           General Provisions.  This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption.  This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF GUARANTY

 

GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

This GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of _____________, 20__ (this “Agreement”), is made by each Subsidiary (as defined in the Credit Agreement (as defined below)) of each of Spansion Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) and Spansion Technology LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Spansion Technology”) listed on the signature pages hereof (such Subsidiaries, together with any Additional Guarantors which hereafter become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.06, are collectively referred to as the “Guarantors” and each individually as a “Guarantor”), in favor of Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and Barclays Bank PLC, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) for each of the Secured Parties.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Credit Agreement”), among Spansion LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), Holdings, Spansion Technology LLC, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as the Administrative Agent, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Collateral Agent, and the other Loan Documents referred to therein, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties have agreed to make Credit Extensions to or for the benefit of the Borrower;

 

WHEREAS, the obligations of the Lenders to make Credit Extensions to or for the benefit of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Guarantor;

 

WHEREAS, each Guarantor is engaged in a business which is related to the business of the Borrower and will derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the Credit Agreement and the Credit Extensions to be made or issued thereunder by the Lenders to or for the benefit of the Borrower and the other financial accommodations to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as may be made available by the other Secured Parties; and

 

WHEREAS, each Guarantor is willing to guarantee the Obligations of the Borrower as hereinafter provided in order to obtain such benefits;

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce the Lenders to make Credit Extensions to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, each Guarantor agrees, for the benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:

 

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ARTICLE 1

Definitions

 

Section 1.01.  Definitions. The following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

 

	
  

	
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“Additional Guarantors” is defined in Section 5.06(b).

 

	
  

	
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“Administrative Agent” is defined in the preamble.

 

	
  

	
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“Agreement” is defined in the preamble.

 

	
  

	
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“Credit Agreement” is defined in the first recital.

 

	
  

	
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“Guaranteed Obligations” is defined in Section 2.01.

 

	
  

	
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“Guarantor” and “Guarantors” are defined in the preamble.

 

	
  

	
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“Holdings” is defined in the preamble.

 

	
  

	
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“Intercompany Note” has the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.

 

	
  

	
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“Post Petition Interest” is defined in Section 2.04(b)(ii).

 

	
  

	
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“Termination Date” has the meaning provided in the Security Agreement.

 

Section 1.02.  Credit Agreement Definitions.  Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, have the meaning provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 1.03.  Other Interpretive Provisions.  The rules of construction in Sections 1.02 to 1.06 of the Credit Agreement shall be equally applicable to this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 2

Guarantee

 

Section 2.01.  Guarantee; Limitation Of Liability.  (a) Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at scheduled maturity or on any date of a required prepayment or by acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all Obligations of the Borrower and all Obligations of each other Guarantor now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any extensions, modifications, substitutions, amendments, amendments and restatements, replacements or renewals of any or all of the foregoing Obligations), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise (the Obligations of the Borrower and the other Guarantors guaranteed by each Guarantor being the “Guaranteed Obligations” of such Guarantor), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in enforcing any rights under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor’s Obligations hereunder shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor and would be owed by any other Loan Party to any Secured Party under or in respect of the Loan Document but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving such other Loan Party.

 

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(b)      Each Guarantor, and the Administrative Agent, for itself and each other Secured Party, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Agreement and the Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Debtor Relief Laws, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar Law to the extent applicable to this Agreement and the Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder.  To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent, the other Secured Parties and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the Obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the Obligations of such Guarantor under this Agreement not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

 

(c)      Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that in the event any payment shall be required to be made to any Secured Party under this Agreement, such Guarantor will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, such amounts to each other Guarantor so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Secured Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents.

 

Section 2.02.  Guarantee Absolute.  Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, regardless of any Law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of any Secured Party with respect thereto.  The Obligations of each Guarantor under or in respect of this Agreement are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Obligations of any other Loan Party under or in respect of the Loan Documents, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor to enforce this Agreement, irrespective of whether any action is brought against the Borrower or any other Loan Party or whether the Borrower or any other Loan Party is joined in any such action or actions.  This Agreement is a present and continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment when due, and not of collection, by each Guarantor jointly and severally with each other Guarantor of the Obligations of the Borrower or any other Guarantor.  The liability of each Guarantor under this Agreement shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the following:

 

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(a)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

 

(b)      any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations of any other Loan Party under or in respect of the Loan Documents, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise;

 

(c)      any taking, exchange, release, subordination or non-perfection of any Collateral or any other collateral, or any taking, release, subordination or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any other guarantee, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

 

(d)      any manner of application of Collateral or any other collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any Collateral or any other collateral for all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents or any other assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(e)      any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding under Debtor Relief Laws affecting the Borrower or any other Loan Party or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any Guaranteed Obligation;

 

(f)      the existence of any claim, setoff or other right which any Guarantor may have at any time against any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transaction;

 

(g)      any provision of applicable Law purporting to prohibit the payment or performance by any Loan Party of any of the Obligations of such Loan Party;

 

(h)      any failure of any Secured Party to disclose to any Loan Party any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Loan Party now or hereafter known to such Secured Party (each Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Secured Parties to disclose such information);

 

(i)      the failure of any other Person to execute or deliver this Agreement or any other guarantee or agreement or the release or reduction of liability of any Guarantor or other guarantor or surety with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; or

 

(j)      any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by any Secured Party that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party or any other guarantor or surety, other than payment and performance of the Obligations of such Loan Party when due.

 

Section 2.03.  Waivers And Acknowledgments.

 

(a)      Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance, presentment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Agreement and any requirement that any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any Loan Party or any other Person or any Collateral.

 

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(b)      Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, any right to revoke this Agreement and acknowledges that this Agreement is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.

 

(c)      Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (i) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Secured Party that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor or other rights of such Guarantor to proceed against any of the other Loan Parties, any other guarantor or any other Person or any Collateral and (ii) any defense based on any right of setoff or counterclaim against or in respect of the Obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.

 

(d)      Each Guarantor acknowledges that the Administrative Agent may, without notice to or demand upon such Guarantor and without affecting the liability of such Guarantor under this Agreement, foreclose under any mortgage by nonjudicial sale, and each Guarantor hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, any defense to the recovery by the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties against such Guarantor of any deficiency after such nonjudicial sale and any defense or benefits that may be afforded by applicable Law.

 

(e)      Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any duty on the part of any Secured Party to disclose to such Guarantor any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by such Secured Party.

 

(f)      Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Loan Documents and that the waivers set forth in Section 2.02 and this Section 2.03 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

Section 2.04.  Subordination.  (a)Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other insider guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s Obligations under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution (pursuant to Section 2.01(c) or otherwise) or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Secured Party against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other insider guarantor or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other insider guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by setoff or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, unless and until the Termination Date has occurred.

 

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(b)      Each Guarantor hereby agrees that any and all debts, liabilities and other obligations owed to such Guarantor by each other Loan Party, including pursuant to Section 2.01(c) (collectively, the “Subordinated Obligations”), are hereby subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations of such other Loan Party under the Loan Documents to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section 2.04(b):

 

(i)      Except during the continuance of an Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), each Guarantor may receive payments from any other Loan Party on account of the Subordinated Obligations.  After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), however, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees in writing, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations.

 

(ii)      In any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party, each Guarantor agrees that unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees in writing the Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all Obligations (including all interest and expenses accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, whether or not constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding (“Post Petition Interest”)) of each other Loan Party before such Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations of such other Loan Party.

 

(iii)                 After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), each Guarantor shall, if the Administrative Agent so requests, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of any Subordinated Obligations due to such Guarantor from any other Loan Party as trustee for the Secured Parties and deliver such payments to the Administrative Agent for application to the Guaranteed Obligations (including all Post Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Agreement.

 

(iv)                 After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any other Loan Party), the Administrative Agent is authorized and empowered (but without any obligation to so do), in its discretion, (A) in the name of any Guarantor, to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations due to such Guarantor and to apply any amounts received thereon to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post Petition Interest), and (B) to require any Guarantor (1) to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations due to such Guarantor and (2) to pay any amounts received on such obligations to the Administrative Agent for application to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post Petition Interest).

 

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(c)      If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of this Section 2.04 at any time prior to the Termination Date for such Guarantor, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property and funds of such Guarantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, or to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Agreement thereafter arising.

 

(d)      If the Termination Date for the Borrower shall have occurred, the Administrative Agent will, at any Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from any payment made by such Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.05.  Payments Free And Clear of Taxes, Etc.  (a) Any and all payments made by any Guarantor under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made, in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if any Guarantor shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including Other Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.05), each of the Administrative Agent or Secured Party, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Guarantor shall make such deductions, and (iii) such Guarantor shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Law.

 

(b)      Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, each Guarantor shall timely pay any Other Taxes that arise from any payment made by or on behalf of such Guarantor under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Law.

 

(c)      Each Guarantor shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to a Guarantor by a Secured Party (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Secured Party, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d)      As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by any Guarantor to a Governmental Authority, such Guarantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent 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.

 

ARTICLE 3

Representations And Warranties

 

Section 3.01.  Credit Agreement Representatives And Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby makes each representation and warranty made in the Credit Agreement by the Borrower, Holdings and Spansion Technology with respect to, and to the extent applicable to, such Guarantor.

 

Section 3.02.  No Conditions Precedent. There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement that have not been satisfied or waived.

 

Section 3.03.  Independent Credit Analysis. Each Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon any Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is or is to be a party, and such Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from each other Loan Party on a continuing basis information pertaining to, and is now and on a continuing basis will be completely familiar with, the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties and prospects of such other Loan Party.

 

ARTICLE 4

Covenants

 

Section 4.01.  Credit Agreement Covenants.  Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that until the Termination Date for such Guarantor, it will perform and observe, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform and observe, all of the terms, covenants and agreements set forth in the Credit Agreement on its or their part to be performed or observed or that the Borrower, Holdings or Spansion Technology has agreed to cause such Guarantor to perform or observe.

 

Section 4.02.  Separateness Covenants.  Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that until the Termination Date for such Guarantor it shall not:

 

(a)      fail to pay its debts and liabilities from its own funds;

 

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(c)      fail to maintain its records, books of accounts, bank accounts and financial statements separate and apart from those of any other Person (except that the financial position, assets, results of operations and cash flows of each Guarantor may be included in the consolidated financial statements of an Affiliate in accordance with GAAP, provided that any such consolidated financial statements shall contain a note indicating that each of the Guarantors and such Affiliate are separate legal entities), and use stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;

 

(d)      commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person;

 

(e)      fail to hold its assets in its own name;

 

(f)      fail to observe at all times faithfully and fully all corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership formalities, as applicable;

 

(g)      fail to hold itself out as being separate and apart from any Affiliates and any other Person, and conduct its business in its own name;

 

(h)      fail to observe at all times faithfully and fully its formal legal requirements as a separate legal entity;

 

(i)      hold itself out to be responsible for the debts of another Person or assume or Guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person, except as contemplated by this Agreement or as otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement; or

 

(j)      fail to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person, or conduct its business in order not to (i) mislead others as to the identity with which such other party is transacting business, or (ii) suggest that such Guarantor is responsible for the debts of any other Person.

 

ARTICLE 5

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

Section 5.01.  Loan Document. This Agreement is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.

 

Section 5.02.  No Waiver; Remedies.  No failure on the part of any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by the Law.

 

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Section 5.03.  Right Of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Secured Party and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to setoff and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations  (in whatever currency) at any time owing by, such Secured Party or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all of the Obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents to such Secured Party, irrespective of whether or not such Secured Party shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations of such Guarantor may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Secured Party different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness.  The rights of each Secured Party and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Secured Party or their respective Affiliates may have.  Each Secured Party agrees to notify such Guarantor and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

 

Section 5.04.  Indemnification. (a) Without limitation of any Guarantor’s obligation to guarantee the Borrower’s reimbursement and indemnification Obligations under Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement, each Guarantor shall independently indemnify each Indemnitee against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party as and to the extent provided in Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(b)      Each Guarantor hereby also agrees that none of the Indemnitees shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) to any of the Guarantors or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact, and each Guarantor hereby agrees not to assert any claim against any Indemnitee on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of the Loans, the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Credit Extensions, the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.

 

(c)      All amounts due under this Section 5.04 shall be payable not later than thirty days after demand therefor.

 

(d)      Without prejudice to the survival of any of the other agreements of any Guarantor under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the agreements and obligations of each Guarantor contained in Section 2.01(a) (with respect to enforcement expenses), the last sentence of Section 2.02, Section 2.05 and this Section 5.04 shall survive the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all of the other amounts payable under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.05.  Continuing Guarantee; Reinstatement. (a) This Agreement is a continuing agreement and shall (i) remain in full force and effect with respect to each Guarantor until the Termination Date for such Guarantor, (ii) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (iii) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Secured Parties and their successors, transferees and assigns.

 

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(b)      This Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, with respect to a Guarantor if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any Secured Party or any other Person in connection with the insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceedings affecting the Borrower or any other Loan Party under Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

 

(c)      The Obligations of a Guarantor under this Agreement shall terminate on the Termination Date for such Guarantor.

 

Section 5.06.  Amendments, etc.; Additional Guarantors; Successors and Assigns.  (a) No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by any Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any such amendment, by the Guarantors, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

(b)      Upon the execution and delivery by any Person of a Joinder Agreement, such Person shall be referred to as an “Additional Guarantor” and shall be and become a Guarantor, and each reference in this Agreement to “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor.

 

(c)      This Agreement shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors, transferees and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party and their respective successors, transferees and assigns; provided, however, that no Guarantor may assign its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 5.07.  Addresses for Notices; Parent and Borrower as Representative.  (a) All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement (with any notice to a Guarantor being delivered to such Guarantor in care of Holdings).  All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made at the times provided in Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(b)      Each Guarantor hereby appoints Holdings and/or the Borrower to act as the representative for such Guarantor for purposes of delivering and receiving notices on behalf of such Guarantor under, and confirming the consent of such Guarantor and otherwise authorizing and delivering supplements and amendments to, the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party on behalf of such Guarantor, including, without limitation, pursuant to a Perfection Certificate supplement.

 

Section 5.08.  Section Captions.  Section captions used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.09.  Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Section 5.10.  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.

 

Section 5.11.  GOVERNING LAW, ETC.  (a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(b)      SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (E) OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR, IF THAT COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, IN ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.  BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (A) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS BY ANY AGENT IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS UNDER ANY SECURITY AGREEMENT GOVERNED BY A LAWS OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL SUBJECT THERETO); (B) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.1; (D) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (C) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (E) AGREES THAT AGENTS AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.

 

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(c)      EACH ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(d)      EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 5.07.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

Section 5.12.  Right to Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

Section 5.13. Entire Agreement.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES OR BY PRIOR OR CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

	 	
SPANSION INTERNATIONAL, INC.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
By:

	  	 
	 	
Name:

	 
	 	
Title:

	 

	 	
SPANSION INTERNATIONAL TRADING, INC.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
By:

	  	 
	 	
Name:

	 
	 	
Title:

	 

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

[See Exhibit 10.3]

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF MORTGAGE

DEED OF TRUST, SECURITY AGREEMENT,

ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS AND FINANCING STATEMENT

(INCLUDING FIXTURE FILING)

([      15] County, [       16])

 

THIS DEED OF TRUST, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS AND FINANCING STATEMENT (WITH FIXTURE FILING) (this “Deed of Trust”), effective as of the ___ day of ______________, 201__, by [    17], a[       18] (“Grantor”), whose address for notice hereunder is [      19], to [        20], a [       21], Trustee (hereinafter referred to in such capacity as “Trustee”), whose address is [          22], for the benefit of BARCLAYS BANK PLC in the capacity as Collateral Agent for the Lenders, whose address is 745 Seventh Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, NY  10019.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Credit Agreement.  As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)           Beneficiary:  Barclays Bank PLC, in the capacity as Collateral Agent for the Lenders, together with any successor agent under the Credit Agreement.

 

(b)           Buildings:  Any and all buildings, covered garages, utility sheds, workrooms, air conditioning towers, open parking areas, structures and other improvements, and any and all additions, alterations, betterments or appurtenances thereto, now or at any time hereafter situated, placed or constructed upon the Land or any part thereof.

 

15 Insert the county where the Mortgaged Property is located.

 

16 Insert the state where the Mortgaged Property is located.

 

17 Insert the name of the entity that holds rights to the Mortgaged Property.

 

18 Insert the jurisdiction of organization of the Grantor and the entity type of the Grantor (i.e. a California limited liability company).

 

19 Insert the address of the Grantor.

 

20 Insert the name of the Trustee for the Mortgaged Property.

 

21 Insert the jurisdiction of organization and the entity type of the Trustee, if applicable (i.e. a California corporation).

 

22 Insert the address of the Trustee.

 

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(c)           Credit Agreement:  The Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 13, 2012, among Spansion LLC, as the Borrower, Spansion Inc., and Spansion Technology LLC, as the Guarantors, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as the Administrative Agent, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Collateral Agent, and the Lenders party thereto relating to loans to Borrower in an aggregate amount up to $50,000,000.

 

(d)           Event of Default:  The phrase “Event of Default” shall have the meaning given thereto in the Credit Agreement.

 

(e)           Fixtures:  All fixtures, systems, machinery, materials, supplies, equipment, apparatus and other items of personal property now owned or hereafter acquired by Grantor that are both now or hereafter attached or affixed to, installed or situated in any of the Buildings or on the Land and used in connection with the Buildings or the Land, including, without limitation, water, utility gas, electrical, storm, sanitary sewer facilities from the point of connection with the utility service providers’ service delivery facilities, and whether or not situated on easements, all of which are hereby declared to be permanent accessions to the Land.

 

(f)           Grantor:  The above defined Grantor, and any and all subsequent owners of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof.

 

(g)           Guarantors (individually and/or collectively, as the context may require):  Spansion Inc., a Delaware corporation, Spansion Technology LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, such other Guarantors as described in the Credit Agreement, and any other person executing a Guaranty.

 

(h)           Guaranty (individually and/or collectively, as the context may require):  All Guarantees (including the Guaranty of Spansion Inc. and Spansion Technology LLC set forth in the Credit Agreement) executed by any person in favor of Beneficiary, guaranteeing repayment or performance of any or all of the Loan Documents.

 

(i)           Impositions:  All real estate and personal property taxes; water, gas, sewer, electricity and other utility rates and charges; charges for any easement, license or agreement maintained for the benefit of the Mortgaged Property; and all other taxes, charges and assessments and any interest, costs or penalties with respect thereto, general and special, ordinary and extraordinary, foreseen and unforeseen, of any kind and nature whatsoever which at any time prior to or after the execution hereof may be assessed, levied or imposed upon the Mortgaged Property or the Rents or the ownership, use, occupancy or enjoyment thereof.

 

(j)           Land:  The real estate or interest therein described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto, and all rights, titles and interests appurtenant thereto.

 

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(k)           Leases:  Any and all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or other agreements (written or oral, now or hereafter in effect) which grant a possessory interest in and to, or the right to use, the Mortgaged Property, together with any guarantees, supplements, amendments, modifications, extensions and renewals and all other agreements, such as utility contracts, maintenance agreements and service contracts, which in any way relate to the use, occupancy, operation, maintenance, enjoyment or ownership of the Mortgaged Property.

 

(l)           Lenders:  The financial institutions from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, together with their respective successors and assigns.

 

(m)           Loan Documents:  The Loan Documents defined in the Credit Agreement including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement, the IP Security Agreements, the Account Control Agreements, this Deed of Trust, all UCC filings, the other Mortgages and all Guarantees.

 

(n)           Material Adverse Effect:  The term “Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning given thereto in the Credit Agreement.

 

(o)           Mortgaged Property:  The fee interest and all easement interests in the real property described in Exhibit A, including the Land, Buildings and Fixtures, together with the following described property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Grantor:

 

(i)           all rights, privileges, tenements, hereditaments, rights-of-way, easements, appendages and appurtenances in anywise appertaining thereto, and all right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in and to any streets, ways, alleys, strips or gores of land adjoining the Land or any part thereof; and

 

(ii)           all betterments, additions, alterations, appurtenances, substitutions, replacements and revisions thereof and thereto and all reversions and remainders therein; and

 

(iii)           all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to any awards, remunerations, reimbursements, settlements or compensation heretofore made or hereafter to be made by any Governmental Authority pertaining to the Land, Buildings or Fixtures or any condemnation or taking (or any purchase in lieu thereof), including but not limited to those for any vacation of, or change of grade in, any streets affecting the Land or the Buildings and those for municipal utility district or other utility costs incurred in connection with the Land;

 

(iv)           all rights to utility availability applicable to the Land or the Buildings granted by any city, municipal utility district or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority;

 

(v)           all goods, accounts, inventory, general intangibles (including, without limitation, all trademarks, trade names and symbols), instruments, documents, contract rights and chattel paper, including all such items as defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Grantor and now or hereafter affixed to, placed upon, used in connection with, arising from or otherwise related to the Land or Buildings;

 

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(vi)           all reserves, escrows or impounds required under any Loan Documents and all deposit accounts maintained by Grantor with respect to the Mortgaged Property;

 

(vii)           all Leases, (written or oral, now or at any time in effect) which grant to any Person a possessory interest in, or the right to use, all or any part of the Mortgaged Property, together with all related security and other deposits, letters of credit and other instruments of financial security;

 

(viii)           all of the Rents;

 

(ix)           all other agreements, such as construction contracts, architects’ agreements, engineers’ contracts, all plans and specifications, utility contracts, maintenance agreements, management agreements, service contracts, listing agreements, guaranties, warranties, permits, licenses, franchises, certificates and entitlements in any way relating to the construction, use, occupancy, operation, maintenance, enjoyment or ownership of the Mortgaged Property;

 

(x)           all property tax refunds payable with respect to the Mortgaged Property;

 

(xi)           all insurance policies, unearned premiums therefor and proceeds from such policies covering any of the above property now or hereafter acquired by Grantor;

 

(xii)           all “green” attributes related to the above described property, including, without limitation, any and all credits, benefits, emission reductions, offsets and allowances, howsoever entitled, attributable to the energy generations from the Land, the Buildings or the Fixtures, the displacement of conventional energy generation and avoided emissions, and all reporting rights related thereto; and

 

(xiii)           all proceeds, products or profits of, or arising from, any of the foregoing.

 

As used in this Deed of Trust, the term “Mortgaged Property” shall be expressly defined as meaning all, or where the context permits or requires, any portion of the above, and all or, where the context permits or requires, any interest therein.

 

(p)           Obligations:  All advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.  The scheduled maturity date of the Obligations is the date that is five (5) years after the effective date of this Deed of Trust; provided, however, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

 

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(q)           Other Obligations:  Any and all of the covenants, warranties, representations and other obligations (other than to repay the Obligations) made or undertaken by Grantor, Guarantors or others to any Lender, Beneficiary, Trustee or others as set forth in the Loan Documents.

 

(r)           Permitted Encumbrances:  All (i) liens or other encumbrances on the Mortgaged Property to the extent shown in the Mortgage Policy related to the Mortgaged Property in favor of Beneficiary, (ii) Leases entered into in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) Liens permitted under Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(s)           Rents:  All of the rents, revenues, income, proceeds, profits, security and other types of deposits, and other benefits paid or payable by parties to the Leases other than Grantor for using, leasing, licensing, possessing, operating from, residing in, selling or otherwise enjoying the Mortgaged Property.

 

(t)           Utility Rights:  Any and all rights of Grantor to utility availability (including electricity, gas, propane, water, sanitary sewer, and drainage) applicable to the Land and Buildings granted or to be granted by any utility, municipal utility district, or any other Governmental Authority.

 

ARTICLE 2.

