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SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of August 31, 2011, among DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders parties to the Existing Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (collectively, the “Lenders”), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to a Two Year Credit Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2010 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; as further amended by this amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Lenders have agreed to extend the term of the Existing Credit Agreement, to change the pricing and to make certain other changes to the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           Defined Terms.  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

 

2.           Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below) the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as set forth in Annex A hereto. The Schedules and Exhibits attached to the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain as Schedules and Exhibits to the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

3.           Representations and Warranties.  The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Agent that:

 

(a)          There exists no Default or Event of Default under the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

(b)          The representations and warranties made in the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof, except that any such representation and warranty that is given as of a particular date or period and relates solely to such date or period is true and correct in all material respects as of such date or period.

 

(c)           It has the power and authority and legal right to make, deliver and perform this Amendment and the Allonge (as defined below) (collectively, the “Second Amendment Documents”), and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and by the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

  

  

  

 

(d)          The execution and delivery of the Second Amendment Documents by the Company has been duly authorized by all requisite action on behalf of the Company, and the Second Amendment Documents constitute the Company’s legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws or equitable principles from time to time in effect relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

(e)         No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of the Second Amendment Documents (except for those which have been obtained on or prior to the Effective Date).

 

(f)          No approval of any Governmental Authority or consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any other Person is required in connection with the execution and delivery of the Second Amendment Documents, the performance, validity or enforceability of the Second Amendment Documents and the Amended Credit Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

4.           Conditions Precedent.  This Amendment shall become effective on the date when each of the following is satisfied or waived by the Agent and the Lenders (the “Effective Date”):

 

(a)          Receipt by the Agent of this Amendment duly executed by the Company, the Agent and each Lender.

 

(b)          Receipt by the Agent of an Allonge to each Note in a form acceptable to the Agent (the “Allonge”).

 

(c)          Payment to the Agent of such fees as shall have been agreed to with the Agent, which fees shall be fully earned on and as of the Effective Date and are non-refundable.

 

(d)          Payment to the Agent  of all accrued fees and expenses of the Agent and the Lenders (including the accrued fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent).

 

(e)          There shall have occurred no Material Adverse Change since December 31, 2010.

 

(f)           There shall exist no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or threatened before any Governmental Authority that (i) could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Amendment or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(g)          All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are not acceptable to the Lenders) and shall remain in effect, and no law or regulation shall be applicable in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders that restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

  

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(h)          On the Effective Date, the following statements shall be true and the Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, dated the Effective Date, stating that:

 

(1)           The representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date, and

 

(2)           No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default.

 

(i)           The Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each dated such day, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent:

 

(1)           Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving this Amendment and the Allonge, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Amendment.

 

(2)           A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying (x) the names and true signatures of the officers of the Company authorized to sign this Amendment and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and (y) any changes to the organizational documents of the Company since the Closing Date.

 

(3)           A recent good standing certificate.

 

(4)           A favorable opinion of Deborah Rasin, General Counsel for the Company, covering such matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment as the Agent may reasonably require.

 

(j)           The Agent shall have received such other documents, resolutions and certificates as the Agent or its counsel may request all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel.

 

5.           Effect of this Amendment.  Except as expressly set forth herein or in the Amended Credit Agreement, neither this Amendment, nor the Amended Credit Agreement, shall by implication or otherwise, limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement or the Notes, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or the Notes, all of which shall continue in full force and effect.  None of (a) this Amendment, (b) the Amended Credit Agreement or (c) the Allonge shall constitute a novation, payment and reborrowing or complete or partial termination of the obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Notes as in effect prior to the Effective Date.

 

6.           Affirmations.  The Company hereby: (i) ratifies and affirms all the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Notes as supplemented and amended hereby, (ii) agrees that the terms and conditions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Notes shall continue in full force and effect as supplemented and amended hereby and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that it has no defense, set-off, counterclaim or challenge against the payment of any sums currently owing under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Notes or the enforcement of any of the terms or conditions thereof and agrees to be bound thereby and perform thereunder.

 

  

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7.           Limited Effect.  Except as expressly modified hereby, the Existing Credit Agreement and the Notes shall continue to be, and shall remain, unaltered and in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

 

8.           Release.  Recognizing and in consideration of the Lenders’ agreements set forth herein, the Company hereby waives and releases each Lender, the Agent and each of their respective Affiliates and the officers, directors, employees, agents, and advisors of such Persons and such Affiliates from any liability, suit, damage, claim, loss or expense of any kind or nature whatsoever and howsoever arising that the Company ever had or now has against any of them through and including the date hereof arising out of or relating to any acts or omissions with respect to this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement, the Notes or any other matters described or referred to herein or therein or related hereto or thereto.

 

9.           Integration.  This Amendment constitutes the sole agreement of the parties with respect to the terms hereof and shall supersede all oral negotiations and the terms of prior writings with respect thereto.

 

10.         Severability.  Any provision of this Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

11.         Miscellaneous.

 

(a)           Expenses.  The Company agrees to pay all of the Agent’s reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment, the Allonge, the Amended Credit Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent.

 

(b)           Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

 

(c)           Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.  The provisions of Sections 9.13 and 9.17 of the Amended Credit Agreement (in the form attached hereto as Annex A) are incorporated herein and made applicable to, and shall govern, this Amendment mutatis mutandis to the same extent as they are applicable to the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

(d)           No Waiver.  The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment, and effectiveness of the Amended Credit Agreement, shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agent or the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

  

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(e)           Successor and Assigns.  This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

(f)           Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(g)           Headings.  The headings of any paragraph of this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret any provision hereof.

 

(h)           Modifications.  No modification hereof or any agreement referred to herein shall be binding or enforceable unless in writing and signed on behalf of the party against whom enforcement is sought.

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

	  	
COMPANY:

	  	  
	  	
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.

	  	  
	  	
By:

	  
	  	  	
Name:

	  	  	
Title:

 

	  	
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

	  	
as a Lender and as Agent

	  	  
	  	
By:

	  
	  	  	
Name:

	  	  	
Title:

 

  

  

  

Annex A

Amended Credit Agreement

 

  

  

  

 

65,000,000 Swiss Francs

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of February 24, 2010

 

Among

 

DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.

as Borrower

 

and

 

THE INITIAL LENDERS NAMED HEREIN

as Initial Lenders

 

and

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as  Agent

  

  

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	  	  	
Page

	 	 	 
	 ARTICLE I
	 DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	 	 	 
	
SECTION 1.01

	
Certain Defined Terms

	
1

	
SECTION 1.02

	
Computation of Time Periods

	
11

	
SECTION 1.03

	
Accounting Terms

	
11

	 
	
ARTICLE II

	
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE TERM LOANS

	 
	
SECTION 2.01

	
The Term Loans

	
12

	
SECTION 2.02

	
Procedures for Term Loans

	
12

	
SECTION 2.03

	
[Intentionally Left Blank]

	
13

	
SECTION 2.04

	
[Intentionally Left Blank]

	
13

	
SECTION 2.05

	
[Intentionally Left Blank]

	
13

	
SECTION 2.06

	
Repayment

	
13

	
SECTION 2.07

	
Interest on Term Loans

	
13

	
SECTION 2.08

	
Interest Rate Determination

	
14

	
SECTION 2.09

	
[Intentionally Left Blank]

	
14

	
SECTION 2.10

	
Prepayments of Term Loans

	
14

	
SECTION 2.11

	
Increased Costs

	
14

	
SECTION 2.12

	
Illegality

	
15

	
SECTION 2.13

	
Payments and Computations

	
16

	
SECTION 2.14

	
Taxes

	
17

	
SECTION 2.15

	
Sharing of Payments, Etc

	
19

	
SECTION 2.16

	
Evidence of Debt

	
19

	
SECTION 2.17

	
Use of Proceeds

	
20

	 
	
ARTICLE III

	
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING

	 
	
