Document:

Exhibit 10.47

	
 
    

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

January 18, 2011,

 

among

 

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY,

 

 SEAGATE HDD CAYMAN,

as the Borrower,

 

The Lenders Party Hereto,

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

as Administrative Agent, an Arranger and a Joint Book Runner,

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER AND SMITH INCORPORATED and BNP PARIBAS
 as Syndication Agents,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Documentation Agent

 

and

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER AND SMITH INCORPORATED and BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.

 

as

 

Joint Bookrunners

	
 
    

 

 

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ARTICLE I
    
	
DEFINITIONS
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 1.01
    	
 
    	
Defined   Terms
    	
1
    
	
SECTION 1.02
    	
 
    	
Classification   of Loans and Borrowings
    	
34
    
	
SECTION 1.03
    	
 
    	
Terms   Generally
    	
34
    
	
SECTION 1.04
    	
 
    	
Accounting   Terms; GAAP
    	
35
    
	
SECTION 1.05
    	
 
    	
Exchange   Rates
    	
35
    
	
 
    
	
ARTICLE II
    
	
THE CREDITS
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 2.01
    	
 
    	
Commitments
    	
36
    
	
SECTION 2.02
    	
 
    	
Loans   and Borrowings
    	
36
    
	
SECTION 2.03
    	
 
    	
Requests   for Revolving Borrowings
    	
37
    
	
SECTION 2.04
    	
 
    	
Swingline   Loans
    	
38
    
	
SECTION 2.05
    	
 
    	
Letters   of Credit
    	
39
    
	
SECTION 2.06
    	
 
    	
Funding   of Borrowings
    	
45
    
	
SECTION 2.07
    	
 
    	
Interest   Elections
    	
46
    
	
SECTION 2.08
    	
 
    	
Termination   and Reduction of Commitments
    	
47
    
	
SECTION 2.09
    	
 
    	
Repayment   of Loans; Evidence of Debt
    	
48
    
	
SECTION 2.10
    	
 
    	
Prepayment   of Loans
    	
49
    
	
SECTION 2.11
    	
 
    	
Fees
    	
50
    
	
SECTION 2.12
    	
 
    	
Interest
    	
51
    
	
SECTION 2.13
    	
 
    	
Alternate   Rate of Interest
    	
52
    
	
SECTION 2.14
    	
 
    	
Increased   Costs
    	
52
    
	
SECTION 2.15
    	
 
    	
Break   Funding Payments
    	
54
    
	
SECTION 2.16
    	
 
    	
Taxes
    	
54
    
	
SECTION 2.17
    	
 
    	
Payments   Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
    	
56
    
	
SECTION 2.18
    	
 
    	
Mitigation   Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
    	
58
    
	
SECTION 2.19
    	
 
    	
Change   in Law
    	
59
    
	
SECTION 2.20
    	
 
    	
Revolving   Commitment Increases
    	
59
    
	
SECTION 2.21
    	
 
    	
Collateral   Release
    	
61
    

 

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SECTION 2.22
    	
 
    	
Defaulting   Lenders
    	
61
    
	
SECTION 2.23
    	
 
    	
Maturity   Date Extension
    	
64
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE III
    
	
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 3.01
    	
 
    	
Organization;   Powers
    	
65
    
	
SECTION 3.02
    	
 
    	
Authorization;   Enforceability
    	
65
    
	
SECTION 3.03
    	
 
    	
Governmental   Approvals; No Conflicts
    	
66
    
	
SECTION 3.04
    	
 
    	
Financial   Condition; No Material Adverse Change
    	
66
    
	
SECTION 3.05
    	
 
    	
Properties
    	
67
    
	
SECTION 3.06
    	
 
    	
Litigation   and Environmental Matters
    	
67
    
	
SECTION 3.07
    	
 
    	
Compliance   with Laws and Agreements
    	
67
    
	
SECTION 3.08
    	
 
    	
Investment   Company Status
    	
68
    
	
SECTION 3.09
    	
 
    	
Taxes
    	
68
    
	
SECTION 3.10
    	
 
    	
ERISA
    	
68
    
	
SECTION 3.11
    	
 
    	
Disclosure
    	
68
    
	
SECTION 3.12
    	
 
    	
Subsidiaries
    	
68
    
	
SECTION 3.13
    	
 
    	
Insurance
    	
68
    
	
SECTION 3.14
    	
 
    	
Labor   Matters
    	
69
    
	
SECTION 3.15
    	
 
    	
Collateral   Matters
    	
69
    
	
SECTION 3.16
    	
 
    	
Patriot   Act, Etc.
    	
70
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE IV
    
	
CONDITIONS
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 4.01
    	
 
    	
Conditions   to Initial Borrowing
    	
70
    
	
SECTION 4.02
    	
 
    	
Each   Credit Event
    	
72
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE V
    
	
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 5.01
    	
 
    	
Financial   Statements and Other Information
    	
73
    
	
SECTION 5.02
    	
 
    	
Notices   of Material Events
    	
75
    
	
SECTION 5.03
    	
 
    	
Information   Regarding Collateral
    	
76
    
	
SECTION 5.03
    	
 
    	
Existence;   Conduct of Business
    	
76
    
	
SECTION 5.04
    	
 
    	
Payment   of Obligations
    	
76
    

 

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SECTION 5.06
    	
 
    	
Maintenance   of Properties
    	
76
    
	
SECTION 5.07
    	
 
    	
Insurance
    	
76
    
	
SECTION 5.08
    	
 
    	
Casualty   and Condemnation
    	
77
    
	
SECTION 5.09
    	
 
    	
Books   and Records; Inspection Rights
    	
77
    
	
SECTION 5.10
    	
 
    	
Compliance   with Laws
    	
77
    
	
SECTION 5.11
    	
 
    	
Use   of Proceeds and Letters of Credit
    	
77
    
	
SECTION 5.12
    	
 
    	
Senior   Obligations
    	
77
    
	
SECTION 5.13
    	
 
    	
Additional   Subsidiaries
    	
77
    
	
SECTION 5.14
    	
 
    	
Further   Assurances
    	
78
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE VI
    
	
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
    
	
 
    
	
SECTION 6.01
    	
 
    	
Indebtedness
    	
79
    
	
SECTION 6.02
    	
 
    	
Liens
    	
81
    
	
SECTION 6.03
    	
 
    	
Fundamental   Changes
    	
83
    
	
SECTION 6.04
    	
 
    	
Investments,   Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions
    	
83
    
	
SECTION 6.05
    	
 
    	
Asset   Sales
    	
85
    
	
SECTION 6.06
    	
 
    	
Swap   Agreements
    	
87
    
	
SECTION 6.07
    	
 
    	
Restricted   Payments
    	
87
    
	
SECTION 6.08
    	
 
    	
Transactions   with Affiliates
    	
88
    
	
SECTION 6.09
    	
 
    	
Restrictive   Agreements
    	
88
    
	
SECTION 6.10
    	
 
    	
Amendment   of Material Documents
    	
89
    
	
SECTION 6.11
    	
 
    	
Fixed   Charge Coverage Ratio
    	
89
    
	
SECTION 6.12
    	
 
    	
Net   Leverage Ratio
    	
89
    
	
SECTION 6.13
    	
 
    	
Minimum   Liquidity
    	
89
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE VII
    
	
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 7.01
    	
 
    	
Events   of Default
    	
90
    
	
SECTION 7.02
    	
 
    	
Exclusion   of Immaterial Subsidiaries
    	
92
    

 

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ARTICLE VIII
    
	
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 8.01
    	
 
    	
The   Administrative Agent as Agent
    	
93
    
	
SECTION 8.02
    	
 
    	
The   Administrative Agent as Lender
    	
93
    
	
SECTION 8.03
    	
 
    	
No   Duties
    	
93
    
	
SECTION 8.04
    	
 
    	
Reliance   by the Agent and Exculpation
    	
94
    
	
SECTION 8.05
    	
 
    	
Delegation   of Agent’s Obligations
    	
94
    
	
SECTION 8.06
    	
 
    	
Successor
    	
94
    
	
SECTION 8.07
    	
 
    	
Credit   Decisions
    	
95
    
	
SECTION 8.08
    	
 
    	
Limitations   on Obligations of Certain Transaction Parties
    	
95
    
	
SECTION 8.09
    	
 
    	
Collateral   and Guarantee Matters
    	
95
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE IX
    
	
MISCELLANEOUS
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 9.01
    	
 
    	
Notices
    	
96
    
	
SECTION 9.02
    	
 
    	
Waivers;   Amendments
    	
97
    
	
SECTION 9.03
    	
 
    	
Expenses;   Indemnity; Damage Waiver
    	
99
    
	
SECTION 9.04
    	
 
    	
Successors   and Assigns
    	
101
    
	
SECTION 9.05
    	
 
    	
Survival
    	
105
    
	
SECTION 9.06
    	
 
    	
Counterparts;   Integration; Effectiveness
    	
106
    
	
SECTION 9.07
    	
 
    	
Severability
    	
106
    
	
SECTION 9.08
    	
 
    	
Right   of Setoff
    	
106
    
	
SECTION 9.09
    	
 
    	
Governing   Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
    	
106
    
	
SECTION 9.10 
    	
 
    	
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    	
107
    
	
SECTION 9.11
    	
 
    	
Headings
    	
108
    
	
SECTION 9.12
    	
 
    	
Confidentiality
    	
108
    
	
SECTION 9.13
    	
 
    	
Interest   Rate Limitation
    	
108
    
	
SECTION 9.14
    	
 
    	
Judgment   Currency
    	
109
    
	
SECTION 9.15
    	
 
    	
USA   Patriot Act
    	
110
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 1.01
    	
 
    	
Mortgaged Property
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 2.01
    	
 
    	
Lenders and   Initial Commitments
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 3.06
    	
 
    	
Disclosed Matters
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 3.12
    	
 
    	
Subsidiaries
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 6.01
    	
 
    	
Existing Indebtedness
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 6.02
    	
 
    	
Existing Liens
    	
 
    

 

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Schedule 6.04
    	
 
    	
Existing   Investments
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 6.09
    	
 
    	
Existing   Restrictive Agreements
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit A
    	
 
    	
Form of Assignment   and Acceptance
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit B
    	
 
    	
Form of U.S.   Guarantee Agreement
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit C-1
    	
 
    	
Form of U.S.   Security Agreement
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit C-2
    	
 
    	
Form of U.S.   Pledge Agreement
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit D-1
    	
 
    	
Form of   Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Legal Opinion
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit D-2
    	
 
    	
Form of   Arthur Cox Legal Opinion
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit D-3
    	
 
    	
Form of   General Counsel to STX Legal Opinion
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit D-4
    	
 
    	
Form of   Maples and Calder Legal Opinion
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit E
    	
 
    	
Form of   Intercreditor Agreement
    	
 
    

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of January 18, 2011 (this “Agreement”), among SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, an Irish public limited company (“STX”), SEAGATE HDD CAYMAN, an exempted limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Borrower”), the various financial institutions and other Persons from time to time parties hereto (the “Lenders”) and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (“Scotia Capital”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders make available to the Borrower Loans (such capitalized term, and other terms used in the preamble and these recitals to have the meanings set forth in Article I) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Revolving Commitment; and

 

WHEREAS, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to extend the Commitments and make Loans to the Borrower and issue (or participate in) Letters of Credit;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

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

 

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

 

“Additional Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.

 

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (except in the case of the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate for purposes of clause (c) of the definition of the term “Alternate Base Rate”, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

“Administrative Agent” means Scotia Capital, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII.

 

 

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

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no individual shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of a Person solely by reason of his or her being an officer or director of such Person and (ii) Thanachart Bank shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of The Bank of Nova Scotia.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1⁄2 of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one-month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%.  Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.

 

“Alternative Currency” means any currency that is freely available, freely transferable and freely convertible into dollars and in which dealings in deposits are carried on in the New York, London or Tokyo interbank markets, provided that such currency is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank.

 

“Alternative Currency LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of all outstanding Alternative Currency Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all LC Disbursements in respect of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed at such time.

 

“Alternative Currency Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

 

“Applicable Margin” means, for any day, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan or ABR Loan or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurodollar Spread,” “ABR Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate,” as the case may be, based upon the corporate issuer rating (or the equivalent thereof) (referred to as the “Issuer Ratings”) of the Borrower or one of its parent entities issued by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, respectively, applicable on such date to the Borrower or one of its parent entities, as applicable:

 

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Issuer Rating
    	
 
    	
Eurodollar
   Spread
    	
 
    	
ABR
   Spread
    	
 
    	
Commitment Fee 
   Rate
    	
 
    
	
Category 1  

 

Equal to or higher   than:  

BBB- by S&P 
   Baa3 by Moody’s 
   BBB- by Fitch
    	
 
    	
1.75
    	
%
    	
0.75
    	
%
    	
0.300
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Category 2  

 

BB+ by S&P 
   Ba1 by Moody’s 
   BB+ by Fitch
    	
 
    	
2.00
    	
%
    	
1.00
    	
%
    	
0.350
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Category 3  

 

BB by S&P 
   Ba2 by Moody’s 
   BB by Fitch
    	
 
    	
2.25
    	
%
    	
1.25
    	
%
    	
0.400
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Category 4  

 

Equal to or lower   than: 
   BB- by S&P 
   Ba3 by Moody’s 
   BB- by Fitch
    	
 
    	
2.50
    	
%
    	
1.50
    	
%
    	
0.450
    	
%
    

 

For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if any of Moody’s, Fitch or S&P shall not have in effect an Issuer Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this clause), then the remaining two rating agencies shall be used and if the Issuer Rating established or deemed to have been established by the two remaining rating agencies shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Margin and commitment fee 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 Margin and commitment fee shall be determined by reference to the Category next lower than that of the higher of the two ratings.  If only two rating agencies have Issuer Ratings in effect, and one rating agency thereafter shall not have an Issuer Rating in effect (other than by reason of the last sentence of this clause), then such rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 4.  If there are three rating agencies providing Issuer Ratings, and all three Issuer Ratings fall into different Categories, the pricing shall be based on the middle Category of the three Issuer Ratings provided. If two of the Issuer Ratings fall into the same category but the third Issuer Rating is different, then the pricing shall be based on the majority rating.  If the Issuer Rating established or deemed to have been established by a rating agency shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of such rating agency), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency, irrespective of when notice of such change shall have been furnished by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to delivery of financial information or otherwise.  Each change in the Applicable Margin and commitment fee 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 a rating agency shall change, or if such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating borrowers, then 

 

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the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating  agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Margin and commitment fee shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

 

On and following the date of the Collateral Release, if the Issuer Rating from two or more rating agencies (so long as all three rating agencies are providing Issuer Ratings) or either rating agency (if only two of the three rating agencies are providing Issuer Ratings) is not Category 1 (or higher), then the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans and ABR Loans set forth above shall be increased by 0.250%, and the commitment fee shall be increased by 0.05% and such increased margin shall remain in effect until the date on which at least two of the rating agencies have issued Category 1 (or higher) Issuer Ratings (if all three rating agencies are providing Issuer Ratings) or the date on which at least one of the rating agencies has issued Category 1 (or higher) Issuer Ratings (if only two of the rating agencies are providing Issuer Ratings).

 

“Applicable Percentage” means, at any time with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time.  If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments after such termination or expiration.

 

“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.

 

“Base Rate” means, at any time, the rate of interest then most recently established by the Administrative Agent in New York as its base rate for dollars loaned in the United States.  The Base Rate is not necessarily intended to be the lowest rate of interest determined by the Administrative Agent in connection with extensions of credit.

 

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

 

“Book Runner” means each of Scotia Capital, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith Incorporated and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., in their capacities as Book Runners.

 

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

 

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“Borrowing” means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

 

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed, provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

 

“Calculation Date” means (a) the last Business Day of each calendar month and (b) if on the last Business Day of any calendar week the total Revolving Exposures exceed 75% of the total Revolving Commitments (giving effect to any reductions in the Revolving Commitments scheduled to occur on such day), such Business Day.

 

“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, without duplication, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries that are (or would be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of STX for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries during such period, provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” (i) shall be net of landlord construction allowances, (ii) shall not include expenditures to the extent they are made with the proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Effective Date, (iii) shall not include expenditures of proceeds of insurance settlements, condemnation awards and other settlements in respect of lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property to the extent such expenditures are made to replace or repair such lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property or otherwise to acquire assets useful in the business of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary within 365 days of receipt of such proceeds, (iv) shall not include the purchase price of equipment to the extent the consideration therefor consists of used or surplus equipment being traded in at such time or the proceeds of a concurrent sale of such used or surplus equipment, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and (v) shall not include expenditures to the extent they are made with the proceeds of sales of assets outside the ordinary course of business that are permitted by Section 6.05.

 

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that all leases that would have been treated as operating leases under GAAP on the date hereof shall continue to be so treated notwithstanding any change in GAAP that would re-classify such leases as capital leases.

 

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“Cash Collateralize” shall mean, in respect of any obligations, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral for such obligations in Dollars, with the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “Cash Collateralization” has a corresponding meaning).

 

“Cash Management Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (c) of the definition of the term “Obligations”.

 

“Cash-Pay Preferred Equity” means any preferred shares or other preferred Equity Interests that are issued by STX or ST and that require the payment of mandatory cash dividends.

 

“Cayman Pledge Agreement” means a Share Mortgage, substantially in a form to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, between each Loan Party that owns Equity Interests of any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands that would constitute Collateral if such Loan Party executed a Cayman Pledge Agreement and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

“Cayman Security Agreement” means a Deed of Charge, substantially in a form to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, between each Loan Party that is incorporated or organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands or that owns material Collateral located in the Cayman Islands and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

 

“CFC Subsidiary” means, with respect to any U.S. Subsidiary, a subsidiary of such U.S. Subsidiary that is a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code and any wholly-owned Subsidiary of such controlled foreign corporation that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. Federal income tax purposes.

 

“Change in Control” means:

 

(a)           the acquisition of direct ownership, beneficially or of record, by any Person other than HDD Holdings of any Equity Interests in the Borrower;

 

(b)           the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of Equity Interests in STX representing greater than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power and aggregate equity value represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in STX;

 

(c)           occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of STX,  HDD Holdings or the Borrower by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by at least a majority of the board of directors of STX, HDD Holdings or the

 

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Borrower, as applicable, nor (ii) appointed by a vote of a majority of directors so nominated; or

 

(d)           the occurrence of a “Change in Control” as defined in any Senior Note Document or any document governing or evidencing any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement of any Senior Notes permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(ii).