GRANT

 

To secure the full and timely payment of the Obligations and the full and timely performance and discharge of the Other Obligations, Grantor has GRANTED, BARGAINED, SOLD and CONVEYED, and by these presents does GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL and CONVEY, unto Trustee, in trust, with power of sale, the Mortgaged Property, subject, however, to the Permitted Encumbrances, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Mortgaged Property unto Trustee, its successors and assigns, forever, for the benefit of Beneficiary, and Grantor does hereby bind itself, its successors and assigns to warrant and forever defend the title to the Mortgaged Property unto Trustee, for the benefit of Beneficiary, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof subject, however, to the Permitted Encumbrances; provided, however, that if Grantor shall pay (or cause to be paid) the Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable and shall have performed and discharged (or caused to be performed and discharged) all Other Obligations required to be performed and discharged at the time the Obligations are paid in full, then the Liens created by this Deed of Trust shall terminate, otherwise same shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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ARTICLE 3.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Grantor hereby unconditionally covenants and agrees with Beneficiary as follows:

 

3.1           First Lien Status:  Grantor will protect the first lien status of this Deed of Trust.  Except for Permitted Encumbrances, Grantor will not place, or permit to be placed, or otherwise mortgage, hypothecate or encumber the Mortgaged Property with, any other Lien, regardless of whether same is allegedly or expressly inferior to the Lien created by this Deed of Trust, and, if any such Lien is asserted against the Mortgaged Property, Grantor will promptly, and at its own cost and expense, (a) pay the underlying claim in full or take such other action so as to cause same to be released and (b) within five (5) days from the date Grantor obtains knowledge that such Lien is so asserted, give Beneficiary notice of such Lien.  Such notice shall specify who is asserting such Lien and shall detail the origin and nature of the underlying claim giving rise to such asserted Lien.

 

3.2           Repair:  Grantor will keep the Mortgaged Property in first class order and condition and will make all repairs, replacements, renewals, additions, betterments, improvements and alterations thereof and thereto, interior and exterior, structural and nonstructural, ordinary and extraordinary, foreseen and unforeseen, which are necessary or reasonably appropriate to keep same in such order and condition.  Grantor will also use its best efforts to prevent any act or occurrence which might impair the value or usefulness of the Mortgaged Property for its intended usage.  In instances where repairs, replacements, renewals, additions, betterments, improvements or alterations are required in and to the Mortgaged Property to prevent loss, damage, waste or destruction thereof, Grantor shall proceed to construct same, or cause same to be constructed.

 

3.3           [Intentionally Omitted]

 

3.4           [Intentionally Omitted]

 

3.5           Restoration Following Casualty:  If any act or occurrence of any kind or nature, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen (including any casualty for which insurance was not obtained or obtainable), shall result in damage to or loss or destruction of the Mortgaged Property in excess of $10,000,000, Grantor will give notice thereof to Beneficiary and, if so instructed by Beneficiary and subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement related to insurance matters, will promptly, at Grantor’s sole cost and expense and regardless of whether the insurance proceeds (if any) shall be sufficient for the purpose, commence and continue diligently to completion to restore, repair, replace and rebuild the Mortgaged Property as nearly as possible to its value, condition and character immediately prior to such damage, loss or destruction.  Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, Beneficiary or Trustee is hereby authorized to collect all insurance and condemnation proceeds (or if no Event of Default exists, proceeds in excess of $10,000,000) in respect of Collateral directly and to apply or remit them as provided in Section 2.03(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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3.6           Maintenance of Rights-of-Way, Easements, and Licenses:  Grantor will maintain, preserve and renew all rights-of-way, easements, grants, privileges, licenses and franchises reasonably necessary for the use of the Mortgaged Property from time to time and will not, without the prior consent of Beneficiary, initiate, join in or consent to any private restrictive covenant or other public or private restriction imposing a material limitation to the use of the Mortgaged Property and shall otherwise comply with the terms of the Credit Agreement (including Section 7.01 thereto).

 

3.7           Execution of Leases:  Grantor shall not permit any Leases to be made of the Mortgaged Property if such action could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the usefulness or fair market value of the Mortgaged Property.

 

ARTICLE 4.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Grantor hereby covenants and agrees with Beneficiary that, until the entire Obligations shall have been paid in full and all of the Other Obligations shall have been fully performed and discharged:

 

4.1           Use Violations:  Grantor will not use, maintain, operate or occupy, or allow the use, maintenance, operation or occupancy of, the Mortgaged Property in any manner which (a) violates any Laws, (b) may be dangerous unless safeguarded as required by all Laws or (c) constitutes a public or private nuisance, in each case such as could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.2           Waste:  Grantor will not commit or permit any waste of the Mortgaged Property such as could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

ARTICLE 5.

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

ARTICLE 6.

REMEDIES AND FORECLOSURE

 

6.1           Remedies:  If an Event of Default shall occur, Beneficiary may, at Beneficiary’s election and by or through Trustee or otherwise, exercise any or all of the following rights, remedies and recourses:

 

(a)           Acceleration:  Declare the Obligations to be immediately due and payable, without notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration or any further notice, presentment, protest, demand or action of any nature whatsoever (each of which hereby is expressly waived by Grantor), whereupon the same become immediately due and payable.

 

(b)           Entry on Mortgaged Property:  Enter upon the Mortgaged Property and take exclusive possession thereof and of all books and records relating thereto.  If Grantor remains in possession of all or any part of the Mortgaged Property after an Event of Default and without Beneficiary’s prior written consent thereto, Beneficiary may invoke any and all legal remedies to dispossess Grantor, including specifically one or more actions for forcible detainer, trespass to try title and writ of restitution.  Nothing contained in the foregoing sentence shall, however, be construed to impose any greater obligation or any prerequisites to acquiring possession of the Mortgaged Property after an Event of Default than would have existed in the absence of such sentence.

 

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(c)           Operation of Mortgaged Property:  Hold, lease, manage, operate or otherwise use or permit the use of the Mortgaged Property, either by itself or by other persons, firms or entities, in such manner, for such time and upon such other terms as Beneficiary may deem to be prudent and reasonable under the circumstances (making such repairs, alterations, additions and improvements thereto and taking any and all other action with reference thereto, from time to time, as Beneficiary shall deem necessary or desirable).

 

(d)           Foreclosure and Sale:  Sell or offer for sale the Mortgaged Property, or any interest or estate in the Mortgaged Property, in such portions, order and parcels as Beneficiary may determine, with or without having first taken possession of same, to the highest bidder for cash at public auction.  Beneficiary and Trustee shall comply with the requirements of applicable law as then in effect (or other applicable law) with regard to any such sale, the timing of such sale, the manner in which such sale shall be given, and the posting and giving of notice of such sale in such manner and to such persons as may be required thereunder.  The affidavit of any person having knowledge of the facts regarding such sale and the manner in which it was conducted shall be prima facie evidence of such facts.  At any such sale (i) it shall not be necessary for Trustee to have physically present, or to have constructive possession of, the Mortgaged Property (Grantor hereby covenanting and agreeing to deliver to Trustee any portion of the Mortgaged Property not actually or constructively possessed by Trustee immediately upon demand by Trustee) and the title to and right of possession of any such property shall pass to the purchaser thereof as completely as if the same had been actually present and delivered to purchaser at such sale, (ii) each instrument of conveyance executed by Trustee shall contain a general warranty of title, binding upon Grantor, (iii) each and every recital contained in any instrument of conveyance made by Trustee shall conclusively establish the truth and accuracy of the matters recited therein, including, without limitation, nonpayment of the Obligations, advertisement and conduct of such sale in the manner provided herein and otherwise by law and appointment of any successor Trustee hereunder, (iv) any and all prerequisites to the validity thereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been performed, (v) the receipt of Trustee or of such other party or officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers for his or their purchase money and no such purchaser or purchasers, or his or their assigns or personal representatives, shall thereafter be obligated to see to the application of such purchase money or be in any way answerable for any loss, misapplication or nonapplication thereof, (vi) to the fullest extent permitted by law, Grantor shall be completely and irrevocably divested of all of its right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, either at law or in equity, in and to the property sold and such sale shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity against Grantor, and against any and all other persons claiming or to claim the property sold or any part thereof, by, through or under Grantor and (vii) to the extent and under such circumstances as are permitted by law, Beneficiary may be a purchaser at any such sale and shall have the right to credit upon the amount of its bid made, to the extent necessary to satisfy such bid, the Obligations owing to Beneficiary and any Loan Party.  Grantor hereby authorizes and empowers Trustee to execute and deliver to any purchaser of any portion of or interest in the Mortgaged Property a good and sufficient deed of conveyance thereof with covenants of general warranty binding on Grantor and its successors and assigns, as well as a bill of sale covering any Fixtures, with similar covenants of general warranty.  If at the time of sale, Grantor or any of its successors or assigns are occupying all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property, each and all shall immediately become the tenant of the purchaser at such sale, which tenancy shall be terminable at will, at a reasonable rental per day based upon the value of the Mortgaged Property, such rental to be due daily to the purchaser.  An action of forcible detainer shall lie if the tenant holds over after such purchaser makes demand in writing for possession of the Mortgaged Property.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

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(e)           Deficiency.  In the event the Mortgaged Property is sold at any foreclosure sale hereunder, and the proceeds thereof are not sufficient to satisfy all of the indebtedness secured hereby, then the holder of the indebtedness secured hereby may bring an action seeking recovery of such deficiency.  In such event, Grantor may have the right to request that a determination of the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property as of the date of the foreclosure sale be made.  Grantor and Beneficiary hereby agree that the following procedures shall be utilized in such an event, to the extent the same are not prohibited by applicable law.  In the event Grantor requests that the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property as of the date of the foreclosure sale be ascertained for purposes of determining the amount of any deficiency due after the sale of the Mortgaged Property, the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property as of the date of the foreclosure sale will be determined by an appraiser selected by Beneficiary, unless objection to such appraiser is made by Grantor within three (3) business days after receiving notice of the selection of such appraiser by Beneficiary.  In the event Grantor objects to the identity of the appraiser selected by Beneficiary, Grantor shall designate in writing, within three (3) business days after its objection, an appraiser which it finds satisfactory.  The fair market value of the Mortgaged Property for purposes of the deficiency action shall be the amount determined by the agreement of such two appraisers.  If such two appraisers are unable to agree on the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property, the two appraisers shall, within three (3) business days after failing to agree on such fair market value, agree upon a third appraiser who shall conduct an appraisal of the Mortgaged Property as of the date of the foreclosure sale, which appraisal shall be conclusive and binding upon Grantor and Beneficiary as to the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property as of the date of the foreclosure sale.  All costs of the appraiser selected by the Beneficiary shall be paid by Beneficiary, all costs of the appraiser selected by Grantor shall be paid by Grantor and all costs of the appraiser selected by the other two appraisers shall be split evenly between Grantor and Beneficiary.

 

(f)           Trustee or Receiver:  Upon, or at any time after, commencement of foreclosure of the Lien provided for herein or any legal proceedings hereunder, make application to a court of competent jurisdiction as a matter of strict right and without notice to Grantor or regard to the adequacy of the Mortgaged Property for the repayment of the Obligations, for appointment of a receiver of the Mortgaged Property and Grantor does hereby irrevocably consent to such appointment.  Any such receiver shall have all the usual powers and duties of receivers in similar cases, including the full power to rent, maintain and otherwise operate the Mortgaged Property upon such terms as may be approved by the court, and shall apply such Rents in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 6.8 hereinbelow.  Beneficiary’s rights hereunder include its rights under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 564, as amended from time to time.

 

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(g)           Other:  Exercise any and all other rights, remedies and recourses granted under the Loan Documents (including without limitation those set forth in Articles 7 and 9 hereinbelow) or now or hereafter existing in equity, at law, by virtue of statute or otherwise.

 

6.2           Separate Sales and Installment Sales:  The Mortgaged Property may be sold in one or more parcels and in such manner and order as Trustee, in his sole discretion, may elect, it being expressly understood and agreed that the right of sale arising out of any Event of Default shall not be exhausted by any one or more sales.

 

6.3           Remedies Cumulative, Concurrent and Nonexclusive:  Beneficiary shall have all rights, remedies and recourses granted in the Loan Documents and available at law or equity (including specifically those granted by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect and applicable to the Mortgaged Property, the Leases and the Rents, or any portion thereof) and same (a) shall be cumulative and concurrent, (b) may be pursued separately, successively or concurrently against Grantor, Guarantor or others obligated to repay amounts advanced pursuant to the Credit Agreement, or against the Mortgaged Property, or against any one or more of them, at the sole discretion of Beneficiary, (c) may be exercised as often as occasion therefor shall arise, it being agreed by Grantor that the exercise or failure to exercise any of same shall in no event be construed as a waiver or release thereof or of any other right, remedy or recourse and (d) are intended to be, and shall be, nonexclusive.

 

6.4           No Conditions Precedent to Exercise of Remedies:  Neither Grantor, Guarantor nor any other person hereafter obligated for payment of all or any part of the Obligations or fulfillment of all or any of the Other Obligations shall be relieved of such obligation by reason of (a) the failure of Trustee to comply with any request of Grantor, Guarantor or of any other person so obligated to foreclose the lien of this Deed of Trust or to enforce any provisions of the other Loan Documents, (b) the release, regardless of consideration, of the Mortgaged Property or the addition of any other property to the Mortgaged Property, (c) any agreement or stipulation between any subsequent owner of the Mortgaged Property and Beneficiary extending, renewing, rearranging or in any other way modifying the terms of the Loan Documents without first having obtained the consent of, given notice to or paid any consideration to Grantor, Guarantor or such other person, and in such event Grantor, Guarantor and all such other persons shall continue to be liable to make payment according to the terms of any such extension or modification agreement unless expressly released and discharged in writing by Beneficiary or (d) by any other act or occurrence save and except the complete payment of the Obligations and the complete fulfillment of all of the Other Obligations.

 

6.5           Release of and Resort to Collateral:  Beneficiary may release, regardless of consideration, any part of the Mortgaged Property without, as to the remainder, in any way impairing, affecting, subordinating or releasing the Lien created in or evidenced by this Deed of Trust or its status as a first and prior Lien on Mortgaged Property.  For payment of the Obligations, Beneficiary may resort to any other security therefor held by Trustee in such order and manner as Beneficiary may elect.

 

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6.6           WAIVER OF REDEMPTION, NOTICE AND MARSHALLING OF ASSETS:  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES AND RELEASES (A) ALL BENEFIT THAT MIGHT ACCRUE TO GRANTOR BY VIRTUE OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE LAW EXEMPTING THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY FROM ATTACHMENT, LEVY OR SALE ON EXECUTION OR PROVIDING FOR ANY APPRAISEMENT, VALUATION, STAY OF EXECUTION, EXEMPTION FROM CIVIL PROCESS, REDEMPTION OR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PAYMENT, (B) ALL NOTICES OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT OR OF TRUSTEE’S ELECTION TO EXERCISE OR HIS ACTUAL EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT, REMEDY OR RECOURSE PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND (C) ANY RIGHT TO A MARSHALLING OF ASSETS OR A SALE IN INVERSE ORDER OF ALIENATION.

 

6.7           Waiver of Statutory Rights:  Grantor specifically waives any rights it may have under California Civil Code Sections 2819 and 2822.

 

6.8           Discontinuance of Proceedings:  In case Beneficiary shall have proceeded to invoke any right, remedy or recourse permitted under the Loan Documents and shall thereafter elect to discontinue or abandon same for any reason, Beneficiary shall have the unqualified right so to do and, in such an event, Grantor and Beneficiary shall be restored to their former positions with respect to the Obligations, the Other Obligations, the Loan Documents, the Mortgaged Property and otherwise, and the rights, remedies, recourses and powers of Beneficiary shall continue as if same had never been invoked.

 

6.9           Application of Proceeds:  The proceeds of any sale of, and the Rents and other amounts generated by the holding, leasing, operation or other use of, the Mortgaged Property or the Leases shall be applied by Beneficiary or Trustee (or the receiver, if one is appointed) to the extent that funds are so available therefrom in the manner and order provided for under the Credit Agreement.

 

6.10           Waiver of Security:  In accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5 as such Section may be amended from time to time, Beneficiary may waive the security of this Deed of Trust as to any parcel of the Land that is “environmentally impaired” or is an “affected parcel” (as such terms are defined in such Section), and as to any personal property which is Mortgaged Property attached to such parcel, and thereafter exercise against Grantor, to the extent permitted by such Section 726.5, the rights and remedies of an unsecured creditor, including reduction of Beneficiary’s claim against Grantor to judgment, and any other rights and remedies permitted by law.  In the event Beneficiary elects, in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5 to waive all or part of the security of this Deed of Trust and proceed against Grantor on an unsecured basis, the valuation of the real property, the determination of the environmentally impaired status of such security and any cause of action for a money judgment, shall, at the request of Beneficiary, be referred to a referee in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 et seq.  Such referee shall be an M.A.I. appraiser selected by Beneficiary and approved by Grantor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  The decision of such referee shall be binding upon both Grantor and Beneficiary, and judgment upon the award rendered by such referee shall be entered in the court in which such proceeding was commenced in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 644 and 645.  Grantor shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Beneficiary in connection with any proceeding under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 726.5 as such Section may be amended from time to time.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

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6.11           Environmental Provisions:  No limitations on Grantor’s personal liability shall (i) limit Beneficiary’s right in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 736, as such Section may be amended from time to time, to recover any costs, expenses, liabilities or damages, including attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by Beneficiary and arising from any covenant, obligation, liability, representation or warranty, or any indemnity agreement given to Beneficiary, or any order, consent decree or settlement relating to the cleanup of Hazardous Materials or any other “environmental provisions” (as defined in such Section 736) relating to the Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof.

 

6.12           Notices:  Grantor hereby request that a copy of any notice of default and any notice of sale may be mailed to it at the address first set forth above or at such other address or addresses as Grantor may designate pursuant to Section 12.5 below.

 

ARTICLE 7.

ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS

 

7.1           Assignment:  To further secure the full and timely payment of the Indebtedness and Obligations and the full and timely performance of the Other Obligations, Grantor hereby grants to Beneficiary a security interest in all the rights of the lessor and the landlord, and all of Grantor’s other rights, titles and interests, in, to and under the Leases, it being the intention of Grantor and Beneficiary that the conveyance and assignment in this sentence be presently and immediately effective, Grantor assigns and conveys to Beneficiary absolutely, not only as collateral, all present and future Rents that arise, accrue or are derived from the Mortgaged Property, whether or not pursuant to the Leases.  Grantor warrants the validity and enforceability of such assignment of Rents.  Beneficiary grants to Grantor a license to collect Rents (“License”) as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Grantor will apply all Rents to payment of the Indebtedness, Obligations, and Other Obligations.  If the Rents exceed the amount due with respect to the Indebtedness, Obligations, and Other Obligations, Grantor may retain the excess.  If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Beneficiary may terminate the License and then, as Grantor’s agent, may rent the Mortgaged Property and collect all Rents.  Beneficiary neither has nor assumes any obligations as lessor or landlord with respect to any occupant of the Mortgaged Property.  Beneficiary may exercise Beneficiary’s rights and remedies under this Article 7 without taking possession of the Mortgaged Property.  Neither the assignment in this Section 7.1 nor the receipt of Rents by Beneficiary shall effect a pro tanto payment of the Indebtedness, Obligations or Other Obligations, and such Rents shall be applied as provided in this Article 7.  No credit shall be given by Beneficiary for any Rents until the money constituting the Rents collected is actually received by Beneficiary; no such credit shall be given for any Rents collected or released after termination of the License, after foreclosure or after other transfer of the Mortgaged Property (or part thereof from which Rents are derived pursuant to this Deed of Trust) to Beneficiary or any other third party.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

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7.2           Covenants:  Grantor covenants with Beneficiary (a) to duly and punctually observe, perform and comply with any and all of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and obligations imposed upon the landlord in the Leases; (b) not to do or permit to be done anything to impair the security of any of the Leases; (c) that no rent reserved in any of the Leases has been or will be assigned, except as assigned hereby; (d) not to collect any of the Rents arising, accruing or to be derived from the Mortgaged Property more than thirty (30) days in advance of the time when the same become due under the terms of said Leases; (e) not to discount any future accruing Rents; (f) to maintain each of the Leases in full force and effect during the full term thereof (subject to the terms thereof); (g) to appear in and defend any action or proceeding arising under or in any manner connected with any of the Leases or the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the landlord thereunder or the other party or parties thereto; (h) not to execute or grant any other assignment of lease, assignment of rents or security interest relating to the Leases, the Rents or the Mortgaged Property or grant a security interest therein, except with prior written consent of Beneficiary; (i) to collaterally assign and transfer to Beneficiary, at the request of Beneficiary, any specific Leases upon any specific parts of the Mortgaged Property (said collateral assignment to be in form acceptable to Beneficiary); (j) to execute and deliver, at the request of Beneficiary, all such further assurances and assignments in the Mortgaged Property as Beneficiary shall from time to time reasonably require; and (k) if requested by Beneficiary, to deliver to Beneficiary executed counterparts of all Leases affecting the Mortgaged Property, regardless of whether such Leases were or are executed before or after the date hereof.

 

7.3           Payments to Beneficiary:  A demand on any tenant by Beneficiary for the payment of Rent shall be sufficient to warrant said tenant to make future payments of Rents to Beneficiary without the necessity of any consent by Grantor.

 

7.4           Rights of Beneficiary Upon Default:  Pursuant to the enforcement steps set forth in California Civil Code Section 2938(c), upon or at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default or upon the termination of the License, Grantor shall deliver to Beneficiary all amounts received by Grantor under the Leases and Beneficiary shall have the right to apply all amounts it receives with respect to the Leases (regardless of whether Beneficiary receives such amounts from Grantor, the tenants under the Leases or otherwise) to the payment, in any order, of one or more of the following:  (a) the cost of all alterations, renovations, repairs and replacements and expenses incident to taking and retaining possession of the Mortgaged Property and the management and operation thereof, (b) all taxes, charges, claims, assessments, water rents and any other liens and premiums for insurance maintained with respect to the Mortgaged Property, with interest on all such items, and (c) in the manner and to the items set forth in Paragraph 6.9 hereof.  Beneficiary may apply such amounts in such order of priority as to any of such items as Beneficiary in its sole discretion may determine, any statute, law, custom or use to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

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7.5           Further Assurances; Power of Attorney:  Grantor, upon Beneficiary’s request, shall execute, acknowledge and deliver and/or file such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary, desirable or proper to effectuate the intent and purposes of this Article 7.  For example only, if Beneficiary desires to have the tenant under any particular Lease make payments under such Lease directly to Beneficiary, then, at Beneficiary’s request, Grantor shall join with Beneficiary in the execution and delivery of a letter to such tenant notifying such tenant of Beneficiary’s interest in such Lease and instructing such tenant to make all future payments under such Lease directly to Beneficiary.  Grantor does hereby irrevocably constitute Beneficiary and any successor thereto, with the full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and authority to act in its name, place and stead in the execution, acknowledgment, swearing to, delivery, filing and recording of any instrument or other document, or for the taking of any other action which Beneficiary deems reasonably necessary, desirable or proper to carry out more effectively the intent and purposes of this Article 7.  The power of attorney granted herein shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable, shall survive the death, disability, dissolution, liquidation or other termination of Grantor and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Grantor.

 

7.6           Effect of Foreclosure:  Any foreclosure of this Deed of Trust or any other lien securing payment of the Obligations, or the execution and delivery of any deed in lieu of any such foreclosure, shall not terminate any of the Leases, but rather such Leases shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however, the person or entity who acquires the Mortgaged Property (or any applicable portion thereof) at such foreclosure sale or by deed in lieu of such foreclosure shall have the right to terminate any or all of such Leases relating to the portion of the Mortgaged Property so acquired by giving written notice thereof to the applicable tenants within sixty (60) days after the date of such acquisition.