SECTION 3.01

	
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Section 2.01

	
20

	 
	
ARTICLE IV

	
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

	 
	
SECTION 4.01

	
Representations and Warranties of the Company

	
21

	 
	
ARTICLE V

	
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

	 
	
SECTION 5.01

	
Affirmative Covenants

	
23

	
SECTION 5.02

	
Negative Covenants

	
26

	
SECTION 5.03

	
Financial Covenants

	
28

  

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ARTICLE VI

	
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

	  
	
SECTION 6.01

	
Events of Default

	
28

	
ARTICLE VII

	
[INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

	 
	
ARTICLE VIII

	
THE AGENT

	 	 	 
	
SECTION 8.01

	
Authorization and Action

	
30

	
SECTION 8.02

	
Agent’s Reliance, Etc

	
31

	
SECTION 8.03

	
PNC and Affiliates

	
31

	
SECTION 8.04

	
Lender Credit Decision

	
31

	
SECTION 8.05

	
Indemnification

	
32

	
SECTION 8.06

	
Successor Agent

	
32

	 
	
ARTICLE IX

	
MISCELLANEOUS

	 
	
SECTION 9.01

	
Amendments, Etc

	
33

	
SECTION 9.02

	
Notices

	
33

	
SECTION 9.03

	
No Waiver; Remedies

	
34

	
SECTION 9.04

	
Costs and Expenses

	
34

	
SECTION 9.05

	
Right of Set-off

	
35

	
SECTION 9.06

	
Binding Effect

	
36

	
SECTION 9.07

	
Assignments and Participations

	
36

	
SECTION 9.08

	
Confidentiality

	
38

	
SECTION 9.09

	
[Intentionally Left Blank]

	
39

	
SECTION 9.10

	
Governing Law

	
39

	
SECTION 9.11

	
Execution in Counterparts

	
39

	
SECTION 9.12

	
Judgment

	
39

	
SECTION 9.13

	
Jurisdiction, Etc

	
40

	
SECTION 9.14

	
Substitution of Currency

	
40

	
SECTION 9.15

	
[Intentionally Left Blank]

	
40

	
SECTION 9.16

	
Patriot Act Notice

	
40

	
SECTION 9.17

	
Waiver of Jury Trial

	
40

  

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Schedules

 

Schedule I - List of Lending Offices

 

Schedule 5.02(a) - Existing Liens

 

Schedule 5.02(d) - Existing Debt

 

	
Exhibits

	  	  
	 	 	 
	
Exhibit A

	
 -

	
Form of Note

	 	 	 
	
Exhibit B

	
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Form of Notice of Borrowing

	 	 	 
	
Exhibit C

	
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Form of Assignment and Acceptance

	 	 	 
	
Exhibit D

	
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Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Company

  

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of February 24, 2010

 

DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (the “Initial Lenders”) and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“PNC”), as agent (the “Agent”) for the Lenders (as hereinafter defined), agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

SECTION 1.01  Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

 

“Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a director or officer of such Person.  For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) of a Person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to vote 5% or more of the Voting Stock of such Person or to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Stock, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agent’s Account” means such account of the Agent as is designated in writing from time to time by the Agent to the Company and the Lenders for such purpose.

 

“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Applicable Rate” opposite the Index Debt Rating applicable on such date:

 

	  	 	

Index Debt Ratings 

(Moody’s/S&P):

	 	 	

Applicable Rate

	 
	
Category 1:

	 	
A2/A or higher

	 	 	 	0.875	%
	
Category 2:

	 	 A3/A-	 	 	 	1.00	%
	
Category 3:

	 	
Baa1/BBB+

	 	 	 	1.125	%
	
Category 4:

	 	
Baa2/BBB

	 	 	 	1.25	%
	
Category 5:

	 	
Baa3/BBB-

	 	 	 	1.75	%
	
Category 6:

	 	
Ba1/BB+ or lower

	 	 	 	2.50	%

  

  

  

For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if either Moody’s or S&P shall not have in effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then such rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 6; (ii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two ratings unless one of the two ratings is two or more Categories lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category next below that of the higher of the two ratings; and (iii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency, irrespective of when notice of such change shall have been furnished by the Company to the Agent and the Lenders.  Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.  If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto.

 

“Astra Tech” means Astra Tech AB, a private company limited by shares incorporated in Sweden.

 

“Bankruptcy Law” means any proceeding of the type referred to in Section 6.01(e) or Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar foreign, federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

“Base Rate” means for any day, a fluctuating per annum rate of interest equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Open Rate in effect on such day plus 1⁄2 of 1% and (c) the Daily LIBOR Rate in effect on such day plus one hundred basis points (1.00%).  If for any reason the Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Open Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the definition of such term, the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the first sentence of this definition until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist.  Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Open Rate or the Daily LIBOR Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Open Rate or the Daily LIBOR Rate,  respectively.

 

  

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“Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized by law to close in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market and banks are open for business in London and in Switzerland.

 

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

 

“Company Information” has the meaning specified in Section 9.08.

 

“Consolidated” refers to the consolidation of accounts in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Daily LIBOR Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum determined by the Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) (a) the Published Rate by (b) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage.  The Published Rate shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Published Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage without notice to the Company, and shall be applicable from the effective date of any such change.

 

“Debt” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables not overdue by more than 60 days incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all obligations of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all obligations of such Person as lessee under leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of acceptances, letters of credit or similar extensions of credit, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Agreements, (h) all Debt of others referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above or clause (i) below and other payment obligations (collectively, “Guaranteed Debt”) guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner by such Person, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person through an agreement (1) to pay or purchase such Guaranteed Debt or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Guaranteed Debt, (2) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such Guaranteed Debt or to assure the holder of such Guaranteed Debt against loss, (3) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest in the debtor (including any agreement to pay for property or services irrespective of whether such property is received or such services are rendered) or (4) otherwise to assure a creditor against loss, and (i) all Debt referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above (including Guaranteed Debt) secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt.

 

  

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“Debt for Borrowed Money” of any Person means all items that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as indebtedness on a Consolidated balance sheet of such Person, provided that Debt for Borrowed Money of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not include Debt incurred in connection with the Consignment Agreements relating to the consignment of precious metals between the Company and certain counterparties.

 

“Default” means any Event of Default or any event that would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.

 

“Dollars” and the “$” sign each means lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

“EBITDA” means, for any period, net income (or net loss) plus the sum of (a) interest expense, (b) income tax expense, (c) depreciation expense, (d) amortization expense, (e) other non-cash charges (less unusual or non-recurring non-cash income or gains) and (f) any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual fees, expenses or other charges incurred in connection with any acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary (including the issuance or repayment of Debt related to such acquisition), and any corporate reorganization and integration activities which are related to such acquisition, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP for such period.

 

“Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.

 

“Eligible Assignee” means (i) a Lender; (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender; and (iii) any other Person approved by the Agent and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time any assignment is effected in accordance with Section 9.07, the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that neither the Company nor an Affiliate of the Company shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.

 

“Environmental Action” means any action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, notice of non-compliance or violation, notice of liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement relating in any way to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment, including, without limitation, (a) by any governmental or regulatory authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages and (b) by any governmental or regulatory authority or any third party for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.

 

  

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“Environmental Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment, decree or judicial or agency interpretation, policy or guidance relating to pollution or protection of the environment, health, safety or natural resources, including, without limitation, those relating to the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous Materials.

 

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

 

“Equivalent” means, at any time, as determined by the Agent (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), with respect to an amount of any currency (the “Reference Currency”) which is to be computed as an equivalent amount of another currency (the “Equivalent Currency”), the amount of such Equivalent Currency converted from such Reference Currency using the average spot rate quoted to the Agent (based on the market rates then prevailing and available to the Agent) or the commercial market rate of exchange, as determined by the Agent, for the sale of such Equivalent Currency for such Reference Currency at a time determined by the Agent on the second Business Day immediately preceding the event for which such calculation is made.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of the Company’s controlled group, or under common control with the Company, within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code. 