 

“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.  Whenever there is a reference in this Agreement to the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or its LIBO lending office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) made after the Effective Date, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, guidelines or directives in connection therewith shall be deemed to have gone into effect and adopted after the Effective Date.

 

“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or Swingline Commitment.

 

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

 

“Collateral” means any and all “Collateral,” as defined in any applicable Security Document.

 

“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

 

(a)           the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Loan Party a counterpart of each of (i) the applicable Guarantee Agreement, (ii) in the case of any Loan Party that executes the U.S. Guarantee Agreement, the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, (iii) in the case of any Loan Party that owns any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America (including any State thereof and the District of Columbia) that would constitute Collateral if such Loan Party executed the U.S. Pledge Agreement, the U.S. Pledge Agreement, (iv) in the case of any Loan Party that is a U.S. Loan Party or that owns any material Collateral located in the United States of America (including any State thereof and the District of Columbia), the U.S. Security Agreement, (v) in the case of any Loan

 

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Party that owns any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands that would constitute Collateral if such Loan Party executed a Cayman Pledge Agreement, a Cayman Pledge Agreement, (vi) in the case of any Loan Party that is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands or owns any material Collateral located in the Cayman Islands, a Cayman Security Agreement, and (vii) in the case of any Loan Party that (A) owns any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of Singapore, the Netherlands or Northern Ireland or in the case of STX (or any of its permitted successors), Ireland, or (B) that is organized under the laws of Singapore, the Netherlands or Northern Ireland or in the case of STX (or any of its permitted successors), Ireland, or owns any material Collateral located in Singapore, the Netherlands or Northern Ireland, or in the case of STX (or any of its permitted successors), Ireland, the applicable Foreign Security Agreement;

 

(b)           (i)            all outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower, (ii) to the extent owned directly by any Loan Party, all outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary organized under the laws of any of the Collateral Jurisdictions and (iii) all outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary owned by a Loan Party that is organized under the laws of any of the Collateral Jurisdictions, in each case shall have been pledged pursuant to the applicable Security Document and, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree, the Administrative Agent shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests that are in certificated form, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

 

(c)           all Indebtedness for borrowed money of STX, the Borrower and each Subsidiary that is owing to any Loan Party organized under the laws of any of the Collateral Jurisdictions shall be evidenced by a promissory note and shall have been pledged pursuant to the applicable Security Document and, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree, the Administrative Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

 

(d)           all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to (i) create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and (ii) perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the applicable Security Document, shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording;

 

(e)           the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage in respect of a Mortgaged Property located in the United States of America (including any State thereof and the District of Columbia) or, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and available on commercially reasonable terms (and to the extent customarily delivered in connection with secured financings in the relevant jurisdiction), outside the United States of America as a valid first Lien on the Mortgaged

 

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Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section 6.02, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and (iii) such survey affidavits and other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property and as are customarily delivered in connection with secured financings in the relevant jurisdiction; and

 

(f)            within 30 days after the request therefor by the Administrative Agent (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its discretion), the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this definition as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this definition to the contrary, (i) none of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be required to enter into any Security Document that is prepared under and governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Collateral Jurisdictions or to take any action to perfect the security interests created under such Security Documents except as necessary under the laws of the applicable Collateral Jurisdiction in order to perfect such security interests, (ii) no Guarantee by any Person or security interest with respect to any asset shall be required pursuant to this definition if the Administrative Agent determines, after consultation with the Borrower, that (A) providing such Guarantee or taking a security interest in such asset would (x) violate the law of the jurisdiction in which such asset is located or the law of the jurisdiction where the Person providing such Guarantee or owning such asset is organized, (y) violate the terms of any material contract binding on STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (but only to the extent that the restrictions in all such contracts, taken as a whole, do not materially limit the Collateral that would otherwise be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and Section 5.13(b) to secure the Obligations) or (z) result in a material adverse tax consequence to the Person providing such Guarantee or granting such security interest or (B) the cost to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of providing such Guarantee or granting and perfecting a Lien in such asset would be excessive in view of the related benefits to be received by the Lenders therefrom, (iii) no Obligation of any U.S. Loan Party shall be required to be Guaranteed by, or supported by a security interest with respect to any asset of, any CFC Subsidiary or any Qualified CFC Holding Company, in each case of any U.S. Subsidiary and (iv) (A) the pledge of Equity Interests of any CFC Subsidiaries of a U.S. Subsidiary to secure the Obligations of any U.S. Loan Party shall not include (x) more than 65% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of each “first tier” CFC Subsidiary directly owned by such U.S. Subsidiary or (y) any Equity Interests of any CFC Subsidiary of such U.S. Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” CFC Subsidiary of such U.S. Subsidiary and (B) the pledge of Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Company of any U.S. Subsidiary to secure the Obligations of any U.S. Loan Party shall not include (x) more than 65% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of each “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such U.S. Subsidiary and (y) any Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Company of such U.S. Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company of such U.S. Subsidiary.

 

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“Collateral Jurisdictions” means the United States of America (including any State thereof and the District of Columbia), the Cayman Islands, Singapore, the Netherlands and Northern Ireland, and solely with respect to STX (or any of its permitted successors), Ireland.

 

“Collateral Release” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(b).

 

“Collateral Release Date” means the date upon which the Collateral Release is fully and finally effectuated pursuant to the terms of Section 2.21.

 

“Commitment” means (a) with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (b) with respect to any Swingline Lender, its Swingline Commitment.

 

“Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” means, for any period, the excess of (a) the sum of (i) the interest expense (including imputed interest expense in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and the implied interest in respect of Permitted Receivables Financings) of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus (ii) any interest accrued during such period in respect of Indebtedness of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is required to be capitalized rather than included in consolidated interest expense for such period in accordance with GAAP, plus (iii) any cash payments made during such period in respect of obligations referred to in clause (b)(ii) below that were amortized or accrued in a previous period, plus (iv) to the extent not otherwise included, commissions, discounts, yields and other fees, charges and amounts incurred in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing during such period that are payable to any Person other than STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any other amounts for such period that are comparable to or in the nature of interest under any Permitted Receivables Financing (including losses on the sale of assets relating to any Permitted Receivables Financing accounted for as a “true sale”), minus (b) the sum of (i) to the extent included in such consolidated interest expense for such period, non-cash amounts attributable to amortization of financing costs paid in a previous period, plus (ii) to the extent included in such consolidated interest expense for such period, non-cash amounts attributable to amortization of debt discounts or accrued interest or dividends payable in kind for such period.

 

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) consolidated interest expense for such period (including, to the extent not otherwise included in consolidated interest expense for such period, commissions, discounts, yields and other fees, charges and amounts incurred during such period in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing that are payable to any Person other than STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any other amounts for such period comparable to or in the nature of interest under any Permitted Receivables Financing (including losses on the sale of assets relating to any Permitted Receivables Financing accounted for as a “true sale”)), (ii) consolidated income tax expense for such period, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period, (iv) all extraordinary charges during such period, (v) non-cash expenses

 

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during such period resulting from (A) the grant of stock or stock options to management and employees of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (B) the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting, (vi) the aggregate amount of deferred financing expenses for such period, (vii) all other non-cash charges, non-cash expenses or non-cash losses of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary for such period (excluding any such charge, expense or loss incurred in the ordinary course of business that constitutes an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period), provided, however, that cash payments made in such period or in any future period (other than payments made under the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plans to, or for the benefit of, participants in such Deferred Compensation Plans) in respect of such non-cash charges, expenses or losses (excluding any such charge, expense or loss incurred in the ordinary course of business that constitutes an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period) shall be subtracted from Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA in the period when such payments are made, and (viii) any non-recurring fees, expenses or charges realized by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary for such period related to any offering of Equity Interests or incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be issued or incurred under Section 6.01 (whether or not successful) or any acquisitions or dispositions by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary permitted hereunder and fees, expenses and charges related to the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by STX and the Borrower, and minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (i) any extraordinary gains for such period, (ii) interest income for such period and (iii) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any items that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period that are described in the parenthetical to clause (a)(vii) above), all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.  For purposes of calculating the Net Leverage Ratio or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of any date, if STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary has made any Material Acquisition permitted by Section 6.04 or any Material Sale outside of the ordinary course of business permitted by Section 6.05 during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the date on which the most recent fiscal quarter ended, Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant period for testing compliance shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto, as if such Material Acquisition or Material Sale outside of the ordinary course of business (and any related incurrence, repayment or assumption of Indebtedness with any new Indebtedness being deemed to be amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with its terms) had occurred on the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance.  Any pro forma calculations pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be determined in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower and may include adjustments (A) for all purposes under this Agreement, for operating expense reductions that would be permitted pursuant to Article XI of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (B) for all purposes under this Agreement other than for purposes of determining whether any acquisition complies with clause (p)(ii)(A) of Section 6.04, to eliminate the actual, historical operating expenses attributable to any lease or other contract, any personnel or any facility as a direct result of the termination of such lease or other contract, the termination of such personnel or the closing of such facility, in each case only if such termination or closing has been effected within three months after an acquisition in

 

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connection with such acquisition, provided that the Borrower’s calculation of such adjustments is set forth in a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.

 

“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for such period, (b) Capital Expenditures for such period and (c) all cash dividends paid or payable during such period in respect of Cash-Pay Preferred Equity, provided that such dividends shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the effective combined tax rate of STX (expressed as a decimal) for such period (as estimated in good faith by a Financial Officer of STX).  For purposes of calculating compliance with Section 6.11, as of any date, if STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary has made any Material Acquisition permitted by Section 6.04 or any Material Sale outside of the ordinary course of business permitted by Section 6.05 during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the date on which the most recent fiscal quarter ended, Consolidated Fixed Charges for the relevant period for testing compliance shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto, as if such acquisition or sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets outside of the ordinary course of business (and any related incurrence, repayment or assumption of Indebtedness with any new Indebtedness being deemed to be amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with its terms) had occurred on the first day of the relevant period for testing compliance.

 

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income or loss of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, provided that, except as otherwise provided in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA with respect to the calculation of the Net Leverage Ratio or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, there shall be excluded from such net income or loss (a) the income of any Person (that is not a Subsidiary) in which any other Person (other than STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any director holding qualifying shares in compliance with applicable law) owns an Equity Interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary by such Person during such period, and (b) the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date on which it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the date on which such Person’s assets are acquired by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary .

 

“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date, the total assets of the Borrower and its subsidiaries on such date determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

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

 

“Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

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“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

 

“Defaulting Lender” shall mean, at any time, a Lender (a) that has failed for three or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan and/or to make a payment to an Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit or to a Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan (each a “funding obligation”), (b) that has notified the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, or has defaulted on, its obligation to fund generally under any other loan agreement, credit agreement or other financing agreement, (c) that has, for three or more Business Days, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent, in response to a written request of the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or (d) with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing.

 

“Deferred Compensation Plans” means (a) the deferred compensation plan dated as of January 1, 2002, of Seagate US LLC (as amended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), (b) any other plan established in lieu of, or to renew or replace, in whole or in part, any plan referred to in clause (a) above or this clause (b) and (c) any Guarantee by STX or any Subsidiary of any obligation under any Deferred Compensation Plan referred to in clause (a) or (b) above.

 

“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.

 

“Documentation Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

“Dollar Equivalent” means, on any date of determination, (a) for the purposes of determining compliance with Article VI or the existence of an Event of Default under Article VII, with respect to any amount denominated in a currency other than dollars, the equivalent in dollars of such amount, determined in good faith by the Borrower in a manner consistent with the way such amount is or would be reflected on the audited consolidated financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) for the fiscal year in which such determination is made, and (b) for the purposes of Article II, with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent in dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.05(a) using the applicable Exchange Rate with respect to such Alternative Currency.

 

“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

 

“Effective Date” means the date upon which the conditions in Section 4.01 have been satisfied or waived by the Lenders.

 

“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions or other legally enforceable requirements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating to the

 

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protection of the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources or the presence, management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material.

 

“Environmental Liability” means any liabilities, obligations, damages, claims, actions, suits, judgments or orders, contingent or otherwise (including any costs of environmental remediation, administrative oversight costs, fines, penalties or indemnities), of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary resulting from or relating to (a) the non-compliance with any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person.

 

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

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived), (b) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan whether or not waived, (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan, (e) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (f) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, (g) the incurrence by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (h) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, in reorganization or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 305 or Title IV of ERISA, as applicable.

 

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“Eurodollar,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

 

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

 

“Exchange Rate” means, on any day, with respect to any Alternative Currency, the rate at which such Alternative Currency may be exchanged into dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day on the applicable Reuters World Spot Page.  In the event that any such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Spot Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower for such purpose or, at the discretion of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such Alternative Currency are then being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., local time, on such day for the purchase of the applicable Alternative Currency for delivery two Business Days later, provided that, if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any other reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be presumed correct absent manifest error.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document, (a) income or franchise taxes (i) imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, or (ii) as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from such Lender’s, such Issuing Bank’s or any other recipient’s having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, any Loan Document), (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.18(b)), any withholding tax that (i) is in effect and would apply to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to any withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16(a), or (ii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.16(f) and (d) any United States withholding taxes imposed by reason of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement and any regulations or official interpretations thereof.

 

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“Extending Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23.

 

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

 

“Fee Letter” means the Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter, dated December 22, 2010, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of STX or the Borrower, as the case may be.

 

“Fitch” means Fitch Inc.

 

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.11.

 

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located.

 

“Foreign Security Agreement” means, with respect to any Loan Party organized under the laws of Singapore, the Netherlands or Northern Ireland or in the case of STX (or any of its permitted successors), Ireland, or with respect to the Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary organized under the laws of Singapore, the Netherlands or Northern Ireland, or in the case of STX (or any of its permitted successors), Ireland that are owned by any Loan Party, or with respect to any Loan Party that owns any material Collateral located in Singapore, the Netherlands or Northern Ireland, or in the case of STX (or any of its permitted successors), Ireland a security or pledge agreement, or any similar document or instrument, that (a) creates a perfected Lien on all or substantially all tangible and intangible assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries of such Foreign Subsidiary) of the applicable Loan Party organized in such jurisdiction, or on the Equity Interests in such Foreign Subsidiary owned by the applicable Loan Party, or in the material assets of the applicable Loan Party located in such jurisdiction, as the case may be, in each case prior to any other Lien on any of such assets or Equity Interests (other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02), (b) provides rights and benefits to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to such assets substantially the same as the rights and benefits provided by the U.S. Security Agreement and the U.S. Pledge Agreement (except as prohibited by applicable law) and (c) is otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in each case entered into by the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

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“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than (a) the United States of America (including any State thereof and the District of Columbia) or (b) the Cayman Islands.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement” means an agreement between any Foreign Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent that (a) provides a Guarantee of the Obligations by such Foreign Subsidiary in favor of, and other rights and benefits to, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties substantially the same as the Guarantee of the Obligations and the other rights and benefits provided by the U.S. Guarantee Agreement (except as prohibited by applicable law) and (b) is otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries outstanding as of such date, in the amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (b) without duplication, the aggregate amount of any Guarantee by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any such Indebtedness of any other Person, (c) without duplication, the principal amount of any Permitted Receivables Financing as of such date and (d) without duplication, the aggregate liquidation value (or equivalent thereof) of Cash-Pay Preferred Equity (including any deferred dividend payments with respect thereto) as of such date.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

 

“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.

 

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation, provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

 

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“Guarantee Agreements” means (a) with respect to each U.S. Loan Party, each Loan Party organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and each other Loan Party reasonably designated by the Administrative Agent, the U.S. Guarantee Agreement and (b) with respect to each other Loan Party, a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement.

 

“Guarantors” means, collectively, STX, Seagate Technology (US), STI,  HDD Holdings, ST, and all other direct and indirect Subsidiaries of STX required to deliver a guaranty of the Obligations pursuant to Section 5.13 of this Agreement.

 

“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes, and all substances or wastes regulated pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, including any material listed as a hazardous substance under Section 101(14) of CERCLA.

 

“HDD Holdings” means Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, an exempted limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, on any day, a Subsidiary that holds less than 2.50% of the Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of STX most recently ended prior to such day, provided that the term “Immaterial Subsidiary” shall not include any wholly-owned Subsidiary that has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Guarantee Agreement (or, if applicable, a supplement thereto) and satisfied the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (to the extent applicable to such Subsidiary).

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (k) the amount of all Permitted Receivables Financings of such Person and (l) all Cash-Pay Preferred Equity.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with

 

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such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) obligations under Swap Agreements, (ii) agreements providing for indemnification, purchase price adjustments or similar obligations incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of assets or stock, (iii) liabilities incurred under the Deferred Compensation Plans or (iv) liabilities customarily incurred under the Platinum Leases.

 

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment to be made by or on account of any obligations of the Borrower or any Loan Party under any Loan Document other than Excluded Taxes.

 

“Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement” means the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, in a form to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, among STX, the Borrower, each Subsidiary Loan Party that executes the U.S. Guarantee Agreement and the Administrative Agent.

 

“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as the First Lien Representative), Wells Fargo, National Association as the Second Priority Representative, the Borrower, STX and certain Loan Parties, in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto.

 

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.

 

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.

 

“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, with the consent of each Lender, nine or twelve months) thereafter, as the Borrower may elect, provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest

 

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

 

“Investment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.

 

“Investment Grade Period” means any period (a) commencing on the first day on which (x) two or more of the Issuer Ratings are Investment Grade Ratings and (y) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (b) ending on the date on which two or more of the Issuer Ratings are no longer Investment Grade Ratings.

 

“Investment Grade Ratings” means that two or more of the following Issuer Ratings have been concurrently established by the applicable rating agencies: BBB- (or, for purposes of Section 6.05, BBB) or higher from S&P, Baa3 (or, for purposes of Section 6.05, Baa2) or higher from Moody’s and/or BBB- (or, for purposes of Section 6.05, BBB) or higher from Fitch, provided that solely for purposes of determining the Permitted Priority Debt Amount, “Investment Grade Ratings” means that at least one rating agency has an Issuer Rating of BBB- or higher by S&P, Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or BBB- or higher by Fitch.

 

“Issuing Bank” means, as the context may require, (a) Scotia Capital, with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it, and (b) any other Lender that becomes an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.05(l), with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it, and, in each case, its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.05(i).  Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

 

“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit denominated in dollars at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that were made in dollars and that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time plus (c) the Alternative Currency LC Exposure at such time.  The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

 

“Lender Affiliate” means, (a) with respect to any Lender, (i) an Affiliate of such Lender or (ii) an entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by such Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

 

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“Lender Insolvency Event” shall mean that (a) a Lender or its Parent Company is  insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (b) a Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (c) a Lender or its Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

 

“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.04 or Section 2.20, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.04.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lenders.