 

7.7           INDEMNITY:  BENEFICIARY SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO PERFORM OR DISCHARGE, NOR DOES IT HEREBY UNDERTAKE TO PERFORM OR DISCHARGE, ANY OBLIGATION, DUTY OR LIABILITY UNDER THE LEASES, OR UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS DEED OF TRUST, AND GRANTOR SHALL AND DOES HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY BENEFICIARY FOR AND TO HOLD BENEFICIARY HARMLESS OF AND FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH IT MAY OR MIGHT INCUR UNDER ANY OF THE LEASES OR UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS ARTICLE 7 AND OF AND FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS WHATSOEVER WHICH MAY BE ASSERTED AGAINST IT BY REASON OF ANY ALLEGED OBLIGATIONS OR UNDERTAKINGS ON ITS PART TO PERFORM OR DISCHARGE ANY OF THE TERMS, COVENANTS OR AGREEMENTS CONTAINED IN ANY OF THE LEASES OR THIS DEED OF TRUST, EXCEPT FOR THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF BENEFICIARY.  SHOULD BENEFICIARY INCUR ANY SUCH LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE UNDER ANY OF THE LEASES OR UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS ARTICLE 7, OR IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH CLAIMS OR DEMANDS, THE AMOUNT THEREOF, INCLUDING ALL COSTS, EXPENSES AND REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, SHALL BE SECURED HEREBY, AND GRANTOR SHALL REIMBURSE BENEFICIARY THEREFOR (WITH INTEREST THEREON AT THE DEFAULT RATE) IMMEDIATELY UPON DEMAND.

 

7.8           Termination.  Upon payment in full of the Indebtedness, Obligations and Other Obligations, the delivery and recording of a release, satisfaction or discharge of the Deed of Trust duly executed by Beneficiary and a re-assignment of the Rents and other income and receipts from the Mortgaged Property to Grantor, the assignment in Section 7.1 of this Deed of Trust shall terminate, become null and void and shall be of no further force and effect.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

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ARTICLE 8.

CONDEMNATION

 

8.1           General:  Immediately upon its obtaining knowledge of the institution or the threatened institution of any proceeding for the condemnation of the Mortgaged Property, Grantor shall notify Trustee and Beneficiary of such fact.  Grantor shall then, if requested by Beneficiary, file or defend its claim thereunder and prosecute same with due diligence to its final disposition and shall cause any awards or settlements to be paid over to Beneficiary for disposition pursuant to the terms of this Deed of Trust.  Grantor may be the nominal party in such proceeding but Beneficiary shall be entitled to participate in and to control same and to be represented therein by counsel of its own choice, and Grantor will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Beneficiary such instruments as may be requested by it from time to time to permit such participation.  If the Mortgaged Property is taken or diminished in value, or if a consent settlement is entered, by or under threat of such proceeding, any award or settlement payable to Grantor by virtue of its interest in the Mortgaged Property (or if no Event of Default exists, any award or settlement in excess of $10,000,000) shall be, and by these presents is, assigned, transferred and set over unto Beneficiary to be held by it, in trust, subject to the Lien of this Deed of Trust, and disbursed as follows:

 

(a)           if (i) all of the Mortgaged Property is taken, (ii) so much of the Mortgaged Property is taken, or the Mortgaged Property is so diminished in value, that the remainder thereof cannot (in Beneficiary’s reasonable judgment) continue to be operated profitably for the purpose for which it was being used immediately prior to such taking or diminution, (iii) an Event of Default shall have occurred, or (iv) the Mortgaged Property is partially taken or diminished in value and (in Beneficiary’s judgment) need not be rebuilt, restored or repaired in any manner, then in any such event the entirety of the sums so paid to Beneficiary shall be applied by it in the order recited in Paragraph 8.2 hereinbelow; or

 

(b)           if (i) only a portion of the Mortgaged Property is taken and the portion remaining can (in Beneficiary’s reasonable judgment), with rebuilding, restoration or repair, be profitably operated for the purpose referred to in Paragraph 8.1(a)(ii) hereinabove, (ii) none of the other facts recited in Paragraph 8.1(a) hereinabove exists, (iii) Grantor shall deliver to Beneficiary plans and specifications for such rebuilding, restoration or repair acceptable to Beneficiary, which acceptance shall be evidenced by Beneficiary’s written consent thereto, and (iv) Grantor shall thereafter commence the rebuilding, restoration or repair and complete same, all in substantial accordance with the plans and specifications and within twelve (12) months after the date of the taking or diminution in value and shall otherwise comply with Paragraph 3.2 hereinabove, then such sums shall be paid to Grantor to reimburse Grantor for money spent in the rebuilding, restoration or repair; otherwise same shall be applied by Beneficiary in the order recited in Paragraph 8.2 hereinbelow.

 

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8.2           Application of Proceeds:  All proceeds received by Beneficiary with respect to a taking or a diminution in value of the Mortgaged Property shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

(a)           first, to reimburse Trustee or Beneficiary for all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with collection of the said proceeds;

 

(b)           thereafter, the balance, if any, shall be applied in the order of priority recited in Paragraph 6.9 hereinabove; provided, however, that if such proceeds are required under Paragraph 8.1(b) hereinabove to be applied to the rebuilding, restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property, the provisions of Paragraph 6.07(b) of the Credit Agreement shall determine the conditions precedent for utilizing such proceeds for such purpose and the manner for distributing such proceeds.

 

ARTICLE 9.

FIXTURES

 

9.1           Security Interest:  This Deed of Trust (a) shall be construed as a deed of trust on real property and (b) shall also constitute and serve as a “security agreement” on the Fixtures, general intangibles and any other part of the Mortgaged Property that constitutes personal property collateral (collectively, “Personal Property Collateral”), within the meaning of, and shall constitute until the grant of this Deed of Trust shall terminate as provided in Article 2 hereinabove, a first and prior security interest under, the California Uniform Commercial Code with respect to the Personal Property Collateral.  To this end, Grantor has granted, bargained, conveyed, assigned, transferred and set over, and by these presents does grant, bargain, convey, assign, transfer and set over, unto Beneficiary, a first and prior security interest and all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to, under and with respect to the Personal Property Collateral to secure the full and timely payment of the Obligations and the full and timely performance and discharge of the Other Obligations.

 

9.2           Uniform Commercial Code Remedies:  Beneficiary shall have all the rights, remedies and recourses with respect to the Personal Property Collateral afforded to it by the aforesaid California Uniform Commercial Code in addition to, and not in limitation of, the other rights, remedies and recourses afforded by the Loan Documents.

 

9.3           Fixture Filing:  This Deed of Trust shall also constitute a “fixture filing” for the purposes of the California Uniform Commercial Code.  Information concerning the security interest herein granted may be obtained at the addresses set forth on the first page hereof.  For purposes of the security interest herein granted, the respective addresses of Debtor (Grantor) and Secured Party (Beneficiary) are set forth in the opening recital of this Deed of Trust.  This Deed of Trust covers goods that are or are to become fixtures and is to be filed in the real estate records where the Land and Buildings are located.  Grantor is the record owner of the Land and Buildings to which the fixtures will be affixed.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

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ARTICLE 10.

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

 

10.1           No Required Action:  Trustee shall not be required to take any action toward the execution and enforcement of the trust hereby created or to institute, appear in or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in connection therewith where in his opinion such action will be likely to involve him in expense or liability, unless requested so to do by a written instrument signed by Beneficiary and, if Trustee so requests, unless Trustee is tendered security and indemnity satisfactory to him against any and all costs, expense and liability arising therefrom.  Trustee shall not be responsible for the execution, acknowledgement or validity of the Loan Documents, or for the proper authorization thereof, or for the sufficiency of the Lien purported to be created hereby, and makes no representation in respect thereof or in respect of the rights, remedies and recourses of Beneficiary.

 

10.2           Certain Rights:  With the approval of Beneficiary, Trustee shall have the right to take any and all of the following actions:  (a) to select, employ and advise with counsel (who may be, but need not be, counsel for Beneficiary) upon any matters arising hereunder, including the preparation, execution and interpretation of the Loan Documents, and shall be fully protected in relying as to legal matters on the advice of counsel, (b) to execute any of the trusts and powers hereof and to perform any duty hereunder either directly or through his agents or attorneys, (c) to select and employ, in and about the execution of his duties hereunder, suitable accountants, engineers and other experts, agents and attorneys-in-fact, either corporate or individual, not regularly in the employ of Trustee, and Trustee shall not be answerable for any act, default or misconduct of any such accountant, engineer or other expert, agent or attorney-in-fact, if selected with reasonable care, or for any error of judgment or act done by Trustee in good faith, or be otherwise responsible or accountable under any circumstances whatsoever, except for Trustee’s gross negligence or bad faith and (d) any and all other lawful action as Beneficiary may instruct Trustee to take to protect or enforce Beneficiary’s rights hereunder.  Trustee shall not be personally liable in case of entry by him, or anyone entering by virtue of the powers herein granted him, upon the Mortgaged Property for debts contracted or liability or damages incurred in the management or operation of the Mortgaged Property, except for Trustee’s or such person’s gross negligence or bad faith.  Trustee shall have the right to rely on any instrument, document or signature authorizing or supporting any action taken or proposed to be taken by him hereunder, believed by him in good faith to be genuine.  Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder and to reasonable compensation for such of his services hereunder as shall be rendered.  Grantor will, from time to time, pay the compensation due hereunder to Trustee and reimburse Trustee for, and save him harmless against, any and all liability and expenses which may be incurred by him in the performance of his duties.

 

10.3           Retention of Monies:  All monies received by Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated in any manner from any other monies (except to the extent required by law) and Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any monies received by him hereunder.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

G-17

  

 

10.4           Successor Trustees:  Trustee may resign by the giving of notice of such resignation in writing to Beneficiary.  If Trustee shall die, resign or become disqualified from acting in the execution of this trust, or shall fail or refuse to execute the same when requested by Beneficiary so to do, or if, for any reason, Beneficiary shall prefer to appoint a substitute trustee to act instead of the aforenamed Trustee, Beneficiary shall have full power to appoint a substitute trustee and, if preferred, several substitute trustees in succession who shall succeed to all the estate, rights, powers and duties of the aforenamed Trustee.  Such appointment may be executed by any authorized agent of Beneficiary, and if such Beneficiary be a corporation and such appointment be executed in its behalf by any officer of such corporation, such appointment shall be conclusively presumed to be executed with authority and shall be valid and sufficient without proof of any action by the Board of Directors or any superior officer of the corporation.  Grantor hereby ratifies and confirms any and all acts which the aforenamed Trustee, or his successor or successors in this trust, shall do lawfully by virtue hereof.

 

10.5           Perfection of Appointment:  Should any deed, conveyance or instrument of any nature be required from Grantor by any successor Trustee to more fully and certainly vest in and confirm to such new Trustee such estates, rights, powers and duties, then, upon request by such Trustee, any and all such deeds, conveyances and instruments shall be made, executed, acknowledged and delivered and shall be caused to be recorded and/or filed by Grantor.

 

10.6           Succession Instruments:  Any new Trustee appointed pursuant to any of the provisions hereof shall, without any further act, deed or conveyance, become vested with all the estates, properties, rights, powers and trusts of its or his predecessor in the rights hereunder with like effect as if originally named as Trustee herein; but nevertheless, upon the written request of Beneficiary or of the successor Trustee, the Trustee ceasing to act shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee, upon the trusts herein expressed, all the estates, properties, rights, powers and trusts of the Trustee so ceasing to act, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver any of the property and monies held by such Trustee to the successor Trustee so appointed in its or his place.

 

10.7           No Representation by Trustee or Beneficiary:  By accepting or approving anything required to be observed, performed or fulfilled or to be given to Trustee or Beneficiary pursuant to the Loan Documents, including (but not limited to) any officer’s certificate, balance sheet, statement of profit and loss or other financial statement, survey, appraisal or insurance policy, neither Trustee nor Beneficiary shall be deemed to have warranted, consented to, or affirmed the sufficiency, legality, effectiveness or legal effect of the same, or of any term, provision or condition thereof, and such acceptance or approval thereof shall not be or constitute any warranty, consent or affirmation with respect thereto by Trustee or Beneficiary.

 

ARTICLE 11.

STATE LAW PROVISIONS

 

11.1           Beneficiary Reimbursement:  Any payments made, or funds expended or advanced by Beneficiary pursuant to the provisions of any Loan Document, shall (a) become a part of the Obligations secured by this Deed of Trust, (b) bear interest at the Applicable Rate from the date such payments are made or funds expended or advanced, (c) become due and payable by Grantor upon demand therefor by Beneficiary, and (d) bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of such demand.  Failure to reimburse Beneficiary upon such demand shall constitute an Event of Default.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

G-18

  

 

11.2           Acceptance by Trustee:  Trustee accepts this trust when this Deed of Trust, duly executed and acknowledged, is made a public record as provided by law.

 

11.3           Waiver of Trial by Jury:  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GRANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY AS TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR CONCERNING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS DEED OF TRUST.

 

11.4           Fees and Expenses:  If Beneficiary becomes a party (by intervention or otherwise) to any action or proceeding affecting, directly or indirectly, Grantor, the Mortgaged Property or the title thereto or Beneficiary’s interest under this Deed of Trust, or employs an attorney to collect any of the Indebtedness or to enforce performance of the obligations, covenants and agreements of the Loan Documents, Grantor shall reimburse Beneficiary for all reasonable expenses, costs, charges and legal fees incurred by Beneficiary (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of experts and consultants), whether or not suit be commenced, and the same shall be reimbursed to Beneficiary in accordance with Subparagraph 11.1 hereof.

 

ARTICLE 12.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

12.1           Beneficiary’s Right to Perform the Obligations:  If Grantor shall fail, refuse or neglect to make any payment or perform any act required by this Deed of Trust then at any time thereafter, and without notice to or demand upon Grantor and without waiving or releasing any other right, remedy or recourse Beneficiary may have because of same, Beneficiary may (but shall not be obligated to) make such payment or perform such act for the account of and at the expense of Grantor, and shall have the right to enter upon the Land and into the Buildings for such purpose and to take all such action thereon and with respect to the Mortgaged Property, as it may deem necessary or appropriate.  If Beneficiary shall elect to pay any Imposition or other sums due with reference to the Mortgaged Property, Beneficiary may do so in reliance on any bill, statement or assessment procured from the appropriate Governmental Authority or other issuer thereof without inquiring into the accuracy or validity thereof.  Similarly, in making any payments to protect the security intended to be created by this Deed of Trust, Beneficiary shall not be bound to inquire into the validity of any apparent or threatened adverse title, lien, encumbrance, claim or charge before making an advance for the purpose of preventing or removing the same.  GRANTOR SHALL INDEMNIFY BENEFICIARY FOR ALL LOSSES, EXPENSES, DAMAGE, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, INCURRED OR ACCRUING BY REASON OF ANY ACTS PERFORMED BY BENEFICIARY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER PROVISION IN THIS DEED OF TRUST, EXCEPT FOR THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF BENEFICIARY.  All sums paid by Beneficiary pursuant to this Paragraph, and all other sums expended by Beneficiary to which it shall be entitled to be indemnified, together with interest thereon at the maximum rate allowed by law from the date of such payment or expenditure, shall be deemed made at the instance of Grantor, shall constitute additions to the Obligations, shall be secured by the Liens created by this Deed of Trust and shall be paid by Grantor to Beneficiary upon demand.  Interest under this Paragraph shall be computed at the Default Rate.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

G-19

  

 

12.2           Survival of Other Obligations:  Each and all of the Other Obligations shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, and the consummation of the loan called for therein, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Obligations shall have been paid in full.

 

12.3           Further Assurances:  Grantor, upon the request of Trustee, will execute, acknowledge, deliver and record and/or file such further instruments and do such further acts as may be necessary, desirable or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Deed of Trust and to subject to the Liens hereof any property intended by the terms hereof to be covered thereby, including specifically but without limitation, any renewals, additions, substitutions, replacements, betterments or appurtenances to the then Mortgaged Property.

 

12.4           Recording and Filing:  Grantor will cause this Deed of Trust and all amendments, modifications and supplements hereto and substitutions herefor to be recorded, filed, re-recorded and refiled in such manner and in such places as Trustee or Beneficiary shall reasonably request, and will pay all such recording, filing, re-recording and refiling taxes, fees and other charges.

 

12.5           Notices:  All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Deed of Trust shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given if mailed by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested, or by delivering same in person to the intended addressee or by prepaid telegram or by overnight courier.  Notice so mailed shall be effective upon its deposit.  Notice given in any other manner shall be effective only if and when received by the addressee.  For purposes of notice, the addresses of the parties shall be as set forth in and the opening recital of this Deed of Trust; provided, however, that either party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location within the continental United States by the giving of thirty (30) days’ notice to the other party in the manner set forth hereinabove.

 

12.6           Compliance with Usury Laws:  Reference is hereby made to the provisions of the Credit Agreement regarding compliance with usury laws.  Such provisions are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.

 

12.7           No Waiver:  Any failure by Trustee or Beneficiary to insist, or any election by Trustee or Beneficiary not to insist, upon strict performance by Grantor of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Loan Documents shall not be deemed to be a waiver of same or of any other terms, provision or condition thereof and Trustee or Beneficiary shall have the right at any time or times thereafter to insist upon strict performance by Grantor of any and all of such terms, provisions and conditions.

 

12.8           [Intentionally Omitted]

 

12.9           Covenants Running with the Land:  All Other Obligations contained in this Deed of Trust are intended by the parties to be, and shall be construed as, covenants running with the Mortgaged Property until this Deed of Trust is released by Beneficiary.

 

12.10           Successors and Assigns:  All of the terms of this Deed of Trust shall apply to, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives, and all other persons claiming by, through or under them.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

G-20

  

 

12.11           Severability:  If any provision of this Deed of Trust or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason and to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, then neither the remainder of this Deed of Trust in which such provision is contained nor the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby, but rather shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

 

12.12           Modification:  The Loan Documents contain the entire agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and all prior agreements relative thereto which are not contained herein or therein are terminated.  The Loan Documents may not be amended, revised, waived, discharged, released or terminated orally but only by a written instrument or instruments executed by the party against which enforcement of the amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination is asserted.  Any alleged amendment, revision, waiver, discharge, release or termination which is not so documented shall not be effective as to any party.

 

12.13           Release:  If all the Obligations has been paid and all the Other Obligations required to have been performed at such time have been performed, then the Lien created by this Deed of Trust shall be released by Beneficiary upon request of Grantor, at Grantor’s cost and expense, by instrument reasonably satisfactory to Beneficiary.

 

12.14           Applicable Law:  THIS DEED OF TRUST SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF [     23] FROM TIME TO TIME IN EFFECT, WITHOUT GIVING AFFECT TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

 

12.15           Headings:  The Article, Paragraph and Subparagraph entitlements hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way alter, modify or define, or be used in construing, the text of such Articles, Paragraphs or Subparagraphs.

 

12.16           Gender and Plurals:  In this Deed of Trust, whenever the context so requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine or neuter, and the singular number includes the plural, and conversely.

 

12.17           Credit Agreement:  Reference is hereby made for all purposes to the Credit Agreement.  In event of a conflict between the terms and provisions hereof and the Credit Agreement, this Deed of Trust shall govern.

 

12.18           Entire Agreement:  This Deed of Trust, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the final agreement among the parties and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the parties.  There are no unwritten oral agreements among the parties.

 

(Signature Page Follows)

23 Insert state where the Mortgaged Property is located.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

G-21

  

 

EXECUTED as of the date first above written.

 

 

	 	
[         24]

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 

 

 

 

 

24 Insert name of Grantor.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

G-22

  

 

STATE OF ______________                                                           )

 

)           ss:

 

COUNTY OF ________________                                                  )

 

On _______________________________before me, ______________________ (here insert name of the officer), Notary Public, personally appeared ________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of ________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

 

 

Notary Public

 

[Seal]

 

Form of Mortgage

  

G-23

  

 

EXHIBIT “A”

 

Property Description25

 

25 To be added for each Mortgaged Property.

 

Form of Mortgage

  

G-24

  

 

EXHIBIT H-1

FORM OF

JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of [·] (this “Agreement”), by and among [NEW LENDERS] (each a “Lender” and collectively the “Lenders”), SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors, party hereto, and MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Administrative Agent.  All terms used but not defined herein shall have their respective meanings in the Credit Agreement (defined below).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent; and

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may increase the existing Revolving Commitments by entering into one or more Joinder Agreements with the New Revolving Loan Lenders.

 

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

 

Each Lender party hereto hereby agrees to commit to provide its respective Revolving Commitment as set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below:

 

Each Lender (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Joinder Agreement (this “Agreement”) and it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make loans similar to those contemplated to be made hereunder and it is experienced in making loans of such type; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent  to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to the  Administrative Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto and (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

Form of Joinder Agreement

  

H-1-1

  

 

Each Lender hereby agrees to make its Commitment on the following terms and conditions:

 

	
1.

	
Applicable Margin and Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee.  The Applicable Margin and Applicable Revolving Commitment Fee for each New Revolving Loan shall mean, as of any date of determination: [_________]

 

	
2.

	
Maturity Date.  The Maturity Date with respect to each New Revolving Loan shall be [__________], which date is no earlier than the Maturity Date of the Closing Date Facility:

 

	
3.

	
Other Fees. Borrower agrees to pay each New Revolving Loan Lender its Pro Rata Share of an aggregate fee equal to [________ __, ____] on [_________ __, ____].

 

	
4.

	
New Revolving Loan Commitments.  This Agreement represents the Borrower’s request to obtain New Revolving Loan Commitments from New Revolving Loan Lenders as follows (the “Incremental Facility”):

 

a.           Increased Amount Date:  ___________, ____

 

b.           Amount of Incremental Facility:  $___________________

 

	
5.

	
[New Lenders.  Each New Revolving Loan Lender acknowledges and agrees that upon its execution of this Agreement that such New Revolving Loan Lender shall become a “Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder.]26

 

	
6.

	
Credit Agreement Governs.  Except as set forth in this Agreement, New Revolving Loan Commitments and New Revolving Loans shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

	
7.

	
Borrower’s Certifications.  By its execution of this Agreement, the undersigned officer and the Borrower hereby certify that:

 

	
  

	
i.

	
The representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof to the same extent as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof;

 

1          Insert bracketed language if the lending institution is not already a Lender.

 

Form of Joinder Agreement

  

H-1-2

  

 

	
  

	
ii.

	
No event has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the Incremental Facility contemplated hereby that would constitute a Default;

 

	
  

	
iii.

	
The Borrower has performed in all material respects all agreements and satisfied all conditions which the Credit Agreement provides shall be performed or satisfied by it on or before the date hereof;

 

	
  

	
iv

	
The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter after giving effect to the New Revolving Loan Commitments (assuming borrowing of the full amount of the Revolving Commitments); and

 

	
  

	
v

	
The Borrower is in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the New Revolving Loan Commitments, with a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of not greater than [2.75:1.00] (assuming borrowing of the full amount of the Revolving Commitments).

 

	
8.

	
Borrower Covenants.  By its execution of this Agreement, the Borrower hereby covenants that:

 

	
  

	
i.

	
The Borrower shall make any payments required pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Credit Agreement in connection with the New Revolving Loan Commitments;]27 [and]

 

	
  

	
ii.

	
The Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following legal opinions and documents:  [___________], together with all other legal opinions and other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement.