 

“ERISA Event” means (a) (i) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any Plan unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect to such event has been waived by the PBGC, or (ii) the requirements of subsection (1) of Section 4043(b) of ERISA (without regard to subsection (2) of such Section) are met with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f)  the conditions for the imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (g) adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan.

 

  

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“Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

 

“Eurocurrency Rate” means for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate obtained by dividing (a) the rate per annum (rounded upwards to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum determined by the Agent in accordance with its usual procedures (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the average of the London interbank offered rate of interest per annum for deposits in Swiss Francs which appears on the relevant Bloomberg page that displays such rates (or, if no such quotation is available on such Bloomberg page, the rate which is quoted by another source for the London interbank offered rates of interest for deposits in Swiss Francs selected by the Agent), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for a period, and in an amount, comparable to such Interest Period and the principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding by (b) a percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage for such Interest Period.

 

“Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage” for any Interest Period, means the reserve percentage applicable two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities (or with respect to any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on advances in Swiss Francs is determined) having a term equal to such Interest Period.

 

“Excluded Taxes” has the meaning given in Section 2.14.

 

“Events of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

 

“Federal Funds Open Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) which is the daily federal funds open rate as quoted by ICAP North America, Inc.  (or any successor) as set forth on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM for that day opposite the caption “OPEN” (or on such other substitute Bloomberg Screen that displays such rate), or as set forth on such other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying such rate as selected by the Agent (an “Alternate Source”) (or if such rate for such day does not appear on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or on any Alternate Source, or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error); provided however, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Open Rate for such day shall be the “open” rate on the immediately preceding Business Day.  The rate of interest charged shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Federal Funds Open Rate without notice to the Company.

 

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“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

 

“Hazardous Materials” means (a) petroleum and petroleum products, byproducts or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas and (b) any other chemicals, materials or substances designated, classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Law.

 

“Hedge Agreements” means interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts and other similar agreements.

 

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

 

“Interest Period” means initially the period commencing on the Term Loan Funding Date and ending three months after such date and, thereafter, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending three months after such date.  Accordingly, the duration of each such Interest Period shall be three months; provided, however, that:

 

(a)           no Interest Period may end after the Term Loan Maturity Date;

 

(b)           whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that, if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day; and

 

(c)           whenever the first day of any Interest Period occurs on a day of an initial calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months equal to the number of months in such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such succeeding calendar month.

 

(d)           at all times, all of the Term Loans shall have the same Interest Period.

 

(e)           notwithstanding the foregoing, as provided in Section 2.08(c) hereof, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, unless the Agent otherwise agrees in its sole discretion, the Interest Period for the Term Loans shall be one (1) month.

 

“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

 

  

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“Lenders” means each Initial Lender and each Person that shall become a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.07.

 

“Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify in writing to the Company and the Agent.

 

“Lien” means any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement, including, without limitation, the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property.

 

“Material Adverse Change” means any material adverse change in the business, financial condition or operations of the Company or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition or operations of the Company or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies of the Agent or any Lender under this Agreement or any Note or (c) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Note.

 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

 

“Multiple Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person other than the Company and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.

 

“Note” means a promissory note of the Company payable to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to a request made under Section 2.16 in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Company to such Lender resulting from the Term Loans made by or owed to such Lender.

 

“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).

 

“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

  

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“Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001, as amended.

 

“Payment Office” means such office of PNC as shall be from time to time selected by the Agent and notified by the Agent to the Company and the Lenders.

 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor).

 

“Permitted Liens” means such of the following as to which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced:  (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies to the extent not required to be paid under Section 5.01(b) hereof; (b) Liens imposed by law, such as landlords’, banks’ (and rights of set-off), warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days; (c) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws, laws related to unemployment insurance and other types of social security or similar legislation or Liens to secure public or statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations; (d) easements, rights of way, restrictions, encroachments, encumbrances and other minor defects or irregularities in title to real property that do not render title to the property encumbered thereby unmarketable or materially adversely affect the use of such property for its present purposes; (e) interest or title of a lessor, lessee, sublessor or sublessee under any lease or sublease permitted hereunder and any interest or title of a licensor, licensee, sublicensor or sublicensee under any license or sublicense permitted hereunder; (f) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits, escrow arrangements or similar arrangements made by the Company in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder; (g) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (or any similar precautionary filings) relating solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the ordinary course of business; (h) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with importation of goods; (i) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property; (j) Liens arising out of judgments, decrees, orders or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 6.01; and (k) Liens arising by reason of deposits necessary to obtain standby letters of credit in the ordinary course of business.

 

“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.

 

“Plan” means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.

 

“Prime Rate” means the rate publicly announced by PNC from time to time as its prime rate.  The Prime Rate is determined from time to time by PNC as a means of pricing some loans to its borrowers.  The Prime Rate is not tied to any external rate of interest or index, and does not necessarily reflect the lowest rate of interest actually charged by PNC to any particular class or category of customers.

 

  

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“Published Rate” means the rate of interest published each Business Day in The Wall Street Journal “Money Rates” listing under the caption “London Interbank Offered Rates” for a one-month period (or, if no such rate is published therein for any reason, then the Published Rate shall be the eurodollar rate for a one-month period as published in another publication determined by the Agent).

 

“Ratable Share” means, as to any Lender, (a) until the funding of the Term Loans, the percentage which such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment constitutes of the aggregate Term Loan Commitments of all of the Lenders and (b) thereafter, the percentage which the principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loan constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all of the Lenders then outstanding.

 

“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(d).

 

“Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders owed at least a majority of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then owing to the Lenders; provided that, at any time that there are only two Lenders party hereto, Required Lenders shall mean both such Lenders.

 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s.

 

“Single Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other than the Company and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.

 

“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, 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 and (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.  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.

 

“Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or profits of such limited liability company, partnership or joint venture or (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries.

 

  

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“Swiss Francs” means the lawful currency of the Swiss Federation.

 

“Term Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01 hereof.

 

“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make a Term Loan on the date hereof pursuant to Section 2.01 in an amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto.  The aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments on the Effective Date is 65,000,000 Swiss Francs.

 

“Term Loan Funding Date” means the date that is three (3) Business Days after the Effective Date.

 

“Term Loan Maturity Date” means September 1, 2016.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.02  Computation of Time Periods.  In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from”  means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”.

 

SECTION 1.03  Accounting Terms.  All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistent with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01(e) (“GAAP”); provided that, if the Company notifies the Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.  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 Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Debt or other liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein.  For purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, GAAP will be deemed to treat operating leases and capital leases each in a manner consistent with its current treatment under generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on December 31, 2010, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.

 

  

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ARTICLE II

 

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE TERM LOANS

 

SECTION 2.01  The Term Loans.  Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make a term loan ( each, a “Term Loan”) to the Company on the Term Loan Funding Date in Swiss Francs in an amount equal to such Lender’s Ratable Share of the aggregate Term Loans requested by the Company, but not to exceed such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.  The Company may only request the making of Term Loans on the Effective Date, such Term Loans to be funded on the Term Loan Funding Date.  The Term Loans shall be in increments of 5,000,000 Swiss Francs.  No portion of the Term Loans which are repaid may be reborrowed.

 

SECTION 2.02  Procedures for Term Loans.  (a)  The borrowing of the Term Loans shall be made on notice, given not later than 10:00 A.M. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania time on the Effective Date by the Company to the Agent, which shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier.  The notice of borrowing (the “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, or telecopier in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such borrowing, which shall be the Term Loan Funding Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of such borrowing.  Each Lender shall, before 1:00 P.M. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania time) on the Term Loan Funding Date, make available for the account of its Lending Office to the Agent at the Agent’s Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such borrowing.  After the Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Agent will make such funds available to the Company at the Agent’s address referred to in Section 9.02.