 

“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on the Reuters “LIBOR01” screen displaying British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute screen provided by Reuters, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such screen, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period.  In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

 

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.

 

“Liquidity Amount” means, as of any date, the amount equal to (a) the aggregate amount of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments not subject to a Lien or security interest in favor of any Person (other than the Lenders) that would be reflected as cash, cash equivalents or short-term investments on a consolidated balance sheet of STX

 

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prepared in accordance with GAAP, owned by the Borrower and its subsidiaries (other than the SPE subsidiaries) on such date, minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding on such date plus (ii) the principal amount of any Permitted Receivables Financing as of such date.

 

“Loan Document Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Obligations”.

 

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreements, any Revolving Increase Amendment, any Promissory Notes, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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

 

“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, including Swingline Loans.

 

“Material Acquisition” means, at any time, any acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is permitted hereunder and for which the sum (without duplication) of all consideration paid or otherwise delivered by STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in connection with such acquisition (including the principal amount of any Indebtedness issued as deferred purchase price and the fair market value, determined reasonably and in good faith by the Borrower, of any other non-cash consideration, including Equity Interests in STX or any Subsidiary) plus the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness otherwise incurred or assumed by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such acquisition (including Indebtedness of any acquired Person outstanding at the time of such acquisition) exceeds the amount that is equal to 5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal year of STX (or, for the 2010 fiscal year, ST) most recently ended at or prior to such time.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) any material rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

 

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000.  For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Person in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that such Person would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

 

“Material Sale” means, at any time, any sale, transfer or other disposition of any property or asset of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is permitted hereunder and for which all consideration paid or otherwise delivered to STX, the Borrower and the

 

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Subsidiaries in connection with such sale, transfer or other disposition (including the principal amount of any Indebtedness issued as deferred purchase price and the fair market value, determined reasonably and in good faith by the Borrower, of any other non-cash consideration, including Equity Interests) plus the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries assumed by the purchaser of such property or asset in connection with such sale (including Indebtedness of any Person sold, transferred or disposed of by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is assumed by the purchaser of such Person in connection with such sale) exceeds the amount that is equal to 5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal year of STX (or, for 2010 fiscal year, ST) most recently ended at or prior to such time.

 

“Maturity Date” means January 18, 2015, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such day.

 

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

 

“Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, leasehold mortgage or other security document granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property to secure the Obligations.  Each Mortgage shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Mortgaged Property” means, initially, each parcel of real property and the improvements thereto owned by a Loan Party and identified on Schedule 1.01, and includes each other parcel of real property and improvements thereto with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 5.14.

 

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

 

“Net Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) the excess of (i) Funded Indebtedness as of such date over (ii) the sum of (A) the amount of cash held by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (B) the carrying value of Permitted Investments that would be reflected as cash or short-term investments on a consolidated balance sheet of STX on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of STX ended on such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a fiscal quarter, ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter of STX most recently ended prior to such date).

 

“Non-Consenting Lender” shall mean any Lender which has not consented to any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination of the Loan Documents pursuant to Section 9.02 requiring the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in respect of which the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained.

 

“Non-Extending Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23.

 

“Non-Investment Grade Period” means any period of time other than an Investment Grade Period.

 

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“Obligations” means (a) the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made by the Borrower in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements made by any Issuing Bank with respect thereto, interest thereon and obligations to provide, under certain circumstances, cash collateral in connection therewith and (iii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Loan Parties to the Secured Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (all the foregoing obligations being collectively called the “Loan Document Obligations”), (b) unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the applicable Lender or Affiliate of a Lender party thereto, the due and punctual payment of all obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under each Swap Agreement (it being understood that, for purposes of this clause (b), the term “Swap Agreements” shall not include Platinum Leases) that (i) is in effect on the Effective Date with a counterparty that is a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) as of the Effective Date or (ii) is entered into after the Effective Date with any counterparty that is a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into, (c) the due and punctual payment of all obligations in respect of overdrafts and related liabilities owed to any Lender or any of its Affiliates and arising from treasury, depositary and cash management services or in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds (the obligations referred to in this clause (c) being collectively referred to as the “Cash Management Obligations”) and (d) unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the applicable Lender or Affiliate of a Lender party thereto, the due and punctual payment of all obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under each Platinum Lease that (i) is in effect on the Effective Date with a lessor that is a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) as of the Effective Date or (ii) is entered into after the Effective Date with any lessor that is a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) at the time such Platinum Lease is entered into (the obligations referred to in this clause (d) being collectively referred to as the “Platinum Lease Obligations”), provided, that the lessor in respect of any Platinum Lease Obligations that are so secured shall have entered into an intercreditor agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which such lessor shall, among other things, agree that such lessor shall not be entitled to recourse from any Collateral other than platinum and precious metals that are leased pursuant to the applicable Platinum Lease until all such lessor’s rights to recovery from such platinum and precious metals (including in connection with any foreclosure on, taking possession of, sale of, collection from or other realization upon such platinum and precious metals) shall have been exhausted.

 

“Other Taxes” means any and all current or future recording, stamp, documentary, excise, transfer, sales, property or similar taxes, charges or levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

 

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“Overdraft Facility” means any same-day overdraft facility extended by a bank or other lending institution to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

“Parent Company” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

 

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

 

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

 

“Perfection Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in the U.S. Security Agreement.

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means:

 

(a)           Liens imposed by law for taxes or other governmental charges that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.05;

 

(b)           landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.05;

 

(c)           pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

 

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

 

(e)           judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Section 7.01;

 

(f)            easements, zoning restrictions, licenses, reservations, covenants, utility easements, building restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business and minor defects or irregularities in title that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary ;

 

(g)           any interest or title of a lessor under any lease permitted by this Agreement;

 

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(h)           Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(i)            leases or subleases granted to other Persons and not interfering in any material respect with the business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(j)            licenses of intellectual property granted in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(k)           Liens substantially similar to the Liens described in clauses (a) through (j) of this definition and arising by operation of law in any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America.

 

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.

 

“Permitted Investments” means:

 

(a)           direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof;

 

(b)           investments in commercial paper maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America and having, at such date of acquisition, a rating of “P-1” (or better) from Moody’s or “A-1” (or better) from S&P;

 

(c)           investments in (i) certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, time deposits and money market deposit accounts maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with any commercial bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America or (ii) obligations of United States Federal agencies sponsored by the Federal government (including, without limitation, the Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Farm Credit Bank, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association) that are not direct obligations of the United States of America or any State thereof and are not obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any State thereof, in each case which bank, trust company or Federally sponsored agency has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits in excess of $250,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) and has outstanding debt which is rated “A” (or such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended);

 

(d)           fully collateralized repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 45 days for securities described in clause (a) above or clause (e), (f) or (g) below and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;

 

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(e)           investments in securities issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having maturities of not more than three years from the date of acquisition thereof and, having a rating of at least “AA” from S&P or “Aa” from Moody’s;

 

(f)            investments in securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and having a rating of at least “A” from S&P or from Moody’s;

 

(g)           investments in securities issued by any foreign government or any political subdivision of any foreign government or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest credit ratings obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;

 

(h)           investments in corporate bonds or notes having maturities of not more than five years from the date of acquisition thereof and having a rating of at least “A” from S&P or from Moody’s;

 

(i)            auction rate preferred stock having maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition thereof, provided that the long-term senior unsecured debt of the issuer of such preferred stock shall have a rating of at least “A” from S&P or from Moody’s;

 

(j)            investments in funds that invest substantially all their assets in one or more types of securities described in clauses (a) through (i) above; and

 

(k)           money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and (ii) have portfolio assets of at least $1,000,000,000.

 

“Permitted Obligation” means an obligation of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (for purposes of this definition, a “Primary Obligor”) not constituting Indebtedness, including obligations under the Swap Agreements permitted under Section 6.06, provided (a) such obligation is entered into in the ordinary course of such Primary Obligor’s business, (b) any Guarantee of such obligation by STX, any Subsidiary or the Borrower, is given in the ordinary course of business, and (c) any Guarantee of such obligation is reasonably consistent with the practices of STX, any such Subsidiary or the Borrower and reasonably necessary to permit the Primary Obligor to incur such obligation.

 

“Permitted Priority Debt Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to (a) during any Non-Investment Grade Period, $100,000,000 and (b) during any Investment Grade Period, $250,000,000.

 

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“Permitted Receivables Financing” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to which it may sell, convey, contribute to capital or otherwise transfer (which sale, conveyance, contribution to capital or transfer may include or be supported by the grant of a security interest in) Receivables or interests therein and all collateral securing such Receivables, all contracts and contract rights, purchase orders, security interests, financing statements or other documentation in respect of such Receivables, any guarantees, indemnities, warranties or other obligations in respect of such Receivables, any other assets that are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving receivables similar to such Receivables and any collections or proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Related Assets”) (a) to a trust, partnership, corporation or other Person (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than any SPE Subsidiary), which transfer is funded in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or any successor transferee of Indebtedness, fractional undivided interests or other securities that are to receive payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such Receivables and Related Assets or interests in such Receivables and Related Assets, or (b) directly to one or more investors or other purchasers (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary ), it being understood that a Permitted Receivables Financing may involve (i) one or more sequential transfers or pledges of the same Receivables and Related Assets, or interests therein (such as a sale, conveyance or other transfer to any SPE Subsidiary followed by a pledge of the transferred Receivables and Related Assets to secure Indebtedness incurred by the SPE Subsidiary), and all such transfers, pledges and Indebtedness incurrences shall be part of and constitute a single Permitted Receivables Financing, and (ii) periodic transfers or pledges of Receivables and/or revolving transactions in which new Receivables and Related Assets, or interests therein, are transferred or pledged upon collection of previously transferred or pledged Receivables and Related Assets, or interests therein, provided that any such transactions shall provide for recourse to such Subsidiary (other than any SPE Subsidiary) or the Borrower (as applicable) only in respect of the cash flows in respect of such Receivables and Related Assets and to the extent of breaches of representations and warranties relating to the Receivables, dilution of the Receivables, customary indemnities and other customary securitization undertakings in the jurisdiction relevant to such transactions; and provided  further that the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Receivables Financings shall not exceed $500,000,000 at any time outstanding.

 

The “amount” or “principal amount” of any Permitted Receivables Financing shall be deemed at any time to be (1) the aggregate principal or stated amount of the Indebtedness, fractional undivided interests (which stated amount may be described as a “net investment” or similar term reflecting the amount invested in such undivided interest) or other securities incurred or issued pursuant to such Permitted Receivables Financing, in each case outstanding at such time, or (2) in the case of any Permitted Receivables Financing in respect of which no such Indebtedness, fractional undivided interests or securities are incurred or issued, the cash purchase price paid by the buyer (other than any SPE Subsidiary) in connection with its purchase of Receivables less the amount of collections received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of such Receivables

 

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and paid to such buyer, excluding any amounts applied to purchase fees or discount or in the nature of interest.

 

“Permitted Secured Debt Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02(g).

 

“Permitted Subsidiary Debt Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(a)(ix).

 

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

 

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

“Platinum Lease Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Obligations”.

 

“Platinum Leases” means, collectively, leasing arrangements with respect to platinum and other precious metals that are entered into from time to time by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of their business, including that certain Master Lease and Hedging Contracts Agreement for Precious Metals dated as of April 25, 2008, between The Bank of Nova Scotia and STI, and the associated Guarantee dated April 25, 2008, by HDD Holdings of STI’s obligations thereunder.  For the avoidance of doubt, “Platinum Leases” shall include any Swap Agreement that is (x) entered into with the lessor (or any Affiliate thereof) under any leasing arrangement described in the immediately preceding sentence and (y) involves, or is settled by reference to, platinum or any other precious metal that is the subject of such leasing arrangement.

 

“Pledge Agreements” means, collectively, the U.S. Pledge Agreement and each Cayman Pledge Agreement.

 

“Promissory Notes” means any promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(e).

 

“Proposed Change” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(b).

 

“Qualified CFC Holding Company” means, with respect to any U.S. Subsidiary, a subsidiary (a) that is owned directly or indirectly by such U.S. Subsidiary or a non-U.S. Subsidiary of such U.S. Subsidiary, (b) that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, (c) the primary asset of which consists of Equity Interests of either (i) a CFC Subsidiary or (ii) another Qualified CFC Holding Company and (d) that is in compliance with the Qualified CFC Holding Company Limitation.

 

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“Qualified CFC Holding Company Limitation” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person does not engage in any business or activity other than holding or acquiring the Equity Interests of one or more CFC Subsidiaries and/or one or more other Qualified CFC Holding Companies and any activity directly related thereto.

 

“Receivables” means accounts receivable (including all rights to payment created by or arising from the sale of goods, leases of goods or the rendition of services, no matter how evidenced (including in the form of a chattel paper) and whether or not earned by performance.

 

“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).

 

“Related Assets” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Permitted Receivables Financing”.

 

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

 

“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

 

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments representing in the aggregate more than 50% of the aggregate Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments at such time.

 

“Reset Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05(a).

 

“Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests (other than any Cash Pay Preferred Equity) in STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or termination of any Equity Interests in STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (b) any distribution or other payment (whether in cash, securities or other property or any combination thereof) under or in respect of any Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 or (ii) Section 2.20.  The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, as increased or decreased pursuant

 

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to the terms of this Agreement.  The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments on the date hereof is $350,000,000.

 

“Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans at such time and (b) such Lender’s LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

“Revolving Increase Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(b).

 

“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01.

 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc. and its successors.

 

“Scotia Capital” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Seagate Technology (US)” means Seagate Technology (US) Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

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

 

“Secured Parties” means (a) each Lender (and any Affiliate of such Lender to which any Cash Management Obligation is owed), (b) each Issuing Bank, (c) the Administrative Agent, (d) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement with a Loan Party the obligations under which constitute Obligations, (e) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (f) each counterparty to any Platinum Lease with a Loan Party the obligations under which constitute Obligations and (g) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

“Security Agreements” means, collectively, the U.S. Security Agreement (including any short-form version thereof filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office) and each Cayman Security Agreement.

 

“Security Documents” means the Security Agreements, the Pledge Agreements, the Foreign Security Agreements, the Mortgages and each other pledge agreement, security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.13 or 5.14 to secure any of the Obligations.

 

“Senior Notes” means, collectively, (i) the $430,000,000 10% Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes due 2014, (ii) the $560,000,000 6.375% Senior Notes due 2011, (iii) the $600,000,000 6.800% Senior Notes due 2016, (iv) the $750,000,000 7.75% Senior Notes due 2018, and (v) the $600,000,000 6.875% Senior Notes due 2020, and in each case the Indebtedness represented thereby (including any respective Parent Guarantees and the Exchange Notes (each as defined in the Senior Note Documents), the respective guarantees of the Exchange Notes and any replacement notes).

 

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“Senior Note Documents” means the indentures under which the Senior Notes are issued and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Senior Notes or providing for any Guarantees in respect thereof from STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

“SPE Subsidiary” means any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower formed solely for the purpose of, and that engages only in, one or more Permitted Receivables Financings.

 

“SPV” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(h).

 

“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board).  Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D.  Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation.  The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

“ST” means Seagate Technology, an exempted limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

“STI” means Seagate Technology International, an exempted limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

 

“STX” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of STX other than the Borrower.

 

“Subsidiary Loan Party” means any wholly-owned Subsidiary, except (a) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (b) any SPE Subsidiary and (c) any Subsidiary that is not required to execute and deliver a Guarantee Agreement pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee

 

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Requirement or Section 5.13.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subsidiary will be required to become a Subsidiary Loan Party if the Administrative Agent determines, taking into account all legal and practical considerations, that the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, will not be able to realize the benefits intended to be created by such Subsidiary’s Guarantee of the Obligations.

 

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

 

“Swingline Commitment” means the commitment of the Swingline Lenders to make Swingline Loans.

 

“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time.  The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

“Swingline Lenders” means, as the context may require, (a) Scotia Capital, with respect to Swingline Loans made by it, and (b) any other Lender that becomes a Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(d), with respect to Swingline Loans made by it, and, in each case, its successors in such capacity.

 

“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.

 

“Syndication Agent” means each of Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith Incorporated, and BNP Paribas, in their capacities as Syndication Agents.

 

“Taxes” means any and all current or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.

 

“10% Senior Secured Notes” means the 10.00% Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes due May, 2014 issued by STI.

 

“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

 

“USA Patriot Act” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.15.

 

“U.S. Guarantee Agreement” means the U.S. Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, among the Borrower, the U.S. Loan Parties, the Subsidiary Loan Parties that are organized under the laws of the

 

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Cayman Islands, the other applicable Subsidiary Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

“U.S. Loan Parties” means any Loan Parties that are organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

“U.S. Pledge Agreement” means the U.S. Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2, among the U.S. Loan Parties and each other Loan Party that owns Equity Interests in a Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America (including any State thereof and the District of Columbia) and that would constitute Collateral if such Loan Party executed the U.S. Pledge Agreement and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

“U.S. Security Agreement” means the U.S. Security Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, in a form to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date and attached as Exhibit C-1, among the U.S. Loan Parties and each other Loan Party that owns any material Collateral located in the United States of America (including any State thereof and the District of Columbia) and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

“U.S. Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

“wholly-owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any date, a subsidiary of such Person of which securities or other ownership interests representing 100% of the Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by such Person or one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.02  Classification of Loans and Borrowings.  For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Loan”).  Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing”).

 

SECTION 1.03  Terms Generally.  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”.  Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any

 

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definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, amendments and restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

SECTION 1.04  Accounting Terms; GAAP.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time, provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision (including any definition) 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 Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower 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.  For the purposes of determining compliance under Section 6.01, Section 6.02, Section 6.04, Section 6.05, Section 6.07, Section 6.08, Section 6.11, Section 6.12 and Section 6.13 with respect to any amount in a currency other than dollars, such amount shall be deemed to equal the Dollar Equivalent thereof (determined in good faith by the Borrower) at the time such amount was incurred or expended, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 1.05  Exchange Rates.