 

	
9.

	
Eligible Assignee.  By its execution of this Agreement, each New Revolving Loan Lender represents and warrants that it is an Eligible Assignee.

 

	
10.

	
Notice.  For purposes of the Credit Agreement, the initial notice address of each New Revolving Loan Lender shall be as set forth below its signature below.

 

	
11.

	
Non-US Lenders.  For each New Revolving Loan Lender that is a Non-US Lender, delivered herewith to the Administrative Agent are such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such New Revolving Loan Lender may be required to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

2           Select this provision in the circumstance where the Lender is a New Revolving Lender.

 

Form of Joinder Agreement

  

H-1-3

  

 

	
12.

	
Recordation of the New Revolving Loan Commitments.  Upon execution and delivery hereof, the Administrative Agent will record the New Revolving Loan Commitments made by New Revolving Loan Lenders in the Register.

 

	
13.

	
Amendment, Modification and Waiver.  This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed and delivered on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

 

	
14.

	
Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

	
15.

	
GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

	
16.

	
Severability.  Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.  If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as would be enforceable.

 

	
17.

	
Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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Form of Joinder Agreement

  

H-1-4

  

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Joinder Agreement as of [_____________, ______].

 

 

	 	
[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:______________________________

Name:___________________________

Title: :___________________________

 

Notice Address:

 

Attention:

Telephone:

Facsimile:

 

 

SPANSION LLC

 

 

By:______________________________

Name:___________________________

Title: :___________________________

 

SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC

 

 

By:______________________________

Name:___________________________

Title: :___________________________

 

SPANSION INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

By:______________________________

Name:___________________________

Title: :___________________________

 

Form of Joinder Agreement

  

H-1-5

  

 

	 	
SPANSION INTERNATIONAL TRADING, INC.

 

By:_____________________________

Name:___________________________

Title: :___________________________

 

Form of Joinder Agreement

  

H-1-6

  

 

Consented to by:

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

as the Administrative Agent

 

 

By:  _____________________________

        Authorized Signatory

 

Form of Joinder Agreement

  

H-1-7

  

 

SCHEDULE A

TO JOINDER AGREEMENT

	
Name of Lender

	
Type of Revolving Commitment

	
Amount

	
[___________________]

	
New Revolving Loan Commitment

	
$________________

	  	  	  
	  	  	
Total:     $________________

 

Form of Joinder Agreement

  

H-1-8

  

EXHIBIT H-2

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of                      , 20__ (this “Agreement”), is entered into by each of SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Spansion Technology”), the Guarantors party hereto, and each Material Subsidiary (such term and the other capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in Article 1 of this Agreement) of any Loan Party identified on the signature pages hereof as an “Additional Guarantor” (all such Material Subsidiaries hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Additional Guarantors”, and each individually as an “Additional Guarantor”), to and for the benefit of MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrower, Holdings, Spansion Technology, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent, and the other Loan Documents referred to therein, the Lenders have made Credit Extensions to or for the benefit of the Loan Parties;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has agreed to cause each Additional Guarantor to execute and deliver this Agreement and to become a Guarantor under the Guaranty, and a Grantor (as defined in the Security Agreement) under the Security Agreement and other Collateral Documents as provided in this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, each Additional Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the Credit Extensions under the Loan Documents made by the Lenders to or for the benefit of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties; and

 

WHEREAS, each Additional Guarantor is willing to become a Loan Party under the Loan Documents as hereinafter provided in order to obtain such benefits;

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Additional Guarantor hereby agrees, for the benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:

 

Form of Joiner Agreement

  

H-2-1

  

 

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1.01           Credit Agreement Definitions.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement.

 

1.02           Constructions.  The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.02 through 1.06 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

JOINDER AGREEMENTS; SUPPLEMENTS

 

2.01           Guaranty.  Each Additional Guarantor agrees to, and does hereby, become a Guarantor in respect of the Obligations of the Borrower and each other Guarantor, with the same force and effect as if it were an original party to the Guaranty, and agrees that each reference in the Guaranty to a “Guarantor” or a “Loan Party” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor.

 

2.02           Security Agreement.  Each Additional Guarantor agrees to, and does hereby, become a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if it were an original party thereto and agrees that each reference in the Security Agreement to a “Grantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor.

 

2.03           Loan Documents.  Each Additional Guarantor (a) agrees to be obligated and bound by all the terms, provisions and covenants under each of the Loan Documents which are binding on a Guarantor, a Loan Party or a Grantor, as applicable, and (b) represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in the Guaranty, the Security Agreement and the Security Agreement Supplement referred to in Section 4.01(c)(iii) below as it relates to such Additional Guarantor is true and correct as of the date hereof, with the same effect as though such representations had been made on and as of the date hereof after giving effect to both the joinder of such Additional Guarantor as an additional Guarantor and Loan Party under the Guaranty and as a Grantor under the Security Agreement.

 

2.04           Guarantors’ Acknowledgement.  Borrower, on behalf of each Guarantor, hereby acknowledges and consents to the supplement of the Guaranty and the Security Agreement by this Agreement, and confirms the Obligations of each Guarantor under the Guaranty, as so supplemented, remain in full force and effect.

 

Form of Joiner Agreement

  

H-2-2

  

 

ARTICLE 3

 

SECURITY INTERESTS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY

 

3.01           Security Interest.  Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Security Agreement, each Additional Guarantor hereby collaterally assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the payment or performance in full of the Obligations of such Additional Guarantor, a security interest in all right, title and interest of such Additional Guarantor in, to and under any and all of the Collateral now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Additional Guarantor or in which such Additional Guarantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

DELIVERIES

 

4.01           Deliveries.

 

(a)           Delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent herewith are the following certificates, documents and opinions, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)           certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of duly authorized officers of each Additional Guarantor as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require (A) certifying the resolutions of its board of directors, members or other body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as supplemented by this Agreement and (B) evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each duly authorized officer authorized to act on behalf of such Additional Guarantor in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as supplemented by this Agreement;

 

(ii)           documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Additional Guarantor is duly organized or formed, validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including, certified copies of the Organization Documents of such Additional Guarantor and certificates of good standing and/or qualification to engage in business of such Additional Guarantor;

 

(iii)           a certificate of a duly authorized officer of Holdings or Borrower on behalf of each Additional Guarantor either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals of Governmental Authorities, shareholders and other Persons required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by each Additional Guarantor and the validity against such Additional Guarantor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required; and

 

(iv)           copies of Uniform Commercial Code Reports for Information or Copies (Form UCC-11) or similar search reports, dated a date reasonably near (but prior to) the date hereof, listing all effective UCC financing statements (including fixture filings), tax liens and judgment liens which name any Additional Guarantor, as the debtor, and which are filed in the jurisdictions in which such Additional Guarantor is organized, and in such other jurisdictions as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which (other than financing statements filed pursuant to the terms hereof in favor of the Collateral Agent, if such Form UCC-11 or search report, as the case may be, is current enough to list such financing statements) shall cover any of the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens (as defined in the Security Agreement).

 

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(b)           Delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in the time specified below will be the following documents, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)           promptly upon receipt thereof, acknowledgment copies of UCC financing statements (or delivery of such financing statements in proper form for filing) naming each Additional Guarantor, as debtor, and the Collateral Agent, as secured party, with respect to all the assets of such Additional Guarantor, which such UCC financing statements have been filed, or have been delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, under the UCC of all jurisdictions as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to perfect the first priority security interest of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement;

 

(ii)           as soon as practicable, fully executed agreements in a form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent containing a description of all Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of such Additional Guarantor’s business with respect to United States Patents (and patents for which United States federal patent applications are pending) and United States federally registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States federally registered applications are pending) and United States federally registered Copyrights, and any applicable foreign equivalent of the foregoing, duly executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent for recording by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, to protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent in respect of all such Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering in such offices and any applicable foreign jurisdiction at the discretion of the Collateral Agent; and

 

(iii)           within sixty (60) days of the date hereof, Account Control Agreements with the banks or security intermediaries identified on the Security Agreement Supplement as requested by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the Security Agreement, in each case, duly executed and delivered or authenticated by the parties thereto.

 

(c)           Delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in the time specified in the Credit Agreement will be the documents described in Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 5

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.01           Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement (with any notice to an Additional Guarantor being delivered to it in care of the Borrower).  All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made at the times provided in Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement.

 

5.02           Amendments, etc.; Successors and Assigns.

 

(d)           No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of the Loan Documents, as supplemented by this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Additional Guarantor herefrom or therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any such amendment, by the Additional Guarantor or Borrower on behalf of such Additional Guarantor, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.  This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Additional Guarantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Additional Guarantor without the approval of any other Additional Guarantor and without affecting the Obligations of any other Additional Guarantor hereunder.

 

(e)           This Agreement and the Loan Documents, as supplemented by this Agreement, shall be binding upon each Additional Guarantor and its successors, transferees and assigns permitted under the Loan Documents and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party and their respective successors, transferees and assigns; provided, however, that no Additional Guarantor may assign its obligations hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents, as supplemented by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and any Lenders required by Section 11.06 of the Credit Agreement.

 

5.03           Survival of Agreement.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by each Additional Guarantor in each Loan Document, as supplemented by this Agreement, 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 execution and delivery of this Agreement, regardless of any investigation made by any Lender or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date (as defined in the Security Agreement).

 

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5.04           Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact.  Each Additional Guarantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Additional Guarantor to the extent provided in the Security Agreement, with the same force and effect as if it were an original party thereto.

 

5.05           Waivers.  No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or remedy, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  The rights, powers and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies that they would otherwise have.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.  No notice or demand on any Loan Party in any case shall entitle any Loan Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

5.06           Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, as supplemented by this Agreement, is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or such other Loan Document shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

5.07           Counterparts, Integration, Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as supplemented by this Agreement, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement shall become effective as to an Additional Guarantor when it shall have been executed by such Additional Guarantor and when the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have received counterparts hereof bearing the signature of such Additional Guarantor.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

5.08           Headings.  Article and Section headings used herein are for the purpose 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.

 

5.09.           GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.

 

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(a)           GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(b)           SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (E) OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR, IF THAT COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, IN ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.  BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (A) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS BY ANY AGENT IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS UNDER ANY SECURITY AGREEMENT GOVERNED BY A LAWS OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL SUBJECT THERETO); (B) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.1; (D) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (C) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (E) AGREES THAT AGENTS AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.

 

(c)           WAIVER OF VENUE.  EACH ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

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(d)           SERVICE OF PROCESS.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

5.10           WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

5.11           ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS SUPPLEMENTED BY THIS AGREEMENT, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES OR BY PRIOR OR CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

Borrower:                             SPANSION LLC

 

By:                                                               

       Name:                                                   

Title:                                                    

 

Holdings:                              SPANSION INC.

 

By:                                                               

Name:                                                  

Title:                                                    

 

Spansion

Technology:                         SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC

 

By:                                                                                                                     

Name:                                                  

Title:                                                    

 

Guarantors:                         SPANSION INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

By:                                                                                                                     

Name:                                                  

Title:                                                    

 

SPANSION INTERNATIONAL TRADING, INC.

 

 

By:                                                                                                                     

Name:                                                  

Title:                                                    

 

 

Additional

Guarantors:                          [NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]

 

By:                                                               

Name:                                                  

Title:                                                    

 

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[NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]

 

By:                                                               

Name:                                                  

Title:                                                    

 

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EXHIBIT I

FORM OF LENDER ADDENDUM

 

Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto (each individually, a “Lender”), MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent.

 

Upon execution and delivery of this Lender Addendum by the party hereto as provided in Section 11.20 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby becomes a Lender under the Credit Agreement having the Revolving Commitments set forth beneath its signature hereto, effective as of the Closing Date.

 

THIS LENDER ADDENDUM SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Delivery of an executed signature page hereof by facsimile transmission (or other electronic transmission) shall be effective as delivery of a mutually executed counterpart hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the party hereto has caused this Lender Addendum to be duly executed and delivered by its proper and duly authorized officers as of this [__] day of [_________],[____].

 

	 	
[____________]

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By:

	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 

       

Revolving Commitment:                            $[________]

Lending Office:                                           [_________]

 

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EXHIBIT J-1

FORM OF

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

	
[NAME OF LENDER]

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 
	
Title:

	 

Date:  ________ __. 20[  ]

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EXHIBIT J-2

FORM OF

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

	
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 
	
Title:

	 

 

Date:  ________ __. 20[  ]

 

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EXHIBIT J-3

FORM OF

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

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[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 
	
Title:

	 

 

Date:  ________ __. 20[  ]

 

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EXHIBIT J-4

FORM OF

 

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each lender from time to time party thereto, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Collateral Agent.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[Signature page follows.]

  

  

  

	
[NAME OF LENDER]

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
By:

	 	 
	
Name:

	 
	
Title:

	 

 

Date:  ________ __. 20[  ]

 

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of December 13, 2012 among

 

SPANSION INC.,

 

SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC,

 

SPANSION LLC,

 

and

 

CERTAIN OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES,

 

party hereto from time to time,

 

as Grantors,

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

 

as Term Loan Authorized Representative,

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

 

as Revolving Authorized Representative,

 

and

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

  

  

  

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	 
Article Section

	 	 
Page

	 	 	 	 
	 
ARTICLE I   DEFINITIONS

	2
	 	 
Section 1.01.

	 
Definitions and Construction 

	 
2

	 	 
Section 1.02.

	 
UCC Definitions 

	 
2

	 	 
Section 1.03.

	 
Other Defined Terms 

	 
2

	 	 	 	 
	 
ARTICLE II   PLEDGED COLLATERAL 

	13
	 	 
Section 2.01.

	 
Pledged Collateral 

	 
13

	 	 
Section 2.02.

	 
Delivery of the Pledged Collateral 

	 
14

	 	 
Section 2.03.

	 
Agreements of Grantors 

	 
14

	 	 
Section 2.04.

	 
Representations, Warranties and Covenants with respect to Pledged Collateral 

	 
15

	 	 
Section 2.05.

	 
Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, etc 

	 
17

	 	 
Section 2.06.

	 
Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations 

	 
18

	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III  SECURITY INTERESTS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY	19
	 	 
Section 3.01.

	 
The Security Interests 

	 
19

	 	 
Section 3.02.

	 
Filing Authorization 

	 
21

	 	 
Section 3.03.

	 
Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Credit Extensions22

	 
22

	 	 
Section 3.04.

	 
Grantors Remain Liable 

	 
22

	 	 
Section 3.05.

	 
Security Interest Absolute 

	 
23

	 	 
Section 3.06.

	 
Waiver of Subrogation 

	 
24

	 	 
Section 3.07.

	 
Release; Termination 

	 
24

	 	 	 	 
	 
ARTICLE IV  PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS;REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

	 
25

	 	 
Section 4.01.

	 
Perfection of Security Interest 

	 
25

	 	 
Section 4.02.

	 
Representations and Warranties 

	 
29

	 	 	 	 
	 
ARTICLE V  COVENANTS 

	30
	 	 
Section 5.01.

	 
Perfection of Security Interests 

	 
30

	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI  REMEDIES; RIGHTS UPON DEFAULT	 
34

	 	 
Section 6.01.

	 
Remedies upon Default 

	 
34

	 	 
Section 6.02.

	 
Application of Proceeds 

	 
36

	 	 
Section 6.03.

	 
Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property 

	 
36

	 	 
Section 6.04.

	 
Securities Act, etc 

	 
36

	 	 
Section 6.05.

	 
Expenses; Indemnification 

	 
37

	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII INTERCREDITOR MATTERS	38
	 	 
Section 7.01.

	 
Priority of Claims 

	 
38

	 	 
Section 7.02.

	 
Actions with Respect to Collateral 

	 
38

	 	 
Section 7.03.

	 
Reinstatement 

	 
40

	 	 
Section 7.04.

	 
Insurance 

	 
40

	 	 
Section 7.05.

	 
Refinancings 

	 
40

 

  

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Section 7.06.

	 
Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection 

	 
40

	 	 
Section 7.07.

	 
Existence and Amount of Liens and Secured Obligations 

	 
40

	 	 
Section 7.08.

	 
Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights 

	 
41

	 	 
Section 7.09.

	 
Acknowledgement 

	 
41

	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII COLLATERAL AGENT	 
41

	 	 
Section 8.01.

	 
Appointment and Authority 

	 
41

	 	 
Section 8.02.

	 
Rights as a Secured Party 

	 
42

	 	 
Section 8.03.

	 
Exculpatory Provisions 

	 
42

	 	 
Section 8.04.

	 
Reliance by Collateral Agent 

	 
43

	 	 
Section 8.05.

	 
Delegation of Duties 

	 
44

	 	 
Section 8.06.

	 
Resignation and Removal of Collateral Agent 

	 
44

	 	 
Section 8.07.

	 
Non-Reliance on Collateral Agent and Other Secured Parties 

	 
45

	 	 
Section 8.08.

	 
Collateral and Guaranty Matters 

	 
45

	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS	 
45

	 	 
Section 9.01.

	 
Notices 

	 
45

	 	 
Section 9.02.

	 
Amendments, etc.; Additional Grantors; Successors and Assigns 

	 
46

	 	 
Section 9.03.

	 
Survival of Agreement 

	 
46

	 	 
Section 9.04.

	 
Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact 

	 
47

	 	 
Section 9.05.

	 
Counterparts 

	 
47

	 	 
Section 9.06.

	 
Severability 

	 
48

	 	 
Section 9.07.

	 
GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC 

	 
48

	 	 
Section 9.08.

	 
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 

	 
49

	 	 
Section 9.09.

	 
ENTIRE AGREEMENT 

	 
50

	 	 
Section 9.10.

	 
Mortgages 

	 
50

	 	 
Section 9.11.

	 
No Waiver; Remedies 

	 
50

	 	 
Section 9.12.

	 
Headings 

	 
50

 

  

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Schedules

	 
	 	 
	 
Schedule 1

	 
Subsidiary Grantors

	 
Schedule 2

	 
Commercial Tort Claims

	 
Schedule 3

	 
Place of Incorporation, Organizational Numbers, Chief Executive Office and Principal Place of Business; Locations of Records

	 
Schedule 4

	 
Pledged Collateral

	 
Schedule 5

	 
Locations and Descriptions of Equipment, Inventory and Motor Vehicles

	 
Schedule 6

	 
Trade Names, Division Names, etc.

	 
Schedule 7

	 
Required Filings and Recordings; Existing Liens

	 
Schedule 8

	 
Licenses and Material Contracts

	 
Schedule 9

	 
Deposit Accounts and Security Accounts

	 
Schedule 10

	 
Real Property and Leased Real Property

	 
Schedule 11

	 
Intellectual Property

	 	 
	 
Exhibits

	 
	 	 
	 
Exhibit A

	 
Form of Perfection Certificate

	 
Exhibit B

	 
Form of Security Agreement Supplement

	 
Exhibit C

	 
Form of Acknowledgment and Agreement

	 
Exhibit D

	 
Form of Waiver

 

  

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This AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of December 13, 2012 (this “Agreement”), among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Spansion Technology”), each Subsidiary Grantor (as defined below, and, together with Holdings, Spansion Technology and the Borrower, hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Grantors”, and each individually as a “Grantor”), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent under the Term Loan Agreement (as defined below) (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Term Loan Authorized Representative”), MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Administrative Agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined below) (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Revolving Authorized Representative”) and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined below) (in such capacity together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, (a) pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents referred to therein, the Term Loan Secured Parties (as defined below) have agreed to make loans from time to time pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement to or for the benefit of the Borrower and (b) pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents referred to therein, the Revolving Secured Parties (as defined below) have agreed to make Credit Extensions (as defined therein) from time to time for the benefit of the Borrower;

 

WHEREAS, (a) pursuant to (i) the guaranty of Holdings and Spansion Technology set forth in Article X of the Term Loan Agreement and (ii) that certain Guaranty, dated as of December 13, 2012, by the Subsidiaries party thereto, executed in connection with the Term Loan Agreement, each Grantor (other than the Borrower) has guaranteed the Obligations of the Borrower under the Term Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents referred to therein and will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Loans made under the Term Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents referred to therein and (b) pursuant to (i) the guaranty of Holdings and Spansion Technology set forth in Article X of the Revolving Credit Agreement and (ii) that certain Guaranty, dated as of December 13, 2012, by the Subsidiaries party thereto, executed in connection with the Revolving Credit Agreement, each Grantor (other than the Borrower) has guaranteed the Obligations of the Borrower under the Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents referred to therein and will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Credit Extensions made under the Revolving Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents referred to therein;

 

WHEREAS, (a) the obligations of the Term Loan Secured Parties to make Loans under the Term Loan Agreement and (b) the obligations of the Revolving Secured Parties to make Credit Extensions under the Revolving Credit Agreement are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Grantor;

 

WHEREAS, to obtain such benefits each Grantor is willing to grant a Lien on the Collateral of such Grantor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as collateral security for its obligations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

 

  

  

  

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, certain of the Grantors party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC have previously entered into that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (the “Original Security Agreement”), dated as of May 10, 2010, and such parties now desire to amend and restate, without novation, the Original Security Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement amends and restates the Original Security Agreement, and the obligations of those Grantors party to and under the Original Security Agreement and the grant of security interest in the Collateral by such Grantors party to and under the Original Security Agreement shall continue under this Agreement, and shall not in any event be terminated, extinguished or annulled, but shall hereafter be governed by this Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor hereby agrees, for the benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01.     Definitions and Construction.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Term Loan Agreement or the Revolving Credit Agreement, with the Term Loan Agreement controlling, in the event of discrepancies.  The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.02 through 1.06 of each Secured Agreement (as defined below) also apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 1.02.     UCC Definitions.  All terms defined in the UCC and not defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified therein.

 

Section 1.03.     Other Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

“Account” means a right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance (and shall include invoices, contracts, rights, accounts receivable, notes, refunds, indemnities, interest, late charges, fees, undertakings, and all other obligations and amounts owing to any Grantor from any Person): (a) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of; (b) for services rendered or to be rendered; (c) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued; (d) for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred; (e) for energy provided or to be provided; or (f) arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card.

 

“Account Control Agreement” means an account control agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, entered into among a Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the bank or Securities Intermediary where a Deposit Account or Securities Account, respectively, of such Grantor is maintained.

 

“Account Debtor” means any Person who is or who may become obligated to any Grantor under, with respect to or on account of an Account.

 

  

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 “Acknowledgment and Agreement” means an acknowledgment in the form of Exhibit C hereto, or otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, with respect to the collateral assignment by the applicable Grantor hereunder of its rights under any Material Contract, duly executed by the other party or parties to such Material Contract.

 

“After-Acquired Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(j)(iv).

 

“Applicable Authorized Representative” means (i) until the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Majority Authorized Representative and (ii) from and after the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date, the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative.

 

“Authorized Representative” means (i) in the case of any Term Loan Obligations or the Term Loan Secured Parties, the Term Loan Authorized Representative and (ii) in the case of any Revolving Obligations or the Revolving Secured Parties, the Revolving Authorized Representative.

 

“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

“Chattel Paper” means a record or records that evidence both a monetary obligation and a security interest in specific goods, a security interest in specific goods and software used in the goods, a security interest in specific goods and license of software used in the goods, a lease of specific goods, or a lease of specific goods and license of software used in the goods.

 

“Collateral” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.

 

“Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

“Commercial Tort Claim” means a claim arising in tort with respect to which the claimant is a Grantor.

 

“Copyright License” means any written agreement, now or hereinafter in effect, granting any right to any third party under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting any right to any Grantor under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.

 

“Copyrights” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States or any other country, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States or any other country, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office.