 

(b)           [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

(c)           The Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Company.  The Company shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the Term Loan Funding Date the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Term Loans to be made by such Lender when the Term Loans, as a result of such failure, are not made on the Term Loan Funding Date.

 

  

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(d)           Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the Term Loan Funding Date that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of the Term Loans, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Agent on the Term Loan Funding Date in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02, and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Company on such date a corresponding amount.  If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Agent, such Lender and the Company severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Company until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent, at (i) in the case of the Company, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Term Loans (ii) in the case of such Lender, the cost of funds incurred by the Agent in respect of such amount.  If such Lender shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Term Loans for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(e)           The failure of any Lender to make the Term Loans to be made by it on the Term Loan Funding Date shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Term Loans on the Term Loan Funding Date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Term Loans to be made by such other Lender on the Term Loan Funding Date.

 

SECTION 2.03  [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

SECTION 2.04  [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

SECTION 2.05  [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

SECTION 2.06  Repayment.  The Company shall repay to the Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders on the Term Loan Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

 

SECTION 2.07  Interest on Term Loans.  (a)  Scheduled Interest.  The Company shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans owing to each Lender from the date of the making of the Term Loans until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period to the sum of (x) the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus (y) the Applicable Rate, payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and on the date the Term Loans are paid in full.

 

(b)           Default Interest.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), the Agent may, and upon the request of the Required Lenders shall, require the Company to pay interest (“Default Interest”) on (i) the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans payable to each Lender, payable in arrears on the dates referred to in clause (a) above, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on the Term Loans payable to each Lender pursuant to clause (a) above and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the amount of any interest or other amount payable hereunder that is not paid when due, from the date such amount shall be due until such amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears on the date such amount shall be paid in full and on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum; provided, however, that following acceleration of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 6.01, Default Interest shall accrue and be payable hereunder whether or not previously required by the Agent.

 

  

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SECTION 2.08  Interest Rate Determination.     (a)  [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

(b)           If the Lenders owed at least 51% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans notify the Agent that (i) they are unable to obtain matching deposits in the London inter-bank market at or about 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the second Business Day before the making of the Term Loans in sufficient amounts to fund their respective Term Loan or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest Period will not adequately reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective Term Loans for such Interest Period, the Agent shall forthwith so notify the Company and the Lenders, whereupon the Company will, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor prepay the Term Loans.

 

(c)           Without limiting the Agent and the Lender’s rights and remedies hereunder, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, unless the Agent otherwise agrees in its sole discretion, the Interest Period for the Term Loans shall be one (1) month.

 

(d)           [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

(e)           [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

(f)           If the Agent determines that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate,

 

(i)           the Agent shall forthwith notify the Company and the Lenders that the Eurocurrency Rate cannot be determined, and

 

(ii)           the Company shall, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period for the Term Loans, prepay, without penalty, the Term Loans in full with accrued interest; provided that if such payment is not made on the last day of an Interest Period, such payment shall be subject to Section 9.04(c).

 

SECTION 2.09   [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

SECTION 2.10  Prepayments of Term Loans.  The Company may, upon notice at least two Business Days’ prior to the date of such prepayment to the Agent stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Company shall, prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided, however, that (x) each partial prepayment of Term Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of not less than 5,000,000 Swiss Francs or a whole multiple thereof and (y) the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 9.04(c).  Each notice of prepayment shall be irrevocable.

 

SECTION 2.11  Increased Costs.  (a)  If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)           impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or other assessment against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Eurocurrency Rate);

 

  

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(ii)           impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Term Loans made by such Lender; or

 

(iii)           subject any Lender to any Taxes, or changes the basis of taxation of payments (other than with respect to Excluded Taxes) to any Lender in respect of its Term Loans;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Term or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder, whether of principal, interest or otherwise, then the Company will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)           If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Term Loans made 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 capital adequacy), then from time to time the Company 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)           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 paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Company shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)           Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

SECTION 2.12  Illegality.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall notify the Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority asserts that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make or maintain the Term Loans, the Company shall prepay, without penalty (other than, if not paid on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, as provided in Section 9.04(c)), the Term Loans in full with accrued interest on the last day of the Interest Period then in effect  or within such earlier period as required by law.

 

  

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SECTION 2.13  Payments and Computations.  (a)  The Company shall make each payment hereunder with respect to principal of, interest on, and other amounts relating to, the Term Loans, irrespective of any right of counterclaim or set-off, not later than 11:00 A.M. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania time (at the Payment Office) on the day when due in Swiss Francs to the Agent, by deposit of such funds to the Agent’s Account in same day funds.  The Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest, fees or commissions ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.11, 2.14 or 9.04(c)) to the Lenders for the account of their respective Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Acceptance and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 9.07(c), from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance, the Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Acceptance shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.

 

(b)           The Company hereby authorizes each Lender, if and to the extent payment owed to such Lender is not made when due hereunder or under the Note held by such Lender, to charge from time to time against any or all of the Company’s accounts with such Lender any amount so due.

 

(c)           All computations of interest shall be made by the Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable.  Each determination by the Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

(d)           Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest; provided, however, that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of the Term Loans to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

 

(e)           Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Company prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that the Company will not make such payment in full, the Agent may assume that the Company has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender.  If and to the extent the Company shall not have so made such payment in full to the Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Agent, at the cost of funds incurred by the Agent in respect of such amount.

 

  

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(f)           To the extent that the Agent receives funds for application to the amounts owing by the Company under or in respect of this Agreement or any Note in currencies other than the currency or currencies required to enable the Agent to distribute funds to the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.13, the Agent shall be entitled to convert or exchange such funds into Dollars or into Swiss Francs or from Dollars to Swiss Francs or from Swiss Francs to Dollars, as the case may be, to the extent necessary to enable the Agent to distribute such funds in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.13; provided that the Company and each of the Lenders hereby agree that the Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, cost or expense suffered by the Company or such Lender as a result of any conversion or exchange of currencies affected pursuant to this Section 2.13(f) or as a result of the failure of the Agent to effect any such conversion or exchange; and provided further that the Company agrees to indemnify the Agent and each Lender, and hold the Agent and each Lender harmless, for any and all losses, costs and expenses incurred by the Agent or any Lender for any conversion or exchange of currencies (or the failure to convert or exchange any currencies) in accordance with this Section 2.13(f).

 

SECTION 2.14  Taxes.  (a)  Any and all payments by the Company to or for the account of any Lender or the Agent hereunder or under the Notes or any other documents to be delivered hereunder shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.13 or the applicable provisions of such other documents, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of each Lender and the Agent, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income taxes, by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) is organized or any political subdivision thereof and, in the case of each Lender, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income taxes, by the jurisdiction of such Lender’s Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof (such excluded taxes collectively the “Excluded Taxes”; and all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities in respect of payments hereunder or under the Notes being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”).  If the Company shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any Note or any other documents to be delivered hereunder to any Lender or the Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.14) such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Company shall make such deductions and (iii) the Company shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(b)           In addition, the Company shall pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or under the Notes or any other documents to be delivered hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, performing under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or the Notes or any other documents to be delivered hereunder (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

 

  

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(c)           The Company shall indemnify each Lender and the Agent for and hold it harmless against the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, taxes of any kind imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.14) imposed on or paid by such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto.  This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor.