 

(a)           Not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent shall (i) determine the Exchange Rate as of such Calculation Date to be used for calculating the Dollar Equivalent amounts of each Alternative Currency in which an outstanding Alternative Currency Letter of Credit or unreimbursed LC Disbursement is denominated and (ii) give notice thereof to the Borrower.  The Exchange Rates so determined shall become effective on the first Business Day immediately following the relevant Calculation Date (a “Reset Date”), shall remain effective until the next succeeding Reset Date and shall for all purposes of this Agreement (other than as set forth in Section 2.05(b) and other than converting into dollars under Sections 2.05(d), (e), (h), (j) and (k) and 2.12(b) the obligations of the Borrower and the Lenders in respect of LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed when due) be the Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies.

 

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(b)           Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Reset Date, the Administrative Agent shall (i) determine the Alternative Currency LC Exposure on such date (after giving effect to any Alternative Currency Letters of Credit issued, renewed or terminated or requested to be issued, renewed or terminated on such date) and (ii) notify the Borrower and each Issuing Bank of the results of such determination.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The Credits

 

SECTION 2.01  Commitments.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lender’s Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.  Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

 

SECTION 2.02  Loans and Borrowings.

 

(a)           Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans of the same Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments.  The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, provided that the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

 

(b)           Subject to Section 2.13, each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith.  Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan.  Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan, provided that (i) any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) the Borrower shall not be required to make any greater payment under Section 2.14 or Section 2.16 to the applicable Lender than such Lender would have been entitled to receive if such Lender had not exercised such option.

 

(c)           At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000.  At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000, provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the aggregate Revolving Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e).  Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000.  Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time,

 

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provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 15 Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding.

 

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

 

SECTION 2.03  Requests for Revolving Borrowings.  To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing, provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e) may be given not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing.  Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.  Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(i)            the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

 

(ii)           the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii)          whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;

 

(iv)          in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

 

(v)           the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06.

 

If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing.  If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.  Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section 2.03, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

 

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SECTION 2.04  Swingline Loans.

 

(a)           Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans of all Swingline Lenders exceeding $50,000,000 or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments, provided that no Swingline Lender shall be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan, and by requesting a Swingline Loan the Borrower shall be deemed to be representing to each Swingline Lender that the terms set forth in clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above are true and correct on the date of the requested Swingline Loan.  Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.

 

(b)           To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of such proposed Swingline Loan and which Swingline Lender is to make the requested Swingline Loan.  Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan.  The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower.  The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower maintained with such Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that the Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section 2.05(e) to reimburse the Issuing Bank, to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear) by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

 

(c)           Each Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:30 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans made by it and then outstanding.  Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will participate.  Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans.  Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans.  Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this clause is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.  Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this clause by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis  mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the

 

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Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender that has made the applicable demand the amounts so received by it from the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this clause, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the applicable Swingline Lender.  Any amounts received by such Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by such Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this clause and to such Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear, provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to such Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason.  The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this clause shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.

 

(d)           Additional Swingline Lenders.  The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and such Lender, designate one or more additional Lenders to act as a Swingline Lender under the terms of this Agreement, provided that the total number of Lenders so designated at any time shall not exceed five.  Any Lender designated as a Swingline Lender pursuant to this clause (d) shall be deemed to be a “Swingline Lender” for the purposes of this Agreement (in addition to being a Lender) with respect to Swingline Loans made by such Lender.

 

SECTION 2.05  Letters of Credit.

 

(a)           General.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank that has been requested to issue a Letter of Credit, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period and prior to the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.  In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, an Issuing Bank relating to such Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

 

(b)           Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain  Conditions.  To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank that has been requested to issue a Letter of Credit) to such Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended,

 

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and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with clause (c) of this Section 2.05), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the currency in which such Letter of Credit is to be denominated (which shall be dollars or, subject to Section 2.19, an Alternative Currency), the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit.  If requested by an Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit.  A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed $75,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

(c)           Expiration Date.  Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i)(A) the date that is one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after the date of such renewal or extension) or (B) such other date mutually agreed upon by the Issuing Bank that issued such Letter of Credit and the Borrower (but in no event shall such date be later than as provided in clause (ii) of this clause (c)) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.

 

(d)           Participations.  By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of any Issuing Bank or the Lenders, each Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from each Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in dollars, for the account of each Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of (i) each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in dollars and (ii) the Dollar Equivalent, using the Exchange Rates on the date such payment is required, of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in an Alternative Currency and, in each case, not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in clause (e) of this Section 2.05, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason (or, if such reimbursement payment was refunded in an Alternative Currency, the Dollar Equivalent thereof using the Exchange Rates on the date of such refund).  Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this clause in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

 

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(e)           Reimbursement.  If any Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement, in dollars or (subject to the two immediately succeeding sentences) the applicable Alternative Currency, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the date on which the Borrower receives notice of such LC Disbursement, provided that, in the case of any LC Disbursement made in dollars, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or Section 2.04 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan.  If the Borrower’s reimbursement of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Alternative Currency would subject the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were made or required to be made in dollars, the Borrower shall reimburse each LC Disbursement made in such Alternative Currency in dollars, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the applicable Exchange Rate on the date such LC Disbursement is made, of such LC Disbursement.  If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, then (i) if such payment relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, automatically and with no further action required, the Borrower’s obligation to reimburse the applicable LC Disbursement shall be permanently converted into an obligation to reimburse the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rates on the date when such payment was due, of such LC Disbursement and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Issuing Bank and each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the Dollar Equivalent thereof (if such LC Disbursement relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit), the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof.  Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent in dollars its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower (determined as provided in clause (i) above, if such payment relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit), in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis  mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank in dollars the amounts so received by it from the Lenders.  Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this clause, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to such Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this clause to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.  Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this clause to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

 

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unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit, any application for the issuance of a Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by any Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.05, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.  None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any Issuing Bank or any of their respective Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of any Issuing Bank, provided that the foregoing provisions of this clause (f) shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by (A) such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof or (B) such Issuing Bank’s failure to issue a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of this Agreement when requested by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(b).  The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of an Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination and each issuance of (or failure to issue) a Letter of Credit.  In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, each the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

(g)           Disbursement Procedures.  Each Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit issued by it.  Each Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder, provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the

 

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Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement in accordance with clause (e) of this Section 2.05.

 

(h)           Interim Interest.  If any Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans, provided that if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to clause (e) of this Section 2.05, then Section 2.12(c) shall apply, provided  further that, in the case of any LC Disbursement made under an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, the amount of interest due with respect thereto shall (i) in the case of any LC Disbursement that is reimbursed on or before the Business Day immediately succeeding such LC Disbursement, (A) be payable in the applicable Alternative Currency and (B) bear interest at a rate equal to the rate reasonably determined by the applicable Issuing Bank to be the cost to such Issuing Bank of funding such LC Disbursement plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Eurodollar Loans at such time and (ii) in the case of any LC Disbursement that is reimbursed after the Business Day immediately succeeding such LC Disbursement, (A) be payable in dollars, (B) accrue on the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rates on the date such LC Disbursement was made, of such LC Disbursement and (C) bear interest at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans, subject to Section 2.12(c).  Interest accrued pursuant to this clause shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to clause (e) of this Section 2.05 to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

 

(i)            Replacement of an Issuing Bank.  Any Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank and by notifying the Administrative Agent of such replacement.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of any Issuing Bank.  At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.11(b).  From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require.  After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

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pursuant to this clause, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in dollars and in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that (i) the portions of such amount attributable to undrawn Alternative Currency Letters of Credit or LC Disbursements in an Alternative Currency that the Borrower is not late in reimbursing shall be deposited in the applicable Alternative Currencies in the actual amounts of such undrawn Letters of Credit and LC Disbursements and (ii) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable in dollars, without demand or other notice of any kind.  For the purposes of this clause, the Alternative Currency LC Exposure shall be calculated using the Exchange Rates on the date that notice demanding cash collateralization is delivered to the Borrower.  The Borrower also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this clause as and to the extent required by Section 2.10(b).  Each such deposit pursuant to this clause or pursuant to Section 2.10(b) shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account.  Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest.  Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account.  Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement.  If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.  If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.10(b), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, the Borrower would remain in compliance with Section 2.10(b) and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(k)           Conversion.  In the event that the Loans become immediately due and payable on any date pursuant to Section 7.01, all amounts (i) that the Borrower is at the time or thereafter becomes required to reimburse or otherwise pay to the Administrative Agent in respect of LC Disbursements made under any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit (other than amounts in respect of which the Borrower has deposited cash collateral pursuant to Section 2.05(j), if such cash collateral was deposited in the applicable Alternative Currency to the extent so deposited or applied), (ii) that the Lenders are at the time or thereafter become required to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent is at the time or thereafter becomes required to distribute to the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to clause (e) of this Section 2.05 in respect of

 

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unreimbursed LC Disbursements made under any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit and (iii) of each Lender’s participation in any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit under which an LC Disbursement has been made shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rates on such date (or in the case of any LC Disbursement made after such date, on the date such LC Disbursement is made), of such amounts.  On and after such conversion, all amounts accruing and owed to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of the obligations described in this clause shall accrue and be payable in dollars at the rates otherwise applicable hereunder.

 

(l)            Additional Issuing Banks.  The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and such Lender, designate one or more additional Lenders to act as an Issuing Bank under the terms of this Agreement, provided that the total number of Lenders so designated at any time shall not exceed five.  Any Lender designated as an Issuing Bank pursuant to this clause (l) shall be deemed to be an “Issuing Bank” for the purposes of this Agreement (in addition to being a Lender) with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Lender.

 

(m)          Reporting.  Each Issuing Bank will report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) on the first Business Day of each week, the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding as of the last Business Day of the preceding week, (ii) on or prior to each Business Day on which an Issuing Bank expects to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance or amendment and the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and such Issuing Bank shall advise the Administrative Agent on such Business Day whether such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension occurred and whether the amount thereof changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which an Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement, the date of such LC Disbursement and the amount of such LC Disbursement and (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Bank on such day, the date of such failure and amount of such LC Disbursement.

 

SECTION 2.06  Funding of Borrowings.

 

(a)           Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders, provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.04.  The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York City and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, provided that ABR Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to

 

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Section 2.05(e) to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.

 

(b)           Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 2.06 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans.  If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

 

(c)           Nothing in this Section 2.06 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by any such Lender hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its Commitments hereunder).

 

SECTION 2.07  Interest Elections.

 

(a)           Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or designated by Section 2.03 and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request or designated by Section 2.03.  Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section 2.07.  The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.  This Section 2.07 shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

 

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Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

SECTION 2.08  Termination and Reduction of Commitments.

 

(a)           Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

 

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each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.10, the aggregate Revolving Exposures would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

(c)           The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under clause (b) of this Section 2.08 at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof.  Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof.  Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall be irrevocable, provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.  Any termination or reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be permanent.  Each reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments.

 

SECTION 2.09  Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

 

(a)           The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Lender on the Maturity Date and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least five Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made, provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.

 

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

 

(c)           The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof, which accounts the Administrative Agent will make available to the Borrower upon its reasonable request.

 

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the obligations recorded therein, provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and pay interest thereon in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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

 

SECTION 2.10  Prepayment of Loans.

 

(a)           The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 2.15), subject to the requirements of this Section 2.10.

 

(b)           In the event and on each occasion that the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Borrowings or Swingline Borrowings (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.05(j)) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.

 

(c)           Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to clause (d) of this Section 2.10.

 

(d)           The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lenders) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment.  Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid, provided that, if a notice of optional prepayment of any Loans is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.08, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.08.  Promptly following receipt of any such notice (other than a notice relating solely to Swingline Loans), the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents

 

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thereof.  Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment.  Each prepayment of a portion of any Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing.  Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12.

 

SECTION 2.11  Fees.

 

(a)           The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Margin on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Commitment terminates.  Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the third Business Day following the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.  All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  For purposes of computing commitment fees, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose).

 

(b)           The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Margin used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Loans on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately agreed upon between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder.  Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand.  Any other fees payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to this clause shall be payable within 10 days after demand.

 

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All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  For purposes of computing the average daily amount of the Revolving Exposure for any period under this Section 2.11(b), the average daily amount of the Alternative Currency LC Exposure for such period shall be calculated by multiplying (x) the average daily balance of each Alternative Currency Letter of Credit (expressed in the currency in which such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit or Loans are denominated) by (y) the Exchange Rate for each such Alternative Currency in effect on the last Business Day of such period or by such other reasonable method that the Administrative Agent deems appropriate.

 

(c)           The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

(d)           All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds in dollars, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders entitled thereto.  Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

 

SECTION 2.12  Interest.

 

(a)           The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

 

(b)           The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2.00% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding clauses of this Section 2.12 or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2.00% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in clause (a) of this Section 2.12.

 

(d)           Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears (i) on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and (ii) in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments, provided that (A) interest accrued pursuant to clause (d) of this Section 2.12 shall be payable on demand, (B) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (C)

 

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in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

 

(e)           All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Base Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof, and such determination shall be prima  facie evidence thereof.

 

SECTION 2.13  Alternate Rate of Interest.  If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be prima  facie evidence thereof) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or

 

(b)           The Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

 

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist (it being understood that the Administrative Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts to give such notice as soon as practicable after such circumstances no longer exist), (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Revolving Borrowing.

 

SECTION 2.14  Increased Costs.

 

(a)           If any Change in Law (except with respect to Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 2.16) shall:

 

(i)            impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank; or

 

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(ii)           impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

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

 

(c)           A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 2.14, and setting forth in reasonable detail the basis on which such amount or amounts were calculated and stating that such calculation has been made in a manner consistent with the treatment given by such Lender or Issuing Bank to similar businesses in similar circumstances, shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima  facie evidence thereof.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)           Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section 2.14 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; and provided  further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or

 

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reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

SECTION 2.15  Break Funding Payments.  In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.10(d) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss (other than lost profits), cost and expense attributable to such event.  In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount reasonably determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate that such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market.  A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.15, and setting forth in reasonable detail the basis on which such amount or amounts were calculated, shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima  facie evidence thereof.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt thereof.

 

SECTION 2.16  Taxes.

 

(a)           Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.16) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

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(c)           The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.16) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or an Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, containing a reasonably detailed description of such payment or liability shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d)           As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(e)           Each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Excluded Taxes (and any related penalties, interest or expense) paid by the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment to or for the account of such Lender by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, whether or not such Excluded Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by any Issuing Bank or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of any Issuing Bank shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(f)            Any Foreign Lender (or Participant) that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or under any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Foreign Lender from which the related participation was purchased), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that, with respect to such documentation provided to the Borrower, such Foreign Lender (or Participant) has received written notice from the Borrower advising it of the availability of such exemption or reduction and supplying all applicable documentation.  In addition, each Foreign Lender (or Participant) shall deliver substitute forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Foreign Lender (or Participant), provided that, with respect to such documentation provided to the Borrower,

 

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such Foreign Lender (or Participant) has received written notice from the Borrower advising it of such obsolescence and supplying such substitute forms.

 

(g)           If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, which the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank is able to identify as such, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided, however, that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Nothing contained in this clause shall require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

 

SECTION 2.17  Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

 

(a)           The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14, Section 2.15 or Section 2.16, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim.  Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon.  All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at The Bank of Nova Scotia, GWS Loan Operations, 720 King Street West, 2nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2T3, Attn: Angie Lui / Kevin Bird, U.S Agency Loan Operations, except payments to be made directly to any Issuing Bank or any Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 2.16 and Section 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to any other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.  If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.  Except as provided in Section 2.05(e), all payments under each Loan Document shall be made in dollars.

 

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(b)           If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder (including if the Collateral Release Date shall have occurred and any amounts are received as a result of the exercise of remedies under the Loan Documents) such funds shall be applied (i) first to the payment of all Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent (including the fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent), (ii) second, towards payment of interest (including interest accruing after the commencement of a proceeding in bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, whether or not permitted as a claim under such law) and fees then due hereunder or another Loan Document, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (iii) third, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, and to the cash collateralization for contingent liabilities under Letters of Credit outstanding, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements and contingent liabilities under Letters of Credit then due to such parties.

 

(c)           If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this clause shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this clause shall apply).  The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

(d)           Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or an Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made

 

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such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

(e)           If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(c), Section 2.05(d), Section 2.05(e), Section 2.06(b), Section 2.17(d) or Section 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

SECTION 2.18  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)           If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

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LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments.  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.  Nothing in this Section 2.18 shall be deemed to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by any such Lender in its obligations to fund Loans hereunder.

 

SECTION 2.19  Change in Law.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if, after the date hereof, (i) any Change in Law shall make it unlawful for any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, or (ii) there shall have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions (including the imposition of or any change in exchange controls) or currency exchange rates that would make it impracticable for any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit denominated in such Alternative Currency for the account of the Borrower, then by prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist), such Issuing Bank may declare that Letters of Credit will not thereafter be issued by it in the affected Alternative Currency or Alternative Currencies, whereupon the affected Alternative Currency or Alternative Currencies shall be deemed (for the duration of such declaration) not to constitute an Alternative Currency for purposes of the issuance of Letters of Credit by such Issuing Bank.

 

SECTION 2.20  Revolving Commitment Increases.

 

(a)           At any time and from time to time during the Availability Period, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request to increase the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Commitment Increase”), provided that at the time of each such request and upon the effectiveness of each Revolving Increase Amendment, (A) no Default has occurred and is continuing or shall result therefrom and (B) the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect set forth in clause (A) above.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitment Increases shall not exceed $150,000,000.  Each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000, provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all the remaining availability under the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitment Increases set forth above.

 

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(b)           Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall set forth the requested amount of the relevant Revolving Commitment Increase.  Any additional bank, financial institution, existing Lender or other Person that elects to provide a portion of any Revolving Commitment Increase shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank (any such bank, financial institution, existing Lender or other Person being called an “Additional Lender”) and, if not already a Lender, shall become a Lender under this Agreement pursuant to a Revolving Increase Amendment.  Each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be effected by an amendment (a “Revolving Increase Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by STX, the Borrower, such Additional Lender and the Administrative Agent.  No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Revolving Commitment Increase, unless it so agrees.  Commitments in respect of any Revolving Commitment Increase shall become Revolving Commitments (or in the case of any Revolving Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Lender, an increase in such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) under this Agreement.  If the interest rate on the Revolving Loans to be made pursuant to the Revolving Commitment Increase is more than 0.50% higher than the interest rate for the then existing Revolving Loans under this Agreement, then the interest rate on such existing Revolving Loans shall be increased so that such original Revolving Loans bear interest at 0.50% below the interest rate on the incremental Revolving Loans.  A Revolving Increase Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.20.  The effectiveness of any Revolving Increase Amendment shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Additional Lenders, be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, a “Revolving Increase Closing Date”) of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (it being understood that all references to “the date of such Borrowing” in Section 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the Revolving Increase Closing Date).  The proceeds of any Loans made pursuant to Revolving Commitment Increases will be used only for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries.