 

 “Deposit Account” means a demand, time, savings, passbook, or similar account (including all bank accounts, collection accounts and concentration accounts, together with all funds held therein and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time representing or evidencing such accounts) maintained by or in the name of any Grantor with a bank, including, without limitation, all such accounts listed on Schedule 9 hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time.

 

  

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“Discharge” means, with respect to any Series of Secured Obligations, (a) payment in full in cash of the principal of, interest and premium, if any, on and fees, if any, in connection with, all Indebtedness outstanding under such Series, (b) payment in full of all other Secured Obligations that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid in connection with such Series, (c) cancellation of or the entry into arrangements satisfactory to the relevant Authorized Representative with respect to all letters of credit issued and outstanding under such Series, if any, and (d) termination or expiration of all commitments to lend and all obligations to issue or extend letters of credit under such Series, if any, provided that (x) the Discharge of Term Loan Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred in connection with a Refinancing of such Term Loan Obligations (or any Refinancing of such Refinancing) with additional obligations under an agreement, instrument or document which has been designated in writing by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent and each other Authorized Representative as a “Term Loan Agreement” for purposes of this Agreement and (y) the Discharge of Revolving Obligations shall not be deemed to have occurred in connection with a Refinancing of such Revolving Obligations (or any Refinancing of such Refinancing) with additional obligations under an agreement, instrument or document which has been designated in writing by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent and each other Authorized Representative as a “Revolving Credit Agreement” for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Documents” means a document of title or a receipt of the type described in Section 7-201(2) of the UCC.

 

“Effective Date” means December 13, 2012.

 

“Electronic Chattel Paper” means Chattel Paper evidenced by a record or records consisting of information stored in an electronic medium.

 

“Entitlement Holder” means a Person identified in the records of a Securities Intermediary as the Person having a Security Entitlement against the Securities Intermediary.  If a Person acquires a Security Entitlement by virtue of Section 8-501(b)(2) or (3) of the UCC, such Person is the Entitlement Holder.

 

“Equipment” means all machinery, equipment in all its forms, wherever located, including, without limitation, all repair equipment, office equipment, motor vehicles, furniture and furnishings, all other property similar to the foregoing (including tools, parts and supplies of every kind and description), components, parts and accessories installed thereon or affixed thereto and all parts thereof, and all Fixtures and all accessories, additions, attachments, improvements, substitutions and replacements thereto and therefor.

 

“Federal Securities Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04.

 

“Financial Asset” means:

 

(a)           a Security;

 

  

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(b)           an obligation of a Person or a share, participation or other interest in a Person or in property or an enterprise of a Person, which is, or is of a type, dealt with in or traded on financial markets, or which is recognized in any area in which it is issued or dealt in as a medium for investment; or

 

(c)           any property that is held by a Securities Intermediary for another Person in a Securities Account if the Securities Intermediary has expressly agreed with the other Person that the property is to be treated as a Financial Asset under Article 8 of the UCC.  As the context requires, the term Financial Asset means either the interest itself or the means by which a Person’s claim to it is evidenced, including a certificated or uncertificated Security, a certificate representing a Security or a Security Entitlement.

 

“Fixtures” means all items of Goods, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of any Grantor that become so related to particular real property that an interest in them arises under any real property law applicable thereto.

 

“General Intangibles” means all “General Intangibles” as defined in the UCC, including things in action and all other intangible personal property of any Grantor of every kind and nature (other than Accounts, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Goods, Instruments, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Letters of Credit, and money) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or other business records, indemnification claims, contract rights (including rights under leases, whether entered into as lessor or lessee, Swap Contracts and other agreements), Intellectual Property, Payment Intangibles and tax refund claims.

 

“Goods” means all things that are movable when a security interest attaches (including (a) Fixtures and (b) computer programs embedded in goods and any supporting information provided in connection with a transaction relating to the program if (i) the program is associated with the goods in such a manner that is customarily considered part of the goods, or (ii) by becoming the owner of the goods, a Person acquires a right to use the program in connection with the goods).

 

“Governmental License” means, with respect to each Grantor, each license from a Governmental Authority which is material to the conduct of the business of such Grantor as conducted on the Effective Date or as proposed to be conducted.

 

“Grantors” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

“Holdings” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

“Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 6.05.

 

“Instrument” means a negotiable instrument or any other writing that evidences a right to the payment of a monetary obligation, is not itself a security agreement or lease, and is of a type that in ordinary course of business is transferred by delivery with any necessary endorsement or assignment.

 

  

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“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, Trademarks, trade secrets, domain names, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, rights in Software (to the extent not included in any of the foregoing) and databases and all embodiments or fixations thereof and related documentation, goodwill, registrations and franchises, and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing or used in connection with, any of the foregoing.

 

“Intercompany Note” means a promissory note hereto evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries to and in favor of any Grantor.

 

“IP Security Agreements” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(d).

 

“Inventory” means Goods, other than farm products, which: (a) are leased by a Person as lessor; (b) are held by a Person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service; (c) are furnished by a Person under a contract of service; or (d) consist of raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business, and includes, without limitation, (i) finished goods, returned goods and materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description which are or might be used in connection with the manufacture, packing, shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of any of the foregoing, (ii) all goods in which a Grantor has an interest in mass or a joint or other interest or right of any kind (including goods in which a Grantor has an interest or right as consignee), (iii) all goods which are returned to or repossessed by any Grantor, and (iv) all accessions thereto, products thereof and documents therefor.

 

“Investment Property” means all Securities (whether certificated or uncertificated), Security Entitlements, Securities Accounts, Financial Assets, commodity contracts and commodity accounts of each Grantor; provided, however, that Investment Property shall not include any Securities constituting Pledged Collateral and identified on Schedule 4 hereto, as such Schedule may be supplemented from time to time.

 

“Letter-of-Credit Right” means a right to payment or performance under a letter of credit, whether or not the beneficiary has demanded or is at the time entitled to demand payment or performance, but excludes the right of a beneficiary to demand payment or performance under a letter of credit.

 

“License” means any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other license or sublicense as to which any Grantor is now or hereafter a party.

 

“Loan Documents” means, as applicable, the “Loan Documents” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement and the “Loan Documents” as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

“Majority Authorized Representative” means the Authorized Representative of the Series of Secured Obligations that constitutes the largest outstanding principal amount of any then outstanding Series of Secured Obligations.

 

  

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“Material License” means, with respect to any Person, each License to which such Person is a party which is material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of such Person.

 

“Motor Vehicles” means all titled vehicles of any kind (including any trailers and aircraft).

 

“Non-Controlling Authorized Representative” means, at any time, an Authorized Representative of a Series of Secured Obligations that is not the Majority Authorized Representative at such time.

 

“Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date” means, with respect to any Non-Controlling Authorized Representative, the date which is 120 days after the occurrence of both (i) an Event of Default (under and as defined in the Secured Agreement under which such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Authorized Representative) and (ii) the Collateral Agent’s and each other Authorized Representative’s receipt of written notice from such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative certifying that (x) such an Event of Default (under and as defined in the Secured Agreement under which such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Authorized Representative) has occurred and is continuing and (y) the Secured Obligations of the Series with respect to which such Non-Controlling Authorized Representative is the Authorized Representative are currently due and payable in full (whether as a result of acceleration thereof or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Secured Agreement; provided that the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date shall be stayed and shall not occur and shall be deemed not to have occurred with respect to any Collateral (1) at any time the Collateral Agent, upon instruction of the Majority Authorized Representative has commenced and is pursuing any enforcement action with respect to such Collateral with reasonable diligence in light of the then existing circumstances or (2) at any time the Grantor which has granted a security interest in such Collateral is then a debtor under or with respect to (or otherwise subject to) any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Majority Authorized Representative may give, and the Collateral Agent shall accept, instructions contemplated by (1) above notwithstanding the prior occurrence of the Non-Controlling Authorized Representative Enforcement Date.

 

“Non-Controlling Secured Parties” means, at any time, any Secured Party represented by an Authorized Representative that is not the Applicable Authorized Representative at such time.

 

“Original Security Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

“Patent License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, or granting to any Grantor any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any third party, is in existence, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.

 

“Patents” means all right, title and interest of any Grantor in and to all of the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired:

 

  

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(a)           all letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country, including registrations, recordings and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any other country; and

 

(b)           all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use, sell and/or offer to sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.

 

“Payment Intangible” means a general intangible under which the account debtor’s principal obligation is a monetary obligation.

 

“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, completed by Holdings on behalf of itself and each other Grantor to include the scheduled information contemplated by Exhibit A hereto with respect to each Grantor.

 

“Permitted Liens” means Liens permitted under Section 7.01 of Term Loan Agreement and Section 7.01 of the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

“Pledged Collateral” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

 

“Pledged Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

 

“Pledged Equity” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

 

“Pledged Securities” means any promissory notes (including Intercompany Notes), stock certificates or instruments, certificates and other documents representing or evidencing any of the Pledged Debt or Pledged Equity, as the case may be.

 

“Proceeds” means the following property:

 

(a)           whatever is acquired upon the sale, lease, license, exchange, or other disposition of the Collateral;

 

(b)           whatever is collected on, or distributed on account of, the Collateral;

 

(c)           rights arising out of the Collateral; and

 

(d)           to the extent of the value of the Collateral and to the extent payable to the debtor or the secured party, insurance payable by reason of the loss or nonconformity of, defects or infringement of rights in, or damage to, the Collateral.

 

“Refinance” means, in respect of any indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, amend, increase, modify, supplement, restructure, refund, replace or repay, or to issue other indebtedness or enter alternative financing arrangements, in exchange or replacement for such indebtedness (in whole or in part), including by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, borrowers and/or guarantors, and including in each case, but not limited to, after the original instrument giving rise to such indebtedness has been terminated and including, in each case, through any credit agreement, indenture or other agreement.  “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” have correlative meanings.

 

  

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“Revolving Authorized Representative” has the meaning specified in the preamble, and in the event of a Subsequent Revolving Credit Agreement, means the administrative agent or other similar representative of the secured parties under such Subsequent Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

“Revolving Collateral Documents” means the “Collateral Documents” as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement, or the applicable definition designated by Holdings as being its equivalent in any Subsequent Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

“Revolving Credit Agreement” means that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 13, 2012 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among Holdings, Spansion Technology, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank, the other Agents party thereto, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as Swing Line Lender and the Collateral Agent.

 

“Revolving Obligations” means the “Obligations” as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement or the definition designated by Holdings as being its equivalent in any Subsequent Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

“Revolving Secured Parties” means the “Secured Parties” as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement, or the applicable definition designated by Holdings as being its equivalent in any Subsequent Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

“Schedules” means the schedules to this Agreement, as supplemented from time to time by a Security Agreement Supplement.

 

“Securities” means any obligations of an issuer or any shares, participations or other interests in an issuer or in property or an enterprise of an issuer which

 

(a)           are represented by a certificate representing a security in bearer or registered form, or the transfer of which may be registered upon books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer;

 

(b)           are one of a class or series or by its terms is divisible into a class or series of shares, participations, interests or obligations; and

 

(c)           (i) are, or are of a type, dealt with or traded on securities exchanges or securities markets or (ii) are a medium for investment and by their terms expressly provide that they are a security governed by Article 8 of the UCC.

 

“Secured Agreements” means (i) the Term Loan Agreement and (ii) the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

  

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“Secured Obligations” means, collectively, (i) the Term Loan Obligations and (ii) the Revolving Obligations.

 

“Secured Parties” means (i) the Term Loan Secured Parties and (ii) the Revolving Secured Parties.

 

“Securities Account” means an account to which a Financial Asset is or may be credited in accordance with an agreement under which the Person maintaining the account undertakes to treat the Person for whom the account is maintained as entitled to exercise rights that comprise the Financial Asset, including, without limitation, all such accounts listed on Schedule 9 hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time.

 

“Security Agreement Supplement” means a Supplement to this Agreement in the form of Exhibit B executed by each applicable Grantor and delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.12(a) of each Secured Agreement.

 

“Security Documents” means this Agreement, each Term Loan Collateral Document, each Revolving Collateral Document and each other agreement entered into in favor of the Collateral Agent for purposes of securing any Series of Secured Obligations.

 

“Security Entitlements” means the rights and property interests of an Entitlement Holder with respect to a Financial Asset.

 

“Security Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.

 

“Security Intermediary” means:

 

(a)           a clearing corporation; or

 

(b)           a Person, including a bank or broker, that in the ordinary course of its business maintains Securities Accounts for others and is acting in that capacity.

 

“Series” means (a) with respect to the Secured Parties, each of (i) the Term Loan Secured Parties (in their capacities as such) and (ii) the Revolving Secured Parties (in their capacities as such) and (b) with respect to any Secured Obligations, each of (i) the Term Loan Obligations and (ii) the  Revolving Obligations.

 

“Software” means a computer program in source code and/or object code versions, and any supporting information provided in connection with a transaction relating to the program, not including a computer program that is included in the definition of Goods.

 

“Spansion Technology” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

“Subsequent Revolving Credit Agreement” means and any Refinancing agreement, instrument or document in connection with the Revolving Credit Agreement and designated as such by Holdings in accordance with the definition of “Discharge”.

 

  

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“Subsequent Term Loan Agreement” means and any Refinancing agreement, instrument or document in connection with the Term Loan Agreement and designated as such by Holdings in accordance with the definition of “Discharge”.

 

“Subsidiary Grantor” means each Subsidiary of Holdings and Spansion Technology (other than the Borrower) identified on the signature pages hereof and each Subsidiary of Holdings and Spansion Technology that hereafter becomes a party hereto from time to time pursuant to a Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 6.12 of each Secured Agreement.

 

“Supporting Obligation” means a Letter-of-Credit Right or secondary obligation that supports the payment or performance of an Account, Chattel Paper, Document, General Intangible, Instrument or Investment Property, including, without limitation, all security agreements, guaranties, leases and other contracts securing or otherwise relating to any such Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangible, Instruments or Investment Property, including Goods represented by the sale or lease of delivery which gave rise to any of the foregoing, returned or repossessed merchandise and rights of stoppage in transit, replevin, reclamation and other rights and remedies of an unpaid vendor, lienor or secured party.

 

“Tangible Chattel Paper” means Chattel Paper evidenced by a record or records consisting of information that is inscribed on a tangible medium.

 

“Term Loan Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 13, 2012 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among Holdings, Spansion Technology, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Agent, the other Agents party thereto and the Collateral Agent.

 

“Term Loan Authorized Representative” has the meaning specified in the preamble, and in the event of a Subsequent Term Loan Agreement, means the administrative agent or other similar representative of the secured parties under such Subsequent Term Loan Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Obligations” means the “Obligations” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement or the definition designated by Holdings as being its equivalent in any Subsequent Term Loan Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Secured Parties” means the “Secured Parties” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement, or the applicable definition designated by Holdings as being its equivalent in any Subsequent Term Loan Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Collateral Documents” means the “Collateral Documents” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement, or the applicable definition designated by Holdings as being its equivalent in any Subsequent Term Loan Agreement.

 

 “Trademark License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to use any Trademark now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting to any Grantor any right to use any Trademark now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.

 

  

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“Trademarks” means all of the following now or hereafter owned by any Grantor, (a) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, any State of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and all extensions or renewals thereof, (b) all goodwill associated therewith and (c) all other assets, rights and interests that uniquely reflect or embody such goodwill.

 

“Waiver Agreement” means a waiver agreement with a landlord or bailee of a Grantor substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, entered into among such landlord or bailee, as the case may be, such Grantor and the Collateral Agent, as such agreement may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

ARTICLE II

 

PLEDGED COLLATERAL

 

Section 2.01.     Pledged Collateral.  The Collateral pledged by each Grantor under this Agreement shall include all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following Equity Interests and Indebtedness now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor (collectively, the “Pledged Collateral”):

 

(a)      Pledged Equity.  (i) The shares of capital stock, membership interests, limited partnership interests and other Equity Interests in any Person owned by such Grantor on the Effective Date and listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule 4, (ii) any other Equity Interests of any Person issued or otherwise acquired in the future by such Grantor and identified in a supplement to Schedule 4 attached to a Security Agreement Supplement and (iii) the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged Equity”); provided, however, that the Pledged Equity of any Grantor shall not include (A) more than 65% of the aggregate issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary owned directly by such Grantor, or (B) any Equity Interest in any Person which is evidenced by a Security or a Security Entitlement which is maintained in a Securities Account which is either (1) maintained with the Collateral Agent or (2) maintained with any other Securities Intermediary; provided that, to the extent required by Section 4.01(c)(ii), any such other Securities Intermediary shall have entered into an Account Control Agreement with the Collateral Agent with respect to such Securities Account.

 

(b)      Pledged Debt.  (i) The promissory notes (including Intercompany Notes) and debt securities of any other Person owned by such Grantor on the Effective Date and the loans and advances for money borrowed made by such Grantor to any other Person which are outstanding on the Effective Date, in each case, which are listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule 4, (ii) any promissory notes (including Intercompany Notes), debt securities, and loans or advances for money borrowed in the future issued to or owed to such Grantor by any other Person and identified in a supplement to Schedule 4 attached to a Security Agreement Supplement and (iii) the promissory notes (including, Intercompany Notes) and any other instruments as may hereafter be issued to evidence such loans or advances for money borrowed (collectively, the “Pledged Debt”); provided, however, that the Pledged Debt of any Grantor shall exclude any Intercompany Note evidencing a loan or other extension of credit by a Grantor to any Foreign Subsidiary.

 

  

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(c)      Distributions.  Subject to Section 2.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of the items referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above.

 

(d)      Rights and Privileges.  Subject to Section 2.05, all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the securities, instruments and other property referred to in clauses  (a), (b) and (c) above.

 

(e)      Proceeds.  All Proceeds of any of the foregoing.

 

Section 2.02.     Delivery of the Pledged Collateral. 

 

(a)      Certificated Collateral.  Each Grantor agrees promptly to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent any and all Pledged Securities representing any Pledged Equity or Pledged Debt, as the case may be.

 

(b)      Intercompany Notes.  If any Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to such Grantor by any other Grantor or by any other Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Foreign Subsidiary is evidenced by an Intercompany Note, such Intercompany Note shall promptly be pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(c)      Stock Powers.  Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, any Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by stock powers, bond powers or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent duly executed in blank by the applicable Grantor and such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request.  Unless previously delivered with this Security Agreement or any Security Agreement Supplement, as the case may be, each delivery of Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the Pledged Securities evidenced thereby, which schedule shall be attached hereto as a supplement to Schedule 4 and made a part hereof; provided that failure to attach any such schedule hereto shall not affect the validity of such pledge of such Pledged Securities.  Each schedule so delivered shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered.

 

(d)      Uncertificated Collateral.  With respect to any Pledged Equity owned by any Grantor that constitutes an uncertificated security of a Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Grantor, such Grantor will cause the issuer thereof (if, either individually or together with Holdings and its other Affiliates, it controls such issuer) or will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such issuer (if it does not so control such issuer) either (i) to register the Collateral Agent as the registered owner of such Pledged Equity or (ii) (A) to acknowledge the security interest of the Collateral Agent in such Pledged Equity granted hereunder, (B) to confirm to the Collateral Agent that it has not received notice of any other Lien in such Pledged Equity other than Permitted Liens (and has not agreed to accept instructions from any other Person in respect of such Pledged Equity other than the Collateral Agent) and (C) to agree in writing with such Grantor and the Collateral Agent that such issuer will comply with instructions with respect to such Pledged Equity originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such agreement to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent agrees with each Grantor that it shall not give any such instructions unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

  

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Section 2.03.     Agreements of Grantors.

 

(a)      Acknowledgment and Confirmation of Grantors.  Each Grantor that is the issuer of any Pledged Equity owned by any other Grantor, hereby (i) acknowledges the security interest of the Collateral Agent in such Pledged Equity granted by such other Grantor hereunder, (ii) confirms that it has not received notice of any other Lien (except Permitted Liens) as of the Effective Date in such Pledged Equity (and has not agreed to accept instructions from any other Person in respect of such Pledged Equity other than the Collateral Agent), (iii) agrees that it will comply with the instructions with respect to such Pledged Equity originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such other Grantor and (iv) otherwise agrees that it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Collateral issued by it.

 

(b)      Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies.  In the case of each Grantor which is a partner in a partnership, limited liability company or other entity, such Grantor hereby consents to the extent required by applicable Organization Documents to the pledge by each other Grantor, pursuant to the terms hereof, of the Pledged Equity in such partnership, limited liability company or other entity, and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the transfer of such Pledged Equity to the Collateral Agent or its nominee and to the substitution of the Collateral Agent or its nominee as the substituted partner or member in such limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity with all rights, powers and duties of a partner or a general partner or a limited member, as the case may be.

 

Section 2.04.     Representations, Warranties and Covenants with respect to Pledged Collateral.  The Grantors represent, warrant and covenant to and with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)      Pledged Collateral.  Schedule 4 (as of the Effective Date and as supplemented from time to time by any Security Agreement Supplements) correctly sets forth for each Grantor on and as of the Effective Date and as of the date of each Security Agreement Supplement, as applicable (i) the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each class of any other Person directly owned by such Grantor (and the aggregate outstanding Equity Interests of such class of such issuer) and (ii) all Indebtedness for borrowed money of any other Person and all other Indebtedness evidenced by a promissory note or debt security issued by any other Person which is payable or due to such Grantor; provided, however, that for each class of Equity Interests with voting power of any Foreign Subsidiary which is owned directly by such Grantor, Schedule 4 (as so supplemented) identifies only 65% of the aggregate outstanding Equity Interests of such class of such Foreign Subsidiary (or any lesser percentage of the aggregate outstanding Equity Interests of such issuer of such class owned directly by such Grantor).

 

  

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(b)      Due Authorization and Issuance.  All Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt issued by any Subsidiary or Affiliate of Holdings to any Grantor has been, and to the extent that any such Pledged Equity or Pledged Debt is hereafter issued, such Pledged Equity or Pledged Debt will be, upon such issuance, duly and validly issued by such issuer and (i) in the case of such Pledged Equity, is fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) in the case of such Pledged Debt, is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such issuer.

 

(c)      Title.  Each Grantor (i) is the owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Collateral indicated on Schedule 4 (as of the Effective Date and as supplemented by any Security Agreement Supplement from time to time) as owned by such Grantor, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens created by this Agreement and Permitted Liens, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than the Security Interest created by this Agreement, Permitted Liens and other assignments and transfers permitted pursuant to each Secured Agreement, and (iv) will defend its title or interest hereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Security Interest created by this Agreement and other Permitted Liens), however arising, of all Persons.

 

(d)      Transferability of Pledged Collateral.  Except for (i) restrictions and limitations imposed by the Loan Documents, the Term Loan Documents, applicable laws of the jurisdiction of any Foreign Subsidiary or securities laws generally and (ii) consents required and obtained in connection herewith, the Pledged Collateral is and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Collateral is or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, provision of any Organization Document or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder.

 

(e)      Validity of Security Interest.  By virtue of the execution and delivery by each Grantor of this Agreement or a Joinder Agreement pursuant to Section 6.12 of either Secured Agreement, as the case may be, when all Pledged Securities evidencing any Pledged Collateral of such Grantor are delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties, will obtain a valid and perfected first priority lien, subject to Permitted Liens, upon and security interest in all Pledged Collateral of such Grantor as security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations (excluding any perfection steps necessary under the laws of the jurisdiction of any Foreign Subsidiary).

 

(f)      No Violation.  Such Grantor is not in default in the payment of any portion of any mandatory capital contribution, if any, required to be made under any agreement to which such Grantor is a party relating to the Pledged Equity pledged by it.