 

(d)           Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes by or on behalf of the Company, the Company shall furnish to the Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.02, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment to the extent such a receipt is issued therefor, or other written proof of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.  In the case of any payment hereunder or under the Notes or any other documents to be delivered hereunder by or on behalf of the Company through an account or branch outside the United States or by or on behalf of the Company by a payor that is not a United States person, if the Company determines that no Taxes are payable in respect thereof, the Company shall furnish, or shall cause such payor to furnish, to the Agent, at such address, an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Agent stating that such payment is exempt from Taxes.  For purposes of this subsection (d) and subsection (e), the terms “United States” and “United States person” shall have the meanings specified in Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

(e)           Each Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement in the case of each Initial Lender and on the date of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Lender in the case of each other Lender, and from time to time thereafter as reasonably requested in writing by the Company (but only so long as such Lender remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide each of the Agent and the Company with two original Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor or other form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such Lender is exempt from or entitled to a reduced rate of United States withholding tax on payments pursuant to this Agreement or the Notes.  If the form provided by a Lender at the time such Lender first becomes a party to this Agreement indicates a United States interest withholding tax rate in excess of zero, withholding tax at such rate shall be considered excluded from Taxes unless and until such Lender provides the appropriate forms certifying that a lesser rate applies, whereupon withholding tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered excluded from Taxes for periods governed by such form; provided, however, that, if at the date of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which a Lender assignee becomes a party to this Agreement, the Lender assignor was entitled to payments under subsection (a) in respect of United States withholding tax with respect to interest paid at such date, then, to such extent, the term Taxes shall include (in addition to withholding taxes that may be imposed in the future or other amounts otherwise includable in Taxes) United States withholding tax, if any, applicable with respect to the Lender assignee on such date.  If any form or document referred to in this subsection (e) requires the disclosure of information, other than information necessary to compute the tax payable and information required on the date hereof by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, that the Lender reasonably considers to be confidential, the Lender shall give notice thereof to the Company and shall not be obligated to include in such form or document such confidential information.

 

  

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(f)           For any period with respect to which a Lender has failed to provide the Company with the appropriate form, certificate or other document described in Section 2.14(e) (other than if such failure is due to a change in law, or in the interpretation or application thereof, occurring subsequent to the date on which a form, certificate or other document originally was required to be provided, or if such form, certificate or other document otherwise is not required under subsection (e) above), such Lender shall not be entitled to indemnification under Section 2.14(a) or (c) with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States by reason of such failure; provided, however, that should a Lender become subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form, certificate or other document required hereunder, the Company shall take such steps as the Lender shall reasonably request to assist the Lender to recover such Taxes.

 

SECTION 2.15  Sharing of Payments, Etc.  If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Term Loans owing to it (other than pursuant to Sections 2.11, 2.14 or 9.04(c)) in excess of its Ratable Share of payments on account of the Term Loans obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Term Loans owing to them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered.  The Company agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.15 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Company in the amount of such participation.

 

SECTION 2.16  Evidence of Debt.  (a)  Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Company to such Lender resulting from the Term Loans owing to such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder in respect of the Term Loans.  The Company agrees that upon notice by any Lender to the Company (with a copy of such notice to the Agent) to the effect that a Note is required or appropriate in order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement or otherwise) the Term Loans owing to such Lender, the Company shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a Note in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the Term Loans of such Lender.

 

  

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(b)           The Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 9.07(d) shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of the Term Loans made hereunder, and the Interest Period applicable thereto which Interest Period shall, except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 2.08(c) in the case of an Event of Default, be three (3) months, (ii) the terms of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Company to each Lender hereunder and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from the Company hereunder and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

(c)           Entries made in good faith by the Agent in the Register pursuant to subsection (b) above, and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to subsection (a) above, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Company to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement, absent manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of the Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Company under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.17  Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds of the Term Loans shall be used by the Company solely to repay an equal amount of loans in Swiss Francs made to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof by PNC and certain other lenders under that certain Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2005, among the Company, the lenders party hereto and Citibank, N.A., as agent.

 

ARTICLE III

 

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING

 

SECTION 3.01  Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Section 2.01.  Section 2.01 of this Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date (the “Effective Date”) on which the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

 

(a)           There shall have occurred no Material Adverse Change since December 31, 2009.

 

(b)           There shall exist no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or threatened before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that (i) could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(c)           Nothing shall have come to the attention of the Lenders during the course of their due diligence investigation to lead them to believe that any information provided to the Lenders prior to such date was or has become misleading, incorrect or incomplete in any material respect; without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders shall have been given such access to the management, records, books of account, contracts and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries as they shall have requested.

 

  

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(d)           All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are not acceptable to the Lenders) and shall remain in effect, and no law or regulation shall be applicable in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders that restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e)           The Company shall have notified each Lender and the Agent in writing as to the proposed Effective Date.

 

(f)           The Company shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses of the Agent and the Lenders (including the accrued fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent).

 

(g)           On the Effective Date, the following statements shall be true and the Agent shall have received for the account of each Lender a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, dated the Effective Date, stating that:

 

 (i)           The representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and as of the Effective Date, and

 

 (ii)          No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default.

 

(h)           The Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each dated such day, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and (except for the Notes) in sufficient copies for each Lender:

 

 (i)           The Notes to the order of the Lenders to the extent requested by any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16.

 

 (ii)          Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving this Agreement and the Notes, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement and the Notes.

 

 (iii)         A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the Company authorized to sign this Agreement and the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.

 

 (iv)         A favorable opinion of Brian M. Addison, General Counsel for the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and as to such other matters as any Lender through the Agent may reasonably request.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

SECTION 4.01  Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The Company represents and warrants as follows:

  

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(a)           The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)           The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Notes to be delivered by it, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, are within the Company’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) the Company’s charter or by-laws or (ii) any law or contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Company.

 

(c)           No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Notes to be delivered by it.

 

(d)           This Agreement has been, and each of the Notes to be delivered by it when delivered hereunder will have been, duly executed and delivered by the Company.  This Agreement is, and each of the Notes when delivered hereunder will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

(e)           The Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2009, and the related Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, which include an opinion of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC, independent public accountants, copies of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present, the Consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at such date and the Consolidated results of the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the periods ended on such date, all in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.  Since December 31, 2009, there has been no Material Adverse Change.

 

(f)           There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding, including, without limitation, any Environmental Action, affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that (i) could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(g)           The Company is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no proceeds of the Term Loans will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock.

  

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(h)           The Company is not an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(i)           No other information, exhibit or report furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation and syndication of this Agreement or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading.

 

(j)           The Company is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries, Solvent.

 

ARTICLE V

 

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

SECTION 5.01  Affirmative Covenants.  So long as any Term Loan shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Term Loan Commitment hereunder, the Company will:

 

(a)           Compliance with Laws, Etc.  Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, compliance with ERISA, Environmental Laws and the Patriot Act, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)           Payment of Taxes, Etc.  Pay and discharge, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its property and (ii) all material lawful claims that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its property; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being maintained, unless and until any Lien resulting therefrom attaches to its property and becomes enforceable against its other creditors.

 

(c)           Maintenance of Insurance.  Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Company or such Subsidiary operates; provided, however, that the Company and its Subsidiaries may self-insure to the same extent as other companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Company or such Subsidiary operates and to the extent consistent with prudent business practice.

  

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(d)           Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc.  Preserve and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the Company and its Subsidiaries may consummate any merger or consolidation permitted under Section 5.02(b) and provided further that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to maintain corporate existence of any Subsidiary or preserve any right or franchise if the Board of Directors of the Company or such Subsidiary shall determine that the maintenance or preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Company, such Subsidiary or the Lenders.

 

(e)           Visitation Rights.  At any reasonable time upon reasonable notice during normal business hours and from time to time, permit the Agent or any of the Lenders or any authorized agents or representatives thereof, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the financial records and books of account of, and visit the properties of, the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries with any of their officers or directors and with their independent certified public accountants; provided that, such visitation rights shall not be exercised more frequently than once during any calendar quarter, except during the existence of an Event of Default.

 

(f)           Keeping of Books.  Keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Company and each such Subsidiary in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.

 

(g)           Maintenance of Properties, Etc.  Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its material properties that are used or useful in the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

 

(h)           Transactions with Affiliates.  Conduct, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to conduct, all transactions otherwise permitted under this Agreement with any of their Affiliates on terms that are fair and reasonable and not materially less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate; provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (c) compensation arrangements (including severance arrangements to the extent approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Company’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s board of directors (or similar governing body) or the applicable committee thereof) for present or former officers and other employees entered into in the ordinary course of business; (d) indemnities provided for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and (e) loans and advances to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries permitted hereunder.