 

(c)           Upon each Revolving Commitment Increase pursuant to this Section 2.20, (i) each Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Additional Lender, and each Additional Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to such Revolving Commitment Increase and each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (A) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (B) participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Lender (including each Additional Lender) will equal such Lender’s Applicable Percentage and (ii) if, on the date of such Revolving Commitment Increase, there are any Revolving Loans outstanding, such Revolving Loans shall be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Revolving Loans made hereunder (reflecting such Revolving Commitment Increase), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Revolving Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 2.15.  The Administrative Agent

 

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and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

 

SECTION 2.21  Collateral Release.

 

(a)           Subject to the terms of this Section, the Obligations shall at all times be secured by a first-priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 6.02) on the Collateral.

 

(b)           If on any date of determination, (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) all Indebtedness under the 10% Senior Secured Notes shall have been (A) redeemed in full not in connection with a refinancing or (B) refinanced in full on an unsecured basis, in each case containing customary terms in the then prevailing applicable market for the type of debt being incurred for borrowers with similar Issuer Ratings as those of the Borrower (provided that in no event shall such debt provide for any scheduled amortization or mature earlier than the Loans), (iii) STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries shall have no Indebtedness that is secured (other than Indebtedness permitted to be secured pursuant to Section 6.02), and (iv) the Issuer Ratings from S&P and Moody’s shall be equal to or higher than BB+ from S&P and Ba1 from Moody’s, then the Borrower shall have the right to elect that the Liens securing the Obligations promptly thereafter be released (with such release being referred to as a “Collateral Release”).

 

(c)           The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of its election to effect a Collateral Release by delivering a certificate to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which it shall represent and warrant as to the satisfaction of the conditions of a Collateral Release set forth in clause (b) of this Section, accompanied by any additional evidence reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to such conditions.

 

(d)           Promptly following delivery of the written election to effect a Collateral Release, the Administrative Agent will execute any documents, agreements and instruments (without representation or warranty), and take all further action that may be reasonably required under applicable law, and do all things reasonably requested by the Borrower, in order to release and terminate the Lien on the Collateral.

 

SECTION 2.22  Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)           If a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

 

(i)            the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders pro  rata in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has

 

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occurred and is continuing, (b) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and (c) neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender;

 

(ii)           to the extent that any portion (the “unreallocated portion”) of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of any Defaulting Lender cannot be so reallocated for any reason, the Borrower will, not later than two Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of any Issuing Bank or any Swingline Lender), (a) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Borrower to such Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in respect of such LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, as the case may be, in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, or (b) in the case of such Swingline Loan exposure, prepay (subject to clause (v) below) and/or Cash Collateralize in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (c) make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank or the applicable Swingline Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender;

 

(iii)          in addition to the other conditions precedent set forth in this Section, no Issuing Bank will be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, and no Swingline Lender will be required to make any Swingline Loans, unless they are satisfied that 100% of the related LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure is fully covered or eliminated by any combination satisfactory to the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lenders, as the case may be, of the following:

 

(A)          the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated, as to outstanding and future Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans, to the Non-Defaulting Lenders as provided in clause (a)(i) above; and

 

(B)          without limiting the provisions of clause (a)(ii) above, the Borrower Cash Collateralizes the obligations of the Borrower in respect of such Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender in respect of such Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, or the Borrower makes other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank or the applicable Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion, to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender;

 

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provided that (a) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender, and (b) neither any such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto nor any such Cash Collateralization or reduction will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender, or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender;

 

(iv)          with the written approval of the Required Lenders, the Borrower may terminate (on a non-ratable basis) the unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender, and in such event the provisions of clause (v) below will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of any such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts), provided that such termination will not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender;

 

(v)           any amount paid by the Borrower for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity payments or other amounts) will be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated non-interest bearing account until the termination of the Revolving Commitments at which time the funds in such account will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in the following order of priority: first to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, second to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Banks or Swingline Lenders under this Agreement, third to the payment of post-default interest and then current interest due and payable to the Lenders hereunder other than Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them, fourth to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them, fifth to pay principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them, sixth to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders, seventh to pay any amounts owing to the Loan Parties by such Defaulting Lender and eighth to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct;

 

(vi)          except for the matters listed in Section 9.02(b)(i) through (b)(ix) directly applicable to such Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not (i) have the right to vote regarding any issue on which voting is required or advisable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and, with respect to any such

 

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Lender, the amount of the Revolving Commitment or Loans, as applicable, held by such Lender shall not be counted as outstanding for purposes of determining “Required Lenders” (in either the numerator or the denominator) hereunder, (ii) except as set forth in clause (v) immediately above, be entitled to receive any payments of principal, interest or fees from the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or the other Lenders) in respect of Letters of Credit or its Loans (without prejudice to the rights of the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (1) to the extent that a portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to clause (a)(ii), such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro  rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments and (2) to the extent any portion of such LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated, unless such portion of such LC Exposure is Cash Collateralized, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank; and

 

(vii)         the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Defaulting Lender and the Administrative Agent, in accordance with Section 2.18(b) and 9.04, require such Defaulting Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)           If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lenders agree in writing in their discretion that a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, as the case may be, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the other Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment, and such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Revolving Loans of the other Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Exposure of the Lenders to be on a pro  rata basis in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such Revolving Exposure of each Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing) and if any cash collateral has been posted with respect to such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly return such cash collateral to the Borrower, provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender, and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

SECTION 2.23  Maturity Date Extension.

 

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may include a proposal to change the Applicable Margin (including any provisions in the definition thereof) as may be specified in such proposal.  Upon receipt of any such proposal the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof.  Each Lender shall respond to such proposal in writing within 30 calendar days after the date of such proposal and any failure of a Lender to respond within such period shall be deemed to be a rejection of such proposal.  If any Lender consents to such proposal (each such consenting Lender, an “Extending Lender”), the Maturity Date applicable to each Extending Lender shall be extended to the date specified in the Borrower’s extension proposal and the Applicable Margin with respect to each such Extending Lender shall be adjusted in the manner specified in such proposal, if any, and each Non-Extending Lender will be treated as provided in Section 2.23(b).

 

(b)           If any Lender does not consent to any extension request that becomes effective pursuant to Section 2.23(a) (each such Lender, a “Non-Extending Lender”), then the Maturity Date for such Non-Extending Lender shall remain unchanged from that applicable prior to the extension and the Commitments of each Non-Extending Lender and the existing Applicable Margin shall continue in full force and effect.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.02(b), the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (and the Extending Lenders) shall be entitled to enter into any amendments to this Agreement that the Administrative Agent believes are necessary or appropriate to reflect, or to provide for the integration of, any extension of the Maturity Date or change in Applicable Margins pursuant to this Section 2.23 without the consent of any Non-Extending Lender.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Each of STX and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries that:

 

SECTION 3.01  Organization; Powers.  Each of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

 

SECTION 3.02  Authorization; Enforceability.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within its powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of STX and the Borrower and (solely for purposes of Section 9.09(d)) Seagate Technology (US) and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which each Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan

 

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Party (as the case may be), enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

SECTION 3.03  Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by or before, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and filings and other actions necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, and except where the failure to obtain such consent or approval or to make such registration or filing, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law, regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority in any material respect or the memorandum and articles of association, charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of STX, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, material agreement or other material instrument binding upon STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except for violations or payments that, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except for Liens created under the Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 3.04  Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.

 

(a)           ST has heretofore furnished to the Lenders the audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of STI or STX as of and for the fiscal years ended July 3, 2009 (for STI), and July 2, 2010 (for STX), in each case, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year and reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, to the effect that such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and results of operations and cash flows of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

(b)           Except as disclosed in the financial statements referred to in clause (a) above or the notes thereto and except for the Disclosed Matters, none of STX, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries has, as of the Effective Date after giving effect to any Loans made on such date, any material contingent liabilities, unusual long-term commitments or unrealized losses.

 

(c)           Since July 2, 2010, there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition or results of operations of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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SECTION 3.05  Properties.

 

(a)           Each of STX, the Borrower and the  Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes and subject to the Liens permitted by Section 6.02.

 

(b)           Each of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.06  Litigation and Environmental Matters.

 

(a)           Except for the Disclosed Matters, there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of STX  or the Borrower, threatened against or affecting STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii)(A) that involve any of the Loan Documents or the execution, delivery and performance by STX, the Borrower or any other Loan Party thereof, (B) that are not frivolous and (C) if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders.

 

(b)           Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually and in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) is in violation of any applicable Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

 

(c)           Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.07  Compliance with Laws and Agreements.  Each of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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SECTION 3.08  Investment Company Status.  None of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

SECTION 3.09  Taxes.  Each of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) any Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which STX, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.10  ERISA.  No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification No. 715: Compensation-Retirement Benefits) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by an amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.11  Disclosure.  The reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of STX or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken as a whole, do not contain any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading, provided that, (a) with respect to projected financial information, STX and the Borrower represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time and (b) with respect to information regarding the hard disc drive market and other industry data, STX and the Borrower represent only that such information was prepared by third-party industry research firms, and although STX and the Borrower believe such information is reliable, STX and the Borrower cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of such information and have not independently verified such information.

 

SECTION 3.12  Subsidiaries.  Schedule 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of STX, the Borrower and each Subsidiary in, each Subsidiary as of the Effective Date.

 

SECTION 3.13  Insurance.  As of the Effective Date, all premiums in respect of all material insurance maintained by or on behalf of STX, the Borrower and the  Subsidiaries that are required to have been paid have been paid.  STX and the Borrower believe that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of STX, the Borrower and the  Subsidiaries is adequate in all material respects.

 

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SECTION 3.14  Labor Matters.  As of the Effective Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of STX or the Borrower, threatened that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters, (b) all payments due from STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of STX, the Borrower or such Subsidiary and (c) the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by STX and the Borrower will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary is bound.

 

SECTION 3.15  Collateral Matters.

 

(a)           The U.S. Security Agreement and the U.S. Pledge Agreement, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) and (i) when the Collateral (as defined in the U.S. Pledge Agreement) constituting certificated securities (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) is delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest created under the U.S. Pledge Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the pledgors thereunder in such Collateral, prior and superior in right to any other Person, and (ii) when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the applicable filing offices, the security interest created under the U.S. Security Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Collateral (as defined in the U.S. Security Agreement) to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person, except for rights secured by Liens permitted by Section 6.02.

 

(b)           Each Mortgage, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all the applicable mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Properties subject thereto and the proceeds thereof, and when the Mortgages have been filed in the jurisdictions specified therein (and, in the case of Mortgages of real property located outside the United States of America, when any other actions required to perfect a mortgage under the laws of the jurisdiction where such real property is located have been taken), the Mortgages will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the mortgagors in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person, but subject to Liens permitted by Section 6.02.

 

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(c)           Upon the recordation of the U.S. Security Agreement (or any short- form version thereof) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and the filing of the financing statements referred to in clause (a) of this Section, the security interest created under the U.S. Security Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the registered and applied for Intellectual Property (as defined in the U.S. Security Agreement) in which a security interest may be perfected by filing in the United States of America, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, but subject to Liens permitted by Section 6.02 (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a security interest in such registered and applied for Intellectual Property acquired by the Loan Parties after the Effective Date).

 

(d)           Each Security Document, other than any Security Document referred to in the preceding clauses of this Section, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, and the making of the filings and taking of the other actions provided for therein, will be effective under applicable law to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral subject thereto, and will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Collateral subject thereto, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person, except for rights secured by Liens permitted by Section 6.02.

 

SECTION 3.16  Patriot Act, Etc. To the extent applicable, each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the PATRIOT Act.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Conditions

 

SECTION 4.01  Conditions to Initial Borrowing.  The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement (a “Lender Addendum”) signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed Lender Addendum) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(b)           The U.S. Guarantee Agreement shall have been duly executed by STX and each other Guarantor and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(c)           The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of (i) Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York counsel for STX and certain other Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, (ii) Arthur Cox, Irish counsel to STX, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, (iii) General Counsel of STX substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3 hereto, and (iv) Maples and Calder, Cayman Islands counsel for the Borrower and certain other Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4 hereto, provided that, if STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties do not, on or prior to the Effective Date, deliver any opinions in respect of any Subsidiary Loan Party organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States (including any State thereof and the District of Columbia) and the Cayman Islands, then such requirement may be satisfied after the Effective Date in accordance with Section 5.14(a).  Each Loan Party hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.

 

(d)           The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization or incorporation, existence and good standing of each Loan Party, the authorization of the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by each Loan Party and any other legal matters relating to each Loan Party or the Loan Documents, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, provided that, if STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties do not, on or prior to the Effective Date, deliver any documents or certificates in respect of any Subsidiary Loan Party organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States (including any State thereof and the District of Columbia) and the Cayman Islands, then such requirement may be satisfied after the Effective Date in accordance with Section 5.14(a).

 

(e)           The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 4.02.

 

(f)            The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of each Lender that has requested a Promissory Note, such Lender’s Promissory Note duly executed and delivered by an authorized officer of the Borrower.

 

(g)           The Administrative Agent shall have received, with copies for each Lender, insurance certificates evidencing insurance coverage required to be maintained pursuant to each Loan Document and naming the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties as loss payee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured (in the case of liability insurance), as applicable, and providing that no cancellation of the policies will be made without at least thirty days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent.

 

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compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulation, including the USA Patriot Act.

 

(i)            The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including in each case, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower under any Loan Document.

 

(j)            The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the Intercreditor Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo, National Association as the Second Priority Representative, the Borrower, STX and certain other Loan Parties.

 

(k)           The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been satisfied for all Collateral located in the U.S. and in the Cayman Islands and the Administrative Agent shall have received a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Effective Date and signed by an executive officer or a Financial Officer of the Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, including the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent) filings made with respect to the Loan Parties in the jurisdictions contemplated by the Perfection Certificate (but, with respect to the Loan Parties in any jurisdiction, only to the extent determined by the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonable and customary in such jurisdiction) and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are permitted by Section 6.02 or have been or simultaneously are being released; provided that, if STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties do not, on or prior to the Effective Date, deliver with respect to any Mortgaged Property the items required under Section 4.01(c) or under clause (e) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” such requirement shall be satisfied after the Effective Date in accordance with Section 5.14.

 

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders as to the satisfaction of the documentary delivery requirements set forth above, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the effectiveness of this Agreement and of the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 1, 2011  (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments hereunder shall terminate at such time).

 

SECTION 4.02  Each Credit Event.  The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

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(a)           The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

 

(b)           At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(c)           With respect to the issuance of any Letter of Credit or the making of any Swingline Loan, there is no Defaulting Lender at the time such Swingline Loan is to be made or Letter of Credit is to be issued, unless the L/C Exposure or Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is re-allocated to non-Defaulting Lenders and/or the Borrower has Cash Collateralized or made other arrangements with respect to any such non-reallocated Exposure of such Defaulting Lender all in accordance with Section 2.22.

 

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by STX and the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 4.02.  For purposes of the foregoing, the term “Borrowing” shall not include the continuation or conversion of Loans in which the aggregate amount of such Loans is not being increased.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of STX and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 5.01  Financial Statements and Other Information.  STX will furnish to the Administrative Agent:

 

(a)           within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of STX, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit or any other material qualification or exception) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the

 

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consolidated financial condition and results of operations of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

 

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

 

(c)           concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Person delivering such financial statements (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.11 and 6.12, (iii) stating whether any material change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of STX’s audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate and (iv) identifying any Material Acquisitions that have been consummated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary since the end of the previous fiscal quarter, including the date on which each such Material Acquisition was consummated and the consideration therefor;

 

(d)           promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the SEC or with any national securities exchange not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

 

(e)           promptly following any request therefor, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates have requested with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates have requested with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, provided that if the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates have not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Plan or Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower or its ERISA Affiliate(s), as applicable, shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from the such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof; and

 

(f)            promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the

 

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Administrative Agent or any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably request (including information required by the USA Patriot Act).

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the internet at http://www.seagate.com or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent), provided that (A) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (B) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents.  Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

SECTION 5.02  Notices of Material Events.  STX and the Borrower will furnish, promptly upon STX’s or the Borrower’s obtaining knowledge thereof, to the Administrative Agent written notice of the following:

 

(a)           the occurrence of any Default;

 

(b)           the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting STX, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)           the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in material liability of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(d)           the occurrence of any change to the Issuer Ratings by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch; and

 

(e)           any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice delivered under this Section 5.02 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of STX or the Borrower, as applicable, setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

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SECTION 5.03  Information Regarding Collateral. STX and the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any change (i) in the corporate name of any Loan Party that has executed a Security Document, (ii) in the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any Loan Party that has executed a Security Document, (iii) in the identity or corporate structure of any Loan Party that has executed a Security Document or (iv) in the Organizational Identification Number or the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of any Loan Party that has executed a Security Document.  STX and the Borrower agree not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings, if any, have been made, or will have been made within the applicable statutory period, under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Administrative Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

SECTION 5.04  Existence; Conduct of Business.  Each of STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect (a) its legal existence and (b) the rights, contracts, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names used in the conduct of the business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clause (b) of this Section, to the extent that the failure to take any such action could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 or any sale of assets permitted under Section 6.05.

 

SECTION 5.05  Payment of Obligations.  Each of STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, pay its Material Indebtedness and material Tax liabilities, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) STX, the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, (c) such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and the enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation and (d) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.06  Maintenance of Properties.  Each of STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all material property necessary to the conduct of the business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

 

SECTION 5.07  Insurance.  Each of STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk retention) and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.  The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon request, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained.

 

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SECTION 5.08  Casualty and Condemnation.  The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of any Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any material portion of the Collateral or any part thereof or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding.

 

SECTION 5.09  Books and Records; Inspection Rights.  Each of STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities.  Each of STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and at such reasonable intervals as may be reasonably requested, provided that any such visit or inspection by a Lender other than the Administrative Agent shall be coordinated by (and any request for such a visit or inspection shall be presented through) the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 5.10  Compliance with Laws.  Each of STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.11  Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.  The proceeds of the Loans will be used only for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.  No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.  Letters of Credit will be issued only to support obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business.