 

(g)      No Defaults.  No Pledged Equity pledged by such Grantor is subject to any defense, offset or counterclaim, nor have any of the foregoing been asserted or alleged against such Grantor by any Person with respect thereto, and on and as of the Effective Date and as of the date of each Security Agreement Supplement and each Joinder Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6.12 of either Secured Agreement, there are no certificates, instruments, documents or other writings (other than the Organization Documents and certificates (if any) delivered to the Collateral Agent, as applicable) which evidence any Pledged Equity of such Grantor.

 

  

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(h)      Notices.  Each Grantor agrees to (i) furnish to the Collateral Agent such information and reports regarding the Pledged Equity and any such Pledged Collateral as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, and (ii) upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, make to any other party to the Pledged Equity or any other contract or agreement included in the Pledged Collateral such demands and requests for information and reports or for action as the Grantor is entitled to make thereunder.

 

(i)      No Termination or Modifications (Pledged Equity).  No Grantor of a Pledged Equity shall, except as otherwise permitted by each Secured Agreement: (i) cancel or terminate any Pledged Equity or any other contract or agreement included in the Pledged Collateral to which it is a party or consent to or accept any cancellation or termination thereof; (ii) amend or otherwise modify any such or any such contract or agreement or give any consent, waiver, or approval thereunder; (iii) waive any default under or breach of any such Pledged Equity or any such other contract or agreement; or (iv) take any other action in connection with any such Pledged Equity or any such other contract or agreement the taking or omission of which could reasonably be expected to impair the value of the interest or rights of such Grantor thereunder or that would impair the interest or rights of the Collateral Agent.

 

Section 2.05.     Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, etc.

 

(a)      Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

 

(i)      Each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(ii)      The Collateral Agent shall be deemed without further action or formality to have granted to each Grantor all necessary consents relating to voting rights and shall, if necessary, upon written request of a Grantor and at the sole cost and expense of the Grantors, from time to time execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered to such Grantor, all such instruments as Grantor may reasonably request in order to permit such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or other rights that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.

 

(iii)      Each Grantor shall be entitled to receive, retain, and to utilize free and clear of any Lien hereof, any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Collateral but only if and to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are not otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of each Secured Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable Laws; provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Equity or Pledged Debt, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Equity or received in exchange for any Pledged Debt or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral, and, if received by any Grantor, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent as Pledged Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).

 

  

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(b)      Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of any Grantor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions.  All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.05 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).  Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.02.  If after the occurrence of an Event of Default, such Event of Default shall have been waived pursuant to Section 11.01 of the each Secured Agreement, each Grantor will again have the right to receive and retain dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would be entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05.

 

(c)      Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.05, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.05, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers and each Grantor shall promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent such proxies and other documents as may be necessary to allow the Collateral Agent to exercise such voting power.  If after the occurrence of an Event of Default, such Event of Default shall have been waived pursuant to Section 11.01 of each Secured Agreement, each Grantor will again have the right to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers that such Grantor would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) above.

 

Section 2.06.     Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations.  The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right to hold as collateral the Pledged Collateral endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent.  After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall also have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion), to hold the Pledged Collateral in its own name as pledgee, the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent) or the name of the applicable Grantor.  The Collateral Agent shall at all times have the right to exchange the certificates or instruments (to the extent permitted by the terms thereof) representing Pledged Securities for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement.

 

  

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ARTICLE III

 

SECURITY INTERESTS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY

 

Section 3.01.                      The Security Interests.  Each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the payment and performance in full of the each of the Secured Obligations, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all right, title and interest of such Grantor in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor and wherever located or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Collateral”):

 

(a)      all Accounts;

 

(b)      all Chattel Paper, including Electronic Chattel Paper;

 

(c)      all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts, including all cash, marketable securities, Security Entitlements, Financial Assets and other funds held in or on deposit in any of the foregoing;

 

(d)      all Documents;

 

(e)      all Equipment, including all Fixtures, but excluding Motor Vehicles;

 

(f)      all General Intangibles;

 

(g)      all Instruments, including all Pledged Securities;

 

(h)      all Inventory or documents of title, customs receipts, insurance certificates, shipping documents, and other written materials related to the purchase or import of any Inventory;

 

(i)      all Investment Property;

 

(j)      all Intellectual Property;

 

(k)      all Pledged Collateral;

 

(l)      all letters of credit under which such Grantor is the beneficiary and Letter of Credit Rights;

 

(m)        all Supporting Obligations;

 

  

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(n)      all cash and cash equivalents;

 

(o)      all Commercial Tort Claims of such Grantor described in Schedule 2 hereto in respect of such Grantor (as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to any Security Agreement Supplement or otherwise);

 

(p)      all other Goods;

 

(q)      all Records and all books and records (including customer lists, files, correspondence, tapes, computer programs, print-outs and computer records) pertaining to the Collateral;

 

(r)      all other personal property whatsoever of such Grantor;

 

(s)      all other assets, properties and rights of every kind and description and interests therein, including all moneys, securities and other property, now or hereafter held or received by, or in transit to, any Grantor, the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, whether for safekeeping, pledge, custody, transmission, collection or otherwise; and

 

(t)      all Proceeds, all accessions to and substitutions and replacements for and products of any and all of the foregoing and all offsprings, rent profits and products of any of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (a) through (t) above:

 

(i)      any General Intangible, License, Chattel Paper or Instrument which by its terms prohibits the creation of a security interest therein (whether by assignment or otherwise) shall be excluded from the Lien of the Security Interest granted under this Section 3.01, and shall not be included in the Collateral of such Grantor, except to the extent that (but subject to the limitations of) Sections 9-406(d), 9-407(a) or 9-408 of the UCC or any other applicable law or the principles of equity are effective to render any such prohibition ineffective; provided, however, that if any General Intangible, License, Chattel Paper, Instrument or Account included in the Collateral contains any term restricting or requiring the consent of any Person (other than a Grantor) obligated thereon to any exercise of remedies hereunder in respect of the Security Interest therein granted under this Section 3.01, then the enforcement of such Security Interest under this Agreement shall be subject to Section 6.01(c) (but such provision shall not limit the creation, attachment or perfection of the Security Interest hereunder);

 

(ii)      any permit, lease, license (including any License) or franchise shall be excluded from the Lien of the Security Interest granted under this Section 3.01, and shall not be included in the Collateral, only to the extent any Law applicable thereto is effective to prohibit the creation of a Security Interest therein;

 

(iii)      any Equipment (including any Software incorporated herein) owned by any Grantor on the Effective Date or hereafter acquired that is subject to a Lien securing a purchase money obligation or Capitalized Lease permitted to be incurred pursuant to the provisions of each Secured Agreement shall be excluded from the Lien of the Security Interest granted under this Section 3.01, and shall not be included in the Collateral, to the extent that the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such purchase money obligation or Capitalized Lease) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such Collateral;

 

  

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(iv)      any “intent-to-use” trademark application for registration filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.  §1051, prior to the filing under Section 1(c) or Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act of a “Statement of Use” or an “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, shall be excluded from the Lien of the Security Interest granted under this Section 3.01, and shall not be included in the Collateral, solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a Lien therein prior to such filing would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law;

 

(v)      prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Collateral shall not include tangible personal property located at 915 Deguigne Drive  in Sunnyvale, CA; and

 

(vi)     the Collateral shall not include more than 65% of the aggregate issued and outstanding voting equity interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or any assets of any Foreign Subsidiary.

 

With respect to property described in clauses (i) through (vi) above to the extent not included in the Collateral of such Grantor (the “Excluded Property”), such property shall constitute Excluded Property only to the extent and for so long as the creation of a Lien on such property in favor of the Collateral Agent is, and remains, validly prohibited, and upon termination of such prohibition (however occurring), such property shall cease to constitute Excluded Property and a Lien shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such restriction shall be remedied or is otherwise not in existence.  The Grantors may be required from time to time at the request of the Collateral Agent to give written notice to the Collateral Agent identifying in reasonable detail the Excluded Property (and stating in such notice that such property constitutes Excluded Property) and to provide the Collateral Agent with such other information regarding the Excluded Property as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request.

 

Section 3.02.     Filing Authorization.

 

(a)      Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that contain the information required by Article 9 of the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (i) if such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor, (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Collateral relates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property.” Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request.

 

  

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(b)      The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office) such documents as may be necessary for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.  The Collateral Agent agrees, upon request by the Borrower and at the Borrower’s expense, to promptly furnish copies of such filings to the Borrower.

 

(c)      Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any such initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the Effective Date.

 

Section 3.03.     Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Credit Extensions.  This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral of each Grantor and shall remain in full force and effect with respect to each Grantor until the Discharge of the Secured Obligations, be binding upon each Grantor, its successors, transferees and assigns, and inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer (in whole or in part) its rights and obligations under the applicable Secured Agreement to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured Party (including this Agreement) or otherwise, subject, however, to any contrary provisions in such assignment or transfer, and to the provisions of Section 11.06 and Article IX of the applicable Secured Agreement.

 

Section 3.04.     Grantors Remain Liable.  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:

 

(a)      each Grantor shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral (including the Material Contracts) to the extent set forth therein, and shall perform all of its duties and obligations under such contracts and agreements to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed,

 

(b)      each Grantor will comply in all material respects with all Laws relating to the ownership and operation of the Collateral, including all registration requirements under applicable Laws, and shall pay when due all taxes, fees and assessments imposed on or with respect to the Collateral, except to the extent the validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside by such Grantor,

 

(c)      the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under any such contracts or agreements included in the Collateral, and

 

(d)      neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any such contracts or agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

 

  

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Section 3.05.    Security Interest Absolute.  All rights of the Collateral Agent and the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder, and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any of the following conditions, occurrences or events:

 

(a)      any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document;

 

(b)      the failure of any Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against Holdings, Spansion Technology, the Borrower, any other Grantor or any other Person under the provisions of any Loan Document or otherwise or to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of, or collateral securing, any Secured Obligation;

 

(c)      any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations or any other extension, compromise or renewal of any Secured Obligation, including any increase in the Secured Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Grantor or any other obligor or otherwise;

 

(d)      any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of any Secured Obligation for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to (and each Grantor hereby waives any right to or claim of) any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality, nongenuineness, irregularity, compromise, unenforceability of, or any other event or occurrence affecting, any Secured Obligation or otherwise;

 

(e)      any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms of any Loan Document;

 

(f)      any addition, exchange, release, surrender or non-perfection of any collateral (including the Collateral), or any amendment to or waiver or release of or addition to or consent to departure from any guaranty, for any of the Secured Obligations; or

 

(g)      any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, Holdings, Spansion Technology, Borrower, any other Grantor or otherwise.

 

Section 3.06.     Waiver of Subrogation.  Until the Discharge of each of the Secured Obligations, no Grantor shall exercise any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against any other Grantor that arises from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Grantor’s obligations under this Agreement, including any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnification, any right to participate in any claim or remedy against any other Grantor or any collateral which the Collateral Agent now has or hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including the right to take or receive from any other Grantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by setoff or in any manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights.  If any amount shall be paid to any Grantor in violation of the preceding sentence, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall forthwith be paid to the Collateral Agent to be credited and applied upon the Secured Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.  Each Grantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits for the financing arrangements contemplated by the Loan Documents and that the agreement set forth in this Section is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

  

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Section 3.07.     Release; Termination.

 

(a)      Upon any sale, transfer or other Disposition of any item of Collateral of any Grantor in accordance with Section 7.05 of each Secured Agreement, the Collateral Agent, acting on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative, will, at such Grantor’s expense and without any representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted hereby; provided, however, that (i) at the time of such request and release, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Default will occur as a result thereof, (ii) such Grantor shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, at least five Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release describing the item of Collateral and the terms of the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a form of release for execution by the Collateral Agent (which release shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) and a certificate of such Grantor to the effect that the transaction is in compliance with the Loan Documents and as to such other matters as the Collateral Agent (or the Required Lenders through the Collateral Agent) may reasonably request and (iii) the proceeds of any such sale, lease, transfer or other Disposition required to be applied, or any payment to be made in connection therewith, in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Term Loan Agreement and Section 2.05 of the Revolving Credit Agreement shall, to the extent so required, be paid or made to, or in accordance with the instructions of, the Collateral Agent when and as required under Section 2.03 of the Term Loan Agreement and Section 2.05 of the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

(b)      Upon the Discharge of each of the Secured Obligations, the pledge, assignment and security interest granted by such Grantor hereunder shall automatically terminate and all rights to the Collateral of such Grantor shall revert to such Grantor.  Upon any such termination, the Collateral Agent will, at the applicable Grantor’s expense and without any representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination and deliver to such Grantor all Pledged Securities, Instruments, Tangible Chattel Paper and negotiable documents representing or evidencing the Collateral of such Grantor then held by the Collateral Agent.

 

  

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ARTICLE IV

 

PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS;

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Grantor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and agrees that:

 

Section 4.01.     Perfection of Security Interest.

 

(a)      UCC Filings.  Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent containing a description of the Collateral have been prepared based upon the information provided to the Collateral Agent in Schedule 7 hereto (as supplemented from time to time) and have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing in each governmental office specified in Schedule 7 hereto, and constitute all the filings, recordings and registrations that are necessary to publish notice of and to establish a valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties) in Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions, and no further or subsequent filing, re-filing, recording, rerecording, registration or re-registration is necessary in any such jurisdiction, except as follows:

 

(i)      filings, recordings and/or registrations with respect to Real Property assets excluded from the scope of UCC Article 9 pursuant to UCC Section 9-109;

 

(ii)      filings, recordings and/or registrations required under applicable Federal or state statutes in order to establish a valid and perfected security interest in any claims against any Governmental Authority;

 

(iii)     the filing of the IP Security Agreements; and

 

(iv)     continuation statements required by UCC Section 9-515.

 

(b)      Schedules.  The Schedules hereto (as of the Effective Date and as supplemented from time to time by a Security Agreement Supplement) have been duly prepared and completed and are correct and complete and as of the Effective Date and as supplemented from time to time by a Security Agreement Supplement:

 

(i)      Schedule 1 sets forth a true and complete list of all the Subsidiary Grantors;

 

(ii)      Schedule 2 sets forth a true and complete list of all Commercial Tort Claims of each Grantor;

 

(iii)     Schedule 3 sets forth a true and complete list of the exact legal name, jurisdiction of organization, federal and state (if applicable) organizational numbers, chief executive office, principal place(s) of business, locations of records of each Grantor, as well as any prior legal names, jurisdictions of formation or locations within the past 5 years of each such Grantor;

 

  

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(iv)     Schedule 4 sets forth a true and complete list of all Pledged Collateral of each Grantor in accordance with Section 2.01;

 

(v)      Schedule 5 sets forth a true and complete list of locations of all Equipment and Inventory of each Grantor, other than Equipment and Inventory located outside the United States of America with an aggregate value at each such location of less than $10,000,000;

 

(vi)     Schedule 6 sets forth a complete organizational chart of Holdings including all of the Grantors;

 

(vii)    Schedule 7 sets forth a true and complete list of all the filings, including governmental offices, in which UCC filings should be made in accordance with Section 4.01(a) and all existing liens of each Grantor;

 

(viii)   Schedule 8 sets forth a true and complete list of all Material Licenses, Governmental Licenses and Material Contracts of each Grantor;

 

(ix)      Schedule 9 sets forth a true and complete list of all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts of each Grantor;

 

(x)       Schedule 10 sets forth a true and complete list of all owned real property of each Grantor and all domestic real property leases under which any Grantor is a lessee or lessor; and

 

(xi)      Schedule 11 sets forth a true and complete list of all United States federal registrations and pending applications for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks, all as in effect as of the Effective Date, that each Grantor owns and that are material to the conduct of its business as conducted as of the Effective Date.

 

(c)      Perfection Certificate.  As of the Effective Date, the Perfection Certificate delivered to the Collateral Agent has been duly prepared and completed and the information set forth therein for each Grantor is correct and complete and includes all information the exclusion of which would be materially misleading.

 

(d)      Intellectual Property.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, each applicable Grantor represents and warrants that fully executed agreements in the form provided by the Collateral Agent, containing a description of all Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business as conducted as of the Effective Date (the “IP Security Agreements”) with respect to (i) United States Patents (and patents for which United States federal patent applications are pending), (ii) United States federally registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States federally registered applications are pending), and (iii) United States federally registered Copyrights have been or will be delivered to the Collateral Agent for recording by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, to protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent in respect of all such Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering in such offices, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration in such offices is necessary to perfect a security interest with respect to such Collateral.

 

  

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(e)      Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper.  If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any promissory note or other instrument, or if any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments (other than any Instruments evidencing Indebtedness for money borrowed comprising part of the Pledged Collateral which has been delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 2.02 or Tangible Chattel Paper in each case, to the extent the value of such Tangible Chattel Paper, promissory note or other instrument exceeds $250,000), at the request of the Collateral Agent, such Grantor shall forthwith endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

(f)      Deposit Accounts.  Upon the request by the Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall enter into an Account Control Agreement with each depositary bank with which such Grantor from time to time opens or maintains a Deposit Account (other than (i) Deposit Accounts used solely for payroll purposes, worker’s compensation, payroll taxes or withholding taxes, and (ii) any other Deposit Accounts where the aggregate balance on deposit therein does not at the end of any Business Day exceed $10,000,000 so long as the amount on deposit at the end of any Business Day in all such other Deposit Accounts does not exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate) to cause the depositary bank to agree to comply at any time with instructions from the Collateral Agent to such depositary bank directing the disposition of funds from time to time credited to such Deposit Account, without further consent of such Grantor or any other Person, pursuant to such Account Control Agreement; provided, that, with respect to any Deposit Account existing as of the Effective Date, the related Account Control Agreement shall be executed and delivered not later than 60 days following the Effective Date.  The Collateral Agent agrees with each Grantor that the Collateral Agent shall not give any such instructions pursuant to any Account Control Agreement, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  No Grantor shall grant control of any Deposit Account to any Person other than the Collateral Agent.

 

(g)      Investment Property.  If any Securities, other than any Pledged Equity issued by a Grantor or any other Subsidiary of Holdings and pledged pursuant to ARTICLE II, whether certificated or uncertificated, or other Investment Property now or hereafter acquired by any Grantor are held by such Grantor or its nominee through a Securities Intermediary, such Grantor shall immediately notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, at the Collateral Agent’s request, pursuant to an Account Control Agreement, either (i) cause such Securities Intermediary to agree to comply with entitlement orders or other instructions from the Collateral Agent to such Securities Intermediary as to such Securities or other Investment Property, in each case without further consent of any Grantor or such nominee, or (ii) in the case of Financial Assets or other Investment Property held through a Securities Intermediary, arrange for the Collateral Agent to become the Entitlement Holder with respect to such Investment Property, with the Grantor being permitted, only with the consent of the Collateral Agent, to exercise rights to withdraw or otherwise deal with such Investment Property; provided, that such Account Control Agreements shall not be required for Securities in an amount, together with the Deposit Accounts described in Section 4.01(f)(ii), not to exceed the limitations set forth in Section 4.01(f)(ii).  The Collateral Agent agrees with each of the Grantors that the Collateral Agent shall not give any such entitlement orders or instructions or directions to any such issuer or Securities Intermediary pursuant to any Account Control Agreement, and shall not withhold its consent to the exercise of any withdrawal or dealing rights by any Grantor, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

  

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(h)      Electronic Chattel Paper and Transferable Records.  If any Grantor at any time holds or acquires an interest in any Electronic Chattel Paper or any “transferable record” (to the extent the value of such Electronic Chattel Paper or “transferable record” held by such Grantor exceeds $250,000 individually), as that term is defined in Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, at the request of the Collateral Agent, shall take such action as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to vest in the Collateral Agent control under UCC Section 9-105 of such Electronic Chattel Paper or control under Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as so in effect in such jurisdiction, of such transferable record.  The Collateral Agent agrees with such Grantor that the Collateral Agent will arrange, pursuant to procedures reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and so long as such procedures will not result in the Collateral Agent’s loss of control, for the Grantor to make alterations to the Electronic Chattel Paper or transferable record permitted under UCC Section 9-105 or, as the case may be, Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act for a party in control to allow without loss of control, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

(i)      Letter-of-Credit Rights.  If any Grantor is at any time a beneficiary under a letter of credit now or hereafter issued in favor of such Grantor (if such Letter of Credit (i) has a face value in excess of $1,000,000 and (ii) is not a Supporting Obligation), such Grantor or the Borrower, on behalf of such Grantor, shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, at the written request and option of the Collateral Agent, such Grantor shall, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, arrange for the issuer and any confirmer of such letter of credit to consent to an assignment to the Collateral Agent of the proceeds of any drawing under such letter of credit with the Collateral Agent agreeing that the proceeds of any drawing under such letter of credit are to be paid to the applicable Grantor unless an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing.

 

(j)      Commercial Tort Claims.  If any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim that it intends to pursue, the Grantor, by itself or through Holdings, shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof.

 

(k)      Equipment and Inventory Locations.  If requested by the Collateral Agent, each Grantor shall, at its own expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any landlord, bailee, warehouseman or processor with control over or with possession of any Equipment (including Fixtures) and Inventory of such Grantor located in the United States with a book value in excess of $1,000,000 or any landlord of a leased location in the United States where such Grantor primarily maintains its books and records with respect to the Collateral to enter into a Waiver Agreement.

 

  

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Section 4.02.       Representations and Warranties.

 

(a)      Validity of Security Interest.  The Security Interest granted by each Grantor constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in the Collateral of such Grantor securing the payment and performance of each of the Secured Obligations, (ii) subject to the filings described in Section 4.01(a), a perfected security interest in the Collateral (other than as provided in such Section) in which a security interest may be perfected under Article 9 of the UCC by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions pursuant to the UCC in such jurisdictions and (iii) a legal and valid security interest in the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property and, subject to the filings described in Section 4.01(d), a perfected security interest in the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by the recording of the IP Security Agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, within the three-month period (commencing as of the Effective Date) pursuant to 35 U.S.C.  § 261 or 15 U.S.C § 1060 or the one-month period (commencing as of the Effective Date) pursuant to 17 U.S.C.  § 205.  The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens.

 

(b)      Other Financing Statements.  The Collateral is owned by the Grantors free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens.  None of the Grantors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the UCC or any other applicable Laws covering any Collateral, other than in respect of Permitted Liens, (ii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office or (iii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Permitted Liens.

 

ARTICLE V

 

COVENANTS

 

Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent that until the Discharge of each of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor will comply with the following:

 

Section 5.01.        Perfection of Security Interests.

 

(a)      Change of Name.  Each Grantor agrees to provide at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent of any change (i) in its legal name, (ii) in its identity or type of organization or corporate structure, (iii) in its Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or organizational identification number or (iv) in its jurisdiction of organization.  Each Grantor agrees to promptly provide the Collateral Agent with certified organizational documents reflecting any of the changes described in the immediately preceding sentence, to the extent applicable.  Each Grantor agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph (a) unless all filings have been made under the applicable UCC or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected first priority security interest in all the Collateral subject to Permitted Liens and except as provided in Section 4.01.

 

  

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(b)      Maintenance of Records.  Each Grantor agrees to maintain, at its own cost and expense, such complete and accurate records with respect to the Collateral owned by it in accordance with reasonably prudent and standard practices used in industries that are the same as or similar to those in which such Grantor is engaged, and, at such time or times as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in respect of any material portion of any Collateral, to prepare and deliver to the Collateral Agent a schedule or schedules in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent showing the identity, amount and location of any and all Collateral specified in any such request.