 

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(i)           as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, the Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, duly certified (subject to year-end audit adjustments) by the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company as having been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and certificates of the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company as to compliance with the terms of this Agreement and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to demonstrate compliance with Section 5.03, provided that, subject to Section 1.03, in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Company shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 5.03, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP;

 

(ii)          as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the annual audit report for such year for the Company and its Subsidiaries, containing the Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, in each case accompanied by an opinion acceptable to the Required Lenders by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC or other independent public accountants acceptable to the Required Lenders and certificates of the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company as to compliance with the terms of this Agreement and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to demonstrate compliance with Section 5.03, provided that, subject to Section 1.03, in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Company shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 5.03, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP;

 

(iii)         as soon as possible and in any event within five days after the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company obtains knowledge of the occurrence of each Default continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company setting forth details of such Default and the action that the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

(iv)         promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports that the Company sends to any of its security holders, and copies of all reports and registration statements that the Company or any Subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange;

 

(v)          promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions and proceedings before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the type described in Section 4.01(f); and

 

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(j)           Subsequent Credit Terms.  Notify the Agent in writing prior to entering into any new credit arrangement or any amendment or modification of any existing credit arrangement, in each case providing debt financing of $10,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof if the financing is in a currency other than Dollars) or more, pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries agree to affirmative or negative covenants (including without limitation financial covenants and limitations on Debt and Liens) which in any such case are less favorable in any material respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement (any such less favorable provisions, the “New Provisions”).  Effective upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries’ entry into any such agreement, amendment or modification, this Agreement, at the option of the Required Lenders in their sole discretion, shall be and shall be deemed to be immediately amended to add the New Provisions; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be applicable to or be deemed to affect any provision of this Agreement if any such agreement, amendment or modification is more favorable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  The Company hereby agrees promptly to execute and deliver any and all such amendments, documents and instruments and to take all such further actions as the Agent may, in its sole discretion, deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this Section 5.01(j).

 

SECTION 5.02  Negative Covenants.  So long as any Term Loan shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Term Loan Commitment hereunder, the Company will not:

 

(a)           Liens, Etc.  Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien on or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to assign, any right to receive income, other than:

 

(i)           Permitted Liens,

 

(ii)          purchase money Liens upon or in any real property or equipment acquired or held by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price of such property or equipment or to secure Debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such property or equipment, or Liens existing on such property or equipment at the time of its acquisition (other than any such Liens created in contemplation of such acquisition that were not incurred to finance the acquisition of such property) or extensions, renewals or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided, however, that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any properties of any character other than the real property or equipment being acquired, and no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any properties not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced, provided further that the aggregate principal amount of the indebtedness secured by the Liens referred to in this clause (ii) shall not exceed the amount specified therefor in Section 5.02(d)(iii) at any time outstanding,

 

(iii)         the Liens existing on the Effective Date and described on Schedule 5.02(a) hereto,

 

(iv)         Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or becomes a Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person so merged into or consolidated with the Company or such Subsidiary or acquired by the Company or such Subsidiary,

  

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(v)         other Liens securing Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount specified therefor in Section 5.02(d)(iv) at any time outstanding, and

 

(vi)        the replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by clause (iii) or (iv) 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 Debt secured thereby.

 

(b)           Mergers, Etc.  Merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except that any Subsidiary of the Company may merge or consolidate with or into, or dispose of assets to, any other Subsidiary of the Company, and except that any Subsidiary of the Company may merge into or dispose of assets to the Company, provided, in each case, that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such proposed transaction or would result therefrom.

 

(c)           Accounting Changes.  Make or permit, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make or permit, any change in accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(d)           Subsidiary Debt.  Permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Debt other than:

 

(i)           Debt owed to the Company or to a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company or Debt under this Agreement or the Notes,

 

(ii)          Debt existing on the Effective Date and described on Schedule 5.02(d) hereto (the “Existing Debt”), and any Debt extending the maturity of, or refunding or refinancing, in whole or in part, the Existing Debt, provided that the principal amount of such Existing Debt shall not be increased above the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refunding or refinancing, and the direct and contingent obligors therefor shall not be changed, as a result of or in connection with such extension, refunding or refinancing,

 

(iii)         Debt secured by Liens permitted by Section 5.02(a)(ii) aggregating for all of the Company’s Subsidiaries not more than $100,000,000 at any one time outstanding,

 

(iv)         Debt that, in aggregate with all Debt secured by Liens permitted by Section 5.02(a)(v), does not exceed an amount equal to 15% of Consolidated net worth of the Company and its Subsidiaries at any one time outstanding,

 

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(e)           Change in Nature of Business.  Make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, any material change in the nature of the business as carried on by the Company and its Subsidiaries at the date hereof; provided, that the nature of the businesses carried on by Astra Tech as of July 27, 2011 shall be deemed to be in the nature of the business carried on by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 5.03  Financial Covenants.  So long as any Term Loan shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Term Loan Commitment hereunder, the Company will:

 

(a)           Leverage Ratio.  Maintain a ratio of Consolidated Debt for Borrowed Money to the sum of Consolidated Debt for Borrowed Money plus Consolidated net worth of the Company and its Subsidiaries of not greater than 0.55 to 1.00.

 

(b)           Interest Coverage Ratio.  Maintain a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters then ended of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the sum of interest payable on, and amortization of debt discount in respect of, all Debt for Borrowed Money during such period by the Company and its Subsidiaries of not less than 3.5 to 1.0.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

SECTION 6.01  Events of Default.  If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

 

(a)           The Company shall fail to pay any principal of any Term Loan when the same becomes due and payable; or the Company shall fail to pay any interest on any Term Loan or make any other payment of fees or other amounts payable under this Agreement or any Note within five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or

 

(b)           Any representation or warranty made by the Company herein or by the Company (or any of its officers) in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or

 

(c)           (i)  The Company shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.01(d), (e), (h) or (i), 5.02 or 5.03, or (ii) the Company shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or observed if such failure pursuant to this clause (ii) shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Company by the Agent or any Lender; or

 

  

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(d)           The Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Debt that is outstanding in a principal or notional amount of at least $75,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt outstanding hereunder) of the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than (i) by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption or (ii) a prepayment or redemption required solely as a result of the proceeds of such Debt not having been applied to consummate a transaction or toward any other purpose for which such Debt was incurred), purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

 

(e)           The Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (e); or

 

(f)           One or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $75,000,000 shall be rendered against the Company, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; or

 

(g)           (i) Any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock of the Company (or other securities convertible into such Voting Stock) representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the Company; or (ii) during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, commencing after the date of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the Company shall cease for any reason (other than due to death or disability) to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Company (except to the extent that individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were replaced by individuals (x) elected by a majority of the remaining members of the board of directors of the Company or (y) nominated for election by a majority of the remaining members of the board of directors of the Company and thereafter elected as directors by the shareholders of the Company); or

  

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(h)           The Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates shall incur, or shall be reasonably likely to incur liability in excess of $75,000,000 in the aggregate as a result of one or more of the following:  (i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event; (ii) the partial or complete withdrawal of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan; or (iii) the reorganization or termination of a Multiemployer Plan;

 

then, and in any such event, the Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, if prior to the Term Loan Funding Date, declare the obligation of each Lender to make Term Loans to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, declare the Term Loans, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Term Loans, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Company; provided, however, that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Company under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (A) if prior to the Term Loan Funding Date, the obligation of each Lender to make Term Loans shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Term Loans, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Company.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

[INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

THE AGENT

 

SECTION 8.01  Authorization and Action.  Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.  As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Notes), the Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of Notes; provided, however, that the Agent shall not be required to take any action that exposes the Agent to personal liability or that is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law.  The Agent agrees to give to each Lender prompt notice of each notice given to it by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

  

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SECTION 8.02  Agent’s Reliance, Etc.  Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the Agent:  (i) may treat the Lender that made any Term Loan as the holder of the Debt resulting therefrom until the Agent receives and accepts an Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender, as assignor, and an Eligible Assignee, as assignee, as provided in Section 9.07; (ii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Company), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (iii) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement; (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance, observance or satisfaction of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of the Company or the existence at any time of any Default or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Company; (v) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the perfection or priority of any lien or security interest created or purported to be created under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (vi) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier or telegram) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

 

SECTION 8.03  PNC and Affiliates.  With respect to its Term Loan Commitment, the Term Loans made by it and the Note issued to it, PNC shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include PNC in its individual capacity.  PNC and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, accept investment banking engagements from and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Company, any of its Subsidiaries and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Company or any such Subsidiary, all as if PNC were not the Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.  The Agent shall have no duty to disclose any information obtained or received by it or any of its Affiliates relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such information was obtained or received in any capacity other than as Agent.