 

SECTION 5.12  Senior Obligations.  STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary Loan Party to, ensure that its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party shall at all times rank at least pari passu in right of payment with all its other present and future senior Indebtedness, except for obligations accorded preference by mandatory provisions of law.

 

SECTION 5.13  Additional Subsidiaries.  If any Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Effective Date, STX and the Borrower will (a) within ten Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its discretion), notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and (b) within 30 Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or, if such Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary, within 60 Business Days after such Foreign Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may

 

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agree in its discretion)), cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary (if it is a Subsidiary Loan Party) and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owned by any Loan Party (in each case, to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement), provided that if the Administrative Agent determines, after consultation with the Borrower, that (i) such additional Subsidiary providing a Guarantee would violate the law of the jurisdiction where such Subsidiary is organized or would result in a material adverse tax consequence to such additional Subsidiary or (ii) the cost to STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of such additional Subsidiary providing a Guarantee would be excessive in view of the related benefits to be received by the Lenders, then STX and the Borrower shall not be required to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such additional Subsidiary (and such additional Subsidiary shall not be a Subsidiary Loan Party for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).  Seagate Technology Media (Ireland) shall not be required to become a party to a Guarantee unless it has not been liquidated or dissolved within 90 days following the date hereof (or such later date acceptable to the Administrative Agent), provided that if it is  still in existence at the end of such period, it shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Guarantee.

 

SECTION 5.14  Further Assurances.

 

(a)           In the event that any requirement set forth in Section 4.01(c), Section 4.01(d) or Section 4.01(k) has not been satisfied in full on or prior to the Effective Date, STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, cause such requirement to be satisfied as promptly as practicable after the Effective Date and, in any event, not later than (i) in the case of the delivery of the items required under Section 4.01(c) or under clause (e) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” with respect to any Mortgaged Property, 45 days after the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may permit) and (ii) in all other cases, 60 days after the Effective Date, provided that, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, such period referenced in this clause (ii) may be extended for not more than two additional 30-day periods.

 

(b)           Each of STX and the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary Loan Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust, charges and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Borrower.  STX and the Borrower also agree to provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.

 

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Subsidiary Loan Party after the Effective Date (other than assets constituting Collateral under any Security Document that become subject to the Lien of such Security Document upon acquisition thereof), STX and the Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, STX and the Borrower will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Obligations and will take, and cause the Subsidiary Loan Parties to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in clause (b) of this Section, all at the expense of the Borrower (in each case, to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement), provided, however, that if the Administrative Agent determines, after consultation with the Borrower, that (i) taking such security interests in such assets would (x) violate the law of the jurisdiction in which the assets are located or the law of the jurisdiction where the Person owning such assets is organized, (y) violate the terms of any material contract binding on STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (but only to the extent that the restrictions in all such contracts, taken as a whole, do not materially limit the Collateral that would otherwise be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and this clause (c) to secure the Obligations) or (z) result in a material adverse tax consequence to the Loan Party granting the Lien on such assets or (ii) the cost to STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of granting and perfecting a Lien in such assets would be excessive in view of the related benefits to be received by the Lenders, then STX and the Borrower shall not be required to cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien.  Notwithstanding anything in this clause (c) to the contrary, none of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be required to enter into any Security Document that is prepared under and governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than a Collateral Jurisdiction or to take any action to perfect the security interests created under such Security Documents except as necessary under the laws of the applicable Collateral Jurisdiction in order to perfect such security interests.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Negative Covenants

 

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or been terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of STX and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 6.01  Indebtedness.

 

(a)           Each of STX and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(i)            Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;

 

(ii)           the Senior Notes and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of the Senior Notes that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof or result in an earlier maturity date or decreased weighted average life thereof,

 

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and that do not contain covenants that are more restrictive from the Borrower’s or STI’s (in the case of the 10% Senior Secured Notes) perspective than the covenants contained in this Agreement, provided that the applicable refinancing or replacement Indebtedness need not be incurred substantially concurrently with the consummation of such refinancing or replacement so long as such refinancing or replacement Indebtedness is incurred no earlier than six months prior to the date on which the applicable Senior Notes are refinanced or replaced, as the case may be;

 

(iii)          Indebtedness (other than in respect of the Senior Notes) existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.01 and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof or result in an earlier maturity date or decreased weighted average life thereof;

 

(iv)          Indebtedness (x) of STX to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (y) of the Borrower to STX or any Subsidiary and (z) of any Subsidiary (other than any SPE Subsidiary) to STX, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that (A) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04 and (B) Indebtedness of the Borrower to STX or any Subsidiary and Indebtedness of STX or any Subsidiary Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(v)           Guarantees (x) by STX or the Borrower of Indebtedness or Permitted Obligations of any Subsidiary, (y) by the Borrower of Indebtedness or Permitted Obligations of STX and (z) by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness or Permitted Obligations of STX or the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that (A) such Indebtedness or Permitted Obligations is otherwise permitted hereunder, (B) Guarantees by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04, (C) Guarantees by any Loan Party permitted under this clause (v) shall be subordinated to the Obligations of the applicable Subsidiary to the same extent, if any, and on the same terms as the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations and (D) none of the Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred pursuant to clause (ii), (iii) or (ix) of this Section 6.01(a) shall be Guaranteed by any Subsidiary, unless such Subsidiary is a Loan Party that has Guaranteed the Obligations pursuant to a Guarantee Agreement;

 

(vi)          Indebtedness of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance bonds, surety, appeal or similar bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their business, provided that upon the incurrence of Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such incurrence;

 

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the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary, consistent with the historical practices of STX, the Borrower or such Subsidiary;

 

(viii)                      drawings under Overdraft Facilities, provided that any drawing that is not repaid in full on the Business Day following the day that such drawing was made shall not be permitted by this clause;

 

(ix)                              other Indebtedness, provided that (A) at the time of any incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (ix), after giving effect to such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this clause (ix) shall not exceed an amount that is equal to 10% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year of STX and (B) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred by the non-Loan Party Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (ix) (the “Permitted Subsidiary Debt Amount”) and (ii) the Permitted Secured Debt Amount, in each case at any time outstanding, shall not exceed the Permitted Priority Debt Amount, provided that if the sum of the Permitted Subsidiary Debt Amount and the Permitted Secured Debt Amount outstanding at the time an Investment Grade Period ends exceeds the Permitted Priority Debt Amount that would be permitted at the time the succeeding Non-Investment Grade Period commences, then the amount of such excess (less the amount by which the Permitted Subsidiary Debt Amount and the Permitted Secured Debt Amount are reduced during such succeeding Non-Investment Grade Period) shall be deemed to be permitted under this Section 6.01(a)(ix); and

 

(x)                                 any Permitted Receivables Financing.

 

(b)                                 Each of STX and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, issue any preferred Equity Interests, except that STX may issue preferred shares or other preferred Equity Interests that do not require mandatory cash dividends (other than Cash-Pay Preferred Equity that is issued in accordance with Section 6.01(a)) or redemptions and do not provide for any right on the part of the holder to require redemption, repurchase or repayment thereof, in each case prior to the date that is 91 days after January 18, 2015.

 

SECTION 6.02  Liens.  Each of STX and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect thereof, except:

 

(a)                                  Permitted Encumbrances and Liens created under the Loan Documents;

 

(b)                                 any Lien on any property or asset of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.02, provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Effective Date and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the

 

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outstanding principal amount thereof and (iii) from and after the Collateral Release Date, Indebtedness in respect of the 10% Senior Secured Notes may not be secured by any Liens on any such property or assets of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

(c)           Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights;

 

(d)           Liens in favor of a landlord on leasehold improvements in leased premises;

 

(e)           Liens arising from Permitted Investments described in clause (d) of the definition of the term Permitted Investments;

 

(f)            Liens arising under any Permitted Receivables Financing;

 

(g)           other Liens securing Indebtedness, provided that the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured pursuant to this clause (g) (the “Permitted Secured Debt Amount”) and (ii) the Permitted Subsidiary Debt Amount, in each case at any time outstanding, shall not exceed the Permitted Priority Debt Amount, provided that if the sum of the Permitted Subsidiary Debt Amount and the Permitted Secured Debt Amount outstanding at the time an Investment Grade Period ends exceeds the Permitted Priority Debt Amount that would be permitted at the time the succeeding Non-Investment Grade Period commences, then the amount of such excess (less the amount by which the Permitted Subsidiary Debt Amount and the Permitted Secured Debt Amount are reduced during such succeeding Non-Investment Grade Period) shall be deemed to be permitted under this Section 6.02(g) and provided  further that any Liens on Collateral shall only be for (x) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(ix) and (ii) Indebtedness incurred to refinance the Senior Notes in accordance with Section 6.01(a)(ii), provided that, in each case, the Liens securing such refinanced Indebtedness have the same or a lower priority relative to the Liens securing the Obligations and, in the case of Indebtedness for borrowed money, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or an intercreditor agreement on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(h)           Liens (including cash collateral) securing obligations arising under any Swap Agreement with a counterparty that is not a Secured Party (or an Affiliate thereof) so long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby does not exceed $100,000,000 at any time, provided that no more than $50,000,000 of such obligations may be secured by Liens that rank equally with, or are senior to, the Liens securing the Obligations;

 

(i)            during any Non-Investment Grade Period, Liens incurred during any prior Investment Grade Period pursuant to clause (g) of this Section 6.02 and outstanding at the end of the immediately preceding Investment Grade Period, provided that such Liens could not be classified as Liens created, incurred, assumed or permitted pursuant to clauses (a) through (h) of this Section 6.02; and

 

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(j)            Liens arising in the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on metals leased to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Platinum Lease.

 

SECTION 6.03  Fundamental Changes.

 

(a)           Neither STX nor the Borrower will, and will not permit any of their respective subsidiaries to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with STX or the Borrower or any of their respective subsidiaries, or liquidate or dissolve, nor will STX or the Borrower sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all the assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (whether directly or through the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of the assets of one or more Subsidiaries), except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) any Person may merge with STX or the Borrower in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof, the District of Columbia or Ireland or the Cayman Islands and, if such surviving entity is not STX or the Borrower, as the case may be, such Person expressly assumes, in writing, all the obligations of STX or the Borrower, as the case may be, under the Loan Documents, and (ii) any Person may merge into any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary and (if any party to such merger is a Subsidiary Loan Party) is a Subsidiary Loan Party and any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Sections 6.04 and 6.08.

 

(b)           Each of STX and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than (i) businesses of the type conducted by STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto and (ii) in the case of the SPE Subsidiaries, Permitted Receivables Financings.

 

SECTION 6.04  Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and  Acquisitions.  Each of STX and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower prior to such merger) any Equity Interests in or evidences of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit (any of the foregoing, an “Investment”), except:

 

(a)           Permitted Investments;

 

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(b)           investments existing on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.04;

 

(c)           investments by STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in Equity Interests in each other (other than in any SPE Subsidiary), provided that (i) any such Equity Interests held by STX, the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party shall, to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, be pledged pursuant to the applicable Security Document and (ii) no investment may be made pursuant to this clause (c) by a Loan Party in the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party unless such investment is being made in the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;

 

(d)           loans or advances (x) made by STX to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than any SPE Subsidiary), (y) made by the Borrower to any Subsidiary (other than any SPE Subsidiary) and (z) made by any Subsidiary to STX, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary (other than any SPE Subsidiary), provided that (i) any such loans and advances made by STX, the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party shall, to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, be evidenced by a promissory note and (subject to applicable law) be pledged pursuant to the applicable Security Document and (ii) no loan or advance may be made pursuant to this clause (d) by a Loan Party to a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party unless such loan or advance is being made in the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;

 

(e)           Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01 and Guarantees of Permitted Obligations permitted by Section 6.01, provided that no Guarantee may be made pursuant to this clause (e) by any Loan Party of the Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party unless such Guarantee is being made in the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;

 

(f)            investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)           any investments in or loans to any other Person received as non-cash consideration for sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted by Section 6.05;

 

(h)           Guarantees by STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of leases other than Capital Lease Obligations entered into by any Subsidiary as lessee;

 

(i)            extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j)            investments in payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(k)           investments in or acquisitions of stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

(l)            investments in the form of Swap Agreements permitted under Section 6.06;

 

(m)          investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions resulting from a foreclosure by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to any secured investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured investment in default;

 

(n)           investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions the consideration for which consists solely of shares of common stock of STX;

 

(o)           investments arising as a result of any Permitted Receivables Financing;

 

(p)           other Investments,  provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from any such Investment, (ii) in the case of any such Investment in an amount that exceeds $100,000,000, (A) STX is in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such Investment (after giving effect to any reduction in operating expenses permitted to be included for this purpose in the calculation set forth in the definition of the term Consolidated EBITDA), with the covenants contained in Section 6.11 and Section 6.12 recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of STX (or for any fiscal quarter ended on or prior to July 2, 2010, ST) for which financial information is available, as if such Investment (and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, with any new Indebtedness being deemed to be amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with its terms) had occurred on the first day of each relevant period for testing such compliance; and (B) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a Financial Officer of STX that certifies compliance with clauses (p)(ii)(A) and (p)(iii), together with all relevant financial information for the Person or assets to be acquired and reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the requirement set forth in clause (ii)(A) and (iii) both before and after giving effect to such Investment and any related Borrowing, the Liquidity Amount shall not be less than $800,000,000; and

 

(q)           prepayments or advances to vendors or suppliers of semiconductors in connection with any guarantee of supply by, or to fund the expansion of supply capacity by, such vendor or supplier, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000  at any one time outstanding.

 

SECTION 6.05  Asset Sales.  During a Non-Investment Grade Period, each of STX and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will STX or the Borrower permit any of its subsidiaries to issue any additional Equity Interests in such Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary issuing directors’

 

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qualifying shares or issuing Equity Interests to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in compliance with Section 6.04(c)), except:

 

(a)           sales of inventory, used or surplus equipment and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business and periodic clearance of aged inventory;

 

(b)           sales, transfers and other dispositions of Equity Interests to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than any SPE Subsidiary), provided that any such sale, transfer or other disposition involving a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party (to the extent that such sale, transfer or other disposition is not made in the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries) shall be made in compliance with Section 6.08;

 

(c)           sales of assets received by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary upon the exercise of a power of sale or foreclosure by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to any secured investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured investment in default;

 

(d)           licensing and cross-licensing arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary involving any technology or other intellectual property of STX, the Borrower or such Subsidiary;

 

(e)           sales, transfers and other dispositions to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that any such sale, transfer or other disposition involving a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party (to the extent that such sale, transfer or other disposition is not made in the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries) shall be made in compliance with Section 6.08;

 

(f)            sales, transfers and other dispositions of Receivables and Related Assets pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Financing;

 

(g)           sales, transfers and other dispositions that are not permitted by any other clause of this Section 6.05, provided that the aggregate fair market value of all assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance upon this clause (g) shall not exceed during any fiscal year of STX the amount that is equal to 10% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year of STX (or, for the 2010 fiscal year, ST);

 

(h)           licensing of assets that constitute technology or other intellectual property to joint ventures in connection with investments permitted by Section 6.04;

 

(i)            sales of assets pursuant to a transaction permitted by Section 6.03(a);

 

(j)            sale and leaseback transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries involving the sale and subsequent leaseback pursuant to a Platinum Lease of platinum or other precious metals, so long as

 

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such sale is consummated substantially simultaneously with the acquisition of the platinum or other precious metals so sold;

 

(k)           the issuance of Equity Interests by i365 Inc. pursuant to employee stock plans approved in good faith by the board of directors of i365 Inc.; and

 

(l)            the sale and leaseback of the property located in 7000 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5., Singapore,

 

provided that all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted hereby (other than those permitted by clause (b) or (e) above) shall be made for fair market value.

 

SECTION 6.06  Swap Agreements.  Each of STX and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary) and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may enter into Swap Agreements in respect of Equity Interests in STX providing for payments to current or former directors, officers or employees of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or their heirs or estates (and may make such payments), in the same circumstances and amounts that STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries are then permitted to make Restricted Payments to such current or former directors, officers or employees pursuant to Section 6.07, and any payments made pursuant to this proviso during any fiscal year shall be deemed to reduce the amount of Restricted Payments available during such fiscal year under Section 6.07.

 

SECTION 6.07  Restricted Payments.  During any Non-Investment Grade Period, the Borrower will not, and STX and the Borrower will not permit any of their respective subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

 

(a)           the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of their Equity Interests;

 

(b)           the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends or distributions ratably with respect to their Equity Interests, provided if the Borrower merges with or consolidates with or into STX (or if different the ultimate parent of the Borrower which is a publically traded Person), then the Borrower shall no longer be able to declare and pay ratable dividends or distributions pursuant to this clause (b);

 

(c)           other Restricted Payments consisting of cash dividends and cash return of capital distributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed $350,000,000 in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period;

 

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(d)           other Restricted Payments consisting of redemptions and repurchases of Equity Interests in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000,000 in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period;

 

(e)           other Restricted Payments not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.07, provided that, after giving effect to each such Restricted Payment in clauses (c) or (d) or this clause (e) and any related Borrowing, the Liquidity Amount shall not be less than $800,000,000: and provided that if any Restricted Payment made at the time an Investment Grade Period ends exceeds the amount of Restricted Payments that would be permitted at the time the succeeding Non-Investment Grade Period commences, then the amount of such excess shall be deemed to have been permitted under this Section .

 

SECTION 6.08  Transactions with Affiliates.  Each of STX and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) transactions that are at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to STX, the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties (and, if the applicable transaction is a transaction in the ordinary course of business of STX, the Borrower and the applicable Subsidiary, any other Subsidiary (other than a SPE Subsidiary)) not involving any other Affiliate, (c) any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the board of directors of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (d) the grant of stock options or similar rights to officers, employees, consultants and directors of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to plans approved by the board of directors of STX, the Borrower or, in the case of any such grant to an officer, employee, consultant or director of any Subsidiary, such Subsidiary and the payment of amounts or the issuance of securities pursuant thereto and (e) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.07.