 

(c)      Security Agreement Supplements.  Upon (i) delivery of a Compliance Certificate in accordance with the Revolving Credit Agreement and/or (ii) the execution and delivery of any Joinder Agreement pursuant to Section 6.12 of either Secured Agreement, the Borrower and, if applicable, the Grantor party to such Joinder Agreement, shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a Security Agreement Supplement updating the Schedules hereto, if applicable.

 

(d)      Further Assurances.  Each Grantor shall, at its own expense, take any and all commercially reasonable actions necessary to defend title to all material Collateral against all Persons and to defend the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent in all material Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not expressly permitted to be prior to the Security Interest pursuant to Section 7.01 of each Secured Agreement.

 

(e)      Preserving Security Interest.  Each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith.

 

(f)      Insurance.  The Grantors, at their own expense, shall maintain or cause to be maintained insurance covering physical loss or damage to the Inventory and Equipment in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 6.07 of each Secured Agreement.  Each Grantor irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Collateral Agent) as such Grantor’s true and lawful agent (and attorney-in-fact) for the purpose, during the continuance of an Event of Default, of making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Grantor on any check, draft instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto.  In the event that any Grantor at any time or times shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required hereby or to pay any premium in whole or part relating thereto, the Collateral Agent may, without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of any Grantor hereunder or any Event of Default, in its sole discretion, obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other actions with respect thereto as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems advisable.  All sums disbursed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this Section 5.01(f), including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, upon demand, by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby.

 

  

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(g)      Inspection Rights.  Without in any way limiting or expanding the rights of any Secured Party or the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.10 of each Secured Agreement, the Collateral Agent and such Persons as the Collateral Agent may reasonably designate shall have the right, at the Grantors’ cost and expense, to inspect the Collateral, all records related thereto (and to make extracts and copies from such records) and the premises upon which any of the Collateral is located, at reasonable times and intervals during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice to the respective Grantor, to discuss the Grantors’ affairs with the officers of the Grantors and their independent accountants and to verify under reasonable procedures, the validity, amount, quality, quantity, value, condition and status of, or any other matter relating to, the Collateral; provided, that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such inspections pursuant to this Section 5.01(g) shall be limited to two times per year.  Subject to Section 11.07 of each Secured Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to share any information it gains from such inspection or verification with any Secured Party.

 

(h)      Payment of Taxes.  At its option, the Collateral Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens), and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by each Secured Agreement or this Agreement, and the Grantors agree to reimburse the Collateral Agent on demand for any payment made or any reasonable expense incurred by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.01(h) shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

(i)      Equipment and Inventory.  Each Grantor hereby agrees that it shall keep all the Equipment and Inventory (other than (i) Inventory sold in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Equipment and Inventory located outside the United States of America) at the locations set forth on Schedule 10 unless such Grantor has given at least 10 days’ notice to the Collateral Agent of another location.

 

(j)      Additional Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral.

 

  

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(i)      Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and subject to each Grantor’s reasonable business judgment and any Disposition of IP Rights permitted under Section 7.05(h) of each Secured Agreement, each Grantor agrees that it will not do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby any Patent that is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business may become invalidated or dedicated to the public, other than the expiration of such Patent at the end of its natural term.

 

(ii)      Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and subject to each Grantor’s reasonable business judgment and any Disposition of IP Rights permitted under Section 7.05(h) of each Secured Agreement, each Grantor (either itself or through its licensees or its sublicensees) will, for each registered Trademark that is material to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain such Trademark registration in full force free from any legally binding determination of abandonment or invalidity of such Trademark registration due to nonuse.

 

(iii)     Except to the extent failure to act could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and subject to each Grantor’s reasonable business judgment and any Disposition of IP Rights permitted under Section 7.05(h) of each Secured Agreement, each Grantor will take reasonable and necessary steps that are consistent with the customary practice in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (and any foreign equivalent of the foregoing where applicable) to maintain and pursue each material application relating to Patents and Trademarks material to each Grantor’s business (and to obtain the relevant grant or registration) and to maintain each such issued Patent and each such Trademark registration that is material to the conduct of any Grantor’s business, including timely filings of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and payment of maintenance fees, and, if appropriate in Grantor’s reasonable business judgment, to initiate opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings, as applicable against third parties.

 

(iv)    Each Grantor agrees that, should it obtain an ownership interest in any Intellectual Property (other than any Excluded Property) after the Effective Date, to the extent that such Intellectual Property would be a part of the Collateral under the terms of this Agreement had it been owned by such Grantor as of the Effective Date, (“After-Acquired Intellectual Property”), (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall automatically apply thereto and (ii) any such After-Acquired Intellectual Property and, in the case of Trademarks, the goodwill symbolized thereby shall automatically become part of the Collateral, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  Within 90 days after the end of each calendar year (or such longer period as to which the Collateral Agent may consent, acting upon the instruction of the Applicable Authorized Representative), the relevant Grantor shall sign and deliver to the Collateral Agent an intellectual property security agreement (in a form reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent) with respect to all applicable United States federally registered (or application for United States federally registered), and any foreign equivalent of the foregoing where applicable, After-Acquired Intellectual Property owned by it as of the last day of applicable calendar year, to the extent that such Intellectual Property becomes part of the Collateral and to the extent that it is not covered by any previous intellectual property security agreement so signed and delivered by it.

 

  

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ARTICLE VI

 

REMEDIES; RIGHTS UPON DEFAULT

 

Section 6.01.        Remedies upon Default.

 

(a)      Delivery of Collateral; Other Actions.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor agrees to deliver all or any item of Collateral to the Collateral Agent on demand, and it is agreed that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to take any of or all the following actions at the same or different times: (i) with or without legal process and with or without prior notice or demand for performance, to take possession of the Collateral and without liability for trespass to enter any premises where the Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the Collateral; (ii) enforce compliance with and take any and all action with respect to the Pledged Collateral and other Collateral to the fullest extent as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof, including the right to receive distributions and other payments with respect to the Pledged Collateral and the other Collateral; and (iii) generally with respect to all Collateral, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate.  The Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale of Collateral the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold.  Each such purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives and releases (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay, valuation and appraisal that such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of Law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

 

  

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(b)      Sale of Collateral.  The Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower 10 days’ written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Collateral Agent’s intention to make any sale of Collateral.  Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral, or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange.  Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale.  At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine.  The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given.  The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned.  In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice.  At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Section 6.01, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase for cash, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Grantor (all said rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability to any Grantor therefor.  For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Secured Obligations paid in full in cash.  As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver.  Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

 

(c)      Third-Party Consent.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any enforceable term of any promissory note, contract, agreement, permit, lease, license (including any License) or other General Intangible included as a part of the Collateral requires the consent of the Person obligated on such promissory note or any Person (other than the applicable Grantor) obligated on such lease, contract or agreement, or which has issued such permit or license or other General Intangible (i) for the creation, attachment or perfection of the Lien of this Agreement in such Collateral or (ii) for the assignment or transfer thereof or the creation, attachment or perfection of such Lien not to give rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination or other remedy thereunder, then the receipt of any such necessary consent shall be a condition to any exercise of remedies against such Collateral under this Section 6.01 (but not to the creation, attachment or perfection of the Lien of this Agreement as provided herein).

 

Section 6.02.    Application of Proceeds.  Subject to the provisions of the applicable Secured Agreement, all cash proceeds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral of any Grantor may, in the discretion of the Collateral Agent, be held, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, by the Collateral Agent as additional collateral security for all or any part of the Secured Obligations under the applicable Secured Agreement, and/or then or at any time thereafter shall be applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 11.04 of each Secured Agreement and Section 6.05 hereof) in whole or in part by the Collateral Agent to the payment in full of the Secured Obligation of each Series on a ratable basis in accordance with the applicable amounts thereof, to be applied by the applicable Authorized Representative in accordance with the terms of the applicable Secured Agreement.  Any surplus of such cash or cash proceeds of any Grantor held by the Collateral Agent and remaining after the Discharge of each of the Secured Obligations shall be paid over to such Grantor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.

 

  

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Section 6.03.     Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property.  Subject to the provisions of each Secured Agreement and the terms of any Licenses or other similar agreements with third parties that have been or may be entered into by any Grantor, for the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent an irrevocable, nonexclusive license for the term of this Agreement (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to the Grantors) to use, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.  The use of such license by the Collateral Agent may be exercised, at the option of the Collateral Agent, only upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, and shall be granted only to the extent such grant does not result in the breach of any legally effective provision of any license or similar agreement with a third party (provided that such third party license or similar agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such grant), and subject, in the case of Trademarks, to sufficient rights to quality control and inspection in favor of such Grantor to avoid the risk of invalidation of said Trademarks; provided that any license, sublicense or other transaction entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon the Grantors notwithstanding any subsequent cure of an Event of Default.

 

Section 6.04.      Securities Act, etc.  In view of the position of the Grantors in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the “Federal Securities Laws”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral or any Investment Property permitted hereunder.  Each Grantor understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral or any Investment Property, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral or any Investment Property could dispose of the same.  Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral or any Investment Property under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect.  Each Grantor recognizes that in light of such restrictions and limitations the Collateral Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Pledged Collateral or any Investment Property, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Collateral or any such Investment Property for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof.  Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Collateral Agent, when exercising remedies on behalf of the Secured Parties after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or Investment Property or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser to effect such sale.  Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions.  In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral or Investment Property at a price that the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached.  The provisions of this Section 6.04 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Collateral Agent sells.

 

  

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Section 6.05.      Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a)      Expenses.  Without duplication of the provisions of each Secured Agreement, the Grantors hereby jointly and severally agree to pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent, Arrangers and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent and Arrangers), in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent, Arrangers or any Secured Party (including the fees, charges and disbursements of one common counsel for the Collateral Agent, Arrangers or any Secured Party; provided, that the Collateral Agent and each Arranger or Secured Party will have the right to retain separate counsel to represent the Collateral Agent or such Arranger or Secured Party if and to the extent the representation of two or more of the Arrangers, Secured Parties or the Collateral Agent by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from or other realization upon, any of the Collateral.

 

(b)      Indemnity.  Grantor hereby agrees to jointly and severally indemnify the Collateral Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Secured Party and its Affiliates and their respective officers, partners, directors, trustees, employees, shareholders, advisors, controlling Persons, counsel, representatives, agents and attorneys-in-fact of the Collateral Agent and each Secured Party and each of their heirs, successors and assigns (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all Indemnified Liabilities, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY, OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities arise solely from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of that Indemnitee as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable order or a settlement tantamount thereto.

 

  

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(c)      Survival.  The obligations and agreements of the Grantors in this Section 6.05 shall survive the Discharge of the Secured Obligations.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

INTERCREDITOR MATTERS

 

Section 7.01.      Priority of Claims.

 

 

(a)       Notwithstanding the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing any Series of Secured Obligations granted on the Collateral and notwithstanding any provision of the UCC, or any other applicable law or either Secured Agreement or any defect or deficiencies in the Liens securing the Secured Obligations of any Series or any other circumstance whatsoever (but, in each case, subject to Section 7.01(b)), each Secured Party hereby agrees that the Liens securing each Series of Secured Obligations on any Collateral shall be of equal priority.

 

     (b)      It is acknowledged that the Secured Obligations of any Series may, subject to the limitations set forth in each then extant Secured Agreement, be increased, extended, renewed, replaced, restated, supplemented, restructured, repaid, refunded, Refinanced or otherwise amended or modified from time to time, all without affecting the priorities set forth in Section 7.01(a), Section 6.02 or the provisions of this Agreement defining the relative rights of the Secured Parties of any Series.

 

Section 7.02.      Actions with Respect to Collateral.

 

(a)       The Secured Parties, through their Authorized Representatives and as a condition of accepting the benefits of the security interests granted herein, agree that (i) only the Collateral Agent shall act or refrain from acting with respect to the Collateral, and then only on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative, (ii) the Collateral Agent shall not follow any instructions with respect to such Collateral from any Non-Controlling Authorized Representative (or any other Secured Party other than the Applicable Authorized Representative) and (iii) no Non-Controlling Authorized Representative or other Secured Party (other than the Applicable Authorized Representative) shall or shall instruct the Collateral Agent to, commence any judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings with respect to, seek to have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed for or over, attempt any action to take possession of, exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to, or otherwise take any action to enforce its security interest in or realize upon, or take any other action available to it in respect of, any Collateral, whether under any Security Document, applicable law or otherwise, it being agreed that only the Collateral Agent, acting on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative and in accordance with the applicable Security Documents, shall be entitled to take any such actions or exercise any such remedies with respect to Collateral.  Notwithstanding the equal priority of the Liens, the Collateral Agent (acting on the instructions of the Applicable Authorized Representative) may deal with the Collateral as if such Applicable Authorized Representative had a senior Lien on such Collateral.  No Non-Controlling Authorized Representative or Non-Controlling Secured Party will contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the Collateral Agent or Applicable Authorized Representative or any other exercise by the Collateral Agent or Applicable Authorized Representative of any rights and remedies relating to the Collateral, or to cause the Collateral Agent to do so.

 

  

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(b)       Each of the Authorized Representatives agrees that it will not accept any Lien on any Collateral for the benefit of any Series of Secured Obligations (other than funds deposited for the discharge or defeasance of any Secured Agreement and funds deposited to cash collateralize letters of credit) other than pursuant to the Security Documents, and upon executing this Agreement, each Authorized Representative and the Series of Secured Parties for which it is acting hereunder agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the other Security Documents applicable to it.

 

(c)       Each of the Secured Parties agrees that (i) it will not (and hereby waives any right to) contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), the perfection, priority, validity or enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any of the Secured Parties in all or any part of the Collateral, or the provisions of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any of the Collateral Agent or any Authorized Representative to enforce this Agreement and that (ii) if, notwithstanding clause (c), such Secured Party shall obtain possession of any Collateral or shall realize any proceeds or payment in respect of any such Collateral, pursuant to any Security Document or by the exercise of any rights available to it under applicable law or in any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or through any other exercise of remedies at any time prior to the Discharge of each of the Secured Obligations, then it shall hold such Collateral, proceeds or payment in trust for the other Secured Parties and promptly transfer such Collateral, proceeds or payment, as the case may be, to the Collateral Agent, to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.02 hereof.

 

Section 7.03.     Reinstatement.  In the event that any of the Secured Obligations shall be paid in full and such payment or any part thereof shall subsequently, for whatever reason (including an order or judgment for disgorgement of a preference under any Debtor Relief Law, or the settlement of any claim in respect thereof), be required to be returned or repaid, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be fully applicable thereto until all such Secured Obligations shall again have been paid in full in cash.

 

Section 7.04.     Insurance.  As between the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Applicable Authorized Representative, shall have the right to adjust or settle any insurance policy or claim covering or constituting Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Collateral.

 

Section 7.05.     Refinancings.  The Secured Obligations of any Series may be Refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is otherwise required to permit the refinancing transaction under any Secured Agreement) of any Secured Party of any other Series, all without affecting the priorities provided for herein or the other provisions hereof.

 

  

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Section 7.06.     Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection.

 

(a)       The Collateral Agent agrees to hold any Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) as gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other Secured Party and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Possessory Collateral, if any, pursuant to the applicable Security Documents, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 7.06.  Pending delivery to the Collateral Agent, each other Authorized Representative agrees to hold any Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral, from time to time in its possession, as gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other Secured Party and any assignee, solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Possessory Collateral, if any, pursuant to the applicable Security Documents, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 7.06.

 

(b)       The duties or responsibilities of the Collateral Agent and each other Authorized Representative under this Section 7.06 shall be limited solely to holding any Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral as gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other Secured Party for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by such Secured Parties therein.

 

Section 7.07.     Existence and Amount of Liens and Secured Obligations.  Whenever the Collateral Agent or any Authorized Representative shall be required, in connection with the exercise of its rights or the performance of its obligations hereunder, to determine the existence or amount of any Secured Obligations of any Series, or the Collateral subject to any Lien securing the Secured Obligations of any Series, it may request that such information be furnished to it in writing by each other Authorized Representative and shall be entitled to make such determination on the basis of the information so furnished; provided that if an Authorized Representative shall fail or refuse reasonably promptly to provide the requested information, the requesting Collateral Agent or Authorized Representative shall be entitled to make any such determination by such method as it may, in the exercise of its good faith judgment, determine, including by reliance upon a certificate of the Borrower.  The Collateral Agent and each Authorized Representative may rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any determination made by it in accordance with the provisions of the preceding sentence (or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction) and shall have no liability to any Grantor, any Secured Party or any other person as a result of such determination.

 

Section 7.08.     Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.  The provisions of this Article VII are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Secured Parties in relation to one another.  None of the Borrower, any other Grantor or any other creditor thereof shall have any rights or obligations under this Article VII.

 

 

Section 7.09.     Acknowledgement.  As of the Effective Date, the Applicable Authorized Representative shall be the Term Loan Authorized Representative.

 

  

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ARTICLE VIII

 

COLLATERAL AGENT

 

 

Section 8.01.     Appointment and Authority.

 

(a)       Each Authorized Representative on behalf of itself and of the Secured Parties represented by it hereby appoints Barclays Bank PLC to act on its behalf as the Collateral Agent hereunder and under each of the other Security Documents and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, including for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any Grantor to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The Collateral Agent and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 8.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under any of the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Applicable Authorized Representative, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article VII (as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “Collateral Agent” or “Administrative Agent” under the Security Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

 

(b)       Each Non-Controlling Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Agent shall be entitled, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of or deal with any Collateral as provided herein and in the Security Documents, without regard to any rights to which the holders of the Secured Obligations of the applicable Series would otherwise be entitled as a result of such Secured Obligations.  Without limiting the foregoing, each Non-Controlling Secured Party agrees that none of the Collateral Agent, the Applicable Authorized Representative or any other Secured Party shall have any duty or obligation first to marshal or realize upon any type of Collateral (or any other Collateral securing any of the Secured Obligations), or to sell, dispose of or otherwise liquidate all or any portion of such Collateral (or any other Collateral securing any Secured Obligations), in any manner that would maximize the return to the Non-Controlling Secured Parties, notwithstanding that the order and timing of any such realization, sale, disposition or liquidation may affect the amount of proceeds actually received by the Non-Controlling Secured Parties from such realization, sale, disposition or liquidation.

 

(c)       Each of the Secured Parties waives any claim it may now or hereafter have against the Collateral Agent or the Authorized Representative of any other Series of Secured Obligations or any other Secured Party of any other Series arising out of any actions which the Collateral Agent, any Authorized Representative or any Secured Party takes or omits to take (including, actions with respect to the creation, perfection or continuation of Liens on any Collateral, actions with respect to the foreclosure upon, sale, release or depreciation of, or failure to realize upon, any of the Collateral and actions with respect to the collection of any claim for all or any part of the Secured Obligations from any account debtor, guarantor or any other party) in accordance with the Security Documents or any other agreement related thereto or to the collection of the Secured Obligations or the valuation, use, protection or release of any security for the Secured Obligations.

 

  

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Section 8.02.     Rights as a Secured Party.  The Person serving as the Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Secured Party under any Series of Secured Obligations that it holds as any other Secured Party of such Series and may exercise the same as though it were not the Collateral Agent and the term “Secured Party” or “Secured Parties” or (as applicable), “Term Loan Secured Party”, “Term Loan Secured Parties”, “Revolving Secured Party” or “Revolving Secured Parties” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Collateral Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any other Secured Party.

 

Section 8.03.     Exculpatory Provisions.

 

(a)       The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Security Documents.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent:

 

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

 

(ii)       shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Security Documents that the Collateral Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Applicable Authorized Representative; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Collateral Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Security Document or applicable law;

 

(iii)      shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Security Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity;

 

(iv)      shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Applicable Authorized Representative, (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct or (iii) in reliance on a certificate of an authorized officer of the Borrower stating that such action is permitted by the terms of this Agreement.  The Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default under any Series of Secured Obligations unless and until notice describing such Event of Default is given to the Collateral Agent by the Authorized Representative of such Secured Obligations or the Borrower; and

 

  

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(v)       shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Security Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default, or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Security Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral for any Series of Secured Obligations, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in any Secured Agreement, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent.

 

 

Section 8.04.     Reliance by Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  The Collateral 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 action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

 

Section 8.05.     Delegation of Duties.  The Collateral Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Security Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Affiliates.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent.

 

 

Section 8.06.     Resignation and Removal of Collateral Agent.  Subject to the appointment of a successor as and to the extent set forth herein, (i) the Applicable Authorized Representative may by notice to the Collateral Agent, each other Authorized Representative and the Borrower and upon obtaining the prior consent of the Term Loan Authorized Representative and the Revolving Authorized Representative remove the Collateral Agent and (ii) the Collateral Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation as Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to each Authorized Representative and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of removal or resignation, the Applicable Authorized Representative shall have the right, upon obtaining the written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Applicable Authorized Representative and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after such notice of removal or after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Collateral Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Collateral Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Authorized Representative that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Security Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties under any of the Security Documents, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security solely for purposes of maintaining the perfection of the security interests of the Secured Parties therein until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is appointed but with no obligation to take any further action at the request of the Applicable Authorized Representative or any other Secured Parties) and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Collateral Agent shall instead be made by or to each Authorized Representative directly, until such time as the Applicable Authorized Representative appoints a successor Collateral Agent as provided for above in this Section 8.06.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Security Documents, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Security Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 8.06).  After the retiring Collateral Agent’s removal or resignation hereunder and under the other Security Documents, the provisions of this Article shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Collateral Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Affiliates in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Collateral Agent was acting as Collateral Agent.  Upon any notice of removal or resignation of the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Security Documents, the Borrower agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer (and maintain the validity and priority of) the Liens in favor of the retiring Collateral Agent under the Security Documents to the successor Collateral Agent.

 

  

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Section 8.07.     Non-Reliance on Collateral Agent and Other Secured Parties.  Each Secured Party acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent, any Authorized Representative or any other Secured Party or any of their Affiliates and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Secured Agreements to which it is a party.  Each Secured Party also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent, any Authorized Representative or any other Secured Party or any of their Affiliates 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 Secured Agreements or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

Section 8.08.     Collateral and Guaranty Matters.  Each of the Secured Parties irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion:

 

(a)       to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Security Document in accordance with Section 3.07 or upon receipt of a written request from the Borrower stating that the releases of such Lien is permitted by the terms of each then extant Secured Agreement;

 

  

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(b)       to release or subordinate any Grantor from its obligations under the Security Documents upon receipt of a written request from the Borrower stating that such release is permitted by the terms of each then extant Secured Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01.     Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 11.02 of the applicable Secured Agreement (with any notice to any Grantor being delivered to such Grantor in care of the Borrower).  All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made at the times provided in Section 11.02 of the applicable Secured Agreement.

 

Section 9.02.     Amendments, etc.; Additional Grantors; Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)      No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by any Grantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Collateral Agent and by each Authorized Representative of any Series of Secured Obligations (with the consent of the requisite number of Secured Parties specified in the applicable Secured Agreement, if any), and with respect to any such amendment, by the Grantors or Holdings and the Borrower on behalf of itself and the Subsidiary Grantors, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.  This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Grantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.

 

(b)      Upon execution and delivery by the Collateral Agent and any Person of a Joinder Agreement pursuant to Section 6.12 of either Secured Agreement, such Person shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein.  The execution and delivery of any such Joinder Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder.  The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Agreement.

 

(c)      Upon the delivery by the Borrower and any other Grantor of a Security Agreement Supplement certifying supplements to the Schedules hereto in respect of any Grantor, such schedule supplements shall be incorporated into and become a part of and supplement the Schedules hereto and the Collateral Agent may attach such schedule supplements to such Schedules, and each reference to the Schedules shall mean and be a reference to such Schedules, as supplemented pursuant to any such Security Agreement Supplement.  For the avoidance of doubt, the delivery of any Security Agreement Supplement shall not effect any release of the security interest granted by any Grantor hereunder unless and until such release shall be effective pursuant to Section 3.07.