 

SECTION 8.04  Lender Credit Decision.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement.

  

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SECTION 8.05  Indemnification.  (a)  Each Lender severally agrees to indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Company) from and against such Lender’s Ratable Share of any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Agent in its capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under this Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Costs”), provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of the Indemnified Costs resulting from the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the 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, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Company.  In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Costs, this Section 8.05 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Agent, any Lender or a third party.

 

(a)           [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

(b)           The failure of any Lender to reimburse the Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to the Agent as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse the Agent for its ratable share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse the Agent for such other Lender’s ratable share of such amount.  Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of any Lender hereunder, the agreement and obligations of each Lender contained in this Section 8.05 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes.  The Agent agrees to return to the Lenders their respective ratable shares of any amounts paid under this Section 8.05 that are subsequently reimbursed by the Company.

 

SECTION 8.06  Successor Agent.  The Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Company and may be removed at any time with or without cause by the Required Lenders.  Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent.  If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or the Required Lenders’ removal of the retiring Agent, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.  Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement.  After any retiring Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article VIII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement.

  

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ARTICLE IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 9.01  Amendments, Etc.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Notes, nor consent to any departure by the Company therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that (a) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders, do any of the following:  (i) waive any of the conditions specified in Section 3.01, (ii) change the percentage of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans, or the number of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder, or (iii) amend this Section 9.01; and (b) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Required Lenders and each Lender that is directly affected by such amendment, waiver or consent (i) increase the Term Loans of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Term Loans or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder to such Lender or (iii) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Term Loans or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder to such Lender; and provided further that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Agent in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any Note.

 

SECTION 9.02  Notices.  All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by electronic transmission, telecopy transmission or posting on a secured web site), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered by hand, or three days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or the next Business Day if sent by reputable overnight courier, postage prepaid, for delivery on the next Business Day, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received during normal business hours, or in the case of electronic transmission, when received, and in the case of posting on a secured web site, upon receipt of (i) notice of such posting and (ii) rights to access such web site, addressed as follows in the case of the Company and the Agent, and as set forth in Schedule I or in its Assignment and Acceptance in the case of the other parties hereto, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto and any future holders of the Notes:

  

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If to the Company:

	
Dentsply International Inc.

	  	
Susquehanna Commerce Center

	  	
221 West Philadelphia Street

	  	
York, PA  17405-0872

	  	
Attention:  Secretary with a copy to Treasurer

	  	
Telecopy:  (717) 849-4753

	 	 
	
If to the Agent:

	
PNC Bank, National Association

	  	
1600 Market Street, 22nd Floor

	  	
Philadelphia, PA   19103

	  	
Attention:  Meredith Jermann

	  	
Telecopy:  (215) 585-6987

 

SECTION 9.03  No Waiver; Remedies.  No failure on the part of any Lender or the Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

SECTION 9.04  Costs and Expenses.  (a)  The Company agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification and amendment of this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, (A) all due diligence, syndication (including printing, distribution and bank meetings), transportation, computer, duplication, appraisal, consultant, and audit expenses and (B) the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Agent as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement.  The Company further agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent and the Lenders, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses), in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent and each Lender in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 9.04(a).

  

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(b)           The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and each Lender and each of their Affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and related reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or by reason of (including, without limitation, in connection with any investigation, litigation or proceeding or preparation of a defense in connection therewith) (i) the Notes, this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Term Loans, (ii) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials on any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Environmental Action relating in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or (iii) any civil penalty or fine assessed by OFAC against, and all reasonable costs and expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof, by the Agent or any Lender as a result of conduct of the Company that violates a sanction enforced by OFAC.  In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 9.04(b) applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Company, its directors, equityholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.  The Company also agrees not to assert any claim for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages against the Agent, any Lender, any of their Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents, on any theory of liability, arising out of or otherwise relating to the Notes, this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Term Loans.

 

(c)           If any payment of principal of the Term Loans is made by the Company to or for the account of a Lender (i) other than on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, as a result of a payment pursuant to Section 2.08, 2.10 or 2.12, acceleration of the maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section 6.01 or for any other reason, or by an Eligible Assignee to a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period therefor upon an assignment of rights and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.07 as a result of a demand by the Company pursuant to Section 9.07(a) or (ii) as a result of a payment pursuant to Section 2.08, 2.10 or 2.12, the Company shall, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses that it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain the Term Loans.

 

(d)           Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Company hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Company contained in Sections 2.11, 2.14 and 9.04 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes.

 

SECTION 9.05  Right of Set-off.  Upon (i) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 6.01 to authorize the Agent to declare the Term Loans due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender or such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Company against any and all of the obligations of the Company now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and the Note held by such Lender, whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such Note and although such obligations may be unmatured.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Company after any such set-off and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that such Lender and its Affiliates may have.

  

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SECTION 9.06  Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall become effective (other than Section 2.01, which shall only become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01) when it shall have been executed by the Company and the Agent and when the Agent shall have been notified by each Initial Lender that such Initial Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Company shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders.

 

SECTION 9.07  Assignments and Participations.  (a)  Each Lender may and, if demanded by the Company (so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and following a demand by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.11 or 2.14) upon at least five Business Days’ notice to such Lender and the Agent, will assign to one or more Persons all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Term Loans and the Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i)  except in the case of an assignment to a Person that, immediately prior to such assignment, was a Lender or an assignment of all of a Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, the amount of the Term Loans of the assigning Lender being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than 5,000,000 Swiss Francs or an integral multiple of 1,000,000 Swiss Francs in excess thereof and unless the Company and the Agent otherwise agree (ii) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee, (iii) each such assignment made as a result of a demand by the Company pursuant to this Section 9.07(a) shall be arranged by the Company after consultation with the Agent and shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments that together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement, (iv) no Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Company pursuant to this Section 9.07(a) unless and until such Lender shall have received one or more payments from the Company or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans owing to such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement, and (v) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with any Note subject to such assignment and a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 payable by the parties to each such assignment, provided, however, that in the case of each assignment made as a result of a demand by the Company, such recordation fee shall be payable by the Company except that no such recordation fee shall be payable in the case of an assignment made at the request of the Company to an Eligible Assignee that is an existing Lender.  Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (y) the Lender assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights (other than its rights under Sections 2.11, 2.14 and 9.04 to the extent any claim thereunder relates to an event arising prior to such assignment) and be released from its obligations (other than its obligations under Section 8.05 to the extent any claim thereunder relates to an event arising prior to such assignment) under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

  

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(b)           By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the Lender assignor thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows:  (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the perfection or priority of any lien or security interest created or purported to be created under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Company or the performance or observance by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, such assigning Lender 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 this Agreement; (v) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

(c)           Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee, together with any Note or Notes subject to such assignment, the Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Company.