 

SECTION 6.09  Restrictive Agreements.  Each of STX and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets to secure the obligations of STX and the Borrower under the Loan Documents or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to STX, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of STX, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or any Loan Document, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the Effective Date imposed by any Senior Note Document or identified on Schedule 6.09 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the

 

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sale of any Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to such Subsidiary and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions on or customary conditions to the payment of dividends or other distributions on, or the creation of Liens over, Equity Interests owned by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any joint venture or like enterprise that is not a Subsidiary contained in the constitutive documents of such joint venture or enterprise, (v) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to Indebtedness permitted by subclause (B) of Section 6.01(a)(ix) of this Agreement (which for this purpose shall not include the amount set forth in clause (b) of the definition of “Permitted Priority Debt Amount”)) if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness (in the case of clause (a) of the foregoing) and/or only to the Subsidiary incurring such Indebtedness or its subsidiaries (in the case of clause (b) of the foregoing, (vi) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases or licenses (or sublicenses) of intellectual or similar property restricting the assignment, subletting or transfer thereof, (vii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to any Permitted Receivables Financing, provided that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the Receivables and the Related Assets that are the subject of such Permitted Receivables Financing, and (viii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions or conditions imposed on any SPE Subsidiary pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Financing.

 

SECTION 6.10  Amendment of Material Documents.  Neither STX nor the Borrower will, nor will STX and the Borrower permit any of their respective subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights under (a) its certificate of incorporation, by-laws, memorandum or articles of association or other organizational documents or (b) any Senior Note Document, except to the extent that such amendments, modifications or waivers, individually and in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or be materially adverse to the Lenders.

 

SECTION 6.11  Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  STX will not permit the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter during any period set forth below plus (ii) the sum of (A) the amount of cash held by STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and (B) the carrying value of Permitted Investments that would be reflected as cash or short-term investments on a consolidated balance sheet of STX on such date, minus (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding on such date  to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of STX (or, for any fiscal quarter ended on or prior to July 2, 2010, ST) (the “Fixed Charge Coverage  Ratio”) to be less than 1.50 to 1.00.

 

SECTION 6.12  Net Leverage Ratio.  STX will not permit the Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter to exceed 1.50 to 1.00.

 

SECTION 6.13  Minimum Liquidity.  STX will not permit the Liquidity Amount to be less than $500,000,000 at any time.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

Events of Default

 

SECTION 7.01  Events of Default.  If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

 

(a)           the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

 

(b)           the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Section 7.01) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five days;

 

(c)           any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

 

(d)           STX or the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a), Section 5.04 (with respect to the existence of STX or the Borrower), Section 5.09 or in Article VI;

 

(e)           STX or the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Section 7.01), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);

 

(f)            STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable after giving effect to any applicable grace period with respect thereto;

 

(g)           any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due or any Permitted Receivables Financing terminating (except voluntary terminations) prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due or any Permitted Receivables Financing to be terminated, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity, provided that this clause (g) shall not

 

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apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

(h)           an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of STX, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, examinership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, liquidator, examiner or similar official for STX, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

(i)            STX, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization, court protection or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Section 7.01, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, liquidator, examiner or similar official for STX, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

(j)            STX, the Borrower or, subject to Section 7.02, any Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

 

(k)           one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 (net of amounts covered by insurance as to which the insurer has admitted liability in writing) shall be rendered against STX, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 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 STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

 

(l)            an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(m)          a Change in Control shall occur;

 

(n)           the Guarantee under the Guarantee Agreement for any reason shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms), or any Loan

 

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Party (other than the Borrower) shall deny in writing that it has any further liability under the Guarantee Agreement (other than as a result of the discharge of such Loan Party) in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents); or

 

(o)           any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on Collateral having, in the aggregate, a value in excess of $10,000,000, with the priority required by the applicable Security Document, except as a result of (i) the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) any action taken by the Administrative Agent to release any such Lien in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iii) the Administrative Agent’s failure to maintain possession of any stock or share certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the applicable Security Document or to file properly (A) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or comparable filings delivered to it for filing under the Security Documents or (B) Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements or comparable filings necessary to maintain perfection;

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section 7.01), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section 7.01, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

 

SECTION 7.02  Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries.  Solely for the purposes of determining whether a Default has occurred under clause (h), (i) or (j) of Section 7.01, any reference in any such clause to any Subsidiary shall be deemed not to include any Subsidiary affected by any event or circumstance referred to in any such clause that did not, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of STX most recently ended, have assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets as of such date, provided that if it is necessary to exclude more than one Subsidiary from clause (h), (i) or (j) of Section 7.01 pursuant to this Section 7.02 in order to avoid a Default thereunder, all excluded Subsidiaries shall be considered to be a single consolidated Subsidiary for purposes of determining whether the condition specified above is satisfied.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

The Administrative Agent

 

SECTION 8.01  The Administrative Agent as Agent.  Each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Except to the extent expressly provided in this Article VIII, the provisions of this Article VIII are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

 

SECTION 8.02  The Administrative Agent as Lender.  The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

SECTION 8.03  No Duties.  The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary or believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to STX, Borrower or any Subsidiary that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.  The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by STX, the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness

 

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or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 8.04  Reliance by the Agent and Exculpation.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

SECTION 8.05  Delegation of Agent’s Obligations.  The Administrative Agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article VIII shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Administrative Agent.

 

In determining (i) whether conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement have been satisfied, or (ii) compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, in each case, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition precedent or condition to extension of credit is satisfactory to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such Issuing Bank prior to the Administrative Agent’s declaration that the conditions precedent for the documentary deliverables as required under Section 4.01 have been satisfied, or the making of such Loan or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit.

 

SECTION 8.06  Successor.  Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this Section, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time upon notice to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower.  Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, subject to the approval of the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), to appoint a successor.  If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on

 

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behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent that shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank.  Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents in its capacity as the Administrative Agent.  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.  After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 8.07  Credit Decisions.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon any Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished thereunder.

 

SECTION 8.08  Limitations on Obligations of Certain Transaction Parties.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of the Arrangers, Book Runners, Syndication Agent or Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under any Loan Document, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder.  It is agreed that the Book Runners, Syndication Agents or Documentation Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in their capacities as such.  No Book Runner, Syndication Agent or Documentation Agent shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will no rely, on the Book Runners, Syndication Agents or Documentation Agent in deciding to enter into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in taking or not taking any action hereunder or thereunder.

 

SECTION 8.09  Collateral and Guarantee Matters.  The Lenders and the Issuing Banks irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion:

 

(a)           to release any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon the Maturity Date, (ii) that is disposed of or to be disposed of as part of or in connection with any transfer or sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (iii) subject to Section 9.02, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders or all Lenders, if so

 

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required, or (iv) upon the election by the Borrower to effect the Collateral Release pursuant to Section 2.21; and

 

(b)           if any Person that is a Guarantor ceases to be required to be a Guarantor as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder, to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable Guarantee Agreement.

 

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the authority of the Administrative Agent to release any Lien on Collateral held by such Agent or any Guarantor from its obligations under the Loan Documents pursuant to this Section.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 9.01  Notices.  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

(a)           if to STX or the Borrower, to it at 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066, Attention of Richard Caloca (Telecopy No. (831) 439-2353)

 

(b)           if to the Administrative Agent, to The Bank of Nova Scotia:

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia

GWS Loan Operations

720 King Street West, 2nd Floor.

Toronto, Ontario

M5V 2T3

	
Attn:
    	
Angie Lui / Kevin Bird
    
	
 
    	
U.S Agency Loan Operations
    
	
Phone:
    	
212-225-5706
    
	
Fax:
    	
212-225-5708
    

 

 

(c)           if to an Issuing Bank other than the Administrative Agent (if applicable), to it at the address or telecopy number set forth separately in writing;

 

(d)           if to a Swingline Lender  other than the Administrative Agent (if applicable), to it at the address or telecopy number set forth separately in writing;

 

(e)           if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

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furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or any Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.  All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

 

SECTION 9.02  Waivers; Amendments.

 

(a)           No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.  The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Lenders under the Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have.  No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by STX or the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by clause (b) of this Section 9.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.  No notice or demand on STX or the Borrower in any case shall entitle STX or the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

(b)           Except as provided in Section 2.20 with respect to any Revolving Increase Amendment and in Section 2.23 with respect to any Maturity Date extension, neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by STX, the Borrower and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each of STX and the Borrower, if they are parties thereto, and the Administrative Agent, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders, provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iii) postpone the final maturity of any Loan or the required date of reimbursement of any LC Disbursement, or any required date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such required payment, or

 

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postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.17(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro  rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section 9.02 or the percentage set forth in the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, (vi) release any Guarantor from its Guarantee under the applicable Guarantee Agreement (except as expressly provided in such Guarantee Agreement), or limit its liability in respect of such Guarantee, without the written consent of each Lender, (viii) change the definition of the term “Interest Period” to permit the Borrower to select interest periods of 9 or 12 months for Eurodollar Borrowings without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby; or (ix) except as otherwise provided in the Security Documents, release all or substantially all the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents, without the written consent of each Lender, provided  further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Swingline Lender  under this Agreement or the Guarantee Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Swingline Lender, as the case may be.  In connection with any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination (a “Proposed Change”) to any Loan Document requiring the consent of all affected Lenders, if the consent of the Required Lenders to such Proposed Change is obtained, but the consent to such Proposed Change of other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained as described in this Section 9.02(b) being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then, so long as the Lender that is acting as the Administrative Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender, at the Borrower’s request, any assignee that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (and that is not a Non-Consenting Lender) shall have the right, with the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank (which consent (x) shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and (y) in the case of any consent required by any Issuing Bank, shall be deemed to have been given in the event that such Issuing Bank fails to respond in writing to a request for consent within two Business Days of receipt thereof), to purchase from such Non-Consenting Lender, and such Non-Consenting Lender agrees that it shall, upon the Borrower’s request, sell and assign to such assignee, at no expense to such Non-Consenting Lender (including with respect to any processing and recordation fees that may be applicable pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(ii)(c), which shall be paid by the assignee or the Borrower), all the Commitments and Revolving Exposure of such Non-Consenting Lender for an amount equal to the principal balance of all Revolving Loans (and funded participations in Swingline Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements) held by such Non-Consenting Lender and all accrued interest, fees and other amounts with respect thereto through the date of sale (including amounts under Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16), such purchase and sale to be consummated pursuant to an executed Assignment and Acceptance in accordance with Section 9.04(b) (which Assignment and Acceptance need not be signed by such Non-Consenting Lender).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove

 

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any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall be included as a Lender for purposes of the calculation of “Required Lenders” (in either the numerator or the denominator).  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14 through 2.16 (inclusive) and 9.03, and in each other term of a Loan Document that expressly survives termination of such Loan Document), such Lender shall have no other Commitment or other Obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement (and in the case of an Issuing Bank, all of its LC Exposure has been Cash Collateralized).  For the avoidance of doubt it is understood that any transaction permitted by Section 2.23 shall not be subject to this Section 9.02.

 

SECTION 9.03  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

 

(a)           The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the Administrative Agent in each Collateral Jurisdiction, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel each, in each applicable jurisdiction, for the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section 9.03, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

 

(b)           The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including any Environmental Liability) and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for

 

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payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (ii) any actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials at, onto or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any other Environmental Liability related in any way to STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

 

(c)           To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Swingline Lender under clause (a) or (b) of this Section 9.03, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.

 

(d)           To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither STX nor the Borrower shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby (including the execution, delivery and performance by STX and the Borrower of such Loan Document, agreement or instrument), any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.  In addition, no Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent such damages resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

 

(e)           All amounts due under this Section 9.03 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

 

(f)            No director, officer, employee, stockholder or member, as such, of any Loan Party shall have any liability for the obligations of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation, provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to relieve any Loan Party of its obligations under any Loan Document.

 

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SECTION 9.04  Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)           The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 9.04.  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in clause (e) of this Section 9.04) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)           (i)            Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it), provided that except in the case of an assignment of Loans or Commitments to a Lender or Lender Affiliate, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank must give their prior written consent to such assignment (which consent (x) shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and (y) in the case of any consent required by any Issuing Bank, shall be deemed to have been given in the event that such Issuing Bank fails to respond in writing to a request for consent within two Business Days of receipt thereof); and provided  further that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 has occurred and is continuing.

 

(ii)           Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions: (A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or a Lender Affiliate or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Commitment (or, after the Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Exposure), the amount of the Revolving Commitment (or, after the Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Exposure) of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall be an amount not less than $5,000,000, unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of an assignment of all or a portion of a Revolving Commitment or any Lender’s obligations in respect of its Swingline Exposure, each Swingline Lender) otherwise consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 has occurred and is continuing, (B) each partial assignment of one Class of an assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under such Class of Commitments or Loans, (C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, provided that assignments made

 

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pursuant to Section 2.18(b) shall not require the signature of the assigning Lender to become effective, and (D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms required by Section 2.16(f).

 

(iii)          Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to clause (b)(v) of this Section 9.04, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement (provided that any liability of the Borrower to such assignee under Section 2.14, Section 2.15 or Section 2.16 shall be limited to the amount, if any, that would have been payable thereunder by the Borrower in the absence of such assignment; and provided  further that an assignee that is a Foreign Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless such assignee agrees to comply with the requirements of Section 2.16(f)), and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 2.16 and Section 9.03 and to any fees payable hereunder that have accrued for such Lender’s account but have not yet been paid).  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this clause (b) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with clause (c)(i) of this Section 9.04.

 

(iv)          The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and STX, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(c)           Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms required by Section 2.16(f) (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in clause (b) of this Section 9.04 and any written consent to such assignment required by clause (b) of this Section 9.04, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this clause.

 

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(d)           The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

(e)           (i)            Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lenders, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it), provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) STX, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks 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.  Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents, provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant.  Subject to clause (f) of this Section 9.04, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.14, Section 2.15 and Section 2.16 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 9.04.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.17(c) as though it were a Lender.

 

(ii)           A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.14 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent.  A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.16(f) as though it were a Lender.

 

(f)            Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section 9.04 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest, provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such

 

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Lender as a party hereto.  In the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, such Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, assign or pledge all or any portion of any instrument evidencing its rights as a Lender under this Agreement to any trustee for, or any other representative of holders of obligations owed or securities issued by, such fund, as security for such obligations or securities, provided that any foreclosure or similar action by such trustee or representative shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 9.04 concerning assignments.

 

(g)           In the event that S&P or Moody’s shall, after the date that any Lender becomes a Lender, downgrade the long-term certificate deposit ratings or long-term senior unsecured debt ratings of such Lender (or the parent company thereof), and the resulting ratings shall be BBB+ or lower by S&P or Baa1 or lower by Moody’s, then each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its own expense, upon notice to such Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to replace (or to request the Borrower, at the sole expense of such requesting Swingline Lender or such requesting Issuing Bank, as applicable, to use its reasonable efforts to replace) such Lender with respect to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment with an assignee (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in clause (b) above, including the right of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to consent to the identity of such assignee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed)), and such Lender hereby agrees to transfer and assign without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in clause (b) above) all its interests, rights and obligations in respect of its Revolving Commitment to such assignee, provided, however, that (i) no such assignment shall conflict with any law, rule and regulation or order of any Governmental Authority, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts and (iii) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 9.04(b).

 

(h)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPV”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPV to make any Loan or, except as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, affect in any way the Commitment of the Granting Lender and (ii) if an SPV elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof.  The making of a Loan by an SPV hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender.  In the event that an SPV provides all or any part of any Loan, STX,  the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the

 

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Granting Lender with respect to such Loan, including with respect to the giving of notices and the delivery of financial statements, certificates and other documents (including pursuant to Article V) and information.  Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPV shall be (A) liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender), (B) have any voting rights under Section 9.02 or Article VII or with respect to any other matter under this Agreement to which the Lenders are entitled to give their consent (all of which voting rights shall remain with the Granting Lender) or (C) entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 2.16 or Section 9.03 than the Granting Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the amount of any Loan provided by the SPV if the Granting Lender had in fact made such Loan.  In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPV, such party will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPV any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof.  In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.04, any SPV may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPV to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPV.  As this Section 9.04(h) applies to any particular SPV, this Section may not be amended without the written consent of such SPV.

 

SECTION 9.05  Survival.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated.  The provisions of Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 2.16 and Section 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

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SECTION 9.06  Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the syndication of the Loans and Commitments constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or Adobe .pdf transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.07  Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 9.08  Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower then existing under this Agreement (to the extent such obligations of the Borrower are then due and payable (by acceleration or otherwise)) held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness.  The applicable Lender shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such setoff and application, provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section 9.08.  The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this Section 9.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender and its Affiliates may have.

 

SECTION 9.09  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

 

(a)           THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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(b)           Each of STX and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in any Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document against STX, the Borrower or their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(c)           Each of STX and the Borrower hereby 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 any Loan Document in any court referred to in clause (b) of this Section 9.09.  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.

 

(d)           Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01.  Nothing in any Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.  Each of STX and the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoint Seagate Technology (US) Holdings, Inc. as agent for service of process in the United States and Seagate Technology (US) Holdings, Inc. hereby accepts such appointment.  Seagate Technology (US) Holdings, Inc. agrees that its appointment is irrevocable so long as any Obligations remain outstanding under this Agreement, and that it shall give the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days notice of any change to its address upon which service of process can be made on it pursuant to this Section.  In any event, the address at which service of process can be made shall be an address located in New York or California.

 

SECTION 9.10  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER

 

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AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.10.

 

SECTION 9.11  Headings.  Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.12  Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document or the enforcement of rights thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 9.12 (or an agreement to be bound by the provisions of this Section 9.12), to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective direct or indirect contractual counterparties in swap or other derivative agreements or such contractual counterparties’ professional advisors, (g) with the consent of the Borrower, (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 9.12 or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than STX or the Borrower or (i) to any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender.  In the case of any disclosure of Information pursuant to clause (c) or clause (e) of the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent will inform the Borrower of such disclosure of which it has knowledge and to the extent it is not prohibited under applicable law from notifying the Borrower.  For the purposes of this Section 9.12, the term “Information” means all information received from STX or the Borrower relating to STX or the Borrower or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by STX or the Borrower.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 9.12 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

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interest on such Loan or LC Disbursement or participation therein under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan or LC Disbursement or participation therein in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan or LC Disbursement or participation therein but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 9.13 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or LC Disbursements or participations therein or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

 

SECTION 9.14  Judgment Currency.

 

(a)           The Borrower’s obligations hereunder and the Borrower’s and STX’s obligations under the other Loan Documents to make payments in dollars (the “Obligation Currency”) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank’s or a Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed to be payable to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender under the Loan Documents.  If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Borrower in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made, at the rate of exchange (as quoted by the Administrative Agent or, if the Administrative Agent does not quote a rate of exchange on such currency, by a known dealer in such currency designated by the Administrative Agent) determined, in each case, as of the date immediately preceding the day on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency Conversion  Date”).