 

(d)      This Agreement shall be binding upon each Grantor and its successors, transferees and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party and their respective successors, transferees and permitted assigns; provided, however, that no Grantor may assign its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent.

 

  

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Section 9.03.     Survival of Agreement.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by each Grantor in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement, each Secured Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans or Credit Extensions regardless of any investigation made by any Secured Party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under each Secured Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Discharge of each of the Secured Obligations or any earlier release of such Grantor hereunder pursuant to Section 3.07(b).

 

Section 9.04.     Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact.  Each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of such Grantor, (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral, (c) to ask for, demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all moneys due or to become due under and by virtue of any Collateral, (d) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral, (e) to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor, (f) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral, (g) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral, (h) to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent, and (i) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby.  The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

  

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Section 9.05.     Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Collateral Agent and when the Collateral Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.06.     Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 9.07.     GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.

 

(a)      GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(b)      SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (E) OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OF THE SECURED OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR, IF THAT COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, IN ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.  BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (A) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS BY ANY AGENT IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS UNDER ANY SECURITY AGREEMENT GOVERNED BY LAWS OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL SUBJECT THERETO); (B) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.1; (D) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (C) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (E) AGREES THAT THE COLLATERAL AGENT RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY SECURITY DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.

 

  

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(c)      WAIVER OF VENUE.  EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(d)      SERVICE OF PROCESS.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02 OF EACH SECURED AGREEMENT.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

Section 9.08.     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

  

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Section 9.09.     ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES OR BY PRIOR OR CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

Section 9.10.     Mortgages.  In the event that any of the Collateral hereunder is also subject to a valid and enforceable Lien under the terms of any Mortgage and the terms of such Mortgage are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, then with respect to such Collateral, the terms of such Mortgage shall be controlling in the case of Fixtures and real estate leases, letting and licenses of, and contracts and agreements relating to the lease of, real property covered by such Mortgage, and the terms of this Agreement shall be controlling in the case of all other Collateral.

 

Section 9.11.     No Waiver; Remedies.  No failure or delay by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or remedy, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  The rights, powers and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies that they would otherwise have.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.  No notice or demand on any Loan Party in any case shall entitle any Loan Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

Section 9.12.     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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

	 	 
SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	/s/ Randy W. Furr 	 
	 	 	
Name: Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	 
SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	/s/ Randy W. Furr	 
	 	 	
Name: Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	 
SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	/s/ Randy W. Furr	 
	 	 	
Name: Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	 
SPANSION INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	/s/ Randy W. Furr	 
	 	 	 
Name: Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	
Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	 
SPANSION INTERNATIONAL TRADING, INC., a Delaware corporation

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	/s/ Tom Geren	 
	 	 	
Name: Tom Geren

	 
	 	 	
Title:   President, Vice President and Secretary

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

 

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Collateral Agent and as Term Loan

 Authorized Representative

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	/s/ Christina Park	 
	 	 	
Name: Christina Park

	 
	 	 	
Title:   Managing Director

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

	 	 
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR

FUNDING, INC.,

as Revolving Authorized Representative

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	/s/ Andrew W. Earls	 
	 	 	
Name: Andrew W. Earls

	 
	 	 	 
Title:   Vice President

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

to Amended and Restated

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

[FORM OF]

PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of December 13, 2012 (the “Security Agreement”), among Spansion LLC, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), Spansion Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), Spansion Technology LLC and the Guarantors party thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Guarantors”), Barclays Bank, PLC, as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and Term Loan Authorized Representative (as defined therein) and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Revolving Authorized Representative (as defined therein).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Security Agreement.

 

As used herein, the term “Companies” means Holdings and each of its direct and indirect U.S. Subsidiaries (including Borrower).

 

The undersigned hereby certify to the Collateral Agent as follows:

 

1.      Names.

 

(a)      The exact legal name of each Company, as such name appears in its respective certificate of incorporation or any other organizational document, is set forth in Schedule 1(a).  Each Company is (i) the type of entity disclosed next to its name in Schedule 1(a) and (ii) a registered organization except to the extent disclosed in Schedule 1(a).  Also set forth in Schedule 1(a) is the organizational identification number, if any, of each Company that is a registered organization, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of each Company 1and the jurisdiction of formation of each Company.

 

(b)      Set forth in Schedule 1(b) hereto is any other corporate or organizational names each Company has had in the past five years, together with the date of the relevant change.

 

(c)      Set forth in Schedule 1(c) is a list of all other names (including trade names or similar appellations) used by each Company, or any other business or organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in form, nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise, at any time in the past five years.  Also set forth in Schedule 1(c) is the information required by Section 1 of this certificate for any other business or organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in form, nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise, at any time in the past five years.  Except as set forth in Schedule 1(c), no Company has changed its jurisdiction of organization at any time during the past four months.

 

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2.      Current Locations.

 

(a)      The chief executive office of each Company is located at the address set forth in Schedule 2(a) hereto.

 

(b)      Set forth in Schedule 2(b) are all locations where each Company maintains any books or records relating to any Collateral.

 

(c)      Set forth in Schedule 2(c) hereto are all the locations where each Company owns real property.

 

(d)      Set forth in Schedule 2(d) hereto are all t locations where each Company leases property as the lessee.

 

(e)      Set forth in Schedule 2(e) hereto are the names and addresses of all persons or entities other than each Company, such as lessees, consignees, warehousemen or purchasers of chattel paper, which have possession or are intended to have possession of any of the Collateral consisting of instruments, chattel paper, inventory or equipment.

 

3.      Prior Locations.

 

(a)      Set forth in Schedule 3(a) is the information required by Schedule 2(a), Schedule 2(b) or Schedule 2(c) with respect to each location or place of business previously maintained by each Company at any time during the past four months.

 

(b)      Set forth in Schedule 3(b) is the information required by Schedule 2(d) or Schedule 2(e) with respect to each other location at which, or other person or entity with which, any of the Collateral consisting of inventory or equipment has been previously held at any time during the past twelve months.

 

4.      Extraordinary Transactions.  Within the last five years, except for those purchases, acquisitions in excess of $1,000,000 and other transactions described on Schedule 4 attached hereto, all of the Collateral has been acquired by each Company in the ordinary course of business.

 

5.      File Search Reports. Attached hereto as Schedule 5 is a true and accurate summary of  file search reports from (A) the Uniform Commercial Code filing offices (i) in each jurisdiction identified in Section 1(a), Section 2 or Section 3 with respect to each legal name set forth in Section 1 and (ii) in each jurisdiction described in Schedule 1(c) or Schedule 4 relating to any of the transactions described in Schedule (1)(c) or Schedule 4 with respect to each legal name of the person or entity from which each Company purchased or otherwise acquired any of the Collateral and (B) each filing officer in each real estate recording office identified on Schedule 8 with respect to real estate on which Collateral consisting of fixtures is or is to be located.  A true copy of each financing statement, including judgment and tax liens, bankruptcy and pending lawsuits or other filing identified in such file search reports has been delivered to the Collateral Agent.

 

  

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6.      UCC Filings.  Financing statements (duly authorized by each Company constituting the debtor therein), including the indications of the collateral, attached as Schedule 6 have been prepared for filing in the proper Uniform Commercial Code filing offices in the jurisdictions identified in Schedule 7 hereof.

 

7.      Schedule of Filings.  Attached hereto as Schedule 7 is a schedule of (i) the appropriate filing offices for the financing statements attached hereto as Schedule 6 and (ii) the appropriate filing offices for the filings described in Schedule 12(c) and (iii) any other actions required to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the Pledged Collateral that may be perfected by filing (as defined in the Security Agreement) granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents.  No other filings or actions are required to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the Pledged Collateral that may be perfected by filing granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

 

8.      Real Property.  Attached hereto (a) as Schedule 8(a) is a list of all real property owned or leased by each Company noting Mortgaged Property as of the Effective Date and filing offices for Mortgages as of the Effective Date and (b) as Schedule 8(b) is a list of all leases, subleases, tenancies, franchise agreements, licenses or other occupancy arrangements to which any Company is party as owner, lessor, sublessor, licensor, franchisor or grantor with respect to any of the real property described on Schedule 8(a).

 

9.      Termination Statements.  Attached hereto as Schedule 9(a) are the duly authorized termination statements in the appropriate form for filing in each applicable jurisdiction identified in Schedule 9(b) hereto with respect to each Lien described therein.

 

10.    Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests.  Attached hereto as Schedule 10(a) is a true and correct list of each of all of the authorized, and the issued and outstanding, stock, partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other equity interest of each Company and its Subsidiaries and the record and beneficial owners of such stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other equity interests.  Also set forth on Schedule 10(b) is each equity investment of each Company that represents 50% or less of the equity of the entity in which such investment was made.

 

11.    Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper.  Attached hereto as Schedule 11 is a true and correct list of all promissory notes, instruments (other than checks to be deposited in the ordinary course of business), tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper and other evidence of indebtedness held by each Company as of the Effective Date, including all intercompany notes between or among any two or more Companies.

 

12.    Intellectual Property.

 

(a)      Attached hereto as Schedule 12(a) is a schedule setting forth all of each Company’s Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses (each as defined in the Security Agreement) registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and all other U.S. Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses, including the name of the registered owner and the registration number of each Patent, Patent License, Trademark and Trademark License owned by each Company.

 

  

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(b)      Attached hereto as Schedule 12(b) is a schedule setting forth all of each Company’s United States Copyrights and Copyright Licenses (each as defined in the Security Agreements), and all other U.S. Copyrights and Copyright Licenses, including the name of the registered owner and the registration number of each Copyright or Copyright License owned by each Company.

 

(c)      Attached hereto as Schedule 12(c) in proper form for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office are the filings necessary to preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the United States Trademarks, Trademark Licenses, Copyrights and Copyright Licenses set forth on Schedule 12(a) and Schedule 12(b), including duly signed copies of each of the Amended and Restated Trademark Security Agreement and the Amended and Restated  Copyright Security Agreement, as applicable.

 

13.    Commercial Tort Claims.  Attached hereto as Schedule 13 is a true and correct list of all Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the Security Agreement) held by each Company, including a brief description thereof.

 

14.    Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts.  Attached hereto as Schedule 14 is a true and complete list of all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts (each as defined in the Security Agreement) maintained by each Company, including the name of each institution where each such account is held, the name of each such account and the name of each entity that holds each account.

 

15.    Letter-of-Credit Rights.  Attached hereto as Schedule 15 is a true and correct list of all Letters of Credit issued in favor of each Company, as beneficiary thereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto signed this Perfection Certificate as of this ____ day of __________, 2012.

 

 

	 	 
SPANSION LLC

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	
/s/ Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	
Name:Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	
Title:Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	
SPANSION INC

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	
/s/ Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	
Name:Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	
Title:Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	 
SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	
/s/ Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	
Name:Randy W. Furr

	 
	 	 	
Title:Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	 
SPANSION INTERNATIONAL, INC.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	
Tom Geren

	 
	 	 	
Name:Tom Geren

	 
	 	 	
Title:President, Vice President and Secretary

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	 
SPANSION INTERNATIONAL TRADING, INC.

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	
Tom Geren

	 
	 	 	
Name:Tom Geren

	 
	 	 	
Title:President, Vice President and Secretary

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

  

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EXHIBIT B

to Amended and Restated

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

[FORM OF]

SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

 

This SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT, dated [______________] (this “Supplement”), is delivered pursuant to the Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”), among SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, Delaware limited liability company (“Spansion Technology”), each other Subsidiary (such term and the other capitalized terms used and not defined in this Supplement have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pledge and Security Agreement) of Holdings from time to time party thereto (Holdings, Spansion Technology, the Borrower and such Subsidiaries, each a “Grantor” and, collectively, the “Grantors”), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties, and the Authorized Representatives.

 

[WHEREAS, [NEW GRANTOR], a ________ ________ (the “Additional Grantor”), has executed a Joinder Agreement pursuant to which it has become a party to the applicable Guaranty and the Pledge and Security Agreement.]

 

[WHEREAS, this Security Agreement Supplement is delivered in accordance with Section 6.12(a)(iii) of the applicable Secured Agreement.]

 

WHEREAS, each Grantor and the Collateral Agent have authorized Holdings to supplement the scheduled information with respect to such Grantor set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement from time to time as required by the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

Holdings, on its own behalf and on behalf of each other Grantor [including the Additional Grantor], hereby certifies to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that, as of the date hereof, each of the Schedules to the Pledge and Security Agreement are hereby supplemented and amended by the additions set forth on the schedules hereto; provided, that no such supplement or amendment shall release or be deemed to release any security interest in any Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

Holdings, on its own behalf and on behalf of each other Grantor [including the Additional Grantor], hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties that, after updating the Schedules to the Pledge and Security Agreement as provided on the schedules hereto, the representations and warranties of the Grantors set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof.

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Supplement on and as of the date first above written.

 

	 	 
SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, 

for itself and each other Grantor

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: 	 
	 	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	 
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL GRANTOR], 

a ________ [corporation]

	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: 	 
	 	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 	 

  

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Additions to Schedules

 

Schedule 1:  Subsidiary Grantors

 

Schedule 2:  Commercial Tort Claims

 

Schedule 3:  Place of Incorporation, etc.

 

Schedule 4:  Pledged Collateral

 

Schedule 5:  Locations of Equipment and Inventory

 

Schedule 6:  Trade Names, Division Names, etc.

 

Schedule 7:  Required Filings and Recordings; Existing Liens

 

Schedule 8:  Licenses and Material Contracts

 

Schedule 9:  Deposit Accounts and Security Accounts

 

Schedule 10:  Real and Leased Property

 

Schedule 11:  Intellectual Property

 

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT C

to Amended and Restated

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

[FORM OF]

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges notice of, and consents to the granting of a security interest in favor of, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) for certain financial institutions, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”), among SPANSION, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Spansion Technology”), each other Subsidiary (such term and the other capitalized terms used and not defined in this Acknowledgement and Agreement have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pledge and Security Agreement) of Holdings from time to time party thereto (Holdings, Spansion Technology, the Borrower and such Subsidiaries, each a “Grantor” and, collectively, the “Grantors”), the Collateral Agent and the Authorized Representatives, and hereby agrees with the Collateral Agent that, upon the receipt of a written notice from the Collateral Agent that it is exercising its rights under the [________] Agreement, dated [________] (the “Material Contract”):

 

The undersigned will make all payments to be made by it under or in connection with the Material Contract directly to the Collateral Agent or as otherwise specified by the Collateral Agent. All such payments shall be made by the undersigned irrespective of, and without deduction for, any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff and shall be final, and the undersigned will not seek to recover from the Collateral Agent or any person it is acting on behalf of for any reason any such payment once made.

 

(a)           The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights and remedies of the Grantors under the Material Contract in accordance with the terms of the Pledge and Security Agreement, and the undersigned shall comply in all respects with such exercise.

(b)           The undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, cancel or terminate the Material Contract or consent to or accept any cancellation or termination thereof (whether as a result of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding in respect of the Grantors, or otherwise).

(c)           The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation or liability to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor under the Material Contract.

This Acknowledgment and Agreement shall be binding upon the undersigned and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors, transferees and assigns.  THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Acknowledgement and Agreement as of the date set opposite its name below.

 

	Dated: [____________________]	 
[NAME OF OBLIGEE]

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	
Name:

	 
	 	 	
Title:

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

  

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EXHIBIT D

to Amended and Restated

Pledge and Security Agreement

 

[FORM OF]

WAIVER AGREEMENT

 

This WAIVER AGREEMENT, dated as of ________ (this “Agreement”), among [________], a [________] (the “Lessee”), and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement referred to below), and [NAME OF OWNER] (“Owner”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2012 (as such agreement may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”), among the Lessee, the Collateral Agent and certain other persons from time to time party thereto, and in order to obtain the benefits referred to therein, the Lessee has granted to the Collateral Agent a first priority security interest in substantially all of Lessee’s property, including without limitation, all its equipment, inventory, furniture and trade fixtures (such as equipment bolted to floors), and all proceeds thereof, but excluding building fixtures (such as plumbing, lighting and HVAC systems) (collectively, the “Collateral”);

 

WHEREAS, the Owner is the owner of the premises at [Address of Premises] (the “Premises”) and has leased the Premises to the Lessee pursuant to that certain [lease dated as of ________, ____, as amended by Amendment dated as of ________, ___] (as so amended, the “Lease”), [each] between the Owner and the Lessee; and

 

WHEREAS, the lessee has agreed with the Collateral Agent to maintain the Collateral on the Premises subject to the terms of this Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Lessee, the Collateral Agent and the Owner agree as follows:

 

1.        The Owner hereby waives any and all liens, claims, demands, rights and security interests which the Owner now has or may hereafter acquire with respect to any or all of the Collateral that may from time to time be located at the Premises (regardless of the means in which the Collateral is installed or affixed to the Premises or whether the Collateral is a “fixture” within the meaning of the then applicable Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law). The Owner agrees that the Collateral shall not form a part of the Premises regardless of how it is installed, affixed or located on the Premises.

 

  

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2.        The Lease is in full force and effect and to the best of the Owner’s knowledge, the Owner is not aware of any existing defaults of the Lessee under the Lease. The Owner agrees to send to the Collateral Agent at any time prior to the date on which the Collateral Agent delivers written notice to the Owner that the Discharge of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) for the Lessee has occurred, at its address specified pursuant to Section 11 a copy of any notice of default or other notice to take possession of the Premises, as and when sent to the Lessee. If the Owner intends to terminate the Lease or otherwise exercise its right to require the Lessee to surrender the Premises or to remove the Collateral from the Premises, the Owner will give the Collateral Agent and the Lessee 30 days’ prior written notice thereof (each an “Owner Notice”). The Collateral Agent shall have the right to cure any default or breach under the Lease, the exercise of which shall be at the sole option of the Collateral Agent.

 

3.        (a)           If an Event of Default has occurred under the Loan Documents referred to in the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Collateral Agent may deliver written notice thereof to the Owner and the Lessee (each a “Secured Party Notice”). If a Secured Party Notice has been delivered to the Owner not later than 30 days after the date of any Owner Notice has been delivered to the Collateral Agent, the Owner will permit the Collateral to remain on the Premises during the period ending 120 days after (i) the earlier of (A) 30 days after the date such Owner Notice has been delivered to the Collateral Agent and (B) the date of such Secured Party Notice or (ii) if later, the last day of any cure period in respect of any default under the Lease referred to in any applicable Owner Notice (such 120 day period, the “Activation Period”); provided, however, that for any portion of the Activation Period that the Collateral Agent uses the Premises, the Collateral Agent (1) pays (or causes to be paid) the rental payments, or, in the case where the Lease has terminated, the rental payments that would have become due under the Lease for such period if the Lease had not been terminated, and (2) provides and retains (or causes to be provided and retained) the liability and property insurance coverage and pays (or causes to be paid) utilities required, or which would have been required if the Lease had not been terminated, under the Lease.

 

(a)       Prior to the expiry of the Activation Period:

 

(i)        the Owner will use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Collateral Agent in its efforts to assemble all of the Collateral located on the Premises and shall not hinder the Collateral Agent’s actions in enforcing its liens on the Collateral; and

 

(ii)       the Collateral Agent, its representatives or invitees may enter upon the Premises at reasonable times, for the purpose of removing, repossessing, inspecting, appraising, maintaining, preparing for sale, repairing, leasing, selling (including by public auction or private sale) or severing the Collateral; provided, however, that the Collateral Agent repairs (or causes to be repaired) any and all physical damage to the Premises caused by such removal.

 

(b)       The Collateral Agent may exercise its rights with respect to the Collateral as provided in this Agreement without assuming the Lease and the obligations contained therein or incurring any liability to the Owner, except as provided in this Agreement.

 

4.        Unless the Lease shall have been terminated in accordance with Sections 2 and 3 hereof, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the Collateral Agent has delivered a written notice to the Owner and the Lessee confirming that the Pledge and Security Agreement has been terminated.

 

  

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5.        (a)           The Owner will not be liable to the Lessee or the Collateral Agent for any expense, claim, loss, damage or cost (“Damages”) arising out of or relating to its performance under this Agreement other than those Damages which result directly from its acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(a)       The Owner will be excused from failing to act or delay in acting, and no such failure or delay shall constitute a breach of this Agreement or otherwise give rise to any liability of the Owner, if such failure or delay is caused by circumstances beyond Owner’s reasonable control, including but not limited to legal constraint, emergency conditions, action or inaction of governmental, civil or military authority, fire, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, war, terrorist attack, riot, theft, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster, breakdown of public or private or common carrier communications or transmission facilities, equipment failure, or act, negligence or default of the Lessee or the Collateral Agent.

 

(b)       Except with respect to obligations and duties expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not impose or create any obligations or duties upon the Owner that are greater than or in addition to those provided in the Lease.

 

(c)       The Owner may act upon any instrument or other writing believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by a person purporting to be an authorized officer of the Lessee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be.

 

(d)       If in doubt as to its duties and responsibilities hereunder, the Owner may consult with counsel of its choice and shall be protected in any action taken or omitted to be taken in connection with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

 

6.        The Lessee shall indemnify the Owner against, and hold it harmless from, any and all liabilities, claims, costs, expenses and damages of any nature (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in enforcing this Agreement) in any way arising out of or relating to disputes or legal actions concerning this Agreement. This section does not apply to any liabilities, claims, costs, expenses or damages attributable to the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of Owner. Lessee’s obligations under this section shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

7.        The Lessee agrees to pay Owner, upon receipt of Owner’s invoice, all reasonable costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by Owner in the preparation of this Agreement.

 

8.        The Lessee represents and warrants that: (a) this Agreement constitutes its duly authorized, legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation; (b) the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not (i) constitute or result in a breach of its certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, limited liability company agreement or partnership agreement, as applicable, or the provisions of any material contract to which it is a party or by which it is bound or (ii) result in the violation of any law, regulation, judgment, decree or governmental order applicable to it; (c) all approvals and authorizations required to permit the execution, delivery, performance and consummation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder have been obtained; and (d) it has not assigned or granted a security interest in any Collateral, except to the Collateral Agent as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

  

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9.        This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by the Lessee, the Collateral Agent and Owner.

 

10.      This Agreement may be executed in counterparts; all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

 

11.      Any written notice or other written communication to be given to each party under this Agreement shall be addressed to the person at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement or to such other person or address as a party may specify in writing. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any such notice shall be effective upon receipt.

 

12.      This Agreement controls in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any other document or written or oral statement. This Agreement supersedes all prior understandings, writings, proposals, representations and communications, oral or written, of any party relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

13.       THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Owner and their respective successors and assigns and, in the case of the Owner, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A COVENANT REMAINING WITH THE PREMISES.

 

[Signature Page Follows.]

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
[NAME OF LESSEE]

(“Lessee”)

	  	
Address for notices to the Lessee:

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	
By:

	  	  	  
	  	
Name:

	  	
Attention:

	  	
Title:

	  	
Telephone:

	  	  	  	
Facsimile:

 

	
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Collateral Agent

(“Collateral Agent”)

	  	
Address for notices to Collateral Agent:

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	
By:

	  	  	  
	  	
Name:

	  	
Attention:

	  	
Title:

	  	
Telephone:

	  	  	  	
Facsimile:

 

	
[NAME OF OWNER]

(“Owner”)

	  	
Address for notices to Owner:

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  
	
By:

	  	  	  
	  	
Name:

	  	
Attention:

	  	
Title:

	  	
Telephone:

	  	  	  	
Facsimile:

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