 

(d)           The Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 9.02 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and principal amount of the Term Loans owing to each Lender from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Company, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

  

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(e)           Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates) in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of the Term Loans owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the Company, the Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and (v) no participant under any such participation shall have any right to approve any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any Note, or any consent to any departure by the Company therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or consent would reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such participation, or postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such participation.

 

(f)           Any Lender may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 9.07, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information relating to the Company furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of the Company; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree to preserve the confidentiality of any Company Information relating to the Company received by it from such Lender.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Term Loans owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

SECTION 9.08  Confidentiality.  Neither the Agent nor any Lender may disclose to any Person any confidential, proprietary or non-public information of the Company furnished to the Agent or the Lenders by the Company (such information being referred to collectively herein as the “Company Information”), except that each of the Agent and each of the Lenders may disclose Company Information (i) to its and its affiliates’ employees, officers, directors, agents and advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Company Information and instructed to keep such Company Information confidential on substantially the same terms as provided herein), (ii) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (iii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party to this Agreement, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 9.08, to any assignee or participant or prospective assignee or participant, (vii) to the extent such Company Information (A) is or becomes generally available to the public on a non-confidential basis other than as a result of a breach of this Section 9.08 by the Agent or such Lender, or (B) is or becomes available to the Agent or such Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company and (viii) with the consent of the Company.

  

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SECTION 9.09  [Intentionally Left Blank]

 

SECTION 9.10  Governing Law.  This Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

 

SECTION 9.11  Execution in Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.12  Judgment.  (a)  If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Agent could purchase Dollars with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.

 

(b)           If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in Swiss Francs into Dollars, the parties agree to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Agent could purchase Swiss Francs with Dollars on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.

 

(c)           The obligation of the Company in respect of any sum due from it in any currency (the “Primary Currency”) to any Lender or the Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any other currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be), of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the applicable Primary Currency with such other currency; if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased is less than such sum due to such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, the Company agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased exceeds such sum due to any Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) agrees to remit to the Company such excess.

  

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SECTION 9.13  Jurisdiction, Etc.  (a)  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the courts of the United States of America for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such Commonwealth of Pennsylvania court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court.  The Company hereby further irrevocably consents to the service of process in any action or proceeding in such courts by the mailing thereof by any parties hereto by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Company at its address specified pursuant to Section 9.02.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Notes in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(b)           Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes in any Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or federal court.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

SECTION 9.14  Substitution of Currency. If a change in Swiss Francs occurs pursuant to any applicable law, rule or regulation of any governmental, monetary or multi-national authority, this Agreement (including, without limitation, the definition of Eurocurrency Rate) will be amended to the extent determined by the Agent (acting reasonably and in consultation with the Company) to be necessary to reflect the change in currency and to put the Lenders and the Company in the same position, so far as possible, that they would have been in if no change in Swiss Francs had occurred.

 

SECTION 9.15  [Intentionally Left Blank].

 

SECTION 9.16  Patriot Act Notice.  Each Lender and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company, which information includes the name and address of the Company and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify the Company in accordance with the Patriot Act.  The Company shall provide such information and take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Agent or any Lenders in order to assist the Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act or any similar “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations.

 

SECTION 9.17  Waiver of Jury Trial.  Each of the Company, the Agent and the Lenders hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes or the actions of the Agent or any Lender in the negotiation, administration, performance or enforcement thereof.

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

	  	
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.

	  	  	  
	  	
By

	
  

	  	  	
William R. Jellison

	  	  	
Senior Vice President and Chief

	  	  	
Financial Officer

	  	  	  
	  	
By

	
  

	  	  	
William E. Reardon

	  	  	
Treasurer

	  	  	  
	  	
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

	  	  	
as Agent

	  	  	  
	  	
By

	
  

	  	  	
Title:

  

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Initial Lenders

 

	  	
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

	  	  	  
	  	
By

	
  

	  	  	
Title:PROMISSORY NOTE

 

	
$150,000

	  	
As of June 30, 2011

For value received, the undersigned, 22nd Century Limited, LLC (the “Maker”) promises to pay to Henry Sicignano III (“Creditor”), or order, on November 1, 2011 (“Maturity”), at Creditor’s address of 4750 Spaulding Drive, Clarence, New York 14031, in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal amount of One Hundred fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($150,000) together with interest thereon until paid in full at a per annum rate of twelve percent (12.0%).  Interest shall be calculated for each day on the basis of 1/365 of the applicable per annum rate on the outstanding balance reflecting any partial payments.

This Note replaces the promissory note that was due Creditor for the same principal amount due August 30, 2011.  Interest shall be calculated on this Note from June 30, 2011.

At Maturity or the earlier acceleration of this Note, the Maker shall pay the entire principal balance, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and fees.  The Maker shall make all payments on this Note to Creditor at the address stated above, or at such other place as the holder of this Note may designate.  Creditor shall apply all payments received on this Note to any accrued and unpaid interest then due and owing, and then to the reduction of principal of this Note.

This Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without premium.

 

 

If pursuant to the terms of this Note, the Maker is at any time obligated to pay interest on the principal balance of this Note at a rate in excess of the maximum interest rate permitted by applicable law, the applicable interest rate shall be immediately reduced to such maximum rate and all previous payments in excess of the maximum rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder.

The occurrence of any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”)  shall be an event of default hereunder:  (a) the filing by or against the Maker of a request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, adjudication as a bankrupt, relief as a debtor or other relief under the bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof or any foreign jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect and in the event such request or petition that was filed against the Maker involuntarily, the failure of the Maker to have such request or petition stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days after such filing; (b) the making of any general assignment by the Maker for the benefit of creditors; or the appointment of a receiver or trustee for the Maker of any of its assets, including without limitation, the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian as defined in the federal Bankruptcy Code and in the event such appointment was made against the Maker involuntarily, the failure of the Maker to have such appointment stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days after such filing; or (c) the institution by or against the Maker of any other type of insolvency proceeding (under the federal Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) or of any formal or informal proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of, settlement of claims against or winding up of affairs of the Maker and in the event such proceeding that was instituted against the Maker involuntarily, the failure of the Maker to have such proceeding stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days after such institution. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Creditor shall have the right, at its option, to declare immediately due and payable all unpaid amounts of principal and interest on this Note, and all other sums payable at the time of, or as the result of, such declaration under this Note or any other document securing the Note, and to exercise alternately or cumulatively any of the remedies available under the Note, any document securing the Note, or at law or equity.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon an Event of Default under subsection (a), (b) or (c) hereunder, this Note shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived.

 

  

  

  

 

The failure to exercise one or more of such remedies upon the happening of an Event of Default shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise the same at any subsequent time in respect of the same Event of Default or any other Event of Default.  Neither the acceptance by Creditor of any payment hereunder which is less than payment in full of all amounts due and payable at the time of such payment, or any negotiation or discussion with the undersigned, shall constitute a waiver of the right to exercise one or more of such remedies at that time or at any subsequent time or nullify any prior exercise of any remedy, except as and to the extent otherwise provided by law.

The Maker agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the holder hereof in enforcing this Note, including reasonable third party attorneys’ fees and expenses.

No modification, rescission, waiver, release or amendment of any provision of this Note shall be made except by written agreement signed by the Maker and the holder hereof.

The Maker hereby waives diligence, presentment and protest, and also notice of protest, dishonor and nonpayment of this Note.

This Note shall be governed by, and construed under, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

THE MAKER KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS IN EACH ACTION AND OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING COMMENCED BY CREDITOR AND ARISING OUT OF OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THIS NOTE OR ANY COLLATERAL HEREFORE TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT THAT IS EITHER A COURT OF RECORD OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITUATE IN ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK OR A COURT OF THE UNITED STATES LOCATED IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

 

	 	 
22ND CENTURY LIMITED, LLC

s/ Joseph Pandolfino

Joseph Pandolfino

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

  

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