 

(b)           If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the Borrower and STX covenants and agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount), as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency that could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion Date.

 

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SECTION 9.15  USA Patriot Act.  Each Lender hereby notifies STX and the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “USA  Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies STX and the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of STX and the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify STX and the Borrower in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.

 

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

 

	
 
    	
SEAGATE HDD CAYMAN
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ PATRICK   O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Patrick   O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Executive   Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ KENNETH   MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Kenneth   Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Senior Vice   President, General Counsel & Secretary
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ PATRICK   O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Patrick   O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Executive   Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ KENNETH   MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Kenneth   Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Senior Vice   President, General Counsel & Company Secretary
    

 

[Signature page of the Credit Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (US) HOLDINGS, INC., solely for purposes of the last sentence of   Section 9.09(d)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/ PATRICK   O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Patrick   O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Executive   Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/ KENNETH   MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Kenneth   Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: General   Counsel & Secretary
    

 

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THE BANK OF NOVA   SCOTIA, in its capacity as Administrative Agent
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ LIZ HANSON
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Liz Hanson
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Managing   Director
    

 

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LENDER
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THE BANK OF NOVA   SCOTIA
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ LIZ HANSON
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Liz Hanson
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Managing   Director
    

 

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LENDER
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ JASON A. HUCK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Jason A. Huck
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: VP and Global Relationship Manager
    

 

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LENDER
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BNP PARIBAS
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ MATTHEW HARVEY
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Matthew   Harvey
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Managing   Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ JOSEPH MACK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Joseph Mack
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Vice   President
    

 

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LENDER
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ SHERRESE   CLARKE
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Sherrese   Clarke
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Authorized   Signatory
    

 

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LENDER
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ LACY HOUSTOUN
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Lacy Houstoun
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Vice   President
    

 

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LENDER
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ SUGEET   MANCHANDA MADAN
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Sugeet   Manchanda Madan
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Director
    

 

[Signature page of the Credit Agreement]Exhibit 10.48

 

U.S. GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

 

THIS U.S. GUARANTEE AGREEMENT dated as of January 18, 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, an Irish public limited company (“STX”), SEAGATE HDD CAYMAN, an exempted limited liability company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Borrower”), each of the subsidiaries of STX listed on Schedule I hereto (each such subsidiary individually, a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”; and each such Subsidiary, the Borrower and STX, individually, a “Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantors”) and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).

 

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among STX, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent.  Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

 

The (i) Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrower, and the Issuing Banks have agreed to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, pursuant to, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in, the Credit Agreement and (ii) the other Secured Parties counterparties to the Platinum Leases have agreed to continue to provide Platinum Leases to STX, the Borrower or  the Subsidiaries.  Each of STX and each Subsidiary acknowledges that it will derive substantial benefit from the making of the Loans by the Lenders and the issuance of Letters of Credit by the Issuing Banks, and each of STX, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries acknowledge that it will derive substantial benefit from the making of the financial and other accommodations and other arrangements provided by the other Secured Parties.  The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit are conditioned on, among other things, the execution and delivery by the Guarantors of a Guarantee Agreement in the form hereof.  As consideration therefor and in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit and the other Secured Parties to continue or enter into additional Platinum Leases and provide other financial and other accommodations and arrangements to the Loan Parties, the Guarantors are willing to execute this Agreement.

 

Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  Guarantee.  Each Guarantor unconditionally, irrevocably and absolutely guarantees, jointly with the other Guarantors and severally, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the Obligations (including all such amounts which would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §362(a), and the operation of Sections 502(b) and 506(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §502(b) and §506(b) and any other laws of similar application); provided, that to the extent relevant under applicable law, each Guarantor shall only be liable under this Guaranty for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering this Guaranty, as it relates to such Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to

 

 

financial assistance, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or laws of similar application, and not for any greater amount, provided further that the guarantees and indemnities given by STX pursuant to this Agreement shall only apply to the extent that the parties whose obligations are guaranteed hereunder are subsidiaries of STX.  For the purposes of this further proviso, the term “subsidiary” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 155 of the Companies Act 1963 (as amended) (Ireland).  Each Guarantor further agrees that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Obligation.Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Obligation of any U.S. Loan Party shall be required to be Guaranteed by any CFC Subsidiary or any Qualified CFC Holding Company, in each case of any U.S. Subsidiary.

 

SECTION 2.  Obligations Not Waived.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Borrower of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee and notice of protest for nonpayment.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by, and shall remain unconditional, irrevocable and absolute irrespective of: (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party (i) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce or exercise any right or remedy against the Borrower or any other Guarantor under the provisions of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Platinum Lease or otherwise or (ii) to exercise any right or remedy against any other Guarantor of, or collateral securing, any Obligations, (b) any rescission, waiver (except the effect of any waiver obtained pursuant to Section 12(b)), amendment or modification of, or any release from any terms or provisions of any other Loan Document or Platinum Lease, any other Guarantee or any other agreement (in each case pursuant to the terms thereof), including with respect to any other Guarantor under this Agreement, or (c) any addition, exchange or release of any collateral or of any Person that is (or will become) a guarantor (including a Guarantor hereunder) of the Obligations, or any surrender or non-perfection of any collateral, or any amendment to, or waiver or release of, or addition to, or consent to or departure from, any other guaranty held by any Secured Party securing any of the Obligations; or (d) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, any Guarantor.

 

SECTION 3.  Security.  Each of the Guarantors authorizes the Administrative Agent and each of the other Secured Parties to (a) take and hold security for the payment of its guarantee hereunder and the Obligations and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such security, (b) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as they in their sole discretion may determine and (c) release or substitute any one or more endorsees, other Guarantors or other obligors.

 

SECTION 4.  Guarantee of Payment.  Each Guarantor further agrees that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due and not of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to any of the security held for payment of the Obligations or to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in favor of the Borrower or any other Person.

 

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SECTION 5.  No Discharge or Diminishment of Guarantee.  The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the payment in full in cash of all the Loan Document Obligations and payment of, or provision for, the Specified Obligations to the relevant Secured Parties as set forth in Section 10 in order for the Termination Date to occur), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise of any of the Obligations, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations (or any agreement evidencing the Obligations) or otherwise.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under  the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement relating to the Obligations, by any waiver or modification of any provision of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, wilful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations, or the failure to perfect any security interest in, or the release of, any of the security held by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, or by any other act or omission that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or that would otherwise operate as a discharge of any Guarantor as a matter of at law or in equity (other than the payment in full in cash of all the Loan Document Obligations and payment of, or provision for, the Specified Obligations to the relevant Secured Parties as set forth in Section 10 in order for the Termination Date to occur).

 

SECTION 6.  Defenses of Borrower Waived.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrower or the unenforceability of the Obligations (or any agreement evidencing the Obligations) or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrower or any other Guarantor, other than the final payment in full in cash of all the Loan Document Obligations (or, in the case of an action seeking payment of less than all the Loan Document Obligations, payment in full in cash of the portion of the Loan Document Obligations sought in such action) and payment of, or provision for, the Specified Obligations to the relevant Secured Parties as set forth in Section 10 in order for the Termination Date to occur.  The Administrative Agent (and from and after the Loan Document Termination Date, the other Secured Parties) may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure, compromise or adjust any part of the Obligations, make any other accommodation with the Borrower or any other Guarantor or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Borrower or any other Guarantor, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Termination Date (as defined in Section 10) has occurred.  Pursuant to applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or guarantor, as the case may be, or any security.

 

SECTION 7.  Agreement to Pay; Subordination.  In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party has at

 

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law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Borrower or any other Guarantor to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party as designated thereby in cash the amount of such unpaid Obligations.  Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party as provided above, all rights of such Guarantor against the Borrower or such other Guarantor arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinate and junior in right of payment until the occurrence of the Termination Date.  If any amount shall erroneously be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or similar right, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent (or if the Credit Agreement is no longer in effect and all Loan Document Obligations have been paid in full in cash but the Termination Date has not occurred, then to the remaining Secured Parties as their interests shall appear) to be credited against the payment of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 8.  Information.  Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of each Loan Party’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that none of the Administrative Agent or the other Secured Parties will have any duty to advise any Guarantor of information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.

 

SECTION 9.  Representations and Warranties; Covenants.  (a) Each Guarantor represents and warrants as to itself that all representations and warranties relating to it contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and as of the date of a Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, as applicable, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

 

(b) Each Guarantor covenants and agrees it will perform, comply with and be bound by all of the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement which are applicable to such Guarantor or its properties.

 

SECTION 10.  Termination.  The guarantees made hereunder shall terminate on the date (a) when all the Loan Document Obligations have been paid in full in cash, the Commitments have expired or been terminated, the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable under the Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated (or otherwise provided for in a manner satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed (the “Loan Document Termination Date”) and (b) if any Platinum Lease Obligations or Obligations under the Swap Agreements referred in clause (b) of the definition of “Obligations” in the Credit Agreement (such Obligations, together with the Platinum Lease Obligations, collectively, the “Specified

 

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Obligations”) remain outstanding on the Loan Document Termination Date, when STX, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have either (i) delivered cash collateral in which the applicable Secured Party shall have a first priority security interest in the amount of the outstanding Specified Obligations owing to such Secured Party (unless the Secured Party agrees to lesser amount in its sole discretion), on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to such Secured Party or (ii) made other collateral arrangements regarding the outstanding Specified Obligations owing to, and commitments remaining from, the applicable Secured Party as are reasonably satisfactory to such Secured Party (referred to as the “Termination Date”).  The guarantees made hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Secured Party or any Guarantor upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, any Guarantor or otherwise.  In the event that any Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary (as such term is used in the Credit Agreement) pursuant to a transaction permitted under the Credit Agreement, such Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement without further action.  Upon the release of a Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10, and at the sole expense of such Guarantor, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to such Guarantor such documents as such Guarantor may reasonably request to evidence such termination or release.

 

SECTION 11.  Binding Effect; Several Agreement; Assignments.  Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Guarantors that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  This Agreement shall become effective as to any Guarantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Guarantor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Guarantor and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Guarantor shall have the right to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any such attempted assignment without such consent shall be void).  This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Guarantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Guarantor without the approval of any other Guarantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Guarantor hereunder.

 

SECTION 12.  Waivers; Amendment.  (a)  No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.  The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder and of the other Secured Parties under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which

 

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given.  No notice or demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

(b)  Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to a written agreement entered into between the Guarantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification relates and the Administrative Agent, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement (or, if the Loan Document Obligations have been paid in full in cash and the Credit Agreement has been terminated prior to the Termination Date, then with the consent of any remaining Secured Parties whose Specified Obligations continue to be guaranteed hereby).

 

SECTION 13.  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

SECTION 14.  Notices.  All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement or, if the Loan Document Obligations have been paid in full in cash and the Credit Agreement has been terminated prior to the Termination Date, then as specified in writing by any remaining Secured Parties whose Specified Obligations continue to be guaranteed hereby).  All communications and notices hereunder to each Guarantor shall be given to it at its address or telecopy number set forth in Schedule I hereto, with a copy to the Borrower.

 

SECTION 15.  Survival of Agreement; Severability.  (a)  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Guarantors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf and notwithstanding that any Secured Party may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date has occurred.

 

(b)  In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction).  The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

SECTION 16.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract, and shall become effective as

 

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provided in Section 11.  Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or Adobe .pdf transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 17.  Rules of Interpretation.  The rules of interpretation specified in Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Agreement, which are herby incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.

 

SECTION 18.  Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.  (a) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(b)  Each Guarantor hereby 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 any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 18.  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.

 

(a)           (c)  Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 14.  Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.  Each Guarantor hereby appoints Seagate Technology (US) Holdings, Inc. as its agent for service of process in the United States and Seagate Technology (US) Holdings, Inc. hereby accepts such appointment.  Seagate Technology (US) Holdings, Inc. agrees that its appointment is irrevocable so long as any Termination Date has not occurred and that it shall give the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days notice of any change to its address upon which service of process can be made on it pursuant to this Section.  In any event, the address at which service of process can be made shall be an address located in New York or California.

 

SECTION 19.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DIRECTLY OR

 

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INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 19.

 

SECTION 20.  Additional Guarantors.  Pursuant to Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement and the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, certain Subsidiaries formed or acquired after the Effective Date are required to execute a Guarantee Agreement.  Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Administrative Agent and such a Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of Annex 1 hereto, such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein.  The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Guarantor as a party to this Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Guarantor hereunder.  The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor as a party to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 21.  Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Secured Party 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, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Secured Party to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any or all the obligations of such Guarantor then existing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents held by such Secured Party, irrespective of whether or not such Secured Party shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  The applicable Secured Party shall notify STX and the Administrative Agent of such setoff and application, provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section 21.  The rights of each Secured Party under this Section 21 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including any other rights of setoff) that such Secured Party may have.

 

SECTION 23.  Tax Indemnification.  Each Guarantor hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, insofar as any provision of such Section applies to any Loan Party.

 

SECTION 24.  Other Guarantee Agreements.  If any conflict or inconsistency exists between this Agreement and any other guarantee agreements with a Secured Party providing guarantees for the Specified Obligations, this Agreement shall govern until the Termination Date.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
SEAGATE   HDD CAYMAN
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KENNETH MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kenneth Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
    

 

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GIVEN under the Common Seal of

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

in the presence of:

 

 

	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Authorized   Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Witness   signature:
    	
/s/   RICHARD CALOCA
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Richard   Caloca
    	
 
    
	
Address:
    	
920   Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA
    	
 
    
	
Occupation:
    	
Assistant   Treasurer
    	
 
    

 

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SEAGATE   TECHNOLOGY
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KENNETH MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kenneth Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
    

 

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SEAGATE   TECHNOLOGY HDD HOLDINGS
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KENNETH MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kenneth Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
    

 

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SEAGATE   TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KENNETH MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kenneth Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   General Counsel & Secretary
    

 

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SEAGATE   TECHNOLOGY (IRELAND)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KENNETH MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kenneth Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Secretary
    

 

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MAXTOR   GLOBAL LTD.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KENNETH MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kenneth Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Vice President
    

 

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SEAGATE   INTERNATIONAL (JOHOR) SDN. BHD.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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/s/   STEPHEN SEDLER
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Stephen Sedler
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Assistant Secretary
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PEK (RICKY) CHONG
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Pek (Ricky) Chong
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KEAN CHEONG OH
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kean Cheong Oh
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Company Representative
    

 

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SEAGATE   TECHNOLOGY (THAILAND) LIMITED
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   JEFF NYGAARD
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Jeff Nygaard
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   WANATEE VONGTHAI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Wanatee Vongthai
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Director
    

 

[Signature Page to U.S. Guarantee Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
PENANG   SEAGATE INDUSTRIES (M) SDN. BHD.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PEK (RICKY) CHONG
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Pek (Ricky) Chong
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Secretary & Shareholder Representative
    

 

[Signature Page to U.S. Guarantee Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
SEAGATE   SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS PTE. LTD.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Shareholder Representative
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   MUI YIN CHANG
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Mui Yin Chang
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Alternate Shareholder Representative
    

 

[Signature Page to U.S. Guarantee Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
SEAGATE   TECHNOLOGY (US) HOLDINGS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KENNETH MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kenneth Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Secretary
    

 

[Signature Page to U.S. Guarantee Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
i365   INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KENNETH MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kenneth Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Secretary
    

 

[Signature Page to U.S. Guarantee Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
SEAGATE   TECHNOLOGY LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   PATRICK O’MALLEY, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Patrick O’Malley, III
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   KENNETH MASSARONI
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Kenneth Massaroni
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
    

 

[Signature Page to U.S. Guarantee Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
THE   BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrative Agent
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   TERESA WU
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Teresa Wu
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Director
    

 

[Signature Page to U.S. Guarantee Agreement]

 

 

Schedule I to the

U.S. Guarantee Agreement

 

	
Guarantor
    	
 
    	
Address for all Guarantors
    
	
Seagate   Technology Public Limited Company
    	
 
    	
c/o   Seagate Technology LLC

920   Disc Drive

Scotts   Valley, CA 95067
    
	
Seagate   Technology
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Seagate   Technology HDD Holdings
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Seagate   Technology (US) Holdings, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
i365   Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Seagate   Technology LLC
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Maxtor   Global Ltd.
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Seagate   Technology International
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Seagate   International (Johor) Sdn. Bhd.
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Seagate   Technology (Thailand) Limited
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Penang   Seagate Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd.
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Seagate   Technology (Ireland)
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Seagate   Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd.
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

Annex 1 to the

U.S. Guarantee Agreement

 

SUPPLEMENT NO. [   ]

 

This SUPPLEMENT NO. [   ] dated as of [     ] (this “Supplement”), to the U.S. Guarantee Agreement dated as of January 18, 2011 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “U.S. Guarantee Agreement”), among SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, an Irish company (“STX”), SEAGATE HDD CAYMAN, an exempted limited liability company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Borrower”), each of the subsidiaries of STX from time to time party thereto (each such subsidiary individually, a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”; and each such Subsidiary, the Borrower and STX, individually, a “Guarantor” and, collectively,  the  “Guarantors”) and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).

 

A.  Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of January 18, 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among STX, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent.

 

B.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the U.S. Guarantee Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

 

C.  The Guarantors have entered into the U.S. Guarantee Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit.  Pursuant to Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement and the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, certain Subsidiaries formed or acquired after the Effective Date are required to execute a Guarantee Agreement.  Section 20 of the U.S. Guarantee Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries may become Guarantors under the U.S. Guarantee Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement.  The undersigned Subsidiary (the “New Guarantor”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor under the U.S. Guarantee Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued.

 

Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Guarantor agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  In accordance with Section 20 of the U.S. Guarantee Agreement, the New Guarantor by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the U.S. Guarantee Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and the New Guarantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the U.S. Guarantee Agreement applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent a representation and warranty expressly relates solely to a specific date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct on such date.  Each

 

 

reference to a “Guarantor” in the U.S. Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Guarantor.  The U.S. Guarantee Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

SECTION 2.  The New Guarantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

SECTION 3.  This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Supplement shall become effective when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the New Guarantor and the Administrative Agent.  Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile or Adobe .pdf transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.

 

SECTION 4.  Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the U.S. Guarantee Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 5.  THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

SECTION 6.  In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the U.S. Guarantee Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision hereof in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction).  The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

SECTION 7.  All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 14 of the U.S. Guarantee Agreement.  All communications and notices hereunder to the New Guarantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature below, with a copy to the Borrower.

 

SECTION 8.  The New Guarantor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Administrative Agent (but subject to Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement).

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the U.S. Guarantee Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	
 
    	
[NAME OF NEW   GUARANTOR],
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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